Gordon Ramsay is famed for the sizzling rows he gets into with restaurateurs on Kitchen Nightmares USA – but the steaks are rarely this high.

But Joe Nagy says by the time the shouty Scot’s crew left his place after midnight, a box of meat had gone missing, and ceilings dismantled for overhead lighting hadn’t been fixed.

The dispute has been left out of a special two-part episode which began last Tuesday and concludes tonight after producers agreed to fork out £900 compensation.

Mr Nagy was shown in a series ?of explosive rows with the ?foul-mouthed foodie but I can reveal the drama continued long after the cameras stopped rolling.

Mr Nagy claimed Ramsay’s crew left after filming the final post-makeover scenes, leaving damage caused by installing wiring and lighting fixtures into ceiling panels.

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He also told police a £150 rondeau cooking pot disappeared along with a plastic tub which contained several elk steaks or chops.

Mr Nagy, who has been in the ­restaurant business for 35 years, confirmed he had settled but could not discuss the details for legal reasons.

A police report dated July 16, 2012 details his allegations about goings-on Mill Street Bistro in Norwalk, Ohio. Mr Nagy said in his statement that “a film crew had filmed Kitchen Nightmares at his business and the entourage left without notice in the early hours”.

He admitted a caterer also had access to the premises at the time.

A spokeswoman for Norwalk Police confirmed the force had received an allegation of petty theft which was resolved by the parties concerned. Mr Nagy also claimed he was misrepresented as a trigger-happy hot head who did not have a clue about the restaurant business.

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The ranch owner is relaunching his business under the name Maple City Tavern this week.

He said: “This is my life’s work, I’m passionate about what I do. I encourage Gordon Ramsay to come back and see what I have accomplished.”

Ramsay, 47, was shown in his most intense encounters to date with Mr Nagy, who was described as “one of the most pretentious restaurant owners ever” in the first show, originally filmed for FOX in the US.

A spokeswoman for Channel 4 declined to comment. Ramsay’s spokeswoman said: “it is something for ITV Studios or Upper Ground to make comment on.” Neither ITV Studios or Upper Ground responded to our request for comment.