More than 60 per cent of 'Kitchen Nightmares' restaurants visited by Gordon Ramsay are now closed

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay visited 77 restaurants across seven seasons of the hit Fox reality show

Nearly 50 of the eateries have since shuttered

Some did not even last long enough after filming to see their episodes air while still in business

One even closed during filming for the show

Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s ‘Kitchen Nightmares’ appears to be over, but the majority of the restaurant owners who appeared on the show are still losing a lot of sleep.

Ramsay and his 14 Michelin stars announced an end to the reality series earlier this month, but a rather surprising number of the restaurants failed to either heed his advice or benefit from it.

More than 60 per cent of the 77 eateries that Ramsay was depicted to have fixed on the hit Fox show have closed, with half of those shutdowns coming less than a year after their episode airing, according to data compiled by GrubStreet.



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Still open: Gordon Ramsay (L) visits Redondo Beach, California in the 'Zayna's Flaming Grill Pt. 1/ Zayna's Flaming Grill Pt. 2' two-hour episode of 'Kitchen Nightmares' during the show's final season

The expletive-filled show saw the famed Scottish chef jet around the U.S. trying to rescue cafes, bistros and trattorias in small towns and large cities.

He often argued with the owners while claiming they were in denial before renovating their businesses and changing the menu.

Grateful owners would cry tears of joy, but their happiness was often short-lived.

A staggering 47 of the restaurants Ramsay reformed have since closed, which amounts to just under 62 per cent.

Finn McCool’s, on Long Island, closed because the land was sold by the owners at a profit.

Others, like Lela’s, in Pomona, California, closed before the episode even finished filming.

Shuttered: Ramsay (R) visits Nashville, Tennessee, in the 'Chappy's' episode during the show's sixth season

Of the 47 shuttered after appearing on the U.S. version of ‘Kitchen Nightmares,’ 23 failed to last another year.

Black Pearl, in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, closed four days after the episode’s airing.

Sushi-ko, in Thousand Oaks, California, did not even make it long enough to watch their episode from within the eatery.

Ramsay did clearly help a few people along the way, including the owners of Spanish Pavillion – who famously got into a physical altercation in their kitchen during filming.

He also helped the young owner of Lido di Manhattan, in Manhattan Beach, California.

Ramsay may have even helped fix the failing marriage of the owners of Mojito’s, in Brooklyn, which remains open.

Every single restaurant shown in season two notably closed within two years of being on the show.

Infamous: Amy's Baking Company, in Scottsdale, Arizona, became the series' iconic episode as Ramsay walked away from the bickering owners during season six only to return during season seven

Those restaurants, along with 27 others, appear to be thriving.

Amy’s Baking Company was by far the most famous restaurant visited by Ramsay. The owners have cashed in on the notoriety gained by their combative management and constant bickering with ‘haters’ on Facebook and Yelp.

He ended season six walking away from the Scottsdale, Arizona, business only to send a reporter back to begin the seventh and final season interviewing as many people as possible.

There were a number of lawsuits along the way claiming Ramsay invented problems like rats, bugs and food that made him physically ill, but the show went on until Ramsay called it quits.

The chef-turned-host still has a number of shows on television in both the U.S. and U.K., including ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ and multiple versions of ‘Master Chef,’ so Ramsay will still be on television.

But he will not be trying to rescue anyone else’s restaurant.

A spokesperson for Gordon Ramsay said: 'You don’t ask to take part in a show called Kitchen Nightmares if your restaurant business is booming and therefore it is not surprising that many of the restaurants which Gordon has visited over the ten years are now closed.



'Gordon and his team of industry experts always have the very best of intentions and passionately use their expertise and resources to help turn the restaurant around, often including a complete refurbishment of the site.



'With the huge exposure that comes with being on the TV show, all the tools are there for success but it’s up to the owners to translate this into long term business which sadly isn’t always possible.'