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Mama Rita's

S3 : E8

TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.19.10

Ramsay finds that the Mexican eatery Mama Rita's suffers from a disorganized kitchen. Meanwhile, the owner may have to sacrifice a friendship in order to save her business.

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Chef Gordon Ramsay tries to turn around restaurants in crisis.

Cast

Gordon Ramsay, Arthur Smith, Kim Seeley

Executive Producers

Patricia Llewellyn, Kent Weed, Arthur Smith

full-episodes (11)

Peter's

S1 : E1 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 09.19.07

Chef Ramsay visits Peter's, a family-run Italian restaurant in Babylon, New York. He discovers that the eatery is sinking because of its brash manager and co-owner.
Dillon's

S1 : E2 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 09.26.07

Chef Ramsay is in the Big Apple to revamp Dillon's, an Indian restaurant just blocks away from his own thriving eatery. Stubborn owner Mohammad loses approximately $25,000–$50,000 a month.
The Mixing Bowl

S1 : E3 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 10.03.07

Located in Bellmore, New York, The Mixing Bowl faces an influx of competition and barely has customers. Chef Ramsay strives to correct problems with the restaurant's appearance and menu.
Seascape

S1 : E4 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 10.10.07

Chef Ramsay must work with a hard-headed chef and inexperienced owners to make some changes and bring back customers to Seascape.
The Olde Stone Mill

S1 : E5 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 10.17.07

Chef Ramsay travels to The Olde Stone Mill in Tuckahoe, New York. Although the front has been renovated, the kitchen still serves less-than-stellar food.
Sebastian's

S1 : E6 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 11.07.07

Sebastian's prepares frozen food from a complex menu and the wait staff is more concerned about auditioning for their acting roles than serving meals.
Finn McCool's

S1 : E7 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 11.14.07

Chef Ramsay visits the family-run Finn McCool's in Westhampton, New York and faces an obnoxious head chef who happens to be the owner's son.
Lela's

S1 : E8 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 11.21.07

Lela's is an upscale restaurant in desperate need of clientele. When Chef Ramsay starts criticizing the menu, the executive chef sees red, leading to a showdown in front of the staff.
Campania's

S1 : E9 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 11.28.07

Chef Ramsay heads to Fair Lawn, New Jersey to find a lackadaisical wait staff hurting the Italian restaurant Campania's.
The Secret Garden

S1 : E10 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 12.12.07

The Secret Garden is a romantic French restaurant that is on the brink of bankruptcy. Chef Ramsay causes a stir as he suggests changing the ugly décor, the menu and the filthy kitchen.
Revisited: Gordon Returns

S2 : E1 | TV-MA | 85 min | Aired: 09.04.08

When Chef Ramsay returns to Finn McCool's, The Olde Stone Mill, The Mixing Bowl, Dillon's, Campania's and Peter's, he finds restaurants saved from the brink of disaster.
Handlebar

S2 : E2 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 09.11.08

Chef Ramsay visits Mount Sinai, New York to help spruce up Bill and Carolyn LeRoy's Handlebar restaurant and lounge, which looks like it's stuck in the 1980s.
Giuseppi's

S2 : E3 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 09.18.08

Chef Ramsay makes his way to Macomb Township, Michigan to inspect Giuseppi's, a family-run Italian restaurant afflicted with a bickering father-son duo and a shortage of customers.
Trobiano's

S2 : E4 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 09.25.08

Chef Ramsay tries to help Italian restaurant Trobiano's. When Ramsay confronts the owner about the cleanliness of the kitchen and the tastiness of the food, tensions rise.
Black Pearl

S2 : E5 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 09.25.08

Chef Ramsay visits Black Pearl, a seafood restaurant that has three owners, each running the kitchen in a different manner. This leads to a confused staff and variable quality in food.
J. Willy's

S2 : E6 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 10.30.08

Located in Indiana, J. Willy's Bar and Grille is deep in debt. When Chef Ramsay arrives, he challenges the owners to use fresh ingredients, but the inexperienced chefs get overwhelmed.
Hannah and Mason's

S2 : E7 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 11.06.08

Chef Ramsay visits French bistro Hannah and Mason's. Owned by two friends who lack business skills and motivation, the restaurant administers bounced checks to the staff.
Jack's Waterfront

S2 : E8 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 11.06.08

Ramsay arrives at Jack's Waterfront and is appalled by the lack of fresh seafood and inattentive management. The general manager's excessive socializing with patrons may sink the place.
Sabatiello's

S2 : E9 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 11.13.08

Chef Ramsay visits Sabatiello's and finds a hot-headed owner who is deep in debt. The owner gets so angry at his employees and Ramsay's criticism that he shuts down the eatery himself.
Fiesta Sunrise

S2 : E10 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 11.13.08

Chef Ramsay helps out a family-run Mexican restaurant called Fiesta Sunrise — which is in deep financial trouble and extremely dirty. Can Ramsay get the family on the path to success?
Sante La Brea

S2 : E11 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 11.20.08

Chef Ramsay travels to LA to inspect Sante La Brea. He discovers a financially strapped owner who isn't respected by his staff. And an incident that occurs in the eatery leads to a police visit.
Café 36

S2 : E12 | TV-MA | 43 min | Aired: 01.15.09

Chef Ramsay drops by Café 36, a French-American eatery in Illinois. The couple who own the place are lacking in business skills and need Ramsay's expertise to teach them how to draw in a crowd.
Hot Potato Café

S3 : E1 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 01.29.10

Chef Ramsay travels to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to visit Hot Potato Cafe. He finds an owner sapped of passion who has created a toxic environment filled with negativity.
Flamango's

S3 : E2 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.02.10

While in New Jersey, Chef Ramsay visits Flamango's, an outdated eatery in need of help. Ramsay suggests a major overhaul, but the owner thinks it's best to simply shut down the restaurant.
Bazzini

S3 : E3 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.05.10

Chef Ramsay journeys to Ridgewood, New Jersey to rejuvenate Bazzini, an Italian eatery hampered by sluggish service and a lackluster kitchen staff.
Mojito's

S3 : E4 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.25.10

Chef Ramsay visits Mojito's, a Cuban eatery in Brooklyn. The owners purchased the restaurant as newlyweds, but they are now seven years into a crumbling marriage and business.
Lido di Manhattan

S3 : E5 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.04.10

Chef Ramsay visits Lido di Manhattan, an Italian joint with an unsightly kitchen and inexperienced owner. He is so horrified that he shuts the place down temporarily.
Le Bistro

S3 : E6 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.11.10

Chef Ramsay drops by a French eatery and discovers that he and the head chef have similar culinary training. However, the chef is in denial about the poor quality of his restaurant's food.
Casa Roma

S3 : E7 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.12.10

Chef Ramsay visits Casa Roma in Lancaster, California. Although its bar is packed, Casa Roma's dining area is empty. The problems stem from the inexperienced owners managing a clueless staff.
Mama Rita's

S3 : E8 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.19.10

Ramsay finds that the Mexican eatery Mama Rita's suffers from a disorganized kitchen. Meanwhile, the owner may have to sacrifice a friendship in order to save her business.
Anna Vincenzo's

S3 : E9 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.26.10

Chef Ramsay visits Anna Vincenzo's, a family-run eatery in Boca Raton, Florida. He learns that the stubborn owner doesn't welcome change. After his ideas are ignored, Ramsay walks out.
Fleming

S3 : E11 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 05.07.10

Chef Ramsay visits Fleming, a Danish eatery in Miami. The stubborn owner doesn't want to update the place and Ramsay discovers something in the cooler that leads him to close the restaurant.
Sushi Ko

S3 : E12 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 05.14.10

Chef Ramsay finds a failing second location of a family-owned eatery. Debt, a breakdown of the family dynamic and a relative who has lost his passion for cooking all plague the restaurant.
Spanish Pavillion

S4 : E1 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 01.21.11

Chef Ramsay visits Spanish Pavillion in New Jersey. He discovers that a pair of bickering brothers are running the eatery to the ground with their undercooked food and outdated atmosphere.
Classic American

S4 : E2 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 01.28.11

Chef Ramsay arrives at debt-ridden eatery owned by two former waitresses and things are so bad that Ramsay holds an intervention to address leadership and communication problems.
Revisited No. 4

S4 : E4 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.11.11

Chef Ramsay returns to a few of the restaurants to see if they took his advice. The eateries he visits include Mojito, The Junction (formerly Flamango's) and Bazzini.
Grasshopper Also

S4 : E5 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.18.11

Chef Ramsay makes the trek to Carlstadt, New Jersey to visit Grasshopper Also, an eatery that has seen better days.
Davide

S4 : E6 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.25.11

Traveling to Boston's North End, Chef Ramsay spends a week at Davide, an Italian eatery mismanaged by feuding brothers.
DownCity

S4 : E7 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.11.11

Chef Ramsay travels to Providence, Rhode Island to visit DownCity, a downtrodden eatery held back by a stubborn, short-tempered owner.
Revisited No. 5

S4 : E8 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.18.11

Chef Ramsay returns to Lido di Manhattan, Anna Vincenzo's and Le Bistro to see if the owners have implemented his changes.
Cafe Tavolini

S4 : E9 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.25.11

While in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Chef Ramsay pays Cafe Tavolini a visit. Two lackadaisical owners watch as their eatery goes south.
Kingston Cafe

S4 : E10 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 04.15.11

Chef Ramsay makes a trip to Pasadena, California to whip an eatery specializing in Caribbean cuisine into shape.
La Frite

S4 : E11 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 04.29.11

Chef Ramsay treks to Sherman Oaks, California to rescue a French eatery from peril as the brother-sister owners feud over the restaurant.
Capri

S4 : E12 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 05.06.11

While visiting the Eagle Rock area of Los Angeles, Chef Ramsay stops by Capri. This Italian restaurant is filthy, serves terrible food and is in disarray all thanks to a lazy set of twins.
Zeke's

S4 : E13 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 05.13.11

Down in the Big Easy, Chef Ramsay tries to inject some life into a Southern eatery beset with atrocious décor and menus.
Blackberry's

S5 : E1 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 09.23.11

Chef Ramsay goes to Plainfield, New Jersey to visit Blackberry's, a restaurant in desperate need of improvement when it comes to both food and service.
Leone's

S5 : E2 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 09.30.11

In Montclair, New Jersey, Chef Ramsay stops by Leone's, an Italian eatery that needs a major makeover.
Mike and Nellie's

S5 : E3 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 10.07.11

Chef Ramsay visits Mike and Nellie's in New Jersey. With its putrid pasta sauces, overcooked shrimp plates, smelly carpets and dirty kitchen, Ramsay steps in to rejuvenate the joint.
Luigi's

S5 : E4 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 10.14.11

In Anaheim, California, Chef Ramsay performs an extreme makeover on Luigi's. The Italian eatery faces management conflicts after the owner retires and leaves the business to his sons.
Revisited No. 6

S5 : E5 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 10.21.11

Chef Ramsay returns to Classic American, DownCity and Davide to offer more advice and gauge the restaurants' progress — or lack thereof.
Burger Kitchen (Part 1)

S5 : E6 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 11.04.11

Chef Ramsay spends a week in Los Angeles in hopes of refining Burger Kitchen’s disappointing menu and subpar service.
Burger Kitchen (Part 2)

S5 : E7 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 11.11.11

Finding little improvement, Chef Ramsay pushes for even more changes to the menu and staff at Burger Kitchen.
Greek at the Harbor

S5 : E8 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 10.26.11

Greek at the Harbor is on the verge of closing. It's up to Chef Ramsay to save the waterfront venue by improving the menu, the dated décor and the relationship between its owners.
Michon's

S5 : E9 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 01.13.12

Chef Ramsay gives a lending hand to Michon's, a Peach State smokehouse sorely in need of a makeover.
El Greco

S5 : E10 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 01.20.12

Austin’s El Greco is in dire need of an update. Chef Ramsay tries to maintain the owners’ traditions while modernizing the space and improving the quality of the service.
Revisited No. 7

S5 : E11 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 01.27.12

Chef Ramsay revisits Spanish Pavillion, Kingston Cafe and La Frite to judge their progress after his initial consultations.
Park's Edge

S5 : E12 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.03.12

Chef Ramsay stops at Park's Edge in Atlanta, where he finds a chaotic kitchen and severe signs of mismanagement.
Spin a Yarn

S5 : E13 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.10.12

Chef Ramsay visits a fifty-year-old steakhouse. Despite the restaurant's rich history, it's long overdue for visual and culinary makeovers.
Charlie's

S5 : E14 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.17.12

Chef Ramsay pays Charlie's a visit. Located in La Verne, California, this Italian eatery suffers from a lackluster menu and outdated décor.
Café Hon

S5 : E15 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.24.12

When a quaint Baltimore café suffers a public image ordeal, Chef Ramsay stops in for some damage control.
Chiarella's

S5 : E16 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.23.12

Chef Ramsay lends a helping hand to an Italian restaurant in Philadelphia that is hampered by a weak menu and poor service.
Zocalo

S5 : E17 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.30.12

In the season four finale, Chef Ramsay finds a befuddled staff and disappointing service at Zocalo, a Mexican eatery in Philadelphia.
La Galleria 33 (Part 1)

S6 : E1 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 10.26.12

Chef Ramsay treks to Boston to visit La Galleria 33, an Italian restaurant managed by sisters. Ramsay must improve their bland menu and fix a dire financial situation.
La Galleria 33 (Part 2)

S6 : E2 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 11.02.12

Continuing his work at La Galleria 33, Chef Ramsay helps management deal with staffing issues, menu improvements and décor renovation.
Mama Maria's

S6 : E3 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 11.09.12

Chef Ramsay drops by Mama Maria's, a pizzeria in Brooklyn with an exhausted owner and an unmanageable staff.
Ms. Jean's Southern Cuisine

S6 : E4 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 11.16.12

Chef Ramsay tries to improve a Pittsburgh eatery plagued by negative customer feedback and a squabbling staff.
Barefoot Bob's

S6 : E5 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 12.07.12

Chef Ramsay stops by Barefoot Bob's, a beachfront restaurant in Massachusetts that's owned by a couple whose marriage is fraying.
Revisited No. 8

S6 : E6 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 12.14.12

Chef Ramsay checks on the status of Cafe Hon, Chiarella's and Leone's to see if they heeded his advice.
Olde Hitching Post

S6 : E7 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 01.25.13

In Massachusetts, Chef Ramsay spends a week at the historic Olde Hitching Post trying to calm the stubborn owner and delegate some of his duties to the co-owner: his daughter.
Levanti's

S6 : E8 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.01.13

A sibling rivalry runs a Beaver, Pennsylvania restaurant into the ground. To resuscitate Levanti's, Chef Ramsay must first mend the relationship between its owners.
Sam's Mediterranean Kabob Room

S6 : E9 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.15.13

Chef Ramsay visits Sam's Mediterranean Kabob Room in Monrovia, California, where he learns that the owner's seven children have had enough of their father's mismanagement.
Nino's Italian Restaurant

S6 : E10 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 02.22.13

Chef Ramsay travels to Long Beach, California to visit Nino's Italian Restaurant, where ownership has changed hands from a pleasant immigrant couple to their obnoxious son.
Mill Street Bistro (Part 1)

S6 : E11 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.01.13

In Norwalk, Ohio, Chef Ramsay encounters the inflexible owner of Mill Street Bistro.
Mill Street Bistro (Part 2)

S6 : E12 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.08.13

Chef Ramsay continues to work with the owner of Mill Street Bistro to fix his belligerent attitude.
Yanni's

S6 : E13 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 03.15.13

In Seattle, Chef Ramsay hopes to improve a family-owned Greek restaurant that resists catering to the changing demographic of the neighborhood.
Prohibition Grille

S6 : E14 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 04.26.13

Chef Ramsay helps professional belly dancer-turned-restaurant owner Rishi with her eatery. With little kitchen experience, Rishi lets the head chef control kitchen operations.
Chappy's

S6 : E15 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 05.03.13

The owners of Chappy’s, a Cajun-style restaurant, had to move in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Now in Nashville, they’re struggling to find a loyal base of customers.
Amy's Baking Company

S6 : E16 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 05.10.13

Chef Ramsay heads to Scottsdale, Arizona to fix a failing restaurant with nauseating food and inadequate service.
Return to Amy's Baking Company

S7 : E1 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 04.11.14

Chef Ramsay returns to Scottsdale to visit Amy's Baking Company. We see an interview with the owners, previously unseen footage and initial reactions to Gordon's first visit.
Pantaleone's

S7 : E2 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 04.11.14

A Denver restaurant owner maintains that his pizza is the best in the city, but local residents actually prefer store-bought pies.
Old Neighborhood

S7 : E3 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 04.18.14

In Arvada, Colorado, Chef Ramsay visits Old Neighborhood, a family-run eatery in need of major changes.
Kati Allo

S7 : E4 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 04.18.14

The husband-and-wife owners of Kati Allo, a Greek restaurant in Queens, New York, struggle to keep their eatery — and their marriage — together.
Mangia Mangia (Part 1)

S7 : E5 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 04.25.14

An Italian restaurant in Woodland Park, Colorado is beset with problems, including an incompetent head chef and low morale among the staff.
Mangia Mangia (Part 2)

S7 : E6 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 04.25.14

Chef Ramsay suggests a few top-down changes to help Mangia Mangia survive.
Zayna Flaming Grill (Part 1)

S7 : E7 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 05.02.14

Chef Ramsay must whip a family-owned restaurant in Redondo Beach, California back into shape. Internal struggles and bland food hold Zayna Flaming Grill back.
Zayna Flaming Grill (Part 2)

S7 : E8 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 05.02.14

Chef Ramsay is caught in the crossfire as a family's feud threatens to close Zayna Flaming Grill for good.
Bella Luna

S7 : E9 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 05.16.14

Chef Ramsay assists a family-owned Italian restaurant in Easton, Pennsylvania that's struggling due to the chef's incompetence and the owner's aloofness.
Revisited No. 9

S7 : E10 | TV-MA | 44 min | Aired: 09.12.14

To see if they've heeded his advice, Chef Ramsay checks up on La Galleria, the Olde Hitching Post and Prohibition Grille.

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