We've all enjoyed watching Gordon Ramsay bravely sampling the food on Kitchen Nightmares, he's loved some dishes but mostly he's hated the food he's been served, he's prayed to the food poisoning God's to survive, he's spat the food out and even vomited on occasion. I'm always asked whether Gordon has ever liked any of the food he samples on Kitchen Nightmares so for your reading pleasure is a summary of Gordon's opinions on the food, with some of his famous zingers! It's not often that Gordon likes the food but there are some dishes he has liked and even loved!
The Mixing Bowl - Liked the crab cakes - The crab cakes were unexpectedly fresh, good but not award winning and the zuchini pancakes were stodgy, bland and thick. The seared salmon was bland and the sauce was heavy, soggy and vinegary with "garlic everywhere".
Handlebar - Liked the chowder - The chowder was "nicely seasoned, very tasty and perfect for a winter's day". The seafood crepes are rubbery, the scallops were firm, the prawns overcooked and the crab meat is plastic, imitation crab meat. The filet fondue was rancid, pointless and a joke.
Bazzini - Liked the dessert - Gordon allows Paul to choose his best dishes for him. The fettuccine is cold and bland and the chicken Milanese is hard, dry and a mess. The risotto is stuck to the plate, tastes of mush and is absolutely disgusting. The almond crusted tilapia is greasy and bland. Gordon loves the desserts, he brands the carrot cake delicious and even asks for the recipe.
Zekes - Liked the dessert - The Boiled Shrimp is frozen, soft, difficult to peel, mushy and nasty, the Oysters Cortello are dreadful, the "giraffes tongue" Chicken Fried Steak is bland with no seasoning but the Bread Pudding is delicious.
Blackberry's - Loves the dessert - The Pork Chop with Mac and Cheese is dry and the mac and cheese is overcooked and bland, the collard greens are bland, soggy and limp, the chitlins smell and cause Gordon to throw up in the bathroom. The red velvet cake however is delicious and he even gets a kiss from Mary for his compliment.
Burger Kitchen - Likes David's Second Attempt Burger - The California burger, which is undercooked, underseasoned and bland, with a sweet and doughy bun and the Natural Burger is raw in the middle, the cowboy burger has a tiny bun and is overcooked, greasy and bland. The Australian meat pie is a mess, disgusting and the pastry is soggy. Disappointed by the first performance the owner and chef both cooked a burger of their own recipe and Gordon loves David's own recipe burger, juicy and delicious.
Sante Le Brea - Gordon did not like the food, Tubs enjoyed the turkey patty - The turkey patty melt does not look healthy, it's dry and disgusting but Tubs the dog loved the turkey patty, even having seconds. The moga dufu is a joke, the rice is cooked to hell and overall, it's shocking. The blackened salmon is very blackened, disgusting and dry, it taste's too fishy as if not properly stored.
Peter's - Did not like the food - The crab cake has a terrible salad with rotten bits and the crab cake itself is cold in the middle, "gross" and isn't fresh crab. The lobster ravioli is covered in parsley and the lobster is "baby food inside gunk".
Dillon's - Did not like the food - The vegetable appetiser looks like a "dehydrated turd" and is actually meat. The dry beef bhuna turns out to be lamb and the lamb biriani is garnished with a rotten tomato rose. The salmon nicoise looks like a doormat and he refuses to eat it, insisting the manager eats it.
The Olde Stone Mill - Did not like the food - The crab cake tastes really strange with a sour mayonnaise taste, the shrimp is a first and the chopped salad looks like it's been squashed in an ice cream cone. The tilapia looks like someone's had "a sh*t in the bag and stuck it in the oven"/"it had come out of a babies diaper" and the taste is pretty gross whereas the risotto sticks to the top of your mouth.
Sebastian's - Did not like the food - The calamari are frozen and lead to Gordon asking the waitress for a sick bag. The House Special "Popeye Pizza" has a soggy base. The New York Strip "looks like a can of dog food".
Finn McCool's - Did not like the food - The spring roll is bizarre looking , the salmon has a balsamic reduction drizzle, is horrible and doesn't taste of salmon at all. The shepherds pie is greasy and disgusting and Gordon rushes to the toilet and we hear retching, potential vomit situation.
Lela's - Did not like the food - The soup tasted like it was canned, the nachos weren't made fresh in the morning, they were made yesterday. Gordon asks where the lamb is before refusing to eat it after discovering it it frozen. He asks for a fresh dessert but an argument breaks out when the brownies have all been eaten.
Campania - Did not like the food - The soup was bland, tasteless with bought in tortellini. There is too much garlic in the sauce for the ravioli and the chicken "looks like a bison's tongue" and is dry and overcooked.
The Secret Garden - Did not like the food - The shrimp salad is disgusting, the prawns are stone cold and under cooked. The steak was "tough as old boots" and the carrots raw, "fine if you're a rabbit" and the shoe string potatoes were a deep fat fried mess on top.
Giuseppi's - Did not like the food - The octopus is like rubber and "a mouthful of hubba bubba." The potato skins had hideous, plastic cheese on them. The eggplant rollantini was bland, milky, spongy and piping hot, as if microwaved.
Trobiano's - Did not like the food - The egg plant tower is ghastly, stone cold and tasteless. The chicken wrapped shrimp confuses Gordon and the shrimp is rock hard. The salmon is "dry and absolutely hideous".
Black Pearl - Did not like the food - The chowder is watery, the mussels Bangkok will burn your mouth off and the lobster mac and cheese is chewy and rich. The Connecticut roll is horrible, soaking wet and like eating a wet diaper, the Maine is not seasoned and bland and he doesn't even taste the New York City roll.
J Willy's - Did not like the food - The pizza is the strangest pizza Gordon has ever seen as it is filled with ranch dressing. The ribs are coated in a generic sauce and have not been trimmed, Gordon gets a mouthful of fat, grease and cartilage. The pulled pork sandwich is covered in a processed "glue" cheese, it's ghastly, sweet and tastes of nothing.
Hannah and Mason's - Did not like the food - The french onion soup is greasy and caked with cheese and bread and tastes like "the dregs from the dishwasher." The lamb is under cooked, cold in the middle and hideous and the sauce is extremely sweet. The quiche has collapsed as if it's been left out of the fridge and the salad is old.
Jack's Waterfront - Did not like the food - The krab omelette was rubber and tasteless and was going straight in the trash. The fish and chips was rubbery ".. like you've got a breaded condom in your mouth." The honey pecan salmon was absolutely disgusting and overly sweet, one of the worst salmon dishes he has ever eaten.
Sabatiello's - Did not like the food - The wedding soup was hideous, bland, vegetables boiled to death with grey, anaemic meatballs. The lasagne looks like it's been dropped, tastes hideous, synthetic and is not home made. The steak is tough, not seasoned and greasy.
Fiesta Sunrise - Did not like the food - The burrito looks like "someone has been sick on my plate" with dry chicken that tastes like it's been cooked weeks ago. The rice looks old as if it's leftover from Christmas and older than Gordon.
Cafe 36 - Did not like the food - The risotto is mush, salty and it disintegrates in your mouth. The duck salad is a bizarre combination that doesn't work. and the salmon crepe is the "crap of the day", it's mushy, hideous and absolutely shocking.
Hot Potato Cafe - Did not like the food - The hot potato soup was thick, looks a mess, tastes like lumps of glue, bland and was an embarrassment. The spud skins were frozen 3 weeks ago and taste dreadful. The shepherds pie was a huge portion with two thirds of potato and the minced lamb is greasy.
Flamangos - Did not like the food - . The tuna is extremely hot and an embarrassment to tuna. The platter is spat out by Gordon after he gets the meat stuck on the decorative centre piece. The flaming filet Mignon is served table side by Bill but the steak is chewy, the toughest he has ever tasted in his life.
Mojito - Did not like the food - The classic chicken soup comes out quickly and is cold, Gordon sends the soup back. The beans are extremely salty, even Chef Marcello winces upon tasting them. The tilapia is raw and is sent back to the kitchen.
Lido Di Manhattan - Did not like the food - The eggplant roll is spat out by Gordon, the eggplant is raw and piled in grease. The spicy ahi tower is compressed, the tuna is grainy, furry, tastes frozen and is gross. The chicken tortellini salad tastes like rubber, is hideous and is also stone cold.
Le Bistro - Did not like the food - Gordon asks Andy to show off his food instead of him ordering from the menu. Gordon is served Duck Rillette, which is sent back after Gordon bites into cartilage and a bone and the lamb curry roll is rubbery.
Casa Roma - Did not like the food - The stuffed mushrooms are soggy, tasteless, taste frozen and very watery. The Monte Crisco sandwich has powdered sugar on top and is dripping in fat. The Deluxe pizza has so thick dough that it is raw in the middle.
Mama Rita's - Did not like the food - The tamale is like a soaking wet newspaper and dry, no surprise as it is prepared in bulk and then steamed to order. The Chimichangas are dry again, he brands them Chimi-chuck-it-in-the-bin. The steak burrito is disgusting and looks like a diaper, it is like eating wet cardboard. He insists the server tastes the burrito and he is seen repeatedly spitting into the bin in disgust.
Anna Vincenzo's - Did not like the food - The salad looks like a f-ed up version of a science lab, the salmon is dry and over cooked and it tastes like cardboard. The Snapper Anna looks like a dogs dinner and tastes of mush. The pizza is soggy in the middle, bland and dreadful.
Fleming - Did not like the food - The Cured Salmon Gravlax is hideous, overdone and tastes like fly paper, there is a fly on the plate. The Frikadelle is mushy, bland, disintegrates but easy on the dentures. The Grandfather Duck looks like it was roasted a couple of days ago, isn't moist and the worst of the dishes.
Sushi Ko - Did not like the food - The miso soup doesn't taste fresh, isn't warm and very salty. The green tower comes with a grey hair and the sashimi tastes frozen and chewy. The sushi pizza is rancid and Gordon spits it out branding it an insult to pizza and sushi.
Spanish Pavilion - Did not like the food - The lobster bisque looks disgusting, tastes very creamy and like the lobster was dead before it was cooked. The garlic chicken is swimming in oil and the chicken tastes dry and dreadful and the paella is badly seasoned and overcooked.
Classic American - Did not like the food - The Mac & Cheese is gross and a mouthful of goo, it tastes pre made. The Fried Calamari is soft and chewy and tastes frozen. The bomb burger is unseasoned and the meat chewy.
PJ's Steakhouse - Did not like the food - The crab cakes looks like someone has spat on the plate and like a piece of art, it is disgusting and rancid, served with a piece of plastic. The filet mignon was tough and served with raw onions. The ravioli looks like the biggest pile of s*** ever to be served in Queens and is disgusting and tart.
Grasshopper Also - Did not like the food - The french onion soup is dreadful like sliced onions in dish water.The shepherds pie has gravy on the top and is actually a cottage pie as made with beef, it has cold congealed gravy that is like glue. The fisherman's platter is soft, bland and rubbery.
Davide - Did not like the food - The Caesar salad takes 8 minutes, the salad has just been washed so the dressing runs off the salad. The eggplant is soggy, spongy and under cooked, it was cooked 3 weeks ago. The ravioli is filled with goo, nasty and is store bought. The rack of lamb has a burnt crust, the garlic is bitter and Gordon can't taste the lamb.
Down City - Did not like the food - The soup was stone cold and grainy and the crab cakes were mush and cold in the middle. In the restaurant he orders calamari, 3 way nachos and meatloaf - the calamari is soaking wet, chewy and is spat out quickly and the nachos are a mess, more like a funeral in your mouth than a party. The meatloaf isn't even hot and is a chunk of solid stodge.
Cafe Tavolini - Did not like the food - The meatball salad is a mess, soggy and gross and the stuffed clams have no clams only breadcrumbs. The salmon is under cooked and stone cold in the middle, the rice is an insipid gloop.
Kingston Cafe - Did not like the food - The patties are soggy as the pastry is raw and the sauce is gross. The jerk chicken has the same sauce and he asks for it to be taken away, the chicken is cold and overcooked bland rice.
La Frite - Did not like the food - The salad is a large portion but the sauce is acidic and overpowering, the seafood crepe is hideous, hot in the middle and stone cold on the sides, the quiche is microwaved and he doesn't even taste it.
Capri - Did not like the food - The meatball sandwich has bought in meatballs that has been microwaved, the pizza has so many toppings on it, it is gunk and the chicken smells as it is old.
Oceana - Did not like the food - The gumbo is disgusting, tastes old and an embarrassment to Bourbon Street, the Crab Cakes are soggy and taste frozen and the duck is tough. The waitress and Rami taste the duck and agree it is tough.
Leone's - Did not like the food - The risotto is a lump, the food is bland, the seafood in the Zuppa Di Pesce stinks and is full of grit, the calamari is soaked in balsamic vinegar and chilli, there is chicken drained in balsamic vinegar and bland pasta with no seasoning. Many of the dishes are overpowered by garlic.
Mike & Nellies - Did not like the food - The sauce is bland, watery and the shrimps taste like rubber, the chicken murphy looks appalling, is overcooked, wet soggy and tasteless and the Steak Nellie is burnt and tastes of charcoal.
Luigi's D'Italia - Did not like the food - The fried ravioli is pre-made, horrible and doesn't taste like cheese, the mahi mahi fish is bland, unseasoned and mush and the linguini has weak sauce is full of grainy seafood and the calamari has a weird texture.
The Greek at the Harbor - Did not like the food - The calamari is greasy and terrible, the cold mezze plate has runny hummus, the hot mezze plate is cold in the middle, with greasy filo pastry and the moussaka is drab with raw eggplant and mushy beef.
Michons - Did not like the food - Gordon is given a complimentary smoked chicken wing that is dry. The salad has rotten tomatoes, the ribs are dry and chewy, the cornbread is dry, the black eyed peas are hideous, the baked beans taste canned, the collard greens are hideous and sweet and the brisket is chewy.
El Greco - Did not like the food - The zucchini is disgusting, badly seasoned and bland, the lamb shank is anaemic, grey and salty and the moussaka is a disaster and Gordon questions when it was made.
Spin-A-Yarn Steakhouse - Did not like the food - The greek sampler is ghastly with canned foods and the salmon is mixed with mashed potato, the crab louie is made with canned crab and is disgusting and the filet mignon is rubbery with ghastly, cough medicine teriyaki sauce.
Charlies - Did not like the food - The toasted ravioli is raw, the frutte de mare is overcooked with mush pasta and the mussels taste old, the lasagna is cold in places and has a bizarre, pink sauce and the garlic chicken pizza is doughy with raw pastry.
Park's Edge - TBC when I can find an episode
Work in progress.
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