1. Tonight on
"Kitchen Nightmares."Copy !req
2. Gordon journeys to
Pomona, CaliforniaCopy !req
3. and finds a fine
dining restaurant thatCopy !req
4. is anything but fine dining.Copy !req
5. I think we've hit rock-bottom.Copy !req
6. The chef is
fresh from the hood.Copy !req
7. Diamonds on my fish.Copy !req
8. Diamonds on my fish.
- I'm hot.Copy !req
9. And doesn't takecriticism from anybody.Copy !req
10. You should know
that shit already.Copy !req
11. I know! Not even Gordon.Copy !req
12. I didn't hear one personcomplained about them tonight.Copy !req
13. Did you?
- What?Copy !req
14. The owner
has run out of money.Copy !req
15. I'm just surviving.Copy !req
16. The restaurant
has run out of food.Copy !req
17. We don't have
the salmon today.Copy !req
18. No sea bass.Copy !req
19. We don't have the quinoa.Copy !req
20. The head waitressand the chef are at war.Copy !req
21. You piss me off because youdon't fucking run this shit!Copy !req
22. Don't blame that shit on us.Copy !req
23. And the prep
cook has sticky fingers.Copy !req
24. Did you ask anyone for it?Copy !req
25. No.Copy !req
26. So many problems.Copy !req
27. I need the ticket.Copy !req
28. I don't see the ticket.Copy !req
29. So few days.Copy !req
30. Service, please.Copy !req
31. This could beGordon's biggest challenge yet.Copy !req
32. I'm about to walk right now.Copy !req
33. Tonight—Copy !req
34. Bring itCopy !req
35. On
"Kitchen Nightmares."Copy !req
36. You are not an executive chef.Copy !req
37. Let's get that right.Copy !req
38. Pomona, California.Copy !req
39. A small middle-class
town populatedCopy !req
40. by aspiring artists, collegestudents, and car enthusiasts.Copy !req
41. It's home to Lela's restaurant,a fine-dining restaurantCopy !req
42. only eight months
old, yet it's daysCopy !req
43. away from closing its doors.Copy !req
44. Hello.Copy !req
45. I'm the owner of a
fine-dining restaurant.Copy !req
46. Lela shouldn't be in thedowntown Pomona center.Copy !req
47. There's a lot of
homeless people.Copy !req
48. I don't believe that
Lela's fits Pomona.Copy !req
49. Our restaurant here is crazy.Copy !req
50. I mean, Ricky is—
he's always loud.Copy !req
51. OK!
All right!Copy !req
52. Let's go, you know?
Hey!Copy !req
53. I'm hot.Copy !req
54. That's what
it comes down to.Copy !req
55. Like, you walk into
a club, you know?Copy !req
56. And you just walking down, so you just be like—Copy !req
57. Since it's my kitchen,
my menu, you know?Copy !req
58. I can do that.Copy !req
59. I have the knife, Brian.Copy !req
60. Get away from me, man.Copy !req
61. - We clown each other.Copy !req
62. We have fun when we're in here.Copy !req
63. What the hell is
in your ear, man?Copy !req
64. This is 14-karat gold, baby.Copy !req
65. I mean, this is the real deal.Copy !req
66. Buzzard likes to stay
in the kitchen and eat.Copy !req
67. Like to pick out of
the food all the time.Copy !req
68. Buzzard!Copy !req
69. He's stealing product in here.Copy !req
70. You know?Copy !req
71. We're like one
big, happy family.Copy !req
72. Hey!Copy !req
73. I need my fucking order now.Copy !req
74. All we do is read theticket to put the food out.Copy !req
75. Tabitha, man.Copy !req
76. I just have to
tell her chill out.Copy !req
77. You know, you're
right back at us.Copy !req
78. I'm the one having to
take this guy's orderCopy !req
79. and telling them, oh,
we don't have this,Copy !req
80. and we don't have that.Copy !req
81. Don't blame that shit it onus because it ain't our fault.Copy !req
82. Ricky, I can't stand him.Copy !req
83. You don't fucking know
how to do that shit.Copy !req
84. That's why this restaurantis run the way it is.Copy !req
85. The problem with Tabithais how she talks to people.Copy !req
86. Motherfucker that
orders that shit.Copy !req
87. Man, shut up already.Copy !req
88. Everybody can hearRicky and Tabitha yellingCopy !req
89. when they yell at each other.
Shit!Copy !req
90. Can you hear? RICKY Fuck no!Copy !req
91. We don't got shit now!Copy !req
92. —this restaurant!Copy !req
93. I think they'reoverwhelmed in here today.Copy !req
94. Yeah.Copy !req
95. It's really embarrassingbecause your guestsCopy !req
96. are like, what is
going on back there?Copy !req
97. Like, I just wanted a salad.Copy !req
98. Like, it was slow,
and then just gettingCopy !req
99. slower and slower and slower.Copy !req
100. I'm definitely
losing money right now.Copy !req
101. I took all my retirementmoney, everything I had saved,Copy !req
102. everything, and decided
to open this restaurant.Copy !req
103. And I have nothing left.Copy !req
104. I think we've hit rock bottom.Copy !req
105. I mean, we're like reallygoing down, down hill.Copy !req
106. I just wanted to see
if you had some moneyCopy !req
107. to lend me for the rent.Copy !req
108. Oh, gee.Copy !req
109. I owe my sister $60,000.Copy !req
110. How much?Copy !req
111. $3,700.Copy !req
112. I owe $64,000 for
the line of credit.Copy !req
113. I'm stressing,
like, how I'm goingCopy !req
114. to pay my bills and my rent andwhat I'm going to do because ICopy !req
115. don't want to leave her.Copy !req
116. But I have bills I have to pay.Copy !req
117. Can't sleep at night
only because it'sCopy !req
118. going through my mind
how can I fix it.Copy !req
119. I don't know what to do.Copy !req
120. So downtown Pomona.Copy !req
121. It's quiet like a
ghost town around here.Copy !req
122. This is supposed
to be fine-dining,Copy !req
123. but it's very, veryquiet and the place looksCopy !req
124. absolutely derelict inside.Copy !req
125. My god.Copy !req
126. I'm excited.Copy !req
127. I want to hear his accent.Copy !req
128. Oh, look at this, look
at this, look at this.Copy !req
129. Lela.
Nice to see—Copy !req
130. Nice to meet you.Copy !req
131. Hello.Copy !req
132. Hi.Copy !req
133. My name is Tabitha
and I'm your server.Copy !req
134. All I know about Chef Ramseyis he likes to yell a lot.Copy !req
135. I don't take anybody
yelling at me.Copy !req
136. Nobody.Copy !req
137. And the soup of the
day is, what, please?Copy !req
138. - Tomato basil.
- Tomato basil.Copy !req
139. Fresh?
- Yes.Copy !req
140. Lovely.
Thank you.Copy !req
141. You're welcome.Copy !req
142. Menu.Copy !req
143. Spelled incorrectly
all over the place.Copy !req
144. Are you ready to order?Copy !req
145. What is that there, chivas?Copy !req
146. What is what?Copy !req
147. C-H-I-V-A-S. Chi-vas?Copy !req
148. Chives?Copy !req
149. Oh, chives.Copy !req
150. Can't even spell
"Chives" properly.Copy !req
151. OK.Copy !req
152. Chives.Copy !req
153. Let's go with a smallbowl of the tomato basil.Copy !req
154. OK.Copy !req
155. And I'd like to
see the nachos.Copy !req
156. We actually don't have
the shrimp nachos today.Copy !req
157. We have a chicken nacho.Copy !req
158. - So no shrimps today?
- No shrimps.Copy !req
159. No.Copy !req
160. So no shrimp cocktail, either?Copy !req
161. OK.Copy !req
162. I like the sound of the salmon.Copy !req
163. We don't have
the salmon today.Copy !req
164. You don't have
the salmon either?Copy !req
165. - No.
- No.Copy !req
166. We have tuna, no?Copy !req
167. I'm not sure.Copy !req
168. No?Copy !req
169. OK.Copy !req
170. We don't have anything.Copy !req
171. And it's really just— it'sirritating the shit out of meCopy !req
172. because I hate to tell customersthat we don't have anything.Copy !req
173. I'll go for the
speciality of the house,Copy !req
174. the roasted rack of lamb.Copy !req
175. The rack of lamb.Copy !req
176. In a chocolate
mint sauce, please.Copy !req
177. Thank you very much.Copy !req
178. You're very welcome.Copy !req
179. Very disappointing when yousit down and start orderingCopy !req
180. and then half the food isnot available on the menu.Copy !req
181. OK.Copy !req
182. This is your order.Copy !req
183. Bring it.Copy !req
184. Everything he
order we don't have.Copy !req
185. He wanted the shrimpnachos, we don't have shrimp.Copy !req
186. He wanted the shrimp cocktail,
we don't have shrimp.Copy !req
187. For us is that we have
to tell customers,Copy !req
188. oh, we don't have this
and we don't have that.Copy !req
189. It gets frustrating
for me because weCopy !req
190. should have everything.Copy !req
191. - Well.
- Here you go.Copy !req
192. Lovely.Copy !req
193. I'm not nervous at all.Copy !req
194. What are you
getting nervous for?Copy !req
195. You know?Copy !req
196. He's a man, just like I am.Copy !req
197. Interesting.Copy !req
198. How is everything?Copy !req
199. - It taste like it's canned.- Yeah.Copy !req
200. So it says homemade soup in the menu, and it's bought in.Copy !req
201. Can the chef make tomato soup?Copy !req
202. Probably.Copy !req
203. I thought this
was fine-dining.Copy !req
204. So did I.Copy !req
205. So I'll wait for
the next course.Copy !req
206. OK.Copy !req
207. - Chicken nachos?
- Oh, that was quick.Copy !req
208. Well.
Excellent.Copy !req
209. Enjoy.
What?Copy !req
210. What?
- Who's that shouting?Copy !req
211. What?
What?Copy !req
212. What?
What?Copy !req
213. Oh, our executive chef, Ricky.Copy !req
214. Look at
them diamonds on that.Copy !req
215. Diamonds on my fist.Copy !req
216. Diamonds on my fist.Copy !req
217. Diamonds on my fist.Copy !req
218. You have an executive
chef in the house?Copy !req
219. Yes.Copy !req
220. And he buys in processed food?Copy !req
221. Say what?Copy !req
222. Yes.Copy !req
223. Ah.Copy !req
224. Diamonds on my fish.Copy !req
225. Diamonds on my fish.Copy !req
226. We've got diamonds on the fish.Copy !req
227. I'm good at my job.Copy !req
228. I love my recipe.Copy !req
229. I let my work speak for itself.Copy !req
230. Fine-dining nachos.Copy !req
231. Something's not quite right.Copy !req
232. How is everything?Copy !req
233. Yeah.
Really weird.Copy !req
234. Are they fresh nachos
or they're bought in?Copy !req
235. The chef makes a
fresh in the morning.Copy !req
236. I don't think they were madefresh this morning, my darling.Copy !req
237. Ricky?Copy !req
238. When did you make
the tortilla chips?Copy !req
239. Oh.Copy !req
240. Yesterday.Copy !req
241. I'm about to walk
home right now.Copy !req
242. The nachos, like it wasthe cheapest he's ever seen.Copy !req
243. The fuck can you do with nachos?
You know what I mean?Copy !req
244. Well, they call themnachos, it's an appetizer.Copy !req
245. You know?Copy !req
246. Oh, god.Copy !req
247. The rack of lamb withthe chocolate mint sauce.Copy !req
248. There's fresh mint,
chocolate syrup.Copy !req
249. I like it.Copy !req
250. I got to be really
creative with it.Copy !req
251. And that looks good.Copy !req
252. God.Copy !req
253. They're so quick.Copy !req
254. OK.Copy !req
255. Where's the lamb?Copy !req
256. No, no.
Not that.Copy !req
257. Where's the lamb?Copy !req
258. Ah—Copy !req
259. Look.Copy !req
260. My knife is bigger than my lamb.Copy !req
261. For what we're about
to eat, may the LordCopy !req
262. make us truly not vomit.Copy !req
263. It's going to be a long day.Copy !req
264. Could you ask thechef, is the lamb frozen?Copy !req
265. Yes.Copy !req
266. Oh, the lamb is frozen?Copy !req
267. Yes.Copy !req
268. He's just taken bites and stuff.Copy !req
269. Is this frozen?Copy !req
270. And I'm like, yeah.Copy !req
271. Is there any main coursethat's on the fine-diningCopy !req
272. menu that's not frozen?Copy !req
273. Sad to say, but no.Copy !req
274. Everything is frozen.Copy !req
275. OK.Copy !req
276. You know?Copy !req
277. I'll skip any
further frozen foodCopy !req
278. and maybe have a nice
fresh dessert, please.Copy !req
279. OK.Copy !req
280. I'm hungry.Copy !req
281. I'm starving.Copy !req
282. I haven't fucking
eaten anything, yet.Copy !req
283. Uh, you know, he shuteverything down pretty much,Copy !req
284. you know?Copy !req
285. But that's one person's
opinion, you know?Copy !req
286. And he's entitled to it.Copy !req
287. So how's that?Copy !req
288. And what would you
recommend for dessert?Copy !req
289. Here you go.Copy !req
290. For the dessert
I would recommendCopy !req
291. the brownie a-la-mode.Copy !req
292. - Brownie—
- The brownie a-la-mode.Copy !req
293. A-la-mode.Copy !req
294. He was like, put
your hand up and swearCopy !req
295. to God that it's a
brownie that's made,Copy !req
296. homemade from here.
- OK.Copy !req
297. All right.Copy !req
298. Let's go with the brownie.- OK.Copy !req
299. Wow.Copy !req
300. What a shame.Copy !req
301. When you first arrive and you're excited about coming inCopy !req
302. to eat somewhere, and then halfthe menu missing, 90% of itCopy !req
303. frozen, and the chocolatemint sauce with bones of lamb.Copy !req
304. There was a big ass pan inhere full of fucking brownies.Copy !req
305. I go in there and there'sno more homemade brownies.Copy !req
306. Buzzard!Copy !req
307. I don't know
about the brownies.Copy !req
308. I didn't do it.Copy !req
309. Don't ask the buzzard.Copy !req
310. I don't know.Copy !req
311. Does anybody know whathappened to that big thingCopy !req
312. of brownies that were in there?Copy !req
313. They're gone already.Copy !req
314. When?Copy !req
315. A couple of days ago, why?Copy !req
316. They were just in there, like, three days ago.Copy !req
317. It irritates the living
daylights out of me.Copy !req
318. We should have everything thatis on our menu at all times.Copy !req
319. And we don't.I just— I'm going to quit.Copy !req
320. Seriously.
- Fuck that.Copy !req
321. Don't even talk like that, man.Copy !req
322. You're gonna let
one motherfuckerCopy !req
323. just piss you off like that?- No!Copy !req
324. You piss me off because youdon't fucking run this shit,Copy !req
325. man! We should have all this shit!Copy !req
326. What the fuck are
you talking about?Copy !req
327. You come in back here asking mewhat's in this, what's in that.Copy !req
328. You should know
that shit already.Copy !req
329. Then don't fucking ask me shit.- —in here.Copy !req
330. We don't fucking have—
- We only got shit now.Copy !req
331. —this restaurant!Copy !req
332. —fucking blame it on me?- Shut the fuck up.Copy !req
333. You shut the fuck up.Copy !req
334. What's going on?Copy !req
335. Coming up, Buzzardconfuses fine-dining—Copy !req
336. - Did you ask anyone for it?- No.Copy !req
337. for takeout.Copy !req
338. This is Buzzard's
little picnic.Copy !req
339. And when Gordonsteps into Ricky's space—Copy !req
340. I just tasted this.Copy !req
341. It tastes like
powdered mashed potato.Copy !req
342. They are.Copy !req
343. Ricky
goes on the attack.Copy !req
344. I didn't here one personcomplained about them tonight.Copy !req
345. Did you?
- What?Copy !req
346. That's coming upon "Kitchen Nightmares."Copy !req
347. You coming back,
you're asking meCopy !req
348. what's in this, what's in that.Copy !req
349. You should know
that shit already!Copy !req
350. I know the fucking—Copy !req
351. Then don't
fucking ask me shit.Copy !req
352. We only got shit now.Copy !req
353. You shut the fuck up.Copy !req
354. What's going on?Copy !req
355. She always want to blamepeople for other shit.Copy !req
356. She should know the menu.Copy !req
357. Don't go back there
asking me, you know,Copy !req
358. what's in the fucking kitchen.Copy !req
359. You know what's
frozen and what's not.Copy !req
360. Why the fuck you
gotta ask me for it?Copy !req
361. All right.Copy !req
362. What was fine-dining
about my lunch there?Copy !req
363. What do you mean?Copy !req
364. OK.Copy !req
365. Let's put it this way, then.Copy !req
366. I thought it was a pile of shit.Copy !req
367. I was embarrassed for you.Copy !req
368. OK.Copy !req
369. You can't serve fuckingland with chocolate sauce.Copy !req
370. I mean, are you mad?Copy !req
371. There's was no meat on the lamb.Copy !req
372. You're gonna blame me
for no meat on the lamb?Copy !req
373. That's just what we buy hereand that's what we serve.Copy !req
374. Ricky, it's on
the menu at $27.Copy !req
375. Nobody else
complained about it.Copy !req
376. There was no one
else in the restaurant.Copy !req
377. He was bitching about thechocolate sauce on the lamb.Copy !req
378. People like that,
believe it or not.Copy !req
379. They come in here and
order it all the time.Copy !req
380. So I'm not going to
pull that from my menuCopy !req
381. just because he don't like it.Copy !req
382. What was fresh on the menu?Copy !req
383. As far as not being frozen?Copy !req
384. As far as not beingfrozen, not being bought in.Copy !req
385. Everything has to be frozen.Copy !req
386. We just can't let
stuff go bad, you know?Copy !req
387. Huh?Copy !req
388. Have you got any balls?Copy !req
389. I got big nuts.Copy !req
390. Just because you come hereand criticize my place,Copy !req
391. you think I'm gonna give up?Copy !req
392. No.Copy !req
393. Who's balls I think are
bigger, his or mine?Copy !req
394. Put it like this, we
going to bump heads.Copy !req
395. I'm standing in front
of a man that I feelCopy !req
396. got his name on his jacket, all the big showbiz embroidery,Copy !req
397. and yet we're serving
frozen vegetables.Copy !req
398. As a chef, don't you feelembarrassed about whatCopy !req
399. you're serving?Copy !req
400. No, I don't.Copy !req
401. Otherwise I wouldn't serve it.Copy !req
402. Are you lazy?Copy !req
403. I'm taking shit off nobody.Copy !req
404. After yesterday'sfiasco at lunch,Copy !req
405. day two begins with
Gordon inspectingCopy !req
406. executive chef Ricky's kitchen.Copy !req
407. God, that fridge
is not even cold.Copy !req
408. This is not a
refrigeration unit,Copy !req
409. this is almost like an oven.Copy !req
410. All this meat is—Copy !req
411. it's virtually rotting.Copy !req
412. Dried, warm, congealedblood at the bottom, there.Copy !req
413. The smell is just vile.Copy !req
414. What is that?Copy !req
415. God.Copy !req
416. The smell.Copy !req
417. Jesus Christ.Copy !req
418. I'm slowly but surely
discovering my lunch.Copy !req
419. The bought-in tomato basil soupwas finished with chili flakes.Copy !req
420. There's nothing freshly
made in this fridge.Copy !req
421. Fuck, you know?Copy !req
422. Jesus Christ.Copy !req
423. It fucking stinks.Copy !req
424. The lack
of cleanlinessCopy !req
425. represents a lack of discipline.Copy !req
426. And Gordon knows
he needs to sendCopy !req
427. a strong message to the staff.Copy !req
428. We've got to clean.Copy !req
429. Ricky, I want the fridge'swalls scrubbed, the floor done.Copy !req
430. Yes.
Bucket's behind you.Copy !req
431. Yeah.Copy !req
432. Tabitha, take out
the dining room.Copy !req
433. Gordon had us clean
the dining room,Copy !req
434. freaking sweep like
three times, mop, doCopy !req
435. all the windows, everything.Copy !req
436. With a concern thatfine-dining might not be rightCopy !req
437. for this part of
Pomona, while the staffCopy !req
438. cleans Gordon hits the streetsto check out the neighborhoodCopy !req
439. - How are you?
- I'm real good.Copy !req
440. Yourself?
- Good, good.Copy !req
441. What's the vibe
like here, Pomona?Copy !req
442. It's young, vibrant, diverse.Copy !req
443. What about Lela's,
the restaurant Lela's.Copy !req
444. Have you been there?Copy !req
445. I have not been there.Copy !req
446. What kind of food you eat?Copy !req
447. - The pizza joint right here.- A-ha.Copy !req
448. What about fine-dining?Copy !req
449. Usually not too fancy.Copy !req
450. Kind of on a budget.
- No.Copy !req
451. You keep the fancy stuff
for your arms, right?Copy !req
452. - Yeah.
- Ah.Copy !req
453. And where would
you go out to eat?Copy !req
454. There's, like, some prettygood Mexican restaurants, but,Copy !req
455. like, besides that—
No bistros.Copy !req
456. there isn't really
anywhere that's, like,Copy !req
457. in our price range.Copy !req
458. With a
better sense of whatCopy !req
459. will work in this
community, GordonCopy !req
460. heads back to Lela's to checkon the staff's assignment.Copy !req
461. Nice, nice, nice, nice.Copy !req
462. Looks fantastic.
Wow, wow.Copy !req
463. Yes, clean.Copy !req
464. While Gordon is nowhappy with the cleanlinessCopy !req
465. of the restaurant,
he is still notCopy !req
466. comfortable with the
relaxed atmosphere.Copy !req
467. That's not what yoursister told me last night.Copy !req
468. Oh!Copy !req
469. This is kind of
like home, you know?Copy !req
470. Just kind of hang out and talk to everybody on the phone.Copy !req
471. - Bro.Copy !req
472. And just lounge.Copy !req
473. I just shoved a bid
old muffin in my mouth.Copy !req
474. We have fun while
we're in here.Copy !req
475. I mean, what's the
use of having a jobCopy !req
476. that you're not happy with?- We haven't met yet, have we?Copy !req
477. No.Copy !req
478. I'm Mr. Buzzard.Copy !req
479. - Why buzzard?
- Because—Copy !req
480. He's always
pecking at shit.Copy !req
481. Everything.
That's right.Copy !req
482. He like to stay in
the kitchen and eat.Copy !req
483. You know?Copy !req
484. I always catch him with
something in his hand.Copy !req
485. I think you've got to tape one.Copy !req
486. The evening
started out slowly,Copy !req
487. but a local theater has letout and a wave of customersCopy !req
488. has now arrived
at the restaurant.Copy !req
489. Go ahead and follow me.I'll go ahead and seat you.Copy !req
490. All right.
Ricky.Copy !req
491. Yes?Copy !req
492. Where's my salmon that'ssupposed to be split?Copy !req
493. Don't be in such afucking hurry to do shit.Copy !req
494. Holy smoke.Copy !req
495. It quicklybecomes obvious to GordonCopy !req
496. that this restaurant doesnot have a leader, just twoCopy !req
497. major opponents,
Ricky in the kitchenCopy !req
498. and Tabitha in the
front of the house.Copy !req
499. Salmon and a sea bass split.Copy !req
500. No sea bass.Copy !req
501. Huh?Copy !req
502. No sea bass.Copy !req
503. Fuck, man.Copy !req
504. How come you didn't tell me thatwhen you're seeing the ticket?Copy !req
505. Cause I didn't see the ticket.Copy !req
506. I'm, like, really
frustrated with Ricky.Copy !req
507. Uh— us not having everything.Copy !req
508. He was in there
for 15, 20 minutes,Copy !req
509. and their food should be
coming out any minute.Copy !req
510. Oh.Copy !req
511. I just found out that
we have no sea bass.Copy !req
512. Oh, for Christ's sake.Copy !req
513. Is that what
we both ordered?Copy !req
514. Yeah.Copy !req
515. Ricky doesn'thave many of the food itemsCopy !req
516. that are on the
menu, and what theyCopy !req
517. do have is prepackaged
and overpricedCopy !req
518. for the town of Pomona.Copy !req
519. I just tasted this.Copy !req
520. It tastes like powdered
mashed potatoes.Copy !req
521. They are.Copy !req
522. They— they taste all right.Copy !req
523. You put a little butterin, whatever, put the sauceCopy !req
524. over them and they taste OK.Copy !req
525. Nobody's ever
complained about them.Copy !req
526. I didn't even know that hewas using instant potatoes.Copy !req
527. I think Ricky is a little lazy.Copy !req
528. Holy mackerel.Copy !req
529. It's out of date.Copy !req
530. - It's bad?
- Yeah.Copy !req
531. Look at the day.Copy !req
532. February 16.Copy !req
533. What's the date today?Copy !req
534. Do not serve that fucking cake.Copy !req
535. Don't serve it.Copy !req
536. End of the fucking story, yes?Copy !req
537. OK.Copy !req
538. Then, in a dinner
service that'sCopy !req
539. not exactly smoothsailing, some of the staffCopy !req
540. start abandoning ship.Copy !req
541. OK.
I'm going home.Copy !req
542. But we're still busy here.Copy !req
543. But I mean— the
rush is over with.Copy !req
544. Are you finished or—Copy !req
545. No, I'm just taking
a break, right quick.Copy !req
546. Where— where's Buzzard?Copy !req
547. Are they all gone?Copy !req
548. He is walking down
the alley right nowCopy !req
549. with his bag of goodies.Copy !req
550. That's the Buzzard, though.You know?Copy !req
551. He's always— always
waiting to grabCopy !req
552. something with his damn claws.Copy !req
553. Buzzard and one of the cooks have walked off,Copy !req
554. but they are not empty-handed.Copy !req
555. BUZZARD: Fuck, man.Copy !req
556. I'm going to have
a heart attack.Copy !req
557. And what have
you got in there?Copy !req
558. Got a sandwich from
earlier and some pastaCopy !req
559. that somebody ordered
and didn't want.Copy !req
560. Jesus.
Lamb in there, as well?Copy !req
561. Yeah.
Like it?Copy !req
562. Did you ask anyone for it?Copy !req
563. - No.- You need to go talk to her.Copy !req
564. Let her know of it.Copy !req
565. - I have no problem—
- OK.Copy !req
566. I'll come with you.Copy !req
567. —end up in the trash can.Copy !req
568. We'll go together.Copy !req
569. We wonder why there's thingsmissing after he's gone.Copy !req
570. This is Buzzard's little—Copy !req
571. little picnic.Copy !req
572. Nice little sandwich there.Copy !req
573. Ham, cheese, mustard.Copy !req
574. Oh, nice, big salad.Copy !req
575. And main course, we're going totackle some New Zealand lamb.Copy !req
576. I don't know where
that came from.Copy !req
577. Stop laughing.Copy !req
578. Here we are, with the rest ofus financially fucking screwed,Copy !req
579. and you're just helping
yourself to wineCopy !req
580. and a full-course dinner.Copy !req
581. He takes little things
every now and then,Copy !req
582. but I haven't seen him dosomething like that in a while.Copy !req
583. —arguing with you.Copy !req
584. OK?Copy !req
585. This lady owns it.Copy !req
586. Buzzard?Copy !req
587. No, man.Copy !req
588. I'm out.Copy !req
589. Unbelievable.Copy !req
590. Gordon caughtBuzzard taking food and wineCopy !req
591. from the restaurant,
and Gordon is not happy.Copy !req
592. —talking at you—Copy !req
593. —arguing with you.Copy !req
594. OK?Copy !req
595. This lady owns it.Copy !req
596. Unbelievable.Copy !req
597. We were thinking
that he was doing that,Copy !req
598. but I hadn't caught
him in the act.Copy !req
599. And today, well, there it is.Copy !req
600. Christ all-mighty, guys.Copy !req
601. What are we doing here?Copy !req
602. Just the basics isn't
even together as a team.Copy !req
603. I can't take responsibilityfor— for the wholeCopy !req
604. restaurant failing.Copy !req
605. It's— you know— this
is a team effort here.Copy !req
606. Why did you become a chef?Copy !req
607. Because I have a
passion for food.Copy !req
608. That's why.Copy !req
609. A passion for what?Copy !req
610. Food.Copy !req
611. You're making
powdered mashed potato.Copy !req
612. You talk about
the mashed potato.Copy !req
613. I didn't hear not one personcomplain about them tonight.Copy !req
614. Did you?Copy !req
615. What?Copy !req
616. Did you?Copy !req
617. When Ricky and Gordon
were going at it,Copy !req
618. I really wanted to just, like, tell Ricky to shut up.Copy !req
619. Where is your respect?Copy !req
620. What do you mean
where is my respect?Copy !req
621. For your professionalism.Copy !req
622. You are not an executive chef.Copy !req
623. Let's get that right.Copy !req
624. Don't look at me like that.Copy !req
625. You back a dog into a
corner, eventually—Copy !req
626. you know what I'm saying?Copy !req
627. He's going to bite, you know?Copy !req
628. I'd rather change my careerthan make a pound of mash.Copy !req
629. Anything you'd like to
say before we go here?Copy !req
630. I just hope everybody'sattitude changes tomorrowCopy !req
631. so we can turn this
restaurant around.Copy !req
632. If you still have
attitude, then—Copy !req
633. uh— there's going to
have to be some changes.Copy !req
634. It's day threeand Gordon is about to putCopy !req
635. his plan into action.Copy !req
636. But one of last night's
problems has returned.Copy !req
637. Buzzard's here.Copy !req
638. Where is he?Copy !req
639. In the back.Copy !req
640. I hate to have
to fire anybody.Copy !req
641. But then you get to the
point where, you know,Copy !req
642. if I can't get them tochange what they're doingCopy !req
643. or whatever, then I
have to get rid of them.Copy !req
644. Can I see your eyes? Can you take your glasses off?Copy !req
645. And, Buzzard, anythingthat's inside this restaurantCopy !req
646. belongs to Lela.Copy !req
647. Yeah?
- Right.Copy !req
648. Yeah.
End of the story.Copy !req
649. Nothing gets taken
off these premises.Copy !req
650. it was up to me, I'd
fire Buzzard's ass.Copy !req
651. I get lots of people
stealing from me.Copy !req
652. And I just have one discipline, anyone steals from me, is out.Copy !req
653. End of story.Copy !req
654. Because the message you send, they will see you doing it,Copy !req
655. they all do it.Copy !req
656. Anyway, Lela, you're
the one's who'sCopy !req
657. going to make the decision.It's your restaurant.Copy !req
658. - Yes.
- Yeah.Copy !req
659. So— you know—Copy !req
660. I'm sorry, but this
is going to be it.Copy !req
661. All right?Copy !req
662. No problem.Copy !req
663. This is it.Copy !req
664. Buzzard ain't going
to be back here.Copy !req
665. He ain't gonna be
buzzing around here.Copy !req
666. And he's truly a Buzzard.Copy !req
667. Bringing my bag and my bind.Copy !req
668. OK.Copy !req
669. Now that
buzzard has been let go,Copy !req
670. Gordon turns his attentionback to the chefs.Copy !req
671. OK, Ricky.Copy !req
672. Let's go.Copy !req
673. Oh, boy.Copy !req
674. OK.
Little taste test.Copy !req
675. Yeah?Copy !req
676. Last night for me, therewasn't enough tasting going on.Copy !req
677. There wasn't enough
identification.Copy !req
678. So I'm going to pass
you a little bit of foodCopy !req
679. and I want you to taste it, OK?Copy !req
680. And then I'm going to
ask you what it is, OK?Copy !req
681. Are you ready?
- Yes.Copy !req
682. Yeah?
Good.Copy !req
683. I didn't know what toexpect when he blindfolded us.Copy !req
684. For the most part,
I do taste my food.Copy !req
685. OK, good.Copy !req
686. So, one of my favorite meats.Copy !req
687. Ricky, what was that?Copy !req
688. It was beef.Copy !req
689. Lex.Copy !req
690. Tastes like chicken.Copy !req
691. You're right.Copy !req
692. Ricky, you're wrong.Copy !req
693. That was chicken.
- What?Copy !req
694. How you mistake
chicken for beef?Copy !req
695. That just blew me
out of the water.Copy !req
696. - Ricky, what was that?
- I said it was pork.Copy !req
697. Pork.Copy !req
698. Lex, what was that?Copy !req
699. Tastes like New York beef.Copy !req
700. Yeah, Lex.Copy !req
701. It's New York strip.Copy !req
702. Jesus.Copy !req
703. We already knew that Lex wasgoing to get more because RickyCopy !req
704. doesn't taste his food.Copy !req
705. Did you brush your
teeth this morning?Copy !req
706. Holy mackerel.Copy !req
707. All right.Copy !req
708. Blindfolds off.Copy !req
709. I expected you to get all of these right and you didn't.Copy !req
710. Out of both of you,
who is the better cook?Copy !req
711. I'm the better cook.Copy !req
712. You're looking at him.Copy !req
713. Well, you certainlyproved it on the taste test.Copy !req
714. Thank you.Copy !req
715. I am the better chef,
definitely, you know?Copy !req
716. Without having to
think about it.Copy !req
717. Ricky, you approve of that?Copy !req
718. No, not necessarily.Copy !req
719. Lex's saying he's a
better chef than me.Copy !req
720. I know where my skills are at.Copy !req
721. I know what I can do.Copy !req
722. I know what I do in
here on a daily basis.Copy !req
723. You know?Copy !req
724. Oh, did we have
a switch-around?Copy !req
725. Yes?Copy !req
726. Lela, I just found
your new head chef.Copy !req
727. Don't expect you to justbark at me and not expect meCopy !req
728. to say nothing back
because that— thatCopy !req
729. shit ain't going to happen.Copy !req
730. I don't want to
hear shit from you.Copy !req
731. Coming up.Copy !req
732. At Lela's grand reopening, service gets de-railed.Copy !req
733. It's like a train wreck.Copy !req
734. It's not only the front
of the house's fault.Copy !req
735. Don't blame that shit on us.Copy !req
736. And when onechef can't stand the heat,Copy !req
737. he gets out of the kitchen.Copy !req
738. What the hell am I doing here?Copy !req
739. Well, if you can't
handle it, then leave.Copy !req
740. All right.Copy !req
741. It's a dinnerservice that will surprise you.Copy !req
742. Oh.Copy !req
743. That's coming upon "Kitchen Nightmares."Copy !req
744. Day four.Copy !req
745. And to get ready for
tonight's relaunch,Copy !req
746. Gordon moves to the
next phase of his plan.Copy !req
747. But first, a surprise
for the owner.Copy !req
748. You, my dear, yeah?Copy !req
749. For the last eight months, OK?Copy !req
750. Have been taking
care of everybody.Copy !req
751. - Yes.
- Yeah?Copy !req
752. You're not doing
that any longer.Copy !req
753. I've arranged for you to gooff somewhere really luxuriousCopy !req
754. and to be taken care of.Copy !req
755. Oh, god.Copy !req
756. You're going off to Savoie for a bit of a makeover, pampering.Copy !req
757. I'm looking forward
to the day offCopy !req
758. and not having to
worry about this placeCopy !req
759. and kind of relax a little bit.Copy !req
760. - Hi.
- Hi.Copy !req
761. Welcome to Savoie.Copy !req
762. I'm Sherry.Copy !req
763. I'm Lela.Copy !req
764. I hear you're in
need of a pampering.Copy !req
765. Come on over.
- Yes.Copy !req
766. Wile Lela
gets her makeover,Copy !req
767. Gordon begins to changethe menu from fine diningCopy !req
768. to contemporary casual, startingwith his signature salad.Copy !req
769. I want you to
think, both of you—Copy !req
770. Yeah.Copy !req
771. of a Pomona salad.Copy !req
772. Pomona.Copy !req
773. It has a nice ring to it.Copy !req
774. Just over the next hour puttogether a Pomona salad.Copy !req
775. I want you to think
of something exciting.Copy !req
776. And I'm telling
you, thisCopy !req
777. is how Caesar salad started.Copy !req
778. If bloody Caesar can do
it, Pomona can do it.Copy !req
779. Use your imagination,
go through the fridge,Copy !req
780. look at the peppers, whetheryou grill them, saute them,Copy !req
781. sweet and sour barbecue—Copy !req
782. I don't care.Copy !req
783. Give me some attitude.Copy !req
784. Well, the Pomona salad, hebasically said— you know—Copy !req
785. try to get the feel
of Pomona here.Copy !req
786. - A little bit of salt in there.- All right.Copy !req
787. In a way, absolute tip-top.Copy !req
788. Get the black beans onto thereand the chicken onto there.Copy !req
789. This guy just opened up
a $3 million restaurant.Copy !req
790. Of course I'm gonna
try and get allCopy !req
791. the pointers I can from him.Copy !req
792. It's like I'm back
in school, you know?Copy !req
793. I felt like I was right
back in the classroom,Copy !req
794. you know, scurrying around andwalking, looking for ideas.Copy !req
795. Looking in and reaching,
what can I put in this.Copy !req
796. You know what I mean?
- All right.Copy !req
797. Wash your hands.Copy !req
798. Clean the bench off.Copy !req
799. Lex, please, I want to
see what you've done.Copy !req
800. Both of you.
Yeah?Copy !req
801. We have a new Pomona salad.Copy !req
802. A salad that is in keeping withthe area, it's fresh, it's new,Copy !req
803. is vibrant.Copy !req
804. The Pomona salad is wonderful.Copy !req
805. I don't know how todescribe the taste to it.Copy !req
806. But it just— it tastes
really, really good.Copy !req
807. I've walked him
down the streets.Copy !req
808. So Chinese food, Mexican
food, a pizzeria,Copy !req
809. there was no one has out thereis it bloody good burger.Copy !req
810. And I'm going to
show you how to makeCopy !req
811. a stunning, delicious burger.- You know?Copy !req
812. I could have made a burger.Copy !req
813. A burger to me is basic.Copy !req
814. Chopped beef, salt,
pepper, Dijon mustard.Copy !req
815. Where's the sauce?Copy !req
816. Ketchup, finely-chopped onions.Copy !req
817. Three egg yolks to
bind it together.Copy !req
818. Really important to
mix well that through.Copy !req
819. Yeah?
- Yes.Copy !req
820. Really important.Copy !req
821. Tonight we're going
to do a special.Copy !req
822. Lela's Famous Burger.Copy !req
823. Yes?Copy !req
824. It will be the best
burger in Pomona.Copy !req
825. I definitely feel
like our Lela'sCopy !req
826. Famous Burger is really goingto help us attract more people.Copy !req
827. Grill it nicely.Copy !req
828. This is perfect, this grill.Copy !req
829. Have a little taste.Copy !req
830. Season-wise, that's fine.Copy !req
831. Let's put the burger
on the special tonight.Copy !req
832. Chef Gordon, he
was right when heCopy !req
833. said that we needed a burger.Copy !req
834. You can't get a burger
around here, nowhere.Copy !req
835. Pomona needs a great burger.Copy !req
836. And tonight it's
going to get one.Copy !req
837. The recipe to the Lela'sburger is top secret.Copy !req
838. I could tell you, butthen I'd have to kill you.Copy !req
839. Armed with
Lela's new hamburgers,Copy !req
840. a catering truck,
and enthusiasm,Copy !req
841. Gordon and the staff
hit the streetsCopy !req
842. to promote the restaurant.Copy !req
843. Can I interest you
in a free burger?Copy !req
844. - Sure.
- Sure?Copy !req
845. - I love free burgers.
- What about you?Copy !req
846. I think that the wordwill get out on the streetCopy !req
847. that we have a
really juicy burger.Copy !req
848. You're welcome.
Thank you.Copy !req
849. Free burger?
Free burger.Copy !req
850. All right.
So how was it?Copy !req
851. Pretty good.
Nice?Copy !req
852. Would you like another one?- I'm gonna get another one.Copy !req
853. It's also gonna
get on the streetCopy !req
854. that chef Gordon made it.Copy !req
855. Surprising how happy everybodyis on the back of a reallyCopy !req
856. good, delicious, simple burger.Copy !req
857. The grub, it's just excellent.Copy !req
858. While the staffpromotes the new burgers,Copy !req
859. Gordon's design team makes over the restaurant in anticipationCopy !req
860. of tonight's re-launch.Copy !req
861. We've got a new plan, anew menu and a new interior.Copy !req
862. Lela's is getting a new look.Copy !req
863. Yeah?Copy !req
864. A new, unintimidating— yeah?Copy !req
865. Warm place.
Yes?Copy !req
866. Yes.Copy !req
867. Speaking of new looks, Lela.Copy !req
868. Where are you, my darling?Copy !req
869. Here we are.Copy !req
870. Oh, my goodness.Copy !req
871. - Look at you.Copy !req
872. Hello.Copy !req
873. Good morning.Copy !req
874. Good to see
you, my darling.Copy !req
875. When I see Lela come
around the corner,Copy !req
876. it made me cry cause she
looks so much happier.Copy !req
877. - How do you feel, my darling?- Good.Copy !req
878. Yeah. Let me say you look great.Copy !req
879. You look good.
- Thank you.Copy !req
880. Yes.Copy !req
881. You don't look like a ladywho's carrying the worldCopy !req
882. on her shoulders anymore.Copy !req
883. Yeah.Copy !req
884. When they saw me, they said, ohmy god, you look so different.Copy !req
885. I said, yes, you
have a new boss.Copy !req
886. Are you ready to see the newhot spot in downtown Pomona?Copy !req
887. Hurry!Copy !req
888. Open it!
- OK.Copy !req
889. Are you ready?Copy !req
890. On the count of three.Copy !req
891. One, two, three.Copy !req
892. Go.Copy !req
893. Come in.Copy !req
894. Come in.Copy !req
895. Come in.Copy !req
896. When they opened
up the doors, I wasCopy !req
897. really shocked and surprised.Copy !req
898. It looks so much nicer.
You know?Copy !req
899. It's warm.
Yes?Copy !req
900. Yes.Copy !req
901. It's inviting.Copy !req
902. It's no longer stark and cold.Copy !req
903. It's—Copy !req
904. I love this.Copy !req
905. You've got other
reception here.Copy !req
906. You've got chairs to sit down.Copy !req
907. What first caught my eye wasthe red couch, the candles.Copy !req
908. Like, why didn't
we think of that?Copy !req
909. You know?Copy !req
910. It's in keeping
with downtown Pomona.Copy !req
911. Oh, my god.Copy !req
912. Look at our station.Copy !req
913. I think that Gordon
did the right thingCopy !req
914. for our restaurant, just morepositive energy from all of us.Copy !req
915. It's one
hour before the openingCopy !req
916. and Gordon has
mainstreamed the menu.Copy !req
917. Gone are the fine dining
efforts, like chocolateCopy !req
918. chops and soggy chicken nachos.Copy !req
919. And in their place
are popular fare,Copy !req
920. like Lela's Famous Burgersand the new Pomona salad.Copy !req
921. All that's left to do isget the personnel in order.Copy !req
922. We need a leader,
we need a manager,Copy !req
923. and we need to install
some form of discipline.Copy !req
924. Tabitha, manage the place, yeah?Copy !req
925. It means a
lot to me that GordonCopy !req
926. went with the whole idea
of me becoming manager.Copy !req
927. That just shows me thathe knows that I can do it.Copy !req
928. Lex, can I have yourunning the kitchen tonight?Copy !req
929. It's like— it's
the biggest complimentCopy !req
930. I've had all my life so far.Copy !req
931. Ricky, support
it properly, yes?Copy !req
932. I don't think it's fair.Copy !req
933. I've been there since day one.Copy !req
934. Busted my butt.Copy !req
935. You know what I mean?Copy !req
936. Let's get some identityand work together as a team.Copy !req
937. I'd rather have
somebody like Lex, who'sCopy !req
938. passionate about what he does.Copy !req
939. I really don't think thatRicky's attitude will change.Copy !req
940. This restaurant
needs to turn tablesCopy !req
941. tonight to stay open tomorrow.Copy !req
942. It's relaunchnight and Gordon has invitedCopy !req
943. local artists,
students, and car clubsCopy !req
944. to experience the new Lela's.Copy !req
945. And now, regardless of therain, the restaurant is packed.Copy !req
946. Open the new Lela's.Copy !req
947. Let's go.Copy !req
948. All right.Copy !req
949. Up.
Good luck, guys.Copy !req
950. Yes?
- Yes.Copy !req
951. You're going to need it.Copy !req
952. Let's go.
- Good evening.Copy !req
953. How are you?Copy !req
954. Just opened the
doors right now.Copy !req
955. We've got a house
full of people, man.Copy !req
956. When I looked outside andl saw this long line, I said,Copy !req
957. oh my god, are they goingto be able to handle this?Copy !req
958. It's awesome.Copy !req
959. This is our new
and improved menu.Copy !req
960. I am pretty nervous
about tonightCopy !req
961. because I know that it'sgoing to be brand new Lela's.Copy !req
962. This is our new menu.Copy !req
963. The
restaurant's menu hasCopy !req
964. been totally revamped
by Gordon to betterCopy !req
965. suit the casual neighborhood.Copy !req
966. And tonight, for the
first time, the manCopy !req
967. in charge of the kitchen
is sous chef Lex.Copy !req
968. - Lex is the chef tonight.- We got it.Copy !req
969. Yes, it hurts.
I don't fucking care.Copy !req
970. Up.
- I'm not going—Copy !req
971. I'm not going to cry about it.Copy !req
972. I take responsibility.Copy !req
973. Take it like a man, pretty much.Copy !req
974. - Lex.
- Yes?Copy !req
975. I want you calling
out the orders tonight.Copy !req
976. Yes?
- All right.Copy !req
977. Yeah.
Don't forget.Copy !req
978. Got it.Copy !req
979. I'm feeling reallyanxious, a little nervousCopy !req
980. because I know it's
a big night for us.Copy !req
981. Two specials, bacon and cheese.Copy !req
982. Comes with bacon, Monterreyjack and Swiss cheese.Copy !req
983. There you go.
That sounds fantastic.Copy !req
984. OK.Copy !req
985. OK.
Let's go.Copy !req
986. They're in there.Copy !req
987. With the rain, as well.
Yeah?Copy !req
988. They're not hanging around.Copy !req
989. They're just coming
straight in there.Copy !req
990. Yes?Copy !req
991. Here comes the Mayor.Copy !req
992. And to further
endear this restaurantCopy !req
993. to the community, Gordonhas arranged for the mayorCopy !req
994. of Pomona to be here tonight.Copy !req
995. I want you to come
in and sit down.Copy !req
996. We have a special table for you.- OK.Copy !req
997. Thank you.Copy !req
998. What table is
the Mayor sat on?Copy !req
999. 55.Copy !req
1000. Here with the lady with the red.- OK.Copy !req
1001. Yes.
- That table.Copy !req
1002. All right.Copy !req
1003. Are we ready to order?Copy !req
1004. Ricky, don't fuck off
that side on the phone.Copy !req
1005. Keep it going.Copy !req
1006. Yes?Copy !req
1007. Me, Lex, Ricky.Copy !req
1008. We— you know?Copy !req
1009. We— we don't want to mess up.Copy !req
1010. What are you eating now?Copy !req
1011. Every time I look at you, you're always eating.Copy !req
1012. This is what now.
Yes?Copy !req
1013. I want everybody to
get in work mode.Copy !req
1014. Yes?
Yeah?Copy !req
1015. And for yourself?Copy !req
1016. I'm going to
try the pot roast.Copy !req
1017. I'm going to have the burger.Copy !req
1018. The evening
has started offCopy !req
1019. well, with customers
responding favorablyCopy !req
1020. to the new casual menu.Copy !req
1021. Listen, Lex.Copy !req
1022. First table,
absolutely critical.Copy !req
1023. But the real hardwork is about to hit the staff.Copy !req
1024. And a little stage
fright has set in.Copy !req
1025. Where's the
tickets for the chef.Copy !req
1026. Lex, where's the ticket gonefor the tomato and basil soup?Copy !req
1027. It's already been taken.Copy !req
1028. Fucking hell.Copy !req
1029. I think it's been
like 20 minutes.Copy !req
1030. Closer to 30.Copy !req
1031. 30 minutes
into service and Lela'sCopy !req
1032. is off to a rocky start.Copy !req
1033. Where's the first ticket, Lex?Copy !req
1034. No food
has left the kitchenCopy !req
1035. and this grand
reopening is off course.Copy !req
1036. Hey, guys.Copy !req
1037. We're falling behind.Copy !req
1038. We've got to ramp up over here. Yeah?Copy !req
1039. Yeah?Copy !req
1040. What's going next?Copy !req
1041. Is that the Pomona salad there?- It's chicken—Copy !req
1042. Yes.Copy !req
1043. Where's the chicken?Copy !req
1044. Where's the chicken, man?Copy !req
1045. Oh, come on, guys.Copy !req
1046. Listen.
Lex.Copy !req
1047. Yes?Copy !req
1048. Work together and send
one table at a time.Copy !req
1049. OK.Copy !req
1050. There's a lot of
pressureCopy !req
1051. working in the kitchen.Copy !req
1052. So I thought we were goingto go screw it all up.Copy !req
1053. If this doesn't work, I don'tknow what's going to work.Copy !req
1054. To be honest, theworst thing that could happen,Copy !req
1055. probably Lex running
the kitchen tonight.Copy !req
1056. They started to
become clear now.Copy !req
1057. I don't think any of themare used to being busy.Copy !req
1058. So that's why they're
so fallen to shit.Copy !req
1059. And the tuna sandwich.Copy !req
1060. And when food finallydoes come out of the kitchen,Copy !req
1061. not everyone at the
table is gettingCopy !req
1062. their food at the same time.Copy !req
1063. Oh.Copy !req
1064. So I'll just eat this, and—Copy !req
1065. Come on, Ricky.Copy !req
1066. Got you, got you.Copy !req
1067. Don't panic.Copy !req
1068. I'm just trying to say, sendit at the same fucking time.Copy !req
1069. That's all.
- Yeah.Copy !req
1070. Bacon and cheese first order up.- Yeah.Copy !req
1071. The bacon is not
even fucking cut.Copy !req
1072. You know, it's stone cold.Copy !req
1073. It's not even crispy.Copy !req
1074. You've got to— you've gotto at least put it backCopy !req
1075. on the grill in 30 seconds. Come on, guys.Copy !req
1076. Quick, quick, quick.- Fucking meltdown.Copy !req
1077. We haven't had any food yet.Copy !req
1078. Do you haven't
any food whatsoever?Copy !req
1079. We've order four
times already.Copy !req
1080. It seems to be taking a littletoo long to get our salad.Copy !req
1081. I'm irritated.Copy !req
1082. I'm very, very
irritated tonight.Copy !req
1083. Everything is not going theway that it's supposed to go.Copy !req
1084. For my chicken sandwich?Copy !req
1085. Get out of my grill.Copy !req
1086. Chicken sandwich
is going with the—Copy !req
1087. they just took— they
just took the salad.Copy !req
1088. They just took the salad.Copy !req
1089. What's going on?Copy !req
1090. Ricky and Lex not payingattention to their tickets.Copy !req
1091. Right here.
Oh, dear.Copy !req
1092. Oh dear.Copy !req
1093. The waitstaff
begins to panic.Copy !req
1094. Get on the computer andfix all that shit so we don'tCopy !req
1095. need the fucking key anymore.Copy !req
1096. How about that?Copy !req
1097. Remember—Copy !req
1098. Grabbing whatever foodis up on the counter regardlessCopy !req
1099. of which table it belongs to.Copy !req
1100. I didn't know what was
going on in the kitchen.Copy !req
1101. I don't even know
where my order is.Copy !req
1102. Like— I don't care.Copy !req
1103. Famous burger.Copy !req
1104. Table 11.Copy !req
1105. Blackened salmon.Copy !req
1106. What did you order?Copy !req
1107. Oh, man.Copy !req
1108. They put the wrongorder, when it's supposedCopy !req
1109. to go out with table 10.Copy !req
1110. Caroline, you put
in table 11 for thisCopy !req
1111. and they're saying
it's not theirs.Copy !req
1112. It's a salmon and abake— and a cheeseburger.Copy !req
1113. It's like a—
like a train wreck.Copy !req
1114. Did you have the chicken soup?Copy !req
1115. No?Copy !req
1116. OK.Copy !req
1117. Tonight was overwhelming.Copy !req
1118. - Fuck.Copy !req
1119. - Sorry.
- No, he doesn't.Copy !req
1120. If I say it's coming,
it's comments.Copy !req
1121. I need a cappellini
with shrimp.Copy !req
1122. I just told you—Copy !req
1123. I just told you it's
coming right now.Copy !req
1124. Don't ask him because
he don't know.Copy !req
1125. One hour into dinnerservice and Lex's inexperienceCopy !req
1126. begins to show.Copy !req
1127. They're taking differentfood from different ordersCopy !req
1128. and that's not
helping us at all.Copy !req
1129. You stand there
and say nothing.Copy !req
1130. I've been telling them.Copy !req
1131. Who have you told?Copy !req
1132. I told Ricky already.
We're try to—Copy !req
1133. Get me Tabitha, please.
Yes?Copy !req
1134. I'm right here.Copy !req
1135. Right there.Copy !req
1136. Lex was trying to say thatthe whole confusion was becauseCopy !req
1137. of the front of the house.Copy !req
1138. Ricky want to try to
blame that everything'sCopy !req
1139. messed up right now becauseof the front of the house.Copy !req
1140. Bullshit.Copy !req
1141. Don't blame that shit on usbecause it ain't our fault. AllCopy !req
1142. we do is read the ticket
and put the food out.Copy !req
1143. I'm trying to stay on
track with the ordersCopy !req
1144. and they just keep yellingout they need table 25,Copy !req
1145. they need this table,
they need that table.Copy !req
1146. You know?Copy !req
1147. People were trying to ask me50 million things at one time.Copy !req
1148. So it's a lot of chaos,
it's a lot of pressure.Copy !req
1149. I need a
pot roast and a—Copy !req
1150. You need it?Copy !req
1151. He needs it.Copy !req
1152. Where's my famous
bacon and cheese?Copy !req
1153. What the fuck?
Hurry up.Copy !req
1154. Hurry up.
Come on.Copy !req
1155. You've got to be fast, buddy. He freezes.Copy !req
1156. He doesn't know what to do.Copy !req
1157. I have to go back
there and actuallyCopy !req
1158. help out with, hey, look, this is what we need to do.Copy !req
1159. Can somebody please answer me?Copy !req
1160. All right.Copy !req
1161. Lex.Copy !req
1162. What's the matter?Copy !req
1163. What's going on?Copy !req
1164. Frustrated and
completely overwhelmed—Copy !req
1165. What the hell
am I doing here?Copy !req
1166. Lex leaves thekitchen to go cool off outside.Copy !req
1167. Lex, come back here.Copy !req
1168. Lex is panicking on us.Copy !req
1169. Meanwhile, Lela is in the middle of the dining roomCopy !req
1170. fielding complaints.Copy !req
1171. You— you're waiting
for grilled salmon?Copy !req
1172. - Yeah.
- OK.Copy !req
1173. Let me go see what
happened there.Copy !req
1174. Where's Lex?Copy !req
1175. They're waiting out
there for two salmons.Copy !req
1176. Everybody else got their food.Copy !req
1177. I guess there was two uphere that he put up here.Copy !req
1178. I don't know what
happened to him.Copy !req
1179. The point is,
they're not there.Copy !req
1180. All right.Copy !req
1181. And I need the two salmons. Where's Lex?Copy !req
1182. Knowing how criticaltonight's dinner service is,Copy !req
1183. Lela finally becomes a boss.Copy !req
1184. Get in there.Copy !req
1185. There's two salmons.Copy !req
1186. People waiting
for their salmons.Copy !req
1187. Why are you here?Don't talk to me like that.Copy !req
1188. You'll be out of here.
All right.Copy !req
1189. There was something going onwith Lex and the boss, Lela.Copy !req
1190. Some words were exchangedbecause he wanted a breakCopy !req
1191. and she yelled at him.Copy !req
1192. I don't appreciate
that kind of talk.Copy !req
1193. I don't appreciate youtalking to me in this way.Copy !req
1194. I will if you
answer me that way.Copy !req
1195. OK?
I asked you.Copy !req
1196. There's two people
waiting for the salmons.Copy !req
1197. You were the one raisingyour voice to me first.Copy !req
1198. What do you want?Copy !req
1199. There's people out and
you guys are all here.Copy !req
1200. I can't get ready
for five minutes?Copy !req
1201. I've been working for thepast four hours straight.Copy !req
1202. Everybody has.
You're not the only one.Copy !req
1203. Yeah.
But you aren't cooking.Copy !req
1204. It's the same thing.Copy !req
1205. Your's not any
harder than ours is.Copy !req
1206. You're not working
in the heat like I am.Copy !req
1207. Well, if you can't
handle it, then leave.Copy !req
1208. She totally snapped and I—Copy !req
1209. I thought she was kidding.Copy !req
1210. No, she was— she was serious.Copy !req
1211. I'm tired of these
people not doingCopy !req
1212. what they're supposed to do.Copy !req
1213. They just get up and walk outwhenever they feel like it,Copy !req
1214. and I'm not going to
deal with that anymore.Copy !req
1215. Lex.Copy !req
1216. What's going on?Copy !req
1217. She's just really
getting on my nerves.Copy !req
1218. Like— I'm trying to take afive minute break at least.Copy !req
1219. You know?Copy !req
1220. That's why I got upset—
like, what the hell?Copy !req
1221. I've been working all night— You're not quitting, are you?Copy !req
1222. - What the hell am I doing here?- Now, OK.Copy !req
1223. I can understand the
feel of frustration.Copy !req
1224. Yeah. Tonight was a tough night—Copy !req
1225. Hey.Copy !req
1226. Lex.Copy !req
1227. Get your ass back here, yes?Copy !req
1228. - He's really upset right now.- OK.Copy !req
1229. Cool him down.
Yeah?Copy !req
1230. I'm going to trying to.Copy !req
1231. I'm trying to.Copy !req
1232. Oh, my god.Copy !req
1233. Damn.Copy !req
1234. Damn.Copy !req
1235. With Lex
out of the kitchen,Copy !req
1236. all the pressure is on Ricky toget Lela's back under control.Copy !req
1237. Where's my cream at?
Where's my cream?Copy !req
1238. Where's my cream?
- Ricky.Copy !req
1239. Yes, chef?
- Keep it going.Copy !req
1240. Yes?
Yes, chef.Copy !req
1241. If it's like thatnow, we're all screwed.Copy !req
1242. Yes?
- Yes, got you.Copy !req
1243. I can still do it.Copy !req
1244. When it's time— you know, when it's crunch time,Copy !req
1245. just kick it out.Copy !req
1246. Table 55 is for the Mayor.Copy !req
1247. How long for that table, V-VIP?Copy !req
1248. Five minutes.Copy !req
1249. Five minutes, please.Copy !req
1250. Oh, hell.Copy !req
1251. What is all this shit?Copy !req
1252. Can I get the ticket whenyou drop my order, please?Copy !req
1253. Sure can.Copy !req
1254. Many people arestill waiting for food,Copy !req
1255. including the Mayor of Pomona.Copy !req
1256. And the pressure in the
kitchen is at its peak.Copy !req
1257. Lela's Burger.
Where is it at?Copy !req
1258. Is that for table one?Copy !req
1259. Is that the ticket
for table one?Copy !req
1260. I'm fucking busy right now.Copy !req
1261. So we're just, you know,
pretty much all goingCopy !req
1262. to have to step our game up.Copy !req
1263. You've got veggie in
the bar right there.Copy !req
1264. Give me the bar rose.Copy !req
1265. Let's move it, let's
move it, let's move it.Copy !req
1266. Thank you.Copy !req
1267. Give me two tickets and getthis ticket up out of here.Copy !req
1268. Bam.Copy !req
1269. With Ricky
back in control,Copy !req
1270. food is flying out
of the kitchen.Copy !req
1271. Success.Copy !req
1272. How did you like
your pot roast?Copy !req
1273. - Kind of was worth the wait.- OK.Copy !req
1274. Thank you.Copy !req
1275. Some people were complaining, they're like, whenCopy !req
1276. are we going to get our food?Copy !req
1277. And when they got
their food were like,Copy !req
1278. oh, we don't mind the wait.Copy !req
1279. You know what?Copy !req
1280. If I wouldn't embarrassmyself, I'd lick that plate.Copy !req
1281. - All right.Copy !req
1282. That's the Mayor's
table finished.Copy !req
1283. - Yes.
- Hallelujah.Copy !req
1284. Pomona salad.Copy !req
1285. This is the best
burger I've ever had.Copy !req
1286. Customers are
thrilled with the food.Copy !req
1287. It's delicious.Copy !req
1288. And the
Mayor is proud to haveCopy !req
1289. this restaurant in Pomona.Copy !req
1290. Pomona Salad, I think wewill declare that officiallyCopy !req
1291. the meal for any Pomona day.Copy !req
1292. - $700.
- Yeah.Copy !req
1293. You have to pay thefucking electricity bill.Copy !req
1294. And $1,000 to
fucking break even.Copy !req
1295. We gotta go.
Yeah?Copy !req
1296. Keep going.Copy !req
1297. Gotta go, gotta go, gotta go.Copy !req
1298. - How's everything?
- Perfect.Copy !req
1299. Great.Copy !req
1300. The menu was great.Copy !req
1301. I mean, people, they
really liked the food.Copy !req
1302. After taking a
little time to cool off,Copy !req
1303. Lex returns to Lela's,
not as head chef,Copy !req
1304. but as Ricky's number two.Copy !req
1305. Lela's Burger.Copy !req
1306. Right here.
Hey dude.Copy !req
1307. What's up.
Come on, Rick.Copy !req
1308. We can do this, Rick.Copy !req
1309. It's me and you, Rick.Copy !req
1310. Lex took off.Copy !req
1311. And then he came back.Copy !req
1312. - Just cover your ass.
- Ah.Copy !req
1313. You know it.Copy !req
1314. And we did
make a great turnaround.Copy !req
1315. - I got chicken ready.
- All right.Copy !req
1316. Cool.I got these two right here.Copy !req
1317. OK.Copy !req
1318. So give me a Pomona saladand give me a pot roast.Copy !req
1319. I was proud to
see Ricky reallyCopy !req
1320. stepping foot in and takingcare of the situation.Copy !req
1321. He just acted as the head chef.Copy !req
1322. - Thank you very much.
- Good to see you.Copy !req
1323. Glad to see you.
- Thank you.Copy !req
1324. It looks like it's
a whole new beginning,Copy !req
1325. really, for the restaurant.Copy !req
1326. Ricky, two seconds.Copy !req
1327. After a
dramatic comeback,Copy !req
1328. Gordon was truly
impressed with Ricky.Copy !req
1329. - We got off to a rocky start.- Yeah.Copy !req
1330. Yeah?Copy !req
1331. And within 24 hours ofbeing in this restaurant,Copy !req
1332. I thought you were
going to fucking ball.Copy !req
1333. Seriously.Copy !req
1334. I though you were going
to throw in the towel.Copy !req
1335. I just wanted to say
you did well tonight.Copy !req
1336. Yeah?Copy !req
1337. Thank you, chef.Copy !req
1338. We butt our heads up first.Copy !req
1339. You know?Copy !req
1340. But that was just ego,
pride, pretty much.Copy !req
1341. You know what I'm saying?Copy !req
1342. Arrogance on my part.Copy !req
1343. I just want to saytonight you proved me wrongCopy !req
1344. and thought you did
fucking good job.Copy !req
1345. Thank you.Copy !req
1346. And in amongst all thecommotion in the dining room,Copy !req
1347. you really held it together.Copy !req
1348. You were solid,
you were straight,Copy !req
1349. and you didn't blow it.Copy !req
1350. And I just wanted
to say, fucking wellCopy !req
1351. done because it means a lot.Copy !req
1352. Seriously.- Feels got to be back, though.Copy !req
1353. Feels good to be back.Copy !req
1354. It does.Copy !req
1355. For him to pull me aside, look at me man to man and say,Copy !req
1356. you know, you did a great job.Copy !req
1357. You know?Copy !req
1358. That made me feel really good.Copy !req
1359. But now that you've opened thedoor, don't fucking close it.Copy !req
1360. Keep it cool.Copy !req
1361. You know what the score is now.Copy !req
1362. Yeah?Copy !req
1363. Right.Copy !req
1364. Don't stop.Copy !req
1365. Yeah?Copy !req
1366. Yes.Copy !req
1367. During the
rest of Gordon's stay,Copy !req
1368. Ricky continues to improve.Copy !req
1369. All right.
OK.Copy !req
1370. Cool.
- Thank you.Copy !req
1371. Tabitha has settledin to her new role as manager.Copy !req
1372. You feel yourself losingyour mind, take a deep breathCopy !req
1373. and breathe.Copy !req
1374. Lela continues
to be more of a bossCopy !req
1375. and more assertive
with her staff.Copy !req
1376. I want that calamari now.Copy !req
1377. Customers
raved about the food.Copy !req
1378. This is very good.Copy !req
1379. And Lela has finally, for the first time in eightCopy !req
1380. months, made some money.Copy !req
1381. Never seen that before.Copy !req
1382. But I'm excited.Copy !req
1383. I'm excited.
- Come back again.Copy !req
1384. Oh, yes.
We will.Copy !req
1385. OK.
All right.Copy !req
1386. Have a good night.
- Thank you.Copy !req
1387. All right.Copy !req
1388. Let's confirm one
thing, shall we?Copy !req
1389. You won your first battle.Copy !req
1390. Chef Gordon's an amazing dude.Copy !req
1391. You fought to keep yourjobs, it proved the point.Copy !req
1392. Thank God he came
and he helped us.Copy !req
1393. He turned it around.Copy !req
1394. The new look of therestaurant, the new menu,Copy !req
1395. everything's, like, way better.Copy !req
1396. It was a bus.Copy !req
1397. A nice, loud bus.Copy !req
1398. The changes that hemade here, they're great.Copy !req
1399. OK.Copy !req
1400. Goodnight.Copy !req
1401. I'm glad that he was here.Copy !req
1402. He had a hand in helpingchange the restaurant around.Copy !req
1403. I thank him for that.Copy !req
1404. From this day
forward, I'm goingCopy !req
1405. to remember everything he said.Copy !req
1406. In spite of businesspicking up at the restaurant,Copy !req
1407. Lela's debts were
too large to overcomeCopy !req
1408. and she was forced
to close her doors.Copy !req
1409. Next, on "Kitchen Nightmares."Copy !req
1410. A Hollywood pizzeria
is on its last legs.Copy !req
1411. You'd gone straight to DVD.Copy !req
1412. The boss
is in La La land.Copy !req
1413. My pizzas will be
in super markets.Copy !req
1414. What?Copy !req
1415. The menu
is spaced out.Copy !req
1416. What we have is 20
different combinations.Copy !req
1417. That guy needs therapy.Copy !req
1418. And when
the owner flips out—Copy !req
1419. This is my fucking life!Copy !req
1420. Gordon gets
him a cold review.Copy !req
1421. I've never ever, ever metsomeone I believed in as littleCopy !req
1422. as you.Copy !req
1423. Next time, on
"Kitchen Nightmares."Copy !req