RESTAURANT OWNER REACTS TO *KITCHEN NIGHTMARES* (Amy's Baking Company)

[@vvgirl6173]

Fun facts. Amy did not bake the cake Gordon eats and love. She bought them. And the only reason why the restaurant, kitchen and Walk-In freezer was clean and well organised was because Amy and Sammy had their staff clean it all over a few days in anticipation of Gordon's visit without pay. So in summary. They did nothing right.

[@raymondfisheriii791]

I mean they had their staff clean the kitchen at least. It definitely would’ve been way worse if the kitchen looked like a wreck. If it was just this one time because they knew they were on TV, that does suck, though. But it does sound like the kitchen WAS still cleaned

[@sonicboomers122]

@@raymondfisheriii791 it is kinda like tellling your girlfriend "this hottie was coming on to me in club but I turn them down" instead of "You that one girl in the club she was coming on to me. That is so weird right.". Yes you turned down a girl but you are suppose to do that, in fact how your phrasing makes it sounds like you did me a favor, this is not you telling me something crazy that happen this is you bragging you could have cheated but you didn't it.

[@rottenbutter360]

I'm honestly surprised more restaurants didn't pre-clean their kitchens prior to Gordon showing up.

[@Khornecussion]

@@raymondfisheriii791 If I dress up a pig pen and rent it to you as an apartment, it's still a pig pen. That's not a good thing. Let's stop trying to give the bad people any kind of credit. Regular cleaning should be just that. *Regular.*

[@filipvadas7602]

​@@rottenbutter360 I'm pretty sure 75% of them did. The fact that some of them still looked bad says a lot tho...

[@RADHD-q9q]

Sad fact, after this episode there was someone who saw Gordon get buzzed before getting on the airplane, this particular episode left him so defeated.

[@that.ll_do_pig]

I'm sure the man enjoys a good buzz and it likely had nothing at all to do with the episode.

[@tahraethestoryteller6079]

@@that.ll_do_pigI mean this episode in particular didn’t help

[@BroNovaGaming]

The aftermath goes even deeper than deportation and drugs! Sammy was caught on camera chasing a customer out of the restaurant with a knife threatening to kill the MF. He tried to say "Whaaaat? nooooo...it was only a silver pen." Like MF That's Still Assault With A Deadly Weapon!

[@chaost4544]

It's believable the reason why this restaurant was there in the first place was to be a money laundering operation. The stuff involving Samy is wild.

[@IHML52]

yo really naw Sammy was cracked out of his mind

[@rattle_me_bones]

To be fair, a YTber did further analyze the video and confirmed that he was, in fact, holding a pen. Still unhinged behavior though.

[@BaeBunni]

it is hilarious like why did they do this episode if they were doing illegal stuff.

[@AlexeiIgnavich]

It’s wild that Sammy even had that kind of attitude and attempted to threaten anyone in Arizona of all places. We’re basically Desert Florida and stay strapped.

[@miriamd1475]

kinda surprised nobody brought it up at 7:04, but another reason why the workers didn't quit is bc they had a (definitely not legally valid) contract that said employees weren't allowed to seek work elsewhere/at other restaurants within like 50 miles after being hired (including for 1 year after being fired or quitting)

[@thatonewitch]

Like for this specific restaurant? Cuz i have heard something like this for other different industries, but ive never heard of the waitresses there being trapped like that!

[@samwallaceart288]

Hey, that's perfectly normal boss behavior. In China.

[@danielallen3454]

Yeah, that doesn't seem legally enforceable . . .

[@ElderonAnalas]

@@danielallen3454 it's legally enforceable for, like tech companies and job positions for like, say a idk, company that makes new door hinges, and you're the guy that programs their machines to do the metal forming or whatever. They might have you sign a contract during hiring that says you cant go looking for another door hinge job, or any job related to door hinges during your employment and up to a time limit after. So they can protect thier proprietary door hinge technology, but like. for food service, nah, definately not legal in any way I can think of, there's no ground for "conflict of interest" or any other like NDA type secrecy needing to be enforced... well besides the illegal activites apparently being done, but those illegal things immediately void said contract/NDA stuff anyway.

[@miriamd1475]

@@thatonewitch other restaurants & businesses have them (they're called non-compete clauses), and in alot of places they're totally legally valid! the one at abc breaks the guidelines for non-competes in arizona, because 50 miles is a huge area for employees to not be allowed to find work in, and it's for EVERY restaurant and not just for direct competitors (ex; if it was a pizza chain saying "don't work for this other pizza chain or somewhere else within 3 miles", that would be fine). tl;dr, they're kinda common across businesses, but they're only valid if they're reasonable, which the one at abc isn't!

[@NewYorxer]

You're watching the AMY EPISODE? It's honestly the perfect example of how NOT to do anything in a restaurant

[@harrymorris2361]

Sole exception being the cleanliness, even Gordon stated he was shocked how clean the restaurant was… so you know, Broken Clocks and all that

[@NewYorxer]

​@@harrymorris2361 Well, they had to keep clean so people wouldn't see all the drugs they are constantly on. Or even the blood of people they didn't like

[@tiagocarvalho_oficial]

​@@harrymorris2361 they cleaned the restaurant specifically because Gordon was coming. The 1st episode of the next season explained it

[@smartboy201]

You know an episode of a show is iconic, when "The Amy episode" is all you need to say for someone else to be like "You mean that b*&^% that speaks to cats or whatever?"

[@necktiefox2917]

@@tiagocarvalho_oficial Oh, it's quite possibly even worse than that: I don't know if this was ever confirmed officially but I've seen people claim the reason why Amy's was so clean was that they forced the staff to clean it as unpaid overtime on a regular basis. The same people also claim that Amy and Sammy not only tried to work it into the employee's contracts that they OWED THE TWO OF THEM MONEY FOR BEING FIRED and, inexplicably, tried to make them unable to work for any other restaurant for five years. Amy's Baking Company: Years later, and when you think they've finally reached rock bottom, they still find a way to break out the industrial drill!

[@Dragonemperess]

Sammy doesn't tell Amy her food sucks because they live in the same house and he has to sleep eventually.

[@TheGallantDrake]

The fact that he thinks this is a better idea than divorce ALMOST makes me feel bad for him. Almost.

[@YoutubeIsRetarded689]

@@TheGallantDrake Imagine trying to Divorce a lady like Amy... Death would be easier.

[@arnavmekala4578]

I wished Amy was just some fictional character. Knowing she is a real person hurts my soul.

[@kamvex1788]

I would make this trade in the realities of real people: Kitchen Nightmares' Amy for Randy Feltface's Morgan.

[@TacoTuesday555]

@@kamvex1788 but he was real. I saw him! I saw him in my head!

[@vinnie666]

My sleep paralysis demon is less scary than crazy Amy....

[@marcusreading3783]

Truth is often stranger than fiction. It's not uncommon to hear something that sounds absolutely made up, but is genuinely true.

[@EAfirstlast]

The Amy here is mostly a fictional person. Ramsay is presenting entertainment, not a documentary. Everything is edited to be more exciting, to tell a better story, and to make ramsay come out the hero.

[@Ephem13]

In the US, withholding tips is considered wage theft by federal law. If that girl hired an attorney, that owner would be screwed. Also, by federal law, if you tip pool, managers and owners can not be included.

[@janehrahan5116]

@@PepeTheJonkler linguistically actually that last bits the opposite, Yiddish and Arabic both have roots in Aramaic, which is the Jewish language before morphing to Yiddish. I do consider the explanatory power of being Israeli insufficient given we haven't been deporting criminals for 3 decades regardless of their origin. Now if we wanna talk serious about whyyy the laws are like that and enforcement is like that and the role of groups like aipac and adl in it, we could probably find common ground.

[@PhysicsGamer]

@@PepeTheJonkler What a bizarre thing to say

[@EAfirstlast]

if you are relying on tips, you probably can't afford a lawyer

[@Ephem13]

@@EAfirstlast these cases are often taken by lawyers without upfront fees. They will take an agreed upon percentage of the settlement.

[@Ephem13]

@@EAfirstlast I'll also say, I know people clearing 40k-50k a year, working part time, because of tips. That's in an area where the average household income is under 50k.

[@ewaterman3569]

The moment I saw you were reacting to Kitchen Nightmares my first thought was “Wait till she sees Amy’s Baking Company” It did not disappoint

[@MasterofInterspace]

7:37 I literally grew up in the same area as Amy's. And let me tell you, it took me a year to get my first job. I literally applied to every place within an hour's bike ride. Busboy, cashier, line Cook, stocker, janitor, waiter, dishwasher. And then once I hit the end of the list, I did it again from the top. I was free, too, I would've worked every day at whatever time they'd give me. Took a year to get a job at Taco Bell. Jobs have been fucking competitive. All these entry positions are just swallowed up by older people unable to get back on their feet after 2008 (no, seriously.) and older people working through the first bit of their retirement. It's so bad that most places required experience for entry level positions.

[@Off-HandedBarrel]

Corpos haven't figured out that the requirement is self-defeating. You don't want someone with experience that's still entry-level. That means something is wrong. Anyone with experience also isn't looking for an entry-level position. They also can't get experience if you don't hire them. Which is the whole point of entry level. To gain experience before giving you an actual job worth something.

[@MasterofInterspace]

@Off-HandedBarrel You'd think so, but some people couldn't get back into their industry proper, so there was a rather large influx of over qualified people that could be chosen over Jimmy fresh out of high school. And to be fair, 20 years of work experience and a better work ethic is more appealing than the crapshoot of someone who's done nothing so far.

[@filipvadas7602]

Oh, God, the Amy episode???? This is easily one of the most popular episodes of Kitchen Nightmares to this day, mainly cause its one of the few times *across all his various shows* where Gordon just straight up QUITS! These owners were the definition of psychotic...

[@luciferkotsutempchannel]

It’s not just *one* of those times, if I remember correctly, this was the *first* time he quit.

[@filipvadas7602]

​@@luciferkotsutempchannel makes it even better. It set the bar VERY high lol

[@EvilOdysseus]

It's the ONLY time he quit

[@filipvadas7602]

​@@EvilOdysseus to be fair, I think there are episodes where he quits in less of an overt way. Like he just lifts his hands up in the air, steps aside and watches as the owners & their respective establishments meet their inevitable fate. Like giving up on trying to save a sinking ship cause the captain alredy checked out mentally and is just going through the motions.

[@CruelestChris]

I love how the actual career criminal is terrified of the Karen he married.

[@Taygon45]

I'm pretty sure it's common knowledge that Gordon plays up his anger for the American audiences. This episode I think his anger was genuine

[@fastballncs]

You can always tell when Gorden is genuinely angry. It's either a firm reserved anger, or it's the more explosive kind that involves health/safety or exploitation. Out side of that he's a very kind and patient man.

[@Shogundoxie1414]

Good news is that place closed a few years ago and Sammy was deported because the State Department doesn't like when you don't inform them of your ties to organized crime syndicates. They're living in either Israel or Spain now, not sure which.

[@FubukiTheIcyKing]

That explains a lot of his attitude.

[@thebeardedbrony9586]

They're divorced.

[@AlexeiIgnavich]

They divorced; Sammy is still in Israel (go figure) and Amy is back in the US

[@AndyPlaysAllNight]

which would explain why he didn't want the police to be called (17:49 & 18:52)

[@Sharpzee]

they divorced and he called her a who** a bunch of times on facebook

[@Seef137]

All the chatters at the start saying "it begins," is like Theodin waiting on the orks from Two Toweres. "And so it begins." 😂

[@That_Doctor_Del_Fella]

Coincidentally the owners are equally vile and aggressive as the orcs

[@nilloc28]

Yessssss! 😅😅

[@SerenEirian]

"And so it begins, the great shitstorm of our time."

[@chaost4544]

Alicia's reactions to Kitchen Nightmares have become my favorite reaction series from her. She's shared a lot of great insight into the restaurant industry.

[@sumojd5670]

The fact this is how they behave when THEY KNOW they are being recorded makes me even more worried

[@timothymajor817]

The is one of the most popular episodes of Kitchen Nightmares. This might make you boiling with anger later in the episode.

[@ArlanKels]

I hope the waitress who was getting stiffed by the owners got a new, better job somewhere.

[@timothymajor817]

@@ArlanKels I hope so too. She probably has a better job already since this came out years ago.

[@finris1]

The craziest thing about the owners is that they tried to make money off of their appearance on the show. They tried to make themselves out like victims who were being used by Gordon to make money, and they even had branded merchandise to sell online.

[@Lilpenguino1028]

My 2 cents on the "why still work at this place" from early in the video: we aren't really taught to have agency. We aren't taught we always have options. We are taught how to "respect" authority and that's about it. It's up to the parents to teach/help the kids learn how to be themselves and think for themselves, but many parents don't do that. These thoughts are my own, they may be correct or incorrect. I'm no authority, but I found writing it down here helpful for myself.

[@akun50]

Sadly, even if they do have agency, sometimes lonely people will tie themselves to someone (perhaps a coworker that they enjoy working with) and find themselves enduring the abuse simply because they enjoy the coworker's company. Other times, they have been abused at home, school or every other job they've had and don't realize that they aren't supposed to be getting yelled at and that working anywhere else would be so much better. There's that desperate person who has too many bills and doesn't feel they can afford to take even a day off simply to avoid going deeper into debt. And occasionally they'll just get dogshit advice to "suck it up, buttercup, this is the REAL WORLD", only for advice giver to turn around later and say "Well, if I'd known it was THAT bad..." or 'You never told me that it was that awful".

[@dotnet97]

Yep, this is exactly my opinion as well. If I were in that position, I too would just be going along without really realizing that I have the option to find a less awful job.

[@Lilpenguino1028]

@@akun50 that is a very good point. And they may also just be used to that behavior at home and not know it is supposed to be different/better.

[@Lilpenguino1028]

@@dotnet97 yep, this was me at my first job. We are always told jobs aren't supposed to be easy but boundaries and consent (which Alicia also talked about later in the video where I'm at now) are vital to all humans and here in U.S. we don't emphasize and enforce it properly from a young age.

[@samwallaceart288]

Bearing in mind that kids are taught to put up with a shit teacher/counselor instead of looking for options

[@Mr.Severyn]

I gotta say, I work in a cafe as a prep cook , and it’s fun watching yall as a restaurant owner’s commentary over the already fun aspect of seeing kitchen nightmares as a food service worker

[@DivusMagus]

Can't wait for you to see "Mama Cherie's" it's surprising in a very different way.

[@thatonewitch]

Was it the soul food shack?

[@DivusMagus]

@thatonewitch yep yep

[@dragonbretheren]

Yeah, the Kitchen Nightmares UK season was basically an entirely different show that I wish we got more of. It shows a whole side of Gordon that the US productions try to hide. Intentionally written vaguely.

[@leiderhosen7110]

S Tier cooks, D tier business managers, happens to the best.

[@QuikVidGuy]

@@leiderhosen7110 D tier manager with an S tier heart

[@ill_Hex]

People with English as their secondary language have very funny insults when they're trying to translate it into English. Although most of them are sl*t shaming, hence the infamous “Ma'am, are you pr0statute?” Also appreciate both Alicia & Gordon being so hard on others stealing tips. Therapeutic to an American.

[@marcusalm7350]

Love how all the live chat is just "Oh its THIS episode". Everyone knows whats up haha. Also, remember your ABCs

[@Oliver-Thyella]

Always Be Castigating the Enemies of the Godhead?

[@landonmartinez-g6u]

Always Be taking Cover at all times?

[@AmericanBrit9834]

Antlions Break China?

[@tycol322]

Amy's Be Crazy?

[@__TK___]

Always Be Cautious?

[@enate9234]

“The salmon is dry and the bun is soggy. How is that even POSSIBLE!?” -Eggman if he ate there

[@Bowossum]

Everytime one of these is uploaded I feel like an eldritch god being presented human despair, and I giggle like a school girl kicking my feet in the air, love your reactions so much keep up the good work!😊

[@Oklahoma_is_me]

Fr

[@marshallburlew7549]

This is no doubt, the most insane episode in the history of Kitchen Nightmares and fits that title perfectly. They were both, even on Dr. Phil and they still denied everything, especially Amy. I'm still flabbergasted to this day that when one customer sent back their pizza on the show that was undercooked. She stated, "I'm gonna make it super spicy for him and I hope it hurts him." Not my words, hers. She literally, said that. If you can't handle criticism when someone tells you, your food is not cooked right or taste bad, and you come back of wanting to use that food to harm someone. You shouldn't be anywhere near the culinary arts industry.

[@randomsunflower6998]

YESSS!!! The second I found out she’s the owner of a restaurant through another Hell’s Kitchen video I KNEW she needed to see this one. Props to all the people who recommended ABC, ya’ll are real ones.

[@raimonrossitto9705]

My grandma once said "There are starving people in the world" to my mom and you wanna know what she replied with? She replied with "so why don't you give it to them?"

[@boxorak]

RIP your mom, I guess. :p

[@raimonrossitto9705]

@@boxorak Yup, Lol, I'm just a figment of what would've been...

[@DParkerNunya]

Congrats, your mom had the correct response. Shame your grandmother had to get rid of her afterwards lol

[@Connor-ONeill]

"ok mom, give me a list of names."

[@danteglory95]

There's nothing I hate more from a business then when they take their workers tips. That money was a gift from the customer to the employee for good service and the owners have no right to take it. I used to write a lot of google reviews when I was younger and I'd always ask the employees about tips. If the business takes their tips or doesn't allow them to accept tips than that's an automatic 1 star.

[@mr.crumbles2557]

I wonder how common that is. Someone I know worked for a noodle place and her tips were taken too. Really infuriating

[@danteglory95]

@@mr.crumbles2557 The owners taking the tips wasn't that common when I did this (I live in the US so they were probably paying them less so couldn't take the tips. It's also possible they tell staff not to tell people). A very common thing was if they paid people minimum wage or more, they told the workers that they aren't allowed to accept tips, which I also think is scummy. A tip is between the customer and the employee, not the owner.

[@josefsieffen18]

Isn't it also extremely illegal? It's not too far off from embezzlement.

[@danteglory95]

@@josefsieffen18 I'm no expert on the law so I couldn't tell you. I just know it's very scummy.

[@Kjf365]

​@danteglory95 Every time I hear about this happening, half the comments are "easy money lawsuit," so I'm pretty sure it's very illegal lmao.

[@byrdistheword91]

Did anyone else notice how at 1:33:05, Sammy was fine with Amy getting told all the things she's doing wrong, but the moment, the INSTANT, that Gordon pointed out that he screwed up the tickets and caused the longer wait times, he's suddenly like "Okay, well, let's not dwell on the past, let's move on"?

[@TrentonDominy]

This episode was so intense that these people ended up on Dr Phil. The only time in kitchen nightmares where Gordon Ramsey left without helping the restaurant owners.

[@TheDisquietingNight]

...this is the first time i heard this. What episode?

[@EAfirstlast]

Ramsay left without actually helping many an owner. This is the first time he left without being able to forge a better narrative for himself.

[@TheDisquietingNight]

@EAfirstlast if its any other episode or just restaurants that didnt made it into an episode, i could buy it. With owners this stubborn & obnoxious? the "better narrative" writes themselves

[@QuikVidGuy]

@@TheDisquietingNight Also most of the restaurants that failed after production leaving were already in too bad a spot. This show happened in the wake of the 2008 stock market crash, so all he could do was give them a better CHANCE. Them failing was much more often due to unfortunate circumstances, and only sometimes because they just ignored his advice. Even some of those who followed his advice couldn't afford to forever. Almost every business featured lasted longer than they would have, had they stayed the course.

[@eypandabear7483]

@@EAfirstlast Restaurants have a *terrible* success rate a priori, and the show is specifically about places which are already failing and desperate for help. If even a handful of them survived a few years due to Gordon’s help, that’s actually a great success rate.

[@Lucario5197]

Also, she was on camera being like, "Gordon must have walked out because he recognized we didn't need any help." Like, you can see the woman rewrite reality in real-time in her own head. The ABC's of Crazy be on full display here.

[@roguehunter1353]

I freaking knew it! I knew this would be Alicia's next watch on Kitchen Nightmares - the most watched and controversial episode of the series.

[@Pokemaniak180]

Controversial? It seems like everyone agrees that Amy and Samy are insane

[@danteglory95]

@@Pokemaniak180 Amy went on such a tantrum online that she made it controversial all by herself.

[@pr073u569]

Twenty bucks says he thought they were investing into a money laundering venture without realizing that at some point, you need to have clean money coming in to change out for the dirty.

[@sadfrog15]

Isn't money laundering just mixing the cash flow instead of swapping it?

[@jansdavisbelerts1196]

@@sadfrog15 yeah its basically just transferring money through so many accounts it become untraceable

[@HappyMan0203]

I definitely recommend checking out the Burger Kitchen episode. It's just as nuts as this one, with an added side of family drama and tension.

[@EnsignRicky011]

Personally I can’t even rewatch that one. The father is such a fucking piece of shit embezzling his son’s inheritance it just makes me sooooo fucking mad

[@nicholastricarico2957]

And more ties to organized crime. In this case, Alan being the son of who is essentially the Australian Al Capone.

[@JazzcrankMYFHC]

1:12:25 Gordon’s the real gangster with a black belts in Karate, completed the Hawaii Ironman marathon in 14hrs, train’s in Boxing & MMA on the side. If he wasn’t a chef he’d be part of the Navy Seals.

[@nintendork9207]

I've seen some interviews and stuff from Gordon, and he used to do sports before taking up culinary! His thoughts on some of the best chefs coming from a sports background actually makes a lot of sense, considering he elaborates that it comes from the heavy discipline both fields naturally demand, and how both strongly emphasize a level of teamwork. He really is a down to brass tacks kickass kind of dude.

[@TheDarkWillow]

He can whoop you then cook you a nice meal after lol

[@dramspringfeald]

He covered Brazilian Shark Poachers with gas and told them to find a new hobby ..

[@Trsshpandasa7867]

fun fact in a ama i think it was katy? all her desserts amy ''made' are all store bought and she revealed that amy forced the staff to clean everything, amy and sammy were also deported due to tax and he is banend in 2 countries due ot having ties with the mafia. It was also revealed that they got all the content they needed within the 1st day they came since kitchen nightmare's took 1 week to film. 20 dollar tip from ramsay.

[@pugmasterben]

That fact that Amy continues to make comments on the episode and fights people online about it is just so funny to me. She's actually nuts. I wonder how many untreated/undiagnosed mental disorders she has, cuz it seems like she's got a whole cocktail of them going on. Or they're on drugs lol She's like an insane teenager

[@AmericanBrit9834]

Perhaps a bit of column a and column b

[@bondfall0072]

If i were a betting man, I'd bet she has clinical narcissism

[@pugmasterben]

@bondfall0072 Oh absolutely. I was thinking she might have some sort of BPD because of how she changes moods so radically

[@Dragonite43]

"I'm pushing 30." Implying that's a bad thing. XD

[@SerenEirian]

Considering the increasing average lifespan of modern humans, that's still pretty young. 🤣

[@bZman]

Yeah I turn 34 in just over 2 weeks, does that make me ancient now? I do yell at kids to get off my lawn......

[@E4rlLanaja]

This episode should be played at video game studios. It's a master class in "What happens when your arrogant ass calls your customer base idiots" Even Gordon "RAW!" Ramsey couldn't save this trainwreck....

[@SerenEirian]

Looking especially at you, Ubisoft.

[@BigBass63]

The rabbit hole goes so deep with this one, there are so many videos about this couple.

[@SkyFallInBound]

Opening with “Oh that’s nice” just to immediately start getting that vibe that something is off ten seconds later. This episode is always something to watch.

[@johnbowersox738]

"You done goofed"!!! I LOVE the Helsing Ultimate Abridged quote!!!!

[@raymondfisheriii791]

She’s hooked in, ladies and gentlemen. We got her.

[@MoonlightReaper14]

Finally the BEST episode imo for Kitchen Nightmares, you wanna see the *worst* kind of place. Amy's Baking Company is the best episode on what *NOT* to do as an owner. Codeword: ABC

[@Darkshade_01]

Some of these restaurant owners are straight up insane

[@That_Doctor_Del_Fella]

"ABC". This episode is infamous for being so insane from start to finish. The revisit episode is worth a watch as well, because their madness can't be contained in just 1 episode lol.

[@FubukiTheIcyKing]

Welcome to the one where I question if someone took a cartoon villain and brought them to real life. She really shows the ABCs of what not to do or be.

[@GrimmBones]

Gosh, Miranda was such a good bean, I was so happy seeing her interactions with Gordon, and that he gave her a tip. T-T She well-deserved it!

[@Aeronator2]

This vid took me two days to go through because I needed to step away halfway through. That woman is so incredibly infuriating and just sucks the soul out of everyone that is near her. XD Thank you and your chat for making this episode bearable to watch.

[@xitheris1758]

The customer is always right in matters of taste. Everything else is up for debate, but whether a customer likes the food isn't.

[@PolymurExcel]

They don’t explain it in the show, but it’s actually illegal in pretty much all states for the owner to completely take the tips of servers. It’s bad enough that depending on the state, their wage isn’t stopped at the minimum. The federal minimum is like $7.25, which is low enough as it is. In a lot of states, jobs that receive tips aren’t mandated to keep server’s wages at that level. The federal minimum for tipped minimum wage is at $2.13, and that is what some states are known to set it at. That is horrifically low, just know that depending on the state, it you don’t tip the servers, you literally aren’t paying them in some cases. Technically the business is supposed to make up the difference if they earn less than what they would have made if they were making normal minimum wage, but that’s not exactly much to begin with unless you’re in a state like California where the minimum wage for both tipped and non tipped jobs is $16 an hour.

[@jamj4r]

"tipping cuwture in amewica is outta contwol" yeah?? We know?!? TIP THEM UNTIL WE CAN FIX IT THEN!!!?! MAYBE HELP WITH EFFORTS TO MAKE TIPPING IN AMERICA A THING OF THE PAST THEN AH?!?!!? I know I'm technically strawmanning rn but I know someone is gonna say it eventually so I'm getting a head of it

[@PolymurExcel]

@ agreed. Tipping is dumb. Forcing servers to survive off tips is just being cruel.

[@dusparr]

"A tipped employee engages in an occupation in which he or she customarily and regularly receives more than $30 per month in tips. An employer of a tipped employee is only required to pay $2.13 per hour in direct wages if that amount combined with the tips received at least equals the federal minimum wage. If the employee's tips combined with the employer's direct wages of at least $2.13 per hour do not equal the federal minimum hourly wage, the employer must make up the difference. Many states, however, require higher direct wage amounts for tipped employees."

[@PolymurExcel]

@ hm, okay maybe I’m off a little.

[@sonicboomers122]

Federal minimum wage is a worthless stat.

[@jessiechen279]

ABC! 😁Classic episode!!!! 2 mins in "Wait she's crazy!" {cut to morpheus} "She's starting to believe!"😂😂😂 Cannot wait for wait for you to get to 'The Galleria' episode... With Sarah the waitress and Sammy the bus boy 😂Sarah is a true Legend!

[@GameMaster-sh7tr]

Oh Jesus this couple drove Gordon and us up a DAMN wall

[@nathanclarke2777]

I went to cooking school to become a baker. I worked at a bar/nightclub/restaurant for 2 and a half years before I got sick with an autoimmune illness. I worked my way up from dish washer to be just under the head cook. And I can say yeah people will try things to get free food all the time. But the thing was our boss knew what we cooked and how we did it so anyone complaining about it, if he heard it he'd know if it was possible or what! He had owned the club for almost as long as I have been alive so he had no qualms about bitching people out, either employee's or customers!

[@weirdchick257]

I wasn't going to watch another one right away, but put it on my back burner. Then you uploaded Amy of all people, lol. I must see this one.😂

[@blisterkin6700]

Aaahhhh. The confused and horrified expression less than five minutes into the reaction. You caught on immediately.

[@editororangezoid6561]

Haven't even seen the episode yet, but seeing the thumbnail I'd recognize this episode of Kitchen Nightmares anywhere. This is going to be interesting.

[@arkansasshadowfox6215]

56:10 It might be like how plants have natural defense mechanisms. I literally can't smell cooked green peppers or lettuce without feeling nauseous

[@prof.laytonfan764]

Oh boy. Amy’s Baking Company. I cannot wait to hear how you tear into this crazy place.

[@samueljenney]

Man thanks for pausing and sticking up for people with OCD, it surprised me and was a huge relief. I'm so used to comments like those in chat that I just sort of sighed and got ready to move on, you taking the time to correct them really means a lot.

[@_aceofspades]

This! I’ve been diagnosed with OCD, and can’t clean if my life depended on it unless I’m in very specific situations. My OCD manifests mostly in intrusive thoughts and compulsions like scratching my arms, chewing on the inside of my cheeks, reading x number of chapters in a book (usually goes unfulfilled bc i’ll fall asleep), etc.

[@jonah_jo]

Can we get Alicia to watch the Kitchen Nightmares episode with the “Nino’s” Restaurant? 😂 I LOVE that episode!! “HELLO! My name is NINO!!!”

[@hannahschrenk7981]

Amy is my definition of 'crazy eyes'.

[@GhostWatcher2024]

One thing i learned to do and had to teach my wife to do..... when looking for a restaurant in the area, NEVER judge based on bad reviews. Use the good reviews to see if its worth trying out so you can form your OWN opinion. And along with that, never trust the star ratings based on customer reviews. Trolls amd karens leave bad reviews, most customers who liked it just become repeat business instead. I follow Sebastián Maniscalco's method.

[@ShaimingLong]

A negative review that was clearly written while calm and properly explains what happened to give the negative can be worth adding to the decision to try that restaurant. One that just complains and throws insults at the staff and/or food is usually not worth using. Definitely agree with the star rating, it's bad enough that people use them differently, but the number of times I've seen a restaurant offer discounts for five star reviews is ridiculous.

[@Khadharphak]

I had forgotten how hard this one goes off the rails right from the fuckin start, like 5 solid minutes of screaming and threats _before Gordon even enters the restaurant_

[@That_Doctor_Del_Fella]

Yeah they had no shame threatening and verbally assaulting their guests on a regular basis.

[@johnbarry1712]

I try not to hate people, but as a former restaurant worker, I HATE THESE OWNERS!!!!!!!!

[@johnbarry1712]

17:36 I think there is a restaurant in Reno, Nevada that does that. The wait staff are allowed to be rude to the customers. There are even times when, the customer would ask for rolls, the waiter would toss the rolls from across the restaurant!

[@XxXxCOOKXxXx]

“Why don’t you just leave the toxic relationship?” Idk why do victims of abuse not just leave? Because you’re being emotionally manipulated into fearing the consequences of leaving.

[@camannwordsmith]

Yes. I don't know if she's privileged or just young, but "why don't you just leave?" is not actually easy for many people. If it were, they would just....do that. For most of us, life doesn't work that way.

[@brianmclain1955]

There was people that dropped by after the show. You know. To watch the pretty fire.😂

[@winstonmoriarty1286]

To quote The Stupendium: "All aboard the WTF Express!" Also, ABC.

[@arkansasshadowfox6215]

1:03:00 You should watch Bar Rescue cause the host on it puts people on blast too 😂. Plus you'll be able to see them redesign the whole place.😊

[@TWISTEDSPARTANXIII]

Oh dear god it's THE Kitchen Nightmare. The worst small business ever feature. And the most hilarious

[@rorydakin8048]

It's hilarious Alicia, at about 56:00 in while you were talking about the cilantro gene and mentioned the taste of celery I literally did the Italian upward pointed finger "Delicioso" meme and said "Celery is awesome" in sync with your "Celery is awful"! To be clear, I share the cilantro-soap gene too, I just enjoy the flavour, like the soapy lavender flavour of Thrills gum; Which makes it doubly hilarious that I said "Well whatever, I'm my own person I can like what I want!" only to unpause and hear you say the same. It's pretty neat! You can tell because of the way it is!

[@melchardcaranto4675]

Wait till you see the return episode PS, it was never said in the show, but it was revealed the cakes WERE store bought

[@arthurbrandonnielsen]

Fun Fact: In the USA, contrary to popular belief, quitting a job does not automatically disqualify you from Unemployment benefits. Just make sure you CYOA. IF you quit for the right reasons, with evidence (ie hostile work environment), you can still qualify. State laws will often have additional clarifications, so make sure to read up on those.

[@Gurgimunchingcrunching]

Oh no, not Amy's Baking Company. This is gonna drive her insane.

[@genericsidecharacter8915]

If anyone is curious, the song Alicia was singing at the beginning is called “Satisfaction” by Benny Benassi

[@Iamnuketastic]

This is the one I remember. I didn’t watch Kitchen Nightmares all that often, I was more of a Mystery Diners guy, but I clearly remember watching this episode when it came out, at my now stepdad’s house.

[@boxofrocks7154]

CHARLES STILES MYSTERY DINERS ?!

[@iaido7]

Ever since I found out you're a restaurant owner (congrats by the way) and reacting to kitchen nightmares, I've been hoping and waiting till you get to this ogre and his trollope of a wife lol.

[@BudJr]

You’re not ready for this one. You have no idea what you are about to put yourself through.

[@goldencalf13]

4:18 it's not just crazy it is an explicit admission of a crime by saying she wants it to hurt.

[@usagipoutine]

Fun fact: ABC (amy baking company) is not only terrible at baking! They also simply don't bake stuff. They food in frozen food and the cakes she is so proud of come from another more successful place! :D Even the pizza paste is frozen store bought if I remember correctly. So the only thing authentic at ABC are the waiter's tears.

[@fastballncs]

For the longest time, Amy was in any and all comment sections of any video or clip channel that had any part of this episode in it. She's WILD.

[@Pokemaniak180]

There's a reason this was heavily requested

[@sebastiansnider6941]

Dude I find Alica so fascinating because she has many cool experiences and facts I learn every video

[@KaiSilverhawk]

Oh. My. Various. Gods! It's THAT EPISODE! THIS WILL BE GLORIOUS!!!

[@raymondfisheriii791]

Which gods, might I ask? Mine are Artemis, Thor, and the Morríggan. I’m genuinely intrigued to know, but if you don’t wish to share, that’s fully understandable

[@KaiSilverhawk]

@raymondfisheriii791 it's a reference from the Yu-Gi-Oh! abridged series. There is a scene where Yami/Atem/the pharaoh instead of "oh my god" says "oh my various gods" because ancient egypt was polytheistic.

[@slightlycynical4308]

6:00 yes because gordan ramsay is known for going to failing restaurants and telling them that they are doing everything perfect and right, the gordan ramsey classic.

[@DaisyAzuras]

Cilantro taste like soap, celery, taste like celery and rosemary is divine

[@megamc3803]

Oh boy buckle up for the this one because Amys Bakery is the most special episode of this show by far. This is the only episode in Kitchen Nightmares history where Gordon leaves and the show ends without any help being given. Just think about how crazy that is. The people running this restaurant where so unbelievably awful not even Gordon Ramsey could help them and he has seen the absolute worst owners you can imagine on this show. This place is in another stratosphere compared to every other place featured on the show and basically has taken on a life of it own outside the show through memes. The episode was so popular it actually caused Gordon to do a follow up episode on the restaurant for the first time kitchen nightmares history just because of its sheer popularity. I would recommend to check out the follow up episode if you want.

[@Delta22-W]

I legit watched your two other Kitchen nightmare videos yesterday so this is perfectly timed

[@zcubeDbz]

"At least I don't have to worry about my channel being taken down ever." That one hacker: "Observe"

[@lastationproductions]

People treating wait staff or hospitality staff bad in general is ridiculous

[@DepressoEspressoMusic]

I swear I learn something new every time I watch one of your videos. Former Tekken commentator turned VTuber who owns two restaurants is wild, you're collecting cool shit like Infinity Stones

[@romantech5319]

Oh shit, one of the best episodes of the show!

[@InkyDustMan]

The "I need a drink" comment mid reaction also made me realize- It'd be nice to see some reactions to the "How To Drink" KZbin, especially his series on bad/weird cocktails that were actually ordered by people.

[@reactions_with_will]

Yayy, your quickly becoming one of my favorite channels to watch.

[@InkyDustMan]

"Sammy and I can go on with MY life." Honestly, that's an insane sentence to end on when you think about it, because it's like she subconsciously filtered out the word "our" without even thinking, and it just sounds unnatural.

[@hawksnuggies9062]

Hell yeah! I’ve been waiting for this one! Edit: ABC for the code word!

[@TheGamerboy1103]

To add even more context for what happened to Amy's baking company, the exact suite it was in is now a Vietnamese restaurant and apparently the food is pretty good

[@derekc.6155]

I can taste celery, and while it's not something I want to eat on its own, it goes well in soups and stews and jambalaya

[@_ubiquitous_9766]

Legend has it that Amy still comments on every video about her so she maybe making an appearance here 👀