"It Looks Anaemic, The Colour's Dreadful & It Just Tastes So Bland" | Kitchen Nightmares FULL EP

Gordon Ramsay visits Sam's Kabob Room where family tension forces Gordon to intervene.
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[@SavyCheeks]

The way the father is acting so surprised how they dont care about anything while simultaneously not paying them is crazy

[@_DeadlyNightshade_]

it is expected in our arab culture to do as the parents say

[@reinaldocaraballo4657]

​@@_DeadlyNightshade_😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 No wonder these kids are running for the hills what a nightmare !!!!

[@SvenskSork]

@@_DeadlyNightshade_ yeah many cultures have that but we also have to keep in mind every family is different in many ways no matter what country you come from☺. Not everyone does it the same way 🤗(heck Im 31 and my dad pays me sallery to work for someone else, lifes complicated sometimes haha🤣)

[@theBestElliephant]

​@@_DeadlyNightshade_ There's a world of difference between doing as your parents say, and providing 84hrs a week of slave labor. I've seen the other side, parents pushing their kids to aim too high so they can have a comfy life in retirement, and then similarly not knowing how to cope when the kids struggle to achieve the goals pushed on them. Idk which is better.

[@newyorkfan16]

Baby Boomers ARE massively delusional.

[@MybloodyInspiration]

From the moment the father said he was pretty much forcing all his kids to work UNPAID for him, with "living at home" as a reward, I understood why everyone was so pissed and angry, I would be too. That's slavery, sir. Very sad episode tbh.

[@juliajuanafernandaalvarez1456]

That´s the problem when a family restaurant like this is only the dream of one member of the family. The kids all have dreams on there own and want to do other things which is natural because it wasn´t there idea or choice really to work there. I actually worked in a restaurant like that for a few weeks and it was really awfull. Things like that can really destroy familys.

[@marialiyubman]

Yup. Welcome to the Middle East. “All cultures are equal”.

[@dallysinghson5569]

Lol you have nothing bistch, none of the girls are even hijababis XD

[@dallysinghson5569]

They're from Lebanon, the least middle Eastern of the countries and you couldn't even figure that... Perhaps study your own history first and see how your ancestors were XD

[@alanfleming4823]

@@dallysinghson5569 I would love you to explain your comment - Lebanon the least middle Eastern of the countries. If by this you are referring to Lebanon's religious, cultural and political diversity then I agree Lebanon is different to its Middle Eastern neighbours, Israel being the obvious exception. However, this family is from a specific 'community' - the names tell us which one - and they see having a large family as a form of protection against old age. Hence the father is able to justify enslaving his children to a life they would not choose for themselves. And Ismail Abaza - being critical does not mean 'hating on'! By the way Dally, I have studied my own history and yes some of my ancestors were despicable. The difference is, I am not. For me, what this father is doing to his children in our more enlightened times is pretty despicable

[@portia1134]

That one brother was just making so many arguments for nothing 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ryancoombs3677]

And he was working the least

[@akswag_]

Bot bot

[@portia1134]

@@akswag_ what does bot bot mean?😂

[@akswag_]

@@portia1134 it means what’s ur Ig

[@portia1134]

@@akswag_ I’m married & 6 1/2 months pregnant. No thank u ❤️🙏🏻

[@madalenerodgerson1357]

The kids work together, live together, and don't want to be there. It's not shocking that they fight so much

[@user-ye2ge4zo5lhennypenny]

Totally agree 100%

[@MarshaMcAlpine]

Áßß a ŵqqàßsßsßààààa😊Q​@@user-ye2ge4zo5lhennypenny

[@itzmimz8238]

The mom was low key thrilled to be mistaken for a sister

[@RavenLuna-ii6lx]

[@drpibisback7680]

She was the happiest person in the whole restaurant for that moment.

[@B00gie-]

She looks pretty young I thought she was too😂

[@sross54]

Mom is lovely ❤

[@MJfan560]

"Oh, you have another sister?" "No, thats our mom" Im sorry, but Gordon is such a smooth af gentleman 😂 Not many people like him out there, thats what makes him likeable and relatable.

[@kennash5719]

That's called diplomacy Ever meet a woman who doesn't love a comment like that?

[@clairepapadatos1116]

Tja, well, I've got the feeling that if Gordon hadn't have shown everyone what was needed, the shit would really have hit the Fan!

[@ss_soviatproduction2534]

Help me

[@MJfan560]

@@ss_soviatproduction2534 love your picture

[@AleksandarIvanov69]

Basically he lied to make the mom feel good for looking young, which she doesn't and definitely doesn't look like another sister. Lying is not a virtue.

[@anthonymcrooster3703]

That's the saddest episode I've seen so far. Father wants family restaurant, but no-one shares that dream. While children are forced to make father's dream work, they cannot pursue the dreams of their own. Stress and depression have turned siblings against each other, while father has gone into denial to cope with the fact that this is all his fault. Burger Kitchen's drama was messed up, but this one takes the cake, because for some reason I feel for every single member of this family. There's no betrayal, just bunch of shattered dreams.

[@kelsiparker7990]

This one just left me hoping not for Gordon to save the place, but to shut it down and set the kids free. Seriously, even if they all just got jobs at different McDonald's locations, every one of their lives would improve.

[@SanderNewBrand]

@@kelsiparker7990 then you would stop the father which is also bad, he should learn how to rrecruit thats the truth because he had employees before they got cut down due the low time

[@kelsiparker7990]

@@SanderNewBrand That's the opposite of bad. I'd be stopping a man who was forcing his children to work twelve-hour days seven days a week with no pay and telling them they weren't allowed to leave.

[@trashorasd8955]

@@kelsiparker7990 indeed. this is so against everything children need to grow up properly and healthy. I dont know the age of those children but were I live there are laws against shit like that for children that are underaged to 18.

[@jaypoirier4216]

Well said

[@zaheersarang6466]

Gordon has fixed more families than Dr. Phil

[@Unknown-person6]

Lol 😂

[@NirtieDigger]

Don't u bad talk my boi Philly Cheese steak

[@kimstar4532]

@@NirtieDigger uhm no one said anything bad about your beloved sandwich.

[@NirtieDigger]

@@kimstar4532 wooooosh

[@bezzerwizzer6448]

@@NirtieDigger Really ...? Bunch of bull all together.

[@autistikitty2363]

everyone saying "they're adults why dont they leave?" . its an abusive toxic relationship. TRUST ME when you're dealing with manipulation like that its incredibly hard and terrifying to leave. especially when you've been dependent on these parents and never taught to do for yourself

[@tvushington6994]

Very true, it’s a sad reality :/

[@megan-mr9vk]

they were raised to do this exact thing and leaving would mean abandoning their father and his dream. they clearly were raised with a great sense of duty to their family; of course they didn’t leave. several of them aren’t more than a few years out of high school as well.

[@beckyowens2586]

It makes it so much harder when, even if you do go get a job somewhere else, you still have to return home to where all the guilt and manipulation still lives.

[@dreamiinotdream730]

Not to mention they live with him and have no money or jobs outside of that. They could not afford to leave

[@ri0tgh0ooul89]

Also, with what-fucking-money? He doesn’t pay them!

[@user-tq5dy7wo1y]

Sister: "Where did this come from?" Brother: "we get it from a company" Dad: "No! Don't lie! We get it from a company!!!" Brother: "that's what I said?" 😐😑

[@CalliopexMaria]

Aka a regular argument with a boomer dad 😂

[@Faint366]

Everyone bullied that chef. Telling him he cooked the food wrong when the food was frozen trash Gordon would have hated no matter how it was cooked

[@user-tq5dy7wo1y]

@@Faint366 yeah, I've known people like them, especially the whole thing of being told off for saying something that you didn't? Like he answered the question and then got had a go at and corrected, and then the dad just repeated him. When you get told off constantly for doing nothing wrong that's called ✨️abuse✨️ and I left my old restaurant job too partially because of it.

[@vrex]

In Vin Diesel's voice: "I don't have employees. I got family."

[@Imstillaround9x19]

Vin Diesel’s Facebook lives r crazy

[@LavenderSunrise]

Even if you're family you still need to pay them

[@kstwinchaster3466]

Lol 😂😂😂😂

[@Crystals10000]

woaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@saimashapi3819]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Abigail-pk1lg]

Jamal literally acts and sound like a 10 year old… telling his siblings to shut up when he was the one who started the fight first, and then saying “that’s what I thought” as if he actually had a point to prove in the first place- hella immature

[@JohnWarner-lu8rq]

Everything he said of others described himself. It's called "projection."

[@dragonrider8891]

It's not surprising when the father refuses to let any of them grow up and have a chance to be adults. that's the whole point

[@Solasil]

"I've tried everything Gordon! I forced my family into servitude, I insult them all the time and I complain non-stop but they still won't give me a perfect restaurant!"

[@Gus-ux4mm]

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[@DimT670]

It'd be so funny if it wasn't so sad

[@geckokid8265]

"am I so out of touch? No it's the children who are wrong"

[@brandonr593]

The dad really said "you're too young, you're only 19." Bruh by the time I was 19 I left my parents house and was making my own life. Momma said go to college in 10 minutes from home and I moved 4 hours aways. Honestly the best possible decision I could have made. I never fight with my parents anymore and now we have a great relationship. Crazy was some space will do.

[@layalb4604]

They’re arab, the culture is obviously different. 19 is still considered a child here, and we dont leave the house until we get married, especially women.

[@hhouseofballoons]

⁠@@layalb4604 yup, same thing with mexican parents. its sweet on the surface seeing how much our parents want to baby us for as long as possible but they cant see how tiring it can be when we're old enough to be independent but are held back by them :(

[@mtadc1545]

@@layalb4604 if arabs consider 19 year olds as “ children”, why do so many of the older 50+ males marry 16 year old girls then?

[@Chromalisk_]

FR. I was living in a college dorm as I turned 14, right after I graduated highschool. Moved 7 hour drive from my parents, and have been living away ever since. My parents hated it, and still do, but couldn't exactly stop me, scholarships paid for most stuff and I was working online. I HAVE NOOO REGRETS!!

[@Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea]

​@@layalb4604Not really, your prophet literally married a 9 year old child so you guys shouldn't have a problem with 19 year olds being independant shall you? Oh what, no because she's a woman?

[@SealedKiller]

"The kitchen isn't my problem" Yet comes into the kitchen telling them they aren't doing it properly lmfaoooooo

[@margarethmichelina5146]

Jamal is the oldest of them all but my God, he's the most immature one among all of them. The others are working their asses off while he's just walking around and arguing with his siblings. And then, I see his position, he's a cashier man. Dude, just stay in the cashier and take care of the bills.

[@johannas.l.brushane2518]

Lol, though there was not much to do since theyhad so few customers because the food sucked.

[@Elm94]

I'm just 18 mins in, but hes the OLDEST? damn, I was so sure he was the baby

[@joykim3897]

Agree!!!! Such a baby keep complaining and telling his siblings stupid . And the way he argues is such immature

[@monetbeck7015]

An argument is defined as "a set of sentences, one of which is the conclusion, the others are premises." I didn't hear a genuine argument from any of the family members in this entire episode. None of them had anything of value to say. Just in fighting and quarreling. Zero arguments.

[@pearline4684]

Honestly I get hin though. He is the one who had been forced to stay there the longest, and he is forced to watch his siblings go through the same sh he did. I would be angry too, and not knowing how to get that anger out and being in a situation that feels hopeless makes you lose any sense of maturity. Obviously he should reflect on that and not let it out on others, but I get why he acts that way, and i think it‘s not just a simple lack of maturity.

[@landyfan1238]

The dude with the chain was good at pointing out problems but never gave any solutions. He was the reason they would constantly argue he got peoples back up and then just told them to shut up

[@margarethmichelina5146]

And he's supposed to be the oldest of the siblings but he's the most immature of them all.

[@johannas.l.brushane2518]

Yeah, but he and his sister were the ones who got the feedback from the customers.

[@johannas.l.brushane2518]

@@margarethmichelina5146 How? He recieves the complaints from the customers about the food and when forwarding that to the cook he's met with a "What don't you do it?"

[@greece66641]

@@johannas.l.brushane2518 "forwarding" is not calling everyone stupid or trash. He was an immature brat that felt cocky and commented on everything. He wanted to make a fight because his father wouldnt react.

[@stella-222]

@@greece66641 and he’s not much different from his siblings. Everybody don’t know what to do and they’re all confused and depressed. Instead of giving a solution he only made things worse by insulting his siblings and made nonsense arguments. Why people still being serious to listen he is the immature one here -_-

[@robin2351]

"He did not have 7 kids for them to go out and do what they want"... lmao what

[@fireflyinc.5768]

I'm surprised how mom is still so young and gorgeous after having 7 kids lol

[@Sai69-n1m]

@@fireflyinc.5768 same for my english teacher xD

[@ZuccaEZagara]

@@fireflyinc.5768, and living with such an egoistic hubby...

[@DimT670]

I never understood this attitude, because seeing how much a kid costs to raise surely it's cheaper to just hire someone

[@aniyilator]

@@fireflyinc.5768honestly, 7 kids is brutal

[@munachisoobu]

I think this is the only kitchen nightmares where I didn’t want the restaurant to work out. Not only did the dad not deserve to have a successful restaurant for what he’s done to his kids. I wanted so badly for the kids to be able to branch out and live their own lives.

[@WeirdWonderful]

Imagine admitting you force both adults as well as legal minors to work for you 7 days a week, completely without pay, and I am assuming things like social security or health insurance, and then thinking that that is both not massively illegal, and will in no way deter people from wanting to come and patronise the business of a guy who is making money off his own kids doing *unpaid labour*.

[@azorahigh3218]

when its direct family( daughter son) there are different rules as far as labor laws are concerned. At least for minors.

[@FiTSplitz]

It is so frustrating to see Sam oblivious to the fact that with the money he was losing on a business run by amateurs, he could have hired professionals, made money and set his children free. Smh.

[@frankperino4215]

He’s an effing cheapskate!

[@DimT670]

Yea this is the most bizzare part, and why I don't buy the whole ppl have children as working hands. I mean awfulness aside, surely it's cheaper to hire someone than raise a child

[@cake_farts]

​@@frankperino4215its the lebanese genes

[@gwennifergracie-mclauchlan5675]

he said they were in the negative, need cash to hire new hands, need better hands to actually make money. Catch 22, dude was stuck.

[@newyorkfan16]

Exactly, By not hiring professionals who have pride in their work who can potentially drive up business, and forces his children to work there for FREE, preventing them to go follow their dreams making money elsewhere, while driving down his business losing clientele. He's partially holding the economy hostage.

[@louisebanks6085]

90% of the time, Jamal is the one starting the fighting and just being super annoying. Always needling the others, it seems to be his way to deal with the frustrations

[@aran2091]

It's a show, they over dramatise everything

[@johnq4951]

Bad parenting.

[@awesomeguy9513]

You can tell he goes home and ask one of his brothers or sister to cook for him or just microwaves food. Out of the 7 he seems to be the most hated by the family no one can agree with him, Jamel is the generic big talk bully that when he gets called out cowers out cause he’ll flop harder than the nerd

[@suitov]

Yeah, I know they edited things to dramatise everything, but some of the stuff he said to his little sisters was straight-up nasty and I would've called him on it. It hurt to see the siblings turning against each other instead of presenting a united front to their father, but that's how it seems to go in a lot of families - and countries!

[@b9y]

Nah he was the only one actually making good points.

[@martinengelbrecht5384]

Chef Ramsey is a leader, father, business man, emotional coach. He truly is a remarkable man.

[@taylorb6345]

Too bad he cheated on his wife like 5 times

[@dan3x679]

@@taylorb6345 sftu with your false statements

[@dong8912]

@@taylorb6345 oh really? Source?

[@Koselill]

@@dan3x679 Pretty sure he admitted to cheating with this one lady called Sarah Symonds during the late 2000's. I dont think he admitted to other women though, like Symonds claimed. I dont know if its better to cheat with 5 women or to cheat with 1 woman 5 times.

[@Sai69-n1m]

@@Koselill proof?

[@PortraitOfALady123]

there is more to this episode than a restaurant.. this is a father that cant let go of his children..

[@MrLoverman136]

daddy loves his slaves dont he

[@thomasos123]

you misspelled "free labor."

[@PortraitOfALady123]

They could have left whenever they wanted.

[@PortraitOfALady123]

@@john24110dude this was years ago. I’m sure they are fine now. lol. Stop messaging me.

[@PortraitOfALady123]

@@john24110 look man I get you’re the type of guy who needs to win “disagreements” with random people on the internet in order to sleep at night. So if you want I’ll do you a service and keep arguing with you over some stupid sh!t that happened years ago and has nothing to do with us, if not then I’ll be on my merry way because I’ve got more important things to do.

[@Il_Padrino]

This should have been a two part episode. The counselling took so long they skipped the part where Ramsay oversees dinner service after the restaurant makeover.

[@michellesum7173]

First time Gordon didn't need to argue, cause they did it themselves

[@12XxXHandlesAreStupidXxX123]

The dad getting mad at the son for saying literally the same thing (it's fresh) is a classic boomer moment 🤣

[@Physicsengineering2]

@xxx yyy that is freezing

[@HaHaHaxP100]

Yes but he is trying to make it sound better.

[@KazeAkiyama]

MUH BOOMERS.

[@marialiyubman]

😂

[@hazukichanx408]

Wasn't he just annoyed that he thought his son was trying to mislead Chef Ramsay, which tends not to work? Hard to say whether it was an intentional attempt or just how he phrased things that got misinterpreted by the father, granted.

[@MrRuskin89]

They're such a nice bunch of kids helping their dad like that, and they'd have such a nicer time if the dude with the chain just stopped riling everyone up 24/7. Constantly criticising whilst saying absolutely nothing constructive. What a tool

[@jamesa3967]

Lol yeah helping/forced same thing aye

[@MrRuskin89]

@@jamesa3967 I mean yeah it's super shitty of the dad and there's no forgiving it. But it's still nice they obviously care for him and genuinely wanna help him, even if he doesn't deserve it

[@margarethmichelina5146]

They even scared to hurt their dad's feeling when they have to confront him. Honestly, I can't blame them for getting stressed out and arguing but the eldest son, Jamal is always arguing over nothing every time!

[@johannas.l.brushane2518]

@S Crossley Though he is basically just forwarding what the customers said. And the response from the cook is "do it yourself".

[@mr.wilson9941]

They were essentially enslaved by their asshole dad. Working 12 hours a day without pay and without having their own homes but room in their family home. The father should be in jail

[@Kindred_Lamb]

That part when Wesam, the third child to confess who just fell silent while reminding his dad that he still needs to go to college just hit hard, it was almost like his silence spoke for itself and I felt it, no doubt their dad felt it took as he broke down. First ep where Ive seen genuinely raw emotions

[@MB-zq7ok]

The dad is crying at the thought of having to find new staff

[@Spud24]

Parents putting their dreams and pressures onto their kids and treating them like children even when they're adults and gaslighting them into making them feel guilty if they abandon the parents dreams for pursuit of their own lives is the most selfish thing a parent can do

[@_DeadlyNightshade_]

Most arab families do that. Kids here in the middle east are still being pushed to study engineering and medicine eventhough the market is saturated and jobs are few. The culture is very stubborn to change.

[@NormanTiner]

Started doing hardwood floors when I was 9. Didn't stop until I was 29. It was hell to stop. My father still wants me to take over what's left of the business.

[@nina9442]

It's so sad how that one son just wants to go to college. I really hope he managed to make his dreams happen.

[@muhammadfahmi7159]

Parents have a way to get their kids feel guilty even though it's not their fault. I know the feeling.

[@Mohawks_and_Tomahawks]

Do better

[@andromedaa00]

:( ...

[@tiitiiii]

Ugh dude i feel u

[@Saintinel91]

Good parents wont. And it's also up to you to say no. For example, any of these kids could have told their dad no and went their own way, but they didn't, they stayed there because it was easier. Life comes with hard choices.

[@TheKnowledgeMan101]

Yeah like how God makes humanity feel like its their fault for their sins, when it was not them who ate the forbidden fruit but Adam and Eve, why do we have to inherit their sin, when we didn't eat the fruit? Why would you make this sin be inherited when that is unfair to the kids, because they are being punished for something that they didn't choose to inherit or have, it was just passed to them by their parents, and they have to suffer because of their parents' mistakes

[@BobG127]

As great as Ramsay is at cooking and running a kitchen and teaching people how to succeed in the restaurant business, he really shines at fixing broken relationships. In my mind, that is his greatest gift to others.

[@louieberg2942]

From what I understand, Ramsay's own family life growing up was far from happy. He gets especially "in there" when it's about families not getting along, which I suspect might be because of what he's missed out on.

[@Faint366]

It’s also pretty coached for the cameras. A lot of time the make up scenes where people start getting along are very selectively edited to not show them glaring at each other off camera. Makes a better story that way

[@trevscribbles]

That Dad has some archaic values. Eldest son is tall and handsome so he gets to do fuck all and stir shit among the ranks with zero interruption, while the younger overweight son who's literally sweating next to Dad on the line gets ALL the grief. Fucking infuriating!

[@justme-nx1li]

For those wondering: This restaurant closed in January 2014. Sam says that appearing on the show did not really help but also blamed the rising competition in the area. Business had a surge for a short period of time like 2-3weeks after the episode was aired but after that it went back to being slow. Trip advisors reviews are mainly positive. Yelp reviews are mixed but mostly negative abt food and customer service.

[@alexbrinzan9061]

Unlucky,i hooe they found some other jobs to support themselves.

[@alexbrinzan9061]

Hope,my english is so baid bro.

[@lightdefender4310]

@@alexbrinzan9061 bad*

[@eternalproductions]

@@alexbrinzan9061 it's spelled "bad" brother . You'll learn brother , keep practicing ! You're awesome for learning don't give up !

[@AliBee1]

Well tbf the kids did say they want to do other things so it’s bitter sweet, bitter because the restaurant shut and it was their dads dream but sweet cos the kids probably got to move on with their life’s 🤷‍♂️

[@kaya_nori]

So, let me put it inside my head... He wanted a restaurant. He has 7 kids. He pays them nothing. They work 12-hour shifts 7 days a week. He'd love to charge them for living in his house, but he can't 'cause they have no money 'cause he doesn't pay them. I'm pretty sure there's a word for that type of relationship, and no, it's not family. It's something starting with S.

[@_DeadlyNightshade_]

Narcissist parent, the arab culture supports this behaviour "ofcourse! they should help their father!"

[@benwade99]

This episode makes me feel better about my dysfunctional family 😆

[@Kobebryant5947]

Except they’re Lebanese not American born “italian”

[@zwitter_zwitter]

ikr

[@kaldo_kaldo]

This episode reminds me of my childhood and why I disowned my family

[@marialiyubman]

In my case, still no. I’ll go cry now.

[@im-lw2re]

This reminds me of my Libyan dysfunction family 😂

[@Ilfenomeno-sp2hk]

Dad treating their kids like slave, and he’s concerned that they don’t care about HIS business. Then he cries, typical manipulative behavior

[@oncewasanimal1818]

I like how this guy looked in Gordon's eyes and basically said " My children are my slaves"

[@catlady1220]

That other brother was just legit annoying. Your siblings don't want to work there as much as you do, you don't have to be a jerk

[@scottgooding9935]

@18:00 Gordon says "oh you have another sister?" about the mom! God DAMN that was smooth.

[@krishpatel7749]

The owner of this channel is Chef Mike, because he's serving us fresh frozen content

[@Thunderhawk51]

And it's many years old, but we still love it! Talking about shelf life!

[@krishpatel7749]

@@Thunderhawk51 finally, some good fking content

[@stromimpuls]

@@Thunderhawk51 it's raw as well

[@steveo288]

Sam's Mediterranean Kabob Room closed in January 2014 with owner Sam telling the press that appearing on the show didn't work out. After the show they didn't do much better than before, they had a brief surge in business for around two weeks but did not gain long term business from appearing on the show. Sam also blamed the rise of competition from other restaurants in the area and a number of new Mediterranean restaurants planned to open close to their location. Yelp reviews after the show filmed were mixed but mostly average or poor with criticisms of both the food and the service.

[@annephillips1870]

I hope the children managed to escape their father’s clutches.

[@renning1090]

Saying competition did you in always feel like an excuse. Down the street from me there are two American restaurants (burgers, steaks, grilled fish/chicken etc.) They are easily within 2000ft of each other and both do very well with their slight differences.

[@marianarestrepo2332]

This one hit hard. As a daughter who is constantly putting up with my dad's company needs, I feel drained and I 100% understand where his children are coming from. You put your life in pause for your parents' dream and they don't even care if you're at least not miserable.

[@Kiraa000]

Jamal is the one who is literally starting all the arguments. The only thing he does is telling his siblings to shut up and how stupid they are... Jesus

[@UFCWWE69]

He’s pretty funny 😂

[@yooyeongf]

@@UFCWWE69 hes weird and lame

[@yooyeongf]

tbh idk where he gets that audacity from bc none of my siblings could ever talk like that to me. maybe its bc hes the oldest or something but im the oldest one too and id never talk to my siblings like that

[@kennyramos9400]

Fr!!! My guy really acting like he was doing something like i didn't see him a single table or anything just talking down on everyone else💀

[@CryPB]

The oldest son is so annoying. Jesus christ it feels like he's just trying to start a fight with anyone. He's so childish it's unbelievable. Edit: Yeah i was talking about Jamal, sorry.

[@nullentry6032]

Ginos

[@Chris-mz3yl]

It was jamal who is the wind up

[@CommanderNewton]

He's probably just so pissed off with having to work seven days a week. I too would be pissed off

[@CryPB]

@@Chris-mz3yl yeah sorry that's exactly who i meant.

[@babiryejarilah344]

So annoying

[@eydislk1597]

He literally created his own employees, and acted like they were his property. Not human beings

[@fuckyougoogle1394]

was common in medieval ages and is common in third world countries still.

[@markheitz7963]

That's 1 manipulative Dad

[@ruby75789]

Yes, absolutely 💯 percent. He is a real bully and manipulator and uses love. And then the first son Jamal...what an bully bs😮😢

[@marthagantze3092]

The way Jamal just started arguments for no reason annoys me so much! And the way he talks to his siblings, especially his sister? Telling her she's useless!? Like what.

[@Dat-yi4iz]

This show makes me feel better about the crap I sometimes eat at least not paying a restaurant

[@AxxLAfriku]

I like people with long brain. I have long amount of disl*kes btw. Why? Maybe people with short brain disl*ke because jealous of my long amount of subscr*bers. Please have long brain, dear da

[@Starcino]

@@AxxLAfriku Wut

[@rikicurtis522]

@@AxxLAfriku what?

[@geoffworsnop5726]

Wait.. but why?

[@ikapravitasari050519]

When his son saying just he will go to college and he crying like a baby, but when his daughter say they must have their own way someday, he just starting lecturer them. What the hell sir... what the differences between them sir, all them ur children. They are ur babies not ur slave. Come on...

[@zorls]

Wtf is this comment?...

[@nikolaprouzova7185]

Jamal is an a-hole. And the dad is so selfish, omg. Hope they got the chance to chase their futures after all...

[@eetfuk3571]

I think this one should serve as a lesson that just because you're dreaming about having a family business doesn't mean the rest of the family members would like it as much as you do.

[@julianlord2697]

Another restaurant owner using kids as chefs, no training and no passion. No wonder the food kept on being returned. All he needed was one employee, a real Lebanese chef.

[@brendachavez1444]

The way Jamal speaks to his siblings and his parents say nothing, is INSANE.

[@shadowdash5839]

I’m not saying the father is bad person for not letting his children do their own things, but he shouldn’t be forcing them to work at his place because he can’t afford some new people.

[@ralphkbauer]

Family should need no force. Should be a matter of course.

[@adi326]

welp thats parents from 3rd world countries. Parents go by moto "I didnt have you for fun i had you to work for me and praise me and do everything i tell you and you will be my servant"

[@saltoftheegg]

I’ll go ahead and say he’s a bad person

[@tarfeef101]

Dw I will, you don't have kids to acquire free labour, that's abusive asf

[@ninaa______]

@@adi326 that's not true

[@dl5498]

Ah, just on time to watch with dinner

[@HaloWheatley]

Is it *bland*? 😂

[@zUltra3D]

True

[@zUltra3D]

@@HaloWheatley it's cold

[@badbadgilead2552]

*breakfast for me. love that we are eating in both hemispheres to KN

[@ostrichinbound7260]

Same 😂

[@Tommieb86]

I love how they diminish the responsibility of 5 fully grown adults by describing them as "children".

[@fumomofumosarum5893]

exactly.

[@naiah801]

@@fumomofumosarum5893 my bag

[@josephinesosingot-raisanen6743]

I call my kids children 22 and 24

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

@@josephinesosingot-raisanen6743 Yeah, but you don't force them to stay at home by taking away their opportunities to get other jobs and not paying them, I'm assuming?

[@cielie1986]

So if their adults, why didn't they leave?

[@JT99110]

Coming from an ethnic family I can totally relate to this episode. Our ethnic parents push us from a very young age to be apart of the family business with hopes and dreams to one day take it over and keep the family legacy alive for generations even though we don’t want to be apart of it and want to pursue our own career.

[@xM4YAx]

Jamal was such a nuisance oml, all he did was start fights😭

[@GIFsMilkshake]

Calling a restaurant Kabob Room is the first mistake.

[@KoffeeJoeOfficial]

Ikr

[@staceywilliamson7764]

Yeah i heard that one too 🤣

[@sadantsiroglou212]

No one has an idea how restaurant business is running.....NO ONE........THE FATHER IS AN IDIOT......HE IS A SELFISH.........

[@Mogamishu]

Bob and Vagene Room.

[@GIFsMilkshake]

@OhSkullay it's very irresponsible to depend on your 7! teenager kids (without experience and manners) to run your business tbh.

[@yoisheeshee8376]

The dad: "They enjoy it here" Also the dad: "They fight all the time"

[@S0cke007]

Gordon usually: 😡😤🤬 Gordon when this family starts fighting: 🤯😐😵‍💫

[@bradleysanford5105]

I don’t by the tears. He knows he is getting labor cheap. No payroll / payroll taxes. No turnover. No employee insurance policies. NADA.

[@Kaitri]

this is one of the most wholesome episodes. they hated each other over that restaurant, but they love each other. they support each other. they are a huge family and family is the most important thing. gordon knows that best

[@hereisthehouse]

Too bad it never lasted… I can imagine this restaurants still being up these days and family coming together to maintain it… Such a pity it closed :(

[@actiondork]

They don't respect each other. They tear each other down. That is not loving and supporting. It starts with the tyrant father and just gets worse.

[@krishpatel7749]

The owner in a nutshell: You don't need staff when you got family (took fast and furious seriously)

[@womanalive956]

Fr😂😂

[@MissNeko76]

No restaurant should EVER be carpeted, I’ve personally never seen such a thing…. So gross

[@Redrally]

My first job was in a carpeted restaurant. I liked it as it had a calming effect on everyone. Of course, the pro of that comes with the con of regular cleaning. I recall there was always someone hoovering that carpet twice a day (between breakfast and lunch, then again before dinner - place was a hotel hence breakfast service).

[@suitov]

Carpet has a few advantages, like reducing the echo of all the footsteps, but it HAS to be kept clean or it'll be a stain sponge and start to stink. If you aren't prepared to vacuum it plenty and get cleaners in on a regular basis, it's a really bad choice.

[@zosiabialowas1675]

Idk but I think that carpeted restaurant spaces are an American thing, here in Europe i hardly saw something like that, if not at all

[@Jojo-bg1re]

It works if you clean it regularly lol

[@Who69]

@@zosiabialowas1675, it's an old school, NOT just American thing - ugh

[@rockstar6goalkeeper]

Yo these kids are angels for putting up with this and working 7 days a week for no salary. I'd have quit a long time ago, and if my dad talked to me the way he did to his daughter (you're still a child you don't make decisions yourself) I would disown him then and there. Also, anyone else bothered by the way Jamal talks to his little sister and her brothers and father aren't standing up for her? Disgusting

[@rockstar6goalkeeper]

@@kb5509 they were depressed, pushed to the brink of sanity, and hated their lives. And still they stayed and worked, 7 days a week, for free. That is beyond angelic.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

I feel like the father favoritizise Jamal and the cook son because when his daughter is giving her opinion, he's just saying; "No, you're still a child to me." But when the cook son tells his opinion, he's crying.

[@nihilistlemon1995]

@@kb5509 i guess you never worked a day in your life if you don't think working for free everyday is not gonna burn someone out . Also nincompoops, really , reddit insult ? Lol

[@VelkanAngels]

Jamal was an argumentative and gasoline-pouring douchebag to all of his siblings, not just that one sister specifically.

[@ZuccaEZagara]

And some consie thinkers in the west, romanticise the so-called oriental convergence of families... I'm fckn telling you that what they call oriental convergence, is the remain of a tradition, having stiffed into an image. Seen it live mostly among Romanis, Jews and Indians, but also heard Persian cases. Disappointing how a dysfunctional family is stuck together due to some religious dogma or a stiffed tradition, or compensating one person's past traumas.

[@isabellavalencia8026]

That "father" is extremely toxic and he has passed that down to every single one of his boys his daughter is the only one that has a good head on her shoulders.

[@proximayt25]

For the first time after watching almost all the episodes of kitchen nightmares, I finally saw some of the camera's (7:45)used in taping inside and outside the kitchen. Great episode. Always happy watching Gordon Ramsay doing everything he can to help those people.

[@martinjrgensen8234]

Honestly surprised that people would even eat at the place, it looks absolutely dreadful

[@MJfan560]

Why did I read that last part in my head with gordons voice 😂

[@MrJordansager]

@@MJfan560 I did the exact same thing. Haha

[@CommanderNewton]

There's a Japanese restaurant in my city that has even worse carpet. Its one of the most popular in the city

[@michaeljohnson-thiman4975]

@@CommanderNewton popular for it's carpet?

[@CommanderNewton]

@@michaeljohnson-thiman4975 our student news paper thinks so

[@mrscheff6796]

Am I the only one that watches these while eating something? 😂

[@jackmehoffe9372]

I don't think so Mr Scheff

[@vanessabarroso9929]

Hi 😁

[@metalthrashingai2238]

Definitely not

[@simpayshenaides]

I also do that makes me hungry

[@EliseStaples]

Oh nope. For us it is free therapy to learn to appreciate good honest servers and good honest chefs, know how to budget by cooking at home because if I want to go out I now know what to watch and most importantly realise that ‘fresh frozen’ and a microwave when we are or I am out is usually a pretty good indicator that you should flee fast 🤷‍♀️.

[@timothybelen722]

im sorry but the way they crossed their arms all together at the same time at 0:17 is so funny lol

[@Connorhulme05]

Mbappe at the far left at 0:17

[@BrOoKlYn-sq2bi]

Okay but for some reason this transformation is the best from any episode, from the benches to the decorations, stunning!

[@S4turnxs]

That one sibling starts most of the conflicts then gets mad when someone claps back? Unbelievable.

[@SilverW01f]

27:09 Chef: "Leena, why don't you go first?" Leena's face: "Noooooooooooooooooooo."

[@hmt4381]

9:50 Cook clearly explaining why the food is bad Father: *And I took that personally*

[@user-jn5bx1dj2k]

I'm sat here after a 14 hour shift crying my eyes out. I lost my father and he was similar to the father in this. it was so upsetting when he started crying. As an asian I completley understand where he is coming from but the kids are also right.

[@DimT670]

Where is he coming from exactly? He got to try to do his dream, he wasn't forced into something by his own parent's , nor is he concerned about things like his children future finance in a foolish "I'm going this for you" kind of thing No he thinks his children are his property to use as unpaid labour. I repeat UNPAID. 7 DAYS A WEEK So where exactly is he coming from

[@aniyilator]

@@DimT670Classic Eastern parenting. By American standards it's immortal, yeah. In that culture though, kids are supposed to take care of/help their parents. It's pretty outdated imo, but dads like Sam are stubborn as hell

[@horiiizons161]

@@DimT670cultural differences and ignorance are the two halves that are making this stupidity whole…

[@_DeadlyNightshade_]

We are the slipper brothers. greetings from a fellow arab middle eastern

[@badjulagaming]

​@@horiiizons161I'd rather have Sam than have an American dad.

[@charviayyagari]

never cried in a kitchen nightmares video before and this one had me sobbing. Sam was trying to do his best in the way how he knew was possible for his kids and his business. when he started crying and when his kids were crying because thy didn’t wanna hurt him oh god… they all love each other so much but just stress and frustration for all of them. this was possibly my favourite episode ever

[@bradfordbroswtent.8450]

As an actual New Zealander (Kiwi), I can attest to how utterly delicious our Lamb is. Lamb is a beautiful meat.

[@goldheartxx]

I absolutely love lamb

[@bradfordbroswtent.8450]

@@goldheartxx With Mint Sauce, Roasted Potatoes and Gravy.

[@frankensteinracing3520]

And maybe some roasted honey carrots as well

[@cosmicmuffin322]

It's a shame that all the best lamb is exported overseas only to be frozen, and how good can frozen meat be? The exporters drive prices up, make massive profits, and we at home here get to pay export prices for second grade lamb.

[@goldengates5137]

I was waiting for Gordon's head to spin around just listening to everyone talk at the same time 😂

[@howtoliveonearthYT]

C'mon it's edited for tv

[@Imotepth]

Closed after year and half... well, you get what you pay for, daddy Sam. If you pay your family the bare minimum (in form of housing and living costs), dont be suprised they put minimal effort to the work. And if there was only 1 restaurant on the planet, and all the staff was working at minimum effort, it will be closed very soon. Many of restaurants owners do this s**t here (minimal wages in high-priced crowded tourist centre) and then wonder why it dont work at all. Its very hard job, both kitchen and serving, many people have no idea about the staffs work.

[@acornflake5074]

Damn a year and a half that’s a strong message that people shouldn’t work with their family

[@charlotteinnocent8752]

So not surprised. All those kids were right from the start there for: I want to get my dad back in the black and then I am GONE. And I can't blame them. I think the production crew and Ramsey knew as well, but it made for good TV and I think they felt sorry for the kids.

[@shineepinee6761]

Some of the few words in humanity to strike immediate fear: We need to talk *Where's your walk-in*

[@manueldouglas3435]

The dad doesn't want to pay other staff. He uses the children under the guise of it being a family business

[@manueldouglas3435]

Boom, just what I was thinking. It's as if he's doing them a favor

[@MeDusa68]

Its selfish of the father to force his children to follow his dreams instead of encouraging and supporting them to follow their own.

[@ikramouhaddou9938]

Can we talk about how good the mother looks after having 7 children ?

[@kickpublishing]

That’s why she has 7 kids. 😂

[@AlphAriesBoyz8497]

And Leina is the masterpiece..so pretty omg

[@reinaldocaraballo4657]

​@@AlphAriesBoyz8497yeah she is gorgeous a flawless beauty will nake one lucky guy very happy

[@itsinc4596]

i just checked and they're still open, they changed the name to sam's flaming grill, the incredible and crazy things that gordon does are insane, like big respect to him

[@Jiji.G]

Actually the restaurant closed in 2014, the restaurant you found isn't the one in the video

[@Eden_42069]

Only ep that's made me cry so far. That man had 7 kids just so he could have them as free employees... It makes sense why they were fighting so much. I could tell they all loved each other but damn what a complicated situation

[@officiallucifer]

99% of kitchen nightmares resturant issue fixes. Update decor, use fresh ingredients, have systems in place, simple menu, and listen to customer feedback. It's the magic equation nobody can figure out without Ramsay's help.

[@silerthinprath4283]

Who ever composed the music change at 20:01 has no business in a kitchen nightmares show hitting that hard.

[@kaiipop4762]

The family: **argues** Gordon: 🧍🏼‍♂️

[@mpl347]

I always felt so bad for these kids tbh. like working with your family can be fine, living with your family can be fine, but if you work and live with your family 24/7 there’s no break. You can’t breathe. And they weren’t even being paid for it either. All of that together I’d be fighting with my family too, and unmotivated to work or really help either.

[@jbrockleburst98]

It make perfect sense that this restaurant is failing. The employees are working 7 days a week without being paid. I wouldn't put any effort in either.

[@mattfugate]

The director just before cameras rolled at 3:05 - "okay everyone, talk at once!"

[@randilittle]

The way he was arguing with what the first daughter said then started crying when the first son said one sentence 🙄

[@vanishakumar326]

I feel like the dad was scared that once they go off to college or become independent that the kids would forget about him and he would be alone so he uses the restaurant to keep them all together so they don’t leave

[@jackmehoffe9372]

Not a bad shout

[@n0b0dy76]

Holy sht, it's like the cast of Jersey Shore is trying to run a restaurant

[@crashdudes911]

Made me fucking howl that one lad

[@saimashapi3819]

Hahahahahah such a good point!!😂

[@louisebrown3460]

This family deserved that makeover, the most grateful family I’ve ever seen of Gordon’s helps. Couldn’t stop crying, love this episode. Sad to hear it’s closed but I hope they had better memories when they left

[@d07000]

actually the first ever episode that i cried. so touching when all of his children care about his father although they feel it is a burden to them

[@alwaysthesleepless1]

I have never heard a family argue so much. They were just talking over each other and nobody was listening. It was great to see the kids finally stand up to their father so they could all move on. Well done Gordon