Season 3

Kitchen Nightmares returns as Chef Gordon Ramsay takes on struggling restaurants across the Midwest, where small-town businesses face big problems. Gordon's first stop is Freddy's Steak House, where an owner buried in debt after twenty years is caught between a manager and head chef locked in a bitter power struggle. To save the restaurant, Gordon must get them to stop pointing fingers and start working together.

Gordon heads next to The Four-Star Diner, a classic American eatery serving plenty of customers and far too many frozen ingredients. With an owner whose vulgar behavior is driving away both staff and diners, Gordon must rebuild trust before the restaurant's future slips away.

When Gordon uncovers the root of the problems at Love on the Blu, he pushes the owner to confront the changes needed to save both her business and her team.

Slow service, an inexperienced staff and half-baked leadership have Borelli's Pizzeria crumbling; Gordon learns about the personal struggles affecting the owner and helps put both the owner's well-being and the restaurant on the path to recovery.

With few customers to fill the dining room and constant complaints about cold, unappetizing food, Gordon must convince the proud owner of a struggling restaurant to abandon her intimidating leadership style before her business goes under

After four decades of business, Boodles Restaurant is struggling as its aging owner and son clash over the restaurant's future, and poor communication leaves the staff disconnected. When Gordon uncovers the source of the dysfunction, he helps bridge the family divide to give this longtime restaurant a chance.

Italian restaurant Café Notte is on the verge of collapse. Gordon steps in to help with unresolved tension between the head chef and his stepson before it destroys both the business and their family.

A pair of best friends are put to the test after they become co-owners of Golden Girls Restaurant, a struggling diner in a small town; Gordon steps in to help them rediscover their recipe for success.

Waleed sets out to achieve the American Dream with Lyla's Family Restaurant, but a sprawling menu, an overwhelmed kitchen, and a steady stream of dishes sent back have left the restaurant on the brink of collapse. Gordon Ramsay steps in to help revive the neighborhood favorite with a stunning transformation and a fully revamped kitchen.

Just as Lyla's prepares for a fresh start, a shocking opening-day emergency threatens to undo everything.

Gordon exposes what is holding a suburban eatery battling an identity crisis back; the owners and staff must grapple with reality, redefine their direction and reignite their passion before it's too late.

Gordon exposes what is holding a family-run Italian institution facing years of leadership issues back; the owners and staff must grapple with reality, redefine their direction and reignite their passion before it's too late.