In this Kitchen Nightmares episode, Gordon Ramsay visits Kindred Restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Kindred Restaurant is a vegan restaurant owned by Caroline.
She initially had success with the restaurant.
After Hurricane Ida, they struggled to recover.
Her best friend is a server and Frank is the cook.
He is not vegan and struggles in the kitchen.
Staff have no faith in Caroline, who has limited restaurant experience.
They are afraid the restaurant will close before the Superbowl.
Gordon arrives through what he hopes is a back garden.
However, it is an area filled with junk.
Gordon enters through the back door of the restaurant.
There is more junk and clutter inside.
Eventually he gets to the side entrance of the restaurant space.
He surprises Caroline as he enters from that side of the restaurant.
Gordon sits with Holly, the best friend.
She explains the chef was looking for spring rolls in the freezer.
Holly tells him that nothing is fresh.
Caroline joins Gordon and he cannot let the cluttered storage room go.
Gordon orders from the menu.
Frank does not prioritize his order it takes a long time for food to arrive.
The fries are frozen and the cheese sauce was made the day before.
The nachos are bland and the guacamole is from a bag.
Frank is full of excuses when Gordon starts questioning him.
He concludes Frank does not care anymore.
After the service, Gordon meets with the staff.
Frank says he has never cooked from scratch.
He has to work with what management gives him.
Frank is so laid back.
He complains when he is asked to come back for an evening shift.
For the evening service, Gordon has asked customers to come to the service.
The orders come through to the kitchen.
Nachos come out for customers with cold cheese.
When sent back Frank says he will microwave it to heat it up.
Frank is not open to talking to Gordon.
Caroline makes excuses for him.
Gordon tries again to connect with Frank and it is an uphill battle.
While reaching for a utensil rat feces is seen above the stove.
Frank says he is aware and he cleans it often.
Gordon shuts down the restaurant immediately.
The customers are sent out of the restaurant.
Gordon continues to lay into Frank on the state of the kitchen and the walk-in freezer.
Frank is not taking any of it seriously.
Gordon walks out, which leaves Caroline in tears.
The staff tell Caroline that Frank is the problem.
They say that she should stop defending him.
He is half way home when Caroline calls Gordon to beg him to come back.
He listens to her and turns around to return to the restaurant.
Caroline makes the decision to let Frank go.
This changes Gordon's mind about helping them.
Frank leaves the restaurant without any protest.
That night Gordon and the staff clean out the junk in the back area and the storage room.
The next day, an exterminator came in to sort out the rat problem.
The renovation team worked on the interior and exterior of the restaurant.
The staff are let in through the back.
There is a new patio for customers with a planted vegetable garden.
The back room is free of all clutter.
The restaurant space is more upscale with rich colors and warm lights.
Vegan football star Eddy Kennison gives Caroline a pep talk before the evening service.
He gives her words of support.
Eddy promises to bring his teammates to the restaurant in the future.
Gordon shows them the new vegan menu.
It is made with spices and vegetables that are grown in the back garden.
For dessert, they have a vegan soft serve ice cream machine.
Caroline and Holly love the taste of everything.
The staff spend time setting up and learning the new menu.
The customers are let in for the relaunch.
Eddy has come for the service and he loves the look of the place.
The kitchen is all female.
They are moving through the orders making great food.
The customers on the patio are happy as well.
They all love the food, drink and service.
Both Holly and Caroline are happy.
Caroline has fallen in love with her dream of a vegan restaurant again.
What Happened Next at Kindred Restaurant?
Two months later, Gordon’s team reached out to the community to help grow Caroline’s business.
She made the hard decision to close the business.
Caroline wanted to focus on a new chapter.
Kindred Restaurant closed on 28th December 2024.
There are no reviews after the episode was filmed.
The reviews prior to filming are mostly very positive on Google.
Kindred Restaurant was aired on 28th January 2025.
The episode was filmed in September 2024 and is Kitchen Nightmares season 9 episode 4.
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