Kitchen Nightmares (2007–2014): Season 1, Episode 8 - Lela's - full transcript
TONIGHT ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES...
GORDON JOURNEYS
TO POMONA, CALIFORNIA,
AND FINDS A FINE DINING
RESTAURANT
THAT IS ANYTHING
BUT FINE DINING.
I THINK WE'VE HIT
ROCK BOTTOM.
THE CHEF IS FRESH
FROM THE HOOD.
* DIAMONDS ON MY FISH,
LOOK, DIAMONDS ON MY FISH *
I'M HOT.
AND DOESN'T TAKE
CRITICISM FROM ANYBODY.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT ALREADY.
NOT EVEN GORDON.
I DIDN'T HEAR NOT ONE PERSON
COMPLAIN ABOUT IT TONIGHT.
DID YOU?
WHAT?!
THE OWNER HAS RUN OUT
OF MONEY.
I'M JUST SURVIVING.
THE RESTAURANT HAS RUN
OUT OF FOOD.
WE DON'T HAVE
THE SALMON TODAY.
NO SEA BASS.
WE DON'T HAVE THE KEY LIME.
THE HEAD WAITRESS
AND THE CHEF ARE AT WAR.
YOU PISS ME OFF
BECAUSE YOU DON'T
RUN THIS!
DON'T BLAME THAT
ON US.
AND THE PREP COOK HAS
STICKY FINGERS.
DID YOU ASK ANYONE FOR IT?
NO.
SO MANY PROBLEMS...
I NEED THE TICKET.
I DON'T SEE THE TICKET.
SO FEW DAYS.
SERVICE, PLEASE.
THIS COULD BE GORDON'S
BIGGEST CHALLENGE YET.
I'M ABOUT TO WALK RIGHT NOW.
TONIGHT...
BRING IT.
ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
YOU ARE NOT AN EXECUTIVE CHEF.
LET'S GET THAT RIGHT.
*
POMONA, CALIFORNIA.
A SMALL MIDDLE CLASS TOWN
POPULATED BY ASPIRING ARTISTS,
COLLEGE STUDENTS,
AND CAR ENTHUSIASTS.
IT'S HOME
TO LELA'S RESTAURANT,
IT'S HOME
TO LELA'S RESTAURANT,
A FINE DINING RESTAURANT
ONLY EIGHT MONTHS OLD.
YET IT'S DAYS AWAY
FROM CLOSING ITS DOORS.
HELLO!
I'M THE OWNER OF
A FINE DINING RESTAURANT.
LELA'S SHOULDN'T BE IN
THE DOWNTOWN POMONA CENTER.
THERE'S A LOT
OF HOMELESS PEOPLE.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT
LELA'S FITS POMONA.
OUR RESTAURANT HERE
IS CRAZY.
RICKY, HE'S ALWAYS LOUD.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT!
LET'S GO, HEY!
I'M HOT.
THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO.
THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO.
LIKE YOU WALK
INTO A CLUB, YOU KNOW,
AND YOU JUST WALK ON THE DANCE
FLOOR AND JUST BE LIKE--
SINCE IT'S MY KITCHEN,
MY MENU,
YOU KNOW, I CAN DO THAT.
I HAVE A KNIFE, BRIAN.
GET AWAY FROM ME.
WE CLOWN EACH OTHER.
WE HAVE FUN WHILE WE'RE IN HERE.
WHAT THE HELL IS
IN YOUR EAR, MAN?
THIS IS 14-KARAT GOLD, BABY.
I MEAN, THIS IS
THE REAL DEAL.
BUZZARD LIKES TO STAY
IN THE KITCHEN AND EAT.
LIKES TO PECK AT THE FOOD
ALL THE TIME.
BUZZARD--
YOU CAN DO IT, BUZZARD!
YOU KNOW, WE'RE LIKE
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.
HEY, I NEED
MY ORDER NOW.
ALL WE DO IS READ THE TICKET
TO PUT THE FOOD OUT.
ALL WE DO IS READ THE TICKET
TO PUT THE FOOD OUT.
TABITHA, MAN.
I JUST HAVE TO TELL HER
TO CHILL OUT.
AND I YELL RIGHT BACK
AT HER ASS.
I'M THE ONE HAVING
TO TAKE THIS GUY'S ORDER,
AND TELLING HIM,
"OH, WE DON'T HAVE THIS
AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT."
DON'T BLAME
THAT ON US,
'CAUSE IT AIN'T OUR FAULT.
RICKY, I CAN'T STAND HIM.
YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW TO DO?
THAT'S WHY THIS RESTAURANT
IS RUN THE WAY IT IS.
THE PROBLEM WITH TABITHA
IS HOW SHE TALKS TO PEOPLE.
ORDERS THAT.
MAN, SHUT UP ALREADY.
EVERYBODY CAN HEAR
RICKY AND TABITHA YELLING
WHEN THEY YELL AT EACH OTHER.
WE DON'T GOT NOW!
I THINK THEY'RE
OVERWHELMED IN HERE TODAY.
IT'S REALLY EMBARRASSING.
BECAUSE YOUR GUESTS
ARE LIKE,
"WHAT IS GOING ON BACK THERE?
LIKE, I JUST WANTED A SALAD."
LIKE, IT WAS SLOW.
AND THEN JUST GETTING
SLOWER AND SLOWER AND SLOWER.
I'M DEFINITELY LOSING MONEY
RIGHT NOW.
I TOOK
ALL MY RETIREMENT MONEY,
EVERYTHING I HAD SAVED,
EVERYTHING
AND DECIDED TO OPEN
THIS RESTAURANT.
I HAVE NOTHING LEFT.
I THINK WE'VE HIT ROCK BOTTOM.
I MEAN, WE'RE LIKE REALLY
GOING DOWN, DOWNHILL.
I MEAN, WE'RE LIKE REALLY
GOING DOWN, DOWNHILL.
I JUST WANTED TO SEE
IF YOU HAVE SOME MONEY
TO LEND ME FOR THE RENT.
OH, JEEZ.
I OWE MY SISTER $60, 000.
HOW MUCH?
$3, 700.
I OWE $64, 000
FOR THE LINE OF CREDIT.
I'M STRESSING.
LIKE, HOW I'M GONNA
PAY MY BILLS AND MY RENT.
AND WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO LEAVE HER,
BUT I HAVE BILLS
I HAVE TO PAY.
CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT
ONLY BECAUSE IT'S GOING
THROUGH MY MIND,
"HOW CAN I FIX IT?"
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
SO WE'RE IN DOWNTOWN POMONA.
UH, IT'S QUIET.
LIKE A GHOST TOWN AROUND HERE.
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE
FINE DINING,
BUT IT'S VERY, VERY QUIET.
AND THE PLACE LOOKS
ABSOLUTELY DERELICT INSIDE.
MY GOD.
I'M EXCITED.
I WANT TO HEAR HIS ACCENT.
OH, LOOK AT THIS,
LOOK AT THIS, LOOK A THIS!
LELA, NICE TO SEE YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HELLO.
HI.
MY NAME'S TABITHA,
AND I'M YOUR SERVER.
MY NAME'S TABITHA,
AND I'M YOUR SERVER.
ALL I KNOW ABOUT CHEF RAMSAY
IS HE LIKES TO YELL A LOT.
I DON'T TAKE ANYBODY
YELLING AT ME.
NOBODY.
AND THE SOUP TODAY
IS WHAT, PLEASE?
TOMATO BASIL.
TOMATO BASIL.
FRESH?
YES.
LOVELY, THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
MENU, SPELLED INCORRECTLY
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WERE YOU READY
TO ORDER?
WHAT IS THAT THERE?
CHIVAS?
WHAT IS THAT?
C-H-I-V-A-S.
CHIVAS.
CHIVES.
OH, CHIVES.
CAN'T EVEN SPELL CHIVE
PROPERLY.
OKAY, CHIVES.
LET'S GO WITH A SMALL BOWL
OF THE TOMATO BASIL.
LET'S GO WITH A SMALL BOWL
OF THE TOMATO BASIL.
OKAY.
AND I'D LIKE TO SEE
THE NACHOS.
WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE
THE SHRIMP NACHOS TODAY.
WE HAVE A CHICKEN NACHO.
SO NO SHRIMPS TODAY?
NO SHRIMPS.
SO NO SHRIMP COCKTAIL
EITHER?
OKAY, UM, I'D LIKE A SIDE
OF THE SALMON.
WE DON'T HAVE
THE SALMON TODAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE
THE SALMON EITHER?
NO.
YOU WOULD HAVE
TUNA, NO?
I'M NOT SURE.
NO?
OKAY.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
AND IT'S REALLY JUST--
IT'S IRRITATING
THE OUT OF ME,
BECAUSE I HATE
TO TELL CUSTOMERS
BECAUSE I HATE
TO TELL CUSTOMERS
THAT WE DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING.
I'LL GO FOR
THE SPECIALTY OF THE HOUSE.
THE ROASTED RACK OF LAMB.
THE RACK OF LAMB.
IN A CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE,
PLEASE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
VERY DISAPPOINTING WHEN YOU
SIT AND START ORDERING
AND THEN HALF THE FOOD
IS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE MENU.
OKAY, THIS IS
YOUR ORDER.
BRING IT.
HE WANTED THE SHRIMPS NACHOS.
WE DON'T HAVE SHRIMP.
HE WANTED THE SHRIMP COCKTAIL.
WE DON'T HAVE SHRIMP.
FOR US TO SIT THERE
AND HAVE TO TELL CUSTOMERS,
"OH, WE DON'T HAVE THIS
AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT,"
IT GETS FRUSTRATING FOR ME,
BECAUSE WE SHOULD HAVE
EVERYTHING.
BECAUSE WE SHOULD HAVE
EVERYTHING.
WOW.
HERE YOU GO.
LOVELY.
I'M NOT NERVOUS.
WHAT DO I NEED
TO BE NERVOUS FOR?
YOU KNOW, HE'S A MAN
JUST LIKE I AM.
INTERESTING.
HOW IS EVERYTHING?
IT TASTES LIKE IT'S CANNED.
YEAH.
SO IT SAYS HOMEMADE SOUP
ON THE MENU,
AND IT'S BROUGHT IN.
CAN'T THE CHEF MAKE
TOMATO SOUP?
CAN'T THE CHEF MAKE
TOMATO SOUP?
PROBABLY.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS
FINE DINING.
SO DID I.
SO I'LL WAIT
FOR THE NEXT COURSE.
OKAY.
CHICKEN NACHOS.
OOH!
THAT WAS QUICK, WOW.
EXCELLENT.
ENJOY.
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT?!
OUR EXECUTIVE CHEF RICKY.
* LOOK AT THEM DIAMONDS
ON THAT *
* DIAMONDS ON MY FISH,
LOOK, DIAMONDS ON MY FISH *
* DIAMONDS ON MY FISH,
LOOK, DIAMONDS ON MY FISH *
YOU HAVE AN EXECUTIVE CHEF
IN THE HOUSE?
YES.
AND HE BUYS IN
PROCESSED FOOD?
AND HE BUYS IN
PROCESSED FOOD?
SAY WHAT?!
YES.
AH.
* DIAMONDS ON MY FISH,
DIAMONDS ON MY FISH *
* WE GOT DIAMONDS
ON THE FISH *
I'M GOOD AT MY JOB.
I LOVE MY RECIPES.
I LET MY WORK
SPEAK FOR ITSELF.
FINE DINING NACHOS.
SOMETHING'S NOT QUITE RIGHT.
HOW IS EVERYTHING?
YEAH, REALLY WEIRD.
ARE THEY FRESH NACHOS
OR ARE THEY BROUGHT IN?
THE CHEF MAKES THEM
FRESH IN THE MORNING.
NO, I DON'T THINK
NO, I DON'T THINK
THEY WERE MADE FRESH
THIS MORNING, MY DARLING.
RICKY, WHEN DID YOU MAKE
THE TORTILLA CHIPS?
UH, YESTERDAY.
I'M ABOUT TO WALK HOME
RIGHT NOW.
THE NACHOS, LIKE IT WAS
THE CHEAPEST THING
HE'S EVER SEEN.
WHAT THE
DO YOU DO WITH NACHOS?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IT'S WHY THEY CALL THEM NACHOS.
THAT'S WHY IT'S
AN APPETIZER, YOU KNOW?
OH, GOD.
THE RACK OF LAMB
WITH THE CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE.
THERE'S FRESH MINT.
CHOCOLATE SYRUP.
I LIKE IT.
I GOT TO BE
REALLY CREATIVE WITH IT.
I GOT TO BE
REALLY CREATIVE WITH IT.
YEAH, THAT LOOKS GOOD.
GOD, IT'S SO QUICK.
OKAY.
WHERE'S THE LAMB?
NO, NO, NOT THAT.
WHERE'S THE LAMB?
UH...
LOOK--MY KNIFE'S BIGGER
THAN MY LAMB.
FOR WHAT WE ARE
ABOUT TO EAT,
MAY THE LORD MAKE US
TRULY NOT VOMIT.
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG DAY.
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG DAY.
COULD YOU ASK THE CHEF
IS THE LAMB FROZEN?
YES.
OH, THE LAMB IS FROZEN.
YES.
HE'S JUST TAKING BITES
OF STUFF.
"IS THIS FROZEN?"
AND I'M LIKE..."YEAH."
IS THERE ANY MAIN COURSE
THAT'S ON THE FINE DINING
MENU THAT'S NOT FROZEN.
SAD TO SAY, BUT NO.
EVERYTHING IS FROZEN.
OKAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL SKIP ANY FURTHER
FROZEN FOOD
AND MAYBE HAVE A NICE
FRESH DESSERT, PLEASE.
OKAY.
I'M HUNGRY.
I'M STARVING.
I HAVE EATEN
ANYTHING YET.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, HE SHOT
EVERYTHING DOWN PRETTY MUCH.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, HE SHOT
EVERYTHING DOWN PRETTY MUCH.
YOU KNOW, BUT THAT'S
ONE PERSON'S OPINION, YOU KNOW?
AND HE'S ENTITLED TO IT.
SO THAT'S THAT.
AND WHAT WOULD YOU
RECOMMEND FOR DESSERT?
THERE YOU GO.
FOR THE DESSERT,
I WOULD RECOMMEND
THE BROWNIE A LA MODE.
BROWNIE... A LA MODE.
BROWNIE A LA MODE.
HE WAS LIKE, "PUT YOUR HAND UP
AND SWEAR TO GOD
THAT IT'S A BROWNIE THAT'S
MADE--HOMEMADE FROM HERE."
OKAY, ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GO WITH THE BROWNIE.
OKAY.
WOW.
WHAT A SHAME,
WHEN YOU FIRST ARRIVE
AND YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT
COMING IN TO EAT SOMEWHERE,
AND THEN HALF THE MENU
MISSING,
90% OF IT'S FROZEN,
AND CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE
WITH BONES OF LAMB.
AND CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE
WITH BONES OF LAMB.
THERE WAS A BIG ASS PAN
IN HERE
FULL OF BROWNIES.
I GO IN THERE, AND THERE'S
NO MORE HOMEMADE BROWNIES.
BUZZARD!
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE BROWNIES.
I DIDN'T DO IT.
DON'T ASK THE BUZZARD.
I DON'T KNOW.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED
TO THAT BIG THING OF BROWNIES
THAT WERE IN THERE?
WHEN?
A COUPLE DAYS AGO.
WHY?
THEY WERE JUST IN THERE
LIKE THREE DAYS AGO.
IT IRRITATES THE LIVING
DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME.
WE SHOULD HAVE EVERYTHING
THAT IS ON OUR MENU
WE SHOULD HAVE EVERYTHING
THAT IS ON OUR MENU
AT ALL TIMES, AND WE DON'T.
I'M JUST--I'M GONNA QUIT.
SERIOUSLY.
DON'T EVEN TALK
LIKE THAT, MAN.
YOU GONNA LET ONE
PISS YOU OFF LIKE THAT?
NO, YOU PISS ME OFF,
BECAUSE YOU DON'T
RUN THIS , MAN!
WE SHOULD HAVE
ALL THIS!
WHAT THE
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU COMING BACK HERE
ASKING ME,
"WHAT'S IN THIS?
WHAT'S IN THAT?"
YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT ALREADY.
YOU SHUT THE UP!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
COMING UP, BUZZARD CONFUSES
FINE DINING...
DID YOU ASK ANYONE FOR IT?
NO.
FOR TAKE OUT.
THIS IS BUZZARD'S
LITTLE PICNIC.
AND WHEN GORDON STEPS
INTO RICKY'S SPACE...
I JUST TASTED THIS.
IT TASTES LIKE
POWDERED MASHED POTATOES.
THEY ARE.
RICKY GOES ON THE ATTACK.
I DIDN'T HEAR NOT ONE PERSON
COMPLAIN ABOUT IT TONIGHT.
DID YOU?
WHAT?!
THAT'S COMING UP
ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
YOU COMING BACK HERE
ASKING ME,
"WHAT'S IN THIS?
WHAT'S IN THAT?"
YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT ALREADY.
YOU SHUT THE UP!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHE'S ALWAYS WANTS
TO BLAME PEOPLE
FOR OTHER.
SHE SHOULD KNOW THE MENU.
DON'T COME BACK THERE ASKING ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN
THE KITCHEN?
- YOU KNOW WHAT'S FROZEN.
- WHAT'S NOT.
WHAT THE
YOU GOTTA ASK ME FOR?
RIGHT.
WHAT WAS FINE DINING ABOUT
MY LUNCH THERE?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
OKAY, LET'S PUT IT
THIS WAY THEN.
I THOUGHT IT WAS
A PILE OF.
I THOUGHT IT WAS
A PILE OF.
I WAS EMBARRASSED FOR YOU.
OKAY.
YOU CAN'T SERVE LAMB
WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE.
I MEAN, ARE YOU MAD?
THERE WAS NO MEAT
ON THE LAMB.
YOU WANT TO BLAME ME
FOR NO MEAT ON THE LAMB?
THAT'S JUST WHAT WE BUY HERE,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE SERVE.
RICKY, IT'S ON THE MENU
AT $27.
NOBODY ELSE COMPLAINED
ABOUT IT.
THERE'S NOBODY ELSE
IN THE RESTAURANT.
HE WAS BITCHING ABOUT
THE CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE
ON THE LAMB.
PEOPLE LIKE THAT,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
THEY COME IN HERE AND ORDER IT
ALL THE TIME.
SO I'M NOT GONNA PULL THAT
FROM MY MENU
JUST BECAUSE
HE DON'T LIKE IT.
WHAT WAS FRESH
ON THE MENU?
AS FAR AS
NOT BEING FROZEN?
AS FAR AS
NOT BEING FROZEN?
AS FAR AS NOT BEING FROZEN,
NOT BEING BOUGHT IN?
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE
FROZEN.
WE JUST CAN'T
LET STUFF GO BAD.
- HUH?
- HAVE YOU GOT ANY?
I'VE GOT BIG.
JUST 'CAUSE YOU COME HERE
AND CRITICIZE MY PLACE
YOU THINK I'M GONNA
GIVE UP--NO.
WHOSE DO I THINK ARE
BIGGER?
HIS OR MINE?
PUT IT LIKE THIS.
WE'RE GONNA BUMP HEADS.
I'M STANDING IN FRONT
OF MAN THAT I FEEL
THAT'S GOT HIS NAME
ON HIS JACKET,
ALL THE BIG SHOWBIZ
EMBROIDERY,
AND YET WE'RE SERVING
FROZEN VEGETABLES.
AS A CHEF, DON'T YOU
FEEL EMBARRASSED
ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE SERVING?
NO, I DON'T.
OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T SERVE IT.
ARE YOU LAZY?
ARE YOU LAZY?
I DON'T TAKE NO
FROM NOBODY.
AFTER YESTERDAY'S
FIASCO AT LUNCH,
DAY TWO BEGINS
WITH GORDON INSPECTING
EXECUTIVE CHEF RICKY'S
KITCHEN.
GOD.
A FRIDGE THAT'S NOT EVEN COLD.
THIS IS NOT
A REFRIGERATION UNIT.
THIS IS ALMOST LIKE AN OVEN.
THIS IS ALMOST LIKE AN OVEN.
ALL THIS MEAT IS
VIRTUALLY ROTTING.
DRIED, WARM, CONGEALED BLOOD
AT THE BOTTOM THERE.
THE SMELL IS JUST VILE.
WHAT IS THAT?
GOD.
WHAT A SMELL..
I'M SLOWLY BUT SURELY
DISCOVERING MY LUNCH.
THE BOUGHT-IN
TOMATO AND BAIL SOUP
THAT'S FINISHED
WITH CHILI FLAKES.
THERE'S NOTHING FRESHLY MADE
IN THIS FRIDGE.
HELL.
IT STINKS.
IT STINKS.
THE LACK OF CLEANLINESS
REPRESENTS A LACK OF DISCIPLINE.
AND GORDON KNOWS
HE NEEDS TO SEND
A STRONG MESSAGE TO THE STAFF.
WE GOTTA CLEAN.
RICKY, I WANT THE FRIDGE WALLS
SCRUBBED.
THE FLOOR DONE.
YEAH, BUCKET'S BEHIND YOU.
YEAH, TABITHA, TAKE CARE
OF THE DINING ROOM.
GORDON HAD US CLEAN
THE DINING ROOM.
FREAKING SWEEP,
LIKE, THREE TIMES.
MOP, DO ALL THE WINDOWS,
EVERYTHING.
WITH A CONCERN
THAT FINE DINING
MIGHT NOT BE RIGHT
FOR THIS PART OF POMONA,
WHILE THE STAFF CLEANS,
GORDON HITS THE STREETS
WHILE THE STAFF CLEANS,
GORDON HITS THE STREETS
TO CHECK OUT
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M REAL GOOD.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
WHAT'S THE VIBE LIKE
HERE IN POMONA?
IT'S YOUNG,
VIBRANT, DIVERSE.
WHAT ABOUT LELA'S?
THE RESTAURANT LELA'S?
HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?
I HAVE NOT BEEN THERE.
WHAT KIND OF FOOD
DO YOU EAT?
THE PIZZA JOINT RIGHT HERE.
WHAT ABOUT FINE DINING?
USUALLY NOT TOO FANCY.
KIND OF ON A BUDGET.
NO, YOU KEEP THE FANCY STUFF
FOR YOUR ARMS, RIGHT?
YEAH.
AND WHERE WOULD YOU
GO OUT TO EAT?
THERE'S, LIKE, SOME PRETTY
GOOD MEXICAN RESTAURANTS.
BUT, LIKE, BESIDES THAT
THERE ISN'T REALLY ANYWHERE
BUT, LIKE, BESIDES THAT
THERE ISN'T REALLY ANYWHERE
THAT'S, LIKE,
IN OUR PRICE RANGE.
WITH A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT
WILL WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY,
GORDON HEADS BACK TO LELA'S
TO CHECK ON THE STAFF'S
ASSIGNMENT.
NICE, NICE, NICE, NICE.
LOOKS FANTASTIC.
WOW, WOW, WOW.
YES, CLEAN.
WHILE GORDON IS NOW HAPPY
WITH THE CLEANLINESS
OF THE RESTAURANT,
HE IS STILL NOT COMFORTABLE
WITH THE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT YOUR SISTER
TOLD ME LAST NIGHT.
THIS IS KIND OF LIKE HOME,
YOU KNOW.
THIS IS KIND OF LIKE HOME,
YOU KNOW.
JUST KIND OF HANG OUT,
TALK TO EVERYBODY ON THE PHONE.
OH!
I JUST LOUNGE.
WE HAVE FUN WHILE
WE'RE IN HERE.
I MEAN, WHAT'S THE USE
OF HAVING A JOB
THAT YOU'RE NOT
HAPPY WITH?
WE HAVEN'T MET YET,
HAVE WE?
NO, I'M--
WHY "BUZZARD?"
HE LIKES TO STAND
IN THE KITCHEN AND EAT.
YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS CATCH HIM
WITH SOMETHING IN HIS HAND.
I THINK HE'S GOT A TAPEWORM.
I THINK HE'S GOT A TAPEWORM.
THE EVENING STARTED OUT SLOWLY,
BUT A LOCAL THEATER
HAS LET OUT.
AND A WAVE OF CUSTOMERS HAS
NOW ARRIVED AT THE RESTAURANT.
GO AHEAD AND FOLLOW ME
AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND SEAT YOU.
ALL RIGHT, RICKY?
YES?
WHERE'S MY SALMON THAT'S
SUPPOSED TO BE SPLIT?
DON'T BE IN SUCH A
HURRY TO DO.
HOLY SMOKE.
IT QUICKLY BECOMES
OBVIOUS TO GORDON
THAT THIS RESTAURANT
DOES NOT HAVE A LEADER,
JUST TWO MAJOR OPPONENTS--
RICKY IN THE KITCHEN
AND TABITHA IN THE FRONT
OF THE HOUSE.
SALMON AND A SEA BASS SPLIT.
SALMON AND A SEA BASS SPLIT.
HUH?
, MAN.
HOW COME YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
THAT WHEN YOU'D SEEN THE TICKET?
I'M, LIKE, REALLY
FRUSTRATED WITH RICKY.
US NOT HAVING EVERYTHING.
THEY'VE BEEN SITTING THERE
FOR 15, 20 MINUTES
WHEN THEIR FOOD SHOULD BE
COMING OUT ANY MINUTE.
I JUST FOUND OUT
THAT WE HAVE NO SEA BASS.
OH, FOR.
IS THAT WHAT WE
BOTH ORDERED?
YEAH.
RICKY DOESN'T HAVE MANY
OF THE FOOD ITEMS
THAT ARE ON THE MENU.
AND WHAT THEY DO HAVE IS
PREPACKAGED AND OVERPRICED
FOR THE TOWN OF POMONA.
I JUST TASTED THIS.
IT TASTES LIKE
POWDERED MASHED POTATOES.
THEY ARE.
THEY TASTE ALL RIGHT.
YOU PUT A LITTLE BUTTER
IN THEM, WHATEVER.
PUT THE SAUCE OVER THEM.
THEY TASTE OKAY.
NOBODY'S EVER
COMPLAINED ABOUT 'EM.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT
HE WAS USING INSTANT POTATOES.
I THINK RICKY'S
A LITTLE LAZY.
HOLY MACKEREL.
IT'S OUT OF DATE.
YEAH, LOOK AT THE DATE.
IT'S FEBRUARY 16.
WHAT'S THE TODAY?
DO NOT SERVE
THAT CAKE.
END OF STORY, YES?
END OF STORY, YES?
THEN IN A DINNER SERVICE
THAT'S NOT EXACTLY
SMOOTH SAILING,
SOME OF THE STAFF
START ABANDONING SHIP.
ARE YOU FINISHED OR--
WHERE--WHERE'S BUZZARD?
HAVE THEY ALL GONE?
THAT'S THE BUZZARD, THOUGH,
YOU KNOW?
HE'S ALWAYS WAITING TO GRAB
SOMETHING WITH HIS DAMN CLAWS.
BUZZARD AND ONE OF THE COOKS
HAVE WALKED OFF.
BUT THEY ARE NOT
EMPTY-HANDED.
BUT THEY ARE NOT
EMPTY-HANDED.
YOU SCARED ME
, MAN!
I ALMOST HAD
A HEART ATTACK.
AND WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
IN THERE?
GOT A SANDWICH
FROM EARLIER.
SOME PASTA THAT SOMEBODY
ORDERED AND THEY DIDN'T WANT.
LAMB IN THERE
AS WELL.
YEAH.
OKAY.
DID YOU ASK
ANYONE FOR IT?
NO.
YOU NEED TO GO TALK
TO HER AND LET HER KNOW.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM
WITH THAT.
- OKAY, I'LL COME WITH YOU.
- , WE'LL GO TOGETHER.
WE WONDER WHY
THERE'S THINGS MISSING
AFTER HE'S GONE.
THIS IS BUZZARD'S
LITTLE PICNIC.
NICE LITTLE SANDWICH THERE.
HAM, CHEESE, MUSTARD.
NICE LITTLE SANDWICH THERE.
HAM, CHEESE, MUSTARD.
OH, NICE BIG SALAD.
AND MAIN COURSE, WE'RE GONNA
TACKLE SOME NEW ZEALAND LAMB.
NOW YOU KNOW WHERE
THAT CAME FROM.
STOP LAUGHING.
HERE WE ARE
WITH A RESTAURANT'S THAT
FINANCIALLY SCREWED,
AND YOU'RE JUST
HELPING YOURSELF
TO WINE
AND A FOUR-COURSE DINNER.
HE TAKES LITTLE THINGS
EVERY NOW AND THEN,
BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN A WHILE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA ARGUE.
THIS LADY OWNS IT.
BUZZARD.
MAN, I'VE HAD
ENOUGH OF YOU.
UNBELIEVABLE.
GORDON CAUGHT BUZZARD
TAKING FOOD AND WINE
FROM THE RESTAURANT.
AND GORDON IS NOT HAPPY.
I'M NOT GONNA STAND HERE
AND ARGUE WITH YOU.
WE'RE NOT GONNA ARGUE.
THIS LADY OWNS IT.
UNBELIEVABLE.
WE WERE THINKING
THAT HE WAS DOING THAT,
BUT I HADN'T CAUGHT HIM
IN THE ACT.
AND TODAY--
WELL, THERE IT IS.
ALMIGHTY, GUYS!
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
JUST THE BASICS ISN'T EVEN
TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
I CAN'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE WHOLE RESTAURANT
FAILING.
IT'S, YOU KNOW--THIS IS
A TEAM EFFORT HERE.
WHY DID YOU BECOME A CHEF?
BECAUSE I HAVE A PASSION
FOR FOOD, THAT'S WHY.
A PASSION FOR WHAT?
FOOD!
YOU'RE MAKING
POWDERED MASHED POTATO.
YOU TALK ABOUT
THE MASHED POTATOES.
I DIDN'T HEAR NOT ONE PERSON
COMPLAIN ABOUT THEM TONIGHT.
DID YOU YOU?
WHAT?!
DID YOU?
WHEN RICKY AND GORDON
WERE GOING AT IT,
I REALLY WANTED TO JUST,
LIKE, TELL RICKY TO SHUT UP.
I REALLY WANTED TO JUST,
LIKE, TELL RICKY TO SHUT UP.
WHERE'S YOUR RESPECT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
WHERE'S MY RESPECT?
FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM.
YOU ARE NOT AN EXECUTIVE CHEF.
LET'S GET THAT RIGHT.
DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.
YOU BACK A DOG INTO A CORNER,
EVENTUALLY--
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING--
HE'S GONNA BITE, YOU KNOW?
I'D RATHER CHANGE
MY CAREER
THAN MAKE IT OUT
OF POWDERED MASH.
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY
BEFORE WE GO HOME?
I JUST HOPE EVERYBODY'S
ATTITUDE CHANGES TOMORROW
SO WE CAN TURN
THIS RESTAURANT AROUND.
IF YOU STILL HAVE ATTITUDE,
IF YOU STILL HAVE ATTITUDE,
THEN THERE'S GONNA
HAVE TO BE SOME CHANGES.
IT'S DAY THREE.
AND GORDON IS ABOUT TO PUT
HIS PLAN INTO ACTION.
BUT ONE OF LAST NIGHT'S
PROBLEMS HAS RETURNED.
BUZZARD'S HERE.
WHERE IS HE?
IN THE BACK.
I HATE
TO HAVE TO FIRE ANYBODY.
BUT THEN YOU GET
TO THE POINT WHERE,
YOU KNOW, IF I CAN'T
GET THEM TO CHANGE
WHAT THEY'RE DOING
OR WHATEVER, THEN I HAVE TO
GET RID OF THEM.
CAN I SEE YOUR EYES?
TAKE YOUR GLASSES OFF?
BUZZARD, ANYTHING THAT'S
INSIDE THIS RESTAURANT
BELONGS TO LELA.
YEAH?
YEAH, END OF STORY.
NOTHING GETS TAKEN
OFF THESE PREMISES.
IF IT WAS UP TO ME,
I'D FIRE BUZZARD'S ASS.
I GET LOTS OF PEOPLE
STEALING FROM ME.
AND I JUST HAVE
ONE DISCIPLINE.
ANYONE STEALS FROM ME
IS OUT, END OF STORY.
ANYONE STEALS FROM ME
IS OUT, END OF STORY.
BECAUSE THE MESSAGE
YOU SEND--
THEY ALL SEE YOU DOING IT,
THEY'LL DO IT.
ANYWAY, LELA, YOU'RE THE ONE
WHO'S GOTTA MAKE THE DECISION.
IT'S YOUR RESTAURANT.
YEAH.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY,
BUT THIS IS GONNA BE IT.
ALL RIGHT?
UH-HUH.
THIS IS IT.
BUZZARD AIN'T GONNA BE
BACK HERE.
HE AIN'T GONNA BE
BUZZING AROUND HERE.
AND HE'S TRULY A BUZZARD.
LET ME GET MY BAG
AND MY THINGS.
OKAY.
NOW THAT BUZZARD
HAS BEEN LET GO,
GORDON TURNS HIS ATTENTION
BACK TO THE CHEFS.
OKAY, RICKY,
LET'S GO.
OKAY, RICKY,
LET'S GO.
OH, BOY.
OKAY, A LITTLE
TASTE TEST, YEAH?
LAST NIGHT FOR ME THERE WASN'T
ENOUGH TASTING GOING ON.
THERE WASN'T ENOUGH
IDENTIFICATION.
SO I'M GONNA PASS YOU
A LITTLE BIT OF FOOD.
AND I WANT YOU TO TASTE
IT, OKAY?
AND THEN I'M GONNA ASK YOU
WHAT IT IS, OKAY?
ARE YOU READY?
YEAH.
YEAH, GOOD.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT
WHEN HE BLINDFOLDED US.
FOR THE MOST PART,
I DO TASTE MY FOOD.
OKAY, GOOD.
SO... ONE OF
MY FAVORITE MEATS.
RICKY, WHAT WAS THAT?
IT WAS BEEF.
IT WAS BEEF.
LEX?
TASTES LIKE CHICKEN.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
RICKY, YOU'RE WRONG.
THAT WAS CHICKEN.
WHAT?!
HOW ARE YOU GONNA MISTAKE
CHICKEN FOR BEEF?
THAT JUST BLEW ME
OUT OF THE WATER.
RICKY, WHAT WAS THAT?
I'D SAY IT WAS PORK.
PORK?
LEX, WHAT WAS THAT?
TASTES LIKE NEW YORK BEEF.
YEAH, LEX,
IT'S NEW YORK STRIP.
YEAH, LEX,
IT'S NEW YORK STRIP.
WE ALREADY KNEW
THAT LEX WAS GONNA GET MORE,
BECAUSE RICKY DOESN'T
TASTE HIS FOOD.
DID YOU BRUSH
YOUR TEETH THIS MORNING?
HOLY MACKEREL!
ALL RIGHT, BLINDFOLDS OFF.
I EXPECTED YOU
TO GET ALL OF THESE RIGHT,
AND YOU DIDN'T.
OUT OF BOTH OF YOU,
WHO IS THE BETTER COOK?
I'M THE BETTER COOK.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT HIM.
WELL, YOU CERTAINLY
PROVED IT ON THE TASTE TEST.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
I AM THE BETTER CHEF.
DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW.
WITHOUT HAVING TO THINK
ABOUT IT.
RICKY, YOU HAPPY
WITH THAT?
NO, NOT NECESSARILY.
LEX SAYING HE'S A BETTER
CHEF THAT ME.
I KNOW WHERE
MY SKILLS ARE AT.
I KNOW WHAT I CAN DO.
I KNOW WHAT I DO IN HERE
ON A DAILY BASIS, YOU KNOW.
I THINK WE SHOULD
HAVE A SWITCH AROUND, YES?
LELA, I JUST FOUND YOU
A NEW HEAD CHEF.
DON'T EXPECT YOU TO JUST
BARK AT ME
AND NOT EXPECT ME
TO SAY NOTHING BACK.
'CAUSE THAT
AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
FROM YOU.
COMING UP,
AT LELA'S GRAND REOPENING,
COMING UP,
AT LELA'S GRAND REOPENING,
SERVICE GETS DERAILED.
IT'S LIKE A TRAIN WRECK.
IT'S NOT ONLY THE FRONT
OF THE HOUSE'S FAULT.
DON'T BLAME
THAT ON US.
AND WHEN ONE CHEF CAN'T
STAND THE HEAT,
HE GETS OUT OF THE KITCHEN.
WHAT THE HELL
AM I DOING HERE?
WELL, IF YOU CAN'T
HANDLE IT, THEN LEAVE.
ALL RIGHT!
IT'S A DINNER SERVICE
THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU.
OH!
THAT'S COMING UP
ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
DAY FOUR.
AND TO GET READY
FOR TONIGHT'S RE-LAUNCH,
GORDON MOVES TO THE NEXT
PHASE OF HIS PLAN.
BUT FIRST, A SURPRISE
FOR THE OWNER.
YOU, MY DEAR, YEAH,
FOR THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS,
OKAY, HAVE BEEN TAKING
CARE OF EVERYBODY.
YES.
YEAH.
YOU'RE NOT DOING
THAT ANY LONGER.
I'VE ARRANGED FOR YOU
TO GO OFF
SOMEWHERE REALLY LUXURIOUS
AND TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
YOU'RE GOING
OFF THIS AFTERNOON
FOR A BIT OF A MAKEOVER,
PAMPERING.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE DAY OFF.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE DAY OFF.
AND NOT HAVING TO WORRY
ABOUT THIS PLACE
AND KIND OF RELAX
A LITTLE BIT.
HI, WELCOME TO SAVOIE.
I'M SHERRY.
I'M LELA.
I HEAR YOU'RE
IN NEED OF A PAMPERING.
COME ON OVER.
WHILE LELA GETS HER MAKEOVER,
GORDON BEGINS
TO CHANGE THE MENU
FROM FINE DINING
TO CONTEMPORARY CASUAL,
STARTING WITH
A SIGNATURE SALAD.
I WANT YOU TO THINK
BOTH OF YOU, YEAH,
OF A POMONA SALAD.
POMONA.
IT'S GOT A NICE RING TO IT.
JUST OVER THE NEXT HOUR,
PUT TOGETHER A POMONA SALAD.
PUT TOGETHER A POMONA SALAD.
I WANT YOU TO THINK
OF SOMETHING EXCITING.
AND I'M TELLING YOU,
THIS IS HOW
CAESAR SALAD STARTED.
IF BLOODY CAESAR CAN DO IT,
POMONA CAN DO IT.
USE YOUR IMAGINATION.
GO THROUGH THE FRIDGE
LOOK AT THE PEPPERS,
WHETHER YOU GRILL THEM,
SAUTEE THEM.
SWEET AND SOUR, BARBECUE.
I DON'T CARE.
GIVE IT SOME ATTITUDE.
WELL, THE POMONA SALAD
HE BASICALLY SAID, YOU KNOW,
TRY TO GET THE FEEL
OF POMONA HERE.
MAYBE A LITTLE SALT IN THERE
IT'LL WEIGH, ABSOLUTE TIP TOP.
GET THE BLACK BEANS ONTO THERE
AND THE CHICKEN ONTO THERE.
THIS GUY JUST OPENED UP
A $3 MILLION RESTAURANT.
OF COURSE I'M GONNA
TRY AND GET
ALL THE POINTERS
I CAN FROM HIM.
ALL THE POINTERS
I CAN FROM HIM.
IT'S LIKE I'M BACK
IN SCHOOL, YOU KNOW.
I FELT LIKE I WAS RIGHT BACK
IN THE CLASSROOM.
YOU KNOW, SCURRYING AROUND
IN THE WALK-IN.
LOOKING FOR THIS.
LOOKING AND A'REACHING.
"WHAT CAN I PUT IN THIS?"
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
ALL RIGHT, WASH YOUR HANDS.
CLEAR THE BENCH OFF,
LEX, PLEASE
I WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU'VE
DONE, BOTH OF YOU, YEAH.
WE HAVE A NEW
POMONA SALAD.
A SALAD THAT IS IN KEEPING
WITH THE AREA.
IT'S FRESH, IT'S NEW,
IT'S VIBRANT.
THE POMONA SALAD IS WONDERFUL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE
THE TASTE TO IT,
BUT IT JUST--IT TASTES
REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
BUT IT JUST--IT TASTES
REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
I'VE WALKED UP AND DOWN
THE STREETS.
SAW CHINESE FOOD,
MEXICAN FOOD, A PIZZERIA.
AND WHAT NO ONE
HAS OUT THERE
IS A BLOODY GOOD BURGER.
AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
HOW TO MAKE A STUNNING,
DELICIOUS BURGER.
YOU KNOW,
I COULD'VE MADE A BURGER.
BUT A BURGER TO ME
IS BASIC.
CHOPPED BEEF,
SALT, PEPPER,
DIJON MUSTARD,
WORCHESTER SAUCE,
KETCHUP,
FINELY CHOPPED ONIONS,
THREE EGG YOLKS
TO BIND IT TOGETHER.
REALLY IMPORTANT TO MIX
ALL THAT THROUGH, YEAH?
YES.
REALLY IMPORTANT.
YES.
REALLY IMPORTANT.
TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA DO
A SPECIAL
LELA'S FAMOUS BURGER, YES?
IT'LL BE THE BEST BURGER
IN POMONA.
I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE
OUR LELA'S FAMOUS BURGER
IS REALLY GONNA HELP US
ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE.
GRILL IT NICELY.
THIS IS PERFECT, THIS GRILL.
HAVE A LITTLE TASTE.
SEASON-WISE THAT'S FINE.
LET'S PUT THE BURGER ON
AS A SPECIAL TONIGHT.
CHEF GORDON, HE WAS RIGHT
WHEN HE SAID
THAT WE NEEDED A BURGER.
YOU CAN'T GET A BURGER
AROUND HERE NOWHERE.
POMONA NEEDS A GREAT BURGER.
AND TONIGHT,
IT'S GONNA GET ONE.
THE RECIPE TO THE LELA'S BURGER
IS TOP SECRET.
THE RECIPE TO THE LELA'S BURGER
IS TOP SECRET.
I COULD TELL YOU, BUT THEN
I'D HAVE TO KILL YOU.
ARMED WITH LELA'S
NEW HAMBURGERS,
A CATERING TRUCK,
AND ENTHUSIASM,
GORDON AND THE STAFF
HIT THE STREETS
TO PROMOTE THE RESTAURANT.
CAN I INTEREST YOU
IN A FREE BURGER?
SURE!
I'D LOVE A FREE BURGER.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
I THINK THAT THE WORD
WILL GET OUT ON THE STREET
THAT WE HAVE A REALLY
JUICY BURGER.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
- FREE BURGER?
- FREE BURGER.
SIR, HOW WAS IT?
NICE?
WOULD YOU LIKE ANOTHER ONE?
I'M GONNA GET ANOTHER ONE.
IT'S ALSO GONNA GET
ON THE STREET
THAT CHEF GORDON MADE IT.
THAT CHEF GORDON MADE IT.
SURPRISING HOW HAPPY
EVERYBODY IS
ON THE BACK OF A REALLY GOOD,
DELICIOUS, SIMPLE BURGER.
THE GRUBBAGE IS EXCELLENT!
WHILE THE STAFF PROMOTES
THE NEW BURGERS,
GORDON'S DESIGN TEAM
MAKES OVER THE RESTAURANT
IN ANTICIPATION
OF TONIGHT'S RE-LAUNCH.
WE'VE GOT A NEW PLAN.
A NEW MENU.
AND A NEW INTERIOR.
LELA'S HAS BEEN
GIVEN A NEW LOOK.
A NEW UNINTIMIDATING
YET WARM PLACE, YES?
YES.
SPEAKING OF NEW LOOKS.
LELA, WHERE ARE YOU,
MY DARLING?
HERE WE ARE.
LOOK AT YOU!
LOOK AT YOU!
HELLO!
GOOD MORNING!
GOOD TO SEE YOU,
MY DARLING.
WHEN I SEE LELA
COME AROUND THE CORNER,
IT MADE ME CRY, BECAUSE
SHE LOOKED SO MUCH HAPPIER.
HOW DO YOU FEEL,
MY DARLING?
GOOD.
YEAH, LET ME SAY,
YOU LOOK GREAT.
THANK YOU.
YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A LADY
THAT'S CARRYING THE WORLD
ON HER SHOULDERS ANYMORE.
WHEN THE SAW ME,
THEY SAID,
"OH, MY GOD,
YOU LOOK SO DIFFERENT!"
I SAID, "YES, YOU HAVE
A NEW BOSS."
ARE YOU READY TO SEE
THE NEW HOT SPOT
IN DOWNTOWN POMONA?
THE NEW HOT SPOT
IN DOWNTOWN POMONA?
CAN WE OPEN IT?
OKAY ARE WE READY?
ON THE COUNT OF THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE... GO!
COME IN, COME IN, COME IN,
COME IN, COME IN, COME IN!
WHEN THEY OPENED UP
THE DOORS,
I WAS REALLY SHOCKED
AND SURPRISED.
IT LOOKED SO MUCH NICER.
IT'S WARM, YES?
AND IT'S INVITING.
IT'S NO LONGER STARK
AND COLD.
I LOVE THIS!
YOU GOT THE RECEPTION HERE.
YOU GOT CHAIRS TO SIT DOWN.
YOU GOT THE RECEPTION HERE.
YOU GOT CHAIRS TO SIT DOWN.
WHAT FIRST CAUGHT MY EYE
WAS THE RED COUCH, THE CANDLES.
IT'S LIKE, WHY DIDN'T
WE THINK OF THAT, YOU KNOW?
IT'S IN KEEPING
WITH DOWNTOWN POMONA.
OH, MY GOD!
LOOK AT OUR STATION!
I THINK THAT GORDON DID
THE RIGHT THING
FOR OUR RESTAURANT.
JUST MORE POSITIVE ENERGY
FROM ALL OF US.
IT'S ONE HOUR
BEFORE THE OPENING,
AND GORDON HAS MAINSTREAMED
THE MENU.
GONE ARE THE FINE DINING
EFFORTS
LIKE CHOCOLATE LAMB CHOPS
AND SOGGY CHICKEN NACHOS.
AND IN THEIR PLACE
ARE POPULAR FARE
LIKE LELA'S FAMOUS BURGERS
AND THE NEW POMONA SALAD.
LIKE LELA'S FAMOUS BURGERS
AND THE NEW POMONA SALAD.
ALL THAT'S LEFT TO DO
IS GET THE PERSONNEL IN ORDER.
WE NEED A LEADER,
WE NEED A MANGER,
AND WE NEED TO INSTALL
SOME FORM OF DISCIPLINE.
TABITHA, MANAGE THE PLACE,
YEAH?
IT MEANS A LOT TO ME
THAT GORDON WENT
WITH THE WHOLE IDEA
OF ME BECOMING MANAGER.
THAT JUST SHOWS ME THAT
HE KNOWS THAT I CAN DO IT.
LEX, CAN I HAVE YOU
RUNNING THE KITCHEN TONIGHT?
IT'S THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT
I'VE HAD ALL MY LIFE SO FAR.
IT'S THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT
I'VE HAD ALL MY LIFE SO FAR.
RICKY, SUPPORT HIM
PROPERLY, YES?
I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR.
I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE DAY ONE.
BUSTED MY BUTT,
KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
LET'S GET SOME IDENTITY
AND WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
I'D RATHER HAVE SOMEBODY
LIKE LEX
WHO'S PASSIONATE
ABOUT WHAT HE DOES.
I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT
RICKY'S ATTITUDE WILL CHANGE.
THIS RESTAURANT NEEDS
TO TURN TABLES TONIGHT
TO STAY OPEN TOMORROW.
IT'S RE-LAUNCH NIGHT.
AND GORDON HAS INVITED
LOCAL ARTISTS,
STUDENTS, AND CAR CLUBS
TO EXPERIENCE
THE NEW LELA'S.
AND NOW, REGARDLESS
OF THE RAIN,
THE RESTAURANT IS PACKED.
OPEN THE NEW LELA'S.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
WHOO!
GOOD LUCK, GUYS, YES?
YES.
WE'RE GONNA NEED IT.
LET'S GO.
GOOD EVENING.
HOW ARE YOU?
JUST OPENED THE DOORS
RIGHT NOW, MAN.
WE GOT A HOUSEFUL
OF PEOPLE, MAN.
WHEN I LOOKED OUTSIDE
AND I SAW THIS LONG LINE,
I SAID, "OH, MY GOD.
I SAID, "OH, MY GOD.
ARE THEY GONNA BE
ABLE TO HANDLE IT?"
IT'S AWESOME.
THIS IS OUR
NEW AND IMPROVED MENU.
I'M PRETTY NERVOUS
ABOUT TONIGHT,
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA BE
A BRAND-NEW LELA'S.
THIS IS OUR NEW MENU.
THE RESTAURANT'S MENU
HAS BEEN TOTALLY REVAMPED
BY GORDON
TO BETTER SUIT
THE CASUAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND TONIGHT
FOR THE FIRST TIME,
THE MAN IN CHARGE OF THE KITCHEN
IS SOUS CHEF LEX.
LEX IS THE CHEF TONIGHT.
YOU GOT IT.
- YES, IT HURTS.
- I DON'T CARE.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA
CRY ABOUT IT.
I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
TAKE IT LIKE A MAN PRETTY MUCH.
LEX?
YES.
LEX?
YES.
I WANT YOU CALLING OUT
THE ORDERS TONIGHT, YES?
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, DON'T FORGET.
GOT IT.
I'M FEELING REALLY ANXIOUS,
A LITTLE NERVOUS,
BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A BIG
NIGHT FOR US.
TWO SPECIALS,
BACON AND CHEESE.
COMES WITH BACON, MONTEREY JACK,
AND SWISS CHEESE.
THERE YOU GO.
THAT SOUNDS FANTASTIC.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
THEY'RE IN.
WITH THE RAIN AS WELL, YEAH?
THEY'RE NOT HANGING AROUND.
THEY'RE JUST COMING
STRAIGHT IN THERE, YES?
AND TO FURTHER ENDEAR THIS
RESTAURANT TO THE COMMUNITY,
GORDON HAS ARRANGED
FOR THE MAYOR OF POMONA
TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
I WANT YOU TO COME IN
AND SIT DOWN.
I WANT YOU TO COME IN
AND SIT DOWN.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL TABLE
FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
WHAT TABLE IS
THE MAYOR SAT ON?
55.
SEE WHERE THAT LADY IS
WITH THE RED--
OKAY, YES.
THAT TABLE.
RIGHT.
ARE WE READY TO ORDER?
RICKY, DON'T OFF
OUTSIDE ON THE PHONE.
KEEP IT GOING, YES?
ME, LEX, RICKY,
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT
TO MESS UP.
WHAT ARE YOU EATING NOW?
EVERY TIME I LOOK AT YOU
YOU'RE ALWAYS EATING.
THIS IS WORK NOW, YES?
I WANT EVERYONE TO GET
INTO WORK MODE, YES?
AND FOR YOURSELF?
I'M GONNA TRY
THE POT ROAST.
I'M GONNA HAVE
THE BURGER.
THE EVENING
HAS STARTED OFF WELL
THE EVENING
HAS STARTED OFF WELL
WITH CUSTOMERS RESPONDING
FAVORABLY
TO THE NEW CASUAL MENU.
LISTEN, LEX, FIRST TABLE.
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.
BUT THE REAL HARD WORK
IS ABOUT TO HIT THE STAFF.
AND A LITTLE STAGE FRIGHT
HAS SET IN.
LEX, WHERE'S THE TICKET GONE
FOR THE TOMATO AND BASIL SOUP?
- IT'S ALREADY BEEN TAKEN.
- HELL.
30 MINUTES INTO SERVICE
AND LELA'S IS OFF
TO A ROCKY START.
WHERE'S THE FIRST TICKET
AT, LEX?
WHERE'S THE FIRST TICKET
AT, LEX?
NO FOOD HAS LEFT
THE KITCHEN,
AND THIS GRAND REOPENING
IS OFF-COURSE.
HEY, GUYS, WE'RE
FALLING BEHIND.
WE'VE GOT TO REV UP
A LITTLE BIT, YEAH, YEAH?
WHAT'S GOING NEXT?
IS THAT THE POMONA SALAD THERE?
- YES.
- NEEDS CHICKEN.
WHERE'S THE CHICKEN?
ABOUT TO GO IN THERE.
OH, COME ON, GUYS.
LISTEN, LEX.
YES?
WORK TOGETHER AND SEND
ONE TABLE AT A TIME.
OKAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE--
AHEM--WORKING IN A KITCHEN.
SO I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA
GO SCREW IT ALL UP.
IF THIS DOESN'T WORK,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA WORK.
TO BE THE HONEST,
TO BE THE HONEST,
THE WORST THING
THAT COULD HAPPEN--
PROBABLY LEX
RUNNING THE KITCHEN TONIGHT.
IT'S STARTING
TO BECOME CLEAR NOW.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF THEM
ARE USED TO BEING BUSY.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE
SO.
AND THE TUNA SANDWICH.
AND WHEN FOOD FINALLY DOES
COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN,
NOT EVERYONE AT THE TABLE
IS GETTING THEIR FOOD
AT THE SAME TIME.
OH!
SO I'LL JUST EAT THIS,
AND, UM--
COME ON, RICKY.
GOTCHA CHEF,
GOTCHA, GOTCHA!
DON'T PANIC.
I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY SEND IT
AT THE SAME TIME.
YEAH, BACON AND CHEESE,
FIRST ORDER UP.
THE BACON'S NOT EVEN
COOKED.
THE BACON'S NOT EVEN
COOKED.
YOU KNOW, IT'S STONE COLD.
IT'S NOT EVEN CRISPY.
WE GOTTA AT IT PUT IT BACK
ON THE GRILL FOR 3O SECONDS.
- COME ON, GUYS.
- MELTDOWN.
YOU HAVEN'T ANY FOOD
WHATSOEVER.
SEEMS TO BE TAKING A LITTLE
TOO LONG TO GET OUR SALAD.
I'M IRRITATED.
I'M VERY,
VERY IRRITATED TONIGHT.
EVERYTHING IS NOT GOING THE WAY
THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO.
STILL WAITING
FOR A CHICKEN SANDWICH.
OH, MY GOD!
CHICKEN SANDWICH
IS GOING WITH THE--
THEY JUST TOOK THE SALAD,
THEY JUST TOOK THE SALAD.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
RICKY AND LEX, NOT PAYING
ATTENTION TO THEIR TICKETS.
OH, DEAR, OH, DEAR.
THE WAIT STAFF
BEGINS TO PANIC.
GET ON THE COMPUTER
AND FIX ALL THAT
SO WE NEED
THE KEY ANYMORE.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
GRABBING WHATEVER FOOD
IS UP ON THE COUNTER
REGARDLESS OF WHICH TABLE
IT BELONGS TO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS
GOING ON IN THE KITCHEN.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE MY ORDER IS.
LIKE, I DON'T CARE.
FAMOUS BURGER,
TABLE 11.
WHAT DID YOU ORDER?
OH, MAN, THEY PUT
THE WRONG ORDER IN.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO GO OUT
WITH TABLE TEN.
CAROLYN, YOU PUT IN
TABLE 11 FOR THIS,
CAROLYN, YOU PUT IN
TABLE 11 FOR THIS,
AND THEY'RE SAYING
IT'S NOT THEIRS.
IT'S A SALMON
AND A CHEESEBURGER.
IT'S LIKE A TRAIN WRECK.
DID YOU HAVE
THE CHICKEN SOUP?
NO, OKAY.
TONIGHT WAS OVERWHELMING.
SORRY!
NO, HE DOESN'T IT. IF I SAID
IT'S COMING, IT'S COMING.
I NEED A CAPELLINI
WITH SHRIMP.
I JUST TOLD YOU
IT'S COMING RIGHT NOW.
DON'T ASK HIM,
'CAUSE HE DON'T KNOW.
ONE HOUR INTO DINNER SERVICE,
AND LEX'S INEXPERIENCE
BEGINS TO SHOW.
THEY'RE TAKING DIFFERENT FOOD
FROM DIFFERENT ORDERS,
THEY'RE TAKING DIFFERENT FOOD
FROM DIFFERENT ORDERS,
AND THAT'S NOT HELPING US
AT ALL.
JUST STAND THERE
AND SAY NOTHING.
I'VE BEEN TELLING THEM.
WHO HAVE YOU TOLD?
I'VE TOLD RICKY ALREADY,
AND WE'RE TRYING
TO TALK TO THEM.
GET ME TABITHA PLEASE, YES?
I'M RIGHT HERE.
LEX WAS TRYING TO SAY
THAT THE WHOLE CONFUSION
WAS BECAUSE
OF THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
RICKY WANTED TO TRY
TO BLAME THAT EVERYTHING'S
MESSED UP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE
OF THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE,
WHICH IS BULL.
DON'T BLAME THAT
ON US,
'CAUSE IT AIN'T OUR FAULT.
ALL WE DO IS READ THE TICKET
TO PUT THE FOOD OUT.
WE'RE TRYING TO STAY
ON TRACK WITH THE ORDERS,
AND THEY JUST KEEP YELLING OUT
THEY NEED TABLE 55,
THEY NEED THIS TABLE,
THEY NEED THAT TABLE.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE TRYING
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE TRYING
TO ASK ME 50 MILLION THINGS
AT ONE TIME.
SO IT'S A LOT OF CHAOS.
IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.
I NEED A POT ROAST
AND A CUP--
YOU NEED IT?
SHE NEEDS IT.
WHERE'S MY FAMOUS
BACON WITH CHEESE?
HURRY UP, HURRY UP.
YOU GOTTA BE FAST, BUDDY.
HE FREEZES.
HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I HAVE TO GO BACK THERE
AND ACTUALLY HELP
TELL HIM, OKAY, LOOK, THIS IS
WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
CAN SOMEBODY
PLEASE ANSWER ME!
ALL RIGHT!
LEX, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
FRUSTRATED AND COMPLETELY
OVERWHELMED...
WHAT THE HELL
AM I DOING HERE?
WHAT THE HELL
AM I DOING HERE?
LEX LEAVES THE KITCHEN
TO GO COOL OFF OUTSIDE.
LEX, COME BACK HERE.
LEX IS PANICKING ON US.
MEANWHILE, LELA IS IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE DINING ROOM
FIELDING COMPLAINTS.
YOU'RE WAITING
FOR GRILLED SALMON?
YEAH.
OKAY, LET ME GO SEE
WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
WHERE'S LEX?
THEY'RE WAITING OUT THERE
FOR TWO SALMONS.
EVERYBODY ELSE
GOT THEIR FOOD.
I GUESS THERE WAS TWO UP HERE
THAT HE HAD PUT UP THERE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM.
THE POINT IS
THEY'RE NOT THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
AND I NEED
THE TWO SALMONS.
WHERE'S LEX?
KNOWING HOW CRITICAL
TONIGHT'S DINNER SERVICE IS,
LELA FINALLY BECOMES A BOSS.
LELA FINALLY BECOMES A BOSS.
GET IN THERE.
THERE'S TWO SALMONS.
PEOPLE WAITING FOR THOSE
SALMONS.
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
DON'T TALK TO ME
LIKE THAT.
YOU'LL BE OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
THERE WAS SOMETHING
GOING ON
WITH LEX AND THE BOSS, LELA.
SOME WORDS WERE EXCHANGED
BECAUSE HE WANTED A BREAK,
AND SHE YELLED AT HIM.
I DON'T APPRECIATE
THAT KIND OF TALK.
I DON'T APPRECIATE YOU
TALKING TO ME THIS WAY.
WELL, YOU ANSWERED ME
THAT WAY.
OKAY, I ASKED YOU.
YOU WERE THE ONE RAISING
YOUR VOICE TO ME FIRST.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE.
YOU GUYS ARE OUT HERE.
I CAN'T GET A BREAK
FOR FIVE MINUTES?
I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR
THE PAST FOUR HOURS STRAIGHT.
EVERYBODY HAS.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE.
YEAH, BUT YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN COOKING.
YEAH, BUT YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN COOKING.
IT'S THE SAME THING.
YOURS IS NOT ANY HARDER
THAN OURS IS.
YOU'RE NOT WORKING
IN THE HEAT LIKE I AM.
WELL, IF YOU CAN'T
HANDLE IT, THEN LEAVE.
SHE TOTALLY SNAPPED.
AND I THOUGHT SHE WAS KIDDING.
NO, SHE WAS--
SHE WAS SERIOUS.
I'M TIRED OF THESE PEOPLE
NOT DOING
WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
THEY JUST GET UP AND WALK OUT
WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT.
AND I'M NOT GONNA DEAL
WITH THAT ANYMORE.
LEX!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHE'S JUST REALLY
GETTING ON MY NERVES.
LIKE, I'M TRYING TO TAKE
A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AT LEAST.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN
I GOT UPSET.
LIKE, WHAT THE HELL?
I'VE BEEN WORKING ALL NIGHT.
LIKE, WHAT THE HELL?
I'VE BEEN WORKING ALL NIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT QUITTING
ARE YOU?
WHAT THE HELL
AM I DOING HERE?
OKAY, I CAN UNDERSTAND.
I CAN FEEL THE FRUSTRATION.
YEAH, TONIGHT WAS
A TOUGH NIGHT.
HEY, LEX.
GET YOUR ASS
BACK HERE, YES?
HE'S REALLY UPSET
RIGHT NOW.
OKAY, COOL HIM DOWN, YEAH?
I'M TRYING TO.
OH, MY GOD!
DAMN!
DAMN.
WITH LEX OUT OF THE KITCHEN,
ALL THE PRESSURE
IS ON RICKY
TO GET LELA'S
BACK UNDER CONTROL.
WHERE'S MY CREAM AT?
WHERE'S MY CREAM?
RICKY.
YES, CHEF.
KEEP IT GOING, YES.
YES, CHEF.
IF THIS SLOWS DOWN NOW,
WE'RE ALL SCREWED, YES?
YES, YES, GOTCHA.
I CAN STILL DO IT.
WHEN IT'S CRUNCH TIME,
YOU KNOW,
JUST KICK IT OUT.
TABLE 55 IS FOR THE MAYOR.
HOW LONG FOR THAT TABLE?
V-VIP?
V-VIP?
GONNA BE FIVE MINUTES
ON THAT ONE.
FIVE MINUTES, PLEASE.
- OH, HELL.
- WHAT IS ALL THIS?
CAN I GET THE TICKET
WHEN YOU DROP MY ORDER PLEASE?
SURE CAN.
MANY PEOPLE
ARE STILL WAITING FOR FOOD,
INCLUDING
THE MAYOR OF POMONA.
AND THE PRESSURE IN THE KITCHEN
IS AT ITS PEAK.
LELA'S BURGER,
WHERE'S IT AT?
IS THAT FOR TABLE ONE?
IS THAT THE TICKET
FOR TABLE ONE?
I'M BUSY
RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE JUST PRETTY MUCH ALL
GONNA HAVE TO STEP OUR GAME UP.
YOU GOT VEG
IN THAT POT RIGHT THERE.
GIMME THE POT ROAST.
LET'S MOVE IT, LET'S MOVE IT.
THANK YOU.
GIVE ME TWO CHICKEN SOUPS
AND GET THIS TICKET
UP OUT OF HERE--BAM!
WITH RICKY BACK IN CONTROL,
WITH RICKY BACK IN CONTROL,
FOOD IS FLYING
OUT OF THE KITCHEN.
SUCCESS.
HOW'D YOUR LIKE
YOUR POT ROAST?
IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT.
OKAY, THANK YOU.
SOME PEOPLE COMPLAINED.
THEY'RE LIKE, "WHEN ARE
WE GONNA GET OUT FOOD?"
THEN WHEN THEY GOT
THEIR FOOD WERE LIKE,
"OH, WE DON'T MIND
THE WAIT."
RIGHT, THAT'S THE MAYOR'S
TABLE FINISHED, YES?
HALLELUJAH.
POMONA SALAD.
THIS IS THE BEST BURGER
I'VE EVER HAD.
CUSTOMERS ARE THRILLED
WITH THE FOOD.
IT'S DELICIOUS.
AND THE MAYOR IS PROUD TO HAVE
THIS RESTAURANT IN POMONA.
THAT POMONA SALAD,
I THINK WE WILL DECLARE THAT
THAT POMONA SALAD,
I THINK WE WILL DECLARE THAT
OFFICIALLY THE MEAL
FOR ANY POMONA DAY.
$700.
YOU GET TO PAY
THE ELECTRICITY BILL.
AND $1, 000
TO BREAK EVEN.
GOTTA GO, YEAH?
KEEP GOING.
GOTTA GO, GOTTA GO,
GOTTA GO.
HOW'S EVERYTHING?
PERFECT.
GREAT.
THE MENU WAS GREAT.
I MEAN, PEOPLE, THEY REALLY
LIKED THE FOOD.
AFTER TAKING A LITTLE TIME
TO COOL OFF,
LEX RETURNS TO LELA'S.
NOT AS HEAD CHEF,
BUT AS RICKY'S NUMBER TWO.
LELA'S BURGER.
HEY, DUDE!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
COME ON, RICK,
WE CAN DO THIS, RICK.
COME ON, RICK,
WE CAN DO THIS, RICK.
IT'S ME AND YOU AND, RICK.
LEX TOOK OFF,
AND THEN HE CAME BACK.
JUST COVER YOUR ASS.
AH, YOU KNOW IT!
AND WE DID MAKE A GREAT
TURNAROUND.
I GOT CHICKEN READY.
ALL RIGHT, I GOT
THESE TWO RIGHT HERE.
OKAY, TONE, GIVE ME
A POMONA SALAD
AND GIVE ME A POT ROAST.
I WAS PROUD TO SEE RICKY
REALLY STEPPING FORWARD
AND TAKING CARE OF,
YOU KNOW, THE SITUATION.
HE DEFINITELY ACTED
AS THE HEAD CHEF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD TOO SEE YOU.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S A WHOLE NEW
BEGINNING REALLY
FOR THE RESTAURANT.
RICKY, TWO SECONDS.
AFTER A DRAMATIC COMEBACK,
AFTER A DRAMATIC COMEBACK,
GORDON WAS TRULY
IMPRESSED WITH RICKY.
WE GOT OFF
TO A ROCKY START, YEAH?
YEAH.
AND WITHIN 24 HOURS
OF BEING IN THIS RESTAURANT,
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA BOLT.
SERIOUSLY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA THROW IN THE TOWEL.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY
YOU DID WELL TONIGHT, YEAH?
THANK YOU, CHEF.
WE BUTTED HEADS AT FIRST,
YOU KNOW
BUT THAT WAS JUST EGO, PRIDE
PRETTY MUCH.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
ARROGANCE ON MY PART.
I JUST WANT TO SAY
TONIGHT YOU PROVED ME WRONG.
- AND I THOUGHT YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
- THANK YOU.
AND IN AMONGST
ALL THE COMMOTION
IN THE DINING ROOM,
YOU REALLY HELD IT TOGETHER.
IN THE DINING ROOM,
YOU REALLY HELD IT TOGETHER.
YOU WERE SOLID.
YOU WERE STRAIGHT.
AND YOU DIDN'T BLOW IT.
AND I JUST WANTED
TO SAY WELL DONE.
'CAUSE IT MEANS A LOT.
SERIOUSLY.
FEELS GOOD
TO BE BACK, THOUGH.
FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK.
IT DOES.
FOR HIM TO PULL ME ASIDE
AND LOOK AT ME
MAN TO MAN AND SAY, "YOU KNOW,
YOU DID A GREAT JOB."
YOU KNOW, THAT MADE ME
FEEL REALLY GOOD.
BUT NOW THAT YOU'VE
OPENED THE DOOR,
DON'T CLOSE IT.
KEEP IT COOL.
YOU KNOW
WHAT THE SCORE IS NOW.
YEAH?
RIGHT.
DON'T STOP, YEAH?
YES.
DURING THE REST
OF GORDON'S STAY,
DURING THE REST
OF GORDON'S STAY,
RICKY CONTINUES
TO IMPROVE.
ALL RIGHT, OKAY, COOL.
THANK YOU.
TABITHA SETTLED INTO HER
NEW ROLE AS MANAGER.
YOU FEEL YOURSELF
LOSING YOUR MIND,
TAKE A DEEP BREATH
AND BREATHE.
LELA CONTINUES TO BE
MORE OF A BOSS
AND MORE ASSERTIVE
WITH HER STAFF.
I WANT THAT CALAMARI NOW.
CUSTOMERS RAVED
ABOUT THE FOOD.
VERY GOOD.
AND LELA'S FINALLY,
FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN EIGHT MONTHS,
MADE SOME MONEY.
NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE!
BUT I'M EXCITED,
I'M EXCITED.
COME BACK AGAIN.
OH, YES, WE WILL.
COME BACK AGAIN.
OH, YES, WE WILL.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT,
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
THANK YOU.
RIGHT, LET'S CONFIRM
ONE THING, SHALL WE?
YOU WON YOUR FIRST BATTLE.
CHEF GORDON IS
AN AMAZING DUDE.
YOU FOUGHT TO KEEP YOUR JOBS.
IT PROVED A POINT.
THANK GOD HE CAME
AND HE HELPED US.
YOU KNOW,
HE TURNED IT AROUND.
THE NEW LOOK
OF THE RESTAURANT,
THE NEW MENU,
EVERYTHING'S, LIKE, WAY BETTER.
IT WAS A BUZZ.
A NICE, LOUD BUZZ.
IT WAS A BUZZ.
A NICE, LOUD BUZZ.
THE CHANGES THAT HE MADE HERE,
THEY'RE GREAT.
OKAY.
GOOD NIGHT.
I'M GLAD THAT HE WAS HERE.
HE HAD A HAND IN HELPING CHANGE
THE RESTAURANT AROUND.
YOU KNOW, I THANK HIM
FOR THAT.
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD,
I'M GONNA REMEMBER
EVERYTHING HE SAID.
IN SPITE OF BUSINESS PICKING UP
AT THE RESTAURANT,
LELA'S DEBTS WERE TOO LARGE
TO OVERCOME,
AND SHE WAS FORCED
TO CLOSE HER DOORS.
GORDON JOURNEYS
TO POMONA, CALIFORNIA,
AND FINDS A FINE DINING
RESTAURANT
THAT IS ANYTHING
BUT FINE DINING.
I THINK WE'VE HIT
ROCK BOTTOM.
THE CHEF IS FRESH
FROM THE HOOD.
* DIAMONDS ON MY FISH,
LOOK, DIAMONDS ON MY FISH *
I'M HOT.
AND DOESN'T TAKE
CRITICISM FROM ANYBODY.
YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT ALREADY.
NOT EVEN GORDON.
I DIDN'T HEAR NOT ONE PERSON
COMPLAIN ABOUT IT TONIGHT.
DID YOU?
WHAT?!
THE OWNER HAS RUN OUT
OF MONEY.
I'M JUST SURVIVING.
THE RESTAURANT HAS RUN
OUT OF FOOD.
WE DON'T HAVE
THE SALMON TODAY.
NO SEA BASS.
WE DON'T HAVE THE KEY LIME.
THE HEAD WAITRESS
AND THE CHEF ARE AT WAR.
YOU PISS ME OFF
BECAUSE YOU DON'T
RUN THIS!
DON'T BLAME THAT
ON US.
AND THE PREP COOK HAS
STICKY FINGERS.
DID YOU ASK ANYONE FOR IT?
NO.
SO MANY PROBLEMS...
I NEED THE TICKET.
I DON'T SEE THE TICKET.
SO FEW DAYS.
SERVICE, PLEASE.
THIS COULD BE GORDON'S
BIGGEST CHALLENGE YET.
I'M ABOUT TO WALK RIGHT NOW.
TONIGHT...
BRING IT.
ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
YOU ARE NOT AN EXECUTIVE CHEF.
LET'S GET THAT RIGHT.
*
POMONA, CALIFORNIA.
A SMALL MIDDLE CLASS TOWN
POPULATED BY ASPIRING ARTISTS,
COLLEGE STUDENTS,
AND CAR ENTHUSIASTS.
IT'S HOME
TO LELA'S RESTAURANT,
IT'S HOME
TO LELA'S RESTAURANT,
A FINE DINING RESTAURANT
ONLY EIGHT MONTHS OLD.
YET IT'S DAYS AWAY
FROM CLOSING ITS DOORS.
HELLO!
I'M THE OWNER OF
A FINE DINING RESTAURANT.
LELA'S SHOULDN'T BE IN
THE DOWNTOWN POMONA CENTER.
THERE'S A LOT
OF HOMELESS PEOPLE.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT
LELA'S FITS POMONA.
OUR RESTAURANT HERE
IS CRAZY.
RICKY, HE'S ALWAYS LOUD.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT!
LET'S GO, HEY!
I'M HOT.
THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO.
THAT'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO.
LIKE YOU WALK
INTO A CLUB, YOU KNOW,
AND YOU JUST WALK ON THE DANCE
FLOOR AND JUST BE LIKE--
SINCE IT'S MY KITCHEN,
MY MENU,
YOU KNOW, I CAN DO THAT.
I HAVE A KNIFE, BRIAN.
GET AWAY FROM ME.
WE CLOWN EACH OTHER.
WE HAVE FUN WHILE WE'RE IN HERE.
WHAT THE HELL IS
IN YOUR EAR, MAN?
THIS IS 14-KARAT GOLD, BABY.
I MEAN, THIS IS
THE REAL DEAL.
BUZZARD LIKES TO STAY
IN THE KITCHEN AND EAT.
LIKES TO PECK AT THE FOOD
ALL THE TIME.
BUZZARD--
YOU CAN DO IT, BUZZARD!
YOU KNOW, WE'RE LIKE
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.
HEY, I NEED
MY ORDER NOW.
ALL WE DO IS READ THE TICKET
TO PUT THE FOOD OUT.
ALL WE DO IS READ THE TICKET
TO PUT THE FOOD OUT.
TABITHA, MAN.
I JUST HAVE TO TELL HER
TO CHILL OUT.
AND I YELL RIGHT BACK
AT HER ASS.
I'M THE ONE HAVING
TO TAKE THIS GUY'S ORDER,
AND TELLING HIM,
"OH, WE DON'T HAVE THIS
AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT."
DON'T BLAME
THAT ON US,
'CAUSE IT AIN'T OUR FAULT.
RICKY, I CAN'T STAND HIM.
YOU MEAN YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW TO DO?
THAT'S WHY THIS RESTAURANT
IS RUN THE WAY IT IS.
THE PROBLEM WITH TABITHA
IS HOW SHE TALKS TO PEOPLE.
ORDERS THAT.
MAN, SHUT UP ALREADY.
EVERYBODY CAN HEAR
RICKY AND TABITHA YELLING
WHEN THEY YELL AT EACH OTHER.
WE DON'T GOT NOW!
I THINK THEY'RE
OVERWHELMED IN HERE TODAY.
IT'S REALLY EMBARRASSING.
BECAUSE YOUR GUESTS
ARE LIKE,
"WHAT IS GOING ON BACK THERE?
LIKE, I JUST WANTED A SALAD."
LIKE, IT WAS SLOW.
AND THEN JUST GETTING
SLOWER AND SLOWER AND SLOWER.
I'M DEFINITELY LOSING MONEY
RIGHT NOW.
I TOOK
ALL MY RETIREMENT MONEY,
EVERYTHING I HAD SAVED,
EVERYTHING
AND DECIDED TO OPEN
THIS RESTAURANT.
I HAVE NOTHING LEFT.
I THINK WE'VE HIT ROCK BOTTOM.
I MEAN, WE'RE LIKE REALLY
GOING DOWN, DOWNHILL.
I MEAN, WE'RE LIKE REALLY
GOING DOWN, DOWNHILL.
I JUST WANTED TO SEE
IF YOU HAVE SOME MONEY
TO LEND ME FOR THE RENT.
OH, JEEZ.
I OWE MY SISTER $60, 000.
HOW MUCH?
$3, 700.
I OWE $64, 000
FOR THE LINE OF CREDIT.
I'M STRESSING.
LIKE, HOW I'M GONNA
PAY MY BILLS AND MY RENT.
AND WHAT I'M GONNA DO.
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
TO LEAVE HER,
BUT I HAVE BILLS
I HAVE TO PAY.
CAN'T SLEEP AT NIGHT
ONLY BECAUSE IT'S GOING
THROUGH MY MIND,
"HOW CAN I FIX IT?"
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
SO WE'RE IN DOWNTOWN POMONA.
UH, IT'S QUIET.
LIKE A GHOST TOWN AROUND HERE.
THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE
FINE DINING,
BUT IT'S VERY, VERY QUIET.
AND THE PLACE LOOKS
ABSOLUTELY DERELICT INSIDE.
MY GOD.
I'M EXCITED.
I WANT TO HEAR HIS ACCENT.
OH, LOOK AT THIS,
LOOK AT THIS, LOOK A THIS!
LELA, NICE TO SEE YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HELLO.
HI.
MY NAME'S TABITHA,
AND I'M YOUR SERVER.
MY NAME'S TABITHA,
AND I'M YOUR SERVER.
ALL I KNOW ABOUT CHEF RAMSAY
IS HE LIKES TO YELL A LOT.
I DON'T TAKE ANYBODY
YELLING AT ME.
NOBODY.
AND THE SOUP TODAY
IS WHAT, PLEASE?
TOMATO BASIL.
TOMATO BASIL.
FRESH?
YES.
LOVELY, THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
MENU, SPELLED INCORRECTLY
ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WERE YOU READY
TO ORDER?
WHAT IS THAT THERE?
CHIVAS?
WHAT IS THAT?
C-H-I-V-A-S.
CHIVAS.
CHIVES.
OH, CHIVES.
CAN'T EVEN SPELL CHIVE
PROPERLY.
OKAY, CHIVES.
LET'S GO WITH A SMALL BOWL
OF THE TOMATO BASIL.
LET'S GO WITH A SMALL BOWL
OF THE TOMATO BASIL.
OKAY.
AND I'D LIKE TO SEE
THE NACHOS.
WE ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE
THE SHRIMP NACHOS TODAY.
WE HAVE A CHICKEN NACHO.
SO NO SHRIMPS TODAY?
NO SHRIMPS.
SO NO SHRIMP COCKTAIL
EITHER?
OKAY, UM, I'D LIKE A SIDE
OF THE SALMON.
WE DON'T HAVE
THE SALMON TODAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE
THE SALMON EITHER?
NO.
YOU WOULD HAVE
TUNA, NO?
I'M NOT SURE.
NO?
OKAY.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
AND IT'S REALLY JUST--
IT'S IRRITATING
THE OUT OF ME,
BECAUSE I HATE
TO TELL CUSTOMERS
BECAUSE I HATE
TO TELL CUSTOMERS
THAT WE DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING.
I'LL GO FOR
THE SPECIALTY OF THE HOUSE.
THE ROASTED RACK OF LAMB.
THE RACK OF LAMB.
IN A CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE,
PLEASE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
VERY DISAPPOINTING WHEN YOU
SIT AND START ORDERING
AND THEN HALF THE FOOD
IS NOT AVAILABLE ON THE MENU.
OKAY, THIS IS
YOUR ORDER.
BRING IT.
HE WANTED THE SHRIMPS NACHOS.
WE DON'T HAVE SHRIMP.
HE WANTED THE SHRIMP COCKTAIL.
WE DON'T HAVE SHRIMP.
FOR US TO SIT THERE
AND HAVE TO TELL CUSTOMERS,
"OH, WE DON'T HAVE THIS
AND WE DON'T HAVE THAT,"
IT GETS FRUSTRATING FOR ME,
BECAUSE WE SHOULD HAVE
EVERYTHING.
BECAUSE WE SHOULD HAVE
EVERYTHING.
WOW.
HERE YOU GO.
LOVELY.
I'M NOT NERVOUS.
WHAT DO I NEED
TO BE NERVOUS FOR?
YOU KNOW, HE'S A MAN
JUST LIKE I AM.
INTERESTING.
HOW IS EVERYTHING?
IT TASTES LIKE IT'S CANNED.
YEAH.
SO IT SAYS HOMEMADE SOUP
ON THE MENU,
AND IT'S BROUGHT IN.
CAN'T THE CHEF MAKE
TOMATO SOUP?
CAN'T THE CHEF MAKE
TOMATO SOUP?
PROBABLY.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS
FINE DINING.
SO DID I.
SO I'LL WAIT
FOR THE NEXT COURSE.
OKAY.
CHICKEN NACHOS.
OOH!
THAT WAS QUICK, WOW.
EXCELLENT.
ENJOY.
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, WHAT?!
OUR EXECUTIVE CHEF RICKY.
* LOOK AT THEM DIAMONDS
ON THAT *
* DIAMONDS ON MY FISH,
LOOK, DIAMONDS ON MY FISH *
* DIAMONDS ON MY FISH,
LOOK, DIAMONDS ON MY FISH *
YOU HAVE AN EXECUTIVE CHEF
IN THE HOUSE?
YES.
AND HE BUYS IN
PROCESSED FOOD?
AND HE BUYS IN
PROCESSED FOOD?
SAY WHAT?!
YES.
AH.
* DIAMONDS ON MY FISH,
DIAMONDS ON MY FISH *
* WE GOT DIAMONDS
ON THE FISH *
I'M GOOD AT MY JOB.
I LOVE MY RECIPES.
I LET MY WORK
SPEAK FOR ITSELF.
FINE DINING NACHOS.
SOMETHING'S NOT QUITE RIGHT.
HOW IS EVERYTHING?
YEAH, REALLY WEIRD.
ARE THEY FRESH NACHOS
OR ARE THEY BROUGHT IN?
THE CHEF MAKES THEM
FRESH IN THE MORNING.
NO, I DON'T THINK
NO, I DON'T THINK
THEY WERE MADE FRESH
THIS MORNING, MY DARLING.
RICKY, WHEN DID YOU MAKE
THE TORTILLA CHIPS?
UH, YESTERDAY.
I'M ABOUT TO WALK HOME
RIGHT NOW.
THE NACHOS, LIKE IT WAS
THE CHEAPEST THING
HE'S EVER SEEN.
WHAT THE
DO YOU DO WITH NACHOS?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
IT'S WHY THEY CALL THEM NACHOS.
THAT'S WHY IT'S
AN APPETIZER, YOU KNOW?
OH, GOD.
THE RACK OF LAMB
WITH THE CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE.
THERE'S FRESH MINT.
CHOCOLATE SYRUP.
I LIKE IT.
I GOT TO BE
REALLY CREATIVE WITH IT.
I GOT TO BE
REALLY CREATIVE WITH IT.
YEAH, THAT LOOKS GOOD.
GOD, IT'S SO QUICK.
OKAY.
WHERE'S THE LAMB?
NO, NO, NOT THAT.
WHERE'S THE LAMB?
UH...
LOOK--MY KNIFE'S BIGGER
THAN MY LAMB.
FOR WHAT WE ARE
ABOUT TO EAT,
MAY THE LORD MAKE US
TRULY NOT VOMIT.
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG DAY.
IT'S GONNA BE A LONG DAY.
COULD YOU ASK THE CHEF
IS THE LAMB FROZEN?
YES.
OH, THE LAMB IS FROZEN.
YES.
HE'S JUST TAKING BITES
OF STUFF.
"IS THIS FROZEN?"
AND I'M LIKE..."YEAH."
IS THERE ANY MAIN COURSE
THAT'S ON THE FINE DINING
MENU THAT'S NOT FROZEN.
SAD TO SAY, BUT NO.
EVERYTHING IS FROZEN.
OKAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL SKIP ANY FURTHER
FROZEN FOOD
AND MAYBE HAVE A NICE
FRESH DESSERT, PLEASE.
OKAY.
I'M HUNGRY.
I'M STARVING.
I HAVE EATEN
ANYTHING YET.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, HE SHOT
EVERYTHING DOWN PRETTY MUCH.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, HE SHOT
EVERYTHING DOWN PRETTY MUCH.
YOU KNOW, BUT THAT'S
ONE PERSON'S OPINION, YOU KNOW?
AND HE'S ENTITLED TO IT.
SO THAT'S THAT.
AND WHAT WOULD YOU
RECOMMEND FOR DESSERT?
THERE YOU GO.
FOR THE DESSERT,
I WOULD RECOMMEND
THE BROWNIE A LA MODE.
BROWNIE... A LA MODE.
BROWNIE A LA MODE.
HE WAS LIKE, "PUT YOUR HAND UP
AND SWEAR TO GOD
THAT IT'S A BROWNIE THAT'S
MADE--HOMEMADE FROM HERE."
OKAY, ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GO WITH THE BROWNIE.
OKAY.
WOW.
WHAT A SHAME,
WHEN YOU FIRST ARRIVE
AND YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT
COMING IN TO EAT SOMEWHERE,
AND THEN HALF THE MENU
MISSING,
90% OF IT'S FROZEN,
AND CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE
WITH BONES OF LAMB.
AND CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE
WITH BONES OF LAMB.
THERE WAS A BIG ASS PAN
IN HERE
FULL OF BROWNIES.
I GO IN THERE, AND THERE'S
NO MORE HOMEMADE BROWNIES.
BUZZARD!
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE BROWNIES.
I DIDN'T DO IT.
DON'T ASK THE BUZZARD.
I DON'T KNOW.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED
TO THAT BIG THING OF BROWNIES
THAT WERE IN THERE?
WHEN?
A COUPLE DAYS AGO.
WHY?
THEY WERE JUST IN THERE
LIKE THREE DAYS AGO.
IT IRRITATES THE LIVING
DAYLIGHTS OUT OF ME.
WE SHOULD HAVE EVERYTHING
THAT IS ON OUR MENU
WE SHOULD HAVE EVERYTHING
THAT IS ON OUR MENU
AT ALL TIMES, AND WE DON'T.
I'M JUST--I'M GONNA QUIT.
SERIOUSLY.
DON'T EVEN TALK
LIKE THAT, MAN.
YOU GONNA LET ONE
PISS YOU OFF LIKE THAT?
NO, YOU PISS ME OFF,
BECAUSE YOU DON'T
RUN THIS , MAN!
WE SHOULD HAVE
ALL THIS!
WHAT THE
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU COMING BACK HERE
ASKING ME,
"WHAT'S IN THIS?
WHAT'S IN THAT?"
YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT ALREADY.
YOU SHUT THE UP!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
COMING UP, BUZZARD CONFUSES
FINE DINING...
DID YOU ASK ANYONE FOR IT?
NO.
FOR TAKE OUT.
THIS IS BUZZARD'S
LITTLE PICNIC.
AND WHEN GORDON STEPS
INTO RICKY'S SPACE...
I JUST TASTED THIS.
IT TASTES LIKE
POWDERED MASHED POTATOES.
THEY ARE.
RICKY GOES ON THE ATTACK.
I DIDN'T HEAR NOT ONE PERSON
COMPLAIN ABOUT IT TONIGHT.
DID YOU?
WHAT?!
THAT'S COMING UP
ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
YOU COMING BACK HERE
ASKING ME,
"WHAT'S IN THIS?
WHAT'S IN THAT?"
YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT ALREADY.
YOU SHUT THE UP!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHE'S ALWAYS WANTS
TO BLAME PEOPLE
FOR OTHER.
SHE SHOULD KNOW THE MENU.
DON'T COME BACK THERE ASKING ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN
THE KITCHEN?
- YOU KNOW WHAT'S FROZEN.
- WHAT'S NOT.
WHAT THE
YOU GOTTA ASK ME FOR?
RIGHT.
WHAT WAS FINE DINING ABOUT
MY LUNCH THERE?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
OKAY, LET'S PUT IT
THIS WAY THEN.
I THOUGHT IT WAS
A PILE OF.
I THOUGHT IT WAS
A PILE OF.
I WAS EMBARRASSED FOR YOU.
OKAY.
YOU CAN'T SERVE LAMB
WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE.
I MEAN, ARE YOU MAD?
THERE WAS NO MEAT
ON THE LAMB.
YOU WANT TO BLAME ME
FOR NO MEAT ON THE LAMB?
THAT'S JUST WHAT WE BUY HERE,
AND THAT'S WHAT WE SERVE.
RICKY, IT'S ON THE MENU
AT $27.
NOBODY ELSE COMPLAINED
ABOUT IT.
THERE'S NOBODY ELSE
IN THE RESTAURANT.
HE WAS BITCHING ABOUT
THE CHOCOLATE MINT SAUCE
ON THE LAMB.
PEOPLE LIKE THAT,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
THEY COME IN HERE AND ORDER IT
ALL THE TIME.
SO I'M NOT GONNA PULL THAT
FROM MY MENU
JUST BECAUSE
HE DON'T LIKE IT.
WHAT WAS FRESH
ON THE MENU?
AS FAR AS
NOT BEING FROZEN?
AS FAR AS
NOT BEING FROZEN?
AS FAR AS NOT BEING FROZEN,
NOT BEING BOUGHT IN?
EVERYTHING HAS TO BE
FROZEN.
WE JUST CAN'T
LET STUFF GO BAD.
- HUH?
- HAVE YOU GOT ANY?
I'VE GOT BIG.
JUST 'CAUSE YOU COME HERE
AND CRITICIZE MY PLACE
YOU THINK I'M GONNA
GIVE UP--NO.
WHOSE DO I THINK ARE
BIGGER?
HIS OR MINE?
PUT IT LIKE THIS.
WE'RE GONNA BUMP HEADS.
I'M STANDING IN FRONT
OF MAN THAT I FEEL
THAT'S GOT HIS NAME
ON HIS JACKET,
ALL THE BIG SHOWBIZ
EMBROIDERY,
AND YET WE'RE SERVING
FROZEN VEGETABLES.
AS A CHEF, DON'T YOU
FEEL EMBARRASSED
ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE SERVING?
NO, I DON'T.
OTHERWISE I WOULDN'T SERVE IT.
ARE YOU LAZY?
ARE YOU LAZY?
I DON'T TAKE NO
FROM NOBODY.
AFTER YESTERDAY'S
FIASCO AT LUNCH,
DAY TWO BEGINS
WITH GORDON INSPECTING
EXECUTIVE CHEF RICKY'S
KITCHEN.
GOD.
A FRIDGE THAT'S NOT EVEN COLD.
THIS IS NOT
A REFRIGERATION UNIT.
THIS IS ALMOST LIKE AN OVEN.
THIS IS ALMOST LIKE AN OVEN.
ALL THIS MEAT IS
VIRTUALLY ROTTING.
DRIED, WARM, CONGEALED BLOOD
AT THE BOTTOM THERE.
THE SMELL IS JUST VILE.
WHAT IS THAT?
GOD.
WHAT A SMELL..
I'M SLOWLY BUT SURELY
DISCOVERING MY LUNCH.
THE BOUGHT-IN
TOMATO AND BAIL SOUP
THAT'S FINISHED
WITH CHILI FLAKES.
THERE'S NOTHING FRESHLY MADE
IN THIS FRIDGE.
HELL.
IT STINKS.
IT STINKS.
THE LACK OF CLEANLINESS
REPRESENTS A LACK OF DISCIPLINE.
AND GORDON KNOWS
HE NEEDS TO SEND
A STRONG MESSAGE TO THE STAFF.
WE GOTTA CLEAN.
RICKY, I WANT THE FRIDGE WALLS
SCRUBBED.
THE FLOOR DONE.
YEAH, BUCKET'S BEHIND YOU.
YEAH, TABITHA, TAKE CARE
OF THE DINING ROOM.
GORDON HAD US CLEAN
THE DINING ROOM.
FREAKING SWEEP,
LIKE, THREE TIMES.
MOP, DO ALL THE WINDOWS,
EVERYTHING.
WITH A CONCERN
THAT FINE DINING
MIGHT NOT BE RIGHT
FOR THIS PART OF POMONA,
WHILE THE STAFF CLEANS,
GORDON HITS THE STREETS
WHILE THE STAFF CLEANS,
GORDON HITS THE STREETS
TO CHECK OUT
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M REAL GOOD.
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.
WHAT'S THE VIBE LIKE
HERE IN POMONA?
IT'S YOUNG,
VIBRANT, DIVERSE.
WHAT ABOUT LELA'S?
THE RESTAURANT LELA'S?
HAVE YOU BEEN THERE?
I HAVE NOT BEEN THERE.
WHAT KIND OF FOOD
DO YOU EAT?
THE PIZZA JOINT RIGHT HERE.
WHAT ABOUT FINE DINING?
USUALLY NOT TOO FANCY.
KIND OF ON A BUDGET.
NO, YOU KEEP THE FANCY STUFF
FOR YOUR ARMS, RIGHT?
YEAH.
AND WHERE WOULD YOU
GO OUT TO EAT?
THERE'S, LIKE, SOME PRETTY
GOOD MEXICAN RESTAURANTS.
BUT, LIKE, BESIDES THAT
THERE ISN'T REALLY ANYWHERE
BUT, LIKE, BESIDES THAT
THERE ISN'T REALLY ANYWHERE
THAT'S, LIKE,
IN OUR PRICE RANGE.
WITH A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT
WILL WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY,
GORDON HEADS BACK TO LELA'S
TO CHECK ON THE STAFF'S
ASSIGNMENT.
NICE, NICE, NICE, NICE.
LOOKS FANTASTIC.
WOW, WOW, WOW.
YES, CLEAN.
WHILE GORDON IS NOW HAPPY
WITH THE CLEANLINESS
OF THE RESTAURANT,
HE IS STILL NOT COMFORTABLE
WITH THE RELAXED ATMOSPHERE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT YOUR SISTER
TOLD ME LAST NIGHT.
THIS IS KIND OF LIKE HOME,
YOU KNOW.
THIS IS KIND OF LIKE HOME,
YOU KNOW.
JUST KIND OF HANG OUT,
TALK TO EVERYBODY ON THE PHONE.
OH!
I JUST LOUNGE.
WE HAVE FUN WHILE
WE'RE IN HERE.
I MEAN, WHAT'S THE USE
OF HAVING A JOB
THAT YOU'RE NOT
HAPPY WITH?
WE HAVEN'T MET YET,
HAVE WE?
NO, I'M--
WHY "BUZZARD?"
HE LIKES TO STAND
IN THE KITCHEN AND EAT.
YOU KNOW, YOU ALWAYS CATCH HIM
WITH SOMETHING IN HIS HAND.
I THINK HE'S GOT A TAPEWORM.
I THINK HE'S GOT A TAPEWORM.
THE EVENING STARTED OUT SLOWLY,
BUT A LOCAL THEATER
HAS LET OUT.
AND A WAVE OF CUSTOMERS HAS
NOW ARRIVED AT THE RESTAURANT.
GO AHEAD AND FOLLOW ME
AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND SEAT YOU.
ALL RIGHT, RICKY?
YES?
WHERE'S MY SALMON THAT'S
SUPPOSED TO BE SPLIT?
DON'T BE IN SUCH A
HURRY TO DO.
HOLY SMOKE.
IT QUICKLY BECOMES
OBVIOUS TO GORDON
THAT THIS RESTAURANT
DOES NOT HAVE A LEADER,
JUST TWO MAJOR OPPONENTS--
RICKY IN THE KITCHEN
AND TABITHA IN THE FRONT
OF THE HOUSE.
SALMON AND A SEA BASS SPLIT.
SALMON AND A SEA BASS SPLIT.
HUH?
, MAN.
HOW COME YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
THAT WHEN YOU'D SEEN THE TICKET?
I'M, LIKE, REALLY
FRUSTRATED WITH RICKY.
US NOT HAVING EVERYTHING.
THEY'VE BEEN SITTING THERE
FOR 15, 20 MINUTES
WHEN THEIR FOOD SHOULD BE
COMING OUT ANY MINUTE.
I JUST FOUND OUT
THAT WE HAVE NO SEA BASS.
OH, FOR.
IS THAT WHAT WE
BOTH ORDERED?
YEAH.
RICKY DOESN'T HAVE MANY
OF THE FOOD ITEMS
THAT ARE ON THE MENU.
AND WHAT THEY DO HAVE IS
PREPACKAGED AND OVERPRICED
FOR THE TOWN OF POMONA.
I JUST TASTED THIS.
IT TASTES LIKE
POWDERED MASHED POTATOES.
THEY ARE.
THEY TASTE ALL RIGHT.
YOU PUT A LITTLE BUTTER
IN THEM, WHATEVER.
PUT THE SAUCE OVER THEM.
THEY TASTE OKAY.
NOBODY'S EVER
COMPLAINED ABOUT 'EM.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT
HE WAS USING INSTANT POTATOES.
I THINK RICKY'S
A LITTLE LAZY.
HOLY MACKEREL.
IT'S OUT OF DATE.
YEAH, LOOK AT THE DATE.
IT'S FEBRUARY 16.
WHAT'S THE TODAY?
DO NOT SERVE
THAT CAKE.
END OF STORY, YES?
END OF STORY, YES?
THEN IN A DINNER SERVICE
THAT'S NOT EXACTLY
SMOOTH SAILING,
SOME OF THE STAFF
START ABANDONING SHIP.
ARE YOU FINISHED OR--
WHERE--WHERE'S BUZZARD?
HAVE THEY ALL GONE?
THAT'S THE BUZZARD, THOUGH,
YOU KNOW?
HE'S ALWAYS WAITING TO GRAB
SOMETHING WITH HIS DAMN CLAWS.
BUZZARD AND ONE OF THE COOKS
HAVE WALKED OFF.
BUT THEY ARE NOT
EMPTY-HANDED.
BUT THEY ARE NOT
EMPTY-HANDED.
YOU SCARED ME
, MAN!
I ALMOST HAD
A HEART ATTACK.
AND WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
IN THERE?
GOT A SANDWICH
FROM EARLIER.
SOME PASTA THAT SOMEBODY
ORDERED AND THEY DIDN'T WANT.
LAMB IN THERE
AS WELL.
YEAH.
OKAY.
DID YOU ASK
ANYONE FOR IT?
NO.
YOU NEED TO GO TALK
TO HER AND LET HER KNOW.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM
WITH THAT.
- OKAY, I'LL COME WITH YOU.
- , WE'LL GO TOGETHER.
WE WONDER WHY
THERE'S THINGS MISSING
AFTER HE'S GONE.
THIS IS BUZZARD'S
LITTLE PICNIC.
NICE LITTLE SANDWICH THERE.
HAM, CHEESE, MUSTARD.
NICE LITTLE SANDWICH THERE.
HAM, CHEESE, MUSTARD.
OH, NICE BIG SALAD.
AND MAIN COURSE, WE'RE GONNA
TACKLE SOME NEW ZEALAND LAMB.
NOW YOU KNOW WHERE
THAT CAME FROM.
STOP LAUGHING.
HERE WE ARE
WITH A RESTAURANT'S THAT
FINANCIALLY SCREWED,
AND YOU'RE JUST
HELPING YOURSELF
TO WINE
AND A FOUR-COURSE DINNER.
HE TAKES LITTLE THINGS
EVERY NOW AND THEN,
BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM DO
SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN A WHILE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA ARGUE.
THIS LADY OWNS IT.
BUZZARD.
MAN, I'VE HAD
ENOUGH OF YOU.
UNBELIEVABLE.
GORDON CAUGHT BUZZARD
TAKING FOOD AND WINE
FROM THE RESTAURANT.
AND GORDON IS NOT HAPPY.
I'M NOT GONNA STAND HERE
AND ARGUE WITH YOU.
WE'RE NOT GONNA ARGUE.
THIS LADY OWNS IT.
UNBELIEVABLE.
WE WERE THINKING
THAT HE WAS DOING THAT,
BUT I HADN'T CAUGHT HIM
IN THE ACT.
AND TODAY--
WELL, THERE IT IS.
ALMIGHTY, GUYS!
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?
JUST THE BASICS ISN'T EVEN
TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
I CAN'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE WHOLE RESTAURANT
FAILING.
IT'S, YOU KNOW--THIS IS
A TEAM EFFORT HERE.
WHY DID YOU BECOME A CHEF?
BECAUSE I HAVE A PASSION
FOR FOOD, THAT'S WHY.
A PASSION FOR WHAT?
FOOD!
YOU'RE MAKING
POWDERED MASHED POTATO.
YOU TALK ABOUT
THE MASHED POTATOES.
I DIDN'T HEAR NOT ONE PERSON
COMPLAIN ABOUT THEM TONIGHT.
DID YOU YOU?
WHAT?!
DID YOU?
WHEN RICKY AND GORDON
WERE GOING AT IT,
I REALLY WANTED TO JUST,
LIKE, TELL RICKY TO SHUT UP.
I REALLY WANTED TO JUST,
LIKE, TELL RICKY TO SHUT UP.
WHERE'S YOUR RESPECT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
WHERE'S MY RESPECT?
FOR YOUR PROFESSIONALISM.
YOU ARE NOT AN EXECUTIVE CHEF.
LET'S GET THAT RIGHT.
DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.
YOU BACK A DOG INTO A CORNER,
EVENTUALLY--
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING--
HE'S GONNA BITE, YOU KNOW?
I'D RATHER CHANGE
MY CAREER
THAN MAKE IT OUT
OF POWDERED MASH.
ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY
BEFORE WE GO HOME?
I JUST HOPE EVERYBODY'S
ATTITUDE CHANGES TOMORROW
SO WE CAN TURN
THIS RESTAURANT AROUND.
IF YOU STILL HAVE ATTITUDE,
IF YOU STILL HAVE ATTITUDE,
THEN THERE'S GONNA
HAVE TO BE SOME CHANGES.
IT'S DAY THREE.
AND GORDON IS ABOUT TO PUT
HIS PLAN INTO ACTION.
BUT ONE OF LAST NIGHT'S
PROBLEMS HAS RETURNED.
BUZZARD'S HERE.
WHERE IS HE?
IN THE BACK.
I HATE
TO HAVE TO FIRE ANYBODY.
BUT THEN YOU GET
TO THE POINT WHERE,
YOU KNOW, IF I CAN'T
GET THEM TO CHANGE
WHAT THEY'RE DOING
OR WHATEVER, THEN I HAVE TO
GET RID OF THEM.
CAN I SEE YOUR EYES?
TAKE YOUR GLASSES OFF?
BUZZARD, ANYTHING THAT'S
INSIDE THIS RESTAURANT
BELONGS TO LELA.
YEAH?
YEAH, END OF STORY.
NOTHING GETS TAKEN
OFF THESE PREMISES.
IF IT WAS UP TO ME,
I'D FIRE BUZZARD'S ASS.
I GET LOTS OF PEOPLE
STEALING FROM ME.
AND I JUST HAVE
ONE DISCIPLINE.
ANYONE STEALS FROM ME
IS OUT, END OF STORY.
ANYONE STEALS FROM ME
IS OUT, END OF STORY.
BECAUSE THE MESSAGE
YOU SEND--
THEY ALL SEE YOU DOING IT,
THEY'LL DO IT.
ANYWAY, LELA, YOU'RE THE ONE
WHO'S GOTTA MAKE THE DECISION.
IT'S YOUR RESTAURANT.
YEAH.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY,
BUT THIS IS GONNA BE IT.
ALL RIGHT?
UH-HUH.
THIS IS IT.
BUZZARD AIN'T GONNA BE
BACK HERE.
HE AIN'T GONNA BE
BUZZING AROUND HERE.
AND HE'S TRULY A BUZZARD.
LET ME GET MY BAG
AND MY THINGS.
OKAY.
NOW THAT BUZZARD
HAS BEEN LET GO,
GORDON TURNS HIS ATTENTION
BACK TO THE CHEFS.
OKAY, RICKY,
LET'S GO.
OKAY, RICKY,
LET'S GO.
OH, BOY.
OKAY, A LITTLE
TASTE TEST, YEAH?
LAST NIGHT FOR ME THERE WASN'T
ENOUGH TASTING GOING ON.
THERE WASN'T ENOUGH
IDENTIFICATION.
SO I'M GONNA PASS YOU
A LITTLE BIT OF FOOD.
AND I WANT YOU TO TASTE
IT, OKAY?
AND THEN I'M GONNA ASK YOU
WHAT IT IS, OKAY?
ARE YOU READY?
YEAH.
YEAH, GOOD.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT
WHEN HE BLINDFOLDED US.
FOR THE MOST PART,
I DO TASTE MY FOOD.
OKAY, GOOD.
SO... ONE OF
MY FAVORITE MEATS.
RICKY, WHAT WAS THAT?
IT WAS BEEF.
IT WAS BEEF.
LEX?
TASTES LIKE CHICKEN.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
RICKY, YOU'RE WRONG.
THAT WAS CHICKEN.
WHAT?!
HOW ARE YOU GONNA MISTAKE
CHICKEN FOR BEEF?
THAT JUST BLEW ME
OUT OF THE WATER.
RICKY, WHAT WAS THAT?
I'D SAY IT WAS PORK.
PORK?
LEX, WHAT WAS THAT?
TASTES LIKE NEW YORK BEEF.
YEAH, LEX,
IT'S NEW YORK STRIP.
YEAH, LEX,
IT'S NEW YORK STRIP.
WE ALREADY KNEW
THAT LEX WAS GONNA GET MORE,
BECAUSE RICKY DOESN'T
TASTE HIS FOOD.
DID YOU BRUSH
YOUR TEETH THIS MORNING?
HOLY MACKEREL!
ALL RIGHT, BLINDFOLDS OFF.
I EXPECTED YOU
TO GET ALL OF THESE RIGHT,
AND YOU DIDN'T.
OUT OF BOTH OF YOU,
WHO IS THE BETTER COOK?
I'M THE BETTER COOK.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT HIM.
WELL, YOU CERTAINLY
PROVED IT ON THE TASTE TEST.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
I AM THE BETTER CHEF.
DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW.
WITHOUT HAVING TO THINK
ABOUT IT.
RICKY, YOU HAPPY
WITH THAT?
NO, NOT NECESSARILY.
LEX SAYING HE'S A BETTER
CHEF THAT ME.
I KNOW WHERE
MY SKILLS ARE AT.
I KNOW WHAT I CAN DO.
I KNOW WHAT I DO IN HERE
ON A DAILY BASIS, YOU KNOW.
I THINK WE SHOULD
HAVE A SWITCH AROUND, YES?
LELA, I JUST FOUND YOU
A NEW HEAD CHEF.
DON'T EXPECT YOU TO JUST
BARK AT ME
AND NOT EXPECT ME
TO SAY NOTHING BACK.
'CAUSE THAT
AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
FROM YOU.
COMING UP,
AT LELA'S GRAND REOPENING,
COMING UP,
AT LELA'S GRAND REOPENING,
SERVICE GETS DERAILED.
IT'S LIKE A TRAIN WRECK.
IT'S NOT ONLY THE FRONT
OF THE HOUSE'S FAULT.
DON'T BLAME
THAT ON US.
AND WHEN ONE CHEF CAN'T
STAND THE HEAT,
HE GETS OUT OF THE KITCHEN.
WHAT THE HELL
AM I DOING HERE?
WELL, IF YOU CAN'T
HANDLE IT, THEN LEAVE.
ALL RIGHT!
IT'S A DINNER SERVICE
THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU.
OH!
THAT'S COMING UP
ON KITCHEN NIGHTMARES.
DAY FOUR.
AND TO GET READY
FOR TONIGHT'S RE-LAUNCH,
GORDON MOVES TO THE NEXT
PHASE OF HIS PLAN.
BUT FIRST, A SURPRISE
FOR THE OWNER.
YOU, MY DEAR, YEAH,
FOR THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS,
OKAY, HAVE BEEN TAKING
CARE OF EVERYBODY.
YES.
YEAH.
YOU'RE NOT DOING
THAT ANY LONGER.
I'VE ARRANGED FOR YOU
TO GO OFF
SOMEWHERE REALLY LUXURIOUS
AND TO BE TAKEN CARE OF.
YOU'RE GOING
OFF THIS AFTERNOON
FOR A BIT OF A MAKEOVER,
PAMPERING.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE DAY OFF.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE DAY OFF.
AND NOT HAVING TO WORRY
ABOUT THIS PLACE
AND KIND OF RELAX
A LITTLE BIT.
HI, WELCOME TO SAVOIE.
I'M SHERRY.
I'M LELA.
I HEAR YOU'RE
IN NEED OF A PAMPERING.
COME ON OVER.
WHILE LELA GETS HER MAKEOVER,
GORDON BEGINS
TO CHANGE THE MENU
FROM FINE DINING
TO CONTEMPORARY CASUAL,
STARTING WITH
A SIGNATURE SALAD.
I WANT YOU TO THINK
BOTH OF YOU, YEAH,
OF A POMONA SALAD.
POMONA.
IT'S GOT A NICE RING TO IT.
JUST OVER THE NEXT HOUR,
PUT TOGETHER A POMONA SALAD.
PUT TOGETHER A POMONA SALAD.
I WANT YOU TO THINK
OF SOMETHING EXCITING.
AND I'M TELLING YOU,
THIS IS HOW
CAESAR SALAD STARTED.
IF BLOODY CAESAR CAN DO IT,
POMONA CAN DO IT.
USE YOUR IMAGINATION.
GO THROUGH THE FRIDGE
LOOK AT THE PEPPERS,
WHETHER YOU GRILL THEM,
SAUTEE THEM.
SWEET AND SOUR, BARBECUE.
I DON'T CARE.
GIVE IT SOME ATTITUDE.
WELL, THE POMONA SALAD
HE BASICALLY SAID, YOU KNOW,
TRY TO GET THE FEEL
OF POMONA HERE.
MAYBE A LITTLE SALT IN THERE
IT'LL WEIGH, ABSOLUTE TIP TOP.
GET THE BLACK BEANS ONTO THERE
AND THE CHICKEN ONTO THERE.
THIS GUY JUST OPENED UP
A $3 MILLION RESTAURANT.
OF COURSE I'M GONNA
TRY AND GET
ALL THE POINTERS
I CAN FROM HIM.
ALL THE POINTERS
I CAN FROM HIM.
IT'S LIKE I'M BACK
IN SCHOOL, YOU KNOW.
I FELT LIKE I WAS RIGHT BACK
IN THE CLASSROOM.
YOU KNOW, SCURRYING AROUND
IN THE WALK-IN.
LOOKING FOR THIS.
LOOKING AND A'REACHING.
"WHAT CAN I PUT IN THIS?"
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
ALL RIGHT, WASH YOUR HANDS.
CLEAR THE BENCH OFF,
LEX, PLEASE
I WANT TO SEE WHAT YOU'VE
DONE, BOTH OF YOU, YEAH.
WE HAVE A NEW
POMONA SALAD.
A SALAD THAT IS IN KEEPING
WITH THE AREA.
IT'S FRESH, IT'S NEW,
IT'S VIBRANT.
THE POMONA SALAD IS WONDERFUL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE
THE TASTE TO IT,
BUT IT JUST--IT TASTES
REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
BUT IT JUST--IT TASTES
REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
I'VE WALKED UP AND DOWN
THE STREETS.
SAW CHINESE FOOD,
MEXICAN FOOD, A PIZZERIA.
AND WHAT NO ONE
HAS OUT THERE
IS A BLOODY GOOD BURGER.
AND I'M GONNA SHOW YOU
HOW TO MAKE A STUNNING,
DELICIOUS BURGER.
YOU KNOW,
I COULD'VE MADE A BURGER.
BUT A BURGER TO ME
IS BASIC.
CHOPPED BEEF,
SALT, PEPPER,
DIJON MUSTARD,
WORCHESTER SAUCE,
KETCHUP,
FINELY CHOPPED ONIONS,
THREE EGG YOLKS
TO BIND IT TOGETHER.
REALLY IMPORTANT TO MIX
ALL THAT THROUGH, YEAH?
YES.
REALLY IMPORTANT.
YES.
REALLY IMPORTANT.
TONIGHT WE'RE GONNA DO
A SPECIAL
LELA'S FAMOUS BURGER, YES?
IT'LL BE THE BEST BURGER
IN POMONA.
I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE
OUR LELA'S FAMOUS BURGER
IS REALLY GONNA HELP US
ATTRACT MORE PEOPLE.
GRILL IT NICELY.
THIS IS PERFECT, THIS GRILL.
HAVE A LITTLE TASTE.
SEASON-WISE THAT'S FINE.
LET'S PUT THE BURGER ON
AS A SPECIAL TONIGHT.
CHEF GORDON, HE WAS RIGHT
WHEN HE SAID
THAT WE NEEDED A BURGER.
YOU CAN'T GET A BURGER
AROUND HERE NOWHERE.
POMONA NEEDS A GREAT BURGER.
AND TONIGHT,
IT'S GONNA GET ONE.
THE RECIPE TO THE LELA'S BURGER
IS TOP SECRET.
THE RECIPE TO THE LELA'S BURGER
IS TOP SECRET.
I COULD TELL YOU, BUT THEN
I'D HAVE TO KILL YOU.
ARMED WITH LELA'S
NEW HAMBURGERS,
A CATERING TRUCK,
AND ENTHUSIASM,
GORDON AND THE STAFF
HIT THE STREETS
TO PROMOTE THE RESTAURANT.
CAN I INTEREST YOU
IN A FREE BURGER?
SURE!
I'D LOVE A FREE BURGER.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
I THINK THAT THE WORD
WILL GET OUT ON THE STREET
THAT WE HAVE A REALLY
JUICY BURGER.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
- FREE BURGER?
- FREE BURGER.
SIR, HOW WAS IT?
NICE?
WOULD YOU LIKE ANOTHER ONE?
I'M GONNA GET ANOTHER ONE.
IT'S ALSO GONNA GET
ON THE STREET
THAT CHEF GORDON MADE IT.
THAT CHEF GORDON MADE IT.
SURPRISING HOW HAPPY
EVERYBODY IS
ON THE BACK OF A REALLY GOOD,
DELICIOUS, SIMPLE BURGER.
THE GRUBBAGE IS EXCELLENT!
WHILE THE STAFF PROMOTES
THE NEW BURGERS,
GORDON'S DESIGN TEAM
MAKES OVER THE RESTAURANT
IN ANTICIPATION
OF TONIGHT'S RE-LAUNCH.
WE'VE GOT A NEW PLAN.
A NEW MENU.
AND A NEW INTERIOR.
LELA'S HAS BEEN
GIVEN A NEW LOOK.
A NEW UNINTIMIDATING
YET WARM PLACE, YES?
YES.
SPEAKING OF NEW LOOKS.
LELA, WHERE ARE YOU,
MY DARLING?
HERE WE ARE.
LOOK AT YOU!
LOOK AT YOU!
HELLO!
GOOD MORNING!
GOOD TO SEE YOU,
MY DARLING.
WHEN I SEE LELA
COME AROUND THE CORNER,
IT MADE ME CRY, BECAUSE
SHE LOOKED SO MUCH HAPPIER.
HOW DO YOU FEEL,
MY DARLING?
GOOD.
YEAH, LET ME SAY,
YOU LOOK GREAT.
THANK YOU.
YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A LADY
THAT'S CARRYING THE WORLD
ON HER SHOULDERS ANYMORE.
WHEN THE SAW ME,
THEY SAID,
"OH, MY GOD,
YOU LOOK SO DIFFERENT!"
I SAID, "YES, YOU HAVE
A NEW BOSS."
ARE YOU READY TO SEE
THE NEW HOT SPOT
IN DOWNTOWN POMONA?
THE NEW HOT SPOT
IN DOWNTOWN POMONA?
CAN WE OPEN IT?
OKAY ARE WE READY?
ON THE COUNT OF THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE... GO!
COME IN, COME IN, COME IN,
COME IN, COME IN, COME IN!
WHEN THEY OPENED UP
THE DOORS,
I WAS REALLY SHOCKED
AND SURPRISED.
IT LOOKED SO MUCH NICER.
IT'S WARM, YES?
AND IT'S INVITING.
IT'S NO LONGER STARK
AND COLD.
I LOVE THIS!
YOU GOT THE RECEPTION HERE.
YOU GOT CHAIRS TO SIT DOWN.
YOU GOT THE RECEPTION HERE.
YOU GOT CHAIRS TO SIT DOWN.
WHAT FIRST CAUGHT MY EYE
WAS THE RED COUCH, THE CANDLES.
IT'S LIKE, WHY DIDN'T
WE THINK OF THAT, YOU KNOW?
IT'S IN KEEPING
WITH DOWNTOWN POMONA.
OH, MY GOD!
LOOK AT OUR STATION!
I THINK THAT GORDON DID
THE RIGHT THING
FOR OUR RESTAURANT.
JUST MORE POSITIVE ENERGY
FROM ALL OF US.
IT'S ONE HOUR
BEFORE THE OPENING,
AND GORDON HAS MAINSTREAMED
THE MENU.
GONE ARE THE FINE DINING
EFFORTS
LIKE CHOCOLATE LAMB CHOPS
AND SOGGY CHICKEN NACHOS.
AND IN THEIR PLACE
ARE POPULAR FARE
LIKE LELA'S FAMOUS BURGERS
AND THE NEW POMONA SALAD.
LIKE LELA'S FAMOUS BURGERS
AND THE NEW POMONA SALAD.
ALL THAT'S LEFT TO DO
IS GET THE PERSONNEL IN ORDER.
WE NEED A LEADER,
WE NEED A MANGER,
AND WE NEED TO INSTALL
SOME FORM OF DISCIPLINE.
TABITHA, MANAGE THE PLACE,
YEAH?
IT MEANS A LOT TO ME
THAT GORDON WENT
WITH THE WHOLE IDEA
OF ME BECOMING MANAGER.
THAT JUST SHOWS ME THAT
HE KNOWS THAT I CAN DO IT.
LEX, CAN I HAVE YOU
RUNNING THE KITCHEN TONIGHT?
IT'S THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT
I'VE HAD ALL MY LIFE SO FAR.
IT'S THE BIGGEST COMPLIMENT
I'VE HAD ALL MY LIFE SO FAR.
RICKY, SUPPORT HIM
PROPERLY, YES?
I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR.
I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE DAY ONE.
BUSTED MY BUTT,
KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
LET'S GET SOME IDENTITY
AND WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM.
I'D RATHER HAVE SOMEBODY
LIKE LEX
WHO'S PASSIONATE
ABOUT WHAT HE DOES.
I REALLY DON'T THINK THAT
RICKY'S ATTITUDE WILL CHANGE.
THIS RESTAURANT NEEDS
TO TURN TABLES TONIGHT
TO STAY OPEN TOMORROW.
IT'S RE-LAUNCH NIGHT.
AND GORDON HAS INVITED
LOCAL ARTISTS,
STUDENTS, AND CAR CLUBS
TO EXPERIENCE
THE NEW LELA'S.
AND NOW, REGARDLESS
OF THE RAIN,
THE RESTAURANT IS PACKED.
OPEN THE NEW LELA'S.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
WHOO!
GOOD LUCK, GUYS, YES?
YES.
WE'RE GONNA NEED IT.
LET'S GO.
GOOD EVENING.
HOW ARE YOU?
JUST OPENED THE DOORS
RIGHT NOW, MAN.
WE GOT A HOUSEFUL
OF PEOPLE, MAN.
WHEN I LOOKED OUTSIDE
AND I SAW THIS LONG LINE,
I SAID, "OH, MY GOD.
I SAID, "OH, MY GOD.
ARE THEY GONNA BE
ABLE TO HANDLE IT?"
IT'S AWESOME.
THIS IS OUR
NEW AND IMPROVED MENU.
I'M PRETTY NERVOUS
ABOUT TONIGHT,
'CAUSE I KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA BE
A BRAND-NEW LELA'S.
THIS IS OUR NEW MENU.
THE RESTAURANT'S MENU
HAS BEEN TOTALLY REVAMPED
BY GORDON
TO BETTER SUIT
THE CASUAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND TONIGHT
FOR THE FIRST TIME,
THE MAN IN CHARGE OF THE KITCHEN
IS SOUS CHEF LEX.
LEX IS THE CHEF TONIGHT.
YOU GOT IT.
- YES, IT HURTS.
- I DON'T CARE.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA
CRY ABOUT IT.
I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.
TAKE IT LIKE A MAN PRETTY MUCH.
LEX?
YES.
LEX?
YES.
I WANT YOU CALLING OUT
THE ORDERS TONIGHT, YES?
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH, DON'T FORGET.
GOT IT.
I'M FEELING REALLY ANXIOUS,
A LITTLE NERVOUS,
BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A BIG
NIGHT FOR US.
TWO SPECIALS,
BACON AND CHEESE.
COMES WITH BACON, MONTEREY JACK,
AND SWISS CHEESE.
THERE YOU GO.
THAT SOUNDS FANTASTIC.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
THEY'RE IN.
WITH THE RAIN AS WELL, YEAH?
THEY'RE NOT HANGING AROUND.
THEY'RE JUST COMING
STRAIGHT IN THERE, YES?
AND TO FURTHER ENDEAR THIS
RESTAURANT TO THE COMMUNITY,
GORDON HAS ARRANGED
FOR THE MAYOR OF POMONA
TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
I WANT YOU TO COME IN
AND SIT DOWN.
I WANT YOU TO COME IN
AND SIT DOWN.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL TABLE
FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
WHAT TABLE IS
THE MAYOR SAT ON?
55.
SEE WHERE THAT LADY IS
WITH THE RED--
OKAY, YES.
THAT TABLE.
RIGHT.
ARE WE READY TO ORDER?
RICKY, DON'T OFF
OUTSIDE ON THE PHONE.
KEEP IT GOING, YES?
ME, LEX, RICKY,
YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT
TO MESS UP.
WHAT ARE YOU EATING NOW?
EVERY TIME I LOOK AT YOU
YOU'RE ALWAYS EATING.
THIS IS WORK NOW, YES?
I WANT EVERYONE TO GET
INTO WORK MODE, YES?
AND FOR YOURSELF?
I'M GONNA TRY
THE POT ROAST.
I'M GONNA HAVE
THE BURGER.
THE EVENING
HAS STARTED OFF WELL
THE EVENING
HAS STARTED OFF WELL
WITH CUSTOMERS RESPONDING
FAVORABLY
TO THE NEW CASUAL MENU.
LISTEN, LEX, FIRST TABLE.
ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.
BUT THE REAL HARD WORK
IS ABOUT TO HIT THE STAFF.
AND A LITTLE STAGE FRIGHT
HAS SET IN.
LEX, WHERE'S THE TICKET GONE
FOR THE TOMATO AND BASIL SOUP?
- IT'S ALREADY BEEN TAKEN.
- HELL.
30 MINUTES INTO SERVICE
AND LELA'S IS OFF
TO A ROCKY START.
WHERE'S THE FIRST TICKET
AT, LEX?
WHERE'S THE FIRST TICKET
AT, LEX?
NO FOOD HAS LEFT
THE KITCHEN,
AND THIS GRAND REOPENING
IS OFF-COURSE.
HEY, GUYS, WE'RE
FALLING BEHIND.
WE'VE GOT TO REV UP
A LITTLE BIT, YEAH, YEAH?
WHAT'S GOING NEXT?
IS THAT THE POMONA SALAD THERE?
- YES.
- NEEDS CHICKEN.
WHERE'S THE CHICKEN?
ABOUT TO GO IN THERE.
OH, COME ON, GUYS.
LISTEN, LEX.
YES?
WORK TOGETHER AND SEND
ONE TABLE AT A TIME.
OKAY.
THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE--
AHEM--WORKING IN A KITCHEN.
SO I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA
GO SCREW IT ALL UP.
IF THIS DOESN'T WORK,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA WORK.
TO BE THE HONEST,
TO BE THE HONEST,
THE WORST THING
THAT COULD HAPPEN--
PROBABLY LEX
RUNNING THE KITCHEN TONIGHT.
IT'S STARTING
TO BECOME CLEAR NOW.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF THEM
ARE USED TO BEING BUSY.
SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE
SO.
AND THE TUNA SANDWICH.
AND WHEN FOOD FINALLY DOES
COME OUT OF THE KITCHEN,
NOT EVERYONE AT THE TABLE
IS GETTING THEIR FOOD
AT THE SAME TIME.
OH!
SO I'LL JUST EAT THIS,
AND, UM--
COME ON, RICKY.
GOTCHA CHEF,
GOTCHA, GOTCHA!
DON'T PANIC.
I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY SEND IT
AT THE SAME TIME.
YEAH, BACON AND CHEESE,
FIRST ORDER UP.
THE BACON'S NOT EVEN
COOKED.
THE BACON'S NOT EVEN
COOKED.
YOU KNOW, IT'S STONE COLD.
IT'S NOT EVEN CRISPY.
WE GOTTA AT IT PUT IT BACK
ON THE GRILL FOR 3O SECONDS.
- COME ON, GUYS.
- MELTDOWN.
YOU HAVEN'T ANY FOOD
WHATSOEVER.
SEEMS TO BE TAKING A LITTLE
TOO LONG TO GET OUR SALAD.
I'M IRRITATED.
I'M VERY,
VERY IRRITATED TONIGHT.
EVERYTHING IS NOT GOING THE WAY
THAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO.
STILL WAITING
FOR A CHICKEN SANDWICH.
OH, MY GOD!
CHICKEN SANDWICH
IS GOING WITH THE--
THEY JUST TOOK THE SALAD,
THEY JUST TOOK THE SALAD.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
RICKY AND LEX, NOT PAYING
ATTENTION TO THEIR TICKETS.
OH, DEAR, OH, DEAR.
THE WAIT STAFF
BEGINS TO PANIC.
GET ON THE COMPUTER
AND FIX ALL THAT
SO WE NEED
THE KEY ANYMORE.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
GRABBING WHATEVER FOOD
IS UP ON THE COUNTER
REGARDLESS OF WHICH TABLE
IT BELONGS TO.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS
GOING ON IN THE KITCHEN.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE MY ORDER IS.
LIKE, I DON'T CARE.
FAMOUS BURGER,
TABLE 11.
WHAT DID YOU ORDER?
OH, MAN, THEY PUT
THE WRONG ORDER IN.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO GO OUT
WITH TABLE TEN.
CAROLYN, YOU PUT IN
TABLE 11 FOR THIS,
CAROLYN, YOU PUT IN
TABLE 11 FOR THIS,
AND THEY'RE SAYING
IT'S NOT THEIRS.
IT'S A SALMON
AND A CHEESEBURGER.
IT'S LIKE A TRAIN WRECK.
DID YOU HAVE
THE CHICKEN SOUP?
NO, OKAY.
TONIGHT WAS OVERWHELMING.
SORRY!
NO, HE DOESN'T IT. IF I SAID
IT'S COMING, IT'S COMING.
I NEED A CAPELLINI
WITH SHRIMP.
I JUST TOLD YOU
IT'S COMING RIGHT NOW.
DON'T ASK HIM,
'CAUSE HE DON'T KNOW.
ONE HOUR INTO DINNER SERVICE,
AND LEX'S INEXPERIENCE
BEGINS TO SHOW.
THEY'RE TAKING DIFFERENT FOOD
FROM DIFFERENT ORDERS,
THEY'RE TAKING DIFFERENT FOOD
FROM DIFFERENT ORDERS,
AND THAT'S NOT HELPING US
AT ALL.
JUST STAND THERE
AND SAY NOTHING.
I'VE BEEN TELLING THEM.
WHO HAVE YOU TOLD?
I'VE TOLD RICKY ALREADY,
AND WE'RE TRYING
TO TALK TO THEM.
GET ME TABITHA PLEASE, YES?
I'M RIGHT HERE.
LEX WAS TRYING TO SAY
THAT THE WHOLE CONFUSION
WAS BECAUSE
OF THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
RICKY WANTED TO TRY
TO BLAME THAT EVERYTHING'S
MESSED UP RIGHT NOW BECAUSE
OF THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE,
WHICH IS BULL.
DON'T BLAME THAT
ON US,
'CAUSE IT AIN'T OUR FAULT.
ALL WE DO IS READ THE TICKET
TO PUT THE FOOD OUT.
WE'RE TRYING TO STAY
ON TRACK WITH THE ORDERS,
AND THEY JUST KEEP YELLING OUT
THEY NEED TABLE 55,
THEY NEED THIS TABLE,
THEY NEED THAT TABLE.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE TRYING
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE TRYING
TO ASK ME 50 MILLION THINGS
AT ONE TIME.
SO IT'S A LOT OF CHAOS.
IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.
I NEED A POT ROAST
AND A CUP--
YOU NEED IT?
SHE NEEDS IT.
WHERE'S MY FAMOUS
BACON WITH CHEESE?
HURRY UP, HURRY UP.
YOU GOTTA BE FAST, BUDDY.
HE FREEZES.
HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I HAVE TO GO BACK THERE
AND ACTUALLY HELP
TELL HIM, OKAY, LOOK, THIS IS
WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
CAN SOMEBODY
PLEASE ANSWER ME!
ALL RIGHT!
LEX, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
FRUSTRATED AND COMPLETELY
OVERWHELMED...
WHAT THE HELL
AM I DOING HERE?
WHAT THE HELL
AM I DOING HERE?
LEX LEAVES THE KITCHEN
TO GO COOL OFF OUTSIDE.
LEX, COME BACK HERE.
LEX IS PANICKING ON US.
MEANWHILE, LELA IS IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE DINING ROOM
FIELDING COMPLAINTS.
YOU'RE WAITING
FOR GRILLED SALMON?
YEAH.
OKAY, LET ME GO SEE
WHAT HAPPENED THERE.
WHERE'S LEX?
THEY'RE WAITING OUT THERE
FOR TWO SALMONS.
EVERYBODY ELSE
GOT THEIR FOOD.
I GUESS THERE WAS TWO UP HERE
THAT HE HAD PUT UP THERE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM.
THE POINT IS
THEY'RE NOT THERE.
ALL RIGHT.
AND I NEED
THE TWO SALMONS.
WHERE'S LEX?
KNOWING HOW CRITICAL
TONIGHT'S DINNER SERVICE IS,
LELA FINALLY BECOMES A BOSS.
LELA FINALLY BECOMES A BOSS.
GET IN THERE.
THERE'S TWO SALMONS.
PEOPLE WAITING FOR THOSE
SALMONS.
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
DON'T TALK TO ME
LIKE THAT.
YOU'LL BE OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
THERE WAS SOMETHING
GOING ON
WITH LEX AND THE BOSS, LELA.
SOME WORDS WERE EXCHANGED
BECAUSE HE WANTED A BREAK,
AND SHE YELLED AT HIM.
I DON'T APPRECIATE
THAT KIND OF TALK.
I DON'T APPRECIATE YOU
TALKING TO ME THIS WAY.
WELL, YOU ANSWERED ME
THAT WAY.
OKAY, I ASKED YOU.
YOU WERE THE ONE RAISING
YOUR VOICE TO ME FIRST.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
THERE'S PEOPLE OUT THERE.
YOU GUYS ARE OUT HERE.
I CAN'T GET A BREAK
FOR FIVE MINUTES?
I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR
THE PAST FOUR HOURS STRAIGHT.
EVERYBODY HAS.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE.
YEAH, BUT YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN COOKING.
YEAH, BUT YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN COOKING.
IT'S THE SAME THING.
YOURS IS NOT ANY HARDER
THAN OURS IS.
YOU'RE NOT WORKING
IN THE HEAT LIKE I AM.
WELL, IF YOU CAN'T
HANDLE IT, THEN LEAVE.
SHE TOTALLY SNAPPED.
AND I THOUGHT SHE WAS KIDDING.
NO, SHE WAS--
SHE WAS SERIOUS.
I'M TIRED OF THESE PEOPLE
NOT DOING
WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
THEY JUST GET UP AND WALK OUT
WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT.
AND I'M NOT GONNA DEAL
WITH THAT ANYMORE.
LEX!
WHAT'S GOING ON?
SHE'S JUST REALLY
GETTING ON MY NERVES.
LIKE, I'M TRYING TO TAKE
A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AT LEAST.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN
I GOT UPSET.
LIKE, WHAT THE HELL?
I'VE BEEN WORKING ALL NIGHT.
LIKE, WHAT THE HELL?
I'VE BEEN WORKING ALL NIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT QUITTING
ARE YOU?
WHAT THE HELL
AM I DOING HERE?
OKAY, I CAN UNDERSTAND.
I CAN FEEL THE FRUSTRATION.
YEAH, TONIGHT WAS
A TOUGH NIGHT.
HEY, LEX.
GET YOUR ASS
BACK HERE, YES?
HE'S REALLY UPSET
RIGHT NOW.
OKAY, COOL HIM DOWN, YEAH?
I'M TRYING TO.
OH, MY GOD!
DAMN!
DAMN.
WITH LEX OUT OF THE KITCHEN,
ALL THE PRESSURE
IS ON RICKY
TO GET LELA'S
BACK UNDER CONTROL.
WHERE'S MY CREAM AT?
WHERE'S MY CREAM?
RICKY.
YES, CHEF.
KEEP IT GOING, YES.
YES, CHEF.
IF THIS SLOWS DOWN NOW,
WE'RE ALL SCREWED, YES?
YES, YES, GOTCHA.
I CAN STILL DO IT.
WHEN IT'S CRUNCH TIME,
YOU KNOW,
JUST KICK IT OUT.
TABLE 55 IS FOR THE MAYOR.
HOW LONG FOR THAT TABLE?
V-VIP?
V-VIP?
GONNA BE FIVE MINUTES
ON THAT ONE.
FIVE MINUTES, PLEASE.
- OH, HELL.
- WHAT IS ALL THIS?
CAN I GET THE TICKET
WHEN YOU DROP MY ORDER PLEASE?
SURE CAN.
MANY PEOPLE
ARE STILL WAITING FOR FOOD,
INCLUDING
THE MAYOR OF POMONA.
AND THE PRESSURE IN THE KITCHEN
IS AT ITS PEAK.
LELA'S BURGER,
WHERE'S IT AT?
IS THAT FOR TABLE ONE?
IS THAT THE TICKET
FOR TABLE ONE?
I'M BUSY
RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE JUST PRETTY MUCH ALL
GONNA HAVE TO STEP OUR GAME UP.
YOU GOT VEG
IN THAT POT RIGHT THERE.
GIMME THE POT ROAST.
LET'S MOVE IT, LET'S MOVE IT.
THANK YOU.
GIVE ME TWO CHICKEN SOUPS
AND GET THIS TICKET
UP OUT OF HERE--BAM!
WITH RICKY BACK IN CONTROL,
WITH RICKY BACK IN CONTROL,
FOOD IS FLYING
OUT OF THE KITCHEN.
SUCCESS.
HOW'D YOUR LIKE
YOUR POT ROAST?
IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT.
OKAY, THANK YOU.
SOME PEOPLE COMPLAINED.
THEY'RE LIKE, "WHEN ARE
WE GONNA GET OUT FOOD?"
THEN WHEN THEY GOT
THEIR FOOD WERE LIKE,
"OH, WE DON'T MIND
THE WAIT."
RIGHT, THAT'S THE MAYOR'S
TABLE FINISHED, YES?
HALLELUJAH.
POMONA SALAD.
THIS IS THE BEST BURGER
I'VE EVER HAD.
CUSTOMERS ARE THRILLED
WITH THE FOOD.
IT'S DELICIOUS.
AND THE MAYOR IS PROUD TO HAVE
THIS RESTAURANT IN POMONA.
THAT POMONA SALAD,
I THINK WE WILL DECLARE THAT
THAT POMONA SALAD,
I THINK WE WILL DECLARE THAT
OFFICIALLY THE MEAL
FOR ANY POMONA DAY.
$700.
YOU GET TO PAY
THE ELECTRICITY BILL.
AND $1, 000
TO BREAK EVEN.
GOTTA GO, YEAH?
KEEP GOING.
GOTTA GO, GOTTA GO,
GOTTA GO.
HOW'S EVERYTHING?
PERFECT.
GREAT.
THE MENU WAS GREAT.
I MEAN, PEOPLE, THEY REALLY
LIKED THE FOOD.
AFTER TAKING A LITTLE TIME
TO COOL OFF,
LEX RETURNS TO LELA'S.
NOT AS HEAD CHEF,
BUT AS RICKY'S NUMBER TWO.
LELA'S BURGER.
HEY, DUDE!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
COME ON, RICK,
WE CAN DO THIS, RICK.
COME ON, RICK,
WE CAN DO THIS, RICK.
IT'S ME AND YOU AND, RICK.
LEX TOOK OFF,
AND THEN HE CAME BACK.
JUST COVER YOUR ASS.
AH, YOU KNOW IT!
AND WE DID MAKE A GREAT
TURNAROUND.
I GOT CHICKEN READY.
ALL RIGHT, I GOT
THESE TWO RIGHT HERE.
OKAY, TONE, GIVE ME
A POMONA SALAD
AND GIVE ME A POT ROAST.
I WAS PROUD TO SEE RICKY
REALLY STEPPING FORWARD
AND TAKING CARE OF,
YOU KNOW, THE SITUATION.
HE DEFINITELY ACTED
AS THE HEAD CHEF.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOOD TOO SEE YOU.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
LOOKS LIKE IT'S A WHOLE NEW
BEGINNING REALLY
FOR THE RESTAURANT.
RICKY, TWO SECONDS.
AFTER A DRAMATIC COMEBACK,
AFTER A DRAMATIC COMEBACK,
GORDON WAS TRULY
IMPRESSED WITH RICKY.
WE GOT OFF
TO A ROCKY START, YEAH?
YEAH.
AND WITHIN 24 HOURS
OF BEING IN THIS RESTAURANT,
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA BOLT.
SERIOUSLY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GONNA THROW IN THE TOWEL.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY
YOU DID WELL TONIGHT, YEAH?
THANK YOU, CHEF.
WE BUTTED HEADS AT FIRST,
YOU KNOW
BUT THAT WAS JUST EGO, PRIDE
PRETTY MUCH.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
ARROGANCE ON MY PART.
I JUST WANT TO SAY
TONIGHT YOU PROVED ME WRONG.
- AND I THOUGHT YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
- THANK YOU.
AND IN AMONGST
ALL THE COMMOTION
IN THE DINING ROOM,
YOU REALLY HELD IT TOGETHER.
IN THE DINING ROOM,
YOU REALLY HELD IT TOGETHER.
YOU WERE SOLID.
YOU WERE STRAIGHT.
AND YOU DIDN'T BLOW IT.
AND I JUST WANTED
TO SAY WELL DONE.
'CAUSE IT MEANS A LOT.
SERIOUSLY.
FEELS GOOD
TO BE BACK, THOUGH.
FEELS GOOD TO BE BACK.
IT DOES.
FOR HIM TO PULL ME ASIDE
AND LOOK AT ME
MAN TO MAN AND SAY, "YOU KNOW,
YOU DID A GREAT JOB."
YOU KNOW, THAT MADE ME
FEEL REALLY GOOD.
BUT NOW THAT YOU'VE
OPENED THE DOOR,
DON'T CLOSE IT.
KEEP IT COOL.
YOU KNOW
WHAT THE SCORE IS NOW.
YEAH?
RIGHT.
DON'T STOP, YEAH?
YES.
DURING THE REST
OF GORDON'S STAY,
DURING THE REST
OF GORDON'S STAY,
RICKY CONTINUES
TO IMPROVE.
ALL RIGHT, OKAY, COOL.
THANK YOU.
TABITHA SETTLED INTO HER
NEW ROLE AS MANAGER.
YOU FEEL YOURSELF
LOSING YOUR MIND,
TAKE A DEEP BREATH
AND BREATHE.
LELA CONTINUES TO BE
MORE OF A BOSS
AND MORE ASSERTIVE
WITH HER STAFF.
I WANT THAT CALAMARI NOW.
CUSTOMERS RAVED
ABOUT THE FOOD.
VERY GOOD.
AND LELA'S FINALLY,
FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN EIGHT MONTHS,
MADE SOME MONEY.
NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE!
BUT I'M EXCITED,
I'M EXCITED.
COME BACK AGAIN.
OH, YES, WE WILL.
COME BACK AGAIN.
OH, YES, WE WILL.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT,
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
THANK YOU.
RIGHT, LET'S CONFIRM
ONE THING, SHALL WE?
YOU WON YOUR FIRST BATTLE.
CHEF GORDON IS
AN AMAZING DUDE.
YOU FOUGHT TO KEEP YOUR JOBS.
IT PROVED A POINT.
THANK GOD HE CAME
AND HE HELPED US.
YOU KNOW,
HE TURNED IT AROUND.
THE NEW LOOK
OF THE RESTAURANT,
THE NEW MENU,
EVERYTHING'S, LIKE, WAY BETTER.
IT WAS A BUZZ.
A NICE, LOUD BUZZ.
IT WAS A BUZZ.
A NICE, LOUD BUZZ.
THE CHANGES THAT HE MADE HERE,
THEY'RE GREAT.
OKAY.
GOOD NIGHT.
I'M GLAD THAT HE WAS HERE.
HE HAD A HAND IN HELPING CHANGE
THE RESTAURANT AROUND.
YOU KNOW, I THANK HIM
FOR THAT.
FROM THIS DAY FORWARD,
I'M GONNA REMEMBER
EVERYTHING HE SAID.
IN SPITE OF BUSINESS PICKING UP
AT THE RESTAURANT,
LELA'S DEBTS WERE TOO LARGE
TO OVERCOME,
AND SHE WAS FORCED
TO CLOSE HER DOORS.