Kitchen Nightmares

I am new to watching "Kitchen Nightmare's", however after watching approximately ten shows I have come to the opinion that it is quite engaging and interesting. I am immediately drawn into the plight of the owners. I can put myself in their place and feel for them. There seems to be either a single problem or a combination of problems at work in most of the restaurants. It is interesting to see the kind of involvement or lack of which seems to be in most cases. I feel for Chef Ramsey when presented with the "best" they have to offer, and am quite surprised that (although I am also quite happy he has not) Chef Ramsey has not gotten ill after seeing some of the conditions present in those buildings. It really makes me think twice about eating in any restaurant but I supposed it is something that shows itself readily.
I do enjoy watching Chef Ramsey evaluating both the restaurant and the staff and getting to the crux of the problems blocking the way to a healthy, productive, fun place to work and eat. I honestly believe that Chef Ramsey cares about the people and places that he goes to. I also believe that the time and effort and heart that it takes to turnaround a business that is failing is something that cannot under any circumstances be faked and that is is very much present in in Chef Ramsey.
I do agree that the model of the show gets to be a bit tiresome, however I think that that is only the case because as I said earlier there are a limited amount of causes for the slippery slide of a a business into apathy and uncaring attitudes. Having said that my opinion is that this show is an entertaining one.

If you see the BBC version called Ramseys Kitchen Nightmares you will understand why Fox makes Gordon Ramsey a hypocrite. If Gordon Ramsey wanted to go around developing quality standards the first place he should take a look at is the American version of the show. The difference in quality of the narriation, camera work, presentation of the characters and the problems, & development of the solution in the British version really highlight the synthetic and cheap feel of the American version. The American versions could be condensed to half-hour by just removing the added-in sound effects, 'dramatic' music and the five minute recaps of what happened in the previous five minutes. It is obvious that Mr. Ramsey doesn't really care, because its about making a boat load of cash- If you have watched any of Mr. Ramseys other television shows like the F-word you would realize he is an ego maniac; and he takes great care to present himself in a positive light and takes great care in his work in the kitchen and on-screen. My hypothesis is that only after Ramsey signed with Fox is when he found out they cancel the good shows like Family Guy and Futurama until five years of pent-up fan demand gets noticed. I mean why be like Family Guy when you could be like Glee, or Hole in the Wall, or Are you Smarter than a Fith Grader? or Moment of Truth, or Mental.... The true test of good vs bad- money vs art- In 15 years will the show still be relevant? The BBC versions- yes. The American version?- Why don't you go back and watch Beverly Hills 90210 and tell me how good it is and how much you want to watch it, how good it is- if you want a good show go rent The Shield from Fox's FX channel- youll know its FX because the volume settings on the roadcast are set to make you deaf like when Ameican Idol is on...

I'm just watching this in the mean time till the next season of Hell's Kitchen comes on. Don't get me wrong, it's a good show, but I guess this is my dose of Ramsey mid-season.

this is the best show ive seen in a long time! i love every episode and cant get enough! I never liked Hells Kitchen but this show is just amazingly great!