Do you remember "Kitchen Nightmares"? The television show in which Gordon Ramsay would go into an established restaurant business on the decline and eviscerate the quality of its food and operations. Ramsay would do this in the hopes of eventually turning everything around with the tough-love leadership style the is best known for. The restaurant was owned by an Australian chef named Alan Saffron who prided himself on his meat knowledge and skill.
Burger Kitchen claimed to have the best burger ...
by Saffron's standards. The original run of "Kitchen Nightmares" went from 2007 to 2014, and the show made a comeback in 2023, with its newest season currently underway. But, some restaurants featured in the original series are still remembered and curious fans want to know whatever happened to the Burger Kitchen? Burger Kitchen's problems on Kitchen Nightmares Although Saffron touted his protein prowess, it was clear to Ramsay and viewers at the time that the restaurant owner in fact had little culinary skill regarding meat.
Burger Kitchen was serving up frozen, pre-made patties, leaving customers less than satisfied. As with other episodes of the show, Ramsay himself tasted and critiqued a number of items off the restaurant's menu including, the California Burger and the Cowboy Burger. Ramsay called the burgers bland, flavorless, and greasy.
In addition to the quality issues of the restaurant, Burger Kitchen was laden with family drama, mismanagement, and naturally, financial turm.