Location: West Nyack, New York
A Mexican restaurant is on its last legs, potentially leaving its owner's family with nothing. With incompetent chefs (who somehow set fire to nachos) and a owner whose so confused that his bills are being paid for by an employee's husband, Gordon has his work cut out for him.
Tropes
- Blatant Lies: Vic keeps saying all the old terrible food was made "yesterday". Gordon doesn't buy it for a second.
- Bumbling Dad: Played for Drama, Vic is unable to learn from his mistakes and sunk his own daughter's finances into restaurant he couldn't take seriously severely straining his relationship with her. It seems Patty only puts up with Vic for her mother's sake.
- Diabolus ex Machina: The restaurant went from one of the most disgusting establishments Gordon had ever seen to a complete success, only to be killed by bad publicity a few years later after someone was murdered in their parking lot.
- Epic Fail: As Gordon quotes, how the fuck do you set fire to nachos?
- Failed Attempt at Drama: Gordon finds a whole mess of unacceptable ingredients in the kitchen, the last straw being a bucket of spoiled beans. When the stubborn owner doesn't react, Gordon marches into the dining room with the beans. He imperiously shouts "Ladies and gentlemen!" and slams the bucket on a table for emphasis - breaking the table. He has to rest the bucket on a chair while awkwardly attempting to keep the table propped up as he announces the closure.
- Flipping the Table: Done by Don, the husband of owner Patty, during an argument with his father-in-law Vic (the manager).
- Gargle Blaster: The complimentary margarita Gordon was served was way too stiff and left him spluttering and trying to catch his breath.
- Head Desk: Ramsay has only this reaction when the cooks manage to set fire to a plate of nachos.
- Incompetence, Inc.: Every bit of food in the kitchen is so incredibly unfresh that Gordon lost his temper and shut the service down from how horrible the quality was. Plus the kitchen's infested with cockroaches that were all over everything, which disgusted Gordon and the manager's wife and stepdaughter.
- Language Fluency Denial: The Mexican kitchen crew pretend not to understand English when Gordon tries to instruct them. He sees through it immediately.Gordon: They speak English, they're just being clever by ignoring me, yes?
Vic: Yeah. - This Is for Emphasis, Bitch!: It turns out that the owner's bills are being payed for by his employee's husband, and to quote the man, this is what he said to the owner.Don (To Vic): I pay my bills, pal. I pay my bills! In fact, I pay your bills too, bitch!
