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What Happened to Sebastian's After Kitchen Nightmares? (Los Angeles, CA)

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As of September 2026, Sebastian's has closed — confirmed via newsweek.com, February 18, 2026.

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What the source shows: Newsweek's February 2026 roundup lists Sebastian's among Season 1 closures; a tracker site last checked July 2026 reports the owner reverted to his pre-Ramsay menu and the pizzeria closed in 2008.

  • Season / episode Season 1, Episode 6
  • Original air date
  • Address 10057 Riverside Dr, Los Angeles, CA 91602

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What happened after Kitchen Nightmares?

Sebastian's was a pizzeria in the Toluca Lake section of Los Angeles owned by Sebastian Di Modica, a part-time actor who told Ramsay his parents had taught him to cook before he could walk. As shown in the episode, Sebastian had fired a striking number of employees, by his own account close to fifty, and acknowledged that his wife had supplied most of the money to buy the restaurant. That churn left the kitchen and floor staffed largely by recent hires with little grounding in the menu, which the episode suggested compounded the confusion at the pass. Ramsay nearly walked out at the door: photographs of dishes on the menu triggered his standing rule to avoid restaurants that picture their food, though he stayed anyway. The menu itself was a maze of combinations that confused Ramsay as much as it apparently confused customers. The kitchen served him frozen calamari, a soggy Popeye-style pizza baked in a conventional oven while the restaurant's wood-burning oven sat unused, and an overcooked, underseasoned steak. When Sebastian later boasted to his staff that he had won his argument with Ramsay, Ramsay returned to correct him bluntly, but Sebastian kept insisting on his version of events even to Ramsay's face, continuing to comp meals for his Hollywood regulars while the restaurant's finances deteriorated. Ramsay's changes simplified the sprawling menu and pushed the kitchen to actually use its wood-burning oven, the equipment the concept was ostensibly built around. The rescue did not last. Newsweek's February 18, 2026 report on Kitchen Nightmares restaurants lists Sebastian's among the Season 1 businesses reported to have closed. A tracker site researching the location (rescueshowguide.com; unverified beyond its own research) reports that the owner reverted to his original menu after the cameras left and that the pizzeria, at 10057 Riverside Drive, shut down in 2008, about a year after the November 2007 broadcast. No later reporting on Sebastian Di Modica was located during this review.

Featured on Kitchen Nightmares

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 6
Original air date
Episode title
Sebastian's
What was featured
Confusing combination-heavy pizzeria run by an ego-driven part-time-actor owner
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Sebastian's

Frequently asked questions

Is Sebastian's still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Sebastian's has closed — confirmed via newsweek.com, February 18, 2026.

What happened to Sebastian's after Kitchen Nightmares?

Sebastian's was a pizzeria in the Toluca Lake section of Los Angeles owned by Sebastian Di Modica, a part-time actor who told Ramsay his parents had taught him to cook before he could walk. As of September 2026, Sebastian's has closed — confirmed via newsweek.com, February 18, 2026.

Is Sebastian's permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Sebastian's has closed — confirmed via newsweek.com, February 18, 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Sebastian's located?

10057 Riverside Dr, Los Angeles, CA 91602. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Kitchen Nightmares featured Sebastian's?

Season 1, Episode 6 of Kitchen Nightmares, first aired November 7, 2007. The episode is titled “Sebastian's”.

Did the makeover last at Sebastian's?

The episode first aired November 7, 2007. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 19 years later —: As of September 2026, Sebastian's has closed — confirmed via newsweek.com, February 18, 2026.

What do reviews say since Kitchen Nightmares?

No later reporting on Sebastian Di Modica was located during this review. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Sebastian's still using the Kitchen Nightmares menu or branding?

That churn left the kitchen and floor staffed largely by recent hires with little grounding in the menu, which the episode suggested compounded the confusion at the pass. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
10057 Riverside Dr, Los Angeles, CA 91602
Venue type
pizzeria
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • newsweek.com — https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/list-restaurants-bust-after-gordon-ramsay-kitchen-nightmares-11541556
  • rescueshowguide.com — https://rescueshowguide.com/kitchen-nightmares-us/sebastians-toluca-lake-los-angeles

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