Kitchen Nightmares by the numbers
Every figure on this page is a count of the 108 Kitchen Nightmares locations this site has checked, from episodes that aired 2007–2026. Counts are recomputed each time the site is rebuilt; this copy was built October 26, 2026.
Open or closed today
- 30%still open (including renamed, relocated or under new owners)
- 70%recorded closed
- 76closures recorded
- 2changed name, address or owner but still trading
30 open as featured · 1 renamed · 1 relocated · 0 under new ownership · 76 closed. Percentages count only records with a settled status.
How long they last after airing
Of every Kitchen Nightmares restaurant whose first episode aired at least this many years ago, the share still open today:
| Aired at least | Restaurants | Still open | Share open |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | 97 | 23 | 24% |
| 3 years ago | 87 | 16 | 18% |
| 5 years ago | 77 | 11 | 14% |
| 10 years ago | 77 | 11 | 14% |
For the 51 closed Kitchen Nightmares restaurants with a dated closure on file (median: 1 year from first air date to closure), the time from the episode's air date to the closure:
| Closed | Restaurants | Share of dated closures |
|---|---|---|
| Within a year after airing | 21 | 41% |
| 1–2 years after airing | 13 | 25% |
| 3–5 years after airing | 7 | 14% |
| 6–10 years after airing | 9 | 18% |
| More than 10 years after airing | 1 | 2% |
25 other closures are recorded without a closure date and are not in this table.
By season
| Season | Aired | Restaurants | Open | Closed | Closed rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 2007 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| Season 2 | 2008 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| Season 3 | 2010 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 82% |
| Season 4 | 2011 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 83% |
| Season 5 | 2011 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 71% |
| Season 6 | 2012 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 85% |
| Season 7 | 2014 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 83% |
| Season 8 | 2023 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50% |
| Season 9 | 2025 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 30% |
| Season 10 | 2026 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 18% |
By state
| State | Restaurants | Open | Closed | Closed rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 21 | 2 | 19 | 90% |
| California | 19 | 4 | 15 | 79% |
| New Jersey | 13 | 5 | 8 | 62% |
| Louisiana | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25% |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | 1 | 6 | 86% |
| Illinois | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20% |
| Texas | 5 | 2 | 3 | 60% |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75% |
| Michigan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 75% |
| Ohio | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| Colorado | 3 | 1 | 2 | 67% |
| Florida | 3 | 1 | 2 | 67% |
Highest closure rate among states with at least 5 Kitchen Nightmares restaurants: New York (90% of 21), Pennsylvania (86% of 7), California (79% of 19), New Jersey (62% of 13), Texas (60% of 5).
Most recent dated closures
- Golden Girls — Eastlake, OH · closed January 2026
- Firenze Restaurant & Pizzeria — Warren, MI · closed June 2025
- Kings Blu Jam — Spring, TX · closed February 2025
- Da Mimmo — Dumont, NJ · closed 2024
- Kindred — New Orleans, LA · closed 2024
- Mama Maria's — Brooklyn, NY · closed February 2023
- Love Bites — Saugerties, NY · closed 2023
- Ms. Jean's Southern Cuisine — Wilkinsburg, PA · closed October 2022
- Cafe Hon — Baltimore, MD · closed April 2022
- Capri — Los Angeles, CA · closed September 2019
How current these counts are
- 108records re-checked in the last 90 days
- 108re-checked in the last year
- 108records with a named, dated source
The newest check on file is from October 19, 2026; the oldest from September 7, 2026. Each restaurant page shows its own last-verified date and source. See the editorial policy for how a status is set, and the Kitchen Nightmares hub for the full list.