Episode
Kitchen Nightmares: Jack's Waterfront
Overview
Chef Ramsey heads to St. Clair Shores, Michigan, to visit Jack's Waterfront, which is suffering from a lack of fresh seafood and an inattentive management. Chef's goal is to make this eatery a year-round money maker, but the general manager's excessive socializing with his patrons may put a roadblock in this plan.
Details
- Series
- Kitchen Nightmares
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2008-11-06
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Jack's Waterfront is Episode 18 in Season 1 of Kitchen Nightmares. It aired on 2008-11-06. The runtime is 44 min.
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