Gordon should absolutely revisit this restaurant. 20 years is a big milestone, especially for a resturaunt that was struggling and was then helped by gordon!
The idea behind Kitchen Nightmares is to help restaurants that are on their way out. As in, out of business. Many of the restaurants featured are in debt, sometimes in the millions of dollars. So, even with a revamp of the menu and refurbishing of the dining room, the debts are insurmountable. Banks have very strict rules about loans, so it wouldn't take much for them to shut the business down. Luckily, for the Lido, they appear to have very affluent regulars. Coupled with the long history of the restaurant, its reputation for a great dining experience, the management was able to keep the place afloat while they made the changes when they did.
What I loved about Lisa was that she was eventually open to implementing Gordon’s suggestions but having the foresight to realize not all of the changes would go as planned, so she had his right hand man rework some of the dishes the previous customers liked and it worked! Unlike many owners on this show, she took Ramsay’s advice, ran with it, and made sensible changes as needed and now she’s got two successful restaurants and more! Gordon will give you the blueprint you need for success but it’s ultimately up to the owners to maintain and pivot when something’s not working. I’d love to see a reunion between them someday!
Wow, she seemed like a spoilt child in the show who didn't know what she was getting into, but now her restaurant is one of if not the most successful business featured in the show.
I mean, she was a little spoiled. I went to high school with Lisa and she lived in a gorgeous home that had a literal swimming pool in the living room. This was in Washington State where it was always rainy and cold. She also had an actual deer as a pet, and it was beautiful. It would come around and just chill, so crazy. Her dad was a super cool dude in my book. I remember one time Lisa had a party at her house and her dad ended up coming home to see like 200 kids at his house getting faded. Aaahh, what I wouldn't give to rewind time back to the 90's and be able to live it all over again 😢
Great example of how to use the show to change your fortunes. She was obviously right as well to take bits of his menu that worked (the flatbreads look gorgeous and are obvious choices with wine) and then used Ramsey's chef to uplift the menu items regulars like, smart! She was clearly at a low point when he arrived but it said a lot that all the staff seemed very fond of her regardless. Have to say when the guys did that visit in 2019, the place looks incredible! Great job, Lisa.
I really enjoy listening to these at work just to pass the small amount of time in my last hour. They're short and sweet! Plus you do an amazing job with them and your commentary is a good substitute to rewatching the episodes
Regulars can’t keep the place open by itself. You have to be able to keep the lights on, buy food, if they have alcohol then they need to pay for a liquor license and she has workers she has to keep on payroll. Yes regulars are a big aspect of a restaurant but they can’t keep the place open. The place was going under because she had no idea what she was doing. Getting in over your head can quickly increase and debt can quickly increase if you don’t know how what the fuck you’re doing.
That she was young enough to not really have any "old regulars" to replace is one of if not the main reasons Lisa is quite possibly the most successful KN rescue.
@@TPTGopher The restaurant was around before she bought it, the "old regulars" would be folks who's frequented the restaurant before the change in ownership. Although there might be a point to be made that she wouldn't have the same emotional connection compared to some of the other restaurant owners.
Biggest success in the shows history. I don’t think Gordon’s menu/decor changes were the biggest factor but it clear that his influence changed Lisa. Some people just need to be reminded that a restaurant is a career and an owner should have pride in their work especially if they wanna survive the ruthless restaurant industry
The funniest part in that epsiode was when Gordon told her that "daddy" bought her the restaurant. She retorted that she bought the restaurant herself... with a loan co-signed by her dad. Gordon rolled his eyes. LOL. Glad she pulled through though.
Eh, not entirely fair criticism as she was still the one on the hook for paying off the loan given its still primarily in her name, her father being the co-sign likely because his credit was better (naturally) than hers at the time (she was only 23 just out of college at the time, so of course his credit would be better), and if he was the one who paid off the loan it's more than likely given how Kitchen Nightmares US edition likes to stir up more drama than solving it, they'd have mentioned that.
@@Apillis124Thank you! It isn't fair criticism at all. I had a sibling co-sign on the first car that I bought and they never had to pay a dime on it. Some commenters just like to spew without a clue.
The idea behind Kitchen Nightmares is to help restaurants that are on their way out. As in, out of business. Many of the restaurants featured are in debt, sometimes in the millions of dollars. So, even with a revamp of the menu and refurbishing of the dining room, the debts are insurmountable. Banks have very strict rules about loans, so it wouldn't take much for them to shut the business down. Luckily, for the Lido, they appear to have very affluent regulars. Coupled with the long history of the restaurant, its reputation for a great dining experience, the management was able to keep the place afloat while they made the changes when they did.
I’m going to be completely honest, I wasn’t expecting Priscilla been Brazilian. I know there’s a very big community of Japanese Brazilians and a smaller but sizable community of Koreans; but it’s not a common occurrence to meet Asian Brazilians in the USA. Pretty cool, hopefully she’s doing fine
Chef Scott used to appear on a little known cooking show that appeared on ABC 7 in the 2010s. I think it was called Recipe Rehab. Families would submit their favorite recipe and 2 chefs would compete to see which one could make a healthier alternative. It used to come on Saturday mornings. Me, my mom and my brother enjoyed watching it. I was teaching cooking classes for kids at the time, so it was cool to see the different ways they'd try to make dishes like macaroni and cheese, fried chicken, and lasagna healthier. The chef won by how many calories and sodium they were able to reduce in the recipe, or something like that. Scott won a few times!
I’m glad to hear this one made it. I had a lot of hope for it when this episode aired. Seemed to be a good Location and a great clientele just waiting in the wings
Awesome another episode ! i was pleseantly surprised when you did a uk show a few days ago ! it really is a difference from uk and us as everyone points out and thats why i love seeing uk episodes on here as well !
A lot of the restaurants on KN always have the same problem: stubborn owners too set in their ways. Lisa was the opposite of that, she had no set ways and no experience and was open minded. This is why she succeeded.
The only place I can think of that rivals this for longevity is Silversmiths from the UK version. They're still open, albeit under new management since 2018 or so.
I view her as the ultimate Ramsay victory in that, being young enough to have no old habits to go back to, she was able to wholeheartedly embrace his recommendations...that said, she is also the face of any "it's staged" claims, because after watching her KN Revisited episode, I do think it's possible that Gordon called the restaurant in advance to make sure that she would happen to be in the bathroom when he made his appearance.
Well she's ambitious.......and successful. Good for her!!! Really doesn't sound like anyone didn't achieve some success, wonder what happened to the boyfriend 🤔 excellent update as always 👍💙🏴
When she made Gordon make one dish in the revisit, it was smart for her to check and see if she could add one more dish to her menu. Also I think this resturant worked well than others is partly because they were not in a very deep financial hole like the others
Graduated from USC with a Master's Degree and Honors. Get's restaurant starts banging the Bar Manager, what is it about restaurant work that instantly makes people make terrible choices about who we sleep with.
I like this re review if that word exists!!!... Most of the US versions of Gordon are sheer hell!!! But you have to learn to take it on the chin... eh... get it?
Gordon called Scott as if the latter has a portal. Just admit that Scott wS traveling with him as part of the behind the scenes crew similar to Andi and Christina.
One thing I’ve learned in the restaurant business, never hire an all Mexican kitchen staff. A dishwasher and a porter fine but never a full crew. They’ll run your business into the ground. They’re fast but the food is always lacking.
I kinda feel bad for her because she's one of the owners that doesn't act like she's a little miss innocent and everything she does is perfection should she be dating any of her colleagues know but Chevrolet has to grow the f*** up and understand that at the time people do have sex with people they work with for long periods of time
Gordon - Gives Lisa assignment to find five key assets to being successful Lisa - Knows she already has the only two assets she'll ever need to be successful
I thought Houston’s a couple doors down was pretty good, it’s gone now but had great steaks. My friend also worked at Johnny Rockets for years so I always seen Lidos but never tried it. It’s an interesting story I had no idea, lived in the South Bay all my life too.
This episode is weird for me, with the disrespect the brothers gave by just leaving, ramsay should have told lisa to fire them to be strict and hire a more loyal crew. Meanwhile the waiter, who dated yhe boss, yeah he dated the boss, but he was loyal and did nothing wrong, got fired by lisa. Like...hello?
@@jdevlin1910 the way she explain it she just decided to keep the relationship professionally so she cut him off I dunno the work ethics in the US, But over here if 2 co workers are able to keep relationship and business goal together as one, then it's better cause they support each other
Gordon should absolutely revisit this restaurant. 20 years is a big milestone, especially for a resturaunt that was struggling and was then helped by gordon!
The idea behind Kitchen Nightmares is to help restaurants that are on their way out. As in, out of business. Many of the restaurants featured are in debt, sometimes in the millions of dollars. So, even with a revamp of the menu and refurbishing of the dining room, the debts are insurmountable. Banks have very strict rules about loans, so it wouldn't take much for them to shut the business down.
Luckily, for the Lido, they appear to have very affluent regulars. Coupled with the long history of the restaurant, its reputation for a great dining experience, the management was able to keep the place afloat while they made the changes when they did.
@@robertlee4172none of what you said is true
@@cjr1881wrong. Everything is true
@cjr1881You should probably provide evidence to back up your statement, because “Nuh-uh” isn’t sufficient
What I loved about Lisa was that she was eventually open to implementing Gordon’s suggestions but having the foresight to realize not all of the changes would go as planned, so she had his right hand man rework some of the dishes the previous customers liked and it worked!
Unlike many owners on this show, she took Ramsay’s advice, ran with it, and made sensible changes as needed and now she’s got two successful restaurants and more! Gordon will give you the blueprint you need for success but it’s ultimately up to the owners to maintain and pivot when something’s not working.
I’d love to see a reunion between them someday!
They did have a revisited episode.
@@speedracer2008They had one over a decade ago, they are saying they should have another
chef scott walks in like a soldier lmao
Wow, she seemed like a spoilt child in the show who didn't know what she was getting into, but now her restaurant is one of if not the most successful business featured in the show.
Easily the biggest turnaround in the show!
Don't think it's a coincidence that she was highly successful given that she was young enough that she didn't have any bad habits to go back to.
@@TPTGopher Could very well be the case!
This and Pantaleone's are the most successful in my opinion
I mean, she was a little spoiled. I went to high school with Lisa and she lived in a gorgeous home that had a literal swimming pool in the living room. This was in Washington State where it was always rainy and cold. She also had an actual deer as a pet, and it was beautiful. It would come around and just chill, so crazy. Her dad was a super cool dude in my book. I remember one time Lisa had a party at her house and her dad ended up coming home to see like 200 kids at his house getting faded. Aaahh, what I wouldn't give to rewind time back to the 90's and be able to live it all over again 😢
Great example of how to use the show to change your fortunes. She was obviously right as well to take bits of his menu that worked (the flatbreads look gorgeous and are obvious choices with wine) and then used Ramsey's chef to uplift the menu items regulars like, smart! She was clearly at a low point when he arrived but it said a lot that all the staff seemed very fond of her regardless. Have to say when the guys did that visit in 2019, the place looks incredible! Great job, Lisa.
Good for her. She really has it all figured out, very beautiful, lovely family, successful business, and actually blossomed after Ramsey left.
I really enjoy listening to these at work just to pass the small amount of time in my last hour. They're short and sweet! Plus you do an amazing job with them and your commentary is a good substitute to rewatching the episodes
Glad you enjoy it!
Microwaved AND raw ... That's impressive.
It requires some skills
Any mention of of the “old regulars” needs to stop. If they loved it that much the places wouldn’t have been circling the drain in the first place.
Regulars can’t keep the place open by itself. You have to be able to keep the lights on, buy food, if they have alcohol then they need to pay for a liquor license and she has workers she has to keep on payroll. Yes regulars are a big aspect of a restaurant but they can’t keep the place open. The place was going under because she had no idea what she was doing. Getting in over your head can quickly increase and debt can quickly increase if you don’t know how what the fuck you’re doing.
That she was young enough to not really have any "old regulars" to replace is one of if not the main reasons Lisa is quite possibly the most successful KN rescue.
@@TPTGopher The restaurant was around before she bought it, the "old regulars" would be folks who's frequented the restaurant before the change in ownership. Although there might be a point to be made that she wouldn't have the same emotional connection compared to some of the other restaurant owners.
@@TPTGopher I'm saying in broad-brush terms of the overall KN revisits.
@@rand0m170 She also didn't change anything, so they probably didn't even notice.
Biggest success in the shows history. I don’t think Gordon’s menu/decor changes were the biggest factor but it clear that his influence changed Lisa. Some people just need to be reminded that a restaurant is a career and an owner should have pride in their work especially if they wanna survive the ruthless restaurant industry
The funniest part in that epsiode was when Gordon told her that "daddy" bought her the restaurant. She retorted that she bought the restaurant herself... with a loan co-signed by her dad. Gordon rolled his eyes. LOL. Glad she pulled through though.
Eh, not entirely fair criticism as she was still the one on the hook for paying off the loan given its still primarily in her name, her father being the co-sign likely because his credit was better (naturally) than hers at the time (she was only 23 just out of college at the time, so of course his credit would be better), and if he was the one who paid off the loan it's more than likely given how Kitchen Nightmares US edition likes to stir up more drama than solving it, they'd have mentioned that.
@@Apillis124Thank you! It isn't fair criticism at all. I had a sibling co-sign on the first car that I bought and they never had to pay a dime on it. Some commenters just like to spew without a clue.
Its because if she failed to pay the person who cosighns is liable for the debt. So its not really a non issue.
You guys are being dishonest. She would have NEVER gotten the loan if here dad didnt sign for it. Her dad carried the entire risk for the loan.
@@itsjustlaurel1531 Yeah, but 🤫because these people ain't ready to hear the truth about cosigning, it seems.
I have literally watched ALL of this channels videos LMAO
Keep up the great work! The script writing is perfect 👍
Wow, thanks!
That’s one extremely succesful restaurant/restaurateur
She had an MBA - so it's clearly not just for show~
Good ole Chef Scott... Loved that guy on Hells Kitchen. Gordon should definitely return for the 20th anniversary
The idea behind Kitchen Nightmares is to help restaurants that are on their way out. As in, out of business. Many of the restaurants featured are in debt, sometimes in the millions of dollars. So, even with a revamp of the menu and refurbishing of the dining room, the debts are insurmountable. Banks have very strict rules about loans, so it wouldn't take much for them to shut the business down.
Luckily, for the Lido, they appear to have very affluent regulars. Coupled with the long history of the restaurant, its reputation for a great dining experience, the management was able to keep the place afloat while they made the changes when they did.
yeah usually Ramsey is just there to renovate to get them a better price to sell to lower their debt, if they get lucky and succeed then awesome.
I’m going to be completely honest, I wasn’t expecting Priscilla been Brazilian. I know there’s a very big community of Japanese Brazilians and a smaller but sizable community of Koreans; but it’s not a common occurrence to meet Asian Brazilians in the USA. Pretty cool, hopefully she’s doing fine
The bar server/manager has a dream job😂
When I saw the episode I had zero confidence Lisa would keep the restaurant afloat. I'm so glad I was wrong. I'm so happy to see her succeed in life.
Chef Scott used to appear on a little known cooking show that appeared on ABC 7 in the 2010s. I think it was called Recipe Rehab. Families would submit their favorite recipe and 2 chefs would compete to see which one could make a healthier alternative. It used to come on Saturday mornings. Me, my mom and my brother enjoyed watching it. I was teaching cooking classes for kids at the time, so it was cool to see the different ways they'd try to make dishes like macaroni and cheese, fried chicken, and lasagna healthier. The chef won by how many calories and sodium they were able to reduce in the recipe, or something like that. Scott won a few times!
I’m glad to hear this one made it. I had a lot of hope for it when this episode aired. Seemed to be a good
Location and a great clientele just waiting in the wings
Totally agree
This is one restaurant I'd LOVE to visit someday. I've never thought this about any restaurant ever. Thank you for this awesome follow-up video! ❤
You should! Glad you enjoyed
Good for her. What an amazing turnaround. This proves she is incredibly smart and is not afraid to take risks. Happy for her and all her success.
Awesome another episode ! i was pleseantly surprised when you did a uk show a few days ago ! it really is a difference from uk and us as everyone points out and thats why i love seeing uk episodes on here as well !
Glad you like the UK episodes. The next two are going to be Brit ones; Fish and Anchor and La Parra De Burriana (takes place in Spain)
One of the few restaurants that didn't intentionally use the show to raise the property value just to sell it with no desire to change.
This woman and her story are both awesome! She went from having a lot of potential and then she ran with it. Well done, bravo to her.
A lot of the restaurants on KN always have the same problem: stubborn owners too set in their ways.
Lisa was the opposite of that, she had no set ways and no experience and was open minded. This is why she succeeded.
I tapped so fast on this video when I saw it pop up 😂
Silly King.
The only place I can think of that rivals this for longevity is Silversmiths from the UK version. They're still open, albeit under new management since 2018 or so.
They brought back Kitchen Nightmares they should do a revisit episode to show off the locations that really stood the test of time.
I view her as the ultimate Ramsay victory in that, being young enough to have no old habits to go back to, she was able to wholeheartedly embrace his recommendations...that said, she is also the face of any "it's staged" claims, because after watching her KN Revisited episode, I do think it's possible that Gordon called the restaurant in advance to make sure that she would happen to be in the bathroom when he made his appearance.
Finally, a Ramsey episode where the restaurant actually survived.
I'm in love with Bruna! ♥
Well she's ambitious.......and successful. Good for her!!! Really doesn't sound like anyone didn't achieve some success, wonder what happened to the boyfriend 🤔 excellent update as always 👍💙🏴
Couldn't find anything on him, but I hope he's doing well and not dating his boss again.
The boyfriend left like a week after relaunch. In kitchen nightmares revisited, she said it
@@derrickwinslow7214 I guess I should have said, I wonder what became of him🤔
It must have been dire to call Chef Scott outside of Hell's Kitchen.
Long term success is huge. A first for me watching these.
I like your channel better than watching Kitchen Nightmares. I like the way you cover many aspects of the after affect.
Wow, thanks!
23?? Lisa does not look a day under 63.
Was Aris from the Greek at the Harbor featured at 5:38?
YES!!!!
We don’t talk about Bruna!!
She is gorgeous.
This is one of the few episodes, that the way it ended, you'd think it would of been a failure.
This is one of those episodes where some owners definitely deserve another chance and show how they can change and rebound.
The Best about this episode is chef Scott showing how to run a kitchen
U know shits serious when they have to call in chef scott
Loved the video
Excellent episode, man! Lisa's a total smoke show, lol
When she made Gordon make one dish in the revisit, it was smart for her to check and see if she could add one more dish to her menu. Also I think this resturant worked well than others is partly because they were not in a very deep financial hole like the others
Lisa is a business model, she just needed that little push in the right direction. Bless her
One thing I notice is, every owner is more concerned about their on camera appearance than the cleanliness of their restaurant.
I am now caught up in videos. Hell yeah.
wow I guess I have to make some more!
I knew she would be successful. She seemed to be very smart and knew when to move when that whip cracked.
Bruna, what an absolute Gem, I adored her.
You have to wonder how much Lisa is actually running her two restaurants if she has enough time to be a realtor on the side.
It’s still a good spot.. I work down the street from it and go every so often
What background music did you use for this episode? I really like it.
I'm convinced this guy watches the uploads on the official Kitchen Nightmares updates.
she really was his a student like she said ... took all his advice and ran with it.
Wow lisa is now one of the successful owner
Graduated from USC with a Master's Degree and Honors. Get's restaurant starts banging the Bar Manager, what is it about restaurant work that instantly makes people make terrible choices about who we sleep with.
I like this re review if that word exists!!!... Most of the US versions of Gordon are sheer hell!!! But you have to learn to take it on the chin... eh... get it?
you are cool and thanks..
Fuck, I'm 24 couldn't imagine running a restaurant
Don't stick your meat where you make your bread
Darn that girl has really done well for herself in every aspect of life
Gordon called Scott as if the latter has a portal. Just admit that Scott wS traveling with him as part of the behind the scenes crew similar to Andi and Christina.
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Blackberry will be out in a week or less. The others are on the list! soon to come 🙂
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I wanna know where brunas grandparents were in the 30s 👀👀👀👀👀👀
Bruna is absolutely gorgeous.
all these restaurants go out because their debt is too much to overcome!
It definitely seems like you couldn't make this show today because of women's tears alone with Ramsay only pulling a few punches with them
Bruna should be a centrefold
Sorry you misspelled restaurant
Whoops!
Chef 👨🍳 Scott Rules
Guess the business degree really mattered
Thats what owning a restaurant does to you 😂 looking like 40 at 28
One thing I’ve learned in the restaurant business, never hire an all Mexican kitchen staff. A dishwasher and a porter fine but never a full crew. They’ll run your business into the ground. They’re fast but the food is always lacking.
I kinda feel bad for her because she's one of the owners that doesn't act like she's a little miss innocent and everything she does is perfection should she be dating any of her colleagues know but Chevrolet has to grow the f*** up and understand that at the time people do have sex with people they work with for long periods of time
God, Lisa had no self-awareness at all.
Since when is fish not meat?
Porsche not Porscha
Lisa is hooottt 🔥
Gordon - Gives Lisa assignment to find five key assets to being successful
Lisa - Knows she already has the only two assets she'll ever need to be successful
You need a PhD in computer science in order to use that legacy POS system
that's why she what? ramsey mumbling, can't fathom that
I'm good going to a hotel Chile I ain't got time for it
Bruna sure does give a lot of ahegao with these foods. lol
Bruh, go outside and touch grass man.
@@rmhnn8980 Too busy smoking it. Girl eyes rolling with each bite tho fr.
she is a role model. learned from her mistakes and turned her skills into making millions. word.
she only became successful because of Gotdon
Rich kid
I thought Houston’s a couple doors down was pretty good, it’s gone now but had great steaks. My friend also worked at Johnny Rockets for years so I always seen Lidos but never tried it. It’s an interesting story I had no idea, lived in the South Bay all my life too.
I love you ❤❤❤
Another rich spoiled child winning in life. What a story!
Why are you dating lisa she's your chief she is not your girlfriend stop dating her
This episode is weird for me, with the disrespect the brothers gave by just leaving, ramsay should have told lisa to fire them to be strict and hire a more loyal crew.
Meanwhile the waiter, who dated yhe boss, yeah he dated the boss, but he was loyal and did nothing wrong, got fired by lisa.
Like...hello?
Okay but we don't know that he "did nothing wrong" she just didn't go into it on camera.
@@jdevlin1910 the way she explain it she just decided to keep the relationship professionally so she cut him off
I dunno the work ethics in the US, But over here if 2 co workers are able to keep relationship and business goal together as one, then it's better cause they support each other
Fuck yeah
Lisa is the 23 year old that looks 40
That dated her employee, chetaed on him then booted him out when he mad about it. Lol. Spoiled kids will keep acting like it I guess.
Sorry you misspelled cheated
She is 28 in the episode
The restaurant is 20 years old she is not 23
@@codyd7841she bought it when she was 23. Gordon came after she had it for 5 years.
That said she is old looking for her age
She’s 23yrs old??? She looks 43yrs old!!!!
Shes 28 in the episode
You are REACHING
she was hot
What a joke! Another owner with no experience or even love of food 😮
Feminism 😎
kabuter ano freake
woo emojis!