On Aug 9, 9:36*pm, Brian > wrote:
> The other day I caught an episode of "Restaurant Impossible." *I believe
> that is the American version of "kitchen nightmares," which I just did
> not like. *Gordon Ramsay might be doing a "schtick" for the cameras, but
> I still don't like him. I do like Robert Irvine's schtick, however.
>
> Well, anyway, the featured restaurant was called The Snooty Fox, which
> was supposed to be modeled after an English pub. *According to Robert
> Irvine, the place did not look a thing like an English pub. *However,
> when they went into the kitchen it was just disgusting.
>
> I got to wondering exactly whose fault it is that the kitchen was the
> state it was in. *I think it is mainly the fault of the owner and the
> head chef to establish and maintain the standards. *Even if he does not
> know how a kitchen should be kept, it is his duty to learn. *
>
> The kitchen crew might actually do the cleaning, but it is still the
> responsibility of the owner and head chef to enforce those standards. *
> Also I think if he cannot afford the help to keep the kitchen clean, he
> needs to grab a washcloth and a broom and a mop and do it himself, after
> all, it is his business.
>
> If the head chef did not know how to maintain the cleanliness of a
> professional, he should be fired for that. *If the head chef knew this
> and was just lazy, he should be fired for that. *In fact, he quit the day
> before Irvine showed up, I think in part so he would not be chewed out on
> national TV for letting the kitchen get in the shape it was.
>
> The owner said he had lost about a quarter of a million dollars in the
> last year, by digging into his retirement and children's college fund. *I
> think the only way to keep from losing another quarter million, or going
> bankrupt because I am not sure if he has that much, is to sell the place
> as quickly as possible. *He actually seems pretty clueless about how to
> run a restauraunt, and without Robert Irvine there to guide him, will
> just make all the same mistakes again.
>
> Brian Christiansen

I caught that episode. I thought it was a bit faked - how could a guy
get all that done in two days? Hell, even designing and getting that
new menu printed would take longer, doncha think?

At any rate, I checked out this resto on tripadvisor and reviews were
not too favorable. One said that the restrooms were one degree above
gas station and that surely they weren't tended to in the tv show.