Even Gordon Ramsey cannot save the Mixing Bowl in Wantagh

[kevinh]

Or...was he the demise? It has existed 10+yrs. before he intervened. The Mixing Bowl in Wantagh, NY has shut down. Even after Gordon Ramsey, re-decorated it and changed the menu, on his show "Kitchen Nightmares".

[coll]

Finn McCool sold soon after being on the show too, although the son/chef stayed on with new owners.
Maybe it was part of a plan though, that particular show I can tell you was so opposite of what the place really was like. It was good PR for them, but nobody was playing themselves that I could see.

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Finn McCools
101 Riverhead Rd, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978

[alimili]

Hello, do you know some of the Mixing Bowl restorant, it is opened again??
or probably the Owners opened other restorant in other place ? i like to know if you can see that , and tell me please,,i will thanks you

[Cookyman]

Last time I drove past there it was a Greek restaurant.

[wintermute2.0]

It didn't help that they have the Sage Bistro and Orzon Thai powerhouses across the street.

[jfood]

Sabatello's in stamford ct closed about 6 weeks after the show aired. The owner was 110% of the cause. Sometimes you cannot change the spots on a leopard.

[Caralien]

is there a full list anywhere with all of the KN restaurants (which are still open, which have completely shuttered?)

[Jon1856]

Several others have also either been closed or sold right after show.
The Old Stone Mill in Tuckahoe was sold late last year.

[hudsonvalleyfoodblog]

The Old Stone Mill looked like a really nice building. It's too bad the food wasn't any good. Do you know if anything is in that space now?

[jcmods]

It was there the Sunday after Christmas. I can't remember if I saw anyone from the show or not. We went for brunch and I can't say it was great though I think I ordered wrong. I got this filet mignon steak sandwich on this really hard bread (like a brioche or something). The steak was sliced and topped with cheese. The bread just completely overwhelmed the whole thing. (Considering that on the show they changed to a Steak House....a little disappointing).

It wasn't my idea to go there, but I should have ordered the steak and eggs which looked a lot better.

Like I said, it's not the sort of place I would choose but it is the sort of place parents and in-laws (non food connosieurs all) would.

[Jon1856]

Still open as a resturant. Just new owners.
IIRC the family that owns the Italian place up & over the street bought it.

[hudsonvalleyfoodblog]

cool, thanks

[Jon1856]

Olde Stone Mill is now owned by the DiNapoli Family.
They are also proprietors of: Angelina's Ristorante and Antonees on Broadway.

[Jon1856]

This may be a semi-educated guess but it would appear as if Olde Stone Mill is hiring a new staff:
Gordon Ramsey Needs FOH Staff (Tuckahoe)
Landmark Restaurant recently featured in TV Show "Kitchen Nightmares"
http://newyork.craigslist.org/wch/fbh...

[Johnct]

I think Sabatiello's has re-emerged in Riverside on the South side of the Post Road just East of Balducci's. They use to have a good business when they were in Cos Cob (old Chili Station location on Strickland and RT1), but then thought they needed a bigger place (got gready) - couldn't handle it!

[hudsonvalleyfoodblog]

Well he didn't intervene, they asked for his help.

[Caralien]

Here's the recap:
http://www.tv.com/kitchen-nightmares/the-mixing-bowl/episode/1138636/recap.html?tag=overview;recap

From what I remember, profits weren't very good prior to Ramsey coming in, the case at each of the restaurants in the series...

I finally found 2 reviews (one from Dec 4, 2008) which stated that the salmon was great, but the FOH manager horrible and sleazy: http://www.mytravelguide.com/restaura...