Oceana Grill is still open but with new owners. The new owners have vastly improved the restaurant.
After filming, online posts seem to suggest that nothing had changed. They thought the decor didn't look different, unhappy customers were still shouted at and the menu was mostly the same too. A lot of the staff featured in the episode had left the restaurant shortly after filming.
Shortly after filming under the previous owners, there was rumoured to be a promotion whereby you got a free drink for a review on Trip Advisor.
The new owners of Oceana Grill sued Gordon and the production company in 2011 to try and prevent the airing of the show. An agreement was reached that they would only use clips if they paid the restaurant and explained that this was not the current state of the restaurant. In 2018, the owners sued again after a clip was shown on the Kitchen Nightmares social media page that they claimed damaged the current reputation of the restaurant.
After filming, online posts seem to suggest that nothing had changed. They thought the decor didn't look different, unhappy customers were still shouted at and the menu was mostly the same too. A lot of the staff featured in the episode had left the restaurant shortly after filming.
Shortly after filming under the previous owners, there was rumoured to be a promotion whereby you got a free drink for a review on Trip Advisor.
The new owners of Oceana Grill sued Gordon and the production company in 2011 to try and prevent the airing of the show. An agreement was reached that they would only use clips if they paid the restaurant and explained that this was not the current state of the restaurant. In 2018, the owners sued again after a clip was shown on the Kitchen Nightmares social media page that they claimed damaged the current reputation of the restaurant.