The only thing "Hot" about the Hot Potato Café in Philadelphia are the flames it is going down in, with a family trying to run their café but unsure of how to even do it and with zero passion, and a loss in costumers after a bad review.

Flamangos Roadhouse: a NJ restaurant with an odd name, odd structure, odd decorative alligator, and odd dishes nobody likes. And Adele: real life's example of George Costanza's mom, with more than a generous helping of ungratefulness.

Gordon takes a trip to Bazzini, in NJ, where the food is hard, cold, and sticks to the plate and can pass as a wall ornament. And in the kitchen, the chef/owner is overwhelmed by responsibility and is not too receptive to criticism.

Mojito Cuban Cuisine in Brooklyn NY is run by Kata and Marcelo, ex lovers turned bitter feuders who are ruining the business and in turn the business ruining them.

Lido Di Manhattan Beach in California is owned by Lisa, who proudly goes on about her young age and ownership, yet is oblivious to the faults said age and lack of experience has brought. And then Ramsay starts investigating the kitchen.

The owner and only chef of Le Bistro in Lighthouse Point FL has his mind set to having done nothing wrong and won't listen to anybody, including Ramsay. Can Gordon help a disrespectful, rude and arrogant owner or is Le Bistro beyond help?

Mama Rita's Mexican in California looks wonderful, did well the first three weeks but in a year it's near death's door, leaving Gordon to figure out what's wrong.

The primadonna owner of Anna Vincenzo's in Boca Raton FL rebukes Ramsay and his help and insists what she is doing is perfectly fine.

Ramsay revisits restaurants Giuseppi and Sante La Brea, from season two, to see if they have succeeded; there is good news and there is bad news. Also included is an update on what happened at Finn McCool's.

The only thing that has changed in 30 years at Fleming in Miami is the ownership. After literally having to pull a plate from a costumer and stop orders of a menu item, Ramsay soon realizes more help is needed than is known.

The once proud chef and now owner of the failing Sushi Ko in Thousand Oaks CA has become an apathetic shell of a business man, and his family suffers there as well.

Gordon revisits some of the worst restaurants previously encountered: Handlebar and the Black Pearl (season two) and Casa Roma (season three) to see how they are doing. There's good news, bad news, and a surprise.