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What Happened to Kindred After Kitchen Nightmares? (New Orleans, LA)

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As of September 2026, Kindred has closed — confirmed via foodchainmagazine.com, February 11, 2025.

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What the source shows: FoodChain Magazine (2025-02-11) quotes the restaurant's own December 24, 2024 Facebook closure announcement and reports the business closed December 28, 2024; a Yelp listing for the address is marked closed as of a September 2026 update.

  • Season / episode Season 9, Episode 4
  • Original air date
  • Address 7537 Maple St, New Orleans, LA 70118

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What happened after Kitchen Nightmares?

Kindred, an all-vegan restaurant in New Orleans owned by Caroline Nassrah, appeared in season 9, episode 4 of Kitchen Nightmares, "Kindred," which aired January 28, 2025 after filming in September 2024 as part of the show's pre-Super Bowl LIX New Orleans lineup. Kindred had opened January 3, 2020, positioning itself as a plant-based alternative in a city built around Creole and Cajun cooking, and drew early attention locally and on social media for its menu and its commitment to sustainability. Operating a vegan kitchen in a city known for meat-heavy, rich cuisine proved to be a lasting challenge, and by the time of filming the restaurant was struggling with inconsistent food and service and worsening finances; the owner described the kitchen manager as the most disorganized person she had worked with. As shown in the episode, Ramsay's kitchen inspection turned up rodent droppings above the stove, and he halted service immediately; he went on to criticize the restaurant's cleanliness, menu execution and management before his team reworked the menu, retrained the kitchen staff and remodeled the dining room and exterior ahead of the relaunch.

The turnaround did not hold. Kindred announced on Facebook on December 24, 2024, that its "time is coming to an end," stayed open for a final few days, and closed on December 28, 2024, about a month before its television episode aired, according to FoodChain Magazine (2025-02-11), which cited the restaurant's own Facebook announcement. FoodChain Magazine and the tracker site Kitchen Nightmares Updates both pointed to a combination of mounting debt, falling customer counts and unresolved internal management conflict as factors that persisted despite the on-camera renovation. A Yelp listing for the Maple Street address is marked closed as of research in September 2026, with no indication a new business has taken over the space, and no successor location has been identified in any source reviewed for this record.

Featured on Kitchen Nightmares

Season / episode
Season 9, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
Kindred
What was featured
All-vegan restaurant; rodent droppings found above the stove on camera
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Kindred

Frequently asked questions

Is Kindred still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Kindred has closed — confirmed via foodchainmagazine.com, February 11, 2025.

What happened to Kindred after Kitchen Nightmares?

Kindred, an all-vegan restaurant in New Orleans owned by Caroline Nassrah, appeared in season 9, episode 4 of Kitchen Nightmares, "Kindred," which aired January 28, 2025 after filming in September 2024 as part of the show's pre-Super Bowl LIX New Orleans lineup. As of September 2026, Kindred has closed — confirmed via foodchainmagazine.com, February 11, 2025.

Is Kindred permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Kindred has closed — confirmed via foodchainmagazine.com, February 11, 2025. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Kindred located?

7537 Maple St, New Orleans, LA 70118. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Kitchen Nightmares featured Kindred?

Season 9, Episode 4 of Kitchen Nightmares, first aired January 28, 2025. The episode is titled “Kindred”.

Did the makeover last at Kindred?

The episode first aired January 28, 2025. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 1 year later —: As of September 2026, Kindred has closed — confirmed via foodchainmagazine.com, February 11, 2025.

What do reviews say since Kitchen Nightmares?

A Yelp listing for the Maple Street address is marked closed as of research in September 2026, with no indication a new business has taken over the space, and no successor location has been identified in any source reviewed for this record. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Kindred still using the Kitchen Nightmares menu or branding?

Kindred had opened January 3, 2020, positioning itself as a plant-based alternative in a city built around Creole and Cajun cooking, and drew early attention locally and on social media for its menu and its commitment to sustainability. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
7537 Maple St, New Orleans, LA 70118
Venue type
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Official website
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Sources

  • foodchainmagazine.com — https://foodchainmagazine.com/gordon-ramsay-tried-to-save-kindred-but-the-restaurant-shut-down-anyway/
  • kitchennightmaresupdates.com — https://www.kitchennightmaresupdates.com/2025/01/kindred-restaurant-kitchen-nightmares.html
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/kindred-new-orleans

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