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Is Lyla's Family Restaurant Still Open? Update (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)

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As of September 2026, Lyla's Family Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

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lylasfamilyrestaurant.com ·
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beaconjournal.com ·

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What the source shows: The restaurant's own current website (copyrighted 2026, with live online-ordering integrations) shows continued operation at the Cuyahoga Falls address under chef-owner Waleed Elqawlaq; the site links to an Akron Beacon Journal story dated July 3, 2025 confirming the restaurant reopened after Ramsay's on-site filming and remodel. The two-part episode itself airs September 8, 2026, one day after this research date.

  • Season / episode Season 10, Episode 9
  • Original air date
  • Address 1911 Bailey Rd, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221

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What happened after Kitchen Nightmares?

Lyla's Family Restaurant is a Mediterranean-inspired diner in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, opened in 2015 by chef-owner Waleed Elqawlaq as a neighborhood spot serving comfort food with Middle Eastern touches. According to Kitchen Nightmares' official synopsis for the two-part season 10 episode -- filmed in 2025 and airing September 8, 2026 as episodes nine and ten -- the restaurant had grown into a sprawling menu and an overwhelmed kitchen, with a steady stream of dishes sent back by customers leaving the business, which Waleed had built toward the American Dream, on the brink of collapse; the restaurant's own account says it thrived after opening but was challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gordon Ramsay's team gave the restaurant a full renovation and rebuilt the kitchen, and the show's synopsis for the second half of the two-parter describes a "shocking opening-day emergency" that threatened the relaunch just as the new Lyla's was ready to debut; further detail on that emergency and its resolution was not available as of this writing, since the episode had not yet aired.

The restaurant's own account of the visit, published alongside a locally reported story in the Akron Beacon Journal on July 3, 2025 under the headline "Lyla's Family Restaurant reopens after Gordon Ramsay filming, remodel," describes Ramsay and his team reworking the dining room around a display wall of cookware, and says Ramsay mentored Waleed directly on technique while the two collaborated on new dishes blending classic diner staples with Waleed's Mediterranean heritage, including a pistachio pancake dessert-style dish and a falafel-based savory waffle; Ramsay is quoted by the restaurant as calling one new dish "brilliant."

Lyla's Family Restaurant continues to operate at 1911 Bailey Rd in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Its current website and active online ordering and delivery links describe an elevated Mediterranean-influenced menu alongside the original comfort-food staples, and the restaurant maintains social media accounts and takes reservations directly. As of this research, no independent post-broadcast coverage of the episode's reception was yet available, since the episode was scheduled to air the day after this record was researched.

Featured on Kitchen Nightmares

Season / episode
Season 10, Episode 9
Original air date
Episode title
Lyla's Family Restaurant
What was featured
Mediterranean diner; sprawling menu, overwhelmed kitchen, and sent-back dishes
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Lyla's Family Restaurant

Frequently asked questions

Is Lyla's Family Restaurant still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Lyla's Family Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

What happened to Lyla's Family Restaurant after Kitchen Nightmares?

Lyla's Family Restaurant is a Mediterranean-inspired diner in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, opened in 2015 by chef-owner Waleed Elqawlaq as a neighborhood spot serving comfort food with Middle Eastern touches. As of September 2026, Lyla's Family Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

Where is Lyla's Family Restaurant located?

1911 Bailey Rd, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Kitchen Nightmares featured Lyla's Family Restaurant?

Season 10, Episode 9 of Kitchen Nightmares, first aired September 8, 2026. The episode is titled “Lyla's Family Restaurant”.

Did the makeover last at Lyla's Family Restaurant?

The episode first aired September 8, 2026. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026: As of September 2026, Lyla's Family Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed 2026.

Is Lyla's Family Restaurant still using the Kitchen Nightmares menu or branding?

According to Kitchen Nightmares' official synopsis for the two-part season 10 episode -- filmed in 2025 and airing September 8, 2026 as episodes nine and ten -- the restaurant had grown into a sprawling menu and an overwhelmed kitchen, with a steady stream of dishes sent back by customers leaving the business, which Waleed had built toward the American Dream, on the brink of collapse; the restaurant's own account says it thrived after opening but was challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
1911 Bailey Rd, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
Venue type
restaurant

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Sources

  • lylasfamilyrestaurant.com — https://lylasfamilyrestaurant.com/
  • lylasfamilyrestaurant.com — https://lylasfamilyrestaurant.com/about
  • tvguide.com — https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/ramsays-kitchen-nightmares-usa/episodes-season-10/1000116961/
  • beaconjournal.com — https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/entertainment/dining/2025/07/03/lylas-family-restaurant-reopens-after-gordon-ramsay-filming-remodel-cuyahoga-falls/84421192007/

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