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What Happened to Nino's Italian Restaurant After Kitchen Nightmares?

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As of September 2026, Nino's Italian Restaurant has closed — confirmed via mashed.com, September 3, 2023.

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What the source shows: Mashed reported that Nino's Italian Restaurant closed in August 2016 after 58 years in business, per a Facebook post from Carina Cristiano explaining that the family was stepping back to spend more time together; a Yelp listing for the address remains marked permanently closed as of a September 2026 update.

  • Season / episode Season 6, Episode 10
  • Original air date
  • Address 3853 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807

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What happened after Kitchen Nightmares?

Nino's Italian Restaurant was founded in Long Beach, California, in 1958 by immigrants Vincenzo and Inge Cristiano, with their children Nino, Michael, and Carina growing up working front-of-house roles. After Vincenzo was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and stepped back from the kitchen, Inge and eldest son Nino took over day-to-day operations, and the restaurant's fortunes declined -- some family members attributed the slide to Nino's approach to running the business. The Kitchen Nightmares episode, which aired February 22, 2013, gave the interior a makeover and updated the menu; while Inge, Michael, and Carina were receptive to Ramsay's changes, Nino was markedly less so, and the episode became known for the resulting family disputes.

What has happened since: Mashed reported that the family soon returned to the restaurant's earlier decor after regular customers complained about the redesign, citing Reality TV Updates for that detail, and dropped Ramsay's menu changes entirely. Vincenzo Cristiano died in 2014, two years after the episode. Nino's continued operating for another two years before Mashed reported, on September 3, 2023, that the restaurant's closure came in August 2016 after 58 years in business; in an extensive Facebook post, Carina Cristiano said she and her family were stepping back from the business to spend more time together. In 2017, the building that had housed Nino's was sold for more than $2 million, and a Reddit user identifying himself as Nino Cristiano posted, without independent verification, that the restaurant's closure followed the show's involvement. The 58-year run made Nino's one of the longer-established restaurants to appear on the series, having opened decades before Ramsay's first season aired, with staff at the time of filming spanning two generations of the Cristiano family. The restaurant's longevity across three generations of ownership decisions was itself a recurring theme in the coverage that followed its appearance on the show. A Yelp listing for the Atlantic Avenue address remains marked permanently closed as of a September 2026 update.

Featured on Kitchen Nightmares

Season / episode
Season 6, Episode 10
Original air date
Episode title
Nino's Italian Restaurant
What was featured
Long Beach Italian restaurant split by family conflict after the founder's declining health
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Nino's Italian Restaurant

Frequently asked questions

Is Nino's Italian Restaurant still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Nino's Italian Restaurant has closed — confirmed via mashed.com, September 3, 2023.

What happened to Nino's Italian Restaurant after Kitchen Nightmares?

Nino's Italian Restaurant was founded in Long Beach, California, in 1958 by immigrants Vincenzo and Inge Cristiano, with their children Nino, Michael, and Carina growing up working front-of-house roles. As of September 2026, Nino's Italian Restaurant has closed — confirmed via mashed.com, September 3, 2023.

Is Nino's Italian Restaurant permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Nino's Italian Restaurant has closed — confirmed via mashed.com, September 3, 2023. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Nino's Italian Restaurant located?

3853 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90807. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Kitchen Nightmares featured Nino's Italian Restaurant?

Season 6, Episode 10 of Kitchen Nightmares, first aired February 22, 2013. The episode is titled “Nino's Italian Restaurant”.

Did the makeover last at Nino's Italian Restaurant?

The episode first aired February 22, 2013. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 13 years later —: As of September 2026, Nino's Italian Restaurant has closed — confirmed via mashed.com, September 3, 2023.

Is Nino's Italian Restaurant still using the Kitchen Nightmares menu or branding?

The Kitchen Nightmares episode, which aired February 22, 2013, gave the interior a makeover and updated the menu; while Inge, Michael, and Carina were receptive to Ramsay's changes, Nino was markedly less so, and the episode became known for the resulting family disputes. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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  • mashed.com — https://www.mashed.com/1380565/after-kitchen-nightmares-ninos/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/ninos-italian-restaurant-long-beach

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