"So many bad practices": Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service host finds cross-contamination and more issues at Pretty Girls Cooks restaurant

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Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service Season 1 Episode 9 aired on July 30, 2025. The latest episode featured Gordon Ramsay going undercover at Pretty Girls Cook. After he found multiple issues, including cross-contamination, he confronted the staff.

While going undercover and searching throughout the kitchen, Gordon found a lot of issues in refrigerators, kitchen equipment, items stored in the fridge, and more. Later, he also went to the customer area and couldn’t understand why there were chairs with only one armrest.

Before leaving the restaurant, Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service host confessed to the cameras:

"It's called Pretty Girls Cook. This restaurant was somebody's dream. But something's happened. Someone's lost their way. There are so many bad practices in this restaurant. Let's get the hell out of here."

Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service Season 1 Episode 9: The host goes undercover and uncovers dirty equipment, spoiled food, and health hazards

The recently released episode of Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service Season 1 saw Gordon going undercover at a Philadelphia-based restaurant. Sharing more about the latest episode, he said to the cameras:

"I'm on my way to the center of Philadelphia to visit a restaurant called Pretty Girls Cook, run by a lady called Dominique. And my insider told me, when this place opened, it was a huge hit in the community. Now, sadly, she's lost the way, the restaurant is failing, and I need to understand why."

As Gordon Ramsay and his crew were undercover, they reached the restaurant at night. While entering the kitchen from the back door, he came across a dead mouse. He then found the key that the insider had left and went inside the restaurant.

"Man, there's an unhealthy smell in here. It absolutely stinks," he said.

As he opened the fridge, he stated that it was a mess. He went through the food items, meat, and more in the fridge and found many issues.

"Oh man, that chicken's gone green."

He shared that it was dangerous and appalling. The restaurant had an open kitchen, meaning customers could see the dishes being prepared. Further, Gordon Ramsay got his scraper out and scraped off dirt and leftover food stuck on the sides of the cooking equipment.

He then found another refrigerator. There were mussels. Seeing some of them open—meaning dead—Gordon said:

"It's absolutely gone. And it's just sat there. I mean, multiple mussels in here are dead. And that's one of the most dangerous things you could ever do. That will send you to the hospital."

He also came across lamb chops, which were 10 days old. Talking about the restaurant, Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service host said that it was “somebody’s dream.” However, something must have happened. He noted that someone must have lost their way. As he was leaving, he found more rats.


To know more about what happened next, fans can stream Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service Season 1 Episode 9 on Fox.

Edited by Gira Rathod