During filming of the pilot episode, the producers still hadn't decided what to call the series, and were considering various choices including "Kitchen S.O.S." and "Ramsay to the Rescue". During the filming of the follow-up visit to Bonaparte's, Gordon Ramsay exasperatedly commented that "This is a living fucking nightmare!" after finding the restaurant in an even worse state than when he first arrived, which gave the inspiration for the show's final title.
Season 1 episode 4 Hell's Kitchen USA. The episode featured a restaurant called "Finn McCools" This is a chain pub. The show indicates it's a family run enterprise. However it is a internationally run chain. This company also has multiple run location that have operated in Toronto Ontario Canada for many years. The location at college and church street in Toronto has been in operation since at least the 90s. This episode was filmed in 2007. Well after it was presented as a family owed business The logo on the "owners" golf shirt is the same as the one we see today. (2021)