In "Say It to My Face!," restaurants and critics meet face-to-face for the first time to air their grievances. Andrew Gruel and Anthony Dispensa will help chefs to elevate their business in the hope that their toughest online critics will change their reviews and that new customers will be encouraged to give them a shot.
Say It to My Face
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In "Say It to My Face!," restaurants and critics meet face-to-face for the first time to air their grievances. Andrew Gruel and Anthony Dispensa will help chefs to elevate their business in the hope that their toughest online critics will change their reviews and that new customers will be encouraged to give them a shot.
Episodes
WTF is American Fusion?
Season 1, Episode 1 TV-PG CC HD CC SD
Mark Cammarano says he's about to lose his Simi Valley restaurant because he's being unfairly crushed by negative online reviews. When Mark comes face-to-face with his worst critics, will he opt to stick with his failing business plan or tackle the food and d cor issues head on?
Showdown in Shrimp-Town
Season 1, Episode 2 TV-PG CC HD CC SD
Nick, the owner of Arcadia, CA's Shrimp House restaurant, has been getting into nasty online arguments with angry diners who have trashed his food, his ambience and his service. In an effort to save his struggling business, Nick will come face-to-face with these reviewers.
Meatball Meltdown
Season 1, Episode 3 TV-PG CC HD CC SD
Terry, the owner of Guisseppe's restaurant in West Hills, CA feels her fine-dining Italian restaurant is being destroyed by negative online reviews. She is down to her last dollars trying to keep the place open. When she confronts her harshest critics face-to-face, will she accept their suggestions to change her bland food, tacky d cor and aggressive attitude, or will she battle to keep things the way they are? Chef/hosts Andrew Gruel and Anthony Dispensa have their biggest challenge yet as they try to help Terry's business survive.
Slammin' the Salmon
Season 1, Episode 4 TV-PG CC HD CC SD
Mike and Susie Walsh, husband and wife owners of Redondo Beach restaurant Jimmy's Bar & Grill, are down to their last pennies trying to keep the doors open of their beach-side eatery. They blame their struggles on unfair, negative online reviews.
Your Customers are Dying Off!
Season 1, Episode 5 TV-PG CC HD CC SD
The mother and son owners of Culver City steakhouse Dear John's are losing tons of money every month, and they believe negative online reviews are to blame. When chef/hosts Andrew Gruel and Anthony Dispensa bring them face-to-face with their online critics, they find that the problems run so much deeper: horrendously outdated food, a dreadful ambience, and a geriatric client base. Can Andrew and Anthony help the owners fix these problems? Or will their business be six feet under?
Soul Searching
Season 1, Episode 6 TV-PG CC SD CC HD
Julie Peterson, a single mom of two kids, has been running R&J Soul Food in Downey, CA for over 19 years, using Louisiana recipes she created by her grandmother.
Lead from the Front
Season 1, Episode 7 TV-14 CC SD CC HD
Best friends Nick Velez and Calvin Spencer own "Bastards" sports bar in Downey, CA. They are proud of their military service – so much so they have decorated their restaurant like a combat zone and named the restaurant after their Marine Unit "The Magnificent Bastards."
Health Hazard Pizza
Season 1, Episode 8 TV-PG CC HD CC SD
Ramy Abdh & Damon Tavis are the owners and best friends of Uncle Red's Pizza in Bellflower, CA. They thought that opening up a pizza place would be the perfect, easy way to lose their corporate identity and find their creativity.
Cater Haters
Season 1, Episode 9 TV-PG CC HD CC SD
Chef Jen Story is a freelance caterer and owner of "Cooking Thyme" in Lawndale, CA. Even though she has managed to produce a successful catering business all by herself, Jen is quickly finding that running a restaurant is an entirely different beast. With a complicated menu, slow service, and cluttered decor, her new restaurant is already in danger of closing due to negative online reviews.
This is Effing Personal
Season 1, Episode 10 TV-PG CC HD CC SD
La Pescadora is a family run Mexican restaurant in Whittier, CA that specializes in Mexican food with a bit of an American flare. But owner April Gallegos is at her wits end with online reviewers, saying that the food is bland, confusing, and tastes frozen.
Fish and Chip Fiasco
Season 1, Episode 11 TV-PG CC HD CC SD
British ex-Pat Sonny Sehmi and his American wife Sage are struggling after opening a British/Indian fish and chips shop in Alhambra, CA. With online reviews blasting their signature dish as too greasy, calling the other British dishes "too weird", and the few Indian dishes also poorly made, this couple makes one final push with Sage's 401K to revamp their restaurant. But when chef/hosts Andrew Gruel and Anthony Dispensa suggest a huge menu change, Sonny pushes back, insisting that if it's not British, he's not interested. Will Sonny be able to see past his own national pride and embrace this bold new idea? Or will this British Invasion fall short?
Up in Smoke
Season 1, Episode 12 TV-PG CC HD CC SD
Lenny Bent, the owner of "Cooking with Lenny's Smokehouse" in Chatsworth, CA is an eclectic individual who has fashioned his restaurant in his own very unique way: with singing waitresses, old western memorabilia, and a huge smoker in front...that barely gets used!
Wake Up David!!
Season 1, Episode 13 TV-PG CC HD CC SD
David Chen recently purchased The Black Olive, an Italian restaurant in Lomita, CA that has been around for more than 20 years. But with bland food and an unwelcoming ambiance, the restaurant is losing thousands of dollars per month. David is so paralyzed by fear of failure that he has neglected to make any changes, and is now suffering from terrible online reviews.
Asian (Con) Fusion
Season 1, Episode 14 TV-14 CC HD CC SD
Guest hosts Michael Chernow and Daniel Holzman, owners of "The Meatball Shop," travel to Pasadena, CA to help the owner of Equator Caf conquer his terrible online reviews. Owner Teddy B. is in danger of closing the doors to his restaurant, due to his confusing and poorly executed dishes, apathetic wait staff, and completely offensive choices in artwork.
Those Who Forget the Past
Season 1, Episode 15 TV-PG CC HD CC SD
Chef/hosts Andrew Gruel and Anthony Dispensa count down the top five biggest restaurant redemptions on this season of Say It To My Face. They remember everything from the worst of the food, d cor, and attitudes to the best buzzworthy dishes and updated spaces.
Additional information
Networks
FYINetworks
Audio
EnglishAudio
Subtitles
English (CC)Subtitles
Released year
2015Released year
Duration
15 episodes (10 h 41 min)Duration
Additional terms
Terms of transactionWindows | Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later |
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Xbox | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X |
Mobile | Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 or later |