restaurantKitchen Nightmares (US) · Season 5, Episode 13 · Aired February 10, 2012
Spin-A-Yarn Steakhouse
Fremont, CA
This one survived. It remains in business.
What happened after
Official website confirmed live with current hours (Mon-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri/Sat 11am-11pm, Sundays now closed), active OpenTable reservations, established early 1950s.
What happened on the show
Spin-A-Yarn had been a Fremont institution since Sakis, a Greek immigrant, bought it in 1995, but the marriage running it was buckling. Sakis had hired a bartender named Jennifer, married her, and watched her sink 600,000 dollars more than he wanted into a remodel while the staff dismissed her as an incompetent trophy wife. The debt and the sinking food had poisoned things at home. Ramsay could not even get a straight answer about what kind of restaurant it was. The Greek sampler mixed mashed potatoes with canned caviar; the Crab Louie, a local specialty, was canned and did not smell fresh; the filet was rubbery under a teriyaki sauce Ramsay compared to cough medicine. Their daughter Mikayla admitted she had to referee her parents' fights. During service Sakis kicked Jen out of the kitchen, a foul oyster surfaced, and the fridge inspection sent Jen off to be sick while she and Sakis tore into each other.
After the cameras left
Spin-A-Yarn is still standing. As of our latest verification the Fremont steakhouse at 45915 Warm Springs Boulevard was open and taking reservations, with posted hours and strong booking activity, a survivor from a restaurant that dates back to the early 1950s. The marriage-and-money crisis Ramsay walked into evidently eased enough to keep the doors open, and the local institution he found in disarray is still serving decades on.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.
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