restaurantKitchen Nightmares (US) · Season 8, Episode 5 · Aired November 6, 2023
The Juicy Box
Brooklyn, NY
Yes. This one is still open.
On the show
Season 8, Episode 5 · November 6, 2023 · Haitian restaurant
Family run Haitian restaurant and bar.
What happened after
Confirmed open and actively thriving with regular events and social-media presence; open since 2018. Owner Jacques Sylvester handed operations to son Naqam 'Q' Sylvester in 2019.
What happened on the show
The Juicy Box put a 21-year-old in the hot seat: Naqam, known as Q, was fighting to save the Haitian restaurant his father Jacques Sylvester had built in Brooklyn's Little Haiti as part of a small family empire that also included the Waffle Box and the Smoke Box. Jacques had handed operations to his son back in 2019, and Ramsay's June 2023 visit centered on helping the young owner steady a family business under real pressure. Compared with the reboot's more toxic stops, this one leaned on shoring up a promising Haitian-American spot and the young operator carrying it, in a neighborhood where the cuisine had a natural home. The full name, The Juicy Box Juice Bar and Lounge, hinted at the sprawling ambitions Ramsay worked to focus into something sustainable.
After the cameras left
The Juicy Box is doing well. Confirmed open and active as of our latest verification, the Brooklyn restaurant has kept up regular events and a strong social presence since Ramsay's visit, still run by Q on behalf of the family business his father started. Open since 2018 and firmly rooted in Little Haiti, it stands as one of the reboot's success stories, a young owner who took the guidance and kept the family name thriving.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.
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