The owners of Oceana have sued Gordon Ramsay and the production company behind "Kitchen Nightmares" twice for defamation, in 2011 and 2018. In the first case Oceana unsuccessfully tried to prevent their episode from airing; they settled out-of-court with the producers. The second case arose after the old episode was posted on the "Kitchen Nightmares" Facebook page, which the restaurant's parent company claimed violated the terms of the original settlement. As of 2019 this case is still pending. Ironically, Oceana is one of the show's rare long-term success stories.
One of two restaurants from Season 4 still operating in 2021.