Restaurant: Impossible
Turning around a failing restaurant is a daunting challenge under the best of circumstances. Attempting to do it in just two days with only $10,000 may be impossible, but that's exactly what Chef Robert Irvine sets out to do in his new Food Network show, Restaurant Impossible. Robert will use a little MacGyver and a lot of muscle to rescue these desperate places from complete collapse. Can one man, in two days, with $10,000, turn the tide of a failing restaurant and give hope to the owners and their employees? Find out as Robert Irvine takes on Restaurant: Impossible.
- 2011-2023
- 22 seasons
- Discovery Family Channel
- Reality
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Turning around a failing restaurant is a daunting challenge under the best of circumstances. Attempting to do it in just two days with only $10,000 may be impossible, but that's exactly what Chef Robert Irvine sets out to do in his new Food Network show, Restaurant Impossible. Robert will use a little MacGyver and a lot of muscle to rescue these desperate places from complete collapse. Can one man, in two days, with $10,000, turn the tide of a failing restaurant and give hope to the owners and their employees? Find out as Robert Irvine takes on Restaurant: Impossible.
Season 19 Episode Guide
15 Episodes 2021 - 2022
Episode 1
The Sinking Anchor
Thu, May 20, 2021 42 mins
An Air Force veteran has been struggling to keep his restaurant afloat. Chef Robert Irvine steps in to help the owner manage his anger and fix his relationship with his daughter in order to keep it from sinking.
Episode 2
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Thu, May 27, 2021 42 mins
Robert Irvine travels to Tampa, FL, to check out Mr. B's Southern Kitchen and finds a failing restaurant that is tearing siblings Ninkia and Calvin apart.
Episode 3
Floundering Fish House
Thu, Jun 3, 2021 42 mins
Robert Irvine visits Z Fish House in landlocked Loudon, Tenn., where the owner, Ed, needs a life preserver. Robert helps Ed rediscover his passion and lead his staff to success.
Episode 4
Sub Shop SOS
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 42 mins
Robert Irvine visits Spring Hill, Fla., where Turnpike's Rest Stop is suffering due to a communication breakdown between the owner and her daughter, and their oversized subs are the root of financial troubles.
Episode 5
Restoring a Reputation
Thu, Jun 17, 2021 42 mins
At Deraney's Two City Tavern in small-town Barnesville, Ga., owner Christopher is losing his family home, his restaurant and his reputation.
Episode 6
A Friendship in Peril
Thu, Jun 24, 2021
Robert Irvine has to save more than a restaurant at J's in Waveland, Miss. Owners Louis and Jeff are months from losing everything, including their friendship of 40 years.
Episode 7
Big Trouble in Tennessee
Thu, Jul 1, 2021 43 mins
Big Tom's Backyard Grill and Bar in Cleveland, Tenn., has turned from a dream into a nightmare, and it's costing owners Tom and Sabrina their marriage.
Episode 8
Irish Eyes Are Frowning
Thu, Jul 8, 2021
Katie has bitten off more than she can chew at Grille No. 13 in Waldorf, Md. She's $350,000 in debt and has no time to spend with her infant daughter.
Episode 9
Soul Food in the Dark
Thu, Jul 15, 2021 42 mins
Robert Irvine assists in the renovation of the rundown building of Soul Food in the Park located in York, Pennsylvania, and helps the owner overcome her anger issues to rescue her restaurant and her relationship to her husband.
Episode 10
The Sinking Ship Inn
Thu, Jul 22, 2021 42 mins
Ship Inn in Exton, PA, is sinking under the owner Michael's overbearing management style and $895,000 of debt; Robert Irvine has to overcome Michael's resistance to change and repair his fractured relationships in order to right the Ship Inn.
Episode 11
Resentment on the Bayou
Thu, Jul 29, 2021 43 mins
Greg and Janice, the married owners of On The Bayou in Milwaukee, Wis., can't stop fighting, and it's destroying their restaurant and relationship, leaving them with nothing but debt and resentment.
Episode 12
The Dutiful Son
Thu, Aug 12, 2021 42 mins
Robert Irvine travels to Milwaukee where owner Abel runs Mexican Village, a Tex-Mex restaurant. Purchased as a gift for his mother and grandfather, it's drowning in debt and destroying his relationship with his children. Robert must help Abel to make some hard choices to save his restaurant and his family.
Episode 13
Delusions of Grandeur
Thu, Aug 19, 2021
In Orland Park, Ill., brothers Yaser and Nader are close to losing their French bistro, Gaston's. They blame the competition for their restaurant's failures.
Episode 14
Revisited: Heart of the City
Thu, Mar 17, 2022
In 2019, Josephine's soul food restaurant teetered on the brink of financial ruin, after serving Chicago's South Side for over four decades. Chef Robert Irvine returns to see if the mother and son owners have kept the spirit of Josephine's alive.
Episode 15
Small Town, Big Problems
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
Robert Irvine ventures to a small town in Wyoming, where the owner is struggling to balance his staff, customers and family.