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
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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 20 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2021 - 2022
Episode 1
Extreme British Makeover
Thu, Aug 26, 2021 42 mins
Expat Lee has lost all hope and is on the brink of losing his restaurant, From Across the Pond, in Colleyville, Texas.
Episode 2
A Big Mess in Texas
Thu, Sep 2, 2021
Chef Robert Irvine travels to Joshua, Texas, to save a failing Tex-Mex restaurant. Fun Time Cafe owners Carmen and Wayne are serving subpar food, and the environment in the restaurant is toxic.
Episode 3
Big Ego, Big Trouble
Thu, Dec 30, 2021 42 mins
Chef Robert Irvine rolls into Colorado Springs, Colorado, where the chef and owner of Momma Pearl's Cajun Kitchen is on the verge of losing his wife and his business if he can't shed his arrogant alter ego.
Episode 4
Dirtiest. Kitchen. Ever.
Thu, Jan 6, 2022 43 mins
Chef Robert Irvine heads to the Jalisco Cafe in San Diego and tackles one of the filthiest kitchens of his career; with endless obstacles and only 48 hours to turn this restaurant around, the challenge might actually be impossible.
Episode 5
Burnt Out in Berkeley
Thu, Jan 13, 2022
At KC's BBQ in Berkeley, Calif., Patrick has fallen into a deep depression after leading his father's 50-year legacy restaurant to the brink of closure.
Episode 6
Virtually Impossible
Thu, Jan 20, 2022 43 mins
Chef Robert Irvine travels to Loveland, Colo., to revive a family-run Mexican restaurant. Owners Ritchie and his mother Alma haven't made a dime since they opened six years ago.
Episode 7
Slumping Sales in San Jose
Thu, Jan 27, 2022 43 mins
A breakfast restaurant in San Jose, CA, is dirty, lackluster, and inching closer to closing its doors for good when Chef Robert Irvine steps in to help the two Mexican immigrant owners revitalize their confidence and save their friendship.
Episode 8
Out with the Old, In with the New
Thu, Feb 3, 2022 43 mins
Chef Robert Irvine travels to San Diego to save Kaiserhof, a German restaurant that's stuck in the past. The owner and chef, Peter, is afraid to make changes for fear of disturbing his late father's original design and menu. Robert has to flex some serious muscle to drag Peter into the present and keep this restaurant from going under.
Episode 9
Not So Peachy Keen
Thu, Feb 24, 2022 42 mins
When Chef Robert Irvine pulls off the highway to visit Denos I-76, a diner in Keenesburg, Colorado, he finds the owner, Darlene, abandoned by her employees and working herself into the ground. Robert must help her find staff and inspiration to turn this nondescript truck stop into a must-see destination.
Episode 10
Holding on to the Past
Thu, Mar 10, 2022
At Rest Haven in Clarksdale, Mississippi, owner Paula rules her kitchen, but her unwillingness to change is destroying her father's Lebanese restaurant and her son's chance of inheriting it. Robert Irvine must teach Paula to trust her son and her staff in order to turn things around and save the business and their family's legacy.
Episode 11
It's Not Rocket Science
Thu, Mar 24, 2022
Daniel, a former NASA physicist in Huntsville, Alabama, thought he could wing it in the restaurant business. His soul food spot, Mizz Juju's, has opened and closed multiple times, never made money and has no equipment. After 10 years of failures, including a broken engagement and spending his parent's entire retirement savings, Daniel needs Chef Robert Irvine's help to save his business, rebuild his life and repay his parents.
Episode 12
Hard Knocks in Hendersonville
Thu, Apr 7, 2022
In Hendersonville, North Carolina, Chef Robert Irvine meets Ray, an ex-con who has spent decades turning his life around for the sake of his son. But Ray's restaurant, Dreadlife Kitchen, hasn't been so lucky. Facing obstacles ranging from bad decor to no systems to no identity, Robert must help Ray find the courage to transform his business and build his brand to save his restaurant.
Episode 13
No Help Wanted
Thu, Apr 21, 2022
In Charlotte, North Carolina, the owner of 7th Restaurant and Lounge, Don, has beaten all odds since becoming paralyzed after being robbed at gunpoint. As the sole provider for his extended family, Don never asks for help and doesn't want to show any sign of weakness. If Chef Robert Irvine can't convince him that running a restaurant takes a village, Don and his family could lose everything.