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 3 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
Moss' Prime Rib & Spaghetti House
Wed, Feb 8, 2012 42 mins
Chef Robert Irvine kicks off Season 3 of Restaurant: Impossible at Moss' Prime Rib and Spaghetti House, in Elyria, OH, in what may be the most intense show to date.
Episode 2
Chatterbox
Wed, Feb 15, 2012 42 mins
This two-year-old outwardly nice restaurant is confusing: it's clean, cute and cozy, yet it's on the brink of failure. Why? Well, it doesn't take long to get to the root of the problem.
Episode 3
Anna Maria's
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 42 mins
Chef Robert Irvine has seen many dirty and neglected restaurants, but none has made him physically ill like Anna Maria's, in Dunmore, PA. The Italian eatery's glory days, and last apparent cleaning, were 25 years ago.
Episode 4
Del's
Wed, Feb 29, 2012 43 mins
When Chef Robert Irvine visits Del's, in Pittsburgh, PA, it's clear that the biggest issue with this failing 62-year-old icon is not the food or decor but owner Marianne.
Episode 5
Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse
Wed, Mar 7, 2012 42 mins
When Chef Robert Irvine first sees Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse in Tupelo, MS, it's clear why they are drowning in debt. The dining room is a dusty, dark cave, and the horrible tableside service is worse than the mediocre food.
Episode 6
Valley View
Wed, Mar 14, 2012 42 mins
This diner located in Amish country is suffering from an outdated decor and menu, as well as structural issues. But Chef Robert Irvine's biggest challenge to turn this business around will be in changing the family roles.
Episode 7
Pelican Grill
Wed, Apr 25, 2012 43 mins
In only two days, and with only $10,000, Chef Robert needs to overhaul not only the uninspired, cluttered interior but also the lack of leadership and structure at the center of the restaurant's problems.
Episode 8
Mama Lee's
Wed, May 2, 2012 42 mins
in San Antonio, TX, Chef Robert Irvine is tasked with turning around Mama Lee's Soul Food Restaurant, a four-year-old eatery that has never turned a profit and is only weeks away from closing.
Episode 9
Pappas Restaurant
Wed, May 9, 2012 42 mins
Chef Robert Irvine's latest mission takes him to Benicia, California, and Pappas Restaurant, a family-owned Greek restaurant on the brink of extinction.
Episode 10
Ristorante Barolo
Wed, May 16, 2012 42 mins
After a very successful first five years, a changing economy combined with the high cost of maintaining a historic building plus family health problems have hurt Ristorante Barolo.
Episode 11
University Grill
Wed, May 23, 2012 42 mins
Chef Robert heads to Burlington, NC, in an attempt to save the University Grill. The establishment was opened by siblings Eleni, George and Manny to help provide for their parents during retirement, but it's now facing failure.
Episode 12
Pollard's Bar-B-Que
Wed, May 30, 2012 41 mins
Robert visits Memphis to save a failing barbecue restaurant. After eking out a living at a small takeout operation for 16 years, Tarrance Pollard decided the only way to grow his business was to move up to an eat-in restaurant.
Episode 13
White House Edition
Wed, Jun 13, 2012 42 mins
The First Lady asks Robert to create a dining room, renovate the kitchen and create a community garden to provide a healthy, vegetable-fueled meal for the kids of Horton's Kids to enjoy.