Restaurant Takeover
Top restaurant designer and local chef rescue restaurants failing from total disaster. With just six days to reinvent and relaunch the business, the pair are put to the ultimate restaurant makeover challenge when the menu and restaurant decor are completely changed. Experience the emotional and dramatic transformation from a dwindling business to realize its true potential success.
- 2012-2014
- 2 seasons
- Cooking Channel
- Reality
- TV-PG
Top restaurant designer and local chef rescue restaurants failing from total disaster. With just six days to reinvent and relaunch the business, the pair are put to the ultimate restaurant makeover challenge when the menu and restaurant decor are completely changed. Experience the emotional and dramatic transformation from a dwindling business to realize its true potential success.
Season 1 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2012
Episode 1
6th Street Pub & Grill
Episode 2
Curry & Roti
A 40-year-old Caribbean eatery in Toronto is updated.
Episode 3
Peninsula Resort
Mon, Sep 14, 2026
Peninsula Resort, a 50-year-old waterfront restaurant in Pefferlaw, Ontario, is revitalized.
Episode 4
Shamrock & Thistle
A struggling pub in Etobicole, Ontario, gets a makeover.
Episode 5
Sunnybrook
A Toronto restaurant's dated menu and décor are updated by Derek Minkensky and Cheryl Torrenueva.
Episode 6
El Fogon
El Fogon, a Peruvian eatery located in an up-and-coming Toronto neighborhood, is revamped by Massimo Capra and Montana Burnett.
Episode 7
Vindaloo
Mon, Sep 14, 2026
Red tape and bad contractors are among the reasons the family-run restaurant, Vindaloo, is facing closure.
Episode 8
Royal Caribbean
Mon, Sep 14, 2026
A laid-back chef's Caribbean-style restaurant needs a face-lift if he hopes to draw in new customers.
Episode 9
Rap's
Mon, Sep 14, 2026
A Caribbean restaurant gets business tips and a renovation, to help compete with similar eateries.
Episode 10
Brownstone Bistro
A father and son disagree over how to save their failing restaurant.
Episode 11
Naan & Kabob
Mon, Sep 14, 2026
An Afghan restaurant and its sibling owners suffer from slow business.
Episode 12
Village Pizza
Mon, Sep 14, 2026
Chef Corbin Tomaszeski teams up with interior designer Paula Velez to make over a once-popular pizza joint in Tottenham, Ontario, in the premiere of this series.
Episode 13
Hillbilly Heaven
Mon, Sep 14, 2026
A makeover of "Hillbilly Heaven", a kitschy restaurant that serves Southern barbecue, begins with the tacky décor.
Episode 14
Frankie's
A greasy spoon is losing money and in need of a makeover.