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 2 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Episode 1
Golden Pizza
Golden Pizza in Toronto is featured.
Episode 2
Italian Garden
Wed, Sep 16, 2026
The owner of an "authentic" Italian restaurant is too proud to change after 15 years in business, but there are issues that need to be addressed, including the cheesy décor, filthy tiles and bland food.
Episode 3
Augusto 33
Mon, Apr 14, 2014
Corbin and Paula are brought in to help siblings, in their 20s, who can't agree on how to make their takeout joint a success.
Episode 4
Legends
Wed, Sep 16, 2026
The owner of "Legends Bar and Eatery" in Toronto needs help attracting hip young families and a more upscale condo crowd to his establishment, which currently has a loyal clientèle of aging boozers.
Episode 5
Rosey's Eatery
Wed, Sep 16, 2026
Chef Andrea Nicholson and designer Montana Burnett are faced with the challenge of attracting customers to "Rosey's Eatery", a family-run diner located in the middle of an industrial wasteland.
Episode 6
Fresh Sandwich Shop
Wed, Sep 16, 2026
The chef/owner of "Fresh Sandwich Shop" in Aurora, Ontario, has run out of money, energy and inspiration after only seven months in business.
Episode 7
Lucy's Seafood
Wed, Sep 16, 2026
The owner of "Lucy's Seafood Kitchen" in Mississauga, Ontario, wants to overhaul the restaurant's family-friendly vibe, in an effort to attract a more sophisticated crowd.
Episode 8
Classico Pizza & Pasta
Wed, Sep 16, 2026
The stressed-out owner of Toronto's "Classico Pizza and Pasta" asks for help making his restaurant a success and finding some much-needed balance between work and his personal life.
Episode 10
Duffy's Tavern (and Duffy's Diner)
Wed, Sep 16, 2026
The owner of Duffy's Tavern, in Toronto, needs help realizing his dream of operating a legitimate restaurant, especially when his bar is filled with misfits and serious drinkers.
Episode 11
Simply Thai
Wed, Sep 16, 2026
Chef Corbin Tomaszeski and designer Cheryl Torrenueva offer their expertise to "Simply Thai Restaurant" in Vancouver, where they encourage an owner, who is steeped in tradition, to embrace change, or risk closing after 10 years in business.
Episode 12
The Curzon
Wed, Sep 16, 2026
Chef Corbin Tomaszeski offers his expertise to "The Curzon" in Toronto, a party bar that needs to bring in some weekday dinner revenue to offset high property costs.
Episode 13
Portugril
Wed, Sep 16, 2026
The owner of a Toronto restaurant, specializing in typical Portuguese churrasco, hopes to save his failing business, using money from a second job and $15,000 given to him by his daughter.
Episode 14
Marky and Sparky's
Wed, Sep 16, 2026
Chef Corbin Tomaszeski and designer Alison Milne try to drum up business for a deli that offers to-go soups and sandwiches.
Episode 17
Episode #2.17
Wed, Sep 16, 2026