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Chef Robert Irvine tries to turn around restaurants across America that are facing an impending demise if things don't improve. With a $10,000 budget and two days to work, Irvine uses his creativity and resourcefulness

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Restaurant: Impossible Season 16 Episode 11 - Chattanooga Blues
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    S16:E11

    Mike and Cherita started their family-run restaurant, Blue Orleans in Chattanooga, after losing everything in Hurricane Katrina. Now they are going through a divorce, and their kids, Dallen and Jolie, are caught in the crossfire. Chef Robert Irvine works to make the restaurant successful and bring peace back to the family.

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  2. Restaurant: Impossible Season 18 Episode 10 - Listless in Louisiana
    8.4/10(9 votes)

    S18:E10

    Robert Irvine travels to Lafitte, La., to visit Boutte's Bayou Restaurant, where owner Nick is too proud to ask for help as he tries to keep the iconic coastal watering hole afloat. Robert must help Nick become a real leader and learn to trust his staff before it's too late.

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  3. Restaurant: Impossible Season 2 Episode 16 - Wildcat Cafe
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    S2:E16

    It's back to school for Chef Robert Irvine as he travels to Canton South High School in Canton, OH to help the students of its culinary arts program that is struggling to survive due to state budget cuts. Canton South boasts the Wildcat Cafe, a working for profit restaurant located in the school which too is struggling with outdated, broken equipment in the kitchen and a dilapidated dining room. Can Robert help turn around the cafeteria as well as change the lives of some of the students?

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  4. Restaurant: Impossible Season 9 Episode 10 - Drama at Momma's
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    S9:E10

    Robert deals with feuding sisters at "Mamma Lucrezia's" in Bellefonte, Pa., which despite excellent food coming from the kitchen, is losing $1000s a month and faces competition from a nearby Italian restaurant, owned by their brother.

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  5. Restaurant: Impossible Season 18 Episode 11 - Friends in Need
    8.3/10(8 votes)

    S18:E11

    Robert Irvine arrives at Dunbar's Creole Cuisine in New Orleans to find a restaurant full of history but in dire need of his help. The livelihood of two families depends on the success of this legacy restaurant, and with no systems in place, no set roles and the restaurant matriarch refusing to change, Robert has his work cut out for him.

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  6. Restaurant: Impossible Season 7 Episode 8 - Goombazz Gone Wild
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    S7:E8

    Goombazz Big City Eatzz, has struggled to find a strong customer base and is now more than $300,000 in debt.

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  7. Restaurant: Impossible Season 11 Episode 3 - Chocolate: Impossible
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    S11:E3

    A French Bistro with a chocolate boutique in Texas is deeply in debt, but the owner refuses to advertise or cater to the local community.

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  8. Restaurant: Impossible Season 14 Episode 4 - Smoky Steakhouse
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    S14:E4

    Robert arrives in Safford, Ariz., to help turn things around at the Copper Steer Steakhouse; the restaurant was the dream of Parrish and Maureen, but it turned into a nightmare as they started losing money with no clue how to turn things around.

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  9. Restaurant: Impossible Season 15 Episode 1 - Hard Times at Josephine's
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    S15:E1

    Robert Irvine heads to Chicago's South Side to try to save an iconic restaurant from closing its doors. After more than 30 years as a beacon in the community, Josephine's Cooking is one month from closing. Robert must motivate the co-owner, Victor, to take over the reins and relieve his aging, strong-willed mother, Josephine. With only two days and $10,000, Robert has his hands full trying to keep an important piece of South Side history alive.

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  10. Restaurant: Impossible Season 15 Episode 7 - Lakefront Disaster
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    S15:E7

    Robert Irvine heads to Tomahawk, Wisc., to try to save a small-town steakhouse from closing. Owner Brenda is just one month away from shutting the doors for good, and she needs Robert to remind her of her passion for the business and help her fix more than 30 years of bad habits. With only two days and $10,000, Robert has his hands full trying to save Besse's on Clear Lake.

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  11. Restaurant: Impossible Season 17 Episode 5 - Revisited: Helping One of Our Own
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    S17:E5

    Robert Irvine returns to Rosie's Cafe in Escondido, Calif., where he previously helped the owner, Kaitlyn, revive her failing restaurant. She has since suffered a near-fatal car accident, and Robert comes back to pull off a spectacular event -- breaking every rule in television if necessary -- to help this Restaurant: Impossible family member with her mounting medical bills.

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  12. Restaurant: Impossible Season 20 Episode 7 - Slumping Sales in San Jose
    8.2/10(6 votes)

    S20:E7

    Chef Robert Irvine finds The Breakfast Place in San Jose, Calif., struggling to stay open; the co-owners are burnt out and don't have the confidence to lead their staff; Robert must try to save their friendship and business before it's too late.

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  13. Restaurant: Impossible Season 1 Episode 2 - Mainelli's
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    S1:E2

    Robert heads to Providence, R.I., to save Mainelli's, a former neighborhood-favorite Italian restaurant with bad service and an extensive menu of dishes the kitchen just can't get right. Upon discovering food safety issues, Robert closes down the restaurant until further notice. After attempting to teach the cooking staff basic techniques, Robert enlists design help for a much-needed interior renovation. With time ticking away, Robert needs to pull out all the stops to complete this mission and keep Mainelli's from closing for good.

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  14. Restaurant: Impossible Season 2 Episode 2 - La Stanza
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    S2:E2

    At La Stanza, in Philadelphia, PA, Robert finds an old-world Italian restaurant being ruined by the owner's young daughter. 24-year-old Lucia has no restaurant experience and she's running the dark, funeral parlor-looking place right into the ground. Robert has his hands full on this mission teaching her everything there is to know about managing a restaurant, updating the menu, brightening up the décor and getting the word out about the restaurant on live TV. With countless ups and downs and a design that may prove too challenging to get finished, this mission could very well be... impossible.

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  15. Restaurant: Impossible Season 3 Episode 1 - Moss' Prime Rib & Spaghetti House
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    S3:E1

    When Chef Robert Irvine gets to Moss' Prime Rib and Spaghetti House in Elyria, OH, he soon realizes that the problems of this restaurant go beyond the subpar food. Owners Robert and Sandi are bullish and stubborn, refusing to accept the help that their struggling business needs. Can Robert and his team rebuild this struggling restaurant and the family behind it in two days?

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  16. Restaurant: Impossible Season 5 Episode 13 - Sweet Tea's Restaurant And Catering
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    S5:E13

    Sweet Tea's Restaurant opened as a storefront to a successful catering business three years ago, but the non-descript building hasn't attracting customers.

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  17. Restaurant: Impossible Season 9 Episode 12 - An Abundance of Emotions
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    S9:E12

    Robert offers help to the owner of Abudanza Restaurant in Wilbraham, Mass., a proud man with years of executive chef experience, but who is burnt out from the demands of the job and caring for a sick child.

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  18. Restaurant: Impossible Season 14 Episode 1 - Dying Diner
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    S14:E1

    Robert Irvine steps back in time at a struggling retro joint in Escondido, Calif., called Rosie's Cafe; the owner of the ugly, disorganized restaurant is a young woman who has the passion but lacks experience.

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  19. Restaurant: Impossible Season 14 Episode 3 - Mom Finds Her Mojo
    8.1/10(16 votes)

    S14:E3

    When Robert arrives at Incredible Cafe in San Diego, he finds a restaurant that is anything but incredible; the kitchen is an abomination and the woman who runs it is in crippling debt; Robert helps to reignite her passion.

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  20. Restaurant: Impossible Season 1 Episode 4 - Salt Works II
    8.0/10(19 votes)

    S1:E4

    A new restaurant with young owners keeps Robert on his toes in this mission. Salt Works II in Wilmington, N.C., prides itself on serving down home cooking, but when Robert steps into the kitchen he finds that they only cook canned food. He immediately jumps into action modernizing the interior and changing the menu while urging the staff to work as a team. In hopes of attracting a new client base to go with the younger feel of the restaurant, Robert hits the streets to bring in the nearby college students. With time running out, he needs to confirm that the staff can execute the new menu so this restaurant can stay afloat.

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  21. Restaurant: Impossible Season 2 Episode 8 - Mamma D's
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    S2:E8

    Pigs and chickens and goats? Oh my! This Restaurant Impossible takes chef Robert Irvine to rural Pipersville, Pa., and Mamma D's, a place that is part restaurant, part vineyard and mostly petting zoo. Owners Luigi and Liz Desiato are all over the place with ideas - they have a vineyard, a farm stand, a wine store, a petting zoo and, of course, the restaurant. Robert is confused by what he sees and can't get over the smell, the animals and the clutter everywhere. Could this mission prove to be too much for Robert?

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  22. Restaurant: Impossible Season 6 Episode 7 - Lost in the Woods
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    S6:E7

    After losing his successful corporate job, Roger, who has no previous restaurant experience, purchased the Pinehurst Country Lodge in Greeley, Pa., six months ago, and is now $350,000 in debt and on the verge of losing everything. Chef Robert Irvine has just two days to give Roger the tools and authority to lead his staff towards success.

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  23. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 9 - Meet the Impossible
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    S8:E9

    Chef Robert Irvine celebrates the show's 100th episode by offering a glimpse at what goes on behind the scenes. Included: interviews with the people who make the makeovers possible; and a look back at the dirtiest kitchens.

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  24. Restaurant: Impossible Season 10 Episode 5 - Betting the House
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    S10:E5

    Chef Robert Irvine has seen a lot of desperate restaurants, but Zoog's Caveman Cookin' in Port Hadlock, Wash., may just be the worst. At just two years old, it's repulsively dirty and the owner has lost his passion, leaving his inexperienced daughter to run the place. And if this wasn't enough of a challenge for Robert to overcome, the government shows up, threatening to close the doors of the restaurant.

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  25. Restaurant: Impossible Season 10 Episode 6 - Dog and Pony Show
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    S10:E6

    Chef Robert Irvine arrives at the Dog & Pony Ale House in Renton, Wash., where he meets the owner, Kristen. Despite Kristen's whit and smarts, she's being overwhelmed by a vocal group of customers who cause her to buy equipment and change the menu on a whim, trust issues with her staff and hundreds of thousands in debt owed to the IRS. Robert will have to give Kristen the tools she needs to toughen up and turn this confused bar into a place worthy of all its patrons, before the Dog & Pony is shut down and Kristen loses everything.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Chattanooga Blues" is the best rated episode of "Restaurant: Impossible". It scored 8.4/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/5/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Listless in Louisiana".