7.5/1014 votes#1 - Poco's on the Boulevard
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2012
Chef Robert Irvine is heading to Kansas City, Mo., to save a once flourishing family restaurant and repair the relationship between two sisters. Poco's on the Boulevard once served delicious, authentic Latin food, but since the death of chef/owner Poco, her daughters Claudia and Dana have been struggling to maintain the restaurant's food quality and profits.
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- 7.8/1012 votes
#2 - Rohrer's Tavern
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 11/28/2012
Chef Robert Irvine heads to North Bend, Ohio, to help revive Rohrer's Tavern, a local staple for more than 60 years. Current owner Lisa has faithfully stuck to the legacy of Rohrer's to a fault: tried and true customers are still around, but the lack of new patrons has put Lisa one month away from closing this local icon.
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- 7.4/1017 votes
#3 - Bronk's Bar and Grill
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 12/5/2012
Chef Robert Irvine's next mission brings him to the small town of Lake City, Minn., where Erik and Tracy are only a month away from losing their 11-year-old restaurant, Bronk's Bar and Grill. An untrained staff and frozen food in the kitchen, and a generic design in the dining room are just some of the challenges Robert must battle armed with two days and $10,000
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- 7.9/1011 votes
#4 - Rising Sun Bistro
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 12/19/2012
The French-themed Rising Sun Bistro in Kalispell, Mont., is facing a mountain of problems: A chaotic kitchen, an uninspired decor, $500,000 worth of debt, and owners who can't stand looking at each other. Chef Robert Irvine has two days and $10,000 to get the resaurant, and the owners, on the right track.
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- 8.2/1015 votes
#5 - Whiskey Creek Steakhouse
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 1/2/2013
Pat and Karan, owners of the Whiskey Creek Steakhouse in Keyport, Wash., have lost nearly everything in the 20 years their restaurant has been open. As if the poorly cooked food and dreary design weren't big enough problems for Chef Robert Irvine to fix, he also must confront the staff when he uncovers money may be missing from the restaurant's financial records.
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- 7.8/1013 votes
#6 - Windseeker Restaurant
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 1/16/2013
Windseeker Restaurant in Dalles, Ore., is suffering from years of bad publicity and negative word of mouth. Chef Robert Irvine has only two days and $10,000 to help owner Veta break bad habits, clean up the restaurant's image, and entice customers to this off-the-beaten-path destination.
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- 8.0/1014 votes
#7 - Sapori D'Italia
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 1/23/2013
Chef Robert Irvine is called to Fountain Hills, Ariz., where the family behind Sapori D'Italia desperately needs his help: The Italian restaurant's customers have been replaced with the sounds of fighting. Robert must fix a broken family in order to fix their restaurant.
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- 7.5/1016 votes
#8 - Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/2013
Chef Robert's newest mission is to save the failing restaurant, Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin, in Kilgore, Texas. Owner Nancy was once a successful restaurateur, but Nanny Goats has depleted her savings, and led to the volatile relationship with her daughter that's driving customers away. With the restaurant in a financial mess, food being cooked unsafely, and a restaurant that resembles a flea market, Robert and his team will need every minute and dollar of the two day limit and $10,000 budget if they're going to save Nanny Goats.
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- 7.4/1017 votes
#9 - Dinner Bell Restaurant
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/2013
Chef Robert is in Madison, Tenn., to help owner, Tommy, keep the doors of the Dinner Bell Restaurant open. And Robert is just in time, as Tommy's only two days from having to close the doors on his four-year-old business for good. Robert and his team must clean the restaurant, freshen the menu and fix the staff's bad habits in two days, before Tommy loses everything.
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- 7.9/1013 votes
#10 - Maniaci's Italian Bistro
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/2013
Maniaci's Italian Bistro in Mohnton, Pa., was a thriving family business that was run by Mrs. Maniaci until her death: Five years later, her three sons are running the business into the ground. Chef Robert has two days and $10,000 to overhaul the menu, décor and give the Maniaci brothers a fresh start to keep their mother's dream alive.
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- 7.4/1012 votes
#11 - Caseyville Cafe
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 3/13/2013
Chef Robert quickly sees why the Caseyville Café in Caseyville, Ill., is failing: From the kitchen to the servers, the staff have completely overrun Diane and Robin's restaurant, costing this Mother-Daughter team tens of thousands of dollars — and their relationship. Robert can only help Diane and Robin fix the menu and décor of the restaurant once he gives the staff an ultimatum: decide who's in and who's out, or else Robert leaves and the mission is over.
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- 7.9/1010 votes
#12 - Soup To Nuts Diner
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 3/17/2013
The Soup to Nuts Diner in Tavares, Fla., is a 1950s-themed diner that looks like it hasn't been cleaned since then! Owner Sharon is losing so much money on the restaurant that she's on the verge of losing her house to foreclosure. Chef Robert Irvine must tackle a restaurant that's filthy from the dining room, to the kitchen, to the young staff's attitudes in order to turn the Soup to Nuts Diner into a success.
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- 8.3/1013 votes
#13 - Sweet Tea's Restaurant And Catering
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 3/24/2013
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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The Best Episodes of Restaurant: Impossible Season 5
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Poco's on the Boulevard" is the best rated episode of "Restaurant: Impossible" season 5. It scored 7.5/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/21/2012. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Rohrer's Tavern".