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The Best Episodes of Restaurant: Impossible Season 8

Every episode of Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Restaurant: Impossible Season 8!

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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
    Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 1 - Up in Smoke
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Up in Smoke

    S8:E1

    Five years ago, Lisette and Steve got married, blending their families, and purchased the Mill Creek BBQ Restaurant in Redlands, Calif., modeling it after her father's established nearby restaurant. Instead of the faster, more casual version of her father's restaurant, Chef Robert Irvine finds some of the most tasteless barbecue and inefficient management he's ever come across. He'll have just two days to change the barbecue from boring to bold, get Steve to regain his mojo and find a way to repair the severely broken relationship between Lisette and her 21-year-old daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 2 - A Lot to Lose
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #2 - A Lot to Lose

    S8:E2

    Bland food, poor service and no lunch crowd are among the problems identified by Robert, when he arrives at "Tootie's Texas Barbecue" in Cathedral City, Cal., which is owned by a woman who recently battled cancer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 3 - Fiery Family Fusion
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Fiery Family Fusion

    S8:E3

    A couple who have spent two years trying to make Pasion Latin Fusion Restaurant, in Albuquerque, N.M., a success ask for help from Robert Irvine, who determines that tension between the owner's wife and brother is bad for business.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 4 - Pizza: Impossible
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #4 - Pizza: Impossible

    S8:E4

    A New York-style pizzeria, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serves great food but the business struggles because of a stubborn owner who is scaring away customers with his "my way or the highway" attitude.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 5 - Ungratifying
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #5 - Ungratifying

    S8:E5

    Robert Irvine is in Houston to turn around the Gratifi Kitchen and Bar. In addition to a kitchen so filthy that Robert shuts it down just minutes into his visit, Kevin's poor attitude is a cause of tension for the employees.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 6 - Face the Music
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Face the Music

    S8:E6

    Robert tries to help "Urban Roots", a restaurant and entertainment venue in Oklahoma City, become a success, but first he has to reignite the owner/chef's passion for cooking and light a fire under the lackadaisical staff.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 7 - Treading Water
    7.7/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Treading Water

    S8:E7

    Robert offers advice to a seemingly passionless businesswoman who's finding it difficult to keep "Bryant's Seafood World" in Hueytown, Alabama, afloat after taking over the hometown favorite four years ago.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 8 - Bummed Out
    7.8/10(13 votes)

    #8 - Bummed Out

    S8:E8

    High emotions and yelling mark Robert's trip to "Bumbino's Italian Ristorante" in Orange County, Florida, where he deals with crumbling relationships, the firing of staff and a switch made in the kitchen.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 9 - Meet the Impossible
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Meet the Impossible

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 10 - Living in the Dark Ages
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Living in the Dark Ages

    S8:E10

    A BBQ restaurant, with a caveman/dinosaur theme, needs to be saved from extinction in Winter Garden, Fla. On Robert's to-do list is an overhaul of the décor, consisting of inflatables & foam rocks; & offer tips to control the kitchen chaos.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 11 - The Writing on the Wall
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #11 - The Writing on the Wall

    S8:E11

    Robert helps the owner and operator of a successful sawmill turn "Big Jim's Bama Q" in Hammondville, Ala., into a barbecue destination, but first he has to teach him a thing or two about what it takes to thrive in the food business.8

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 12 - Saving Grace
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Saving Grace

    S8:E12

    A business and marriage are in trouble when Robert arrives at "Grace's Place Bagels and Deli", in Palm Coast, Florida, which is owned by a couple who are $320,000 in debt and are failing because of a lack of communication and teamwork.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Restaurant: Impossible Season 8 Episode 13 - No Day at the Beach
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #13 - No Day at the Beach

    S8:E13

    The Portu-Greek Café in Hudson, Florida, proves to be a challenge for Robert, who has to teach the self-described stubborn owner and his bickering family how to cooperate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Up in Smoke" is the best rated episode of "Restaurant: Impossible" season 8. It scored 7.3/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/5/2013. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "A Lot to Lose".