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Restaurant: Impossible: Season 1

7 episodes Premiered Jan 19, 2011 Updated Jul 23, 2026

Episodes

S1·E1

Villari's

Jan 19, 2011 · 43 min

Chef Robert Irvine is in Palmyra, NJ to see if he can save a 60yr old family restaurant from failure. Paul Villari III took over his family's restaurant from his father 15 years ag

S1·E2

Mainelli's

Jan 26, 2011 · 43 min

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

S1·E3

Rascal's BBQ and Crab House

Feb 2, 2011 · 43 min

Robert travels to Rascal's BBQ & Crab House in New Castle, Del., where many pass by but almost none stop to eat. Rascal's hides behind mountains of trash and one of the dirtiest ki

S1·E4

Salt Works II

Feb 9, 2011 · 43 min

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 in

S1·E5

Meglio's

Feb 16, 2011 · 43 min

At Meglio's in Bridgeton, Mo., near St. Louis, Robert finds an Italian restaurant stuck in the past with a laundry list of problems. They claim to cook old family recipes, but Robe

S1·E6

Secret Garden

Feb 23, 2011 · 43 min

In Jacksonville, Fla., Robert strives to save The Secret Garden Café, a failing breakfast/lunch locale owned by partners Zack and Michael. From the get go, it's obvious that this r

S1·E7

Flood Tide

Mar 2, 2011 · 43 min

Robert must overcome the impossible to save the formerly venerable Flood Tide Restaurant in Mystic, Conn., which has earned a bad reputation due to its coarse owner. Robert evaluat