Restaurant: Impossible: Season 17
Season 17 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Restaurant: Impossible Season 16.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 17 Progress Shield
Quarantine Check-In
Apr 30, 2020 · 43 min
Robert checks on the Restaurant: Impossible family during the pandemic.
First Episode Rewatch
May 7, 2020 · 43 min
Robert and his wife watch the very first episode of Restaurant: Impossible.
Saving a Pastor's Passion
May 14, 2020 · 43 min
Robert Irvine tries to restore a pastor's faith in his Florida restaurant.
Fixing a Family in Houston
May 21, 2020 · 43 min
Buried in debt, Habanera and the Guero in Houston, Texas, is on the verge of closing. The infighting is destroying the business and a 3-year-old daughter is stuck in the middle. Ro
Revisited: Helping One of Our Own
May 28, 2020 · 43 min
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 ac
Back on Track in Glendora
Jun 4, 2020 · 43 min
Robert Irvine heads to T. Phillip's Alehouse and Grill in Glendora, Calif., and finds a restaurant that looks more like a dive bar. The owner, Jen, can't stand up for herself and e
Ginger Monkey Is Going Under
Jun 11, 2020 · 43 min
The chef and owner, Jackson, of the Ginger Monkey in Chandler, Ariz., has a ton of experience but can't keep up with the demands of his high-volume restaurant. With three years of
Revisited: Out of Date
Jun 18, 2020 · 43 min
Robert returns to Paterson, NJ, to check on Paul's Bar and Bowling.
Revisited: Soul of a Marriage
Jul 16, 2020 · 43 min
Robert Irvine revisits Oklahoma City soul food restaurant Mama E's Wings and Waffles to see whether the owners have been able to overcome their marital challenges and work together