Restaurant impossible

Expat Lee is on the brink of losing his restaurant, From Across the Pond, in Colleyville, TX. In a very personal two-day transformation, Robert Irvine tries to help his fellow countryman realize he can turn around 15 years of failure.

Helping Cheryl run her restaurant.

Chef Robert Irvine travels to Joshua, TX, to save a failing Tex-Mex restaurant. Owners Carmen and Wayne are serving subpar food, the environment in the restaurant is toxic, and the couple's relationship is in dire straits, too.

Chef David struggles to run his kitchen.

Chef Robert Irvine rolls into Colorado Springs, CO, where the chef and owner of Momma Pearl's Cajun Kitchen is on the verge of losing his wife and his business if he can't shed his arrogant alter ego.

Chef Robert Irvine heads to the Jalisco Cafe in San Diego and tackles one of the filthiest kitchens of his career. The owner faces endless obstacles, and with only 48 hours to turn this restaurant around, this challenge might actually be impossible.

A 50-year legacy restaurant in Berkeley, CA, KC's BBQ, is on the brink of closure. Chef Robert Irvine must help the owner regain his self-confidence, treat his daughter like a true partner and accept change in order to save their family restaurant.

Robert Irvine visits Sweet Potato Cafe.

Chef Robert Irvine travels to Loveland, CO, to revive a family-run Mexican restaurant where the owners haven't made a dime since they opened six years ago. Robert has two days to save this restaurant from closing its doors forever.

Struggling to keep Grumpy's Diner open.

Robert Irvine visits the Amistad Grill.

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

Robert Irvine heads to Granada, MS, where the owner of 333 Restaurant, Allyson, is also busy teaching art full-time.[Food Network]

Chef Robert Irvine travels to San Diego to save German restaurant Kaiserhof. The owner is afraid to make changes for fear of disturbing his late father's original design, and Robert has to flex some serious muscle to drag this restaurant into the present.

Robert Irvine heads to Shreveport, La., to meet Mavice, the owner of her father's legacy restaurant, Eddie's. The seafood spot is known for its stuffed shrimp, but Mavice's refusal to adapt is leading to disaster.[Food Network]

Chef Robert Irvine finds the owner of Denos I-76, a diner in Keenesburg, CO, abandoned by her employees and working herself into the ground. Robert must help her find staff and inspiration to turn this nondescript truck stop into a must-see destination.

At Rest Haven in Clarksdale, MS, owner Paula's unwillingness to change is destroying her father's Lebanese restaurant and her son's chance of inheriting it. Robert Irvine must teach Paula to trust her son and her staff in order to save the family legacy.

Robert travels to Texas Cowboy BBQ in Abilene, Texas, to meet George and Taylor, co-owners with a marriage and a restaurant on the rocks. Taylor wants to be a bigger part of the restaurant, but George is reluctant.[Food Network]

Daniel, a former NASA physicist in Huntsville, AL, thought he could wing it in the restaurant business. After 10 years of failures, his soul food spot, Mizz Juju's, needs Chef Robert Irvine's help to save the business and rebuild Daniel's life.

Robert Irvine visits Steak-N-Stuff, a family-run restaurant in Cottonwood, Ariz., where the owner is determined to do everything himself, even if it takes a serious toll on his health.[Food Network]

Robert Irvine meets Ray, an ex-con who turned his life around but can't find success with his restaurant, Dreadlife Kitchen in Hendersonville, NC. With bad decor and no systems or identity, Robert must help Ray transform his business and build his brand.

Robert Irvine heads to Boulder City, NV, to help struggling pizza restaurant Vinny's Little Italy.

In Charlotte, NC, the owner of 7th Restaurant and Lounge, Don, never asks for help, despite becoming paralyzed after being robbed at gunpoint. Robert Irvine works to convince Don that running a restaurant takes a village.

Robert Irvine visits Greg's BBQ, which is run by an ex-Marine who suffers from health conditions.

Robert Irvine helps Arizonan Felicia balance time with her kids and fix her failing restaurant.