Restaurant impossible

Le chef Irvine se présente au Southern Grille à Ellendale.

Robert Irvine returns to Uncle Andy's Diner in Portland, ME, which he rescued in 2014. He's back to see who stepped up to manage the diner, whether it's making money and if customers are finally smiling because of the food.

Le chef Irvine arrive à Ridgeland, dans le Mississippi.

Le chef Irvine est à Akron pour sauver un restaurant.

Chef Robert Irvine has his work cut out for him when he arrives in Ridgeland, MS. Rossini's Cucina Italiana is absolutely filthy, and even worse, owners Lori and Toni seem to have given up.

Four years after his ambush, Robert Irvine returns to Bradenton, FL, to check on Theresa's Restaurant. He helped pull the restaurant out of a rut and taught the controlling owner some management techniques she desperately needed.

Le chef Irvine vient à la rescousse du Foxfire Grill à Alexandria, en Virginie.

Robert Irvine is in Akron, OH, to save Edgar's Restaurant. Fixing a restaurant in only two days is impossible enough, but when the restaurant's owner is less than honest with Robert, it creates a whole new set of problems.

In 2012, Robert Irvine met his match in one of the owners of Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse in Mississippi. Now, he's back to see if the mother-daughter owners were able to keep the business going and their staff in line.

Le chef Irvine vole au secours du Perella's Ristorante à Warren, dans le Rhode Island.

Le Chianti Cow de Port Jervis.

Le chef Irvine tente de sauver un moulin vieux de 200 ans à Garrettsville, dans l'Ohio.

At Perella's Ristorante in Warren, RI, Robert Irvine meets an owner who hasn't updated the menu, decor or his opinions since the restaurant opened 25 years ago. Robert has to convince him to change his ways in order to stay open.

Robert Irvine comes to the rescue of Foxfire Grill in Alexandria, VA, where the owners can't figure out why they aren't making money. If Robert can't identify and solve the problem, they'll have no choice but to close.

Le chef Irvine aide un restaurant communautaire.

Robert Irvine heads back to Padre Rita Grill on South Padre Island, TX, which he ambushed in 2014. He wants to see if the kitchen has strong leadership, and he's braced to reconnect with one of the feistiest owners he's ever met.

Un restaurant de fruits de mer cajuns.

Robert Irvine returns to De Rican Chef in Virginia Beach, VA, where three years ago he found a family in crisis following a tragic death. He finds out whether the family has managed to pull together or collapsed under the stress.

Robert Irvine tries to save a piece of history in Garrettsville, OH, by rescuing a restaurant in a 200-year-old mill. The owners have a $500,000 payment coming due, and the business is just months away from grinding to a halt.

Le pasteur Andrew a perdu tout espoir; son restaurant familial perd 4000 $ par mois.

Robert Irvine returns to Sunrise, FL, to check on Gigi's Music Cafe, a combined restaurant and music venue. The inexperienced owner couldn't see the burden she put on her daughter, who managed the day-to-day business.

Robert Irvine helps a beloved restaurant on the brink of closing its doors in Ferguson, MO. The owners are out of both money and options, and Robert hopes to salvage their dream of making the restaurant their family legacy.

Robert Irvine revisits So Natural Organic Restaurant and Market in Harker Heights, TX, where he met a family of seven all working nonstop to keep things afloat in 2016. He checks on the family's priorities and work-life balance.

The owner of The Balcony, a seafood restaurant in Larose, LA, has a friendly relationship with her employees that has cost her their respect. Now, Robert Irvine needs her to become the boss she's never been or lose everything.

Robert Irvine travels to Murphys, CA, to check up on breakfast-and-lunch diner Hillbillies Restaurant. On his last visit, Robert found a tacky, messy restaurant, a defiant and lazy staff and an owner at her wits' end.