Ristoranti Impossibili

Chef Robert heads to Starlite Restaurant and Pizza in West Orange, NJ, after the owner Patty's son reaches out for help. He finds an extremely dirty kitchen and an old-school staff that is unwilling to change, including Patty.

Robert travels to De Rican Chef in Virginia Beach, VA, where owner Raquel and her son Reuben are barely making a profit. Raquel drops a bombshell about why she has lost her passion, leading Robert to try to heal the family.

When Robert answers a desperate plea for help at The BFE Bar and Grill in Waynesboro, GA, he finds out their liquor license was suspended for back taxes, their reputation is shot and service is slow. Can Robert save these owners?

Chef Robert heads to Peppino's Ristorante Italiano in Oviedo, FL. He has his hands full with updating the decades-old menu, service and decor, as well as figuring out whether the owners' son is capable of running the business.

Chef Robert Irvine revisits some of his most memorable ambushes. Plus, get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how the surprise takeovers are set up and executed, and what can go wrong along the way!

Chef Robert heads to SiP Bistro in Holly Springs, NC, to try to mend the owners' relationship and negotiate a healthy balance of control. He also must do a full dining room reno and make the small kitchen as efficient as possible.

Robert answers a plea for help at So Natural Organic Restaurant and Market in Harker Heights, TX. He must not only teach the owners efficient operating procedures but also help them make great food that happens to be healthy.

Robert tries to save the failing Cray Eatery and Drinkery in Columbus, Ohio, from its inexperienced and dismissive restaurant owner before she runs it into the ground.

Robert ambushes Tasso, the stubborn owner of newly established Broad Street Bistro in North Versailles, Pennsylvania. Robert attempts to turn this restaurant around while planning a surprise ambush that keeps everyone guessing.