List of Restaurant Impossible episodes

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List of Restaurant Impossible episodes
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	59
Original release
Network	Food Network
Release	January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19) – present

Series Overview

No. in series	No. in season	Restaurant	Location	Original air date
1	1	"Villari's"	Palmyra, New Jersey	January 19, 2011 (2011-01-19)
Chef Michael G (Giletto), who turned down the head chef position at Villari's, previously appeared on Food Network's Chopped and as a sous chef on Iron Chef America
2	2	"Mainelli's"	Providence, Rhode Island	January 26, 2011 (2011-01-26)
3	3	"Rascal's BBQ and Crab House (CLOSED)"	New Castle, Delaware	February 2, 2011 (2011-02-02)
4	4	"Salt Works II"	Wilmington, North Carolina	February 9, 2011 (2011-02-09)
5	5	"Meglio's"	Bridgeton, Missouri	February 16, 2011 (2011-02-016)
6	6	"Secret Garden Cafe"	Jacksonville, Florida	February 23, 2011 (2011-02-23)
7	7	"Flood Tide"	Mystic, Connecticut	March 2, 2011 (2011-03-02)
Renamed The Wood Grill at Flood Tide during production.

No. in series	No. in season	Restaurant	Location	Original air date
8	1	"Dodge City"	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania	July 6, 2011 (2011-07-06)
9	2	"La Stanza"	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	July 13, 2011 (2011-07-13)
10	3	"Sweet Tea"	Chapin, South Carolina	July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20)
11	4	"County Fare"	Stafford, Virginia	July 27, 2011 (2011-07-27)
12	5	"Snooty Fox"	Indianapolis, Indiana	August 3, 2011 (2011-08-03)
13	6	"Pastori's"	Ellington, Connecticut	August 24, 2011 (2011-08-24)
14	7	"Scrimmages"	Wilmington, Delaware	August 31, 2011 (2011-08-31)
15	8	"Mamma D's"	Pipersville, Pennsylvania	September 7, 2011 (2011-09-07)
16	9	"Off Street Cafe"	Cerritos, California	September 14, 2011 (2011-09-14)
17	10	"The Trails"	San Diego, California	September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)
18	11	"Cap'n and the Cowboy"	Port Charlotte, Florida	September 28, 2011 (2011-09-28)
19	12	"Mad Cactus"	Strongsville, Ohio	November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)
20	13	"McShane's"	East Syracuse, New York	November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)
21	14	"Coffee's Boilin' Pot"	Madisonville, Louisiana	November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)
22	15	"St. James Soup Kitchen"	Newark, New Jersey	November 23, 2011 (2011-11-23)
Featured an extra food challenge from Newark Mayor Cory Booker
23	16	"Wildcat Café"	Canton, Ohio	December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07)
Renamed from The Heritage Room during production. The Wildcat Café is operated by the students of the culinary program at Canton South High School.
24	17	"Sullivan's"	Fruita, Colorado	January 4, 2012 (2012-01-04)
25	18	"Hoffman's"	Santa Cruz, California	January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11)

No. in series	No. in season	Restaurant	Location	Original air date
26	1	"Moss'"	Elyria, Ohio	February 8, 2012 (2012-02-08)
27	2	"Chatterbox"	Windham, New Hampshire	February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)
28	3	"Anna Maria's"	Dunmore, Pennsylvania	February 22, 2012 (2012-02-22)
29	4	"Del's"	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	February 29, 2012 (2012-02-29)
30	5	"Woody's Tupelo Steakhouse"	Tupelo, Mississippi	March 7, 2012 (2012-03-07)
31	6	"Valley View"	Quarryville, Pennsylvania	March 14, 2012 (2012-03-14)
32	7	"Pelican Grill"	Seabrook, Texas	April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25)
33	8	"Mama Lee's Soul Food Restaurant"	San Antonio, Texas	May 2, 2012 (2012-05-02)
34	9	"Pappas Restaurant"	Benicia, California	May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)
35	10	"Ristorante Barolo"	Aptos, California	May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16)
36	11	"University Grill"	Burlington, North Carolina	May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)
37	12	"Pollard's Bar-B-Que"	Memphis, Tennessee	May 30, 2012 (2012-05-30)
38	13	"Horton's Kids"	Washington, DC	June 13, 2012 (2012-06-13)
Note: Michelle Obama makes a guest appearance in this episode.

No. in series	No. in season	Restaurant	Location	Original air date
39	1	"Longbranch Steak and Seafood"	Fayetteville, Georgia	July 11, 2012 (2012-07-11)
40	2	"The Main Dish"	Meridianville, Alabama	July 18, 2012 (2012-07-18)
41	3	"Zandi's Grill"	Millersville, Maryland	July 25, 2012 (2012-07-25)
42	4	"Italian Village"	Milmont Park, Pennsylvania	August 1, 2012 (2012-08-01)
43	5	"Stella's Italian Restaurant"	Stratford, Connecticut	August 8, 2012 (2012-08-08)
44	*	"Wedding: Impossible"	N/A	August 18, 2012 (2012-08-18)
Recaps Robert's wedding to wrestler Gail Kim.
45	*	"Behind the Impossible"	N/A	August 22, 2012 (2012-08-22)
Behind-the-scenes footage and revisits of several restaurants
46	6	"Gusanoz Mexican Restaurant"	Lebanon, New Hampshire	August 29, 2012 (2012-08-29)
47	7	"Frankie's"	Three Rivers, Michigan	September 5, 2012 (2012-09-05)
48	8	"Paliani's Restaurant"	Burton, Michigan	September 12, 2012 (2012-09-12)
49	9	"Michele's"	Corry, Pennsylvania	September 19, 2012 (2012-09-19)
50	10	"Maple Tree Cafe"	Las Vegas, Nevada	September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)
51	11	"Whistle Stop"	Hot Springs, Arkansas	October 3, 2012 (2012-10-03)
52	12	"Valley Inn"	Palos Hills, Illinois	October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)
53	13	"Oleander Bar And Grill"	Olean, New York	October 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)

No. in series	No. in season	Restaurant	Location	Original air date
54	1	"Poco's on the Boulevard"	Kansas City, Missouri	November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)
55	2	"Rohrer's Tavern"	North Bend, Ohio	November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)
56	3	"Bronk’s Bar and Grill"	Lake City, Minnesota	December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)
57	*	"Holiday: Impossible"	Joplin, Missouri	December 9, 2012 (2012-12-09)
Renovation of the Boys & Girls Club which served homeless children following the 2011 Joplin tornado. Robert and his team, including Chef Michael Chiarello must also cook a child-friendly meal for the staff, children and their families.
58	4	"Rising Sun Bistro"	TBA	December 19, 2012 (2012-12-19)
59	5	"Whiskey Creek Steakhouse"	TBA	January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02)
60	6	"Windseeker Restaurant"	TBA	January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16)
61	7	"Sapori D'Italia"	TBA	January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23)
62	8	"Nanny Goats Cafe and Feed Bin"	TBA	February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)