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Restaurant Takeover

Season 1 2012
TV-G

  • 2012-11-01T04:00:00Z on Food Network
  • 45m
  • 40m (1 episode)
  • United States
  • Home And Garden, Reality
"Restaurant Takeover" pairs two of the industry's top professionals to rescue failing restaurants. In each episode, a designer and a local chef have just six days to reinvent and relaunch a local eatery. Hidden cameras capture the professionals under cover as they discover why the restaurant is failing. The pair is then put to the ultimate restaurant makeover challenge. The menu and restaurant decor is completely transformed. At the end of the transformation, the restaurant's own customers will be the critics.

13 episodes

Series Premiere

2012-11-01T04:00:00Z

1x01 Brownstone Bistro

Series Premiere

1x01 Brownstone Bistro

  • 2012-11-01T04:00:00Z40m

Brownstone Bistro is in need of major changes. Chef Derek Minkensky and Designer Paula Velez are intervening in a last ditch effort to save this family business.

1x02 Royal Caribbean

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Royal Caribbean’s chef Ainsley is as easy-going as he is seasoned. While area construction tore apart the neighborhood, he sat back and watched his business crumble. Now Restaurant Takeover is sending in Chef Andrea Nicholson and Designer Montana Burnett to pick up the pieces.

1x03 El Fogon

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El Fogon should be at capacity every night. Instead, it’s just a place that people pass by. Specializing in the Peruvian tastes of their ancestors, Jorge and Paulo share big dreams, but time and financial constraints prevent them from moving forward.

1x04 Sunnybrook

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Sunnybrook’s dated menu and tired décor has owner Piraba looking to make radical changes. Restaurant Takeover is sending in Chef Derek Minkensky and Designer Cheryl Torrenueva in a last ditch effort to save this aging restaurant.

1x05 Vindaloo

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Vindaloo teeters on the brink of closure after a year of bad ideas, brutal red-tape and a series of unscrupulous contractors. Restaurant Takeover is sending Chef Richard Andino and Designer Montana Burnett to save this family run business.

1x06 Village Pizza

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Village Pizza was once a small-town hotspot but as years passed, owner Bernice's affection for junk began to swamp her establishment. Restaurant Takeover is sending in renowned chef, Corbin Tomaszeski, to fix a warped menu and international designer, Paula Velez, to ditch the kitsch and focus the eccentric style of the restaurant.

1x07 Curry & Roti

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Curry + Roti, a second-generation Caribbean restaurant, is suffering an identity crisis: is this forty-year-old establishment a take-out joint or a fine-dining restaurant?

1x08 Peninsula Resort

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The Peninsula Resort is about to celebrate 50 years in business, but with profits in the tank, family loyalties are being pushed to the limit.

1x09 Shamrock & Thistle

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Mick lost more than just a job when the 6th Street Pub and Grill closed its doors - he lost a part of himself. With the money he could scrape together, he’s reopened…but a new lease and big dreams haven’t translated into success. Restaurant Takeover is here to help!

1x10 Hillbilly Heaven

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Cameron had a dream, so he pawned his wedding ring in order to open Hillbilly Heaven...but it's become a nightmare! Restaurant Takeover is sending in Chef Adam Hynam-Smith and designer Amanda Campbell to investigate.

1x11 Rap

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Rap’s has seen an increase in competition as other Caribbean restaurants pop up in the neighborhood. Unfortunately, their food just doesn’t stand up and the décor looks like a tropical storm blew through. Chef Derek Minkensky and Designer Paula Velez investigate!

1x12 Naan & Kabob

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Afghan restaurant Naan & Kabob is the glue that keeps its sibling owners together…but with business lagging, this unit’s on the verge of being ripped apart. Restaurant Takeover is sending in Chef Massimo Capra and Designer Alison Milne to rescue this ailing restaurant and a family in the process.

1x13 Frankie's

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Frankie’s has seen better days. With profits disappearing, the restaurant's namesake is ready to let his deteriorating restaurant go. Can Restaurant Takeover's Chef Derek Minkensky and Designer Montana Burnett make him believe again?

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