Restaurant impossible

Chef Robert Irvine has just two days to address trust issues, frozen food in the kitchen and finances that aren't adding up if there's any chance of restoring Mama Campisi's Restaurant to its former glory in St. Louis.

Emotions run high in the Duncan family when Robert swoops in to revive the 33-year-old, dysfunctional Ducky's Restaurant in Kokomo, Indiana.

Outdated decor, multiple menus and an overworked staff are only a few of the problems surrounding The Windsor 75 in Windsor, CT. Robert confronts stubborn owner George and attempts to bring his failing restaurant out of the past.

At first glance the Coach Lamp Restaurant and Pub in Louisville, Kentucky, looks impeccable, but Robert has to think outside-the-box to get this failing restaurant to shine.

Robert travels to Hagerstown, Maryland, to get the Georgia Boy Cafe owners back on speaking terms and address the heaping health hazards in the kitchen.

Named in honor of their combined seven children, this engaged couple's restaurant Seven in La Porte, Indiana, is anything but lucky.

Robert fears he may have met his match when he becomes a mediator between the temperamental owners of Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

Hurricane Sandy caused massive damage to both the LBI Pancake House and the Ship Bottom Fire Company on the Jersey Shore. Chef Robert's mission is to rehab both locations and give the first responders some much-deserved gratitude.

Robert tries to get Goombazz Big City Eatzz owner Sal to see the light before he drives his exasperated staff away and his restaurant into the ground.

This stay-at-home mom turned Heather's Country Kitchen owner in Plains, Montana, might be one of the most clueless owners Robert has encountered yet.

When Robert first sees the Spunky Monkey Bar & Grill in Auburn, Wash., he's appalled by the restaurant's condition: inches of dust, mounds of grime, years of neglect, and an owner who doesn't seem to care at all.

Robert heads to Hillbillies Restaurant in Murphys, Calif., to investigate why Jami's breakfast and lunch spot is failing. While the name promises backwoods charm, Robert finds nothing charming about a decor.

Julio purchased the San Francisco Mexican restaurant Estrada's six years ago. He and his girlfriend, Bernadette, are in over $400,000 worth of debt and seriously need Chef Robert Irvine's help.