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4,000 Square Feet of Trouble

Episode number: 1

Overview: At over 4,000 square feet, WhaBah Steakhouse in Bowling Green, Ky., presents Robert with his biggest challenge yet! The eight-year-old restaurant/music venue made more than a million dollars in its first year, but the owner has hit the wall and is now facing bankruptcy. Robert and his team will have to turn the owner's spirits around and tackle the many challenges of this supersized space in just two days.

Double Trouble

Episode number: 2

Overview: 24-year-old Frankie is torn between his family's two Italian restaurants in Summerville, S.C., and he convinces Chef Robert Irvine to help him save both. Tackling twice the work without any extra time, Robert must get the family and the design team to focus on this double-sized mission.

Chocolate: Impossible

Episode number: 3

Overview: A French Bistro with a chocolate boutique in Texas is deeply in debt, but the owner refuses to advertise or cater to the local community.

When Life Gives You Lemons...

Episode number: 4

Overview: Robert's mission takes him just outside of Chicago, to Zest Bistro — a restaurant located INSIDE The Lemon Tree Grocer! For the first time in RI history, Robert has to fix both a restaurant AND a grocery store!

Prescription for Failure

Episode number: 5

Overview: Chef Robert Irvine is challenged to fix an old fashioned lunch counter, located inside a family-owned pharmacy.

Going Down With the Ship

Episode number: 6

Overview: Bad business decisions are hastening the demise of Gigi's Music Cafe in Sunshine, Fla.

The Ambush

Episode number: 7

Overview: To get a truer picture, Robert ambushes the owners of Tornatore's Pizzeria in Orlando, Fla.

Bad Juju

Episode number: 8

Overview: The JuJu Bag in New Orleans is half cafe and half barber salon, and both are in desperate need of makeovers.