About this season
"Bar Rescue" star Jon Taffer teams up with acclaimed celebrity chef and author John Besh and "Top Chef All-Star" Tiffany Derry on a cross country search for struggling restaurants with incredible potential for success. In each episode, these "diamond in the rough" restaurants will compete head-to-head in challenge based competitions, giving these owners a chance to save their livelihood - their business - and prove to the experts that their restaurant is worthy of an investment.
Episodes (11)
1. Brisket Beatdown
Aired 4 May 2014 • 43 min
Two Texas BBQ joints compete for an investment; a self-proclaimed king of BBQ and an authentic western chef.
2. The Steak Mistake
Aired 11 May 2014 • 43 min
In Dallas, a stubborn steakhouse veteran with the perfect prime rib is pitted against an outdated owner with an oversized ego.
3. Westbound and Ground
Aired 18 May 2014 • 43 min
It is buns at dawn in Los Angeles, as the investors check out two local burger hopefuls. Eric at the Outlaws Cafe will not budge on his menu, while Hawkin's House of Burgers has some serious hygiene issues, but which is the more viable investment?
4. Tacos and Tantrums
Aired 1 June 2014 • 43 min
Gourmet Tacos and Tamale Man make some of the best Mexican food in Los Angeles, but both are struggling due to low prices and a family tragedy respectively. Which of the two will the investors decide has the most potential?
5. Sake Bombed
Aired 8 June 2014 • 43 min
A drunk sushi chef offends his patrons with his experimental food, and another sushi restaurant owner has a secret that threatens his business.
6. Diva Las Vegas
Aired 15 June 2014 • 43 min
At the Bistro Restaurant in Boulder City, Las Vegas, the team discover serious sanitary problems and an owner who can't keep the head chef in line.
7. Whiners and Diners
Aired 10 August 2014 • 43 min
Two lost diners seek an investment to keep them from going hungry. Will a chef's meltdown at the grill force the investors to gamble on the groovy gravy of another diner?
8. Motha Shuckas!
Aired 17 August 2014 • 43 min
It's an oyster showdown between two creole restaurants! While the investors offer their pearls of wisdom, one owner clams up and the other's lack of cleanliness threatens their chances to win.
9. Pie and Cry
Aired 24 August 2014 • 43 min
In New York, the investors pit two pizza places against one another in a competition to earn their dough. A pizza tossing champion can't get a grasp on his business while his competitor's attitude burns his chances for victory.
10. Crying Po'boy
Aired 7 September 2014 • 43 min
The team visit two historic po'boy (traditional seafood) shops in New Orleans. In one, they find a crusty father who refuses to make his son the big cheese, while its competitors lack the appetite for understanding their business.
11. Subway Series
Aired 14 September 2014 • 43 min
In this sandwich scrimmage, third-generation deli men face off against the self-proclaimed hero king. Which restaurant will earn the investors' bread?