Restaurant Impossible: Last Call
2026– · Food Network · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Taste of Peru
Fri, 28 Aug, 10:00 am
A passionate Peruvian father is clinging to old-country recipes and control of his collapsing business while keeping his two sons in the dark. Jen Agg and Aarón Sánchez give the tough love necessary to inspire change for a demanding new reality and give his sons the confidence to prove they can take the reins.
About
A fresh take on a classic, Restaurant Impossible: Last Call follows acclaimed chef Aarón Sánchez and dynamic Canadian restaurateur Jen Agg as they lead the charge to rescue struggling restaurants across North America. This isn't about a quick fix - it's about digging into real problems, adapting to a new and challenging restaurant industry, and finding creative, unexpected solutions tailored to each business. While Jen tackles design and front-of-house issues, Aarón gets to work on the culinary side, each assessing exactly what needs to change for the restaurant to thrive. From horrendous Yelp reviews and staff DMs for help to feuding family members, each episode reflects the varying challenges facing today's restaurateurs. Emotions are high, and the stakes are critical as Aarón and Jen strategize each location's rescue plan, all while navigating the greater changes happening in an industry being forced to evolve.
Episodes
- E01
Chinatown Legacy
Fri, 24 July· 60 minAfter 40 years, Toronto's oldest Hakka restaurant is on the verge of collapse after losing its crowd post-COVID. Jen Agg and Aarón Sánchez help two sisters who left successful careers to win back customers before their parents' livelihood and legacy disappears.
- E02
Family Heat
Fri, 31 July· 60 minA 37-year-old Mexican restaurant suffocates under high-interest debt, delivery apps draining profits, and a hard-headed matriarch clinging to outworn ideas. Her son, a classically trained chef, asks Jen Agg and Aarón Sánchez for help filling empty seats and saving his mother's life's work.
- E03
Caviar Dreams
Fri, 7 Aug· 60 minJen Agg and Aarón Sánchez must find a way to bring an over-confident young chef with high-end ambitions for his French restaurant back down to earth, illuminating the realities of running a business -- before he runs it into the ground.
- E04
Raising the Bar
Fri, 14 Aug· 60 minA devoted father sinks his retirement savings into the neighborhood bar that shaped his life. But as his loyal customer base literally dies off, he must learn to let go of the past. Jen Agg and Aarón Sánchez help him confront his fear of change and allow his daughter to step up to the plate.
- E05
A Spicy Affair
Fri, 21 Aug· 60 minThe owner of an award-winning Indian restaurant is afraid to face the truth of a silent dining room and mounting bills. Jen Agg and Aarón Sánchez help him come clean to his wife and family about the dire state of their business and find his spice for cooking again -- before they are buried under the weight of crushing debt.
- E06
Taste of Peru
Fri, 28 Aug· 60 minA passionate Peruvian father is clinging to old-country recipes and control of his collapsing business while keeping his two sons in the dark. Jen Agg and Aarón Sánchez give the tough love necessary to inspire change for a demanding new reality and give his sons the confidence to prove they can take the reins.
Cast
Aarón Sánchez
Aarón Sánchez
Jen Agg
Jen Agg