Restaurant Impossible ambushes Starlite Restaurant and Pizza in season 13 premiere

February 18, 2016 Bob Miller Chew Tube
Starlite Restaurant and Pizzeria in West Orange, New Jersey.
Starlite Restaurant and Pizzeria in West Orange, New Jersey (Twitter)

UPDATE: We now have our full Starlite Restaurant and Pizza sneak peek episode preview posted, with a look at the makeover results and reviews since Robert Irvine’s intervention.

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When Food Network’s popular series Restaurant: Impossible returns for Season 13 next month, chef Robert Irvine and his Restaurant Impossible crew will be in West Orange, New Jersey to ambush Starlite Restaurant and Pizza.

The ambush and makeover took place in early January.

Here’s Tom Bury posing for the camera.

Tom Bury at the Starlite Restaurant and Pizzeria
Tom Bury at the Starlite Restaurant and Pizzeria (Instagram)

Here’s a look at the synopsis for the premier episode: Ambush: Faded Star

Chef Robert Irvine heads to Starlite Restaurant and Pizza in West Orange, N.J. after receiving a plea from the owner Patty’s son. Patty has worked there since she was 13 years old and considers it home, but hasn’t made a profit in almost ten years despite cashing in her retirement and mortgaging her home. When Robert arrives, he finds an extremely dirty kitchen and an old-school staff that is completely unwilling to change, including Patty herself. Will Robert be able to return this beloved restaurant to its former glory, or will the Starlite shine no more?

Season 13 premieres on Food Network on Wednesday, March 9 at 9|8c.

Stay tuned to Chew Boom for our sneak peek at the premiere episode later next month.