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America's Next Great Restaurant

10.0 / 10
2011
1 season
9 episodes

America's Next Great Restaurant is an NBC reality television show featuring contestants pitching restaurant ideas to a panel of judges, where the winner receives financial backing for their restaurant concept.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    06-03-201160m

    It all starts with a dream of building the great American success story! In 1952, Harlan Sanders drove cross-country, selling his revolutionary chicken frying equipment. Today, KFC...

  • Ep 2

    2.Episode 2

    13-03-201160m

    The Top 10 contestants enter Restaurant Row to meet with Bobby, who lays out this week's culinary challenge. It's time to get ready for their first big lunch rush - the players wil...

  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    20-03-201160m

    The remaining nine contestants arrive at a Chipotle restaurant, not sure what to expect. They're met by Bobby and Steve; clearly, this isn't a lunch date. Steve, the founder of Chi...

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    27-03-201160m

    The eight restaurateurs must design and construct a miniaturized layout of their proposed eatery while also creating a complete meal. They then unveil their mini-design and meal at...

  • Ep 5

    5.Episode 5

    03-04-201160m

    The seven remaining restaurateurs design uniforms, and create their restaurant's image in a photo shoot.

  • Ep 6

    6.Episode 6

    10-04-201160m

    They're creating their own food trucks and taking them to the streets of Los Angeles

  • Ep 7

    7.Episode 7

    17-04-201160m

    The five remaining contestants create kid-friendly meals, and toys to go with them! On hand is their toughest critic yet, Bobby's daughter Sophie.

  • Ep 8

    8.Venture in Vegas

    24-04-201160m

    The four remaining contestants travel to Las Vegas where they must hire two employees to help them serve their dishes to a couple hundred diners.

  • Ep 9

    9.Opening Night

    01-05-201160m

    The final three restaurateurs create minirestaurants for their soft opening; investors Bobby Flay, Steve Ells, Lorena Garcia and Curtis Stone offer advice; the winner is chosen.

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