Airs Next: NBC at Sunday 10:00 PM (60 min.)
Status:
Ended
Premiered:
July 20, 2003
Last Aired:
June 5, 2004
Show Categories:
Reality, Drama 
The Restaurant is a one-hour reality documentary that it based at Rocco DiSpirito's two successful City Restaurants, The Union Pacific and Tuscan . Rocco puts everything on the line as he tries to create his own ultra-chic Manhattan eatery.
The workplace drama also follows the foibles and flirtations of his waiters, waitresses, bartenders and sous chefs as they mix it up with the...
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Episodes
add »meeting with a former prize fighter who can also cook the perfect meatball. While Jeffery is away, Rocco and Gavin continue to burn wood in the pizza oven. The following morning, a fire security guard is assigned to the kitchen to make sure no more wood is burned in the oven. Rocco is shocked when Gavin tells him that he doesn't want to take Tony's position as head chef and in fact he wants to quit the restaurant entirely. Rocco feels the only way out of his situation with Jeffery may be to find a new restaurant space and start completely over. Rocco and Jeffery come head to head in their final meeting. Jeffery gives Rocco two options, to buy Jeffery out of the business or to accept a check for several hundred thousand dollars and end his involvement completely with his dream restaurant. Rocco is left with a huge decision.
Aired: Saturday June 5, 2004
| 11. Episode 205 (1) | May 29, 2004 | 0 Reviews | 7.12 |
| 10. Episode 204 | May 29, 2004 | 0 Reviews | 7.02 |
| 9. Episode 203 | May 10, 2004 | 0 Reviews | 6.43 |
| 8. The Consultants Arrive | Apr 26, 2004 | 0 Reviews | 6.29 |
News Headlines
- Gordon Ramsay opens NYC restaurant 2006-11-17 14:31:00
- external: A&E orders pilot of new Rocco DiSpirito reality show 2006-07-26
- external: The View 2006-01-09
- external: The Tony Danza Show 2006-01-09
- external: Rocco on The Tony Danza Show 2005-09-21
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Community Reviews (4)
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"Bring it back!"Perfect the show must go onnnnnnnnnnnnnn! Continue » Posted Oct 25, 2007 10:23 pm PST |
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"Absolutely fabulous"Perfect Why did they cancel this show this was a great show?. Continue » Posted Mar 24, 2007 8:01 am PST |
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"Mildly interesting"Abysmal Rocco shouldnt stuck his head in the oven instead of wood. Continue » Posted Dec 21, 2006 6:07 pm PST |
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"Guilty pleasure"Good The only reality show i ever watched. Continue » Posted Nov 14, 2005 7:02 am PST |
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Show Vital Stats
Show: The Restaurant
Popularity Rank: 2,265 of 17,420
Ratings Rank: 5,617 of 17,420 (
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Show Reviews: 4
People Tracking: 22
Popularity Rank: 2,265 of 17,420
Ratings Rank: 5,617 of 17,420 (
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Show Reviews: 4
People Tracking: 22
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Score: 6.5 Fair 65 votes
Score: 6.5 Fair 65 votes
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mediocre: 12 (19%)
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