ArtsAutosBooksBusinessEducationEntertainmentFamilyFashionFoodGamesGenderHealthHolidaysHomeHubPagesPersonal FinancePetsPoliticsReligionSportsTechnologyTravel

What happens when the cameras stop filming on a reality television show

Updated on April 26, 2018

This is the only place that you will read about this interesting story, and you won't find this news anywhere else, to include the Internet. The action doesn't necessarily stop once the reality television show finishes filming, and departs the area leaving town. This is true for many of the reality television shows that we all see on television these days. It doesn't matter if it's the cast members being arrested and locked up during the off season on "Welcome to Myrtle Manor", a bar owner changing the name of the bar back to the original dull name on "Bar Rescue", or the total failure of a restaurant on "Restaurant Impossible". The latter is exactly what happened in this story.

Chef Robert Irvine attempted his very best in trying to help out the owners (All of whom are pictured above) of the University Grill in Burlington, North Carolina on season three's episode #11 of Restaurant Impossible. However his contributions in attempting to turn around a local restaurant were short lived. Once the show was finished filming, it wasn't long before the restaurant started to back slide once again, and shuttered it's doors for good.

The first indication of failure was the return of the buffet after Chef Robert Irvine had it completely removed from the restaurant. It was only about seven months later that a banner suddenly appeared on the front wall of the restaurant advertising a $6.95 lunch buffet. During the filming of this Restaurant Impossible episode Chef Robert Irvine insisted that the owners stop serving a buffet in their restaurant. He was really concerned about the food temperatures of the buffet food not being properly maintained hot enough, which imposed a health risk to the customers who are dining at the restaurant.

Something worth mentioning is that the reemergence of the lunch buffet could be possibly attributed to the local economy of the area not being capable of sustaining a fancy upscale restaurant in the long term. Chef Robert Irvinve's introduction of brightly colored fresh salmon in place of dark looking frozen salmon was a spectacular idea. Unfortunately according to some of the locals in the area they just couldn't afford to eat such fancy dishes on a daily or even a weekly basis. This may have contributed and just may be the very reason for the University Grill's demise, along with some of the other expensive items on the restaurant's menu.

After the airing of this episode sales were reported to be up for the restaurant. However it wasn't too long before the service was unenthusiastic, and the conditions inside the restaurant followed suit. Shortly after the filming stopped, there never was a parking lot full of customer's car who were all dining inside of the University Grill. A matter of fact many times the parking lot only had a few cars parked in it during what should have been one of the restaurant's most busiest times of the day. Eventually enough was enough, and after a long tailspin the University Grill closed it's doors to customers for the very last time.

This mural is the saddest chapter in this entire restaurant saga

This mural was painted by local students during the restaurant's makeover in 2012
This mural was painted by local students during the restaurant's makeover in 2012
These photos were taken after the mural was painted over in July of 2013. It's very sad that all of that hard work and time that those thoughtful students gave of themselves was destroyed!
These photos were taken after the mural was painted over in July of 2013. It's very sad that all of that hard work and time that those thoughtful students gave of themselves was destroyed!
These photos are what the side of the restaurant looks like now, and were taken in August of 2013. They could have still in some way incorporated the student's artwork with the new pizza restaurant's sign, but it's a little late for that now.
These photos are what the side of the restaurant looks like now, and were taken in August of 2013. They could have still in some way incorporated the student's artwork with the new pizza restaurant's sign, but it's a little late for that now.
This photo was taken of the beautiful bar that chef Irvine had redone inside of Veronas in March of 2014. Today it's basically used as a counter, and for everyone's information the Italian food there is very good!
This photo was taken of the beautiful bar that chef Irvine had redone inside of Veronas in March of 2014. Today it's basically used as a counter, and for everyone's information the Italian food there is very good!
Now in 2018 a Mexican restaurant has moved into the scene.
Now in 2018 a Mexican restaurant has moved into the scene.

I really wonder if the producers of Restaurant Impossible keep track of the numbers on the show's successes and Failures?

Which way do you think the side of this restaurant looks the best?

See results
working

This website uses cookies

As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. To provide a better website experience, hubpages.com uses cookies (and other similar technologies) and may collect, process, and share personal data. Please choose which areas of our service you consent to our doing so.

For more information on managing or withdrawing consents and how we handle data, visit our Privacy Policy at: https://corp.maven.io/privacy-policy

Show Details
Necessary
HubPages Device IDThis is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons.
LoginThis is necessary to sign in to the HubPages Service.
Google RecaptchaThis is used to prevent bots and spam. (Privacy Policy)
AkismetThis is used to detect comment spam. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide data on traffic to our website, all personally identifyable data is anonymized. (Privacy Policy)
HubPages Traffic PixelThis is used to collect data on traffic to articles and other pages on our site. Unless you are signed in to a HubPages account, all personally identifiable information is anonymized.
Amazon Web ServicesThis is a cloud services platform that we used to host our service. (Privacy Policy)
CloudflareThis is a cloud CDN service that we use to efficiently deliver files required for our service to operate such as javascript, cascading style sheets, images, and videos. (Privacy Policy)
Google Hosted LibrariesJavascript software libraries such as jQuery are loaded at endpoints on the googleapis.com or gstatic.com domains, for performance and efficiency reasons. (Privacy Policy)
Features
Google Custom SearchThis is feature allows you to search the site. (Privacy Policy)
Google MapsSome articles have Google Maps embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
Google ChartsThis is used to display charts and graphs on articles and the author center. (Privacy Policy)
Google AdSense Host APIThis service allows you to sign up for or associate a Google AdSense account with HubPages, so that you can earn money from ads on your articles. No data is shared unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Google YouTubeSome articles have YouTube videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
VimeoSome articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. (Privacy Policy)
PaypalThis is used for a registered author who enrolls in the HubPages Earnings program and requests to be paid via PayPal. No data is shared with Paypal unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook LoginYou can use this to streamline signing up for, or signing in to your Hubpages account. No data is shared with Facebook unless you engage with this feature. (Privacy Policy)
MavenThis supports the Maven widget and search functionality. (Privacy Policy)
Marketing
Google AdSenseThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Google DoubleClickGoogle provides ad serving technology and runs an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Index ExchangeThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
SovrnThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Facebook AdsThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Unified Ad MarketplaceThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
AppNexusThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
OpenxThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Rubicon ProjectThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
TripleLiftThis is an ad network. (Privacy Policy)
Say MediaWe partner with Say Media to deliver ad campaigns on our sites. (Privacy Policy)
Remarketing PixelsWe may use remarketing pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to advertise the HubPages Service to people that have visited our sites.
Conversion Tracking PixelsWe may use conversion tracking pixels from advertising networks such as Google AdWords, Bing Ads, and Facebook in order to identify when an advertisement has successfully resulted in the desired action, such as signing up for the HubPages Service or publishing an article on the HubPages Service.
Statistics
Author Google AnalyticsThis is used to provide traffic data and reports to the authors of articles on the HubPages Service. (Privacy Policy)
ComscoreComScore is a media measurement and analytics company providing marketing data and analytics to enterprises, media and advertising agencies, and publishers. Non-consent will result in ComScore only processing obfuscated personal data. (Privacy Policy)
Amazon Tracking PixelSome articles display amazon products as part of the Amazon Affiliate program, this pixel provides traffic statistics for those products (Privacy Policy)
ClickscoThis is a data management platform studying reader behavior (Privacy Policy)