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What Happened to Anna Maria's After Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

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As of September 2026, Anna Maria's has closed — confirmed via wnep.com, September 2013.

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What the source shows: Scranton-area TV station WNEP reported that Anna Maria's Restaurant in Dunmore was set to close, and the restaurant permanently closed in September 2013, about a year and a half after its Restaurant: Impossible episode aired, with owners citing family health issues.

  • Season / episode Season 3, Episode 3
  • Original air date
  • Address 984 E Drinker St, Dunmore, PA 18512

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

On Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network), Robert Irvine visited Anna Maria's Restaurant, a more than 25-year-old Italian restaurant in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, owned by Mary and Jack Sileo. According to the episode, Irvine described the kitchen conditions as severely neglected, saying on camera that they ranked among the more troubling he had encountered while filming the series, describing extensive neglect and health concerns that went beyond a typical decor or menu problem. Over two days and a $10,000 budget, Irvine's team cleaned and rebuilt the kitchen, reworked the dining room, and revised the menu, while pushing the Sileos toward stricter food-safety and operating practices going forward. The episode aired February 22, 2012, and immediately drew local attention: Scranton ABC affiliate WNEP reported that a nearby competing restaurant's owners said they no longer wanted the same kind of televised intervention after seeing the backlash Anna Maria's received, while some patrons interviewed by the station said the on-air portrayal of the kitchen seemed exaggerated for television, even though the restaurant had passed its most recent local health inspection before the episode aired. WNEP also reported that business at Anna Maria's roughly tripled in the immediate aftermath of the broadcast. Despite that initial bump, WNEP later reported the restaurant was set to close, and Anna Maria's permanently closed in September 2013, about a year and a half after the episode aired; the family cited ongoing health issues as a factor, and the property was reported sold in October 2013. No source identified during this research shows the restaurant reopening under the Sileo family or a successor at the same East Drinker Street address. The Sileo family had run Anna Maria's as a neighborhood fixture for decades before the show's involvement, and WNEP's coverage noted that reaction in Dunmore was sharply divided between residents who felt the episode fairly depicted long-standing problems and others who viewed the portrayal as unfair to a local institution. That division persisted in public commentary well after the broadcast.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 3
Original air date
Episode title
Anna Maria's
What was featured
Kitchen overhaul of a 25-year-old Italian restaurant Irvine called badly neglected
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Anna Maria's

Frequently asked questions

Is Anna Maria's still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Anna Maria's has closed — confirmed via wnep.com, September 2013.

What happened to Anna Maria's after Restaurant: Impossible?

On Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network), Robert Irvine visited Anna Maria's Restaurant, a more than 25-year-old Italian restaurant in Dunmore, Pennsylvania, owned by Mary and Jack Sileo. As of September 2026, Anna Maria's has closed — confirmed via wnep.com, September 2013.

Is Anna Maria's permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Anna Maria's has closed — confirmed via wnep.com, September 2013. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Anna Maria's located?

984 E Drinker St, Dunmore, PA 18512. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Anna Maria's?

Season 3, Episode 3 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired February 22, 2012. The episode is titled “Anna Maria's”.

Did the makeover last at Anna Maria's?

The episode first aired February 22, 2012. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 14 years later —: As of September 2026, Anna Maria's has closed — confirmed via wnep.com, September 2013.

Is Anna Maria's still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

According to the episode, Irvine described the kitchen conditions as severely neglected, saying on camera that they ranked among the more troubling he had encountered while filming the series, describing extensive neglect and health concerns that went beyond a typical decor or menu problem. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
984 E Drinker St, Dunmore, PA 18512
Venue type
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Official website
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Sources

  • wnep.com — https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/home-restaurant-feeling-backlash-from-reality-tv-show/523-adc9e254-f324-43d2-a2b5-0e634472b0b8
  • wnep.com — https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/lackawanna-county-restaurant-featured-on-national-tv-show-set-to-close/523-fd23c21c-6b14-4020-b604-fe5ca54835ac
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/anna-marias-restaurant-dunmore

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