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As of September 2026, Holiday: Impossible (Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri) is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed May 2, 2026.

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joplinbusinessoutlook.com ·
Secondary source
bgcswmo.org ·

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What the source shows: Joplin Business Outlook reported on May 2, 2026 that the Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri would host its annual golf-tournament fundraiser on June 4, 2026, at the same Comingo Avenue facility; the organization's own website maintains an active news and events page, together confirming ongoing operation.

  • Season / episode Season 5, Episode x57
  • Original air date
  • Address 317 Comingo Ave, Joplin, MO 64801

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

This installment of Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network), broadcast as a holiday special titled "Holiday: Impossible" on December 9, 2012, departed from the show's usual restaurant-rescue format. Instead of a struggling commercial restaurant, Robert Irvine and fellow chef Michael Chiarello traveled to Joplin, Missouri, a town that had been struck by a devastating EF5 tornado on May 22, 2011 that killed roughly 160 people, injured about 1,000 more, and destroyed close to a quarter of the town.

The featured site was the Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri, whose facility had become an informal safe haven for local children in the tornado's aftermath; club attendance had roughly doubled since the tornado, but the organization's funding had not kept pace with that increased demand. Irvine's challenge in the episode was twofold: renovate the club's kitchen and common spaces into something both children and parents would want to spend time in, and organize a thank-you dinner for about 1,000 volunteers who had been working on the town's ongoing tornado recovery, prepared and served within a five-hour window on a $30,000 budget and a three-day deadline. Irvine drew on help from Chiarello and members of his prior "Dinner: Impossible" production crew to pull off the dinner service.

Because this was a nonprofit community facility rather than a commercial restaurant, there is no restaurant "relaunch" to report in the usual sense -- the episode's outcome was the completed kitchen renovation and the volunteer dinner itself. The Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri continues to operate at the same Comingo Avenue address in Joplin today; Joplin Business Outlook reported in May 2026 that the club was preparing to host its annual "Clubbing for the Club" golf-tournament fundraiser at Eagle Creek Golf Club on June 4, 2026, and the organization's own website maintains an active events and news presence, indicating continued operations well over a decade after the special aired.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 5, Episode x57
Original air date
Episode title
Holiday: Impossible
What was featured
tornado-recovery kitchen renovation and 1,000-volunteer thank-you dinner at a nonprofit youth club
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Holiday: Impossible (Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri)

Frequently asked questions

Is Holiday: Impossible (Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri) still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Holiday: Impossible (Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri) is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed May 2, 2026.

What happened to Holiday: Impossible (Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri) after Restaurant: Impossible?

This installment of Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network), broadcast as a holiday special titled "Holiday: Impossible" on December 9, 2012, departed from the show's usual restaurant-rescue format. As of September 2026, Holiday: Impossible (Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri) is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed May 2, 2026.

Where is Holiday: Impossible (Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri) located?

317 Comingo Ave, Joplin, MO 64801. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Holiday: Impossible (Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri)?

Season 5, Episode x57 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired December 9, 2012. The episode is titled “Holiday: Impossible”.

Did the makeover last at Holiday: Impossible (Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri)?

The episode first aired December 9, 2012. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 14 years later —: As of September 2026, Holiday: Impossible (Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Missouri) is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed May 2, 2026.

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Address
317 Comingo Ave, Joplin, MO 64801
Venue type
club
Official website
bgcswmo.org

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Sources

  • m.imdb.com — https://m.imdb.com/news/ni42477301/
  • joplinbusinessoutlook.com — https://joplinbusinessoutlook.com/2026/05/02/boys-girls-club-of-southwest-missouri-to-host-annual-clubbing-for-the-club-tournament-on-june-4/
  • bgcswmo.org — https://www.bgcswmo.org/s/news

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