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Is The Rose Still Open? Update (Pagosa Springs, CO)

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As of September 2026, The Rose shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

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What the source shows: Google Places lists the business as operational at 408 Pagosa St, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147 on 2026-09-08.

  • Season / episode Season 12, Episode 3
  • Original air date
  • Address 408 Pagosa St, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) featured The Rose, a longtime breakfast-and-brunch restaurant in downtown Pagosa Springs, Colorado, in an ambush episode titled "Ambush: Nothing Is as It Seems." The batch record supplied for this research was corrupted: it carried leftover wiki-template field labels ("Title=", "ShortSummary=") and was missing the season, episode number, and original air date. Independent research for this summary identified the episode, through two separate corroborating web searches, as Restaurant: Impossible season 12, episode 3, which aired November 5, 2015; that date places it chronologically just before the season's next entries, which aired November 12, November 19, December 3, December 10, and December 17 of the same year. This season and episode identification could not be checked directly against a primary broadcast-listing page during this research and should be treated as a best-effort reconstruction rather than a fully confirmed original-source citation.

Customer accounts referenced in Tripadvisor reviews describe chef Robert Irvine arriving at The Rose in disguise, in keeping with the show's ambush format, and some reviewers recalled that the restaurant's owner asked Irvine to leave before the crew's work was finished. Despite that reported friction, the same reviews describe the restaurant as having been remodeled and looking improved afterward, with continued praise for its breakfast menu in the years since.

The Rose has continued operating at 408 Pagosa St. in downtown Pagosa Springs, a location it has held since 1980 according to its own Yelp business page. That page, updated in August 2026, lists current weekday and Saturday hours, mentions a newly introduced menu, and includes reviews dated into 2026, all consistent with ongoing, regular restaurant service at the address.

Because the underlying episode identification here rests on search-derived secondary information rather than a directly verified primary listing, any downstream use of the season and episode number for The Rose's appearance should be flagged as provisional pending confirmation against an official Food Network or broadcast-archive source. This record's batch corruption and the resulting uncertainty are noted here so they are not lost in later processing.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 12, Episode 3
Original air date
Episode title
Ambush: Eyes on the Surprise
What was featured
kitchen and dining room renovation (ambush format)
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Rose

Frequently asked questions

Is The Rose still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Rose shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

What happened to The Rose after Restaurant: Impossible?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) featured The Rose, a longtime breakfast-and-brunch restaurant in downtown Pagosa Springs, Colorado, in an ambush episode titled "Ambush: Nothing Is as It Seems." The batch record supplied for this research was corrupted: it carried leftover wiki-template field labels ("Title=", "ShortSummary=") and was missing the season, episode number, and original air date. As of September 2026, The Rose shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

Where is The Rose located?

408 Pagosa St, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147. That is the address on the record as of September 8, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured The Rose?

Season 12, Episode 3 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired November 5, 2015. The episode is titled “Ambush: Eyes on the Surprise”.

Did the makeover last at The Rose?

The episode first aired November 5, 2015. Our most recent check was September 8, 2026 — 11 years later —: As of September 2026, The Rose shows as open per Google location data; not yet reviewed by our team.

What do reviews say since Restaurant: Impossible?

Customer accounts referenced in Tripadvisor reviews describe chef Robert Irvine arriving at The Rose in disguise, in keeping with the show's ambush format, and some reviewers recalled that the restaurant's owner asked Irvine to leave before the crew's work was finished. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is The Rose still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

Despite that reported friction, the same reviews describe the restaurant as having been remodeled and looking improved afterward, with continued praise for its breakfast menu in the years since. Anything newer than our last check on September 8, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
408 Pagosa St, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • tripadvisor.co.nz — https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/ShowUserReviews-g33584-d2305212-r356863498-The_Rose-Pagosa_Springs_Colorado.html
  • Tripadvisor — https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g33584-d2305212-r361478708-The_Rose-Pagosa_Springs_Colorado.html
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-rose-pagosa-springs

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