1 00:00:01,867 --> 00:00:03,100 [Yolanda Perrilloux] August of 2013, I'll never forget. 2 00:00:03,166 --> 00:00:04,900 That's when we received Pepper's diagnosis. 3 00:00:04,967 --> 00:00:07,266 Without Pepper... A little lost. 4 00:00:07,266 --> 00:00:08,367 -[bell ringing] -[Boo] Order up! 5 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:10,467 I don't know anything about a restaurant. 6 00:00:10,467 --> 00:00:13,400 We don't have any collard greens, no corn pudding. 7 00:00:13,467 --> 00:00:16,200 Well, we got mouse poop and we got cockroach-a. 8 00:00:16,266 --> 00:00:18,200 -He said shut it down. -[Boo] Shut what down? 9 00:00:18,266 --> 00:00:19,800 Everything. 10 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,467 -How do you stay open? -[Yolanda] Personal loans, life insurance policies. 11 00:00:22,467 --> 00:00:23,767 [Robert Irvine] Let's go! 12 00:00:23,767 --> 00:00:25,000 Do you wanna make it? 13 00:00:25,066 --> 00:00:27,100 -Yeah, I do. -Then, I'm gonna teach you how to make it. 14 00:00:27,100 --> 00:00:29,867 Tamales, that's your story, that's your beginning. 15 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,767 [singing loudly] Oh, baby! 16 00:00:34,767 --> 00:00:36,667 -That's freakin' good. -[Robert] Are you ready? 17 00:00:36,667 --> 00:00:38,767 -I'm so ready, Robert. -[Robert] Open your eyes. 18 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,567 [Yolanda gasping] Oh, my God! 19 00:00:44,166 --> 00:00:46,400 [Robert] I'm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 20 00:00:46,467 --> 00:00:50,100 I'm on the way to meet the owner, Yolanda, from Pimanyoli's. 21 00:00:50,100 --> 00:00:53,567 Baton Rouge is a bustling, hustling town, 22 00:00:53,567 --> 00:00:56,567 so why is it failing with this many people here? 23 00:00:56,567 --> 00:00:58,300 Good question, right? 24 00:00:58,367 --> 00:01:01,166 Thank you for calling Pimanyoli's, may I help you? 25 00:01:01,166 --> 00:01:05,066 The name of our restaurant is Pimanyoli's. It's a smokehouse. 26 00:01:05,066 --> 00:01:11,667 We smoke brisket, chicken, ribs, pulled pork, and then, we have our hot tamales, 27 00:01:11,667 --> 00:01:13,467 and they're very popular. 28 00:01:13,467 --> 00:01:15,867 -This is lookin' a little dry, Erin. -Yeah. 29 00:01:15,867 --> 00:01:18,367 -We need to put some ice cubes in there. -[Yolanda] Okay. 30 00:01:18,367 --> 00:01:22,367 My husband, Pepper, and I opened the door in 2008. 31 00:01:22,367 --> 00:01:27,767 I met him in 1984. It was love at first sight. 32 00:01:27,767 --> 00:01:34,166 I looked at my best friend and I said, "I'ma marry that man." Whoo! 33 00:01:34,166 --> 00:01:37,467 We got married in 1987. 34 00:01:37,467 --> 00:01:40,367 I mean, we were young and inseparable. 35 00:01:40,367 --> 00:01:44,667 He woke up one mornin' and said, "Let's open a restaurant." 36 00:01:44,667 --> 00:01:48,967 And I said, "Pepper, have you lost your mind? You know nothin' about a restaurant." 37 00:01:48,967 --> 00:01:50,567 I don't know anything about a restaurant. 38 00:01:50,567 --> 00:01:52,266 But he believed he could. 39 00:01:52,266 --> 00:01:54,367 -[bell ringing] -[Yolanda] Order up! 40 00:01:54,367 --> 00:01:57,500 Pepper loved barbecuin' and smokin'. 41 00:01:57,567 --> 00:02:01,066 He'd do it at home, and he did a lot of brisket. 42 00:02:01,066 --> 00:02:02,467 People really loved his food. 43 00:02:02,467 --> 00:02:06,000 And if he wanted to open a restaurant, I wanted to support him. 44 00:02:06,066 --> 00:02:08,967 Brisket, baked beans and coleslaw for you. 45 00:02:08,967 --> 00:02:12,266 [Yolanda] When we opened, an article went in the newspapers, 46 00:02:12,266 --> 00:02:15,100 and before we knew it, people were comin' through the doors. 47 00:02:15,100 --> 00:02:19,400 In our second year, we almost made a half a million dollars, total revenue. 48 00:02:19,467 --> 00:02:22,500 It paid bills, and we were happy. 49 00:02:22,567 --> 00:02:24,467 And then, everything changed. 50 00:02:25,567 --> 00:02:28,100 August of 2013, I'll never forget. 51 00:02:28,166 --> 00:02:30,400 That's when we received Pepper's diagnosis. 52 00:02:32,166 --> 00:02:37,266 Um, they told him, yeah, yeah, it was cancer. 53 00:03:01,567 --> 00:03:03,266 Miss Yolanda wouldn't come to work. 54 00:03:03,266 --> 00:03:05,266 And I was wonderin' why she wasn't comin' to work. 55 00:03:05,266 --> 00:03:08,467 She was breaking down. She wanted to shut herself in. 56 00:03:08,467 --> 00:03:11,900 I went to Miss Yolanda's apartment, and I was telling her she can't do that. 57 00:03:11,967 --> 00:03:13,533 We here for her. 58 00:03:13,533 --> 00:03:16,667 About six to seven months later, she come back into her business, 59 00:03:16,667 --> 00:03:19,467 but Miss Yolanda was very different when she came back. 60 00:03:19,467 --> 00:03:23,867 Without Pepper... I'm a little lost. 61 00:03:25,100 --> 00:03:28,400 So, the kitchen said they needed, um, mushrooms and apples. 62 00:03:28,467 --> 00:03:32,967 So, I'll go run to the store and get that, and I'll be back. 63 00:03:32,967 --> 00:03:36,667 We started losin' our business after he died. 64 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:44,000 I have taxes mainly, and business loans, comes to about $250,000. 65 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,100 I... I can't pay it. 66 00:03:46,166 --> 00:03:49,467 I wish I could, but I can't. 67 00:03:49,467 --> 00:03:53,000 I been here 11 years, Miss Yolanda means a lot to me, 68 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,600 but right now, sometimes, I feel like she's given up. 69 00:03:56,667 --> 00:03:59,867 I love this restaurant because Pepper and I built it together. 70 00:04:01,367 --> 00:04:03,700 I keep tryin' to keep my doors open. 71 00:04:30,767 --> 00:04:32,867 [sighing] 72 00:04:32,867 --> 00:04:37,767 [Robert] Is it barbecue? Smells a little barbecue-y, but I'm still not sure. 73 00:04:37,767 --> 00:04:41,567 I see smokehouse on the mats. 74 00:04:41,567 --> 00:04:43,900 Lots of writing on the walls. 75 00:04:43,967 --> 00:04:49,166 Oh, my goodness. I hate this. That, to me, is the tackiest of tack. 76 00:04:49,166 --> 00:04:52,400 I see service stations, and a lotta clutter. 77 00:04:52,467 --> 00:04:56,000 Pimanyoli's, I'm not sure what it is. 78 00:04:56,066 --> 00:05:00,467 Let's find out. [shouting] Yolanda! Come in the restaurant, please. 79 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:02,867 -Good mornin', Chef Robert. -Good morning. How are you? 80 00:05:03,467 --> 00:05:06,100 -I'm well. -Take a seat. 81 00:05:06,166 --> 00:05:10,200 The name, what does it mean? 82 00:05:10,266 --> 00:05:17,000 Pimanyoli's, "Piman", that's my late husband's nickname. Creole for Pepper. 83 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,800 Yoli's one a my nicknames. We put our two... Our nicknames together. 84 00:05:21,767 --> 00:05:23,266 -Your husband... -Pepper? 85 00:05:23,266 --> 00:05:26,166 -...when did he pass? -Eight years ago, in February. 86 00:05:26,166 --> 00:05:27,634 [Robert] I'm sorry to hear that. 87 00:05:27,634 --> 00:05:31,166 What did your husband and you do before you opened the restaurant? 88 00:05:31,166 --> 00:05:33,667 My husband worked at one a the local casinos here. 89 00:05:33,667 --> 00:05:35,300 And you were doin' what? 90 00:05:35,367 --> 00:05:38,767 Um, administrator of a homeless shelter for women and children. 91 00:05:38,767 --> 00:05:40,467 Thank you for doing that. 92 00:05:40,467 --> 00:05:45,800 And what made you both decide to get into a restaurant, with no knowledge? 93 00:05:45,867 --> 00:05:49,600 I got into this business because my husband enjoyed workin' with food. 94 00:05:49,667 --> 00:05:54,367 He would smoke meat, season 'em, and people enjoyed it a lot. 95 00:05:54,367 --> 00:05:58,767 -So, you... You found the place? -[Yolanda] That was in 2008. 96 00:05:58,767 --> 00:06:01,667 And do you remember what the sales were? 97 00:06:01,667 --> 00:06:06,700 In our second year, $434,000, I think it was. 98 00:06:06,767 --> 00:06:11,467 -[Robert] Did business get better year by year? -It did. It did. 99 00:06:11,467 --> 00:06:16,467 -So, why am I here? -[Yolanda] You're here to help me, um... 100 00:06:16,467 --> 00:06:22,667 Help me understand why I'm going from 42 in a month to $2,600. 101 00:06:22,667 --> 00:06:26,667 It's almost half of what we were generatin' before. 102 00:06:26,667 --> 00:06:27,967 [Robert] How do you stay open? 103 00:06:27,967 --> 00:06:32,867 Personal loans, savings, life insurance policies, and um... 104 00:06:37,567 --> 00:06:38,934 It's okay. 105 00:06:42,900 --> 00:06:46,567 -Give me your hand. So, what's going on? -[Yolanda sniffling] 106 00:06:51,367 --> 00:06:54,300 -[sobbing] When he was here... -[Robert] Your husband? 107 00:06:55,266 --> 00:06:56,967 What's going on? Tell me. 108 00:06:56,967 --> 00:07:02,567 I just... I still don't... Figure it out. I can't figure it out. 109 00:07:02,567 --> 00:07:06,567 -I don't know what's happenin'. -What can't you figure out? 110 00:07:06,567 --> 00:07:10,166 Why you're losing money? Okay, well, that's why I'm here, right? 111 00:07:10,166 --> 00:07:11,767 [whimpering] That's why... 112 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:20,700 I just feel like I'm just wanderin' in a no-man's land. 113 00:07:22,100 --> 00:07:24,967 So, what is the debt of the restaurant, total, now? 114 00:07:24,967 --> 00:07:30,000 -Probably $250,000. -$250,000. 115 00:07:30,066 --> 00:07:32,200 -What is that? -It's taxes, 116 00:07:32,266 --> 00:07:35,367 -it's... Over a hundred... -So, you're behind on taxes. 117 00:07:35,367 --> 00:07:38,900 -Okay, are you paying it off? Nothing, okay. -State... I can't. 118 00:07:40,100 --> 00:07:41,867 And then, home equity loan. 119 00:07:41,867 --> 00:07:44,767 -How much did you take out? -$70,000. 120 00:07:44,767 --> 00:07:47,600 -[Robert] That's on your home, right? -That's on my family home, 121 00:07:47,667 --> 00:07:49,567 -my mom's home... -Okay. 122 00:07:50,667 --> 00:07:52,367 ...which keeps me up at night. 123 00:07:52,367 --> 00:07:55,367 -Because if you don't pay it, they come take the home? -Mmm-hmm. 124 00:07:55,367 --> 00:07:57,600 [Robert] Okay, all right. Okay. 125 00:07:57,667 --> 00:08:01,467 As long as I know the whole thing, and it... I can work it out. 126 00:08:01,467 --> 00:08:06,166 You asked for help, I'm here. You have to trust me. So, it's okay. 127 00:08:06,166 --> 00:08:10,367 -Um, I wanna see your service. Get your staff moving. -Okay. 128 00:08:10,367 --> 00:08:11,800 Get the restaurant set the way you do. 129 00:08:11,867 --> 00:08:14,000 -You tell me when we're ready, and we'll open. -Okay. 130 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:15,166 -Okay? -All right. 131 00:08:15,166 --> 00:08:16,467 [Robert] All right, stand up. 132 00:08:22,967 --> 00:08:24,367 It's just gonna take a little minute, okay? 133 00:08:25,166 --> 00:08:26,767 All right, off you go. 134 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:31,767 [Yolanda] I hope Robert can fix it. [stammering] But I'm afraid. 135 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:34,467 I'm just waitin' to get through it. 136 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:38,667 Good mornin', everybody. Thanks for comin'. 137 00:08:42,667 --> 00:08:46,667 [Robert] Right away, I want to see if the owner's taking charge of her restaurant. 138 00:08:46,667 --> 00:08:48,266 So, how do y'all wanna work this? 139 00:08:49,367 --> 00:08:51,166 Tom, do you wanna take a section? 140 00:08:54,467 --> 00:08:58,000 All right, well, I'll do 13 and 14... 12, 13 and 14. 141 00:08:59,700 --> 00:09:02,200 Or maybe start with one, uh... I'll start with one. 142 00:09:02,266 --> 00:09:05,467 [Robert] But Yolanda is way too passive to be an effective leader. 143 00:09:07,467 --> 00:09:11,100 And it only takes 20 seconds for me to see another big problem. 144 00:09:11,100 --> 00:09:12,367 [man speaking] 145 00:09:12,367 --> 00:09:15,166 Uh, no fried potatoes. We don't have oils. 146 00:09:15,166 --> 00:09:18,800 We don't have any collard greens, no corn pudding, no pork chops. 147 00:09:18,867 --> 00:09:21,500 We used to come here for like, work lunches and stuff. 148 00:09:21,567 --> 00:09:25,367 The only downside is, you have to be here like, at 11:00, or they run out of food. 149 00:09:25,367 --> 00:09:26,867 [customer] Coleslaw, side salad. 150 00:09:26,867 --> 00:09:29,166 [machine hissing] 151 00:09:29,166 --> 00:09:31,667 [Robert] But even if you do get the food you want, 152 00:09:31,667 --> 00:09:35,567 your meal's ruined by a soda machine that sounds like a car repair shop. 153 00:09:37,567 --> 00:09:38,800 [Erin] Missin' a root beer. 154 00:09:38,867 --> 00:09:40,567 [Robert] Oh, my gosh. 155 00:09:45,567 --> 00:09:49,567 Even more troubling than the racket, Yolanda is nowhere to be found. 156 00:09:49,567 --> 00:09:52,367 She's avoiding the problem by disappearing in the back. 157 00:09:55,467 --> 00:09:57,567 Oh, my goodness. Ugh. 158 00:10:00,567 --> 00:10:02,500 [Robert] I'm in Pimanyoli's Cafe in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 159 00:10:02,567 --> 00:10:06,000 where Yolanda is too passive with her staff, out of menu items, 160 00:10:06,066 --> 00:10:09,400 and has a soda machine that's killing the diners' experience... 161 00:10:09,467 --> 00:10:12,266 Oh, my God. My God. 162 00:10:12,266 --> 00:10:15,867 ...but instead of dealing with the problems, she's hiding in the kitchen. 163 00:10:15,867 --> 00:10:17,667 [machine hissing] 164 00:10:17,667 --> 00:10:20,266 [Robert] The soda machine finally runs out of steam. 165 00:10:20,266 --> 00:10:24,266 If she's running away from these issues, what else has she neglected? 166 00:10:24,266 --> 00:10:27,700 Look at the state a this. Somebody's not been taking care of this. 167 00:10:30,867 --> 00:10:32,266 [sighing] 168 00:10:32,266 --> 00:10:35,266 Well, we got mouse poop, and we got cockroach-a. 169 00:10:35,266 --> 00:10:38,600 This is not good. They're gonna be everywhere. 170 00:10:41,066 --> 00:10:42,967 -[bell ringing] -[Boo] Order up! 171 00:10:42,967 --> 00:10:46,467 [Robert] Issues in the front of house, usually mean trouble in the back as well. 172 00:10:46,467 --> 00:10:49,266 [Boo] A BBLTA and another Bad Attitude. 173 00:10:49,266 --> 00:10:51,166 Come on, baby. Let's get this food out. 174 00:10:51,166 --> 00:10:52,900 What is this list on this wall? Is that your-- 175 00:10:52,967 --> 00:10:54,967 They're... They're just the stuff that we getting low... 176 00:10:54,967 --> 00:10:57,166 -We low on, but it's not gonna come on this truck... -[Robert] Yeah. 177 00:10:57,166 --> 00:10:58,567 ...because she didn't order a truck this week. 178 00:10:58,567 --> 00:11:02,400 And nothing fried, obviously. 179 00:11:02,467 --> 00:11:06,300 Yolanda knows what she needs to buy. She's just not doing it. 180 00:11:06,367 --> 00:11:09,367 In fact, she doesn't seem to be doing much of anything. 181 00:11:09,367 --> 00:11:11,500 -[bell ringing] -[Boo] Order up! 182 00:11:11,567 --> 00:11:15,000 [Robert] We're over an hour into service, and I'm running out of time. 183 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,867 Yolanda is just going through the motions of being an owner. 184 00:11:17,867 --> 00:11:21,100 If I'm gonna have any chance of turning her into a real leader, 185 00:11:21,100 --> 00:11:23,266 I need to start now. 186 00:11:23,266 --> 00:11:27,800 Yolanda, this is not a restaurant I would come to. 187 00:11:27,867 --> 00:11:32,000 It's not an inviting restaurant, it's outdated, dark. 188 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:33,767 It looks old, it's dirty. 189 00:11:35,367 --> 00:11:39,300 You asked for help, I'm gonna give you help. And I told you it's gonna be a long road. 190 00:11:39,367 --> 00:11:42,700 Stop them cookin'. You don't need any more food, please. Okay? 191 00:11:45,867 --> 00:11:49,567 [Yolanda] They're done, you can shut it all down. You can shut it down. 192 00:11:50,867 --> 00:11:52,166 -Shut what down? -He said shut it down. 193 00:11:52,166 --> 00:11:53,767 -[Boo] Shut what down? -Everything. 194 00:11:53,767 --> 00:11:55,266 [Boo] Wait a minute... 195 00:11:55,266 --> 00:11:57,000 Thank you for coming in, I appreciate it. 196 00:12:02,266 --> 00:12:05,166 [producer speaking] 197 00:12:10,667 --> 00:12:14,467 All right, let me do a smoked chicken Caesar, mac and cheese. 198 00:12:14,467 --> 00:12:16,467 We are actually out of macaroni today. 199 00:12:17,100 --> 00:12:18,467 -Collard greens. -No, sir. 200 00:12:18,467 --> 00:12:20,600 -[Robert] Brisket... -Mmm-hmm. 201 00:12:20,667 --> 00:12:24,100 -[Robert] ...and tamales, baked beans, okay. -Uh-huh. 202 00:12:24,166 --> 00:12:25,800 -Great. Thank you. -[Erin] Enjoy. 203 00:12:25,867 --> 00:12:27,033 Thank you. 204 00:12:29,667 --> 00:12:33,500 Let's start with the brisket. Very little smoke smell. 205 00:12:35,100 --> 00:12:39,767 Not seasoned enough, it's dry, so that'll be number one. 206 00:12:41,166 --> 00:12:45,667 Baked beans, beans far too sweet. 207 00:12:45,667 --> 00:12:47,266 I like they got big chunks of meat in it. 208 00:12:51,166 --> 00:12:53,767 Well, take me a week of Sundays to chew through that. 209 00:12:53,767 --> 00:12:57,867 Chicken, I can tell you right now, is dry as hell, just lookin' at it. 210 00:13:01,667 --> 00:13:02,867 Yeah, too salty for me. 211 00:13:03,367 --> 00:13:04,667 Ay-yi-yi-yi-yi. 212 00:13:05,467 --> 00:13:06,734 Tamales. 213 00:13:09,867 --> 00:13:13,266 Pretty good. I think there's a huge opportunity on this. 214 00:13:13,266 --> 00:13:16,467 Tamales are unique in a smokehouse. 215 00:13:18,100 --> 00:13:19,166 [shouting] Yolanda! 216 00:13:22,066 --> 00:13:23,266 Pull out 'round here to me. 217 00:13:30,367 --> 00:13:34,100 Tamales, what made you decide to get into tamales? 218 00:13:34,166 --> 00:13:36,700 [Yolanda] Growin' up, my mom started making tamales. 219 00:13:36,767 --> 00:13:42,100 She brought the recipe from her hometown, sellin' to, uh, local bars. 220 00:13:42,166 --> 00:13:47,166 When Pepper and I first started here, we were making the tamales ourself. 221 00:13:47,166 --> 00:13:51,300 And... But it became too much, so we turned it over to my sister. 222 00:13:51,367 --> 00:13:53,667 That's your story, that's your beginning. 223 00:13:53,667 --> 00:13:58,367 Have you...You want two or three flavors as an alternative. 224 00:13:58,367 --> 00:14:00,467 That is a very unique item for you. 225 00:14:01,100 --> 00:14:03,000 The brisket, forget it. 226 00:14:04,166 --> 00:14:07,567 -It's, to me... Pfff... Not good. -Wow. 227 00:14:07,567 --> 00:14:11,100 The chicken Caesar... Phhh... Awful. 228 00:14:13,567 --> 00:14:19,000 There's nothing exciting here, and that's why we've lost half the revenue a month. 229 00:14:19,066 --> 00:14:22,367 And I would not, um, come for this food. 230 00:14:22,367 --> 00:14:25,500 This is the reason why I'm never gonna make money, 231 00:14:25,567 --> 00:14:28,567 buy food, pay a staff, and pay back taxes. 232 00:14:28,567 --> 00:14:30,066 That's one thing I didn't ask you this morning, 233 00:14:30,066 --> 00:14:33,567 -and you open at what time 'til what time? -11:00 to 2:00. 234 00:14:33,567 --> 00:14:35,867 11:00 till 2:00? 235 00:14:35,867 --> 00:14:38,266 -Why only 11:00 till 2:00? -[Yolanda] You know, I was tired. 236 00:14:38,266 --> 00:14:39,967 It got to be a little bit too much. 237 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:41,800 I mean, it would... 238 00:14:45,266 --> 00:14:48,800 -We can do this. -Okay. 239 00:14:49,767 --> 00:14:51,333 -All right. -All right. 240 00:14:51,333 --> 00:14:53,567 Let me meet with our design team, and then we'll get... We'll get working. 241 00:14:55,567 --> 00:15:01,166 How do we change what we're doing here, the mindset and this. 242 00:15:01,166 --> 00:15:02,967 That's gonna be the challenge. 243 00:15:03,867 --> 00:15:05,367 -Hi! -[Robert] Hey! 244 00:15:05,367 --> 00:15:08,400 [Taniya] It sounds Greek, Pimanyoli's. 245 00:15:08,467 --> 00:15:13,967 Well, it's actually a smokehouse, and the only good thing is the ceiling. 246 00:15:13,967 --> 00:15:18,900 -Things I hate, lighting, tables, chairs... -It's gonna be everything. 247 00:15:18,967 --> 00:15:22,367 ...this bar, and then, the writing on the wall... 248 00:15:22,367 --> 00:15:26,166 -[Taniya] Which I hate. -...which as you know, I hate. 249 00:15:26,166 --> 00:15:29,000 -[Taniya] I think that's-- That makes three. Yeah. -I think everybody. I... Yeah. 250 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,166 [machine hissing] 251 00:15:31,166 --> 00:15:32,767 -And you hear that? -[Taniya] What was that? 252 00:15:32,767 --> 00:15:36,500 So, the soda machine, it makes a funny, weird noise. 253 00:15:38,266 --> 00:15:39,800 All right, you get the team. 254 00:15:39,867 --> 00:15:42,967 [shouting] Yolanda, let's go! Bring in your staff. 255 00:15:42,967 --> 00:15:44,634 [Tom] All right, guys, let's load it out. 256 00:15:44,667 --> 00:15:48,867 [Robert] All right, first things, grab boxes. I want all the salt/pepper put away. 257 00:15:48,867 --> 00:15:50,500 [Tom] Chairs first, guys, let's get all the chairs out. 258 00:15:50,567 --> 00:15:54,000 Somebody clean the back of the bar, nothing underneath. 259 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:58,667 All this top, everything can go off here, everything. 260 00:15:58,667 --> 00:16:02,467 [Yolanda] I'm wearin' Pepper's hat so he can be with me as the change occurs. 261 00:16:02,467 --> 00:16:04,867 He's with me when I'm wearing this. 262 00:16:04,867 --> 00:16:08,767 [Robert] All this has to go. Uh, these can go rolled up. 263 00:16:09,967 --> 00:16:11,700 [Tom shouting] All right, everybody out! 264 00:16:11,767 --> 00:16:13,667 [Robert] Uh, somebody's glasses on the floor. 265 00:16:17,166 --> 00:16:18,100 What are you thinking now? 266 00:16:19,567 --> 00:16:24,066 Will I survive? Will I make it? 267 00:16:26,066 --> 00:16:28,066 -Do you wanna make it? -[whimpering] Yeah. 268 00:16:28,066 --> 00:16:30,667 Then, I'm gonna teach you how to make it. Okay? 269 00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:38,567 All right, last look. Go out the front, and we'll, uh, we'll start, okay? 270 00:16:38,567 --> 00:16:39,867 [sobbing] Thank you, Robert. 271 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:42,367 Believe in you. 272 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:52,767 I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed right now. 273 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:59,000 It just feels impossible. It feels impossible. 274 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:11,367 [Robert] I'm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at Pimanyoli's Cafe. 275 00:17:11,367 --> 00:17:14,667 Overcome with grief, Yolanda has let the restaurant fall apart 276 00:17:14,667 --> 00:17:16,166 since the death of her husband... 277 00:17:16,166 --> 00:17:21,266 Well, we got mouse poop, and we got cockroach-a. This is not good. 278 00:17:21,266 --> 00:17:25,166 ...but I believe there's something even deeper going on that's broken her spirit. 279 00:17:25,166 --> 00:17:27,200 I need to figure out what that is, 280 00:17:27,266 --> 00:17:30,867 or this restaurant will fail no matter what I do. 281 00:17:30,867 --> 00:17:34,667 So, listen, when I walked in the restaurant this morning, 282 00:17:34,667 --> 00:17:37,100 I felt the restaurant was stuck in time. 283 00:17:38,200 --> 00:17:39,200 It is. 284 00:17:39,266 --> 00:17:41,567 Right, because you haven't changed anything. 285 00:17:44,567 --> 00:17:45,567 Let's go back. 286 00:17:46,166 --> 00:17:47,867 So, Pepper died in... 287 00:17:48,467 --> 00:17:50,400 -In '14. 2014. -'14. 288 00:17:50,467 --> 00:17:56,100 I think Pepper was a... Was my savior in a way, because he was my protector. 289 00:17:56,100 --> 00:18:00,767 He was always there. I just felt comfortable and safe with him. 290 00:18:00,767 --> 00:18:03,767 And had I not met him, I don't know where I'd be. 291 00:18:07,667 --> 00:18:08,600 [Robert] What's going on? 292 00:18:10,867 --> 00:18:12,767 I was... 293 00:18:12,767 --> 00:18:18,867 I was physically, emotionally, psychologically, sexually abused. 294 00:18:18,867 --> 00:18:23,100 -As a... As a youngster? -No, it was my first marriage. 295 00:18:23,100 --> 00:18:25,066 -So, you were married before Pepper? -Yes. 296 00:18:25,066 --> 00:18:26,467 -Okay. -Um... 297 00:18:27,567 --> 00:18:29,066 I really hate... 298 00:18:29,066 --> 00:18:31,166 -That's okay. -I really hate talking about him 299 00:18:31,166 --> 00:18:32,967 -because I don't even like... -That's okay. 300 00:18:33,767 --> 00:18:35,467 It's a... 301 00:18:37,300 --> 00:18:39,266 I remember livin' in terror, and... 302 00:18:41,100 --> 00:18:43,600 So, you went through this huge traumatic experience. 303 00:18:43,667 --> 00:18:47,300 -It was two years by the time I got out. -Two years? 304 00:18:48,166 --> 00:18:51,066 'Cause he's dead and gone at this point. 305 00:18:51,066 --> 00:18:54,467 -[Robert] When did you meet Pepper? -[Yolanda] Two years later. 306 00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:55,867 [Robert] Two years later. 307 00:18:55,867 --> 00:18:58,867 So, so when... When Pepper died eight years ago-- 308 00:18:58,867 --> 00:19:01,266 I... I stayed at home. 309 00:19:01,266 --> 00:19:07,567 I hate sound. I sleep with the TV on so I don't hear what's goin' on around me. 310 00:19:15,700 --> 00:19:18,200 How long were you married to Pepper? 311 00:19:18,266 --> 00:19:20,667 -It's been 30 years that I've been with him. -30 years? 312 00:19:20,667 --> 00:19:27,767 Be thankful that you had him for 30 years, and he took you from that dark place. 313 00:19:27,767 --> 00:19:29,600 You've been through so much. 314 00:19:29,667 --> 00:19:33,667 You wouldn't have got out of that horrendous marriage, 315 00:19:33,667 --> 00:19:36,200 and you wouldn't have continued the restaurant if you weren't strong. 316 00:19:39,567 --> 00:19:41,367 -That's what you celebrate. -Yes, I did. 317 00:19:41,367 --> 00:19:42,200 Strength. 318 00:19:43,667 --> 00:19:46,166 -Strength. -Strength. 319 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:52,967 -Okay? -Okay. Okay. 320 00:19:52,967 --> 00:19:56,266 [Yolanda] Robert wants me to believe in myself more. 321 00:19:56,266 --> 00:19:59,000 This is gonna be hard to do, but I don't wanna be in that place. 322 00:20:00,166 --> 00:20:01,800 I don't want us to be in that place. 323 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:03,500 Pepper wouldn't have wanted this. 324 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:05,467 He wouldn't a wanted this. 325 00:20:10,767 --> 00:20:13,467 -[Boo] What's going on? -It's just hard to talk. 326 00:20:13,467 --> 00:20:18,967 -[Boo] It's hard to talk? It's gonna be okay. Really. -[mumbling] 327 00:20:18,967 --> 00:20:22,000 You know you got this far, so you know you... We do it. 328 00:20:23,166 --> 00:20:24,100 I'm there for you. 329 00:20:27,100 --> 00:20:30,567 -[Yolanda crying] -Hey, now. 330 00:20:36,567 --> 00:20:38,500 -[Robert] Ah! -Oh, hey. 331 00:20:38,567 --> 00:20:40,467 Is that a good "Ah"? 332 00:20:40,467 --> 00:20:43,700 -Well, it's empty. Which is a good thing. -It is empty. 333 00:20:43,767 --> 00:20:46,500 -It's empty to everything, Including the cockroaches. -All right, so... 334 00:20:46,567 --> 00:20:49,367 Well, I wanna address that before we go any further. 335 00:20:49,367 --> 00:20:51,367 So, I called an exterminator. 336 00:20:51,367 --> 00:20:54,100 Problem is, they have to come in at 5:00 in the morning, 337 00:20:54,166 --> 00:20:56,900 and we'll be out for five hours 'til 10:00 in the morning. 338 00:20:58,266 --> 00:20:59,400 -'Cause they have to fog it. -Ugh. 339 00:20:59,467 --> 00:21:00,567 That's not good. 340 00:21:00,567 --> 00:21:03,200 Which means, you gotta do a lot more tonight. 341 00:21:03,266 --> 00:21:05,467 -Up until... 5:00? -5:00 am. 342 00:21:05,467 --> 00:21:06,500 [Robert] Yeah. 343 00:21:06,567 --> 00:21:07,967 -Just digest that. -[Taniya] Yeah. 344 00:21:07,967 --> 00:21:10,266 Now, let's look at the... The overall picture. 345 00:21:10,266 --> 00:21:14,367 [Taniya] Well, first of all, this place needs an overhaul from front to back. 346 00:21:14,367 --> 00:21:17,900 It's a long, narrow space, so, we're gonna break it up into three parts. 347 00:21:17,967 --> 00:21:22,400 The front, we'll do family style big tables, with great lighting overhead. 348 00:21:22,467 --> 00:21:26,867 The second section will be banquette seating, four top tables, 349 00:21:26,867 --> 00:21:29,367 just so that we have a variety of options. 350 00:21:29,367 --> 00:21:32,767 And in the last section, we got rid a that old bar, 351 00:21:32,767 --> 00:21:36,900 and now we're building a server station using prefab shelving. 352 00:21:36,967 --> 00:21:42,467 Lastly, to make that back wall pop, we'll do "Pimanyoli's" up in neon lights. 353 00:21:42,467 --> 00:21:47,667 The writing is on the walls. This place is gonna be incredible when it's done. 354 00:21:47,667 --> 00:21:49,867 So, we're gonna get a stainless steel table for the soda machine, 355 00:21:49,867 --> 00:21:51,467 so they can actually clean under it. 356 00:21:51,467 --> 00:21:53,767 Soda machine, they're gonna rebuild, 357 00:21:53,767 --> 00:21:56,266 and bring back a brand new one tomorrow. 358 00:21:56,266 --> 00:21:57,166 -Good. -[Tom] Wow. 359 00:21:57,166 --> 00:22:01,500 -Just note for self, fogging. -Yeah. 360 00:22:01,567 --> 00:22:04,100 Well, you gotta just push. I know it's gonna be hard, but push it all through. 361 00:22:04,100 --> 00:22:06,100 Yeah, we'll... we'll get as much as we can done tomorrow, 362 00:22:06,166 --> 00:22:07,667 -and we'll see where we're at tomorrow. -All right, cool. Thanks. 363 00:22:07,667 --> 00:22:08,967 [Tom] Cockroach time, yeah. 364 00:22:08,967 --> 00:22:11,000 -Hi. -[Yolanda] This is my sister, Wanda. 365 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,900 [Robert] I asked Yolanda to introduce me to her sister, Wanda 366 00:22:13,967 --> 00:22:15,567 who makes the restaurant's tamales, 367 00:22:15,567 --> 00:22:18,467 because I have an idea for a new menu item. 368 00:22:18,467 --> 00:22:23,800 Why can't we add something like crawfish or maybe some shrimp and blood sausage? 369 00:22:23,867 --> 00:22:28,500 And I want refreshed family recipe for tomorrow's service. 370 00:22:28,567 --> 00:22:30,367 -[Wanda] Okay. -You can do that? 371 00:22:31,467 --> 00:22:32,367 -Of course, she can. -Okay. 372 00:22:32,367 --> 00:22:33,967 I'm not gonna let my sister down. 373 00:22:33,967 --> 00:22:36,967 I'm gonna do the best I can, and that's gonna be awesome. 374 00:22:36,967 --> 00:22:40,266 [Robert] While Wanda works with my executive chef on the new recipe... 375 00:22:40,266 --> 00:22:44,400 I think maybe we can chop the, uh, crawfish tails up a little smaller. 376 00:22:44,467 --> 00:22:46,300 [Robert] ...I wanna give Yolanda an assignment 377 00:22:46,367 --> 00:22:49,100 that will hopefully get her headed in the right direction. 378 00:22:51,100 --> 00:22:53,367 -Today's been a long day. -[Yolanda] Yeah. 379 00:22:53,367 --> 00:22:58,266 [Robert] You need to... You need to kind of... get a good feeling. 380 00:22:58,266 --> 00:23:05,100 Good feeling is about you getting yourself right here, right here, 381 00:23:05,767 --> 00:23:07,767 so you can deal with things. 382 00:23:07,767 --> 00:23:12,700 This restaurant is gonna be yours with Pepper in mind. 383 00:23:13,467 --> 00:23:14,500 -Okay? -Okay. 384 00:23:14,567 --> 00:23:16,667 -It has to be your dream. -Yeah. 385 00:23:16,667 --> 00:23:18,200 -Not Pepper's dream. -Right. 386 00:23:18,266 --> 00:23:20,900 All right, I've got some homework for you. 387 00:23:20,967 --> 00:23:22,767 I want you to write down tonight, 388 00:23:22,767 --> 00:23:26,467 if you could talk to Pepper, what would you ask him? 389 00:23:26,467 --> 00:23:27,467 -All right? -[Yolanda] All right. 390 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:29,667 I have to move forward. 391 00:23:29,667 --> 00:23:33,100 Can't keep wishin' and hopin' that pepper were with me. 392 00:23:33,100 --> 00:23:35,200 I lost a lotta strength when he left, 393 00:23:35,266 --> 00:23:37,867 and I need to find that strength again, 394 00:23:37,867 --> 00:23:41,000 but it's not easy to find strength. 395 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,400 I have to dig deep. I have to dig deep. 396 00:23:50,767 --> 00:23:53,467 [Robert] It's day two in Pimanyoli's Cafe in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 397 00:23:53,467 --> 00:23:57,867 Yesterday, I met the owner who couldn't move past her grief at the loss of her husband. 398 00:23:57,867 --> 00:24:00,400 [Yolanda crying] I wish he was here. 399 00:24:00,467 --> 00:24:03,200 [Robert] Today, she has to rediscover her strength. 400 00:24:03,266 --> 00:24:06,000 Only then, can she become a passionate leader, 401 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,166 who can make this restaurant a huge success. 402 00:24:09,166 --> 00:24:11,867 -Good morning. -Good morning, Robert. 403 00:24:11,867 --> 00:24:14,700 [Robert] So, I asked you to do some homework. 404 00:24:14,767 --> 00:24:18,667 Write, uh, the questions you would like to ask Pepper 405 00:24:18,667 --> 00:24:21,367 -if he... If he was sittin' here, right? -Right. 406 00:24:21,367 --> 00:24:22,700 -Did you do that? -Right. I did. 407 00:24:22,767 --> 00:24:26,400 And actually, I mean, it's a little more detailed than that. 408 00:24:26,467 --> 00:24:29,567 -It's a letter that I wrote to Pepper. -Got it. 409 00:24:29,567 --> 00:24:33,300 Okay, so, "Dear Pepper, I write this letter to you to let you know 410 00:24:33,367 --> 00:24:35,500 we were blessed with 30 wonderful years. 411 00:24:35,567 --> 00:24:37,000 How fortunate was I? 412 00:24:41,100 --> 00:24:42,600 I will never get over you. 413 00:24:44,266 --> 00:24:49,066 I will always think fondly about rain fallin' on the tin roof, 414 00:24:49,066 --> 00:24:50,800 the laughter we shared. 415 00:24:50,867 --> 00:24:54,567 Me always beatin' you at dominoes, and you beatin' me at Scrabble. 416 00:24:54,567 --> 00:24:57,967 I'm glad we never stopped talking, kissin', holding hands. 417 00:24:57,967 --> 00:24:59,800 Your gentleness overwhelmed me. 418 00:25:01,800 --> 00:25:04,200 You always told me that I was a stronger one, 419 00:25:04,266 --> 00:25:07,900 so I must learn to move forward, and hold on tight to what we had. 420 00:25:07,967 --> 00:25:10,266 But the hardest part will be changin' my life, 421 00:25:10,266 --> 00:25:13,166 startin' a new one without you physically beside me. 422 00:25:15,166 --> 00:25:17,900 There's so much more I wanna talk to you about. 423 00:25:17,967 --> 00:25:20,800 Keep listenin', and please, please stay with me." 424 00:25:27,667 --> 00:25:29,200 That was a beautiful note, 425 00:25:29,266 --> 00:25:32,000 and I think he's sitting on your shoulder right now saying, 426 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:33,867 "Hey, this is gonna be good." 427 00:25:33,867 --> 00:25:36,667 -It's gonna be good, you know. -It's gonna be good. I do believe that. 428 00:25:36,667 --> 00:25:42,066 He made me happy. I had a beautiful life, but I need to let go. 429 00:25:42,066 --> 00:25:45,166 I need to release. I need to move forward. 430 00:25:45,166 --> 00:25:48,367 -Keep that, because when you get down... -Yes. 431 00:25:48,367 --> 00:25:51,500 and you get fed up, or you get tired, and you're going to... 432 00:25:51,567 --> 00:25:54,100 -Mmm-hmm, yes. -...read that. 433 00:25:54,166 --> 00:25:56,100 So, all right. 434 00:25:56,166 --> 00:25:58,000 I'm gonna meet with my design team and... 435 00:25:58,066 --> 00:26:00,367 And check the restaurant and go through the design... 436 00:26:00,367 --> 00:26:02,600 -All right. All right. -...and, uh, I will see you shortly, okay? 437 00:26:02,667 --> 00:26:04,567 -Robert, thank you so much. -Oh, you're so welcome. 438 00:26:05,867 --> 00:26:09,300 Last night, doin' my homework, it was emotional. 439 00:26:10,467 --> 00:26:12,500 I had a lot to examine. 440 00:26:12,567 --> 00:26:15,467 My past has been a huge anchor. 441 00:26:15,467 --> 00:26:21,166 But that letter I wrote gave me clear direction on what needs to happen. 442 00:26:21,166 --> 00:26:25,867 Today, I feel hopeful, and I feel strong. 443 00:26:25,867 --> 00:26:27,367 I can move forward. 444 00:26:29,567 --> 00:26:32,367 [Robert] We lost five hours of renovation time this morning 445 00:26:32,367 --> 00:26:34,467 because we had to fumigate the restaurant. 446 00:26:34,467 --> 00:26:39,200 Now, it's time to find out how far behind we are as a result of that. 447 00:26:39,266 --> 00:26:40,300 Good morning! 448 00:26:41,100 --> 00:26:42,367 -Hi! -He's right on time. 449 00:26:45,166 --> 00:26:46,567 [Taniya] I'm too nervous. 450 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,100 -[Robert] All right. -[Tom] Hold on, let me get the lights. 451 00:26:52,166 --> 00:26:54,367 -[Robert] Ah! -[Taniya] Ooh, okay. 452 00:26:54,367 --> 00:26:56,266 I don't see any cockroaches, so that's a good thing. 453 00:26:56,266 --> 00:26:58,567 -Nothing's scattered, that's good. Yeah. -So, nothing moved. 454 00:26:58,567 --> 00:27:02,367 So, we talked overall about the three sections. 455 00:27:02,367 --> 00:27:04,600 The columns that Tom built, 456 00:27:04,667 --> 00:27:06,767 -new lights, I like the lights. -[Taniya] Right. 457 00:27:06,767 --> 00:27:09,667 -We talked about the... The graffiti on the wall... -[Tom] Mmm-hmm. 458 00:27:09,667 --> 00:27:11,100 ...which looks great. 459 00:27:11,166 --> 00:27:14,567 All right, now I wanna go back to look at our divider wall. 460 00:27:14,567 --> 00:27:15,900 -[Tom] Okay. -[Taniya] T, I'm impressed 461 00:27:15,967 --> 00:27:17,767 with how much you guys got done last night. 462 00:27:17,767 --> 00:27:20,100 -On top a this goes? -The bookshelves. 463 00:27:20,166 --> 00:27:21,567 -[Robert] The bookshelves. -Right. 464 00:27:21,567 --> 00:27:23,500 -This is a lot a work here. -Yeah, yeah. 465 00:27:23,567 --> 00:27:25,100 We lost a lotta time last night. 466 00:27:25,166 --> 00:27:27,200 So, we still... I have a ton a work to get done. 467 00:27:27,266 --> 00:27:30,266 -So, get on with it. I'll catch up with you. -Yes. 468 00:27:33,367 --> 00:27:35,600 [Robert] Lookin' at Yolanda's profit and loss statement, 469 00:27:35,667 --> 00:27:38,867 I'm glad to see that her numbers are actually in line. 470 00:27:38,867 --> 00:27:40,700 She just needs a little bit more knowledge 471 00:27:40,767 --> 00:27:43,900 to go along with her new, more hopeful attitude. 472 00:27:43,967 --> 00:27:46,567 Everything you have in there has to have a recipe. 473 00:27:46,567 --> 00:27:48,166 [Yolanda] See, and I've been doing that wrong. 474 00:27:48,166 --> 00:27:50,166 -Never changes. -[Yolanda] Never changes. 475 00:27:50,166 --> 00:27:51,967 I like it. I'm committed to it. 476 00:27:54,767 --> 00:27:57,867 [Robert] Yolanda is eager to absorb everything I'm teaching her, 477 00:27:57,867 --> 00:27:59,667 but she still needs to make one big change 478 00:27:59,667 --> 00:28:01,667 if the restaurant's gonna be successful. 479 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:07,667 -So, we talked about extendin' your hours, right? -Yes. 480 00:28:07,667 --> 00:28:09,667 So, I'm gonna give you some numbers that I worked out, 481 00:28:09,667 --> 00:28:12,266 based on your numbers from your P and L. 482 00:28:12,266 --> 00:28:13,600 -Your profit/loss statement. -Okay, yes. 483 00:28:14,667 --> 00:28:17,667 So, for the month of May, based on your P and L, 484 00:28:17,667 --> 00:28:23,500 -you made $24,036.15. -Okay. 485 00:28:23,567 --> 00:28:30,100 It means, you made $890.22 a day. 486 00:28:30,100 --> 00:28:33,000 And by the way, it costs you $1,100 to open. 487 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,266 -Yes. -You opened 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. 488 00:28:36,266 --> 00:28:39,767 So, you're actually losing money for this time. 489 00:28:39,767 --> 00:28:44,767 I would like you to do 11:00 to 7:00 pm. 490 00:28:44,767 --> 00:28:47,567 -If we open 11:00 to 7:00... -11:00 to 7:00. 491 00:28:47,567 --> 00:28:53,467 ...based on these numbers, if you turn that room twice, we would be able to create 492 00:28:53,467 --> 00:28:59,500 $2373.94 a day. 493 00:28:59,567 --> 00:29:05,367 That gives me $769,156 a year. 494 00:29:05,367 --> 00:29:08,100 So, the difference between this one and this one, 495 00:29:08,100 --> 00:29:11,400 is nearly half a million dollars in revenue a year. 496 00:29:11,467 --> 00:29:15,700 -Yep. -Just for bein' open five hours extra a day. 497 00:29:16,266 --> 00:29:17,367 That's crazy. 498 00:29:17,400 --> 00:29:20,000 Yes, it's gonna cost a little bit more in payroll. 499 00:29:20,066 --> 00:29:21,567 Course, it is. 500 00:29:21,567 --> 00:29:23,300 -Okay, but I'll be able to-- -But the building's sitting there empty. 501 00:29:23,367 --> 00:29:24,266 That's right. 502 00:29:26,066 --> 00:29:28,700 You owe $250,000. 503 00:29:28,767 --> 00:29:31,900 If you keep your cost in line, that could be gone in a year. 504 00:29:31,967 --> 00:29:33,767 [Yolanda] If I do run the extended hours. 505 00:29:33,767 --> 00:29:36,467 You're just makin' the day brighter and brighter for me. 506 00:29:36,467 --> 00:29:38,166 -All right? -All right. 507 00:29:38,166 --> 00:29:41,000 -Good, I'm gonna finish your restaurant now. -All right. All right. 508 00:29:41,066 --> 00:29:44,400 Robert's whiteboard impacted me so much. 509 00:29:44,467 --> 00:29:48,567 Right now, we will be open from 11:00 to 7:00. 510 00:29:48,567 --> 00:29:50,967 I have a plan, and that plan, I will follow. 511 00:29:54,867 --> 00:29:57,266 [Robert] Today, everything has changed at Pimanyoli's. 512 00:29:57,266 --> 00:30:00,166 Yolanda is a new person with a new outlook. 513 00:30:00,166 --> 00:30:02,967 Now, the restaurant needs a new menu to match. 514 00:30:02,967 --> 00:30:06,867 Okay, I'm gonna teach you three dishes 515 00:30:06,867 --> 00:30:09,467 that I think will go really well on your menu. 516 00:30:09,467 --> 00:30:12,467 First one I'm gonna show you is bacon salad. 517 00:30:12,467 --> 00:30:19,467 Simple, lettuce, okra, tomatoes, pickled onions, cheese. 518 00:30:21,066 --> 00:30:24,967 -That was difficult, right? -[Boo] Yes, it was. Yeah, extremely hard. 519 00:30:24,967 --> 00:30:26,867 -[Boo chuckling] -All right, I'm gonna dress that. 520 00:30:28,667 --> 00:30:32,567 -I like the pickled onions as color on top. -[Yolanda] Yes. 521 00:30:32,567 --> 00:30:35,300 [Robert] Barbecued bacon, it's just barbecue sauce. 522 00:30:35,367 --> 00:30:37,367 -Okay, on bacon. -[Robert] Dump it over the bacon. 523 00:30:37,367 --> 00:30:39,100 -[Yolanda] Okay. -[Robert] Straight into the fryer. 524 00:30:39,166 --> 00:30:40,467 -In the fryer? -[Robert] Fry it. 525 00:30:40,467 --> 00:30:41,900 [Yolanda] Wow. 526 00:30:41,967 --> 00:30:45,100 [Robert] Devilled eggs, bacon and eggs on a salad. 527 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:51,600 Bum, bum, bumm! All right, bacon salad. Dig in. 528 00:30:56,066 --> 00:30:59,066 -[Boo giggling] Yeah. -That's freakin' good. 529 00:31:00,867 --> 00:31:05,166 [Robert] It cost us $2.08, and we're gonna sell it for $11. 530 00:31:05,166 --> 00:31:10,066 Givin' us $8.92 in our pocket, every time you sell a salad. 531 00:31:10,066 --> 00:31:12,567 -Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. -[Boo chuckling] 532 00:31:12,567 --> 00:31:17,300 Second one I'm gonna, uh, teach you is a barbecue pastrami. 533 00:31:17,367 --> 00:31:20,667 I took the pastrami, boiled the pastrami... 534 00:31:20,667 --> 00:31:22,800 -[Yolanda] Okay, okay. -...then, smoked the pastrami. 535 00:31:22,867 --> 00:31:26,467 [Robert] So, it starts with a bun, kale dip. 536 00:31:26,467 --> 00:31:27,567 Put a little bit on the bottom, 537 00:31:27,567 --> 00:31:29,700 so that it doesn't move on the plate, that's all. 538 00:31:29,767 --> 00:31:32,400 -Pastrami... -That smells good. 539 00:31:32,467 --> 00:31:35,100 ...spicy coleslaw, fresh cabbage, carrot, 540 00:31:35,100 --> 00:31:39,600 red onion, rice wine vinegar, mustard, mayo, hot sauce, the potato chip... 541 00:31:41,767 --> 00:31:42,867 and French fries. 542 00:31:43,667 --> 00:31:45,900 A barbecue pastrami. 543 00:31:50,166 --> 00:31:51,166 Oh, wow. 544 00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:55,900 This is really good. Extremely good. 545 00:31:55,967 --> 00:32:01,367 [Robert] That cost me $3.42 to make. We're gonna sell it for $17.00, 546 00:32:01,367 --> 00:32:05,300 -and put in our pockets... Drumroll... -Yeah. 547 00:32:05,367 --> 00:32:09,100 -...$13.58 every time you sell this. -[Yolanda chuckling] Yes. 548 00:32:09,166 --> 00:32:10,700 [Boo] Wow. 549 00:32:10,767 --> 00:32:12,867 That's the first time I've seen you smile in two days. 550 00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:19,800 -The last one, Cajun pork fried rice. -Oh, wow. 551 00:32:19,867 --> 00:32:22,800 [Robert] I've got andouille sausage, sweet potatoes, trinity. 552 00:32:23,767 --> 00:32:26,266 [slowly] Oh, yeah, baby. 553 00:32:26,266 --> 00:32:29,667 Beans, some corn, rice... 554 00:32:29,667 --> 00:32:32,300 [singing loudly] Oh, baby! 555 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:37,700 [Robert] Mmm-mmm! 556 00:32:37,767 --> 00:32:43,567 Smoked pork, teriyaki barbecue sauce. 557 00:32:43,567 --> 00:32:46,266 Teriyaki barbecue sauce. 558 00:32:46,266 --> 00:32:49,500 [Robert] Cajun pork fried rice. Go for it. 559 00:32:52,367 --> 00:32:54,867 -[Yolanda] I'd like some more. -That's what I like. 560 00:32:58,166 --> 00:33:01,867 [Robert] It costs $2.37 to make that. 561 00:33:01,867 --> 00:33:08,166 We're gonna sell it for $15, putting into your pocket $12.63. 562 00:33:08,166 --> 00:33:10,166 Oh, wow. Let's do it. 563 00:33:12,700 --> 00:33:14,166 [Robert] There you go! Keep goin'! Keep goin'! 564 00:33:14,166 --> 00:33:16,066 -I only do this one. I only do this. -[Yolanda laughing] 565 00:33:16,066 --> 00:33:17,967 -Gotta ease it up. -[Robert] That's all I can do. 566 00:33:17,967 --> 00:33:20,300 All right, I love your energy now. 567 00:33:20,367 --> 00:33:22,166 -It's a whole different energy. -Yes. 568 00:33:22,166 --> 00:33:23,700 I'm gonna check in with my designers. 569 00:33:23,700 --> 00:33:28,000 -We are moving fast, right, to opening your restaurant? -Yes, we are. 570 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:30,367 All right, when I'm gone, you can eat the rest a the food. 571 00:33:30,367 --> 00:33:34,800 -I wanna get some to-go containers. -[Boo stammering] All right. 572 00:33:34,867 --> 00:33:37,300 [Robert] But there's one more dish for the service tonight, 573 00:33:37,367 --> 00:33:41,100 and it's time to find out if it passes muster with Yolanda. 574 00:33:41,100 --> 00:33:43,066 -[Wanda] Hi! -[man] Who's here? 575 00:33:43,066 --> 00:33:45,266 -Oh, wow, the tamales. Yeah. -Yeah. 576 00:33:45,266 --> 00:33:47,100 The tamale is a wonderful blend 577 00:33:47,166 --> 00:33:48,767 -of the boudin and crawfish. -[Yolanda] And crawfish. 578 00:33:48,767 --> 00:33:50,700 -Okay, let me just taste it. -[Wanda] Just... Just taste it, Okay. 579 00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:58,700 -Oh, my God! -Mmm! 580 00:33:58,767 --> 00:34:00,100 -You like it? -[Yolanda] Can't wait to serve this tonight, 581 00:34:00,166 --> 00:34:01,767 -everybody's gonna jump on 'em. -[Wanda] Yes! 582 00:34:01,767 --> 00:34:03,467 Wonderful! 583 00:34:03,467 --> 00:34:06,266 -Oh, my God. -They are so awesome. 584 00:34:06,266 --> 00:34:11,100 My sister has supported me in so many ways, anyway she possibly could. 585 00:34:11,100 --> 00:34:15,867 Her presence here to help me means more than anything. 586 00:34:15,867 --> 00:34:19,867 Right now, I need to be a strong, confident leader 587 00:34:19,867 --> 00:34:22,100 in order for us to prosper and grow. 588 00:34:22,100 --> 00:34:23,700 We got a new beginning comin'. 589 00:34:23,767 --> 00:34:25,600 -I'm gonna be different... -Right. 590 00:34:25,667 --> 00:34:27,266 ...and I need you to be different with me. 591 00:34:27,266 --> 00:34:28,266 -Right. -Yes, ma'am. 592 00:34:28,266 --> 00:34:31,700 We're family and we're gonna do it together, 593 00:34:31,767 --> 00:34:34,600 but when we're in that buildin', it's business. 594 00:34:34,667 --> 00:34:36,100 I'm the boss. 595 00:34:36,166 --> 00:34:38,166 -So, we start today, okay? -Yes, ma'am. 596 00:34:38,166 --> 00:34:42,000 -All right? I love you so much. -Love you! 597 00:34:42,066 --> 00:34:44,166 'Cause you've given me so much. 598 00:34:44,166 --> 00:34:48,166 -Yeah, amen. Oh, yeah, right. -You just had some help. 599 00:34:50,467 --> 00:34:53,100 [Taniya] So gross, look at all that. 600 00:34:53,166 --> 00:34:56,467 [Robert] Losing five hours of renovation because we had to fumigate the restaurant 601 00:34:56,467 --> 00:34:58,367 has thrown us way off schedule. 602 00:34:58,367 --> 00:34:59,634 [screaming] Let's go! 603 00:34:59,634 --> 00:35:03,000 So, I have to push hard if we're gonna open on time. 604 00:35:03,066 --> 00:35:05,100 Scrub it like you mean it, people! 605 00:35:05,100 --> 00:35:07,667 You gotta get right down low. Get down low. 606 00:35:07,667 --> 00:35:09,767 Watch your head! watch your head! 607 00:35:09,767 --> 00:35:14,166 Okay, so it's 5:00, and I'm still tryin' to figure out the banquette back wall here. 608 00:35:14,166 --> 00:35:17,967 You see, one, two, three, four, five. That needs to go higher, guys. 609 00:35:17,967 --> 00:35:19,567 That needs to go higher than that. 610 00:35:19,567 --> 00:35:23,166 We haven't even started bringing in tables, we're cleanin' the back. 611 00:35:23,166 --> 00:35:26,500 I will not give the restaurant back until it is the way I want it. 612 00:35:26,567 --> 00:35:29,667 Now, that's gonna take at least another hour. So, you should get out. 613 00:35:29,667 --> 00:35:30,667 [shouting] Just go, hurry up! 614 00:35:36,066 --> 00:35:37,667 [Tom] All right, guys, hurry up. Hurry it up! 615 00:35:37,667 --> 00:35:41,900 [Robert shouting] Let's get the tables in here. Let's go! Let's go! 616 00:35:41,967 --> 00:35:43,433 All right, let's get the chairs in. 617 00:35:49,600 --> 00:35:54,000 So, yesterday when I got here, Yolanda had no hope for her future. 618 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:57,000 Today? Look around you. 619 00:35:57,000 --> 00:36:01,000 This is all hope and her future. Now, I'm gonna get her. 620 00:36:05,500 --> 00:36:08,567 [Yolanda] Now, I did talk to Pepper on the way here. 621 00:36:08,567 --> 00:36:14,367 And I said, "It's because a your dream, and your vision that I'm standin' right here." 622 00:36:14,367 --> 00:36:18,567 You would be so proud, Pepper. You would be so proud. 623 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:21,367 Hello! 624 00:36:22,767 --> 00:36:24,266 Hello! 625 00:36:24,266 --> 00:36:25,667 Come on over this way a second. 626 00:36:27,667 --> 00:36:29,867 Stand here, close your eyes. 627 00:36:30,467 --> 00:36:31,367 Okay. 628 00:36:34,867 --> 00:36:37,266 Look in, 'cause there's a threshold. 629 00:36:38,266 --> 00:36:39,200 [Yolanda sniffling] 630 00:36:40,266 --> 00:36:42,400 We're gonna start here. Are you ready? 631 00:36:43,100 --> 00:36:44,500 I'm so ready, Robert. 632 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:49,867 -[Robert] Open your eyes. -Oh, my God. What? 633 00:36:53,767 --> 00:36:55,400 -Are you ready? -I'm so ready, Robert. 634 00:36:56,100 --> 00:36:57,000 [Robert] Open your eyes. 635 00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:01,567 Oh, my God. What? 636 00:37:07,367 --> 00:37:08,767 [sobbing] Oh, Lord. 637 00:37:09,700 --> 00:37:11,867 Lord, thank you for... 638 00:37:15,967 --> 00:37:19,000 How in the world? What? 639 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:20,367 [crying] 640 00:37:22,266 --> 00:37:25,400 [whimpering] Oh, God, this place is beautiful. 641 00:37:26,367 --> 00:37:28,300 [crying] 642 00:37:28,367 --> 00:37:31,166 -We had all... -Take a minute. Take a minute. You're okay. 643 00:37:31,166 --> 00:37:33,867 [Yolanda sobbing] Oh, Lord. 644 00:37:33,867 --> 00:37:36,567 I couldn't even envision this any kind a way. 645 00:37:36,567 --> 00:37:38,300 -[Robert] Come on, have a look. This is your place. -[Yolanda crying] Oh... 646 00:37:38,367 --> 00:37:40,567 -[Robert] All new tables, chairs. -[Yolanda sobbing] Oh, my God. 647 00:37:40,567 --> 00:37:44,367 -[Robert] New banquette there, new lighting, new walls... -[Yolanda] Oh, my God. 648 00:37:44,367 --> 00:37:46,900 ...new service station, oh! 649 00:37:50,266 --> 00:37:55,166 [sobbing] Look, his hat. His hat! Oh, I love this. 650 00:37:57,100 --> 00:37:58,767 [softly] Oh, Jesus. 651 00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:00,767 [Robert] I gotta show you this. 652 00:38:00,767 --> 00:38:03,567 -Okay, oh... -We rebuilt your whole system. 653 00:38:03,567 --> 00:38:06,266 -[crying] Oh, shhh... -You all right? 654 00:38:11,166 --> 00:38:14,100 -Uh... Oh... Oh... -Come on, have a look. This is your place. 655 00:38:14,100 --> 00:38:15,567 -...Y'all done it good. Uh... -This is your place. 656 00:38:16,600 --> 00:38:17,967 [Yolanda crying] Oh, my God. 657 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:23,000 [crying] Oh, oh, Jesus... 658 00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:24,767 -[Taniya] I'm so happy for you. -[Tom] Yeah. 659 00:38:24,767 --> 00:38:28,767 -[sobbing] Thank you. -Oh, you're so welcome. 660 00:38:28,767 --> 00:38:30,967 -[Yolanda] Oh, Lord. -This is your future. 661 00:38:30,967 --> 00:38:34,066 [Yolanda] That's right, you don't know how happy I am right now. 662 00:38:34,066 --> 00:38:36,867 [Robert] You're gonna walk to the door, and you're gonna let people in. 663 00:38:36,867 --> 00:38:38,900 And they better not write on my walls. 664 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,266 [Robert] Off you go. Let them in. 665 00:38:42,266 --> 00:38:45,367 -[Taniya] Good luck. -Oh, my God. Thank you. 666 00:38:45,367 --> 00:38:47,767 -Oh, my gosh! -I know, uh... 667 00:38:48,367 --> 00:38:50,100 Oh, my God! 668 00:38:53,166 --> 00:38:56,100 Thank you so much for your support over the years. 669 00:38:56,166 --> 00:39:00,066 I really appreciate it. Enjoy yourself and thank you so much. 670 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:05,967 -Ahhh! -Ahhh! 671 00:39:05,967 --> 00:39:08,367 Oh, my God! Are you kidding me? 672 00:39:08,367 --> 00:39:10,567 Man! 673 00:39:10,567 --> 00:39:15,467 Bright, beautiful colors, it looks like a whole brand new place. 674 00:39:15,467 --> 00:39:17,967 It's beautiful, isn't it? 675 00:39:17,967 --> 00:39:20,767 -I feel like I'm in New York somewhere. -[both laughing] 676 00:39:20,767 --> 00:39:23,066 [Yolanda] I'm so happy right now, I don't know what to do with myself. 677 00:39:23,066 --> 00:39:25,600 -[Erin] Hey, y'all, how we doin' tonight? -Good. 678 00:39:25,667 --> 00:39:28,066 -Everything on this menu is oh, my goodness... -[Erin] That's good. 679 00:39:28,066 --> 00:39:29,500 ...so delicious. 680 00:39:29,500 --> 00:39:30,967 -[Erin] Do you know what you're havin'? -...The pork fried rice. 681 00:39:30,967 --> 00:39:31,967 [Yolanda] Gonna love it. 682 00:39:33,066 --> 00:39:35,166 [Robert] All right, first five tables are in. 683 00:39:35,166 --> 00:39:39,667 A bacon salad, a Cajun pork and rice. One, two, three... 684 00:39:39,667 --> 00:39:41,667 A Cajun rice, two times. 685 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:46,166 [Kurt] A salad, a pork fried rice and a pastrami. 686 00:39:46,166 --> 00:39:49,166 -[Boo] Kurt, fries ready. -[Kurt] All right, I need a tamale. 687 00:39:49,166 --> 00:39:53,000 That's nice! Hallelujah! 688 00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:55,500 [Boo] Right up there in that... In that pan. Give me some crackle. 689 00:39:55,567 --> 00:39:57,300 [Robert] The kitchen is doing great, 690 00:39:57,367 --> 00:39:59,800 but I'm looking for a brand new Yolanda. 691 00:39:59,867 --> 00:40:02,000 I wanna see her up front and center, 692 00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:05,100 greeting customers and supervising her restaurant. 693 00:40:05,166 --> 00:40:08,600 Instead of 11:00 to 2:00, it'll be 11:00 to 7:00. 694 00:40:08,667 --> 00:40:11,066 I appreciate y'all so much, you know that. 695 00:40:11,066 --> 00:40:12,967 [Robert] Even more importantly, 696 00:40:12,967 --> 00:40:17,166 I wanna see the owner looking forward to a future full of hope and joy again... 697 00:40:17,166 --> 00:40:21,200 I'm very happy for Miss Yolanda. I know that she deserve this. 698 00:40:21,266 --> 00:40:23,133 If she happy, I'm happy. 699 00:40:23,133 --> 00:40:26,266 [Robert] ...But it'll all be for nothing if the customers don't love the food. 700 00:40:32,467 --> 00:40:37,500 The pastrami sandwich is amazing. It's juicy, it's tender. 701 00:40:37,567 --> 00:40:40,500 [customer 2] So, when I first took my first bite, it was amazing. 702 00:40:40,567 --> 00:40:43,767 The flavors were, like, outstanding. It's really over the top. 703 00:40:43,767 --> 00:40:48,867 I could've never envisioned this. People are gonna wanna come. 704 00:40:48,867 --> 00:40:52,467 Promise, hope, dreams, the future is bright. 705 00:40:54,166 --> 00:40:56,066 It's just extraordinary. 706 00:40:56,066 --> 00:40:58,100 It's up to her now. 707 00:40:58,100 --> 00:40:59,700 -I'm very proud of you. -Oh, wow. 708 00:40:59,767 --> 00:41:01,567 -You've come a long way... -Thank you, very much, 709 00:41:01,567 --> 00:41:02,500 -Robert. -...in two days. 710 00:41:02,567 --> 00:41:04,367 Now, I believe you can do this. 711 00:41:04,367 --> 00:41:05,433 I can do it. 712 00:41:05,433 --> 00:41:07,400 -[Robert] I know you can do it. -All right. 713 00:41:07,467 --> 00:41:09,467 [all cheering] 714 00:41:10,367 --> 00:41:12,467 You got this. Okay? 715 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:19,567 [all cheering] 716 00:41:31,367 --> 00:41:32,767 [Robert] You know what worries me? 717 00:41:32,767 --> 00:41:36,000 Is that you think you're doing something and you're really not. 718 00:41:36,066 --> 00:41:40,667 You're $450,000 in debt. It just blows my mind that you let it go this far. 719 00:41:40,667 --> 00:41:41,967 Holy moly! 720 00:41:41,967 --> 00:41:43,367 The food, the cleanliness... 721 00:41:43,367 --> 00:41:45,166 That's comin' from the ice machine. 722 00:41:45,166 --> 00:41:47,300 There's garbage. Look at this chicken on the floor. 723 00:41:47,367 --> 00:41:49,166 This is not acceptable. 724 00:41:49,166 --> 00:41:50,467 You shut down right now. 725 00:41:50,467 --> 00:41:52,667 Who's running the restaurant? 'Cause you're not. 726 00:41:52,667 --> 00:41:54,667 The servers didn't show up. 727 00:41:54,667 --> 00:41:57,200 If I don't get staff by 2:30, I'm not doin' a service.