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What Happened to Be'ne Pizza & Pasta? (Omaha, NE)

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As of September 2026, Be'ne Pizza & Pasta has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp's May 2026 update shows Be'ne Pizza & Pasta closed at 12301 W Maple Rd, Omaha. The fan-tracker site Food Network Gossip placed the closure around July 18, 2015, after fourteen years in business (unverified, not traced to a named news outlet).

  • Season / episode Season 10, Episode 8
  • Original air date
  • Address 12301 W Maple Rd, Omaha, NE 68164

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) visited Be'ne Pizza & Pasta in Omaha, Nebraska, for the episode "Game Over," which aired February 18, 2015, closing out the show's tenth season. The restaurant, run by the Lanphier family and known for a retro dining room that included arcade games, had operated for roughly fourteen years by the time of the episode. Robert Irvine's team applied the series' standard approach: reviewing the existing pizza-and-pasta menu and kitchen operations, renovating the space over about two days, and relaunching with an updated menu intended to modernize the restaurant's offerings while keeping its neighborhood identity.

The fan-tracker site Food Network Gossip's reporting put the closure around July 18, 2015, roughly five months after the episode aired, attributing the decision to the family after fourteen years in business (unverified, as this claim traces to a fan-tracker blog rather than a named news outlet). Yelp's listing for the business, located at 12301 West Maple Road in Omaha and last updated in May 2026, currently shows Be'ne Pizza & Pasta as closed, consistent with no reopening at that address in the years since.

No information was found indicating that the Lanphier family reopened the restaurant under a different name or at a new address, nor was any information found about a new business occupying the West Maple Road location since Be'ne closed. A retro-styled menu website referencing the restaurant's pizza and pasta offerings continues to exist online, but it functions as an archival or informational page rather than an active ordering system, and does not indicate the restaurant is currently operating.

Be'ne Pizza & Pasta's closure, following the July 2015 date reported by the fan-tracker source, places its run at roughly five months after the television makeover, one of the shorter post-renovation spans among the season's restaurants covered in this research batch.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 10, Episode 8
Original air date
Episode title
Game Over
What was featured
menu modernization at a longtime retro-style pizza-and-pasta restaurant with an arcade dining room
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Be'ne Pizza & Pasta

Frequently asked questions

Is Be'ne Pizza & Pasta still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Be'ne Pizza & Pasta has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

What happened to Be'ne Pizza & Pasta after Restaurant: Impossible?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) visited Be'ne Pizza & Pasta in Omaha, Nebraska, for the episode "Game Over," which aired February 18, 2015, closing out the show's tenth season. As of September 2026, Be'ne Pizza & Pasta has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

Is Be'ne Pizza & Pasta permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Be'ne Pizza & Pasta has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Be'ne Pizza & Pasta located?

12301 W Maple Rd, Omaha, NE 68164. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Be'ne Pizza & Pasta?

Season 10, Episode 8 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired February 18, 2015. The episode is titled “Game Over”.

Did the makeover last at Be'ne Pizza & Pasta?

The episode first aired February 18, 2015. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 11 years later —: As of September 2026, Be'ne Pizza & Pasta has closed — confirmed via Yelp, May 2026.

Is Be'ne Pizza & Pasta still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

Robert Irvine's team applied the series' standard approach: reviewing the existing pizza-and-pasta menu and kitchen operations, renovating the space over about two days, and relaunching with an updated menu intended to modernize the restaurant's offerings while keeping its neighborhood identity. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
12301 W Maple Rd, Omaha, NE 68164
Venue type
pizzeria
Official website
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