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What Happened to Green Beret Club?

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Status unconfirmed as of September 2026. We have no reliable signal and haven't been able to confirm what, if anything, currently operates at this address.

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What the source shows: Sources conflict: one tracker reported the renamed Smoke Bomb Grille closing around March 2022, while Yelp and a base-directory listing show review activity as recently as late 2025; no single authoritative current-year confirmation was found for this on-post military club.

  • Season / episode Season 9, Episode 9
  • Original air date
  • Address 9th St & Buker St, Fort Bragg, NC 28310
  • Current name Smoke Bomb Grille

Address

9th St & Buker St, Fort Bragg, NC 28310

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

The Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) themed special "Military: Impossible" brought Chef Robert Irvine to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to rework the Green Beret Club, one of the few full-service dining venues on the Army post and a gathering place primarily for Special Forces soldiers and their families. Irvine found a club housed in a converted gym space with dated decor, a kitchen leaning heavily on pre-made and frozen food rather than fresh cooking, and a name and branding some on post felt did not reflect the venue's role as a place open to a broader military community rather than only Green Beret personnel. Staff morale was described as low, with the kitchen team feeling disconnected from a menu that offered little room for pride in the food being served. Irvine's team used the program's standard 48-hour renovation window to modernize the dining space while deliberately preserving an existing memorial wall honoring fallen soldiers, treating that element as central to the room rather than something to be removed or minimized. On the food side, the rescue emphasized a shift toward fresh preparation over frozen and pre-made ingredients, alongside menu changes meant to raise both quality and staff investment in the food they served. As part of the changes, the venue was renamed Smoke Bomb Grille, a name intended to be more broadly inclusive of the post's wider military community while still honoring the unit's heritage informally through design details. The reveal presented a modernized club space built around fresh cooking and the renamed identity. Because the club served an audience of active-duty soldiers, families, and retirees rather than the general public, Irvine's team also considered practical issues like extended hours around training schedules and pricing accessible to junior enlisted patrons, treating the venue's role as a de facto community center as part of the rescue's brief alongside the more conventional food and design fixes. The episode aired September 17, 2014, the third of the season's non-traditional venue specials, following the bowling-alley and golf-club episodes earlier that summer.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 9, Episode 9
Original air date
Episode title
Military: Impossible
What was featured
Military-club dining space renovation and menu overhaul
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Green Beret Club

Frequently asked questions

Is Green Beret Club still open in 2026?

Status unconfirmed as of September 2026. We have no reliable signal and haven't been able to confirm what, if anything, currently operates at this address.

What happened to Green Beret Club after Restaurant: Impossible?

The Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) themed special "Military: Impossible" brought Chef Robert Irvine to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to rework the Green Beret Club, one of the few full-service dining venues on the Army post and a gathering place primarily for Special Forces soldiers and their families. Status unconfirmed as of September 2026. We have no reliable signal and haven't been able to confirm what, if anything, currently operates at this address.

What is Green Beret Club called now?

Now: Smoke Bomb Grille (formerly Green Beret Club). Status unconfirmed as of September 2026. We have no reliable signal and haven't been able to confirm what, if anything, currently operates at this address.

Where is Green Beret Club located?

9th St & Buker St, Fort Bragg, NC 28310. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Green Beret Club?

Season 9, Episode 9 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired September 17, 2014. The episode is titled “Military: Impossible”.

Did the makeover last at Green Beret Club?

The episode first aired September 17, 2014. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 12 years later —: Status unconfirmed as of September 2026. We have no reliable signal and haven't been able to confirm what, if anything, currently operates at this address.

Is Green Beret Club still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

Irvine found a club housed in a converted gym space with dated decor, a kitchen leaning heavily on pre-made and frozen food rather than fresh cooking, and a name and branding some on post felt did not reflect the venue's role as a place open to a broader military community rather than only Green Beret personnel. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
9th St & Buker St, Fort Bragg, NC 28310
Venue type
club
Official website
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Sources

  • armyranger.com — https://armyranger.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=65730
  • foodnetworkgossip.com — https://www.foodnetworkgossip.com/2014/09/restaurant-impossible-green-beret-club-Smoke-Bomb-Grille.html
  • Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/FORSCOM/posts/fort-braggs-green-beret-club-gets-makeover-for-restaurant-impossible-tv-episode-/10152471568839299/

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