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What Happened to Pier West Restaurant? (Twin Lakes, WI)

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As of September 2026, Pier West Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

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Yelp ·
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yellowpages.com

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing for Pier West, updated July 2026, marks the restaurant permanently closed; a Yellow Pages listing separately shows the business as closed.

  • Season / episode Season 6, Episode 8
  • Original air date
  • Address 511 Wilmot Ave, Twin Lakes, WI 53181

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) featured Pier West, a waterfront restaurant on Lake Mary at 511 Wilmot Avenue in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, in the episode "Sink or Swim," which aired June 16, 2013. FOX6 Milwaukee reported ahead of filming that owners of the small, family-run grill said sales had fallen by roughly 25 percent over the prior two years, and that online reviews at the time described slow, inconsistent service and food that arrived overcooked, cold or incorrect. The station also noted that longtime regulars in the small village of fewer than 6,000 people had a far more favorable view of the restaurant than those reviews suggested, with several telling FOX6 they were excited about the national television attention coming to town. As shown in the episode, host Robert Irvine and his crew spent roughly 36 hours reworking the restaurant's menu, kitchen operations and dining areas, which included indoor seating for about 150 guests, a full bar, a lakeside tiki bar, a patio seating around 75, and boat-up dining along a private pier with multiple slips. FOX6's report noted that the owners were contractually barred from discussing the renovation with press before the episode aired, and that FOX6 itself was not permitted inside the restaurant during filming. Coverage of the show's aftermath described an initial sales increase of around 25 percent in the weeks following the relaunch. That recovery proved short-lived: secondary reporting on the show's aftermath indicates Pier West closed within roughly seven months of the episode airing, around January 2014. A Yelp listing for Pier West, updated as recently as July 2026, currently marks the business as permanently closed, and the waterfront property has since been marketed to prospective tenants as available restaurant space, according to a real-estate listing for the address. No subsequent reopening under a new name or ownership has been identified in the sources reviewed for this record.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 6, Episode 8
Original air date
Episode title
Sink or Swim
What was featured
a waterfront lake restaurant's menu, kitchen and dining areas during a two-day renovation
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Pier West Restaurant

Frequently asked questions

Is Pier West Restaurant still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Pier West Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What happened to Pier West Restaurant after Restaurant: Impossible?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) featured Pier West, a waterfront restaurant on Lake Mary at 511 Wilmot Avenue in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, in the episode "Sink or Swim," which aired June 16, 2013. As of September 2026, Pier West Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

Is Pier West Restaurant permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Pier West Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 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 Pier West Restaurant located?

511 Wilmot Ave, Twin Lakes, WI 53181. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Pier West Restaurant?

Season 6, Episode 8 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired June 16, 2013. The episode is titled “Sink or Swim”.

Did the makeover last at Pier West Restaurant?

The episode first aired June 16, 2013. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 13 years later —: As of September 2026, Pier West Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What do reviews say since Restaurant: Impossible?

FOX6 Milwaukee reported ahead of filming that owners of the small, family-run grill said sales had fallen by roughly 25 percent over the prior two years, and that online reviews at the time described slow, inconsistent service and food that arrived overcooked, cold or incorrect. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Pier West Restaurant still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

As shown in the episode, host Robert Irvine and his crew spent roughly 36 hours reworking the restaurant's menu, kitchen operations and dining areas, which included indoor seating for about 150 guests, a full bar, a lakeside tiki bar, a patio seating around 75, and boat-up dining along a private pier with multiple slips. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
511 Wilmot Ave, Twin Lakes, WI 53181
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • fox6now.com — https://www.fox6now.com/news/twin-lakes-restaurant-to-be-featured-on-restaurant-impossible
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/pier-west-twin-lakes
  • yellowpages.com — https://www.yellowpages.com/twin-lakes-wi/mip/pier-west-450811599

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