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What Happened to Scrimmages After Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

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As of September 2026, Scrimmages has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing for Scrimmages at 4723 Concord Pike in Wilmington is marked permanently closed (updated June 2026); a 2025 tracker article's claim of a 2013 closure is unconfirmed and noted only as a lead.

  • Season / episode Season 2, Episode 7
  • Original air date
  • Address 4723 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) featured Scrimmages, a sports-bar-style restaurant at 4723 Concord Pike in Wilmington, Delaware, in the Season 2 episode "Scrimmages," which aired August 31, 2011. As shown in the episode, the restaurant was losing money, its sports-bar concept had grown dated, and the kitchen's menu was inconsistent under pressure. Robert Irvine's team carried out the show's typical rapid renovation, refreshing the dining and bar area, narrowing the menu, and retraining staff on a smaller, more consistent set of dishes, before handing the business back to its owners with a relaunch service meant to show off the new look and menu.

Scrimmages did not remain open for many more years. A 2025 article from a site that tracks the show's past locations reported, without citing a dated primary source, a closure in 2013 and that the space was later occupied by at least one subsequent restaurant; because that claim is not traced to a named news outlet or an official statement, it is treated here as an unverified lead rather than a source of record, and no attempt was made to independently confirm which businesses may have followed at the address.

The strongest dated evidence located in this research pass is a Yelp business listing for the Concord Pike address, which is marked permanently closed and was last updated in June 2026. No archived Delaware news coverage or a dated statement from Scrimmages's ownership was found to independently confirm the exact date operations stopped, or to confirm what business, if any, currently occupies the building.

Given that the only dated confirmation is a maps-style listing rather than a news account or owner statement, this record is logged at the "reported" confidence tier, with sign-off from the site owner still pending. All sources reviewed for this record are noted above and kept on file. No other Restaurant: Impossible or Food Network appearances tied to this address were identified.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 7
Original air date
Episode title
Scrimmages
What was featured
sports bar restaurant renovation: dining and bar refresh, menu narrowing
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Scrimmages

Frequently asked questions

Is Scrimmages still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Scrimmages has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

What happened to Scrimmages after Restaurant: Impossible?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) featured Scrimmages, a sports-bar-style restaurant at 4723 Concord Pike in Wilmington, Delaware, in the Season 2 episode "Scrimmages," which aired August 31, 2011. As of September 2026, Scrimmages has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

Is Scrimmages permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Scrimmages has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 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 Scrimmages located?

4723 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Scrimmages?

Season 2, Episode 7 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired August 31, 2011. The episode is titled “Scrimmages”.

Did the makeover last at Scrimmages?

The episode first aired August 31, 2011. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 15 years later —: As of September 2026, Scrimmages has closed — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.

What do reviews say since Restaurant: Impossible?

All sources reviewed for this record are noted above and kept on file. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Scrimmages still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

As shown in the episode, the restaurant was losing money, its sports-bar concept had grown dated, and the kitchen's menu was inconsistent under pressure. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
4723 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE 19803
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
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Sources

  • Yelp — https://m.yelp.com/biz/scrimmages-restaurant-and-sports-bar-wilmington
  • popthruster.com — https://popthruster.com/2025/05/31/restaurant-impossible-scrimmages-open-or-closed/

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