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

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As of September 2026, Urban Roots has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, June 2015.

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foodnetworkgossip.com ·
Secondary source
okgazette.com

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What the source shows: The restaurant's own Facebook page announced on June 6, 2015 that it would close after falling short of a fundraising goal tied to a rent increase; Food Network Gossip documented the announcement the same month.

  • Season / episode Season 8, Episode 6
  • Original air date
  • Address 322 NE 2nd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73104

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

On Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network), Robert Irvine visited Urban Roots, a restaurant and jazz-influenced lounge in Oklahoma City's historic Deep Deuce neighborhood, for the episode "Face the Music." Chef-owner Chaya Fletcher had operated the business since 2010, and the episode focused on tension around her role as both the public face of the restaurant and the person responsible for its kitchen and finances. Irvine's team redesigned the dining room to play up the neighborhood's jazz heritage and reworked a menu that reviewers had previously described as inconsistent. The restaurant's building sat at the corner of NE 2nd Street and Stiles Avenue in the Deep Deuce district, an area local business coverage described as undergoing broader redevelopment in the years around the show's visit. In the months following the April 9, 2014 broadcast, online reviews were largely positive, and the restaurant kept its Facebook page current with event listings and specials well into 2015. According to Food Network Gossip's coverage, Urban Roots ran into a lease problem when the building that housed it was sold and its rent was raised. The restaurant's own Facebook page announced on June 6, 2015 that it would close, marking the end of what it described as five years in Deep Deuce; the post indicated ownership had tried to raise roughly fifteen thousand dollars through a fundraising push to cover the new rent but did not reach that goal. Coverage of Oklahoma City's Deep Deuce district has since noted the neighborhood's continued turnover of restaurant concepts in the years after Urban Roots left the corner of NE 2nd Street and Stiles Avenue. No source reviewed identifies a direct successor business operating under the Urban Roots name at 322 NE 2nd Street. The chef later remained active in the Oklahoma City food and community scene under a different surname, according to profile coverage unrelated to the Restaurant Impossible episode itself.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 6
Original air date
Episode title
Face the Music
What was featured
Dining-room redesign and menu overhaul at a jazz-themed restaurant and lounge
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Urban Roots

Frequently asked questions

Is Urban Roots still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Urban Roots has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, June 2015.

What happened to Urban Roots after Restaurant: Impossible?

On Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network), Robert Irvine visited Urban Roots, a restaurant and jazz-influenced lounge in Oklahoma City's historic Deep Deuce neighborhood, for the episode "Face the Music." Chef-owner Chaya Fletcher had operated the business since 2010, and the episode focused on tension around her role as both the public face of the restaurant and the person responsible for its kitchen and finances. As of September 2026, Urban Roots has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, June 2015.

Is Urban Roots permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Urban Roots has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, June 2015. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Urban Roots located?

322 NE 2nd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73104. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Urban Roots?

Season 8, Episode 6 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired April 9, 2014. The episode is titled “Face the Music”.

Did the makeover last at Urban Roots?

The episode first aired April 9, 2014. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 12 years later —: As of September 2026, Urban Roots has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, June 2015.

What do reviews say since Restaurant: Impossible?

Irvine's team redesigned the dining room to play up the neighborhood's jazz heritage and reworked a menu that reviewers had previously described as inconsistent. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Urban Roots still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

Irvine's team redesigned the dining room to play up the neighborhood's jazz heritage and reworked a menu that reviewers had previously described as inconsistent. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
322 NE 2nd St, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Venue type
bar
Official website
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Sources

  • foodnetworkgossip.com — https://www.foodnetworkgossip.com/2015/06/urban-roots-from-restaurant-impossible-closed.html
  • okgazette.com — https://www.okgazette.com/arts-culture/roots-run-deep-in-deep-deuce-2954199/

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