[3] Three locations were opened across the nation — Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and New York—on Monday, May 2, 2011, the day after the May 1 season finale.

[4] The judges included chefs Curtis Stone, Bobby Flay, Lorena Garcia, and Chipotle Mexican Grill founder Steve Ells,[5] who were the investors in the winning concept.

The season finale, which drew a 2.0 viewership rating, was rebroadcast on May 6, as viewers in the Pacific Time Zone did not learn the winner during the original broadcast, due to the breaking news of the death of Osama bin Laden.

For the food challenge, the investors propose a dish which is either not yet made, or might fill a gap on the menu.

Winner: Jamawn, for getting the most coins The remaining three contestants are to build a mini-restaurant in the former restaurant row area.

Although the judges agree that Spice Coast's food is good, they feel that Sudhir has imitated the Chipotle Mexican Grill concept too much in the number of Tex-Mex style items he has added to his menu.

The customers and judges also feel Brooklyn Meatball Company's food is excellent, but they must wait too long for it, as that restaurant's problem organizing legible tickets leads to a backup.

Soul Daddy's food is also a success, though Bobby Flay is disappointed that Jamawn has replaced his fried chicken with baked chicken in order to provide a more healthy menu choice, and Lorena Garcia feels his food is too rich to eat more than once a week.

This episode was preempted in the Pacific Time Zone due to coverage of the death of Osama bin Laden.

[25] The Los Angeles restaurant was located at Hollywood and Highland, in the same grand center as the Kodak Theatre.

[28] Woods was vocal in blaming Chipotle's management team for the failure of the chain, and said that the company owed him a year's salary.

While on leave from his job at Chrysler, Woods split his time constructing a Soul Daddy in his hometown of Detroit, while catering from his home and pursuing an associate's degree at Schoolcraft College, a school in Livonia, Michigan known for its culinary arts program.

[30] Runner-up Joey Galluzzi intended to pursue his restaurant concept, and enrolled in the Culinary Arts program at Le Cordon Bleu to improve his knowledge of the business.