for two years, sammy lazoja has been bombarding me with e-mails asking for my help. he's been hyping this restaurant and how unique it is... and how it sets the standard. but to be honest with you, it's kind of ordinary. sammy: marcus. it's a pleasure to meet you. lemonis: are you sammy? how you doing? nice to meet you. sammy: it's a pleasure. lemonis: we've been e-mailing for -- what is it, two years now... sammy: two years. lemonis: ...you've been harassing me? sammy: marcus, this is my dream. this is -- this is it. amber: stop. we made it sound like he hit you up for two years. lemonis: he did. amber: he hit us up for two years. lemonis: apparently, he was hitting everybody up. amber: he wanted your help. or he wanted to be on tv. [ chuckles ] lemonis: i'd say a little bit of both. come around front. sammy: i originally did the build-out. i put a lot of my funds in here. i put my life savings in here. lemonis: how much have you put in? sammy: around $250,000. joe: sammy! sammy: this is my partner joe covello. lemonis: joe c. joe: joe c., yes. nice to meet you, mar