Restaurant Stakeout

2012

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Released: 12 March 2012 Ended
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Country: United States of America
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Restaurant Stakeout is an American reality television series on the Food Network. The series debuted on March 12, 2012, with the second season premiering on August 29, 2012. The series follows New York City restaurant owner William Jack "Willie" Degel, who goes behind the scenes of different restaurants across the country with hidden cameras to examine their service problems. It is one of the first "reality" shows attempted on Food Network.

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Blucher One of the worst movies I've ever seen
Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good
HeadlinesExotic Boring
Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
Rockland4433 This silly excuse for a reality show essentially hires actors to pose as busboys, managers, chefs and waiters and tells them to screw up as much as humanly possible.which they then do.This occurs as Willy Degal, owner of Uncle jacks steakhouse( which based on the very average yelp reviews rating, the only one who thinks his restaurants are great is him)observes and basically tells the restaurant owner that people that drop dead from food poisoning are usually very bad tippers, and that he needs to get his act together by trying to hire waiters that don't throw the food, and telling chefs that serving peanuts to people with a life threatening peanut allergy is bad for business, but fear not. At the end of the show Willie tells them they need to improve then shows up 6 weeks later unannounced( except for the 8 cameras to cover every angle) in shorts basically looking like "An army mule with bosoms" and saves the day. It seems his 3 minute pep talk was enough to put there work ethics into overdrive and now there totally different employees. Oh if only life were that easy. Anyway, its a badly staged fake show that gave up with even trying to look real last season.and remember folks, as Willie says at least 123 times every episode" The customer is king"
sonata-miseria After watching a few episodes I had noted some things in the episodes first off I had thought in order to be on a TV show everyone who took part per episode has to sign some form of paperwork...even those whom are eating at the restaurant. Second if an owner is that ridiculously ignorant why do they even run a business they call an obese PI whomever this man is to spy on their employees how lame and suspicious for any show plot... and my last complaint if this is a real show why is the sound so perfect? anyone who worked with cameras for security know its not always so clear what is said and sometimes a lip reader is needed in such cases. I would of hoped Food Network would of created something far better than this excuse for entertainment for now its just another show that needs to be ditched and they need to go back to plan A for a new idea.... so to me its all staged and its just lame to see more of these fake shows on the television.
skinsman61-1 This guy is awful, keeps repeating the same stuff over and over and over and over and over and over. after the first few minutes you have seen all the camera shots and know exactly what he thinks.Willie can't even act at all Not photogenic and definitely not for on air film. The show we thought would be great but it is so horrible can't stand to watch it. If the repeat isn't enough the horrible people that are caught on film NEVER GET FIRED OR EVEN punished in any way.This Show is totally ridiculous, who ever casted this show should be castrated for putting in Willie !MORE Restaurant Impossible!!!!Get rid of this Awful show!!!
Revclaus I've seen most of these and I love them! Obviously whoever thinks this show is staged has never run a restaurant. These kinds of things happen on a daily basis. When you find a restaurant worker who takes pride in their work and shows professionalism give that person a bonus!! Everybody thinks being a waiter is a piece of cake, but it takes a lot of coordination and energy, respect for the rest of the staff and, of course, the customers. Again, I love this show! Willy's approach is rough but effective, and he's ready to praise when praise is warranted. If owners don't have training, and most don't it's hard for them to manage properly. I'm amazed by the number of people who go into the restaurant business without having a business plan or a clue about how they should be run. Willy has learned the hard way and knows how to help. This is a fun show to watch and I highly recommend it.