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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. It is one of the... Read allRestaurant 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. It is one of the first non-studio shows attempted on Food Network.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. It is one of the first non-studio shows attempted on Food Network.
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Seriously, I'm watching this, and I'm supposed to believe this is real?! I mean, it's funny, hilarious even, but real...there is no way any of this is real. This is the biggest insult since Restaurant Mysteries, but at least that was a bit more entertaining...there is no way any part of any episode of this is true. This is reno 911 the restaurant edition...host is sitting behind an executive's polished wood desk with two pen holders like a banker...c'mon, try a little harder next time.
Willie claims to be all about customer service in "his" restaurants... Well people who go to restaurants are called GUESTS, he calls them customers. Extremely poor restaurant etiquette Willie. This show takes ignorance to a new level. Tony Soprano would be a better host. Not a Tony wanna be.
It is pretty funny how all the problems the owner claims he has in his restaurant happens during the filming of the shower. What perfect timing huh? LAME. Most of these owners should not be in the business in the first place. You give up all qualities of life when you enter the restaurant industry, especially as an owner, so having this fake reality show hosts come in for a little hidden camera action will NOT make your life better and will NOT give your family life back to you.
As they say, if you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
It is pretty funny how all the problems the owner claims he has in his restaurant happens during the filming of the shower. What perfect timing huh? LAME. Most of these owners should not be in the business in the first place. You give up all qualities of life when you enter the restaurant industry, especially as an owner, so having this fake reality show hosts come in for a little hidden camera action will NOT make your life better and will NOT give your family life back to you.
As they say, if you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
This show just irritates the F out of me. Among many things the most is that not once has anybody been fired from their position. I saw things that, even if faked for the show, they should of at least fake fired them.Restaurant Impossible is a great show. Robert knows what he's doing. Hotel Hell, and Kitchen Nightmares both great shows. Regardless of anything it all comes down to the "host." And Willie is just annoying. I'm also a little sick of so many shows and/or restaurants being based in New Jersey or back east. Not all but too many. I'm tired of these Jersey Shore(Hate JS) wannabees with crappy attitudes. New Jersey is over. Sopranos and Springsteen..that's it!
1) Willie is Awful! 2) So much repetition. Saying the same thing over and over. 3) Just saw the Liberty Bar and Grill. The owner tells Willie she only is there for 35 hours a week. Not ONCE she say why she wasn't there much. She said this and that, gym.... Nothing basically. He didn't push it. 4) At least other fake shows put in half an effort to make it Seem like it's real. 5) One thing that pisses me off is that near the end of each show when Willie comes into the restaurant there is obviously two cameras filming. NOT ONCE before he walks in does anybody in any episode look around and say anything about the cameras. 6) And have you ever noticed how in every episode, the sound is always really good no matter where somebody is speaking? With "hidden" mics it would Never be so clear. Gosh it's almost like they were using professional mics used to narrow sound and cut out background noise. Now golly how can that be, if that were true people would see them. Well Garsh I canz figurs it out!! Bottom line is somebody thought they could throw in crap next to a good show Rest. Impos. and it would come up roses. Sorry but it just make RI stink more.
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.
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