TV Restaurants

Is AJ's Burgers Still Open? Restaurant Stakeout Update (New Rochelle, NY)

Open verified

As of September 2026, AJ's Burgers is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

Primary source
ajsburgers.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

Last verified

What the source shows: The restaurant's own live website displayed a dated operating notice on 2026-09-07 (a short break with a stated return date of September 11), confirming it as a currently operating business rather than a defunct one; a Yelp listing for the address shows continuing review activity through a July 2026 update.

  • Season / episode Season 3, Episode 3
  • Original air date
  • Address 542 North Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10801

Interactive map — loads when you ask for it.

Everything on this map is also in the list below.

© OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO

Note on this show: Described as staged/scripted by Wikipedia's article, citing a 2012 realityblurred.com report. Surface this note on every record.

What happened after Restaurant Stakeout?

Season 3's "You Can't Be Everything" took Willie Degel to AJ's Burgers, a family-style burger, Italian, and barbecue restaurant on North Avenue in New Rochelle, New York. The title points to an owner trying to personally manage every part of the operation, kitchen, front of house, and back office alike, leaving service to suffer whenever attention was pulled elsewhere, a strain Restaurant Stakeout's hidden cameras are designed to document. After reviewing the footage, Degel called a staff meeting to address the gaps that overextension had created, then returned to help delegate responsibilities so the restaurant could run consistently without the owner covering every role personally, following up later for a status check. Wikipedia's article on Restaurant Stakeout describes the series as scripted, citing a 2012 realityblurred.com report that found the show's premise staged for the cameras. AJ's Burgers, known for its homemade burgers, house-baked bread, and BBQ ribs, has continued operating at 542 North Avenue for well over a decade since its 2013 appearance, including a visit from former New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera featured in the restaurant's own marketing. The restaurant's own website displayed a current, dated operating notice in September 2026 confirming it as an active business, and a Yelp business listing for the address shows continuing review activity through a July 2026 update.

Featured on Restaurant Stakeout

Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 3
Original air date
Episode title
You Can't Be Everything
What was featured
Burger, Italian, and BBQ restaurant's owner-does-everything overextension
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
AJ's Burgers

Frequently asked questions

Is AJ's Burgers still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, AJ's Burgers is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

What happened to AJ's Burgers after Restaurant Stakeout?

Season 3's "You Can't Be Everything" took Willie Degel to AJ's Burgers, a family-style burger, Italian, and barbecue restaurant on North Avenue in New Rochelle, New York. As of September 2026, AJ's Burgers is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

Where is AJ's Burgers located?

542 North Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10801. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant Stakeout featured AJ's Burgers?

Season 3, Episode 3 of Restaurant Stakeout, first aired March 27, 2013. The episode is titled “You Can't Be Everything”.

What do reviews say since Restaurant Stakeout?

The restaurant's own website displayed a current, dated operating notice in September 2026 confirming it as an active business, and a Yelp business listing for the address shows continuing review activity through a July 2026 update. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Every status on this site carries a confidence label and a date, and names the source it rests on. Read the Editorial & Corrections Policy for what each label means and how quickly we act on corrections. The questions above are generated from this record's own published fields — we never publish a question we cannot answer from the data.

More from Restaurant Stakeout

Every Restaurant Stakeout restaurant we track

Other TV restaurants in New York

  • Red Room

    New Rochelle, NY

    Restaurant Stakeout

    Closed verified Checked

  • 12 Grapes

    Peekskill, NY

    Restaurant Stakeout

    Closed verified Checked

  • 21 Club

    New York, NY

    Best Thing I Ever Ate

    Closed verified Checked

  • A Plate of Soul

    Jamaica, NY

    Restaurant Stakeout

    Closed verified Checked

  • A Salt & Battery

    New York, NY

    Best Thing I Ever Ate

    Open reported Checked

  • abcV

    New York, NY

    Best Thing I Ever Ate

    Open verified Checked

All New York locations

Nearest tracked restaurants

Visit info

Address
542 North Ave, New Rochelle, NY 10801
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
ajsburgers.com

Businesses change fast. Always confirm directly with the restaurant — call ahead, or check its own current website or social media — before making plans around anything on this page.

Sources

  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant_Stakeout
  • ajsburgers.com — https://ajsburgers.com/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/ajs-burgers-new-rochelle-3

See something wrong?

We work hard to keep every status accurate and dated, but restaurants change fast and our sources aren't perfect. If something here is wrong — a status, a name, an address, anything — tell us what you're seeing and where you saw it, and we'll check it.

See something wrong? Tell us →

Share this page

Record rs-022 · last verified .