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Is Athena Mediterranean Cuisine Still Open? Update (Brooklyn, NY)

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As of September 2026, Athena Mediterranean Cuisine is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Primary source
Yelp ·
Secondary source
athenacuisineny.com

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing for the restaurant shows continuing review activity through an August 2026 update with no closure flag, and the restaurant's own ordering website is live and current.

  • Season / episode Season 2, Episode 12
  • Original air date
  • Address 535 6th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215

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What happened after Restaurant Stakeout?

Season 2's "My Big Fat Greek Nightmare" brought Willie Degel to Athena Mediterranean Cuisine, a family-owned Greek restaurant in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, New York. The punning title points to a family-run kitchen and dining room where old habits and mixed signals among relatives working the floor were undercutting service, a dynamic Restaurant Stakeout's hidden cameras are designed to expose. After reviewing the footage, Degel called a staff meeting to lay out the specific lapses, then returned to coach the family on consistent service standards and a clearer division of duties, following up later, out of uniform, for a status report. 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. Athena, at 535 6th Avenue, continued serving Greek dishes with what a 2017 feature in the Brooklyn Reporter described as a reinvented menu, and the restaurant has kept a large base of online reviews in the years since. Its own ordering website remains live, and a Yelp business listing for the address shows continuing review activity through an August 2026 update, with no indication of closure.

Featured on Restaurant Stakeout

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 12
Original air date
Episode title
My Big Fat Greek Nightmare
What was featured
Greek/Mediterranean restaurant's cultural, family-run service shortcomings
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Athena Mediterranean Cuisine

Frequently asked questions

Is Athena Mediterranean Cuisine still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Athena Mediterranean Cuisine is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Athena Mediterranean Cuisine after Restaurant Stakeout?

Season 2's "My Big Fat Greek Nightmare" brought Willie Degel to Athena Mediterranean Cuisine, a family-owned Greek restaurant in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, New York. As of September 2026, Athena Mediterranean Cuisine is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Athena Mediterranean Cuisine located?

535 6th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant Stakeout featured Athena Mediterranean Cuisine?

Season 2, Episode 12 of Restaurant Stakeout, first aired December 5, 2012. The episode is titled “My Big Fat Greek Nightmare”.

What do reviews say since Restaurant Stakeout?

Athena, at 535 6th Avenue, continued serving Greek dishes with what a 2017 feature in the Brooklyn Reporter described as a reinvented menu, and the restaurant has kept a large base of online reviews in the years since. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Athena Mediterranean Cuisine still using the Restaurant Stakeout menu or branding?

Athena, at 535 6th Avenue, continued serving Greek dishes with what a 2017 feature in the Brooklyn Reporter described as a reinvented menu, and the restaurant has kept a large base of online reviews in the years since. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
535 6th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
athenacuisineny.com

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Sources

  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant_Stakeout
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/athena-mediterranean-cuisine-brooklyn-3
  • athenacuisineny.com — https://www.athenacuisineny.com/
  • brooklynreporter.com — https://brooklynreporter.com/2017/03/opa-greek-food-reinvented-park-slopes-athena-mediterranean-cuisine/

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