What Happened to BlonDee's Bistro & Bar After Restaurant Stakeout?
Current status
As of September 2026, BlonDee's Bistro & Bar has closed — confirmed via Yelp, December 2025.
Last verified
What the source shows: Yelp's listing for BlonDee's Bistro & Bar was updated in December 2025 and marked permanently closed, corroborated by a separate Foursquare listing for the address also marked closed.
- Season / episode Season 4, Episode 3
- Original air date
- Address 26 Clinton Ave, Huntington, NY 11743
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What happened after Restaurant Stakeout?
In 'Blonde Ambition,' Willie Degel wired hidden cameras through BlonDee's Bistro & Bar, a Huntington restaurant the owner had opened to help support her three children, whom she rarely saw because of her devotion to the business and her refusal to delegate. The cameras caught the cost of that refusal: an owner trying to control every task herself, leaving staff undertrained and unsupervised whenever she pulled away to handle something else. At the staff meeting, Willie confronted the owner with what the footage showed and pushed her to hand off real responsibility to trained staff, set procedures that did not depend on her being in the room, and reclaim time with her kids without the business falling apart. He returned later to check whether she had actually let go of any control. The restaurant, previously known as Two Blondes and a Stove before adding dinner service and a liquor license in 2013, kept running at its Clinton Avenue address for several more years, but it is no longer operating. Yelp's business listing for BlonDee's Bistro & Bar is marked permanently closed, last updated in December 2025, and a separate Foursquare listing for the address is also marked closed. Wikipedia's article on the series notes that it has been described as scripted, citing a 2012 realityblurred.com report that questioned the show's authenticity.
Featured on Restaurant Stakeout
- Show
- Restaurant Stakeout
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Blonde Ambition
- What was featured
- French-Italian bistro and bar; owner would not delegate
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- BlonDee's Bistro & Bar
Frequently asked questions
Is BlonDee's Bistro & Bar still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, BlonDee's Bistro & Bar has closed — confirmed via Yelp, December 2025.
What happened to BlonDee's Bistro & Bar after Restaurant Stakeout?
In 'Blonde Ambition,' Willie Degel wired hidden cameras through BlonDee's Bistro & Bar, a Huntington restaurant the owner had opened to help support her three children, whom she rarely saw because of her devotion to the business and her refusal to delegate. As of September 2026, BlonDee's Bistro & Bar has closed — confirmed via Yelp, December 2025.
Is BlonDee's Bistro & Bar permanently closed?
As of September 2026, BlonDee's Bistro & Bar has closed — confirmed via Yelp, December 2025. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is BlonDee's Bistro & Bar located?
26 Clinton Ave, Huntington, NY 11743. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Restaurant Stakeout featured BlonDee's Bistro & Bar?
Season 4, Episode 3 of Restaurant Stakeout, first aired September 25, 2013. The episode is titled “Blonde Ambition”.
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Visit info
- Address
- 26 Clinton Ave, Huntington, NY 11743
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
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- State hub
- TV restaurants in New York
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Sources
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant_Stakeout
- tvguide.com — https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/restaurant-stakeout/episodes-season-4/1000468382/
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/blondees-bistro-and-bar-huntington
- patch.com — https://patch.com/new-york/huntington/restaurant-gets-a-new-name
- Foursquare — https://foursquare.com/v/blondees-bistro--bar/51202a44e4b00c9525ed6c24
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