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Is Gus's Franklin Park Restaurant Still Open? Restaurant Stakeout Update

Restaurant Stakeout, Season 3 Harrison, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Gus's Franklin Park Restaurant is open — confirmed via Tripadvisor, February 5, 2026.

What the source shows: A Tripadvisor review dated February 5, 2026 describes a recent visit, and the restaurant's OpenTable reservation listing is current for 2026, both indicating ongoing operation. How we decide a status →

About this show's format: 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?

In 'Giving Away the House,' Willie Degel installed hidden cameras throughout Gus's Franklin Park Restaurant, the longtime Harrison seafood tavern, after its owners asked him to find out why profits kept slipping. The episode's title points to what his cameras caught: staff comping plates and pouring drinks without ringing them up, effectively giving away the house's margin to friends and regulars. At the staff meeting, Willie presented the footage and pushed the owners to enforce ticket discipline, retrain the bar and floor staff on the difference between comps and paid orders, and hold the crew accountable going forward.

He returned later, dressed down, to see whether the new controls had stuck. Gus's has continued operating under the same name at its Halstead Avenue address for well over a decade since; the restaurant describes itself as a family business tracing back to 1931, serving fresh seafood alongside German and American dishes in a small, no-reservations dining room. A Tripadvisor review dated February 5, 2026 describes a recent family visit, and the restaurant's OpenTable reservation page is current for 2026, both indicating the tavern is still operating as usual. 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.

The episode Restaurant Stakeout, Season 3

Episode 7
Aired
Title: Giving Away the House · What was featured: Seafood tavern; staff comping food and drinks off the books

Also in Season 3 Restaurant Stakeout

Season 3: 4 of 13 still open · 2 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 4 references

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant_Stakeout
  2. tvguide.com https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/restaurant-stakeout/episodes-season-3/1000468382/
  3. Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g47866-d520782-Reviews-Gus_s_Franklin_Park_Restaurant-Harrison_New_York.html
  4. OpenTable https://www.opentable.com/r/guss-franklin-pk-restaurant-harrison
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Record rs-026 · checked by Cal Marchetti.