Is Joey D's Pizzeria & Restaurant Still Open? Restaurant Stakeout Update
Restaurant Stakeout, Season 2 Metuchen, New Jersey
Current status
As of October 2026, Joey D's Pizzeria & Restaurant is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own Slice-powered ordering site displayed a real-time 'open now' status with current hours when checked on 2026-09-07, and a Yelp business listing for the address shows continuing review activity through a July 2026 update. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 2, Episode 13
- Aired
- Address 279 Central Ave, Metuchen, NJ 08840
- Website joeydspizzametuchen.com
- Show map
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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?
Season 2's finale, "A Bunch of Spoiled Brats," took Willie Degel to Joey D's Pizzeria & Restaurant, a family-owned pizzeria and Italian deli on Central Avenue in Metuchen, New Jersey. The title points to a young waitstaff whose attitude and work ethic were undercutting service, the kind of behavior Restaurant Stakeout's hidden cameras are built to catch on tape. After reviewing the footage with ownership, Degel called a staff meeting to confront the team's entitled conduct directly, then returned to coach them on professionalism, guest attentiveness, and taking real ownership of their shifts, following up later to see whether the attitude adjustment had stuck.
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. Joey D's, established in 2003 and known for pizza specialties like its Upside Down Sicilian pie alongside a full Italian menu, has continued operating at 279 Central Avenue for well over a decade since its 2012 appearance. The restaurant's own Slice-powered ordering site showed the shop as open with live, current hours when checked in September 2026, and a Yelp business listing for the address shows continuing review activity through a July 2026 update.
The episode
Also in Season 2
Season 2: 3 of 13 still open
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Ep 5Pita Grill
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Ep 8Serata
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Ep 10Haven Grill BBQ
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Ep 11Taqueria Autentica
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Sources we checked
- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant_Stakeout
- joeydspizzametuchen.com https://www.joeydspizzametuchen.com/
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/joey-ds-pizzeria-metuchen
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Record rs-019 · checked by Cal Marchetti.