What Happened to Marrakesh Restaurant After Mystery Diners?
Mystery Diners, Season 2 Studio City, California
Current status
As of October 2026, Marrakesh Restaurant has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
What the source shows: Google Places marks the restaurant permanently closed, and a Yelp listing updated in September 2026 independently shows the same address marked closed. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 2, Episode 4
- Aired
- Address 13003 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA 91604
- Website No current website found
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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 Mystery Diners?
In the Mystery Diners episode "Raising the Stakes," which aired November 9, 2012, Ali, owner of the Moroccan restaurant Marrakesh in Studio City, suspected his manager's off-hours gambling was spilling into the job and hurting service. Charles Stiles sent investigators Rob, Scarlet, and Loree in undercover to watch the manager during shifts and determine whether his habit was affecting his attention to the floor. Ali was advised to address the pattern directly with his manager and set clear expectations for on-the-clock conduct rather than let the outside problem go unaddressed.
According to the episode, Ali confronted the manager with what the investigators had observed. Wikipedia's article on Mystery Diners notes, citing its sources, that the show carries an on-screen disclaimer stating some events may be staged or re-enacted for dramatic purposes, and that a television critic has described its scenarios and performances as implausible. Marrakesh served traditional Moroccan dishes such as kebabs, couscous, and tagines, according to restaurant listings. Google Places lists Marrakesh's business status as permanently closed, and a Yelp listing updated in September 2026 independently shows the same address marked closed, though neither source gives a specific closure date. The restaurant had operated at 13003 Ventura Blvd in Studio City since 1979, according to local restaurant listings, before it stopped operating.
The episode
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