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Is Michael's Roscommon House Still Open? Update (Belleville, NJ)

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As of September 2026, Michael's Roscommon House is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
Tripadvisor ·

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing was updated in August 2026 with no closure flag, and Tripadvisor's live listing showed the restaurant open with posted hours when checked directly on September 7, 2026.

  • Season / episode Season 3, Episode 12
  • Original air date
  • Address 531 Joralemon St, Belleville, NJ 07109

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What happened after Restaurant Stakeout?

In 'What Would Your Father Do?,' Willie Degel wired hidden cameras through Michael's Roscommon House, the Belleville Irish sports bar and restaurant that has operated as a family business since 1982. The episode title points to a generational-legacy problem: an owner wrestling with whether to run the business the way it had always been run, or to make changes his father and predecessors might not have approved of. At the staff meeting, Willie laid out what the cameras had caught about service and floor management, and pushed the owner to modernize procedures, from menu execution to staff accountability, without losing the neighborhood-bar identity that had defined the place for decades. He returned later to see whether the changes had taken hold without alienating the regulars. Michael's Roscommon House has kept operating at the same Joralemon Street address ever since, still serving its wide pub menu of wings, burgers, and daily specials under its long-running motto. A Yelp listing for the restaurant was updated in August 2026 with no closure marker, and the restaurant's own Tripadvisor listing showed it open with posted hours when checked directly in September 2026. 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

Season / episode
Season 3, Episode 12
Original air date
Episode title
What Would Your Father Do?
What was featured
Irish pub-restaurant; father-son legacy and management friction
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Michael's Roscommon House

Frequently asked questions

Is Michael's Roscommon House still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Michael's Roscommon House is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

What happened to Michael's Roscommon House after Restaurant Stakeout?

In 'What Would Your Father Do?,' Willie Degel wired hidden cameras through Michael's Roscommon House, the Belleville Irish sports bar and restaurant that has operated as a family business since 1982. As of September 2026, Michael's Roscommon House is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed August 2026.

Where is Michael's Roscommon House located?

531 Joralemon St, Belleville, NJ 07109. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant Stakeout featured Michael's Roscommon House?

Season 3, Episode 12 of Restaurant Stakeout, first aired June 19, 2013. The episode is titled “What Would Your Father Do?”.

Is Michael's Roscommon House still using the Restaurant Stakeout menu or branding?

At the staff meeting, Willie laid out what the cameras had caught about service and floor management, and pushed the owner to modernize procedures, from menu execution to staff accountability, without losing the neighborhood-bar identity that had defined the place for decades. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
531 Joralemon St, Belleville, NJ 07109
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
michaelsroscommon.com

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Sources

  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restaurant_Stakeout
  • tvguide.com — https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/restaurant-stakeout/episodes-season-3/1000468382/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/michaels-roscommon-house-belleville
  • Tripadvisor — https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g46297-d522022-Reviews-Michael_s_Roscommon_House-Belleville_New_Jersey.html

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