What Happened to Old School Bar and Grill After Mystery Diners?
Mystery Diners, Season 6 Austin, Texas
Current status
As of October 2026, Old School Bar and Grill has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: Google Places still lists the business status at this address as permanently closed with no current website found; no reopening announcement located. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 6, Episode 5
- Aired
- Address 401 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
- 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?
Mystery Diners (Food Network) investigated Old School Bar and Grill in Austin, Texas, after owners Danny and Jonathan noticed a drop in revenue tied to the bar's weekly poetry nights and wanted to know why the register was affected. Wikipedia's article on the series describes Mystery Diners as an operation run by host Charles Stiles that goes undercover at restaurants and bars, at the owners' request, using hidden cameras and staged interactions to document suspected problems. According to IMDb's summary of "Bad Poets Society" (aired May 5, 2014), Mystery Diners investigators Justin and Samantha went undercover to observe the poetry-night business; the available description covers the setup of the investigation but does not detail what Stiles told the owners afterward or what change followed.
Wikipedia's article on the series, citing its sources, separately notes that the program carries a disclaimer that certain events were re-enacted for dramatic purposes and describes a television critic's assessment that some of the show's scenarios and outcomes can appear implausible or staged. A Google Places listing for the East 6th Street address in downtown Austin featured in the episode lists the business's status as permanently closed, and no current website or social media presence for Old School Bar and Grill could be found during this check.
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