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What Happened to Pita Grill After Restaurant Stakeout? (Hoboken, NJ)

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As of September 2026, Pita Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, December 2025.

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beyondmenu.com ·

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing for 324 Washington St under the successor name Pure Pita is marked CLOSED with an update dated December 2025; a delivery-platform page still using the original Pita Grill name separately shows the storefront not accepting online orders.

  • Season / episode Season 2, Episode 5
  • Original air date
  • Address 324 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
  • Current name Pure Pita

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What happened after Restaurant Stakeout?

Restaurant Stakeout's fifth episode of season two, "Who Hires These People?," aired September 26, 2012, and centered on Pita Grill, a Mediterranean restaurant on Washington Street in Hoboken, New Jersey. In keeping with the show's format, hidden cameras recorded staff conduct that management could not otherwise see, and Willie Degel used that footage to confront the team over hiring and staffing problems suggested by the episode's title, then coached changes to service. Wikipedia's article on Restaurant Stakeout describes the series as staged, citing a 2012 realityblurred.com report on producer-directed incidents and coached cast members at several of the show's featured restaurants, a caveat that applies to this episode's on-camera conflicts as well. The 324 Washington Street storefront later operated as Pure Pita, a Mediterranean restaurant serving grilled dishes, salads, and sandwiches, though delivery-platform records still carrying the older Pita Grill name for the address currently show it not accepting online orders. That successor business has also since closed: a Yelp listing for Pure Pita at the same address is tagged "CLOSED," with the page last updated in December 2025. Whether Pita Grill and Pure Pita were the same ownership under two names, or two separate businesses that occupied the same space in sequence, was not confirmed within the research budget.

Featured on Restaurant Stakeout

Season / episode
Season 2, Episode 5
Original air date
Episode title
Who Hires These People?
What was featured
Mediterranean restaurant; hiring and staffing problems
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Pita Grill

Frequently asked questions

Is Pita Grill still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Pita Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, December 2025.

What happened to Pita Grill after Restaurant Stakeout?

Restaurant Stakeout's fifth episode of season two, "Who Hires These People?," aired September 26, 2012, and centered on Pita Grill, a Mediterranean restaurant on Washington Street in Hoboken, New Jersey. As of September 2026, Pita Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, December 2025.

Is Pita Grill permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Pita Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, December 2025. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

What is Pita Grill called now?

Now: Pure Pita (formerly Pita Grill). As of September 2026, Pita Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, December 2025.

Where is Pita Grill located?

324 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant Stakeout featured Pita Grill?

Season 2, Episode 5 of Restaurant Stakeout, first aired September 26, 2012. The episode is titled “Who Hires These People?”.

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Address
324 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • realityblurred.com — https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2012/03/food-network-restaurant-stakeout-fake/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/pure-pita-hoboken
  • beyondmenu.com — https://www.beyondmenu.com/21855/hoboken/pita-grill--hoboken--hoboken-07030/info.aspx

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