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What Happened to Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza After Mystery Diners?

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As of September 2026, Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza has closed — confirmed via Yelp, February 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp's listing for the featured Moorpark pizzeria, updated February 2026, marks it permanently closed, and Foursquare separately lists it as now closed; the packet's Places match was a different business in Simi Valley.

  • Season / episode Season 5, Episode 12
  • Original air date
  • Address 13816 Princeton Ave, Moorpark, CA 93021

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What happened after Mystery Diners?

In the Mystery Diners episode "Cover Charge" (aired 2014-03-24), Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza's owners in Moorpark, California told series investigator Charles Stiles that cover-charge revenue from live bands appeared to be going missing, according to Wikipedia's episode summary for the series. Undercover Mystery Diners investigators then worked the floor and found that a manager was pocketing unauthorized cover charges and misdirecting money owed to performing bands, according to the same summary. As Wikipedia's article on the series notes, citing its sources, Mystery Diners' end-credits disclaimer allows that events may be re-enacted for dramatic effect, and the show has drawn criticism from television critics over how staged its confrontations are. As is typical for the series, Stiles presented the findings to the owners, and the manager was let go. The episode aired the same season as several other Southern California restaurants the series profiled. Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza, opened by David Vieira with musician Elliot Easton, operated at 13816 Princeton Ave in Moorpark; Yelp's listing for that address, updated in February 2026, marks it permanently closed, and Foursquare separately lists it as now closed. A different, similarly named pizzeria, Rock & Roll Pizza at Harley's Valley Bowl in Simi Valley, operates at a separate address and should not be confused with the Moorpark location featured in the episode.

Featured on Mystery Diners

Season / episode
Season 5, Episode 12
Original air date
Episode title
Cover Charge
What was featured
Manager accused of pocketing band cover charges at pizzeria venue
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza

Frequently asked questions

Is Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza has closed — confirmed via Yelp, February 2026.

What happened to Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza after Mystery Diners?

In the Mystery Diners episode "Cover Charge" (aired 2014-03-24), Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza's owners in Moorpark, California told series investigator Charles Stiles that cover-charge revenue from live bands appeared to be going missing, according to Wikipedia's episode summary for the series. As of September 2026, Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza has closed — confirmed via Yelp, February 2026.

Is Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza has closed — confirmed via Yelp, February 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza located?

13816 Princeton Ave, Moorpark, CA 93021. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Mystery Diners featured Redballs Rock & Roll Pizza?

Season 5, Episode 12 of Mystery Diners, first aired March 24, 2014. The episode is titled “Cover Charge”.

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Address
13816 Princeton Ave, Moorpark, CA 93021
Venue type
pizzeria

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  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/rock-and-roll-pizza-moorpark-3
  • Foursquare — https://app.foursquare.com/v/red-balls-rock--roll-pizza/51afa0da498e35dfc996b9ca/menu
  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Diners

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