Is Spanish Potato Grill Still Open? Mystery Diners Update
Mystery Diners, Season 11 Brick Township, New Jersey
Current status
As of October 2026, Spanish Potato Grill is open — confirmed via Yelp, June 2026.
What the source shows: Yelp's listing for the address, updated June 2026 with recent reviews, shows the restaurant still operating under its original name. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 11, Episode 8
- Aired
- Address 55 Brick Blvd, Brick Township, NJ 08723
- Website spanishpotatogrill.com
- Show map
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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?
On 'Venue Vandals,' the Mystery Diners episode that aired 2016-01-13, the owner of Spanish Potato Grill, then opening a new location in Brick Township, told Charles Stiles about possible vandalism at the construction site and asked him to investigate. Stiles's undercover team looked into who had access to the site and reported their findings to the owner, who addressed the issue with the staff and contractors involved and, consistent with the show's usual format, was advised on tightening site security during buildout. Wikipedia's article on Mystery Diners, citing its sources, notes the show discloses that some scenes are staged or re-enacted, and a television critic has called several of its scenarios implausible.
As is typical of the series, investigators observed the site and staff directly before Stiles presented the findings to the owner on camera. The Portuguese and Spanish restaurant continues to operate at 55 Brick Boulevard. Yelp's listing for the address, updated June 2026, carries close to two hundred reviews describing recent visits, including mentions of weekly specials and live music. The restaurant's own site lists hours and contact information for the location, though a direct check of that site in September 2026 could not load the page to confirm its content.
The episode
Also in Season 11
Season 11: 3 of 11 still open · 2 renamed, moved or under new owners
- Renamed
- Renamed
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Ep 5Smokin' Barrel
Closed - Open
- Closed
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Ep 9Langosta Lounge
Closed -
Ep 11Rivoli's
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Ep 12The Stillery
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Record md-127 · checked by Cal Marchetti.