What Happened to The Crazy Lobster After Mystery Diners? (New Orleans, LA)
Mystery Diners, Season 3 New Orleans, Louisiana
Current status
As of October 2026, The Crazy Lobster has closed — confirmed via Google, September 8, 2026.
What the source shows: A Google Places listing recorded the restaurant as permanently closed, with no current website located to contradict it. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 3, Episode 9
- Aired
- Address 500 Port of New Orleans Pl #83, New Orleans, LA 70130
- 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?
In the 'Crazy Hearts' episode (aired 2013-06-14), owner A.J. was dealing with ongoing conflict in the kitchen at his New Orleans restaurant, The Crazy Lobster, and brought in Mystery Diners' undercover investigators to work a busy shift and see what was actually driving the tension among the crew. Hidden cameras showed waitress Felecia deliberately stirring up conflict between two coworkers to protect her own standing on the schedule, while A.J.'s nephew Shane was separately caught bringing live animals into the restaurant during service, distracting staff and unsettling guests seated nearby. When A.J. reviewed the footage, he let Felecia and a second employee, Rick, go, promoted line cook Jason for staying professional and focused through the disruption, and suspended Shane rather than removing him from the family business entirely.
According to Wikipedia's article on the series, citing its sources, Mystery Diners carries an on-screen disclaimer that its events may be staged or re-enacted for dramatic effect and has been described by a television critic as relying on implausible scenarios and unconvincing acting. A Google Places listing checked on 2026-09-08 marked The Crazy Lobster Bar & Grill permanently closed, with no current website or social media presence located for the restaurant to indicate any ongoing activity.
The episode
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Ep 10Zio Cecio
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Ep 12Buttons Restaurant
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Record md-030 · checked by Cal Marchetti.