Dining - Restaurant Stakeout (On Food Channel) Is Showcasing Four LV Area Restaurants Airing Beginning In June 2014

RecVPPlayer

Jun 1, 2014
5:07pm

Hi Group,

I just found out that at least the first four episodes on the new season of "Restaurant Stakeout" on the Food Channel will have as its subject Las Vegas area restaurants. The restaurants showcased (spotlighted) are as follows:

The first restaurant showcased will be Buon Gusto Ristorante in Las Vegas. Its original airing will be on June 4, 2014;

The next week, beginning with June 11, 2014, the restaurant showcased will be Osaka's Japanese Cuisine in Las Vegas;

The following week, beginning with June 18, 2014, the restaurant showcased will be Vinny's Pizzeria in Boulder City;

and the next week, beginning with June 25, 2014, the restaurant that will be showcased is Sonrisa Grill in Lake Las Vegas.

So check your local listings for airdates and times that the show will be on as well as for when these episodes will repeat.

RecVPPlayer

Ric

Jun 9, 2014
6:54am

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When this show and Bar Rescue first came out, both piqued my interest. The bulk of my work life has been in the foo and bev biz. The vast majority of that has been in management, so turning around operational problems is interesting to me. The problem with these "reality" shows is that they don't deal with a lot of reality. The initial assessment shows that employees are undertrained, lacking product/service knowledge and not worth saving. Ditto the owner/s. Then within 2-3 days both are transformed into shining examples of excellence!

It don't work that way, but I guess it makes good tv. At least Diegel makes his comments in the remote booth or in an employee meeting. Tapper dresses employees down in front customers at the top of his lungs. Class act!

Anymore, I'll watch the initial assessment and not much after that. Both could be done well though, if done right. Unfortunately, that would probably be boring to those not in the biz.

Good Luck!
Ric at Joes

pjstroh

Jun 10, 2014
4:08am

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Originally posted by: joespoolhall
When this show and Bar Rescue first came out, both piqued my interest. The bulk of my work life has been in the foo and bev biz. The vast majority of that has been in management, so turning around operational problems is interesting to me. The problem with these "reality" shows is that they don't deal with a lot of reality. The initial assessment shows that employees are undertrained, lacking product/service knowledge and not worth saving. Ditto the owner/s. Then within 2-3 days both are transformed into shining examples of excellence!

It don't work that way, but I guess it makes good tv. At least Diegel makes his comments in the remote booth or in an employee meeting. Tapper dresses employees down in front customers at the top of his lungs. Class act!

Anymore, I'll watch the initial assessment and not much after that. Both could be done well though, if done right. Unfortunately, that would probably be boring to those not in the biz.

Good Luck!
Ric at Joes

It doesn't hurt that those shows infuse a ton of cash and free labor to make all the cosmetic adjustments too.

Bar Rescue cracks me up. I cant believe how many "bartenders" have absolutely no clue how to mix drinks. My god, send your most tenured bartender to the mixology class at the local community college and then have him/her share all that knowledge with the rest of the staff.

Ric

Jun 11, 2014
12:47am

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Bar Rescue does seem "donate" a lot of equipment, but a lot of it is actually leased. BR picks up the payments for X number of months and then the owner takes over. Glassware and other bar tools are probably donated, but any substantial equipment is a lease arrangement I'm sure.

The lack of knowledge of most bartenders on the show astounds me. Most people walking in off the street with no experience would know more! I'm certain this part of the program is heavily embellished. No group of people could be this ignorant, certainly not after any period of time on the job. As someone that literally lied his way into his first BT job, I guarantee you would be more knowledgeable after one week than most of these people.

Bottom line is that it's tv and the purpose of a tv show is to appeal to as large an audience as possible.

Good Luck!
Ric at Joes