Restaurant Stakeout - Season 2 - Eps 4: Damsel in Distress
Willie helps out Melissa O’Connell, a too-sweet wife, mother and owner of The Pepper Jack Grill in Staten Island. Melissa treats her staff like family, and, like any family, they bring the dysfunction. Their fighting, drinking, and unprofessional behavior is driving customers away and causing business to suffer. Despite the grill’s problem’s, Melissa’s hanging on to the business because of a promise she made to her young daughter. But if Willie can’t help her, she may soon have no choice but close up shop.
About Restaurant Stakeout

Title: Restaurant Stakeout
First Air Date: 2012-03-12
Last Air Date: 2014-09-10
Status: Ended
Rating: 2.5/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 58
Network: Food Network
Genres: Unknown
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Restaurant Stakeout is an American reality television series on the Food Network. The series debuted on March 12, 2012, with the second season premiering on August 29, 2012. The series follows New York City restaurant owner William Jack "Willie" Degel, who goes behind the scenes of different restaurants across the country with hidden cameras to examine their service problems. It is one of the first "reality" shows attempted on Food Network.