Restaurant Stakeout is a scripted American reality television series on the Food Network.

[2] The series follows William Jack "Willie" Degel, the owner of New York City restaurant Uncle Jack's Steakhouse, who goes behind the scenes of various restaurants across the country at the request of their owner(s).

He takes the keys and installs hidden cameras to examine their service problems.

Once Willie has assembled a list of key issues, the owner(s) calls a staff meeting.

Some time later, Willie returns (now dressed in casual clothes) to get a status report.