About this season
What happens in the food world when a bad employee starts to take down an otherwise thriving establishment or when restaurant owners suspect someone of not doing their job appropriately? They call in the Mystery Diners. These undercover operatives go into restaurants, bars and food service establishments with hidden cameras to find out what's really going on when the boss isn't around.
Episodes (13)
1. Employee Discount
Aired 13 October 2014 • 21 min
The owner of 55 Degree Wine and Link-n-Hops in Los Angeles, believes discrepancies at both his wine shop and restaurant are somehow related.
2. Poaching Profits
Aired 20 October 2014 • 21 min
The owner of Cookin' With Lenny Smokehouse in Los Angeles, fears that someone on his staff is using restaurant supplies to operate a competing catering company.
3. Missing Memorabilia
Aired 20 October 2014 • 21 min
The owners of Fenders Moto Cafe and Brew Pub in Portland, Ore., notice some of their valuable motorcycle memorabilia has gone missing.
4. Robbed Kabobs
Aired 27 October 2014 • 21 min
After noticing a discrepancy in supplies, Ghaith and Tiffany, owners of Dar Salam in Portland, Ore., fear a new Iraqi food cart that's competing with their restaurant is related to the problem. Charles sends in Mystery Diners Jamie and Brianna to investigate.
5. Behind the Eight Ball
Aired 3 November 2014 • 21 min
Kent, owner of Uptown Billiards in Portland, Ore., believes the social media expert he hired to promote his restaurant isn't doing an adequate job. Charles sends in Mystery Diner Amber and discovers the customers are being hustled.
6. Thanksgiving Thievery
Aired 10 November 2014 • 21 min
The owner of Tavern on Main outside of Los Angeles, fears someone on his staff is stealing donations from his restaurant's annual Thanksgiving Food Drive.
7. Food Cart Catastrophe
Aired 17 November 2014 • 21 min
Rod and Linda, owners of a la carts Food Pavilion in Portland, Ore., hear complaints from their tenants about the new onsite manager so mystery diners are sent in to investigate.
8. Local Celebrities
Aired 24 November 2014 • 21 min
A staff may be getting carried away with the digital shorts they produce to promote a restaurant and help is sent in.
9. Memorabilia Mayhem
Aired 1 December 2014 • 21 min
A dip in memorabilia sales at the Rock Island Cafe in Honolulu worries the owner, who contacts Charles to investigate whether his staff is to blame.
10. Deep Sea Delivery
Aired 8 December 2014 • 21 min
The owner of Cha Cha Cha Salsaria in Honolulu asks Charles to investigate rumors of an unauthorized boat delivery service.
11. Hawaiian Club Crashers
Aired 15 December 2014 • 21 min
Charles and the team go undercover at the Hawaii Yacht Club in Honolulu to get to the bottom of complaints about non-members being given access to exclusive dinner events.
12. Fyre on the Beach
Aired 29 December 2014 • 21 min
After noticing discrepancies in sales, Allen, owner of ShoreFyre in Honolulu, contacts Charles to investigate. Mystery Diners Jordan and David go undercover and discover a related problem with the surf shop next door.
13. Bad Credit
Aired 7 January 2015 • 21 min
When chef Chai, owner of his namesake restaurant in Honolulu, notices multiple ticket voids, he contacts Charles Stiles for help. Mystery diners go undercover to see if his staff are making honest mistakes or committing foul play.