Restaurant Stakeout · S3 E7
Gus's Franklin Park Restaurant
Harrison, New York
The trail goes cold here; we could not verify whether it is still open. The last confirmed sighting we found dates to 2013.
The short answer
No reliable current signal found. Official-looking domain gusseafood.com returned an EXPIRED SSL CERTIFICATE on direct fetch, a weak closure-leaning signal (uncertified/unmaintained site) but not proof of closure on its own.
What happened on the show
Degel suspected that generosity itself was the problem at Gus's Franklin Park Restaurant in Harrison, where an owner's habit of giving away the house had become a threat to the business. The hidden cameras did the show's usual work, capturing the floor unobserved so Degel could confront the owner with a documented picture of just how much value was walking out the door in comps and freebies. As aired, the surveillance made the case that open handedness without controls was quietly sinking the room. His fixes leaned on the systems and oversight that turn hospitality into a sustainable operation. The stakeout fit the format's recurring lesson, that a well meaning owner can love a restaurant to death, and that the cameras exist to make that generosity visible in dollars.
After the cameras left
Gus's Franklin Park status could not be confirmed. The official looking domain returned an expired SSL certificate on direct fetch, a weak signal leaning toward an unmaintained or closed business but not proof on its own. No clear open or closed confirmation surfaced for the Halstead Avenue address in Harrison. With only that soft, closure leaning lead, we flag the restaurant as unverifiable and a candidate for a future re check rather than assert a status.
Location
120 Halstead Ave, Harrison, NY 10528
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Last checked 2026-07-19.