restaurantRestaurant Stakeout · Season 3, Episode 4 · Aired April 3, 2013
Shiraz Persian Restaurant
Elmsford, New York
It was renamed and continues to trade. It now goes by Shiraz Kitchen & Wine Bar.
What happened after
A Persian/Mediterranean restaurant at the same 83 E Main St address now operates as "Shiraz Kitchen & Wine Bar" (MICHELIN Bib Gourmand mention, sister White Plains location); one source describes a "2015 opening" for Shiraz Kitchen, close after the show's 2013 airing.
What happened on the show
Degel's Elmsford stakeout of the Shiraz Persian Restaurant was framed as a three strikes situation, a room that had used up its margin for error. The hidden cameras did the show's usual work, capturing the floor unobserved so Degel could confront management with documented behavior rather than the owner's account. As broadcast, the surveillance built a case about service and consistency that had slipped past the point of patience. His fixes leaned on the systems and standards resets he prescribes everywhere, the argument being that even a restaurant on its last chance can recover if the person in charge accepts what the cameras reveal. The stakeout fit the format's core logic, using the feed to force an honest look at why the Persian room had run out of second chances.
After the cameras left
The Shiraz address lives on under a new name. A Persian and Mediterranean restaurant at the same East Main Street location now operates as Shiraz Kitchen and Wine Bar, which has earned Michelin Bib Gourmand recognition and runs a sister location in White Plains. One source ties Shiraz Kitchen to a 2015 opening, close after the show's 2013 airing, so the rebrand lineage is inferred from the shared address and similar name rather than an explicit statement. We hold the renamed verdict at moderate confidence.
Sources
Confidence: medium. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.