restaurantRestaurant Takeover · Season 2, Episode 7 · Aired October 9, 2013
Lucy's Seafood
Mississauga
Still open. It kept its doors open after the show.
On the show
Season 2, Episode 7 · October 9, 2013 · seafood restaurant
P2 SPINE-FIX: city backfilled from status
What happened after
Seafood restaurant at 6905 Millcreek Drive, Unit 8, Mississauga ON, self-described as "voted Mississauga's Favourite Seafood Restaurant for over 16 years" since founding in 1996. Active OpenTable reservation listing; FoodPages directory last updated November 24, 2023.
What happened on the show
Len had a good problem and turned it into a bad plan. Lucy's Seafood, his family-friendly Mississauga restaurant, worked exactly as intended, cartoon mural, casual tablecloths, and all, but watching young professionals flock to the flashy big-box spots nearby convinced him he needed to blow up his entire concept to chase that sleeker crowd. Restaurant Takeover arrived to test that instinct. The Food Network Canada reboot of Restaurant Makeover sent chef Andrea Nicholson and designer Cherie Stinson in on the six-day clock, and the real question the episode posed was whether Len should reinvent a working restaurant at all, or lean into what already set it apart. The tension was an owner talking himself out of his own strengths, ready to trade a loyal family niche for a sophistication that might not suit him. The team's task was as much about restraint as reinvention: help Lucy's stand out without erasing what made it work.
After the cameras left
Lucy's Seafood is a confirmed survivor. As of our latest verification pass the restaurant is operating at 6905 Millcreek Drive in Mississauga, describing itself as a local seafood favorite for well over sixteen years since its founding in 1996, with an active OpenTable reservation page and a directory listing refreshed in late 2023. Live reservations are one of the more reliable open signals we track, and this row has one. A restaurant that was tempted on camera to throw out everything distinctive about itself instead kept going for years, which suggests the makeover's steadier counsel, protect the niche, may have been the right call.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.