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What Happened to Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant? (Oak Creek, WI)

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As of September 2026, Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, November 7, 2015.

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What the source shows: Per Food Network Gossip's account of the restaurant's own Facebook page, Mike LaSusa's closed after service on Nov 7, 2015 (this research pass did not independently view the original post, so treated as reported not verified); current Yelp and Foursquare listings show the location closed.

  • Season / episode Season 7, Episode 7
  • Original air date
  • Address 8955 S 5th Ave, Oak Creek, WI 53154

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What happened after Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network)?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) visited Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant at 8955 South 5th Avenue in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, for "Unfixable Family," season 7 episode 7, which aired December 4, 2013. The episode centered on a multi-generational ownership dispute among family members Patrick, Mary, and their son Mike, with the show depicting disagreements over the food, the decor, and the overall direction of the restaurant severe enough that one of the owners left the renovation partway through and did not return before filming wrapped. Chef Robert Irvine spent the two-day renovation reworking the Italian menu, addressing kitchen workflow issues, and updating the dining room, all while trying to get the family back on speaking terms so the business could move forward under a single, agreed-upon direction.

According to Food Network Gossip's coverage, the restaurant's owners posted on the business's Facebook page that Mike LaSusa's closed after service on Saturday, November 7, 2015, just under two years after the Restaurant: Impossible episode aired. That account attributes the timeline directly to the restaurant's own social media announcement rather than to secondhand reporting, though this research pass did not independently view the original post. Reality TV Revisited's summary (unverified) of the restaurant's history is consistent with a 2015 closure, and neither source describes a successor business opening at the same address afterward.

Yelp's current listing for "Mike La Susa's" at 8955 S 5th Ave, Oak Creek, Wisconsin shows the location marked closed, and Foursquare similarly lists the business as "now closed." A Facebook page for "Mike La Susa's Italian Restaurant" in Oak Creek remains visible online but does not appear to reflect an actively operating business based on other available listings. No current website for the restaurant was found during this review, and no successor restaurant at the same address was identified in any source consulted.

Featured on Restaurant: Impossible

Season / episode
Season 7, Episode 7
Original air date
Episode title
Unfixable Family
What was featured
menu and kitchen renovation amid family ownership dispute at Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant

Frequently asked questions

Is Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, November 7, 2015.

What happened to Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant after Restaurant: Impossible?

Restaurant: Impossible (Food Network) visited Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant at 8955 South 5th Avenue in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, for "Unfixable Family," season 7 episode 7, which aired December 4, 2013. As of September 2026, Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, November 7, 2015.

Is Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, November 7, 2015. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant located?

8955 S 5th Ave, Oak Creek, WI 53154. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Restaurant: Impossible featured Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant?

Season 7, Episode 7 of Restaurant: Impossible, first aired December 4, 2013. The episode is titled “Unfixable Family”.

Did the makeover last at Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant?

The episode first aired December 4, 2013. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 13 years later —: As of September 2026, Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, November 7, 2015.

What do reviews say since Restaurant: Impossible?

No current website for the restaurant was found during this review, and no successor restaurant at the same address was identified in any source consulted. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Mike LaSusa's Italian Restaurant still using the Restaurant: Impossible menu or branding?

Chef Robert Irvine spent the two-day renovation reworking the Italian menu, addressing kitchen workflow issues, and updating the dining room, all while trying to get the family back on speaking terms so the business could move forward under a single, agreed-upon direction. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
8955 S 5th Ave, Oak Creek, WI 53154
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
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Sources

  • foodnetworkgossip.com — https://www.foodnetworkgossip.com/2013/12/restaurant-impossible-mike-la-susas.html
  • realitytvrevisited.com — https://www.realitytvrevisited.com/2021/06/restaurant-impossible-mike-la-susas.html
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/mike-la-susas-oak-creek
  • Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/p/Mike-La-Susas-Italian-Restaurant-100063562465064/

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