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Who are the restaurant MSC's?

Now that I'm retired eating out is severely limited. Which MSC's offer fast food, fast casual, and fine dining jobs?... Continue Reading

Shop cancelled because of fine dining restaurant was not open.

I was recently assigned a casino overnight, and I made the recorded reservation call. The scheduler called me about a week later to do a walk-through. I told her the fine dining restaurant would be closed on the night I was there. They pulled the shop because the restaurant had... Continue Reading

Service with Style - Central FLA

Just dropping a tip for anyone interested. This MSC has some fine dining shops in Central FLA that are totally worth it IMO. The reports are not that bad all things considered. These are white tablecloth type restaurants. Last week we shopped a few different ones, they were all good. The one with the highest... Continue Reading

Does anyone actually like Kona Grill?

I took one of the $500 reimbursed Kona shops and my guests and I were absolutely floored by how bad everything was. The prices are insane for what you get there. A good 40% over other fine dining I've done around my area. The food was merely okay and surely... Continue Reading

Intouch Insight Customer Service Phone Number

I've been trying for three weeks to get a shop originally scheduled for 11/3. I kept e-mailing "rosanna.trimarchi@intouchinsight.com" and calling the phone number I have for her. The phone number goes to voicemail identifying her and saying to leave a message. I found this phone number 800-263-2980 for customer service. I... Continue Reading

"Shopping" when not shopping?

Guessing I'm not the only one. Do you find yourself assessing shop criteria at places when you are not working? As gas stations are currently my specialty, I'm always aware of customer service interactions and conditions wherever I gas up. Prior to becoming a shopper I was not familiar with the concept of... Continue Reading

Shoppers, where you want to be a fly on the wall

I enjoy reading the old threads back in the day. To me, it helps put certain topics/threads into perspective. It seemed more active and lively back then. Some threads were quite testy/snarky, but there were also threads that were quite deep/heartfelt. Every once a while, I get into a deep... Continue Reading

Old central FL shopper now serving the yellow man in NE

I started in college a decade ago changing my oil every 1000 miles at the palace of the golden king and picking up a stack of pizzas from my papa every time I made a cross state trip. Sometimes I would get some American Spirits at the green wall. Now that... Continue Reading

RBG Hotel shop assignment question

I notice that Reality Based Groups occasionally posts a few high profile hotels, whereas usually, the shops are much less smaller ($8-$40), although they also have a $300 fine dining restaurant. I have done something like 20 of their shops, including their fine dining restaurant twice, and I have a... Continue Reading

Blacklisted from Coyle Fine Dining Shops?

I’m a pretty regular Coyle shopper, having done probably 50 shops in the last few years. Nearly all my shops have been restaurant shops. In the past I’ve done a mix of fine dining shops ($100+ reimbursement, bar+table service, with the long detailed reports Coyle is known for) and casual... Continue Reading

Coyle not getting assigned?

Hi everyone, I'm somewhat new to Coyle but a rather experienced mystery shopper. When I heard about Coyle and saw the things they were scheduling in my area, I was excited to get started with them. In the past couple months as a shopper, I've only been assigned fast food and... Continue Reading

Hey there, fellow Secret Agents!

I am a Mystery Shopper based out of India. A full-time business consultant and a part-time mystery shopper, I have 3+ years of extensive experience in mystery auditing across various industries including hospitality, fine dining, retail, consumer goods, e-commerce and personal grooming. I'm super excited to join this community, and... Continue Reading

Fine dining shop "birthday comp" (but not)

So, I'm doing a fine dining shop tonight and the waiter could probably see we were slowing down. He came over and said, "How about some dessert? It's on me." I let him know that it wasn't necessary but he insisted. When the check came it said... Continue Reading

The Jack Network

I did my first shop last month for The Jack Network. They have several casual and fine dining shops in my area. The one I did was a fast casual with a decent reimbursement and a $10 fee. The shop requirements were reasonable and the report was... Continue Reading

Have Coyle High-end Restaurant Shops Gotten any Better?

I've seen a few high end, fine dining restaurant shops on Coyle lately. I'm tempted, but have heard horror stories about the the length and overly-pickiness of the surveys and reviewers. Has it gotten any better?... Continue Reading

Fine Dining Shops?

Hey everyone - new to the board. I have been shopping on/off for the past 7 years, but been more serious about it this year. I've looked through the MSC list but still haven't really come across many that offer fine dining. I know Coyle does, as I've been with... Continue Reading

Waiting on Coyle Review.... Is this normal?

I've been signed up with Coyle for a long time, but most of their shops are at minimum 45 minutes to an hour away. I'd like to do some fine-dining shops, but have been looking for a simpler shop to get my feet wet. So.... I found one, applied, and... Continue Reading

New Account Manager at KSS International, Inc.

Hi All, I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself to the forum. I am an account manager with KSS International, Inc. and we seek people of all demographics to evaluate a variety of residential apartment complexes and restaurant groups (from drive-thru to fine-dining). We have customer... Continue Reading

Query regarding Reality Based Group fine dining shops.

I requested and got assigned a fine dining shop with RBG. The shop is to be completed tonight (dinner). I setup a reservation for two on Wednesday morning after reviewing the shop guidelines. My wife and I were reviewing the menu yesterday afternoon and realized that if we order as... Continue Reading

Lifestyle shoppers (fine dining, luxury hotels), what are your favorite MSCs?

Hi all -- I'm relatively new to this, but as someone who spends hours writing reviews on TripAdvisor with nothing to gain but some internet likes, I'm surprised I didn't think to sign up for mystery shopping sooner. Am on my way to completing my first few restaurant shops with... Continue Reading

Recent Mentions of Fine Dining

Before they changed/switched their company name, they had some great fine dining shops. (Source). January 07, 2026

I suspect that you could get there with fine dining shops involving copious amounts of narrative but I also prefer using normal expenditures to do the heavy lifting. (Source). January 01, 2026

I have never had any questions or challenges from fine dining assignments. (Source). December 22, 2025

I have never had any questions or challenges from fine dining assignments. (Source). December 22, 2025

As a newbie though, you might want to avoid the more intense shops (such as the Coyle fine dining shops) until you get your feet wet. (Source). December 02, 2025

So, I am guessing this is either a fine dining visit or the person who wrote it is used to writing for those. (Source). November 24, 2025

I have found that its far less stressful to eat at home than to go to a fine dining restaurant and spend hours on a report. (Source). November 23, 2025

I've been doing more for other MSCs and have added some new to me places like See's Candy, car washes and a new to my area fine dining restaurant. (Source). November 19, 2025

I do my fair share of fine dining when my schedule allows. (Source). November 19, 2025

They go very fast, just as the fine dining shops that this MS posts, but their sandwich shops stay forever. (Source). November 19, 2025