Bar Rescue
Jon Taffer is the Gordon Ramsay of the bar and nightclub business. In each episode, Taffer helps transform a struggling bar into a vibrant, profitable business, utilizing his expertise as a nightlife consultant
Type: tv
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Duration: 0h 43m
Release: 2011
Rating: 7.9
Season 1 - Bar Rescue
2011-07-17
"Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to class up Angels, a failing biker bar in Corona, California. To do that, he\u2019ll have to transform their rowdy clientele, scantily-clad bikini bartenders and strip club persona."
2011-07-24
"Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to resuscitate Downey\u2019s, a failing Irish pub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To do that, he\u2019ll have to inspire Dom, a one-time star chef turned negligent owner, who has let the bar go to ruin."
2011-07-31
"Legendary Chicago music venue The Abbey Pub is a family-owned bar on its last legs. When bar expert Jon Taffer tries to return the pub to its original glory, he discovers that two of the sibling managers don\u2019t see eye-to-eye."
2011-08-07
"Bar expert Jon Taffer is called to Redondo Beach, CA, to save Kilkenny\u2019s, an Irish pub on the decline. Though bar manager Carlos threatens Jon\u2019s method and the pub\u2019s success, owner Allie refuses to fire him."
2011-08-14
"Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to breathe new life into failing Philadelphia champagne bar Swanky Bubbles. To accomplish that, he'll need to deal with a playboy owner, a sprawling menu, and the worst bar layout in America."
2011-08-21
"Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to get The Blue Frog 22, a failing bar in Chicago, to grow up. To do that, he'll need the mother-and-son owners, Mimi and John, to ditch the \"Mom's Basement\" aesthetic that's dragging them down."
2011-08-28
"Bar expert Jon Taffer heads to Boston to help Bill, the owner of The Chicken Bone, avoid financial ruin. Bill, a former customer who took over the Bone, learned the hard way that running a bar is much tougher than it looks."
2011-09-11
"Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to take Champs, a dated sports bar in Burbank, CA out of retirement. To do that, he\u2019ll need owner Joe to go on the offensive, and take control of his over-pouring bartenders."
2011-09-18
"Bar expert Jon Taffer goes toe-to-toe with a former baseball player turned bar owner as he tries to revive the Canyon Inn, a decaying bar on its last legs."
2011-09-25
"Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to save automotive-themed Angry Ham\u2019s Garage from stalling out. Rowdy owners and stonewalling city officials are all lurking right under the hood."
Season 2 - Bar Rescue
2012-07-29
"Bar expert Jon Taffer must patch holes in a sinking Pirate-themed bar in Silver Spring, MD. But mutiny is in the air when Jon forces the pirate staff to cater to the city's corporate clientele."
2012-07-29
"Located on a prime stretch of beach, The Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar is still failing. Can Bar Expert Jon Taffer get a bevy of beautiful barmaids to fix this oceanfront eyesore instead of working on their suntans?"
2012-08-05
"Bar expert Jon Taffer must fix a dirty, binge-drinking bar owned by two fraternity brothers in Fells Point, Maryland. But the rescue gets derailed when Jon discovers the building is about to collapse."
2012-08-12
"Mystique Lounge in West Palm Beach, Florida, has operated under the shadow of a murder for three years. Can bar expert Jon Taffer restore a positive mystique to this once-cursed venue?"
2012-08-19
"Bar expert Jon Taffer has his hands full with a failing dive bar in Orange, CA. When he discovers the owner is incapable of running the bar, Jon must pin his hopes on the owner\u2019s untested but eager daughter."
2012-08-26
"Bar expert Jon Taffer is called in to save the family-run Black Sheep in the Irish-German community of Cheviot, Ohio. But Jon discovers that the bar may be beyond rescue due to the owners\u2019 massive debt."
2012-09-09
"Bar expert Jon Taffer must make a former strip club turned music venue profitable. But when the bar\u2019s staff is found to be contributing to the financial problems, Jon must convince the owner to take a stand."
2012-09-16
"Bar expert Jon Taffer must rescue a bar owned by a former Naval Officer from total ruin. But when Jon discovers one of the owners isn\u2019t pulling his weight, Jon shows him the door."
2012-09-23
"Bar expert Jon Taffer must save a failing former smoker\u2019s haven in Laguna Niguel, California from burning out for good. However, the bar\u2019s gang of hard-drinking regulars aren\u2019t about to give up..."
2012-09-30
"Despite beautiful bikini-clad bartenders, Extremes is less than a month from closing its doors."
Season 3 - Bar Rescue
2013-02-10
"For a bar to fail on Bourbon Street in New Orleans it takes a special kind of incompetence."
2013-02-17
"Jon Taffer descends on a grotesque goth and rock bar in Austin, TX. Tasteless performances and cockroach infestations are the least of his problems as he spars with the worst bar owner to date."
2013-02-24
"Jon schools the owner of a beat-up college bar with a reputation for serving underage drinkers."
2013-03-03
"A too-hip-for-its-own-good bar in Austin may need a hip replacement if it is to survive."
2013-03-17
"The formerly rocking Kasbah Lounge in Aurora, Colorado, which has fallen on hard times, is made over."
2013-03-24
"The locals are up in arms over a controversial lobster-tank game at a blue-collar watering hole."
2013-03-31
"Jon makes over one of the country's first karaoke bars, dealing with outdated decor, a hot-under-the-collar chef and an owner who's oblivious to what's going on in his place, and a hoarder to boot."
2013-04-07
"Horses defecating inside this Arizona bar are the least of Jon Taffer\u2019s problems. He must contend with drunk owners, a family in turmoil, and a bank foreclosure if he hopes to save this business."
2013-04-14
"Bad ventilation cause hot, moist burger smoke to fill Scottsdale\u2019s least funny comedy club. Jon Taffer arrives to clear the air and use proven bar techniques to create bigger laughs and bigger profits for the troubled owners"
2013-07-07
"An aggressive Las Vegas bar owner tries to pick up Nicole Taffer, sending Jon into a rage. Can he set this owner\u2019s wandering eyes straight and save a once famous blues bar without coming to blows first?"
2013-07-14
"North Carolina\u2019s Cashmere Nightclub has a bad name, poor d\u00e9cor and an embarrassing manager, but when Jon learns that they are refilling premium liquor bottles with cheap booze, all hell breaks loose."
2013-07-21
"Two buxom sisters have driven their biker bar in Pawcatuck, Connecticut into a ditch. Can Jon get these party women to stop binge drinking and focus on the real assets of their bar?"
2013-07-28
"Jon heads to a Georgia sports bar and encounters an owner who\u2019s incessant crying seems to prevent her noticing the massive employee theft issue occurring right under her nose."
2013-08-04
"Las Vegas' first gay nightclub, Gipsy, is months from closing its doors thanks to its verbally abusive and over intoxicated owner."
2013-08-11
"A poor concept is among the problems hampering a North Carolina bar run by a family of Yankees."
2013-08-18
"13 miles from Fort Bragg, Cliques suffers from a juvenile name and a repugnant reputation. Jon puts a bar's owners through a personal bar boot camp to attract the local military personnel."
2013-08-25
"Jon tries to help two siblings from wasting their father's retirement with a rickety mechanical bull in a New England bar."
2013-09-08
"Jon visits a struggling blue-collar joint in Las Vegas, where he deals with the strained friendship between the two classically trained chefs who own and operate it."
2013-09-15
"Taffer makes two bars out of one in an attempt to save both a beachfront bar in Warwick, Rhode Island, and the owner\u2019s marriage."
2013-11-10
"Customers bringing in their own booze and bartenders flashing their boobs aren\u2019t Jon\u2019s biggest problems with this Tennessee watering hole. Taffer must ignite a lazy owner\u2019s ingenuity to save the bar from going bust."
2013-11-17
"This golf-themed bar is a swing and a miss and its horrendous sanitary conditions are completely out of bounds. Jon must clean house and get rid of the filth as well as the staff responsible for making his expert sick."
2013-11-24
"Jon attempts to turn around a Nashville bar with a dated concept.\n\nNote: The episode was originally supposed to air on November 24, 2013, but was replaced with an encore after the owner was involved in a fatal shooting."
2013-12-08
"A sports bar with no TV's isn't Jon's biggest problem at this Missouri establishment. Taffer must get brawling buckle bunny bartenders and their spineless owner to unite in one common cause: Gut the competition!"
2013-12-15
"Lights, sirens and handcuffs greet Jon before he even enters the door of this Kansas City bar. Sibling rivalry between two identical twins with identical huge egos present Taffer with one of his toughest rescues."
2014-03-09
"O'Banion's Bar & Grill\n\nOmaha, NE\n\nA heavy drinking owner of an Irish sports bar is the subject of a hostile takeover\u2026 by his co-owners!"
2014-03-23
"O'Face Bar\n\nArguments and fights among a bar's owners and staff leave Jon wondering if he even wants to attempt to rescue it."
2014-03-23
"A dysfunctional family\u2019s feuding pushes Jon Taffer to the limit. Will their outrageous antics force Jon into an extreme decision?"
2014-03-30
"Wrangling with an incompetent owner and under trained staff; actress Maria Menounos guest stars."
2014-04-06
"Issues at a family-run bar include a forceful patriarch and an impending disaster in the kitchen."
2014-04-13
"Jon visits a struggling biker bar owned by a former tax accountant."
2014-04-20
"Pat's Cocktails\n\nNorth Hollywood, CA\n\nToo busy canoodling to notice his staff is sinking, a manager treats his bar like a romantic playground, forcing Taffer to demand inside help from the bartenders."
2014-04-27
"Oasis Hookah bar in Omaha, NE is in dire straits. They serve toxic drinks and have terrible service. To top is all off, there's a dead rat somewhere in the building, but nobody knows where."
2014-05-04
"The owner of a struggling Texas dive crosses the line with one of Taffer\u2019s experts."
2014-05-11
"The End Zone\n\nHouston, TX\n\nTwo muscle-bound meatheads can't see pec-to-pec on how to run their Houston bar. Now, their tempers and testosterone threaten to tear their friendship apart."
2014-06-22
"Counting down the ten most disgusting bars encountered during the first three seasons."
Season 4 - Bar Rescue
2014-10-05
"The Artful Dodger, Huntington, NY. A nightclub resorts to an 18-and-over night to draw a crowd, but ends up liable for unruly teenagers while an infestation of mosquitoes and fruit flies puts the owner in a precarious position."
2014-10-12
"Undisputed Sports Bar & Grill, Yonkers, NY. Rowdy customers at a New York sports bar attack Taffer's crew when they discover they are being served cheap booze at premium prices, prompting Jon to teach the importance of serving quality drinks and maintaining crowd control."
2014-10-19
"Rhythm & Brews, Staten Island, NY. A Staten Island bar that is overrun by customers who are cooking their own food and getting their drinks, due to the employees poor work ethic and the owner's hands off approach in running the bar. Jon must re-ignite the owner's fire and teach the staff why they need to do their own work."
2014-10-26
"Laguna Lounge\n\nJersey City, NJ\n\nA passionate Puerto Rican bar owner berates his staff and sons as the bar sinks further into debt. Can Taffer deflate the owner's ego in order to save his bar?"
2014-11-02
"Jack's Ale House\n\nSunnyside, NY\n\nThree loud-mouthed firefighting brothers struggle to keep their Queens bar afloat. Can Taffer calm the sparks before this family implodes?"
2014-11-09
"Lickety Split\n\nPhiladelphia, PA\n\nA former Philly detective-turned-bar owner hits the bottle hard after years of dark days on the force when Jon Taffer shows up to straighten him out."
2014-11-16
"Plush\n\nGlenside, PA\n\nA rescue turns testy when Taffer enlists the help of the bar owner's ex-wife and former manager."
2014-11-23
"Dirty Rooster\n\nAntioch, IL\n\nAn outrageous lakeside bar owner spends more time swinging from the rafters than managing his bar, causing Taffer to abandon ship until the owner can face reality."
2014-12-07
"Y-Not III\n\nMilwaukee, WI\n\nA third generation Milwaukee bar owner puts his father\u2019s legacy on the line by living off his family instead of trying to cut his own piece of the pie."
2014-12-14
"Packey's Pub\n\nMilwaukee, WI\n\nThe American dream becomes a hard reality for this Irish bar owner after Taffer discovers he withheld employee paychecks to keep the business afloat."
2015-02-08
"Second Base\n\nOrange, CA\n\nIn a first-ever re-rescue, Jon Taffer returns to Second Base Bar & Grill to find a disengaged owner who has let the bar deteriorate. Will Jon save this bar once again?"
2015-02-15
"Underground Wonder Bar\n\nChicago, IL\n\nA hippy-dippy live music bar owner is more concerned with the spirit of wonderment than appealing to her trendy Chicago community, causing Taffer to enforce some tough love."
2015-02-22
"Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill\n\nHollywood, FL\n\nThis failing beachfront bar is shut down after rodents invade the kitchen, but Taffer is brought to tears upon discovering what the owners have endured."
2015-03-01
"Heat Restaurant & Lounge\n\nHollywood, FL\n\nToo busy dancing on the bar top to pour drinks, these out-of-control bartenders are in for a shock when Jon Taffer puts an end to the party."
2015-03-08
"Sandbar Sports Grill\n\nCoconut Grove, FL\n\nJon Taffer has his hands full with the owner of an outdated college sports bar who is more interested in managing his fantasy football team than running a business."
2015-03-15
"Friar Tucks\n\nPomona, CA\n\nJon Taffer arrives at this castle-shaped bar to a surly owner with anger management issues whose attitude has pushed his staff to their breaking points."
2015-03-22
"The Los Angeles Brewing Company\n\nLos Angeles, CA\n\nCelebrity guest Maria Menounos joins Jon Taffer at this Los Angeles beer bar where a million dollar debt and decision to keep or sell the business has triggered a family divide."
2015-03-29
"The Holding Company\n\nSan Francisco, CA\n\nFour bickering Irish sisters talk themselves in circles as their San Francisco bar takes a nosedive. Can Jon Taffer turn their luck around before they miss the boat on their American dream?"
2015-04-12
"Mandala Lounge\n\nSan Mateo, CA\n\nA self-proclaimed \u201cnightlife expert\u201d afflicted by mounting debt and a ballooning ego butts heads with Jon Taffer as he battles to show him the error of his ways."
2014-06-22
"Jon must do a reality check on a bar whose oblivious owner, ill-conceived death metal theme, and filthy bathrooms are driving away the college-age crowd.\n\nNote: For this episode, Jon's experts assess the problems in the bar without him being there. He stays outside and watches footage of their visit, then enters after the staff has cleaned the bar."
2014-06-22
"Jon confronts a bar owner's adult grandchildren, whose lax oversight of inventory and money handling has brought the bar close to failure."
2014-06-29
"A motorsports bar with a busy stack of cougars requires a new gimmick to thrive."
2014-06-29
"Jon faces the triple challenge of rebuilding a bar that was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, getting the five brothers who own it to set aside their disagreements, and retraining staff members who are long out of practice.\n\nNote: For this episode, the staff training and stress test were done at a bar in Manhattan, since the Bungalow Bar was undergoing extensive reconstruction. Prior to to the grand re-opening, the owners of Turtle Bay (re-branded as Spirits on Bourbon, episode 1 of season 3) visited to present the staff with a new set of souvenir cups and a $5,000 donation. As Jon prepared to leave, the owners presented him with an autographed picture of an American flag raised amid Hurricane Sandy's floodwaters, framed with wood taken from the portions of the Atlantic City boardwalk that were destroyed in the storm."
"Three loud-mouthed firefighting brothers struggle to keep their Queens bar afloat. Can Taffer calm the sparks before this family implodes?"
"It's a bitter brawl when Taffer shows up at this rescue enlisting the help of the owner's ex-wife and former manager to turn the bar around."
"It\u2019s a bitter brawl when Taffer shows up at this rescue enlisting the help of the owner\u2019s ex-wife and former manager to turn the bar around."
"An outrageous lakeside bar owner spends more time swinging from the rafters than managing his bar, causing Taffer to abandon ship until the owner can face reality."
"A third generation Milwaukee bar owner puts his father\u2019s legacy on the line by living off his family instead of trying to cut his own piece of the pie."
"The American dream becomes a hard reality for this Irish bar owner after Taffer discovers he withheld employee paychecks to keep the business afloat."
2015-12-20
"Jon returns to see if the McGowan brothers have cooled off their fiery relationship. He also takes on an angry stand-up comedy club owner from Stand Up, Scottsdale"
2016-07-10
"A timid bar owner looks the other way as her promiscuous staff expose themselves in an effort to retain their customers. Can Jon Taffer clean up their reputation before the staff\u2019s assets strip the bar\u2019s profits bare?"
2016-07-17
"An owner relies on her attractive daughters and spaghetti wrestling events to lure customers inside, but mounting debt and a family feud threaten the future. Jon must find a more profitable marketing plan and mend the fence with the owner's family if he is to save this bar."
2016-07-24
"The resistant owner of a dive bar refuses to give up on his punk music obsession to obtain greater financial success."
Season 5 - Bar Rescue
2016-08-07
"A classic dive bar with mob ties in Las Vegas is about to close its doors because of an owner who's busy being a nice guy rather than a wise guy."
2016-08-14
"In a desert town, Taffer collides with the owner of a bar in a roller rink, a local landmark close to closing for good."
2016-08-21
"After gambling his life savings on a run down Las Vegas bar, a desperate owner tries out a fetish night to whip up new business."
2016-09-18
"Taffer helps an owner whose social media mishaps have made him public enemy number one."
2016-09-25
"Nasty nachos & goldfish races are on the menu at this sports pub. But in a Bar Rescue first, a staffing crisis hits before the stress test, leaving the owners without any employees. Can Taffer right the ship before it drowns?"
2016-10-02
"Taffer must fix an out-of-control staff and the owner\u2019s freeloading friends. But a violent physical fight threatens this sports bar\u2019s rescue potential."
2016-10-09
"New bar owners accuse their manager (and the bar's former owner) of sabotaging their business to try to steal it back. With no clear proof, Jon uses a stress test to determine who's right and who's wrong."
2016-10-16
"A historical landmark bar, divided in profits and responsibility, pits brother and sister against one another."
2016-10-23
"A lazy step-son fails to step into his new role as bar manager. And while his father can sell a car, it doesn't mean he can run a bar."
2016-10-30
"A military hero on the verge of being redeployed needs a rescue of his own, before he drinks away his profits and angers his bartender girlfriend past the point of no return."
2016-11-06
"A spoiled owner is gifted a nightclub by his father. Can Taffer save this mice-infested tourist bar before the owner gives away all his profits?"
2016-11-13
"A former punk rocker hits bottom after being overwhelmed with tragedy. But his constant roughhousing with his employees draws Taffer's ire."
2016-11-20
"The gloves are off as Taffer confronts the leopard-print loving ladies of The Handlebar; Janet Jackson-playing bartender Brandon, plate-throwing Ami, and The Brixton owner Tim return."
2017-02-19
"An abrasive owner takes advantage of his mom's generosity to take over a craft beer bar from his landlord."
2017-02-26
"An absentee owner puts his marriage on the line by drinking away his financial sorrows and flirting with the female clientele. Can Taffer step in to save a crumbling relationship and a failed bar?"
2017-03-05
"Taffer faces his most resistive owner yet after a lackluster landlord falls into the sports bar business when a previous tenant refuses to pay rent of this World Series winning Chicago Cub's hangout."
2017-03-12
"Taffer confronts AJ from Brick & Barley over her blistering attitude and the civil strife with her daughters over the bar's uniforms while a combative owner comes clean about the failure of his bar after the rescue."
2017-03-19
"An owner twerks her way to tears when her bar gets out of step"
2017-03-26
"In this special episode, Taffer rescues a successful bar \u2013 the beacon of the community \u2013 that was destroyed by a recent hurricane in Baton Rouge"
2017-04-02
"After suffering a stroke, this bar owner is on the verge of losing his family legacy. Can Taffer save this bayou bar before it sinks?"
2017-04-09
"Former bar owners return to praise Taffer for turning around their businesses, including an owner once accused of embezzlement by his father, a vape-smoking dragon lady who crafted conflict in her St. Louis bar & more."
2017-07-02
"Taffer tries to resurrect a closed neighborhood bar by reigniting the passion of the burnt out firefighter who owns it."
2017-07-16
"It's a race against the clock when Jon Taffer heads to Pahrump, where he must save the failing bar owned by a man who might lose his sight forever."
2017-07-23
"Jon Taffer tries to convince the ultimate maternal figure to make her decisions like a business owner to save her struggling Las Vegas dive bar from closing its doors."
2017-07-30
"It's all fists and fury when Taffer revisits the bars with the biggest fights, including the most dangerous brawl in show history at the bar whose owner is fighting foreclosure."
2017-08-06
"A Long Beach dive bar becomes infested with more than just bar problems -- they have bug problems."
2017-08-13
"Jon Taffer arrives just in time to save a family run bar on the brink of ruin with an aggressive father at its helm."
2017-08-20
"It's a race against the clock as Jon Taffer tries to rescue a failing bar with a crumbling floor."
2017-09-03
"Taffer revisits The Cajun Belle to see whether husband Dave still supports his hard-working wife and whether their marriage needs another rescue, checks in on the partnership at Hammer & Ales, and heads back to The Wildcatter."
2017-09-10
"Jon Taffer tries to convince a foul-mouthed owner to change his ways before the bar he owns with his ex-wife shuts down for good."
2017-09-17
"Taffer revisits 3 bars whose fortunes have turned for the worse after disasters have ravaged their futures, from the apocalypse themed bar The End to Chicago landmark The Abbey. Can Taffer develop a plan to help them get back on their feet?"
Season 6 - Bar Rescue
2018-03-11
"A son takes over the failing family business and must battle his belligerent father, a volatile cook, and a filthy kitchen before Jon Taffer shuts it all down."
2018-03-18
"When an old-school Memphis cigar man takes a stab at the bar business, he discovers hiring his millennial son wasn't quite what he had expected."
2018-03-25
"Two scientists struggle with the correct formula to run a successful bar."
2018-04-01
"Jon visits a Cape Canaveral area bar frequented by local NASA astronauts; Jon attempts to get the bar back off the ground before a mother-daughter feud causes a failure to launch."
2018-04-08
"A Navy vet finds himself in over his head when he relies on his unqualified friend to manage his failing Mississippi dive bar."
2018-04-15
"Jon reconnects with bar owners he\u2019s helped in the past to see if they\u2019ve changed their bad habits, which include drinking on the job and being addicted to canned meat."
2018-04-22
"A soccer mom turned strip club owner refuses help from her daughter even though she's trained in hospitality management."
2018-03-29
"A daughter must grapple with the loss of her father as she struggles to find a way to keep his bar afloat and save his legacy."
2018-05-06
"A frenetic bar owner with no prior bar experience drives the Copper Rocket Pub into the ground by bringing in carnivalesque entertainment."
2018-05-13
"The son of hardworking immigrants drives his late father's neighborhood bar into the ground with a poorly planned renovation and a bad over-serving problem."
2018-05-20
"Jon finds family turmoil when he checks up on The Local, then he visits with the owners of Mac & Chester's to check on their business and their marriage."
2018-06-03
"Jon provides a wake-up call to the owner of Barley Pop's Bar & Grill, who developed a severe drinking problem after suffering a pair of tragedies."
2018-06-10
"Jon looks back at some of his most successful turnarounds and asks the audience to share some of their favorite rescue memories."
2018-06-17
"Jon visits the No Name Saloon, a rowdy biker bar where the owner refuses to trust his daughter's managerial skills."
2018-06-24
"Jon brings in culinary expert Aaron McCargo Jr. and mixologist Mia Mastroianni to help a Florida couple's bar bounce back after years of failure under their son's management."
2018-07-01
"A storied L.A. music venue has fallen into disarray, and it's up to Jon to revive the apathetic owner's passion for his own business."
2018-07-08
"Jon reconnects with bar owners Mark Wilson and Ozzie Ardavani to find out what's in store for their relationship, then checks in with La Luz's Edith and Juan Pablo Martinez."
2018-07-15
"An industrious immigrant with a history of business success bites off more than he can chew when he buys Blue Water and takes a hands-off management approach."
2018-07-22
"Jon returns to Puerto Rico, where he used to live, to rescue a bar destroyed by Hurricane Maria and to help revive the rest of the community."
2018-07-29
"An unappealing name is just the first of many problems plaguing Fatballs Sports Bar & Grill, where Jon must get a belligerent owner to accept responsibility."
2018-08-05
"Jon heads to middle-of-nowhere Tennessee to rescue The Wanted Saloon, whose remote location is just the first of many challenges."
2018-08-12
"Jon revisits bars The Tradewinds and 22 Klicks to see if their respective staffs are still working together or falling back into bad habits."
2018-08-19
"Nostalgia drives a successful bar owner to purchase a dive bar he patronized in his youth, but his focus on his primary business causes the second bar to slide into chaos."
2018-08-26
"A novice owner opens a bar to help cover his sister's medical bills, but when he staffs it with his equally inexperienced relatives, the business quickly becomes a money pit."
2019-03-03
"After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, a brother and sister find themselves in over their heads in damages to their previously successful Asian fusion restaurant Shibo."
2019-03-10
"Jon travels to San Antonio to help a bar owner whose life-of-the-party personality has set the standard for indulgent on-the-job drinking and unprofessional practices."
2019-03-24
"Jon attempts to rescue The Original Hideout in Tucson, Arizona, despite that owner Ramiro is $300,000 in debt and his brother Raoul is overwhelmed with his management duties."
2019-03-31
"A twerking, drinking, fighting staff threatens a once-thriving bar, leaving Ashley and Robert Gaddy's future at a Crossroads."
2019-04-14
"The owner of the Recovery Room in San Antonio treats running a bar like a never-ending party, but her reckless ways may soon end the party, her business and her marriage."
2019-04-21
"Two rockers in need of money decided to open Kiva in a Texas college town, but their inexperience and apathy have cost them $200,000."
2019-04-28
"Jon attempts to rescue Eliphino, a Las Vegas dive dar struggling because of an owner who makes bad decisions and more enemies than friends."
2019-05-19
"Jon is tasked with rescuing Gil & Rick's, a sports bar and pizzeria run by two surly, inexperienced owners who resent customers actually ordering their subpar pies."
2019-06-02
"Jon tries to help the owner of New England's Ale House Grille, a single mom who's become reliant on a rude, incompetent manager since her husband left."
2019-07-14
"Jenny McCarthy joins Jon to help the Thunderbolt Bar & Grill owner, an inexperienced man with poor leadership skills whose only ally is threatening to withdraw her services."
2019-07-21
"To save the Whiskey Girl Saloon in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, Jon must get an inexperienced co-owner to abandon his hard-partying alter ego, Rick Roundhouse."
2019-07-28
"Jon tries to fix the negligent behavior at Harbor Point Club & Grill in Richardson, Texas, where owners drink the profits away and the staff struggles to get one order right."
2019-08-04
"Two best friends are acting more like jackasses than owners and find themselves on the verge of losing their bar."
2019-08-11
"The daughter of a longtime bar owner finds herself saddled with the responsibility of running his business after he abruptly passes away."
2019-08-18
"After a decade of success, a drag racing bar owner sees his profits go up in smoke."
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