The BEST episodes of Bar Rescue season 8
Every episode of Bar Rescue season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Bar Rescue season 8!
Bars mean money, but they also mean stress if they aren't properly run. Jon Taffer is a bar and nightclub owner who has started, flipped, or owned over 600 bars and clubs in his career and currently owns one of the most highly respected consulting firms in the bar and nightclub industry. Jon will travel around the country and employ his expertise to return struggling bars to the cash cows they once were. Everything from the science of the perfect pour, to the height of the bar stools is a key factor in making a bar the hottest place in town.
#1 - A Commander and His Post
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/11/2021
VFW Post 10054 – Pahrump, NV – Jon goes to VFW Post 10054 in Pahrump, Nevada, where beloved Commander Marty is stepping down to care for his ailing wife, and Steve, his less-experienced replacement, must learn the ropes.
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#2 - Fresh Bread, Rotten Bar
Season 8 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/9/2023
Loveland, CO. Jon helps a struggling owner take a step back so that his apprehensive manager can take a step forward.
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#3 - Viva La Casona
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/13/2021
La Casona Bar and Grill – Las Vegas, NV – Jon rescues the owners of a historic Las Vegas Mexican restaurant who have a lot of heart but not enough business acumen to keep their dream of being successful restaurateurs alive.
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#4 - A Bar to Take Pride In
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/27/2021
Badlands – Las Vegas, NV – Badlands Saloon is a Las Vegas institution proudly serving the LGBTQ+ community, but the owners need Jon's help after the COVID-19 pandemic brings down their business.
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#5 - Till Failure Do You Part
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/29/2022
The Forge – Brandon, FL – With a great first year, The Forge saw a promising future. However, everything went downhill after the pandemic struck and took a toll on Patrick's business, health, and marriage.
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#6 - 3rd Pocket's a Charm
Season 8 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/23/2023
In Hickory, North Carolina, Jon finds a bar with an absent owner, an untrained staff, and an infestation of pests.
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#7 - Two Tickets to Paradise Cantina
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/2/2021
Paradise Cantina - Las Vegas, NV – The owner of Paradise Cantina in Las Vegas lost nearly everything trying to keep his party bar afloat during the pandemic, but Jon suspects there may have been problems before lockdown.
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#8 - Quick-Sandtown Rescue
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/24/2022
SandTown Pub – Atlanta, GA – In the heart of Atlanta, Jon helps an owner seize her second chance in life by saving her struggling bar and managing her staff.
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#9 - Ace's Wild
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/27/2022
Ace's Sports Hanger – The Colony, TX – Jon heads to Texas to help a husband and wife rescue their failing bar and learn how to be better partners in business.
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#10 - Doing It For Dad
Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/10/2022
G. Willickers – Arlington, TX – After losing their father and stepmom, three sisters find themselves unexpectedly owning a bar that they never learned how to run.
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#11 - Ninja Karaoke's Swan Song
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/1/2021
Ninja Karaoke – Las Vegas, NV – Jon helps the young married owners of Ninja Karaoke in Las Vegas rebound from the effects of the pandemic and get their business -- and their dream of starting a family -- back on track.
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#12 - Not Your Godfather’s Speakeasy
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/9/2021
Capo's Restaurant and Speakeasy- Las Vegas, NV – Jon helps the owner of Capo's Restaurant and Speakeasy in Las Vegas, who suffered personal and professional loss during the pandemic, restore the former glory of his mobster-themed bar.
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#13 - Behind The 8 Ball
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/18/2021
Griff's Bar & Billiards – Las Vegas, NV – Despite its pre-pandemic popularity, Griff's Bar & Billiards is at risk of failure due to COVID-19 and mismanagement, so Jon steps in to help save the Las Vegas pool and billiard hall.
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#14 - How The Cookie Crumbles
Season 8 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/11/2023
Jon must save a former travel agent turned bar owner and her family business before it crashes and burns.
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#15 - Twice in a Lifetime Opportunity
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/23/2021
Champagne's Cafe – Las Vegas, NV – Jon returns to Champagne's, a Vegas bar he first saved in 2016, to help the owner refocus on his business after the COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in him taking on a side gig to make ends meet.
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#16 - Hideaway From Reality
Season 8 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/12/2023
The Hideaway Bar & Grill, Meridian, Idaho. Jon faces an owner unwilling to own up to his mistakes and failures and a staff unwilling to speak the truth about him.
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#17 - Rookie of the Beer
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/20/2021
Nevada Brew Works – Las Vegas, NV – Jon tries to save Nevada Brew Works, a brewery and restaurant in downtown Las Vegas run by first-time owner Jason, whose lack of practical experience is putting the business at risk.
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#18 - Spare Me Another Chance
Season 8 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/21/2023
Jon must help a businessman who bought a bar attached to a bowling alley but had never stepped foot in a bar.
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#19 - Penalty on the Bar
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/20/2022
Gilly's Sports Bar – Dunwoody, GA – In Dunwoody, Georgia, Jon Taffer tries to help a former hospitality professional regain his passion for the industry and save his flailing bar.
#20 - JJ's Sports Bust
Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/26/2023
JJ's Sports Bar & Grill – Highland, CA – The owner of JJ's Sports Bar & Grill in Highland, CA, must take a hard look at his behavior if he wants Jon's help to save his failing family business amidst post-pandemic financial stress.
#21 - Outta Touch, Outta Time
Season 8 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/5/2023
Rock-A-Billies, Arvada, CO. Jon encounters the unruly husband of an owner who is on the brink of closing her bar.
#22 - Working to Death
Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/8/2022
JF Kicks – Valrico, FL – Jon heads to Tampa, Florida, to help save an owner who has suffered personal loss and health scares while trying to single-handedly keep his struggling bar afloat.
#23 - Long Live a Legacy
Season 8 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/30/2023
Jon heads to Moreno Valley, California to save the legacy of a Pizza and Sports bar after the passing of one of the owners leaves a family in disarray.
#24 - Changing of the Guards
Season 8 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/28/2023
Jon rescues a VFW on its last legs before the bar's 75th Anniversary.
#25 - Every Rosé Has Its Thorn
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/6/2021
Cork and Thorn – Las Vegas, NV – Jon heads to Cork and Thorn, an offbeat Las Vegas hangout, to convince the artistic owner to focus less on her passion for flower arrangements and more on erasing her $200,000 debt.