The BEST episodes of Bar Rescue season 5

Every episode of Bar Rescue season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Bar Rescue season 5!

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.

Last Updated: 11/4/2024Network: Paramount NetworkStatus: Ended
Share:
Casually Tapped Out
star
7.56
112 votes

#1 - Casually Tapped Out

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 7/2/2017

Casual Tap - Chicago, IL Taffer tries to resurrect a closed neighborhood bar by reigniting the passion of the burnt out firefighter who owns it.

Watch Now:Amazon
Ice, Mice, Baby
star
7.55
192 votes

#2 - Ice, Mice, Baby

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/6/2016

Fort One - San Francisco, CA 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?

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Wheels of Misfortune
star
7.52
274 votes

#3 - Wheels of Misfortune

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/14/2016

The Wheel House Bar - Hemet, CA In a desert town, Taffer collides with the owner of a bar in a roller rink, a local landmark close to closing for good.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Antisocial Media
star
7.52
199 votes

#4 - Antisocial Media

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2016

Celebrities Sports Grill - Yucaipa, CA Taffer helps an owner whose social media mishaps have made him public enemy number one.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Things That Go Pahrump in the Night
star
7.49
157 votes

#5 - Things That Go Pahrump in the Night

Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/16/2017

Paddy's Irish Pub - Pahrump, NV It's a race against the clock when Jon Taffer heads to Pahrump, NV where he must save the failing bar of a man who might lose his sight forever.

The Perks of Being a Wallpaper
star
7.48
330 votes

#6 - The Perks of Being a Wallpaper

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/7/2016

Champagne's Cafe - Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas' last classic dive bar with mob ties is about to close its doors due to an owner who's too busy being a nice guy to act like a wiseguy.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Chase Lounge
star
7.46
145 votes

#7 - Chase Lounge

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/23/2016

The Tradewinds - Cotati, CA 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.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Gettin' Jigger With It
star
7.45
161 votes

#8 - Gettin' Jigger With It

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/16/2016

Sam Jordan's - Bayview-Hunters Point, San Francisco, CA Jon visits a historical bar owned by a brother and sister in conflict over profits and responsibilities.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Zero Dark Drunky
star
7.44
172 votes

#9 - Zero Dark Drunky

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/30/2016

Brickhouse Bar & Grill - Colorado Springs, CO 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.

Watch Now:Apple TV
How to Train Your Goldfish
star
7.42
190 votes

#10 - How to Train Your Goldfish

Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/25/2016

YNot Sports Pub & Grub - Everett, WA 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?

Watch Now:Apple TV
Win, Lose, or Brawl
star
7.38
200 votes

#11 - Win, Lose, or Brawl

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/2/2016

Russell City Grill & Sports Bar - Hayward, CA Taffer must fix an out-of-control staff and the owner’s freeloading friends. But a violent physical fight threatens this sports bar’s rescue potential.

Watch Now:Apple TV
I Know What You Did Last Summit
star
7.38
165 votes

#12 - I Know What You Did Last Summit

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/26/2017

Summit House Grill And Tap - Lakewood, CO An absentee owner threatens his marriage by drinking away his financial sorrows and flirting with the female patrons.

Silence of the Ants
star
7.37
106 votes

#13 - Silence of the Ants

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 8/6/2017

Liquid Lounge - Long Beach, CA A Long Beach dive bar becomes infested with more than just bar problems -- they have bug problems.

Punk as a Drunk
star
7.31
172 votes

#14 - Punk as a Drunk

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/13/2016

Triple Nickel Tavern - Colorado Springs, CO Tragedy overwhelms an owner and puts his bar in jeopardy, but he draws Jon's ire after roughhousing with his employees.

Daddy Dearest
star
7.28
115 votes

#15 - Daddy Dearest

Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 8/13/2017

Sidelines Sports Grill & Bar - Mount Dora, FL Jon helps a family run bar that's on the brink of ruin with an aggressive father at its helm.

Struck Out at the Dugout
star
7.27
165 votes

#16 - Struck Out at the Dugout

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/5/2017

The Dugout - Chicago, IL Jon faces a lackluster and stubborn landlord forced to become a Chicago sports bar owner after a previous tenant stopped paying rent.

Listen Y'all It's Sabotage
star
7.23
202 votes

#17 - Listen Y'all It's Sabotage

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/9/2016

Schafer's Bar & Grill - Sumner, WA 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.

Watch Now:Apple TV
Whipped Into Shape
star
7.21
216 votes

#18 - Whipped Into Shape

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/21/2016

City Bar - Las Vegas, NV 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.

Watch Now:Apple TV
All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down
star
7.19
147 votes

#19 - All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/19/2017

Speakeasy Bar & Grill - Kenner, Louisiana. The owner of a bar experiences an emotional breakdown and is brought to the brink of tears when her establishment begins to suffer from a series of setbacks that puts its opportunity to succeed in the future at potential risk.

Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's
star
7.18
101 votes

#20 - Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 8/20/2017

Rockin' Rhonda's Lounge - Sanford, FL It's a race against the clock as Jon Taffer tries to rescue a crumbling bar with a crumbling floor.

Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' to Do
star
7.11
168 votes

#21 - Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' to Do

Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/2/2017

Desi Romano's Sports Bar & Grill - Chalmette, LA After suffering a stroke, a bar owner is on the verge of losing his family legacy.

Don't Tell Mom the Bar is Dead
star
7.00
6 votes

#22 - Don't Tell Mom the Bar is Dead

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/19/2017

St8 Pub - Englewood, Colorado. An abrasive owner takes advantage of his mom's generosity to take over a craft beer bar from his landlord.

Mother Doesn't Know Best
star
6.50
2 votes

#23 - Mother Doesn't Know Best

Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 7/23/2017

Jack's Place - Las Vegas, NV 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.

The Unlucky Leprechaun
star
6.20
5 votes

#24 - The Unlucky Leprechaun

Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 9/10/2017

Lucky Leprechaun Irish Saloon - Davenport, FL Jon Taffer has to convince a foul-mouthed owner to change his ways before the bar he owns with his ex-wife shuts down for good.

Bar Over Troubled Water
star
5.25
4 votes

#25 - Bar Over Troubled Water

Season 5 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/26/2017

Big Mike's Sports Bar & Grill - Denham Springs, LA Taffer rescues a successful bar, and the beacon of a community, that was destroyed by flooding in Louisiana.