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 - Loveless in Loveland
Season 8 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/2/2023
Blue Sports Grille in Loveland, CO. The owner is in danger of losing his marriage and retirement dreams if Jon can't get him to step up, make changes and create an identity for his bar.
#2 - Magically Atrocious
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/15/2022
Cerealholic Cafe & Bar – Ybor City, FL – In Ybor City, Florida, Jon helps rescue a bar owner who made some questionable choices on the theme, decor, and menu in her bar.
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#3 - Rescue on the River
Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/22/2022
AJ’s on the River – Gibsonton, FL – A riverside bar in Florida is struggling to stay afloat due to a manager with no experience, a staff co-mingling and a wildly out-of-line menu for their community.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Game Over
Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 6/12/2022
Throwbacks – Sanford, FL – Jon heads to Sanford, Florida to revitalize a retro-arcade bar that is falling apart and an owner who has an excuse for everything.
#6 - 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.
#7 - 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.
#8 - 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.
#9 - The Napoleon Complex
Season 8 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/19/2023
360 Lounge Reloaded, Charlotte, NC. Jon must teach a former engineer and his staff how to properly run a nightclub before they close down for good.
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#10 - Pool House Rock
Season 8 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/26/2023
Colorado Cork & Keg in Castle Rock, CO. Jon confronts an owner who moved his family to pursue his lifelong dream of opening a bar, only for his wife to do all the work.
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#11 - 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.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#15 - Horseshoe Bend It Like Bar Rescue
Season 8 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/14/2023
Jon must save a small country bar in rural Idaho from going under while teaching the General Manager how to be a true leader.
#16 - 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.
#17 - 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.
#18 - Put This Fire Out
Season 8 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/4/2023
Jon tries to save a firehouse-themed bar outside of Boise, Idaho and confronts an owner with excuses for everything.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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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