The WORST episodes of Bar Rescue

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

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: 3/14/2026Network: Paramount NetworkStatus: Continuing
When Dreams Hit the Sidewalk
star
5.00
1 votes

#1 - When Dreams Hit the Sidewalk

Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/2026

In Orlando, Florida, Jon Taffer is on a mission to save a struggling bar. Despite the owner's genuine passion and dedication, the establishment is failing due to a fundamentally flawed and misguided concept that was doomed from its very inception

Bar Over Troubled Water
star
5.25
4 votes

#2 - 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.

One Man Brand
star
5.50
2 votes

#3 - One Man Brand

Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/22/2026

Jon Taffer travels to Marietta, Georgia, to confront a dire situation. He must rescue a failing bar from an owner who stubbornly clings to the misguided belief that his own personal brand alone possesses the power to reverse its fortune.

Watch Now:Apple TV
star
6.29
7 votes

#4 - Father Knows Best

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/17/2018

No Name Saloon - Edgewater, FL A demanding father struggles to hand over the reins to his daughter or control his unruly customers at this failing biker bar in Central Florida.

star
6.33
6 votes

#5 - Murky Waters at Swamp Tales

Season 9 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/8/2025

In Carlyle, IL a cajun-themed bar needs rescuing due to its out of control food costs and untrained management and staff.

star
6.33
3 votes

#6 - The Unwanted Saloon

Season 6 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/5/2018

The Wanted Saloon - Dickson, TN Jon heads to middle-of-nowhere Tennessee to rescue The Wanted Saloon, whose remote location is just the first of many challenges.

star
6.40
5 votes

#7 - Not Cleared for Takeoff

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/1/2018

The Airliner - Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, CA Jon must help reignite a bar owner's passion for his notorious East LA music venue.

star
6.50
4 votes

#8 - Third Time's the Charm

Season 9 - Episode 39 - Aired 6/22/2025

Jon Taffer sends Dustin Drai to Goodells, MI to help an owner save his struggling business after his previous two bars also closed down from his mismanagement.

Mother Doesn't Know Best
star
6.50
2 votes

#9 - 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
6.50
4 votes

#10 - 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.

star
6.60
5 votes

#11 - On the 3:10 to Failure

Season 9 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/4/2025

Visiting Smithton, Illinois to help a failing business; dealing with married owners who are at their breaking point because one is working two jobs to support them while the other is mismanaging every aspect of the bar.

star
6.62
13 votes

#12 - Slotzy's Last Shotzy

Season 9 - Episode 40 - Aired 6/29/2025

Jon Taffer travels to Worden, IL to rescue a bar for an owner who inherited the business from his father but relies on an untrained manager to secure its future success.

star
6.67
6 votes

#13 - Calendar's Crisis

Season 9 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/27/2025

Danny Trejo travels to Macclenny, Florida to rescue a struggling pizza joint whose owner is reluctant to let her daughter take charge.

star
6.67
3 votes

#14 - Don't Cry for Me Jon Taffer

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/17/2019

RJ'S Replay - Tucson, AZ Jon attempts to save sports bar RJ's Replays, which is full of potential but failing due to poor management, and mend the owner's relationships with his wife and parents.

star
6.76
42 votes

#15 - Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fatballs

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 7/29/2018

Fatballs - Jacksonville, FL Jon Taffer tries to rescue a Jacksonville sportsbar with a horrible reputation and an even worse name that leaves the bar without a single customer.

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?
star
6.78
9 votes

#16 - Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?

Season 9 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/6/2025

A bar in St. Clair, Missouri whose owners are a pair of estranged brothers have let the business collapse amidst their fighting and now need helpsaving it.

star
6.95
41 votes

#17 - Un-Civil War

Season 6 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/28/2019

Eliphino - Las Vegas, NV A Las Vegas dive bar with an unused kitchen struggles at the hands of an owner who either can't or won't ask for help and who makes more enemies than friends. Jon Taffer could be his greatest friend and rescue his business... or his worst nightmare if the owner doesn't change his ways.

Alley Cat-astrophe
star
7.00
1 votes

#18 - Alley Cat-astrophe

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/8/2026

Jon Taffer travels to Bowling Green, Kentucky, to revitalize a struggling bar plagued by a management crisis, as two bartenders contend for a leadership role after the current manager proves ineffectual in overseeing the bar's operations.

Sitting Down on the Job
star
7.00
2 votes

#19 - Sitting Down on the Job

Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/22/2026

In Ashland City, TN, Jon Taffer confronts a defiant owner who literally sits on a stool while his family's bar crumbles around him. With the business on the brink, Taffer must inspire this idle owner to stand up and fight.

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Honey, I Bought a Bar!
star
7.00
9 votes

#20 - Honey, I Bought a Bar!

Season 9 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/13/2025

Rescuing a failing business in Houston, Texas after its owner buys a bar as a surprise for her husband,only to realize that he is anything but happy.

star
7.00
3 votes

#21 - Pole Without a Purpose

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/22/2018

Club Platinum - Las Vegas, NV A gentleman's club in Las Vegas, Nev., is in need of some gentlemen.

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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.

Ants with Wings, Bro!
star
7.02
56 votes

#23 - Ants with Wings, Bro!

Season 4 - Episode 25 - Aired 7/26/2015

Tonic Lounge - Portland, Oregon Motivating the inattentive owner of a failing Portland music venue that has an ant infestation.

Ripper's Rookie House
star
7.02
55 votes

#24 - Ripper's Rookie House

Season 4 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/1/2015

Ripper's Rock House - Akron, Ohio Rock legend and former Judas Priest front man turned bar owner calls on Jon Taffer to amp up his struggling live music venue before he's forced to pull the plug on the entire business.

Till Debt Do Us Part
star
7.04
57 votes

#25 - Till Debt Do Us Part

Season 4 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/4/2015

Caribe Night Club - San Diego, California A womanizing owner and his enraged wife struggle with their run-down Caribbean bar; Taffer tries to turn the bar around before the business hits the rocks and the owner's wife bails.