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.
#2 - Get Off Your Ass!
Season 6 - Episode 42 - Aired 9/29/2019
The Fifth - Bountiful, UT – The owner of Utah's The Fifth realized too late that running a successful bar wasn't as easy as his dad made it look, and now he's poised to squander his family's legacy.
#3 - The Mother of All Failures
Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/13/2020
Armadillo Grill - Phoenix, AZ – Jon is at The Armadillo Grill in Phoenix, AZ, to help its beloved owner Brenda who is in over her head and oblivious to a filthy kitchen that is hazardous to both employees and patrons.
#4 - The Gaslamp Redemption
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/6/2020
Jolt'n Joes Gaslamp - San Diego, CA – When the owner of Jolt'n Joe's in San Diego was diagnosed with cancer, he began leaning on his manager, but a broken promise over sweat equity threatens to run the bar into the ground.
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#5 - Fear and Molding on Pineapple Hill
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 6/14/2020
Pineapple Hill Saloon & Grill - Tustin, CA – Jon tries to help an owner who is unable to take control of her own bar or her explosive chef due to her crippling fear of failure and change.
#6 - A Silver Dollar Saved Is a Silver Dollar Earned
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/7/2020
Silver Dollar - Chula Vista, CA – Jon heads to the Silver Dollar in Chula Vista, CA, where the unresolved tensions between the father and son owners have led to operational issues and neglect.
#7 - Bottoms Up, Going Down
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/31/2020
Bottoms Up Bar & Grill - Stanton, CA – Jon drops in on the lively Bottoms Up Bar and Grill in Stanton, CA, to teach the owner's son how to manage a rowdy atmosphere while still keeping patrons happy.
#8 - In the Rough
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/17/2020
Pepe's Mexican Restaurant & Cantina - Canyon Lake, CA – Jon heads to Pepe's Mexican Restaurant & Cantina in Canyon Lake, CA, to help a once-bustling bar that's now a ghost town and open the disconnected owners' eyes.
#9 - Raging Turkey
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/3/2020
Kalaveraz Cocina-Cantina - Escondido, CA – Jon does reconnaissance at Kalaveraz Cocina-Cantina in Escondido, CA, and finds an owner so in over his head that he's resorted to not paying his staff.
#10 - 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.
#11 - Come Home to Roost
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/19/2020
The Broadway Club - Tooele, UT – An inexperienced bar owner calls on Jon after hiring a hard-partying manager with no industry knowledge to run Broadway Club in Tooele, Utah.
#15 - Still Bill
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/22/2020
The Union - Midvale, UT – Jon is in Midvale, Utah, to meet The Union owner Bill, who is over $500,000 in debt and hasn't picked up any of the bar knowledge required to help his staff.
#16 - Gutterball!
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/8/2020
Lucky 66 Bowl - Albuquerque, NM – Jon is in New Mexico to help Mike, the owner of Lucky 66 Bowl, who is over a million dollars in debt and keeps driving customers and employees out the door with his temper.
#17 - Breaking Brandon
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/15/2020
Linda Lou's Time For Two - Layton, UT – In Layton, Utah, Jon confronts Brandon, the emotionally exhausted owner of Linda Lou's Time for Two, who has bled himself and his mother dry trying to keep the bar open.
#18 - Sactown Going Down
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/2020
SacTown Sports Bar & Grill - Sacramento, CA – Jon joined by rapper T-Pain is in Sacramento, CA, to convince Kings fan Chris he needs to change his sports bar concept if he's ever going to make money.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - Shutting Down the Confetti Party
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/17/2022
Confetti’s Bar & Grill – Peachtree Corners, GA – Jon helps an owner who battled childhood illness and the loss of his father learn how to run a bar and manage a business.
#23 - Personal Assistant, Professional Failure
Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/3/2022
The Brick Tavern – Sachse, TX – In the heart of Texas, Jon must help an owner figure out how to be a better boss and help her personal assistant step up to lead the bar.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.