The BEST episodes written by Darrin Reed

Tiki Curse
star
7.98
250 votes

#1 - Tiki Curse

Bar Rescue - Season 2 - Episode 2

The Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar - Fort Lauderdale, FL Located on a prime stretch of beach, The Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar is still failing. Can Bar Expert Jon Taffer get a bevy of beautiful barmaids to fix this oceanfront eyesore instead of working on their suntans?

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Murphy's Mess
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7.84
257 votes

#2 - Murphy's Mess

Bar Rescue - Season 2 - Episode 3

J.A. Murphy's - Fells Point, MD Bar expert Jon Taffer must fix a dirty, binge-drinking bar owned by two fraternity brothers in Fells Point, Maryland. But the rescue gets derailed when Jon discovers the building is about to collapse.

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Bottomless Pit
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7.77
211 votes

#3 - Bottomless Pit

Bar Rescue - Season 2 - Episode 5

Olive Pit - Orange, CA Bar expert Jon Taffer has his hands full with a failing dive bar in Orange, CA. When he discovers the owner is incapable of running the bar, Jon must pin his hopes on the owner’s untested but eager daughter.

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Bikini Bust
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7.75
231 votes

#4 - Bikini Bust

Bar Rescue - Season 2 - Episode 10

Extremes - Orange, CA Despite beautiful bikini-clad bartenders, Extremes is less than a month from closing its doors. Can Bar Expert Jon Taffer successfully use the sexually-charged atmosphere to create a profitable bar?

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Broke Black Sheep
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7.75
242 votes

#5 - Broke Black Sheep

Bar Rescue - Season 2 - Episode 6

Black Sheep - Cheviot, OH Bar expert Jon Taffer is called in to save the family-run Black Sheep in the Irish-German community of Cheviot, Ohio. But Jon discovers that the bar may be beyond rescue due to the owners’ massive debt.

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Downey's and Out
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7.73
261 votes

#6 - Downey's and Out

Bar Rescue - Season 1 - Episode 2

Downey's Irish Pub - Philadelphia, PA Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to resuscitate Downey’s, a failing Irish pub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To do that, he’ll have to inspire Dom, a one-time star chef turned negligent owner, who has let the bar go to ruin.

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Beach Bummer
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7.73
254 votes

#7 - Beach Bummer

Bar Rescue - Season 1 - Episode 4

Kilkenny's Irish Pub - Redondo Beach, CA Bar expert Jon Taffer is called to Redondo Beach, CA, to save Kilkenny’s, an Irish pub on the decline. Though bar manager Carlos threatens Jon’s method and the pub’s success, owner Allie refuses to fire him.

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Fallen Angels
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7.71
351 votes

#8 - Fallen Angels

Bar Rescue - Season 1 - Episode 1

It’s up to Jon to save a failing biker bar that’s become more strip club than cocktail lounge thanks to its rowdy clientele.

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On the Rocks
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7.69
194 votes

#9 - On the Rocks

Bar Rescue - Season 2 - Episode 9

Rocks - Laguna Niguel, CA Bar expert Jon Taffer must save a failing former smoker’s haven in Laguna Niguel, California from burning out for good. However, the bar’s gang of hard-drinking regulars aren’t about to give up...

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Bar Fight
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7.69
230 votes

#10 - Bar Fight

Bar Rescue - Season 1 - Episode 9

The Canyon Inn - Yorba Linda, CA Bar expert Jon Taffer goes toe-to-toe with a former baseball player turned bar owner as he tries to revive the Canyon Inn, a decaying bar on its last legs.

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Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb
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7.69
276 votes

#11 - Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb

Bar Rescue - Season 2 - Episode 1

Piratz Tavern - Silver Spring, MD Bar expert Jon Taffer must patch holes in a sinking Pirate-themed bar in Silver Spring, MD. But mutiny is in the air when Jon forces the pirate staff to cater to the city's corporate clientele.

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Bad to the Bone
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7.60
208 votes

#12 - Bad to the Bone

Bar Rescue - Season 1 - Episode 7

The Chicken Bone - Framingham, MA Bar expert Jon Taffer heads to Boston to help Bill, the owner of The Chicken Bone, avoid financial ruin. Bill, a former customer who took over the Bone, learned the hard way that running a bar is much tougher than it looks.

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The Blue Frog Sings the Blues
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7.60
240 votes

#13 - The Blue Frog Sings the Blues

Bar Rescue - Season 1 - Episode 6

The Blue Frog 22 - Chicago, IL Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to get The Blue Frog 22, a failing bar in Chicago, to grow up. To do that, he'll need the mother-and-son owners, Mimi and John, to ditch the "Mom's Basement" aesthetic that's dragging them down.

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Weber's of Lies
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7.59
239 votes

#14 - Weber's of Lies

Bar Rescue - Season 2 - Episode 7

Weber's Place - Reseda, CA Bar expert Jon Taffer must make a former strip club turned music venue profitable. But when the bar’s staff is found to be contributing to the financial problems, Jon must convince the owner to take a stand.

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Chumps
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7.57
264 votes

#15 - Chumps

Bar Rescue - Season 1 - Episode 8

Champs - Burbank, CA Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to take Champs, a dated sports bar in Burbank, CA out of retirement. To do that, he’ll need owner Joe to go on the offensive, and take control of his over-pouring bartenders.

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Swanky Troubles
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7.57
255 votes

#16 - Swanky Troubles

Bar Rescue - Season 1 - Episode 5

Swanky Bubbles - Philadelphia, PA Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to breathe new life into failing Philadelphia champagne bar Swanky Bubbles. To accomplish that, he'll need to deal with a playboy owner, a sprawling menu, and the worst bar layout in America.

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Owner Ousted
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7.53
259 votes

#17 - Owner Ousted

Bar Rescue - Season 2 - Episode 8

Win, Place, or Show - Fairfield, OH Bar expert Jon Taffer must rescue a bar owned by a former Naval Officer from total ruin. But when Jon discovers one of the owners isn’t pulling his weight, Jon shows him the door.

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Mystique or Murder?
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7.48
277 votes

#18 - Mystique or Murder?

Bar Rescue - Season 2 - Episode 4

Mystique Lounge - West Palm Beach, FL Mystique Lounge in West Palm Beach, Florida, has operated under the shadow of a murder for three years. Can bar expert Jon Taffer restore a positive mystique to this once-cursed venue?

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Shabby Abbey
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7.44
235 votes

#19 - Shabby Abbey

Bar Rescue - Season 1 - Episode 3

The Abbey Pub - Chicago, IL Legendary Chicago music venue The Abbey Pub is a family-owned bar on its last legs. When bar expert Jon Taffer tries to return the pub to its original glory, he discovers that two of the sibling managers don’t see eye-to-eye.

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