Bar Rescue

1Turtle on Its Back

43 minFeb 10, 2013

For a bar to fail on Bourbon Street in New Orleans it takes a special kind of incompetence.

2Rock N Roaches

43 minFeb 17, 2013

Jon Taffer descends on a grotesque goth and rock bar in Austin, TX. Tasteless performances and cockroach infestations are the least of his problems as he spars with the worst bar owner to date.

3Bro's Got to Geaux!

43 minFeb 24, 2013

Jon schools the owner of a beat-up college bar with a reputation for serving underage drinkers.

4Tears for Beers

43 minMar 3, 2013

A too-hip-for-its-own-good bar in Austin may need a hip replacement if it is to survive.

5Empty Pockets

43 minMar 10, 2013

A Denver pool hall owned by a proud immigrant gets help.

6Jon T, He Don't Like It

43 minMar 17, 2013

The formerly rocking Kasbah Lounge in Aurora, Colorado, which has fallen on hard times, is made over.

7In a Pinch

43 minMar 24, 2013

The locals are up in arms over a controversial lobster-tank game at a blue-collar watering hole.

8Karaoke Katastrophe

43 minMar 31, 2013

Jon makes over one of the country's first karaoke bars, dealing with outdated decor, a hot-under-the-collar chef and an owner who's oblivious to what's going on in his place, and a hoarder to boot.

9A Horse Walks Into a Bar

43 minApr 7, 2013

Horses defecating inside this Arizona bar are the least of Jon Taffer’s problems. He must contend with drunk owners, a family in turmoil, and a bank foreclosure if he hopes to save this business.

10Meat Sauna

43 minApr 14, 2013

Bad ventilation cause hot, moist burger smoke to fill Scottsdale’s least funny comedy club. Jon Taffer arrives to clear the air and use proven bar techniques to create bigger laughs and bigger profits for the troubled owners

11Don't Mess With Taffer's Wife

43 minJul 7, 2013

An aggressive Las Vegas bar owner tries to pick up Nicole Taffer, sending Jon into a rage. Can he set this owner’s wandering eyes straight and save a once famous blues bar without coming to blows first?

12Don't Judge a Booze by its Bottle

43 minJul 14, 2013

North Carolina’s Cashmere Nightclub has a bad name, poor décor and an embarrassing manager, but when Jon learns that they are refilling premium liquor bottles with cheap booze, all hell breaks loose.

13Two Flew Over the Handlebars

43 minJul 21, 2013

Two buxom sisters have driven their biker bar in Pawcatuck, Connecticut into a ditch. Can Jon get these party women to stop binge drinking and focus on the real assets of their bar?

14There's No Crying in the Bar Business

43 minJul 28, 2013

Jon heads to a Georgia sports bar and encounters an owner who’s incessant crying seems to prevent her noticing the massive employee theft issue occurring right under her nose.

15Play Some Janet Jackson!

43 minAug 4, 2013

Las Vegas' first gay nightclub, Gipsy, is months from closing its doors thanks to its verbally abusive and over intoxicated owner.

16Characters Assassination

43 minAug 11, 2013

A poor concept is among the problems hampering a North Carolina bar run by a family of Yankees.

17Corking the Bunghole

43 minAug 18, 2013

13 miles from Fort Bragg, Cliques suffers from a juvenile name and a repugnant reputation. Jon puts a bar's owners through a personal bar boot camp to attract the local military personnel.

18A Bar Full of Bull

43 minAug 25, 2013

Jon tries to help two siblings from wasting their father's retirement with a rickety mechanical bull in a New England bar.

19Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas

43 minSep 8, 2013

Jon visits a struggling blue-collar joint in Las Vegas, where he deals with the strained friendship between the two classically trained chefs who own and operate it.

20Barely Above Water

43 minSep 15, 2013

Taffer makes two bars out of one in an attempt to save both a beachfront bar in Warwick, Rhode Island, and the owner’s marriage.

21Crappy Cantina

43 minOct 6, 2013

Jon steps in to help two brothers whose ill-conceived idea for a death-metal concert bar has drained their parents' retirement fund.

22Jon of the Dead

43 minOct 13, 2013

Jon has a few shocks to deliver to two former members of the music industry who have opened a horror-themed bar that is dying on its feet.

23Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids

43 minOct 20, 2013

Jon tries to turn around a Las Vegas establishment owned by a man whose family is wasting his money.

24Hurricane Jon vs Hurricane Sandy

43 minOct 27, 2013

Jon races to repair the battered Bungalow Bar in Rockaway Beach after it felt the full force of Hurricane Sandy.

25Drunk & Dirty Dolls

43 minNov 3, 2013

After a near-fatal heart attack, Artie, the owner of Alibi in Las Vegas, lost his zeal for the work, and it's up to Jon to help him get it back.

26Empty Bottles Full Cans

43 minNov 10, 2013

Customers bringing in their own booze and bartenders flashing their boobs aren’t Jon’s biggest problems with this Tennessee watering hole. Taffer must ignite a lazy owner’s ingenuity to save the bar from going bust.

27Hole in None

43 minNov 17, 2013

This golf-themed bar is a swing and a miss and its horrendous sanitary conditions are completely out of bounds. Jon must clean house and get rid of the filth as well as the staff responsible for making his expert sick.

28Music City Mess

43 minNov 24, 2013

Jon attempts to turn around a Nashville bar with a dated concept. Note: The episode was originally supposed to air on November 24, 2013, but was replaced with an encore after the owner was involved in a fatal shooting.

29Brawlin Babes

43 minDec 8, 2013

A sports bar with no TV's isn't Jon's biggest problem at this Missouri establishment. Taffer must get brawling buckle bunny bartenders and their spineless owner to unite in one common cause: Gut the competition!

30Twin vs. Twin

43 minDec 15, 2013

Lights, sirens and handcuffs greet Jon before he even enters the door of this Kansas City bar. Sibling rivalry between two identical twins with identical huge egos present Taffer with one of his toughest rescues.

31Hostile Takeover

43 minMar 9, 2014

A heavy drinking owner of an Irish sports bar is the subject of a hostile takeover… by his co-owners!

32Critters and Quitters

43 minMar 16, 2014

KC's Neighborhood Bar & Grill is a rowdy members- only bar in Kansas whose profits have been going up in smoke thanks to the over-generous retired manager, lack of hygiene and an infestation of raccoons.

33Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed

43 minMar 23, 2014

A dysfunctional family’s feuding pushes Jon Taffer to the limit. Will their outrageous antics force Jon into an extreme decision?

34Scoreboard To Death

43 minMar 30, 2014

Wrangling with an incompetent owner and under trained staff; actress Maria Menounos guest stars.

35Grow Some Meatballs!

43 minApr 6, 2014

Issues at a family-run bar include a forceful patriarch and an impending disaster in the kitchen.

36Taxed Out in Texas

43 minApr 13, 2014

Jon visits a struggling biker bar owned by a former tax accountant.

37When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons

43 minApr 20, 2014

Too busy canoodling to notice his staff is sinking, a manager treats his bar like a romantic playground, forcing Taffer to demand inside help from the bartenders.

38I Smell A Rat

43 minApr 27, 2014

Oasis Hookah bar in Omaha, NE is in dire straits. They serve toxic drinks and have terrible service. To top is all off, there's a dead rat somewhere in the building, but nobody knows where.

39Scary Mary's

43 minMay 4, 2014

The owner of a struggling Texas dive crosses the line with one of Taffer’s experts.

40Muscle Madness

43 minMay 11, 2014

Two muscle-bound meatheads can't see pec-to-pec on how to run their Houston bar. Now, their tempers and testosterone threaten to tear their friendship apart.