6 Failing Family-Run Bars 😡Bar Rescue

No matter how you feel about your family, one thing is universally true: going into business with them is hard. Here are 6 Bar Rescue bars that prove working with family can be, uh, extremely challenging.
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Jon Taffer embarks on a cross-country tour of the worst drinking establishments in America. Bad drinks, wild staffs, and wasted owners conspire against him and his experts as they give failing businesses one last shot at success.
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[@QuietTears]

Biker: "You kiss your mother with that mouth?" Drunk Lady: "No I fucking hate her." Biker: *Nods His Head In Agreement*

[@shakiemjeanjoseph428]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@smileysatanson3404]

yeah like he thought ''oh... ok''

[@tobietera]

That was kinda hilarious 😁 Although if you watch carefully, none of the bikers said that to her - or none of the bikers in that shot anyway, and she most likely didn't reply then either (she's got her back to the camera the whole time). So that exchange happened at some other point but they dub it over that part because it looks better / funnier. The visual and sound editing on these shows are crazy, almost every cut-away or reaction you see is from a totally different time or sequence, and it's just all stitched together in a totally non-linear mess, but it works!

[@zoommier8220]

11:40

[@mega_bird700]

Biker: "you know, I can't argue with that."

[@pramalam.]

The editors are going to hell for those slurping and licking sound effects with that security guards drink😭💀

[@beyonddisturbed]

The editors have way to much free reign, let us never forget "All In" *whipcrack*

[@mandylou-who2238]

It was so disgusting to look at and listen to. 🤢🤮🥤

[@sagew7377]

@@richardkeagan4682 we don’t care.

[@ledzep1023]

@@sagew7377 agreed

[@Hjaelteomslag]

Somebody needs to get pumched for that!

[@TXFDA]

Man, I feel bad for baseball girl. No one's teaching her shit, and yet they expect her to do her job perfectly. Like, the brother wants to keep her oblivious so he has a punching bag. It's bullshit.

[@jayalexander9033]

Sounds familiar in my past work places

[@youtubevanced1508]

Brah she's a server. She should know what's on the menu. That's on her.

[@kaydensweetie8850]

Yes so true

[@kaydensweetie8850]

@@youtubevanced1508 they changed the menu since she hasnt been there sooooo come on give her a little lecency but she should be trying harder to remember the new menu

[@doreensupino6309]

I agree .. she has no clue. She needs to learn the menu though and the specials of the day. I felt bad for her.

[@dananola]

That first guy was being such a jerk to his little sister. No wonder her self confidence was so low.

[@chriswraver1192]

You can tell hes always done that to her because she can't even function properly. She feels his eyes are always watching her and judging her every move and the result will always be "your a failure"

[@TOPBLAZER85]

i saw that and just wanted to hug her, poor girl.

[@conjboi4556]

She had no clue what was going on and she has no financial stake in the business. Young guy had 50k in and being under the stress of a restaurant closing I’m not surprised he said shit that way

[@olgamountain9904]

Exactly, Dana !

[@owmykidneysful]

@@conjboi4556 yet admits there was failings in her training, but expects perfection. Guy wants an emotional punching bag - as long as she stays shit at her job, he can blame her instead of looking at himself

[@mimistardust3915]

"I don't think they're stealing, I think they're foolish" *cuts to video of the granddaughter taking money out of the drawer and putting it in her pocket*

[@Gcool243]

They’re foolishly stealing lol

[@helenoftroy6265]

Before he even finished his sentence the granddaughter was hollering “there’s no stealing” I’m like damn, a hit dog will holler.

[@Meanie74]

They weren’t stealing they make 300 in tips every night 😅

[@ravenmassiah2121]

There's a clip from that episode where they fire the two bartenders that were Justin's exes but they never fire Justin and his sister for very clearly stealing 🙄

[@iamsad9107]

Weren't they ACTUALLY keeping tips there though? I'm not saying that, while they grabbed their tips, they didn't steal a fiver since they were definitely acting suspicious but they weren't stealing as much as Jon thought it was because they really keep their tips in the register?

[@hope-elizabethkananiolsen5347]

So John Taffer is a family therapist too

[@Lucy.andress]

This deserves more likes

[@hope-elizabethkananiolsen5347]

@@Lucy.andress thanks 🥺🥺

[@amethyphoenix]

He also has a show where he tries to fix marriages and relationships too. The dude is a jack of all trades.

[@Kobain0]

Can’t you see... his working here!

[@RK-cg4nr]

I KNOOOWW right?! How good IS this guy?!

[@shanevaldez12]

As an older brother if my sister and I were working together and she was pouring her heart out saying that she doesn't want to fail me I'd do anything in my power to help her succeed and let her know that she makes me proud. I would never be an asshole to my sister

[@dananola]

Amen. He made her feel insecure.

[@nimeryaspawnbrd1049]

as an older sister, if my brother would have come to work that high I'd whooped his sorry ass and sent him home to sober up that dude is an asshole, I won't argue that, but his junkie little sister is no better

[@evandelck8541]

@@nimeryaspawnbrd1049 you don’t kno her story

[@victoriaofthevictoriavicto7270]

She'd been a meth head for years before this. I'm betting their tired of her antics & its obviously had an effect on her sober brain. He was a dick for sure but there is a back story....

[@JJ-gr9yz]

@@nimeryaspawnbrd1049 You're 🗑 .

[@Takimeko]

29:12 "That's the security? That's whats gonna take care of the bar?" *8 seconds of uncomfortable licking and slurping*

[@charissarobieson4560]

Right 😂

[@kellyweingart3692]

eww 😂🤮😷🤦🏼‍♀️

[@clickchick6861]

29:19 their faces hahahahahahaha

[@ThisIsJ.Nicole]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ryank.6033]

You know you cuss a lot when a biker says _“you kiss your mother with that mouth?”_

[@evandelck8541]

Oof

[@evandelck8541]

@Stephanie JacindaArdernforever ikr

[@thedunkdojogaming]

I was thinking the same thing!!

[@loganmalough2379]

“No I f******* hate her.” Biker goes “alright.”

[@mega_bird700]

@@loganmalough2379 "well I can't argue with that."

[@michelec5224]

That "chracters" guy freaking hated his sister. She had an addiction issue in the past and he will NEVER let her live it down. He treated her like 💩. I felt bad for her when I watched that episode. I hope she's found somewhere else to work instead of dealing with her toxic brother.

[@vanadians3819]

Maybe he was part of the reason she did drugs.

[@dananola]

If you can't get validation from your own family, it's no wonder you end up on drugs.

[@short_sprite]

Poor girl…i just wanted to give her a hug. She just needed proper training and some encouragement. Have her shadow some experienced waitresses so she can see how its done.

[@jackhazardous4008]

Its easy to treat it so simple when you haven't watched someone destroy themselves with drugs. You arent the one cleaning up their (literal) shit or being evicted because of them

[@CristyTango]

@@jackhazardous4008 she was making the most simple "mistakes" though. And he TORE INTO HER. There's absolutely no reason to be straight up abusive toward someone who was struggling with addiction. NO ONE would improve when they are constantly walking on eggshells. Recovering addict or not

[@ExperiMentalDon]

"Hey guys, I'm Jon Taf..." "No, that's bullshit. I didn't steal anything. This is stupid. You better not be talking about me."

[@rhiannajd4412]

I feel so bad for Rick. You could tell he was hurting. Having your brother tell you that your mom hated you must be heartbreaking.

[@amiblack8294]

So did I. You could just feel his pain. If his brother had any heart at all, he would have split that inheritance down the middle with Rick. End of story. Sounds like the mother was a narcissist who enjoyed pitting her sons against each other; I have a feeling RIck has every right to feel the way he does towards her. His brother lacks compassion.

[@imperviousdonut]

That part broke my heart. The other brother had absolutely no sympathy no understanding and kept pretending like he had no clue. Then when he finally spills the beans has the gall to say the brother is jealous instead of saying they had f'ed up parents

[@Havis_Princess]

@@amiblack8294 well it's the way mom wrote it. Maybe she wrote it like thwt for a reason. If she doesn't have a rationehip with one son the other is gonna get it. You shoukd follow the will

[@dewhicular]

For real, it's cool the reconciled but I dunno. I wanna watch that episode now lol.

[@rebeccabuckland8311]

I feel sorry for the grandpa, his own grandkids just stole the money from the cash machine! They do not respect the grandpa.👴

[@mr.fahrenheit7009]

👴

[@SixcCamaro1]

And they keep say "I don't steal, I don't steal" it's literally on video.

[@mokushmasmo6009]

And he doesnt respect himself

[@johnschaffler1507]

It hurts to watch that guy's eyes start to water as reality hits

[@Pennsyltucky84]

I actually kinda get it. They keep the tips in the register, take some out, as far as she's concerned, as far as she thinks, she's just taking some of her tips out. I mean she *probably* did know she was stealing some, but it really is possible she didn't. It's not *likely* but it is *possible*.

[@racheltaylor3125]

Honestly the Vegas family seriously pissed me off. Staff got fired yet the thieving grandson and granddaughter got defended, mouthed off to their coworkers for doing the same as them, and kept their jobs. BS.

[@segadreams8952]

Makes my blood boil everytime i see it they obviously seen it on the camera

[@cameltotem8074]

Laws and accountability for thee but not for me. It’s as American as apple pie.

[@kdizzle901]

yet they probably found better jobs I guarantee this place went out of business

[@yongobongosope]

I've seen that episode and it was literally proven they kept their tips in the draw. The mom confirmed it. And it was also peoven the stealing only happened when the other two bartenders were working

[@melt_brain]

@@yongobongosope that's the problem, though. to the security cameras and other bar owners, your tips being in the same drawer as your cash from customers makes it look very suspicious and is 100% stealing. you need your tips to be kept somewhere separate, or you'll almost guarantee yourself taking more money than you claim you had in tips. that's what jon was getting at. if your tip money is in the same drawer as your customer's money, there's almost clear incentive to steal more than you were given in tips. technically, they did steal, because the grandkids, as well as the parents and jon cannot confirm how much money they made EXACTLY in tips. they could take less or more, and it's still considered theft. the other bartenders that got fired? one hundred percent wrong. instead of them being taught, they were thrown out without a second chance. keep in mind, they were only working there because THE BROTHER DATED THEM! they didn't know what they were doing, and they were never taught. jon, the grandkids, the grandmother, all of them were in the wrong except for melody and jana. that was absolutely cruel and completely incorrect. they didn't know what they were doing, and instead of jon keeping them and teaching them how to pour correctly, he kicks them out. jana didn't even know the ingredients for a margarita! how is she expected to know how much to pour if she can't even figure out what ingredients go in what?! i think the grandkids are manipulative and deceitful. i wouldn't be surprised if the brother has a sexual harassment charge, considering how many women he sleeps with according to jana. this is completely backwards. it's awful. jon was just as wrong for this.

[@KimsWeirdChannel]

I honestly feel for Alex. Seeing her breakdown after getting yelled at just connected with me on a personal level.

[@contritebeast9991]

Same

[@akiser123]

She's their lightning ros for dysfunction and they praise her brother when he's the screw up for not training his sister properly.

[@marissawilliams8961]

I feel so bad for her. Her brother is awful

[@psychokinesis878]

I wanna see the full episode, John's right the brother is keeping her weak

[@heiroot]

She cried after everything!

[@JSaints87]

Baseball girl is really trying her hardiest. Props for her not giving up. Love her accent & dedication

[@joshkresnik6402]

As someone who was abused at a young age I completely feel for that poor girl at the beginning, I completely understand what she went through and that’s just unacceptable, from a business standpoint and from a family standpoint. If I were a customer and one employee talked to another like that I would take him outside and have a go

[@Buckeye_4_Life_]

Yeah the brother treated his sister like a total asshole. A little criticism is one thing, but he ragged on her non-stop. I wanted to deck him.

[@KillaMProdz]

Nah, she’d get berated by a manager even worse than that if she wasn’t a family member. She clearly made no effort whatsoever. As someone with restaurant experience her lack of effort was appalling and those were absolutely crocodile tears

[@shoobymcdooberson7466]

@@KillaMProdz Consider: those managers would be assholes and complained about by their entire teams. Competent leadership exists, and I'm sorry you've never worked for some.

[@KillaMProdz]

@@shoobymcdooberson7466 I’m sorry too. I’m still young, so hopefully that will change for the better. Thank you for pointing that out though.

[@Megan-cd6sh]

@@KillaMProdz Yeah, I have been a bartender, waitress, hostess, and eventually bar and restaurant manager. I never spoke to my coworkers or employees like that. Some bosses do, but generally those bosses don't get the best out of their employees. I have always found a firm, fair and empathetic approach to work best. Don't let people walk on you, but NEVER disrespect ANYONE. When you are able to build a solid team where everyone is focused and motivated it can make work a really fun and lucrative experience!

[@Misshughestrm]

There's NO WAY that kid made $300 in tips for one shift in a failing bar

[@Sickwitit18]

11:50 "do you kiss your mother with that mouth?" Drunk woman: "no I fkn hate her." Biker: *nods head* makes sense

[@TheAdrift]

I imagine he was thinking “I bet the feeling is mutual” 🤣

[@lisadunn1138]

You know why the mom said her kids aren't stealing? Because in her eyes she thinks it's their money eventually so why not start taking it now! She's so entitled and so are they. Robbing their own grandpa!! Disgusting. They no way made $300 tips per night in that bar, no way!! Especially with the crappy attitude and awful drinks.

[@VashtiPerry]

Right

[@modsmalls4222]

He said I’m coming back to rob the place 🤣🤣

[@chocalechevux804]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 omg that was soo funny

[@xsidx232]

Lmfaoooo

[@sprtsfanatic1]

@A B But they’d have video evidence of him threatening to “rob the place.” That’s probable cause, reason for said robbery, and motive. More than enough for a judge to sign a search warrant or for a warrant to be issued. So no, he could definitely be held liable for criminal burglary, trespassing and damages. Plus, I’m sure there is other legal paperwork signed between the network and the owners/staff regarding legal matters if something like this were to happen. Remember, there was the episode with that bar in Iowa where Jon didn’t rescue it because the owner of said bar assaulted an employee and told another employee he’d give him a raise if he put the other employee through a window. Low and behold, that owner was convicted and sent to prison for sexual battery

[@sprtsfanatic1]

@A B He might be an owner but he’s been relieved of his duties as manager and operational manager. He clearly still had money invested in the property but he doesn’t have a say anymore in how things operate. Again, him threatening the place, on record, is still grounds for criminal liability, if he were to follow-through on them.

[@evandelck8541]

@A B bruh just stop

[@LittleParade_]

I'm glad Jon stepped up to help the grandfather Bill tell his family what all was wrong. Jon can be mean with good reason, and pushy when he needs to be, but I can tell he knew this was hurting Bill a lot and decided to talk for him a bit. It's nice to see.

[@miekaash6831]

I can’t take watching a man cry... it just hurts my whole soul. The last one was beautiful

[@christinanull2435]

My son laughs at me, because if i see a man crying in real life or on TV, i automatically break down and start sobbing. It kills me to see a man cry.

[@wd3185]

Dude, oh my God, the daughter crying in the first segment breaks my heart. It's so clear that she is hurting and her brother just keeps emotionally beating her down further and further. I hope she's doing better and either her brother started treating her better or that she found a better place to work. Nobody deserves to be made to feel that way.

[@MrVideo540]

That last clip was definitely the most heartwarming. That is true family right there. They fought over the inheritance, but after thinking about it and realizing they were acting like children for fighting over a building they made up. Honestly was such a tear jerking moment for me because that is how a family should be: loving each other no matter what. They had resentment towards each other for a while, but still made up in the end after realizing they had no real ill will about each other.

[@caphowdy666]

With the one with the dad (Pops) and his son and daugher, you can pretty much see who is destroying that business. None of the three are anywhere near perfect, but the daughter is poison. She goes on about giving people chances, but it's really all about surrounding herself with people she likes to feed her ego. Her dad knows what she is doing is wrong, and maybe his way of communicating lacks finesse, but you can only imagine what years of dealing with her has done to him mentally. He tells her what is wrong or tells people not to do something, and she goes off on him. As soon as Jon shouts at him, she gets all defensive of him (because she is the only one allowed to talk shit to him). Then there is her brother, he has just given up. Initially you think he has no balls, and is a bit of a coward but the more you watch his sister, the more you realise he has probably had a lifetime of putting up with her shit, and knows there is no way he would ever win challenging her. It's entirely possible that without her influence, father and son might have been able to make a go of this bar.

[@EvelynL.1112]

EXACTLY, the daughter is easily the weak link of the three. She's a spoiled, self-entitled womanchild who deludes herself into thinking she's a nice person by giving everyone way too many chances. In reality, she just wants people to think of her that way to, as you said, feed her ego.

[@BunnyQueen97]

LOL I wouldn't put my tips anywhere NEAR the cash drawer, that's 100% MY money. And I've never met a server who felt differently.

[@YourSirLordChip]

I use to do that but I worked the bar alone so I felt safer with my tips in the cash drawer plus it couldn't be open unless we made a transaction so we had to put in a order to get our drawer out

[@saltypyro9458]

They don't. They are liars. They are skimming daily pocket cash, more than likely for drugs.

[@VGK702]

Yup, when i tip it's because the server deserves it and i expect 100% of it to go to the server

[@daybreaklongman1236]

Loll when I was at this one place I made 300 bucks on tips, on soft opening because people wouldn't take big tables... I killed it others cowered in the back looking lost.. end of the night management decided all tips would be tallied up and split evenly.. I walked out with my money I earned.

[@KaylahDemi]

@@daybreaklongman1236 I woule've walked out, too. That was bs

[@smlchristian3]

I love how he goes from bar rescue to family therapist.

[@justkittensbeingkittens5892]

Family rescue with Jon taffer

[@Picachki]

The first clip is an abusive relationship at work. How about calmly teaching this girl what and what not to do? There’s no need for yelling, she’s not someone’s verbal punching bag, she’s this guy’s sister! She deserves love and respect! Correcting her and teaching her will go way farther than constantly putting her down. This is a tactic in abuse to keep the abuse going btw. John was right and saw right through that brother. He was keeping her weak by not teaching her the tools to become a better employee. In turn he felt he could yell at her all he wanted. I hope she realizes now that she deserves better. And I also hope the parents realize they needed to see through his insecurities that he was projecting and not allow him to hurt anyone else because of it.

[@Bahns007]

They did a follow up on that bar in a "Back to the Bar" special. They're doing really well business wise and the family is also doing really well relationship wise. The sister isn't working at the bar anymore but her and her brother are on good terms

[@heiroot]

Maybe he started off nice and got frustrated with years of her messing up!

[@Picachki]

@@Bahns007 I’m so glad to hear that!

[@trier4952]

Rule of Good Business #7: a family business without strict guidelines is a recipe for disaster.

[@yellowstalk6653]

what's the first 6 and the other ones?

[@trier4952]

@@yellowstalk6653 I'll be writing a book about it soon. I'll let you know when it's available.

[@jacobmoore6874]

Just dont go into business with family. Its a recipe for disaster.

[@WhayYay]

A family business period is a recipe for disaster, think about how rare it is to see a successful one.

[@edwardranno7119]

💯

[@KevinSmith-dq9tz]

You know it just got real when Taffer whips out a breathalyzer. 😬😫 🤣😂😄😂🤣😅

[@ninga55]

That is the #1 way bartenders steal, I see it all the time. That mom saying her kids aren't stealing.. lol. That's why they have this attitude like their owed something from their grandfather. I didn't see this episode, I would love to see howbit ended

[@dodger1214]

Grandpa put his foot down and his daughter had no choice to but to cave.

[@j.jmusic5264]

She probably gets some of it too.

[@mharris5047]

I know I wouldn't just write $4 million in checks to a business then leave it to fail. I did pretty good for myself teaching, consulting and with the family logging business but I would have to max out a couple of my credit cards or take out a loan at my bank to come up with $4 million at once!

[@BenKellyMusic92]

They also fired two bartenders for over-pouring. The real reason, though, was because they were Justin's ex girlfriends.

[@izukumidoriya9691]

When somebody does the wrong thing and you're yelling at them like "YOUR DOING IT WRONG" than WHY DON'T YOU TRAIN OR SHOW HER/HIM HOW TO DO IT

[@lucasl.fenton6100]

John Taffer walking into a bar carries the same level of power as Gordon Ramsay walking into a restaurant.

[@mharris5047]

Ironically, Jon Taffer owns several bars with his name on them, they appear to be more restaurant than bar. I wish him well, I think he is capable of making a LOT of money with them if he can get good management for them (they are in different states so he can't visit them daily or even weekly).

[@westonrose7042]

Alex seems like such a sweet girl. I think her brother is a bully. Seeing Alex cry made me want to give her a big hug.

[@kennethgrzegorzewski753]

Mr. Taffer, my wife of thirty-nine years and myself love your work! Especially when you are able to reconcile broken families at the same time as their business! Respect Sir!

[@ranaewalker4262]

I feel for the first girl. She was genuinely trying but every time she made the smallest mistake, her brother verbally attacks her. Instead of guiding her, he puts her down and makes sure she stays down instead of helping her back up...

[@toyamwarr]

The irony that the cash register was invented in 1879 by a bar owner who wanted to keep his bartenders weren’t stealing from his saloon. Using grandpa’s bar to steal from him... just shameful.

[@rhiannajd4412]

The grandkids stealing from their grandparents made me cry. I was heartbroken for them. I would never dream of stealing from my grandfather who is now deceased. Anyone who steals from the elderly is a piece of shit

[@rosehill9537]

Elder abuse. Just Heartbreaking

[@katarzynat.918]

it was horrible, I wonder how this "lovely" granddaughter can look into the mirror? disguisting...

[@wavyblkqueen]

The last story broke my entire heart because I feel his pain all too much 😪

[@evandelck8541]

Ikr

[@cjprince4317]

The two older brothers at the end. You can tell they where back in business . Just like the good old days. Love it. God bless🙌

[@Hufflepuffzd96]

Don't yell at my dad says the woman who yells at her family member.... that makes as sense as fire under water

[@icemike69247]

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[@anglepsycho]

Pretty much. You don't want anybody talking shit to your dad? Don't talk shit to your relative either.

[@anglepsycho]

@@vanadians3819 Okay employee abuse enabler.

[@mharris5047]

@@icemike69247 SpongeBob, Patrick Star, Mr. Krabs, Plankton and the police chief are too busy to dislike comments on here. They should be done "being busy" by morning.

[@EvelynL.1112]

​@@anglepsycho Yeah, she's a hypocrite.

[@nicoladawson2861]

Feel so bad for this grandpa....all he wants is for his FAMILY to be respectful to what he has invested into THEIR future! How could you allow it to continue and then protect them?!

[@amiblack8294]

His family is a den of snakes, just like mine. I've helped every one of my family members in BIG ways and they crapped all over me. Cut them loose awhile ago-good riddance to bad rubbish :) Life is so much better now.

[@Picachki]

@@amiblack8294 I feel you… It’s hard but living without the toxicity is so much better. No more abuse can give you the chance to heal. I’m working on similar things and I wish the absolute best for you. Remember you deserve happiness!

[@DasSpaceAce]

The brother in the first clip is _not_ helping. The way he jumps on her for every move she makes like an attack dog & insults her isn't gonna help correct her mistakes - all you're doing is stressing her out more & making her feel worthless. Dude needs to go learn how to talk to employees in a constructive manner

[@flimsyenthusiasm5769]

Where are his parents? If my kid spoke like that to anyone ,sibling or not, it’s an immediate backhand.

[@alexeivoncarstein8286]

If I spoke like that to my sister she’d probably stab me. I love my sister but she’s a firebrand and wouldn’t stand for any of that

[@why-td1rp]

​@@flimsyenthusiasm5769 At least one of the parents probably speaks to the kids that way

[@mharris5047]

@@alexeivoncarstein8286 I have one sister that would have laid him out cold for that shit! Of course she is six feet tall, benches 300 pounds and can lift a V8 engine out of a truck all by herself but she would still do it. A couple of bar owners in my area sweet talked her into being a bartender with no experience in the field, I think they hired her mainly as security but when she is not kicking people out of the bar she is tending it. They probably wish my other sister lived in the area -- she actually went to bartending school and doesn't need to look up how to make drinks in a book (admittedly I would be even worse, I don't know how to mix anything more complicated than a screwdriver -- I drank either those or whiskey on ice).

[@reedeayers]

11:40 “you kiss your mother with that mouth” “No I hate her” *nods head because it all makes sense*

[@edwardgarcia409]

Even the biker was like "You have a foul mouth"

[@DarlingNikki2]

Love how protective Jon Taffer is toward the young lady in the first clip. He can see that her big brother is a certified bully (probably from childhood) and he calls him on the carpet for it and for his arrogant attitude when his bar is obviously going down the drain. He might yell to the point of foaming at the mouth and come across as a bully himself in some instances, but I love his take-no-BS approach coupled with temperance when warranted (Gordon Ramsay has the same approach and interestingly both men are Scorpios).

[@GoatedJoyBoy]

i want to see Jon vs Gordon yell at each other

[@xz3693]

Why would they yell at each other? They would respect each other and be normal.

[@jojo7920]

@@xz3693 buuuuut what if Jon accidentally serves raw food in front of Gordon ?

[@TammyBundleballs]

That would sound like "I RESPECT YOU!" "OH YEAH!? I RESPECT YOU!" "I RESPECT YOU MORE!" "THAT'S OUTRAGEOUS! I DO MORE!" Then they fuck.

[@jojo7920]

Damn I should be making fan ficts.... WHO WANTS ONE

[@jojo7920]

@@TammyBundleballs damn ur giving me sooooooooooo many ideas of Jon x Gordon I respect that Daniel I respect that...

[@trier4952]

34:00 Rule of Good Business #9: be friendly with your staff, but DON'T be their friend.

[@teeheeteeheeish]

Damn man, I just want to hug that first girl. It is hard enough to keep going every day. Working a hard job for shit pay, and then your first level boss berates you. The amount of resilience it takes to keep going under those conditions is god-tier. What an awesome girl, I hope she knows how strong she is.

[@RampAgentLife]

11:51 I used to just respect John, but now I respect him even more. He stopped her from driving home legally intoxicated and saved her from killing herself or someone else. If Betsey wasn't going to stop her, she could have died in an accident.

[@Ember_Prime]

The first one just pissed me off. As an older brother, I could never do that to my sister. He should have been absolutely ashamed of how he treated her! He kept her weak so he could have a scapegoat, not because things “slipped through the cracks.” He’s an awful older brother. I wouldn’t even ask to be forgiven at that point, she wants to do her best and he just berates her and doesn’t tell her what she can do to improve. Disgusting.

[@CaptainBlaine]

The one where the grandchildren appear to be stealing from the grandfather really hurts. I can't believe people would do that to someone like that.

[@Cyperspiller]

I think the daughter is stealing... just her attitude and she is defending herselv before Jon is saying anything. She is a theif!

[@CrazyClara101]

Immediately when stealing was brought up she started acting super defensive and irritated, obviously guilty

[@anglepsycho]

She pretty much ratted herself out doing it in the first place.

[@shrug8305]

Seriously though. As soon as you jump down someone's throat for even just mentioning you did something wrong, you basically make everyone around you know your guilty. And to continue denying it even when seeing the footage? Wow just wow.

[@HaLLiEB85]

Kinda like whoever smelt it dealt it lol

[@pcbassoon3892]

She got defensive immediately. If she wasn't stealing, she would have been confused initially.

[@amajozmaize24]

the part with the grandpa breaks my heart, he seems so sweet & kind 🥺 how dare they steal from him

[@Docta_Tma]

25:20 I felt so sorry for that poor grandpa being taken fkr a 4 million dollar ride! Also 29:16, enjoy the sound!

[@jbmp1390]

Just because someone had a problem with the DISEASE of addiction doesn't mean you get to treat them like shit forever. In fact it often keeps them from moving forward even when they're truly trying. It's a whole family issue, and if the whole family isn't willing to deal with it, how can you expect that single person to carry all that stress and actually get better?! Would you yell and put down someone who has cancer or constantly remind them once they were in remission?!. No?! Then don't do it to someone with addiction.

[@dizzylilthing]

I work in rehab and feeling trusted, supported, and genuinely loved makes so much of a difference. I've seen people die, I've seen people rise from their deathbeds and get a second chance. And more often than anything else, the deciding factor is being loved and feeling it

[@Dinapus_Olsen]

"There's the Sister, dunkie-McDunkinsen 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Fantastic!! Got teary by the twins, that was horrible to hear "my mom hated me"😢 Keep yourselfs safe and with good health💚 Greetings from Norway🇧🇻🙂

[@dannytheman1313]

That last clip nearly broke Jon, bars can be saved but this is deep trauma that would break anyone I don't care who you are.

[@Father_of_Death]

The last clip you can see Jon is trying hard not to cry.

[@Cleverlinesunread925]

The biker asking if she kisses her mother with that mouth has me dead. He was dead serious.

[@mrjennings9594]

The one with the twins is prob my fave one. It makes me tear up every time and the nephew is so sweet to try and help them out.

[@ixpastel]

Therapy is a beautiful thing.

[@maggimaster]

"It was my tips that I took out" must have been an amazing night if you had 300 bucks in tips

[@shoobymcdooberson7466]

Ok, it was pretty funny that the guy actually got up there to do the body shot instead of just the girl doing it 😂😂😂 Equality!

[@evandelck8541]

Equality!

[@VashtiPerry]

😂

[@c.t.p.9821]

One thing this show has taught me: Alcoholics should not own/manage bars

[@scrappydooinalobstercostum4523]

I loved it when the biker dude said "do you kiss that mother with that mouth?" He's probably really kind and nice to talk to

[@MisaKeiJune]

Imagine being told by your brother, that your mom hated your guts..... I wouldn't even go to work anymore, I'd just leave it all behind. 😞

[@RocsMacho1]

Between Bar Rescue and Kitchen Nightmares, I've become way more conscious about where I'll go for food and/or drinks.

[@Moose6340]

I actually really like that Jon shifted from loudly accusing the family to calmly explaining to all parties what they were doing wrong. Maybe the grandkids were dipping behind the mom and granddad's back, who knows. But with proper controls in place, they'd know, and now thanks to Jon they know what the proper controls are. It was a really good explanation.

[@TheDeviIDogg]

For the last one, inheritance can completely stop over 5 generations of a tight close family and destroy it and it's sad. It happened on my dad's side of the family and it's heart breaking and makes life more difficult. Thankfully on my mom's side when my grandpa passed away everyone was working together and said take what you want especially if it was special to you and whatever is left gets sold or if it's to important to sell someone will hold onto it. It's sad that more than likely inheritance breaks families instead of bringing them together

[@pcbassoon3892]

I kind of like that my family doesn't have any money and the things only have sentimental value for the most part. It makes things easier.

[@mharris5047]

It can happen. I had one uncle that caused trouble when my grandmother died. I took care of my grandmother for nine years and paid out tens of thousands of dollars for her expenses. She left everything to me when she died (I had nothing to do with her making that choice in her will, I actually didn't know about it until she died) and it really pissed my uncle off to the point where he wouldn't even sign off on the funeral arrangements (he wasn't required to pay one penny, the funeral home was just protecting itself requiring all living offspring to sign off). That uncle was ostracized from the family for many years after my grandmother's funeral fiasco.

[@jasminmamimalik]

i loveeee, admire the way that women told him “that’s my dad don’t scream at him” you can tell they may have the issues they have, but they have the most valuable thing in this world, a loyal family.

[@DreamQueenScream]

Omg the last family was just a gut punch. I sure hope those brothers worked it out in the end

[@DreamQueenScream]

@alfred selle tell me about it. My uncle made sure he screwed my mother out of more than half her inheritance

[@Orc-icide]

32:50 A rare moment when John Taffer meets a bar owner and he is not the loudest/most passionate person there.

[@Annabelle751]

I really feel sorry for that older man bill he seems like a good person

[@jericakez6813]

I feel soooo terrible for Rick, u never know what someone is going through ☹️

[@user-jb3ui1pw6l]

32:59 I feel so bad for that dad bc he really just wants his bar to run well but his adult kids are acting like irresponsible teenagers

[@zandarx]

I love this show. I was an Ass. Manager (yes i wrote it purposely like that lol) for 5 years in some rough Northern Ontario bars. Some of the toughest work out there. The mixology is: you're part customer service part psychologist part bouncer and 3 parts lunatic. other than for dramatic effect, Jon talking to drunks is useless, as we all know, but hilarious to watch the sloshy responses. Thank GOD there were no cell phones and internet in my day! ha!

[@mharris5047]

I have been in some of those bars. I never ordered anything more complicated than a screwdriver or a whiskey on ice. I can see how things can turn bad quickly, especially in the mining towns.

[@zandarx]

indeed my friend..mine was a primarily CN railroad town and a mill and a logginf community... nothing but tough guys in the bars thats for sure... all the best man!@@mharris5047

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

the lady just licking the glass was amazing haha

[@Lilo-bc9wz]

Jerry's rampage was the highlight of the compilation 😂😂

[@lobomedina6312]

"Justin is such a great asset. Justin has so much charisma". 🤣😄😆 Gotta love the bartenders who act like they're doing you a favor by giving shite service and taking your $ for shite drinks. So charismatic.

[@Buckeye_4_Life_]

That last one was heartbreaking. I feel for those two brothers..

[@TheLeone3600]

Poor Alex. She needs to just run from that family and find some peace. Her self esteem will thank her for it

[@bethmorano1452]

He is such a jerk. You don’t break a bird’s wings then tell it to fly.

[@DH-xw6jp]

Right, but sometimes you have to try down the bird's wing so that it can heal enough to fly on it's own.

[@StandardGoose]

Connie the security guard may not look like much, but she's already given everyone there an occular pat-down and cleared them to enter the bar.

[@pcbassoon3892]

She cleared the individual for entry.

[@mharris5047]

That "security guard" is the kind that thinks all she has to do is check IDs of anyone that looks like he/she is under 10. I bet that was an alcoholic drink, too.

[@umungus518]

😂😂😂 you win

[@Annabelle751]

My heart goes out to the grandfather poor guy

[@Father_of_Death]

Jon: Don't bullshit me! Probably one of his most memorable quotes.

[@mrdavisdance]

For better or for worse, this show convinced me to quit my job that I went to college for (that I hated) and return to bartending. Mental health has taken a 180 since

[@c.phoenix3929]

A 180 for the better I’d hope

[@mrdavisdance]

@@c.phoenix3929 Yessir! I work half the hours I used to and make the same money

[@c.phoenix3929]

@@mrdavisdance Aye good stuff!

[@mharris5047]

@@mrdavisdance If you can get into the right bar you can make a LOT of money bartending. However, sitting on a bar stool drinking for many years showed me that I would not make a good bartender. I am slow as molasses and my motor control is not good enough to mix drinks quickly. Both of my sisters have been bartenders, the working environment is challenging and one wrong move can piss everyone off and cost you a job.

[@sophsoph.d]

I feel so bad for the first girl she was really trying

[@rachelyea5915]

@19:34 you can hear a lady say, "can we go now?" lmao....just after john said " I can't believe the place did clear out" ...they couldn't, you kept them hostage 🤣🤣🤣

[@Matt24.]

Number two was so funny when Jenn said that’s their security guard and of the guys in the bag look like you’re kidding right😂😂😂😂

[@Batmanrox1234]

I was reading in Jon’s book that family businesses are not the best I agree with him on that there’s always conflict

[@maryyjanee247]

I think Jerry thinks it’s Bullshit lmao

[@DnekarAtkinsonVeriusz]

The last story made me cry.

[@OneClumsyGoofball]

I haven't been subscribed here for long but honestly this is what the world needs is someone who knows how to do it right and not get lazy or just to the point they don't care or other issues that could be their own fault....This guy knows what is needed especially when they haven't even a clue. Definitely respect this guy.

[@BigmanThony]

When the brother was talking about how the other brother said the mom hated his guts,I teared up

[@nyssalambert3160]

To the sister at characters we can all tell those are fake tears to your brother. 🙄

[@kristinafisher3801]

I love it when I’m at work and a shit ton of people come in!! That means its time to shine baby!!

[@jeffreytoman5202]

Hell yea it is.... people = money

[@shoobymcdooberson7466]

Helll yeah 🙌🙌🙌🍔🍔🍔

[@WhiskeyDelta33]

I'm glad those two brothers looked past things for the family and the business!

[@marcyweisinger1537]

I think Jon Taffet should join and pair up with Gordon Ramsay. They never miss anything. They always spot things that people miss or don't even brother with it. Which it is true I ain't wrong.