Intense Recon Spy vs. Owner Head-To-Heads | Bar Rescue

These Bar Rescue recon spies didn’t know what they were in for when they sat down at these failing bars, but what they got was a whole lot of attitude from angry owners.
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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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[@Hustwick]

Imagine being $1M in debt and trying to stop customers buying drinks because you don't like them. 😂

[@JinWoothe15th.]

Ikr, its beyond stupidity.

[@perryrush6563]

That would explain the $1M in debt. That and being located on Central Ave in Albuquerque. Not a sure thing to fail, but it sure as hell doesn't make It easy

[@DJTheoSF]

Business 101

[@sarahbradshaw6821]

@@DJTheoSF❤ecAxew

[@universe7soap]

Jon going from calling Mike an ass 20 times to personally handing him $10000 is still one of the most satisfying Bar Rescue moments, shame that place closed down.

[@DreFromMaine8472]

It did? Well, isn't that just too bad! I don't give a shit! Not after the way he treated those people at the beginning! He's a fucking old racist asshole and he gets no sympathy from me!

[@KevinMondello1996]

When did they close? Was it because of Covid?

[@universe7soap]

@@KevinMondello1996 Yes early 2021 because of Covid.

[@DreFromMaine8472]

@@universe7soap And nothing of value was lost!

[@ashanmahendran96]

Poor Mike. I hope he’s onto better things following the closure :(

[@kyleschwartz2501]

I love it how the owners blame the customers or staff as to why they’re failing but in reality it’s their attitudes towards their customers and staff.

[@DavidJ867]

I love how Jon always says to that, “So YOU’RE the one who is failing since you’re responsible for making sure they do their job!”

[@da_kracken8879]

Like Jon said "Bars are easy to fix, people aren't"

[@bigsarge8795]

Exactly. Because the customer knows nothing. 🙄

[@solomonburgess8196]

John Taffer said he’s disrespecting his customers right in front of Gordon Ramsey.

[@da_kracken8879]

@@solomonburgess8196 as if Gordon ramsay would be one to talk

[@tavinprice2310]

Feel bad for the lady working the bar in the first clip. She seems so nice, I can't imagine how awkward it must've been for her

[@XOXO-wv8ie]

Literally even the other bartender seemed horrible to work with

[@Birdtendo]

She Hella fine

[@Mantis_Seer]

I feel bad for the 2nd guy with black shirt and black hat. Everyone was hating on him and he didn’t do anything 😂 that one was literally for views and they used him

[@stinkboi6479]

That “social media” guy clip was crazy. Honestly pretty satisfying seeing an entire bar turn on him like that

[@harrisonbetker2271]

He never deserved a bar with THAT attitude.

[@Codshtuagd]

@@harrisonbetker2271no he didn’t

[@meeknuggets4860]

half the customers were being just as bad and inflammatory. The dude saying he was gonna time him for 2 minutes. like imagine having a customer like that. lol

[@ghostslayer1981]

​@meeknuggets4860 yeah. Honestly, i saw Sean the manager arguing he was set uo to fail when he wasn't, he hung himself. Max? He kinda did get set up. Every single one of those customers already hated him, and they even tried attacking him after Jon left. Max had no chance pleasing anyone

[@hanthonyc]

The intro made me lose it, that was the meekest and gentlest complaint (not to mention fair)... And he explodes like they spat on his mother's withering gravestone.

[@Yamommasblubber]

I agree first owner handled a lot of it wrong, but that group of costumers at the table showed scum entitlement, saying “time him”

[@MrHendrix17]

You don't see his face once as he's talking, there's no way he actually reacted that badly all the audio was just snagged from other clips to make him seem unreasonable

[@jamesmoore8667]

@@MrHendrix17you’re unreasonable. I go ALL IN.

[@GrandInfernoElite]

​@@MrHendrix17people will go balistic over the tiniest things. I work at a landfill and there was a guy getting ready to throw out greenwaste (plants) from a trailer at the bottom of the hill when all trailers were supposed to go up hill, there's was a person directing traffic and a sign saying the same. All i said was, "excuse me, trailers are supposed to go to the top of the hill," and he started screaming, cussing, threatening me, and wanting to fight. He was yelling so loud my boss heard him through my phone, but he was on the otherside of his truck, which was 20 feet away from my truck, my truck was an old diesel and i was sitting inside of it. When my bosses drove up to ask him what happened he did the exact same to them. And funny thing is, i would have just drove past if he wasn't parked 90° and blocking 3 spaces. It was the end of the day and i was parking to go home.

[@MrHendrix17]

@@GrandInfernoElite People can go ballistic at tiny things sure, I'm not disputing that, but if that was what happened here they wouldn't have edited the sequence to only show the back of his head as he was allegedly saying those things.

[@sierragobble1369]

"I'm insulting YOU because you insulted THEM" Jon standing on business 😌 💅

[@Dragoon1809]

Here’s the thing and I’m speaking from personal experience: If you don’t have decent people skills or just don’t like being around people in general, don’t start a business in the hospitality industry. I can tell, it requires you wanting to be engaging with customers and have a good personality. Something I know I wouldn’t be able to do unless I commit to a 100% attitude change and willingness to be near people.

[@cavettee2010]

Exactly

[@carlosvazquezreyes4970]

That’s the issue: so many of these folks go into it thinking “well it’s just beer and a few bottles of alcohol” not realizing that what they want is a club house, not a bar/restaurant.

[@dplowden8490]

😂 True

[@Nigelsmom2136]

Plus the fact Mike was drunker than his customers didn't help. He was a mean drunk.

[@lifevest1]

I wanna see Jon Taffer and Gordon Ramsey team up. Imagine JT walking in, the manager and staff try to escape through the back and GR cuts them off and asks them “where the F do you think you’re going?”

[@alwaystired9203]

One would have to wonder just how bad a bar/grill would need to be to warrant this level of terror...

[@rojowell1ginger914]

Jon was on an episode of Hell's Kitchen, as one of the celebrity guests at the charity dinners they do sometimes

[@crabbyj]

My God! Humans are mere mortals, they could survive that about as well as they could survive the meeting of a gas giant and a black hole!

[@TriniLush7]

I heard they did but my anxiety is stopping me from going there 😂

[@64jayr]

Cringe

[@illicitburn9386]

The crossover we all need is Gordan and John going in on owners 😂

[@JB-it5nw]

Angry Englishmen + Angry New Yorker = hell on earth😂😂

[@c.t.p.9821]

Add Tabatha Coffey...

[@CaptainB1994]

That Bowling alley guy if he put his hands on me he'd absolutely regret it.

[@Joe-vp5ku]

Cant imagine how the wife felt watching her husband give some random women more attention than he’s probably given her in months.

[@helpyourselfimbusy5747]

When you see that Jason aka jay from Hell’s Kitchen is one of the recons on the list 😆 Oh, you owner, are not the final boss for that man. He’s been through Gordon Ramsay.

[@Yamommasblubber]

There’s no chance that’s jay from Hell’s Kitchen

[@novatrigger8572]

@@Yamommasblubber he was the runner-up for season 7

[@melbell0865]

And he’s now back at Hell’s Kitchen as one of Gordon’s sous chefs.

[@FGPlus]

@@Yamommasblubber Ramsey called him smurf due to his hair color

[@jackalopeb9598]

The U of M grad students saying, “Uhm… I’m sorry,” is the most Michigander thing I’ve ever heard on TV.

[@blackhaze8233]

That Old dude should also be glad that the customer was a recon spy for John taffer... I feel if this was just an ordinary dude in this old bag treated and talked to them and especially put his hands on the guy thing's would have probably gone a different way.

[@dannyo727]

The way Jon walks in, what a king

[@Nunya-gk9fr]

Dudes a coke head Pos lol

[@1stcommonsense]

When someone asks you for water and that pushes you over the edge. You shouldn't have a business that serves thirsty people.

[@eazy1488]

14:35 for those looking for the old fart that tried cutting his customers off

[@GoombaKiller171]

9:26 "Where's the *mental giant* who runs this place?" might be one of my favorite Jon Taffer quotes ever.

[@Father_of_Death]

3:55 That laugh. 😂😂😂😂

[@user-wf7bi4ej8t]

when everyone hates their manager and say he is an asshole is bad enough, when your own son calls you an asshole it should hurt you bad. this guy wont last in the business for long

[@brigeen1]

It never ceases to amaze me how many people think they can run a bar or a restaurant just because they've been in one a lot. Same with teachers, everyone thinks they know that job as well because they went to school. A little bit of knowledge is a dangerous thing - Dunning Kruger effect!!

[@supergluehotty]

Small side thought. If you can tutor it still doesn't mean you can teach. Those are different animals.

[@brigeen1]

@@supergluehotty in what way?

[@supergluehotty]

@@brigeen1 management is a big big factor. You don't really manage much in a one on one environment. Then there's conveying your point. It will be different in both scenarios. Personally I found I can tutor, but classroom teaching was very unsuccessful.

[@justwaiting5744]

As a teacher, I agree with you 100%

[@matd]

the look on his face has me laughing so hard🤣

[@c.t.p.9821]

"You said that to the wrong person..." And then Jon Taffer walks in...

[@xSmootx]

Not sure if the channel operator will see this or not, but a clip idea I had the other day would be something like "The Best/Most Informative Facts on Bar Rescue" where they cutaway briefly to showcase science on certain things like; why it's important to shake drinks or properly defrost meat or recently the details about a gum line on a pizza. Stuff like that.

[@Dragoon1809]

I second this idea.

[@marshmallowblaster]

All of the info about beer kegs and temperatures are fascinating too. Before this show I had no idea that warm beer makes it go flat.

[@shaquashawarner8502]

The laugh that Jon gives at 3:56 because the spoon didn't go through the meatball is so funny to me!

[@Yamommasblubber]

Maybe that owner didn’t handle it right but the guy saying “someone pull a phone out and time him” showed me the type of costumers those people are

[@allystratton2303]

Exactly. Granted they didn’t have a good experience their first visit so I can understand the attitude back but you can tell there snotty and demanding customers no matter what

[@not.supermario]

I agree. Max was an ass but the guy saying that snide comment was an ass too.

[@justwaiting5744]

Agreed.

[@elliseinhorn2219]

Agreed and I bet Taffer loved it though

[@fatant520]

THANK YOU, they also came with the intent to make that night hell for the Owner, imaging dealing with that on the constant basis

[@yomammahouse]

16:00 that bartender girl trying to hold in her laugh just got me 😂😂

[@SithLordRue]

Taffers face at 3:56🤣

[@tantheman0921]

Haha 🤣

[@TriniLush7]

I love seeing men stand up for women and women standing up for each other and men. SHIT IS AMAZING!!!

[@lowl5404]

Jon Taffer would’ve been a good Penguin in The Batman. More aggression, more brains

[@axt2]

He's too tall and imposing to be a Penguin. Now give him a bic razor and he could do a mean Wilson Fisk

[@Alex-ie1qu]

Lol, I actually loved Colin Farrell as the penguin in the Batman but you’re spot on

[@lunacy3]

All these owners didn’t deserve to even OWN a bar due to terrible customer service

[@Yamommasblubber]

Idk I think those first costumers were assholes, owner wasn’t great but he made an effort when it was at the cooks expense, they constantly tried to be condescending even saying “pull A phone out to time him” scum entitled people, both parties are wrong.

[@lunacy3]

@@ed2176 shut up😂

[@obey_forever_mae]

@@ed2176 who the hell said anything about 'not liking america'? where are you getting this from?

[@blackhaze8233]

@@ed2176 WTF. lol

[@soimsha.]

24:24 she needs a divorce if he’s asking other females for their emails😂

[@667mumble]

Who, in their right mind, calls a customer who had a bad experience at their bar/restaurant the C-Word?!?! I also loved how Jon Taffer gave the owner of Lucky 66 Bowl a taste of his own medicine

[@EmmureMARIO64]

The last guy went to prison for 5 years for not paying his taxes, karma on him.

[@HaLLiEB85]

If I was the guy that the “asshole” mike guy laid hands on , I would’ve decked him. He had no right to even touch the customer .

[@ChristelVinot]

I've never wanted to "deck" anyone, but the way I felt in that moment I saw him doing that, I instinctively felt like decking him. Like it would just be an uncontrolled response to that. The nerve.

[@HaLLiEB85]

@@ChristelVinot me either . But he had some big ass balls of steel to even touch the guy . He should be kissing every persons feet that walk in those doors cuz they’re putting money in his pocket that doesn’t even pay any bills whatsoever.

[@Kaiju_Queen94]

Same here. If he did that to the wrong person, he would have probably have been knocked out honestly or worse.

[@ChristelVinot]

@@HaLLiEB85 Balls of steel? Nah. Just a big bully trying to intimidate a young man. He's weak inside and needs to feel powerful, so he behaves like that. Bullies are always weak.

[@HaLLiEB85]

@@ChristelVinot he had tiny balls , like bb balls . Either way his old ass would’ve been laid out by the wrong person . I’m pretty sure he closed up anyways

[@bigsarge8795]

"Those are giant balls" 😂

[@trulymiraclouse1024]

"They are!" -the Bartender

[@sailorstar3148]

That’s what she said

[@powdermuaythai]

3:55 his laugh killing me out here

[@willhayes6241]

"Mental giant" is my favorite term Jon has ever used

[@davidarmstrong2078]

I can't help wondering how many of the owners woke up with a horse's head in their bed.

[@huskymetal6678]

Dude hella good at talking about but as soon as a customer wants him to back it up he wants security 😂 🤡🤡

[@theone2n3]

You didn't Want your recon spys to cause problems but every customer was someone that hates his guts😅😅😅😅😅😅😅yea ok

[@BIATEC88]

Mike seriously looks like someone I would like to deck, and I would if he spoke to me like he did that customer

[@chucknorris4787]

And you'd go to jail for assault on the elderly and they'd kick your ass in jail for hurting the elderly they wont give a shit just cause he spoke to you rudely

[@werehog9413]

Saying bad things about the customers destroys a reputation

[@LetsTalkAboutItPodcast25]

No shit

[@sarahwalker4191]

I've met Foley a few times and he is one of the sweetest guys around

[@fatalcalamityz1365]

I just realized how strikingly alike Jon Taffer looks to Gilbert Gottfried. I can't unsee it now... XD

[@santinosemachko5992]

Not anymore 🤣

[@dubbzy92]

Jon definitely set up that social media guy to straight up fail

[@botchedoperations3485]

Good on those 3 dudes standing their ground vs Mike. “I will love to hear how spectacular they were” Most would of folded and be like : “they are are good now” Why would anyone bother to support such business. This is why most don’t say anything negative about the food…they just don’t come back. 🤷‍♂️ It’s that simple..it’s a service…thousands are competing with you

[@duyphan4617]

Jon yelling WHY to Mike never lost its entertainment value XD

[@Kiwiiforfan]

225g meatball LOL in sweden me make them 12-20 grams..

[@kdaddy3052]

Yoooo he really asked those girls for their emails 🤣🤣🤣

[@NemNess1125]

Fun fact: Olive Garden actually has a dinner plate on the menu of spaghetti! You can choose what comes on top, including meatballs. They give you three HUGE meatballs- that I’m pretty sure aren’t Italian, maybe I like those frozen Italian meatballs so maybe they make them different, and are hopefully made in house

[@dakotabedwell6829]

Reasons why drunks shouldn’t own bars

[@jeremiahheal7461]

That last girl is literally watching her husband cheat…

[@leeperryscratch]

"Nico I love your ✂️ salad"

[@ofearghailthefearless6481]

She was an idiot for defending him and his failure

[@vinnynyy18]

"Raise your hand if this place sucks"

[@chadkennedy7855]

✋️

[@nbbim2012]

Thank you, I was wondering when the next compilation would be released!!!!!!

[@ConcernedCitizen420]

Some people are just assholes their whole life it’s really pathetic

[@no.6522]

Max sounds like the "HOW CAN SHE SLAP" clown

[@noblejennette2101]

So, what, we’re to believe all these people are being sincere with cameramen following them and extra bright studio lights everywhere?

[@alexthephotographer9314]

15:41 “How does that feel?!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ghoesings]

I came to watch this because of the older guy John being an a hole on a short. I loved it, asking the son is your dad acting like one or is he one. 💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣

[@pottytheparrot310]

19:01 Bruh this ain’t a library

[@axt2]

That part was absolutely mind-blowing. No fun allowed at the bar! Does the owner have some sort of sensory processing issue?

[@Evocati-Augusti]

If you own a bar or a restaurant with a bar and your bartender puts his tip jar next to the register...he's a professional bartender, because he's putting half the money in the tip jar.

[@golemsvalentine713]

The Jackie lady has the funnest expressions lol.

[@stevenh6218]

Hes so drunk he asked for those girls emails instead of phone numbers haha 😆

[@samuelsalazar1976]

Shocking part was Max Zahir sure wrote negative comments on the media

[@harrisonbetker2271]

Max is a bully. The type who refuses to take responsibility.

[@Chrisdead27]

Thats something to discuss but diss out any customers is unreasonable

[@beeseif]

I feel so awful to witness wives see their husbands flirting with girls way younger than them while lying when their house is on the line. Pure evil

[@george86477]

He does pick the most obnoxious spies he could find.

[@phabiorules]

Except for the last guys.

[@samuelsalazar1976]

19:01 😂😂😂 Oh My For Tim first he didn’t know how to make the cocktails 🍸 second insulted his customers. Mann this guy them to use their inside voice 🤣🤣

[@tumbleweed6694]

I dont know what they told you mike... 😂❤

[@purplerider2362]

The second one was ridiculous. Why would anyone do this?? Just causing drama. Typical of “reality” tv.

[@RugoGaming]

3:58 Famous food blogger that doesn't know how to chew with his mouth closed.

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

Bar Angry owners are just jerks for no reason about why they are working in bars that are failing. For Jon Taffer, he is angry to bar owners who are so angry, that they can't control their temper. 😒

[@kitfo18]

Long Island Ice Tea is a good test of any bartender. It is a common drink but easy to mess up.

[@shannonsmith4174]

if they get sick can they sue john for sending them in knowing something is wrong?

[@andrewstafford123]

“I’ve left places like that…..” I call cap.

[@MojoMountainMan]

Local restaurant bar burns down. News at 11

[@Tarheel462]

As a guy who’s in the service industry, they are making me memorize the menu to be able to do my job. If I as a server should know what’s in the food, you as a manager should too.

[@chrismathgenius]

The biggest takeaway of this compilation: if a bar owner is named Mike, then he is probably an asshole who hates his customers.

[@logancoasterroasterlockwoo163]

And are in debt a million dollars

[@Space_Noise]

YUP

[@elgenpatterson-caesar4367]

Ohh I know Capo's! I never knew they were on Bar Rescue.

[@lauverr3808]

While rhe recon spy was rude the owner is a different level.

[@jayrdapar214]

Invisible camera men. 👌

[@gibbygoober2864]

I like how Max can yell and verbally abuse women but when men step up to him he's like "security!!!"

[@ogslayer8]

900 restaurants within 3 miles is insane

[@MarissaTheMuse]

They’ve got 100 camera angles but nobody knows they’re there????

[@joedirt3449]

Happy endings rock!

[@toughbikkies3699]

If you're gonna put your name to a product, you should know what's in it.

[@justwaiting5744]

EXACTLY! He was defending it because it has his name on it, but he didn't know what's in it.

[@willpierson8310]

I’m from Austin Texas. I take this as an insult to my hometown. What kind of owner runs a bar but doesn’t know how to make one drink 🍹. It’s disgrace to bar business. What a freeloader.

[@hayleypalm6975]

Poor guy can't even get a glass of water without being harassed

[@nickblooruk]

The cameramen are the real spies.... Well done

[@tvwrectoss7724]

This is so satisfying. The shorts anger me cause they dont show the aftermath, so i just block the shorts now. But oh man, the full episodes HITTTT. No more shorts thank you :)

[@jwilli9510]

Ok just a question... at Gutterballs why is dude serving drinks on a middleschool lunchtray instead of a cocktail tray with grip on the surface?

[@mids6075]

Yeah sending spies with a camera crew

[@leahmoore6820]

"You know who wears sunglasses inside? Blind people. And douchebags." ~Dean Winchester 14:14 Putting your hand on a customer. That's something.

[@gregblau8082]

I'm not defending the social media guy, but regardless of the customers being told to go in and act like jerks you can tell that's how a lot of them really are

[@jwilli9510]

Goodfellas the bar.. need I say more.. I dont know all the ingredients... they fell off a truck.. whatsamattau eh!!! Friggin love it!!

[@Carl_McMelvin]

Fun bags is definitely sleeping with Nico. 100%. And he thinks she’s into him. 😂 Damn, there’s an even funner bags at the next bar. 😂

[@occasusdrummer]

I don’t care if the show is exaggerated or anything like that I fucking love bar rescue haha