Shocking Back to the Bar Discoveries 😱 Bar Rescue

A lot of time, resources, and energy go into every Bar Rescue. When Jon Taffer and team leave, the bar is back in its owners hands and, it turns out, the owners often undo a lot of that hard work. From changing back names to not using a brand new kitchen, these are the most shocking Bar Rescue: Back To The Bar discoveries.
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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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[@chiefbologna5719]

“They come to see me” No bro they come for the free alcohol you give them

[@CarbiesChronicles]

he used the program to make himself known, and now the public is taking advantage...

[@warpedone3711]

When you bounce you see it too. It depends on who the bartender is depends on a big the crowd gets by the free drinks that are handed out.

[@tyrese3745]

If you're talking about the Dirty Rooster-turned-Lake Marie Lodge, well, it ain't there no more. It's now a fish tackle/bait shop last I heard.

[@jacencade4019]

@@tyrese3745 lol

[@Pennsyltucky84]

@@warpedone3711 what?

[@charlleedodson]

Must feel like such a slap in the face to do all the work training a staff, adding a drink menu and good food, remodeling a bar and then for the bars to throw it all out. I’d be pissed

[@paulfuray8557]

These bars looking for help, Taffer comes, helps etc, then the bars go back to there old ways. What a slap on the face.

[@thagodwecreate5179]

Na it feels like 💰 💰 💰

[@CrazyBombadouken2]

@@Nedula007 it’s 100% legit. John Taffer even stated that it was real not script or anything when someone recorded him when he was rescuing a bar.

[@blackhat1018]

Some of these people don’t actually want Taffer’s help. They have their bar and they know that what they’re doing can work (or at least they think that). They really just want the publicity. I don’t know if they pay for being on the show, but it’s advertising. The remodel is frosting, and a fair amount don’t really want it (which is why they don’t stick to it). Like the one woman said, it attracts curiosity seekers, so just being on the show can boost sales (if even for a while). While these shows are fun (just like Kitchen Nightmares), they’re largely futile. It’s almost impossible to rescue a failing bar. The bar’s reputation is already trashed and an appearance on TV, showing how incompetent the staff is and how disgusting the kitchen is, will do very little in the long run to repair it. You can fix a bar. You can’t fix people if they don’t want fixed. And a lot of them don’t.

[@theheavenlyfb4071]

Just shows how little they care.

[@wesi.g.2915]

Crazy how on this show and on Gordon Ramsay's shows, all the people who followed their changes are now successful. And the one's that didn't, continued to struggle. It's almost like they know what they're talking about.

[@inalatumarianna5510]

When have a brain and a good heart, it can take you sky high. And those who are ignorant just doom themselves.

[@nicolek7061]

Not everyone becomes successful just because they follow Ramsey’s or Taffer’s advice. There’s a lot of real world variables. They just don’t show you the ones that don’t work out. It’s a carefully crafted TV show

[@CHLOCHLOLP]

@@nicolek7061 they invest a lot into these places so i would bet they air all the ones they can even if they arent that sucessful. The TV episode will make money back regardless.

[@TheJusnic82]

Not really, Bar rescue has 91 still open 64 closed....many of those 64 follow the remake model just doesnt do enough to turn things around

[@reyganbriggs6785]

Not all of them have done good afterwords.

[@TheDeadman419]

I can't tell you how pissed off I was at Terry that whole episode. The dude threw everyone under the bus except himself, refused to commit to Jon's help because he claimed he didn't have the money (even though he owned a second business), and the WORST offense of all time he disrespected Lisamarie Joyce. That woman has only ever been professional and downright friendly on Bar Rescue, so anyone who talks shit to her deserves to be slapped upside the head with a fire extinguisher.

[@cierradunn97]

"Slapped upside the head with a fire extinguisher" 🤣

[@cantfiteveryheart]

Yeah something seemed odd about asking the owner about the issues like he didn’t have a say in it. I would bet he “let him run it” but was making go back to the old ways and cut costs

[@thedeprivedwriter]

Fire extinguisher..bahahhahahhahha

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

I’m imagining the noise such an assault would make *FT O O N*

[@savvybear11781]

Terry should go into business with Steve from headhunters. That's a joke btw.

[@isabellayager9889]

It’s amazing how the ladies said they don’t serve food and don’t use the kitchen but the minute that phill takes the equipment, they get angry that it’s being taken away. It wouldn’t if you used it.

[@DavidJ867]

They were very ungrateful, which is why he took it back.

[@mollybrolly4717]

She's a DIRTY gremlin!!!... THAT'S what happens when you feed em after midnight, in kind of, human form 💩👹🤡

[@NickanM]

She did NOT want to change, since everything must center around HER. Like she said:" people come for the show, my show with my boobs blablabla" Major ego warning. And, she's going down, she isn't a good looking 23 year old any longer but she hasn't realized it yet. (I am a 52 year old female myself.)

[@salvagemonster3612]

A close friend of mine bought a bar 7 years ago. They had a real great kitchen. Nice and big and good equipment. After Covid he closed it because he wasn’t able to make enough off of it to pay the two cooks. And on busy band nights it tied up the waitress and bartenders to much to take orders. It is a tough thing and have to find a balance. Especially now with 20 and 30 somethings not being willing to work. I do the grill at our VFW for years now. Some nights can do a thousand dollars. But half the time it is zero to 50 bucks. I would love to get some of the wonderful equipment Jon brings for our VFW. But Jon makes most these folks pay for the renovations, if he does them and pay for kitchen equipment. He gets folks to give one year free software and junk like that. But if place keeps it they are stuck paying for it and that is if the company still in business.

[@alexandermase8622]

​@@NickanMPreach, Honey. 😂❤

[@gigantesygo2196]

"Jon Taffer doesn't know what he's talking about" yeah lady the most respected man in the Bar industry doesn't know what he's talking about

[@justinc4782]

well, it is a tv show. he's not doing immense research of every location for months at a time to really understand what they need. like a professional consultant would do. this is just drama for tv, he doesnt really care if they improve or not. it's not his money.

[@ccateni28]

@@justinc4782 well... he's gonna have to... Problem is his name is out on these places meaning if it fails with his changes, it could be blamed on him and his reputation is damaged. Worse, if it's exposed, it could lead to lower rating and a canceled show and business like mystery dinners.

[@alexfithero]

@@justinc4782 the people that aren’t enthusiastic are there for a reason they aren’t willing to give it a try. If you go in telling yourself this gimmick Jon taff isn’t gonna work. It isn’t gonna work

[@floordoctor]

LMAO....he isn't respected in the bar industry. He's an actor on the Spike channel for fux sake.

[@mattiOTX]

@@floordoctor You should do some research.

[@patrickkanas3874]

I loved it when Jon realized that Terry was the reason 2nd base failed. He was sitting there in the car acting all high and mighty and to see it blow up in his face was just satisfying

[@TPTGopher]

What really annoys me about Lonnie is that, if she'd just stepped back and let Jordan (who's down with 98% of her hippie shit but also understands that a business needs to make money to be successful) run things, I honestly think they could've made it.

[@diablo666541]

Lonnie is delusional hippie that would give away drinks n food to hippie freinds. Hippie concept dosent work in a bar. Hippies consider bars part of the establishment .sorry dont care for hippies

[@TPTGopher]

All true, but I think her son actually understood how to run a business.

[@kcototheyoyoyo]

Jordan should have took over for sure

[@evelyngandara6874]

Yes Lonnie just is resistant to change after all Jon did and she sign the note about not changing the name for one year and then changes it back? 😮

[@chrislarson9504]

i think the thing that people or more restaurant/bar owners don't understand with food is that yeah frozen pizza can be really good but the problem is that you deserve a better pizza when you go to a bar/restaurant

[@Dragoon1809]

Frozen pizza is meant for home use, not restaurant use.

[@chrislarson9504]

@@Dragoon1809 exactly

[@Elleoaqua]

Frozen pizza sux

[@chrislarson9504]

@@Elleoaqua its personal preference

[@Messiman14]

It definitely can depend on the bar! My favorite local bar in college had a great Pint and Pizza night with frozen crusts. They didn't have many food options though, so having a full menu definitely can't supporr crappy frozen pizza.

[@emilywright9680]

Just to update y’all, lake Marie lodge/the dirty rooster is in my hometown. I visited a little bit ago and it’s long gone now. A different bar is there that’s doing great, though. Also, we do not expect canned cheese. If you’re ever in Antioch and looking for food, go down the street to Anastasias or oliverii north

[@rolando90s]

The owner so idiotic drunk egotistical it is pathetic, thank God his bar was shutting down.

[@RealGateGuardian]

I can't name anyone who likes canned cheese over fresh cooked cheese

[@donovanwick9278]

i worked at a casino and they served canned cheese on fries. i checked the ingredients i saw no dairy what so ever in it. i at least expect non milk powder or something. we kept it at room temp in dry storage. sh*t was so gross that even some customers didn't like it. unfortunately, i worked third shift, meaning lot of drunks who did like it..

[@RealGateGuardian]

@@donovanwick9278 yick

[@mattblood4201]

Serves the guy

[@yinka1585]

I don’t understand how the owner is just standing there taking no responsibility in the last one but it’s on every one else... you’re the owner

[@ideitbawxproductions1880]

After seeing that episode, it turns out that what Gary & the staff were saying about Terry was true. Terry wanted nothing that Jon suggested and took away any power that Gary had. His pride was more important than his business. "'Pride goeth before a fall.' Always remember your proverbs." -George Carlin

[@WaterFlame957]

1:38~ "I wish they had liquor. Bloody Mary's, Tequila yes." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@christopherfowler9777]

It wasn't their fault that they lost their liquor license. The county rescinded all liquor licenses for establishments that were not in an Incorporated area. That is what took away their liquor license

[@JimDandy69]

@@christopherfowler9777 disturbing that is allowed to happen... but it's only getting worse

[@suzettes.3904]

What we aren't going to do is knock a half wall onto my foot and I'm just walking away without saying anything.

[@brazenlilhussy5975]

And that's for sure!

[@davidhutchinson5233]

I grew up in the bar/nightclub business and I can tell you Jon Taffer's instructions are consistently on point. My Father would be agreeing with him 100%.

[@rolando90s]

What's your family bar/nightclub name?

[@yourmomshouse6984]

"I wanna cut this floor open! Bring in my team!" This guy is a legend 😂😂😂😂😂

[@tantheman0921]

"Chip! Cut open this floor!"

[@Dctctx]

@@tantheman0921 “That’s what’s under this floor!”

[@clarkkent1521]

You know you've made it in life when you have a floor cutting team on standby.

[@CarbiesChronicles]

now we need to see videos of bars that have stayed open and are still successful... thanks to Jon and his team...

[@Pennsyltucky84]

It'd be 6 hours long

[@HawknApache]

@notyuu stats?

[@caseybass5544]

I have been to 2 of them the one that had the horse shit in the bar awesome place and Moonshine Runners which has opened 2 more bars under the brand

[@SeanStrife]

@@caseybass5544 Oh shit, Moonshine Runners is a franchise now?

[@TheKillmeifucan]

@@caseybass5544 oh shit. I thought for sure Moonshine Runners would have flopped. I'm happy to hear they exploded into a franchise.

[@Alaskan.Crippler.Nation]

I feel bad for Jon. He put his time and money into helping these businesses and what he gets in return is a slap in the face. I don't blame him for being pissed.

[@toastedtoastontoast]

And the only reason why they get an increase in business (while sticking to their old ways) is because they were featured on the show and that caused people to come and check it out.

[@megyn2546]

@@toastedtoastontoast which is why theyre closed like the marie lodge one closed years ago

[@Illier1]

Well he makes more money on the show than he would ever bailing out these shit bars, so no loss on him.

[@asphalt-cowboy9479]

​@Illier1 I look at it the same way. He doesn't do this because he enjoys sinking money into these shit holes and putting up with the retarded owners who consistently selfdestruct their lives and th3 lives of the ppl around them. he does it because he's getting truckloads of money from the show and w.e other deals he makes with the people off camera.. I agree that it's a smack in the face but why would he actually give a shit if their bar goes under because they are incapable of following directions.

[@llddau]

haha what he gets in return is a successful show. Fine, it’s how he makes his living. Let’s not pretend he actually cares about the businesses, if he gets pissed about them stuffing up again it’s because of an ego thing. But then again, the stuff ups are also more views, like this.

[@alovette5755]

I love how the people who come to help, Phil and Lisa Marie are so professional and very good looking without being trashy

[@heaintloveu]

Sure but enough with the messenger caps

[@alovette5755]

@@heaintloveu no. They stay

[@heaintloveu]

No we good

[@mariapagan7786]

Lmao is this Phil or Lisa Marie??? 🤣🤣

[@SmittyBacall1858]

His flat cap drives me crazy 🤤

[@tylerdaviau4069]

Some of these people really didn't deserve the help that they were given. N it's a really a slap to the face to show how ungrateful that they are by going right back to the horrible habits

[@tonylawlor8833]

Frozen pizza is just lazy and an insult to customers, shame on the owner.

[@marcpower4167]

Granted the one the show brought in was a little odd, but yes especially in Chicago!

[@user-sg9mg6cn2c]

"it's good frozen pizza"😉

[@tyrese3745]

@@user-sg9mg6cn2c Yeah, to cook in your kitchen at home, never at a bar/restaurant establishment.

[@limejello5]

I think if the place is a shithole anyways, and you TELL customers its frozen so they know, and you only make a modest profit on it, you might as well go with the frozen. The number of bars with a proper pizza oven is TINY so I say, if you are gonna bother to do something, DO IT RIGHT, or don't do it. Customers won't like it, and it won't sell, so what's the point?

[@darknight602]

Most definitely

[@etwanican_7439]

19:56 he really just dropped the wall on that poor guy’s foot 😂

[@redrocket597]

Should’ve sued right there on the spot

[@youtubecommenter4938]

He needs help

[@ashleypetrini4627]

And the worst part is, he didn't care that he was damaging the property even more.

[@-Blaxe-]

😭😭I didn't even notice that thank you lmfaoo

[@FarikoUnited1]

Yeah then turned around and apepars to just walk away like not even acknowledged it.

[@sassysigns8029]

“These nachos are out best selling item” But sir, how drunk is the customer when they order and eat it?

[@thurizaz795]

Doesn't matter so long as they like it. A drunk person doesn't want fancy shit.

[@J.P.G.78]

@@thurizaz795 you'd consider real cheese "fancy?"

[@snakeking5009]

@@thurizaz795 frosty the canned cheese eater 😂

[@thurizaz795]

My point was just that drunk ppl eat shit. You don't see sober ppl eating microwave chicken rolls at 7/11 but drunk ppl love them. So if the boozed up customers like the shit nachos, give them what they want. Also, I don't think canned cheese even exists in Australia but if it did, fuck no I wouldn't eat it. Shit, I wouldn't eat alot of cheese that's made for the US market.

[@chanajohnson4833]

Almost blackout drunk I can't see anyone saying that the food is good

[@potato_chip6537]

Me: is at a bar minding my own business Jon Taffer: walks in Me: 😳

[@kiprandom7208]

Yes

[@donovanwick9278]

im checking for flies or black specks in my drink

[@soulcheftanya]

Me: *SpongeBob meme* aight. Time to head out.

[@xminusone1]

"DON'T EAT THAT SH**!!!"

[@da_weirdone8293]

Lol this is why you wont catch me doing that lol

[@lyssaslookzzz]

Should have titled this video “Ungrateful Bar Owners🤢🤮”.

[@annmarie55]

Fr its so fucked up that Jon LITERLLY saved there business for them to change everything back :/

[@philcooper279]

Showbiz is showbiz.

[@philcooper279]

It's a adult bar, with all that means. If it works it works. Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves, and thats what matters.

[@christianramirez9303]

@@philcooper279 How does over $100,000 of debt sound to you?

[@skyecuthbert873]

@@philcooper279 you sound delusional please don’t own a bar

[@GurahkWeavile]

"I don't know why I bother sometimes" Me neither, Jon. These people are stuck in their own little world and you just can't get them back to Earth.

[@LaineMann]

“It froze over the winter and we didn’t know how to fix it” do….do these people not know what melting is?

[@ramennoodleraymond4563]

Jon freaking out over a toilet fountain doubling as a sewer pump is comedy gold!

[@RogueStatusX]

i love it when people dont follow the changes jon implemented, their bars are back in the shit. you get what you deserve

[@salvagemonster3612]

There are more that failed because of Jons changes. They loose their regulars who pay the bills. They also go bigger in debt because Jon makes them pay for a lot of the improvements. When they are already buried deep. At least Gordon had show and companies pay for the improvements. Jon has a very very bad track record. His bars are in tourists areas. He doesn’t have any in small towns or working class ares.

[@Josh-py9rq]

@@salvagemonster3612 This is the dumbest comment I have seen in a while their BUSINESS plan has been failing some of these people let's be real are well over a mill in debt they have no choice but to listen to John who ends up massively improving their sales an their business. The guy is known worldwide for fixing up bars and making them successful. Jesus please don't breed ffs

[@markketterer1248]

Probably a really bad idea for people who are obviously severe alcoholics to own bars.

[@chesteradams7423]

Bar owners who drink on the job typically own failing bars...go figure.

[@stanleyhape8427]

Facts 👍 I had a college buddy that bought the bar that he basically lived at. It didn't last too long. Pretty sad , he would get so blasted he would sleep in the bar.

[@Dan.Solo.Chicago]

The Underground Wonder Bar. Some of my friends went to grade school with her son. I went there a couple times at their old location. When she’s playing piano with her bad Reggae band, she starts talking about the customers in her song lyrics. She also talks about weed in her lyrics a lot. My friend compares the band to the creepy animatronic band at Chucky Cheese. It’s one of those things that once you see it, it’s all you can see.

[@JimDandy69]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!

[@doctortimm3245]

The difference between Chuck E. Cheeses and lonnies "band" is that one is creepy & sad, the other is sad & lame.

[@AwkwardBlackGal613]

Holy shit that makes sense, she's on drugs

[@Dan.Solo.Chicago]

@@AwkwardBlackGal613 I’m sure she was often in her youth but not now. She was like the ultra hippy mom. Her kids are frickin fluent in sign language. Every last one of them has dreadlocks. Oh wait, do you consider weed a drug?

[@JimDandy69]

@@Dan.Solo.Chicago I'm goin with thinks weed is a drug. The reefer madness propaganda still going strong!

[@JSL2000]

What Phil said is true, many owners have no appreciation whatsoever for anything John did for them.

[@chesteradams7423]

They owned failing bars, brought in a guy who knows the business better than pretty much anyone, threw away everything he did, then have the nerve to say Jon doesn't know what he is talking about...as their business goes on to then close for good.

[@jenniferwilliams5478]

Then he calls them back for a second rescue

[@Every1doesdrugs]

So y’all not gonna mention the last manager took down a half wall in anger????

[@Thumpster59166]

There needs to be a contract that states if these bars fail to use what they were given, they have to pay back the costs of the renovations.

[@56redjets]

They are broke.

[@Thumpster59166]

@@56redjets even better. That means all new and shiny equipment would be repossessed, and they would be closed down. If they want to be stupid, they should pay the penalty.

[@doctortimm3245]

@@Thumpster59166 you are right, but there's a reason Bar Rescue goes to these places - they are in debt and need "rescue" so any penalty will be a waste of time, because there's no money to take!

[@limejello5]

Is it just me or am I the only one who refuses to eat the food at "bare ass" bars or strip clubs? It's just a thing I have. After binge watching this show, and seeing all the nasty kitchens, I KNOW I wasn't over-reacting.

[@Elleoaqua]

Who goes to a nudey bar for the food?

[@sarahalbers5555]

You are not alone.

[@nonamegame9857]

I pretty much don't even eat at restaurants and haven't for many years. Back in the last century, I hired on to manage a Mrs Fields cookie store. I started walking through the store and as soon as I open the walk-in refrigerator, I see mold growing from the floor halfway up the wall to the ceiling. I then go look at the meat slicer because the store also was like a deli that sold cold sandwiches like roast beef and ham and cheese and things of that nature. Well the meat slicer was on a rolling cart over by the wall and as I roll the cart out away from the wall I immediately see food art 😏 because nobody in this business would roll the meat slicer away from the wall after using it to where all the shavings from the meat would end up on the wall 🙄. I then look at the meat slicer specifically and the front of the slicer was clean and then I turned it around and looked at the back side of the blade and saw where the wall art was coming from because there was about 2 in of old dried meat on the back of the blade that had been accumulating for probably at least 6 months. Now I'm with the district manager and I asked him what was going on and he told me that it was their policy that if one of their restaurants was shut down by the health department that it was no big deal because they would shut down for 24 hours and bring in two employees from each of their other stores in the area which meant there would be about 10 employees in there to do an all night clean job on the restaurant to where the next day the health department would pass it and then it would be back to business as usual until the next time that the health department shut them down 😱. I told him if that was policy then count me out. You would be shocked at what goes on in name brand bakeries and restaurants all across America. I'll be nice though I won't tell you about what really goes into bologna and hot dogs 🤣🤣🤣

[@Gcool243]

@@Elleoaqua actually apparently there’s some strip club in Atlanta that pro athletes love because they have the best hot wings in the country lol. That might be the one exception

[@Gcool243]

It just depends on the type of place you’re at. Some bars are almost a Resturaunt above being a bar and those are good. But I do agree with you at many bars just no food

[@braydendennis8091]

I may be blind, but I am a huge fan of the show and listen to reruns on Paramount Network every weekday, plus I love these compilations. One time I heard a rerun of the attempted re-rescue of Second Base, and I literally cried a bit at the end because I felt so bad for everyone involved that wasn't Terry. He was a piece of garbage, so Jon Taffer had every right to walk out.

[@georgestokes5116]

i am bline and being bline does not stop me from watching or putting in my two cents worth

[@colemurphy99]

I hate hearing “this is our natural spring” “Natural” spring water doesn’t come from pipes dummy

[@paulfuray8557]

“Natural spring” more like stagnant water.

[@inalatumarianna5510]

@@paulfuray8557 no, it's more like sewege

[@Elleoaqua]

Most natural spring water is really tap water "In reality, most spring water is not actually bottled at the source, but rather, is pumped into large tanker trucks from the source to be transported to the bottling facility. ... Once the water is at the bottling facility, it goes through a carbon filtration process to remove the chlorine."

[@brianbadonde9251]

@@Elleoaqua who gives a shit

[@joedirt3449]

yo mama

[@hr8589]

19:57 that guy acting like his foot didn't get crushed

[@rayjay3705]

🤣🤣

[@michellemitchell8397]

Man

[@Joniron7]

My mans was just there to drink.

[@KidneyPunch11]

@@tone868 and gets his beer dusted, it's just not his night

[@NightFoxProductions]

Okay, I didn't see that guy twice throughout that clip (hey, I thought they where different people), but man. That dude was not having a good night. He should get a drink... Somewhere else.

[@whiskeybravo91]

Terry's the biggest POS, he really thought Jon would walk in and not figure out in 2 minutes what was really going on

[@trailguidealex5010]

Taffer has no chill when angry and thats why we love him

[@brittanycook6459]

That’s what I’m saying!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@averywoody2982]

Owner: sales gone up 400% Jon: OBJECTION

[@badeiser]

Press X to doubt….

[@bigginaf]

I love how the head bartender was sticking up for Gary at the Second Base. It turns that the owner, Terry, wasn't reinvesting his money back into the bar. That's why it turned south.

[@nickf8028]

I have to agree "the lister" is a horrible concept. I looked him up, even more confused why a bar would be themed after him.

[@dream-nz9yb]

Yeah gotta admit ya dropped the ball a little bit

[@cooldude333]

But Jon made it work. The concept making lister “the man” made the place unique and could have been a neighborhood hot spot. But NO! The idiot manager didn’t want to put forth any effort and just wanted a hookah bar instead! Moron manager…

[@ccateni28]

You would be shocked how you can turn a seemingly bad concept and make it amazing. The manager had a massive ego to remove the changes that were working.

[@ramonanzures9780]

Agree you put pictures of a old guy and expect college students to come😂

[@leviuzumaki3903]

@@ramonanzures9780 you’d be surprised I’ve been to places you wouldn’t expect to be college hot spots with historical figures or historical significance be big hot spots for college students it can work and can actually work very well if it’s a good bar and serves good food

[@lisalynnn]

I would feel so awkward wearing a two piece bikini as my uniform. A crop top and short shorts is one thing, bikini bottoms are another

[@chanceveiga4481]

An owner who does that to his staff is an owner that doesn’t deserve a bar

[@tyrese3745]

@@chanceveiga4481 Hope Terry got COVID-19.

[@tyrese3745]

@Carol Chidester You're right. I'm sorry. I forgive Terry, but I hope he atones for his mistakes. BTW, I can remove the comment if you like.

[@tyrese3745]

@Carol Chidester Come on now. I said I was sorry.

[@LabTech41]

It's a tactic employed by the lazy and the incompetent: if you don't know what you're doing, and if what you're doing isn't working... just slap some T&A on it and that'll get a certain amount of people by default. In my experience, the more a business is pushing sex as a feature, the more the underlying product is garbage.

[@josephhurst4902]

In the managers defense at that Bikini Bar. I have seen that episode and YES the OWNER did not allow the Manager any decision making ability. It all needed to be APPROVED BY OWNER before it could happen regardless of if it was Changing a Light bulb or fixing the sinks to keep mold from growing. OWNER APPROVAL NEEDED killed that bar TWICE.

[@poppy87]

That's when you quit and find something else. Finding a good job is hard, but finding a job really isn't hard.

[@dissident_hellion8167]

Nothing boils My blood more than people that beg for a 2nd chance, and then go right back to what they were doing. Honestly if I was Jon I would bill these people. "OK we invested $X.xx amount into your bar, you've done nothing with it, so we're going to repo any new equipment we installed and bill you for the rest"

[@zzygyy]

It's a scripted TV show. Lol

[@marcpower4167]

They sort of did that with Second Base, Jon bailed him out once, 2 years later it went to shit and he wanted help again. This time Jon flat out explained his plan for a $100,000 makeover and said he would only do it, if the owner chipped in $30,000. He wouldn't do it. So Jon walked out.

[@tylerharrald4703]

“Bloody Mary’s? Tequila? YESSS!!”

[@126Swanky]

I'm strangely addicted to this show, however.... It blows my mind that they're filming people in a bar and then the people act surprised to see Jon's "hitmen" there. We're expected to believe they didn't see the cameras, boom operators, lighting guys???

[@zzygyy]

It's all scripted

[@yeshiamelody2151]

we are not expected to belive that and i don't know how it blows your mind but.. maybe, just maybe, they just tell them they're beeing filmed for recap but the special guest is a surprise ^^

[@piranhapout]

@@yeshiamelody2151 You're correct. They're usually told that they're filming a follow-up but never disclose if anyone is coming specifically for said filming.

[@sisc576]

Also they get their mic packs and stuff 🤣

[@melo.472]

For the last one are u telling me john just casually has a guy specifically to cut things open wit a saw.....😂 that’s a whole nother level of don’t f wit me

[@adamwithana8759]

01:39 My dad, at every one of my birthdays growing up 🥺

[@starrsmith3810]

Ok….if people wanted frozen pizza when going to a restaurant, they would have just STAYED HOME AND MADE SOME

[@joshuawood3055]

Like for real if I'm paying 5 bucks beer I better get something better than frozen

[@edenmcdonald9373]

Exactly

[@barrel9158]

“We secretly had the cameras rolling” The camera man was actually poking that huge camera through the people...

[@annwilliams6438]

Have you heard of miniaturisation? Ever heard of a phone camera, or a buttonhole camera? Or a person who is such an alcoholic that they would not care if an iMax camera was directed at him the whole time….

[@plackicedes8588]

they do have hidden cameras as well though...

[@roscosmosenglish1271]

“40-50% so yea just about up 70% in sells , so pretty well 400%” like wtf 😂

[@yondaime1324]

The guy was full of shit, but that's not what he said. The supposed 400% sales belongs to a different category.

[@roscosmosenglish1271]

@@yondaime1324 clearly you didn’t watch the clip , but that’s expected form you liberals

[@skyebaldwin3087]

@@roscosmosenglish1271 Wait... the guy claimed liquor sales were up 40, 50 -70% higher, then he said "food sales are about 400% higher".. Those are two different categories, aren't they? also, how did this become about politics? Do you just call anyone you disagree with a "liberal" as an insult? @10:57

[@roscosmosenglish1271]

@@skyebaldwin3087 the left really got to suck the joy out of everything

[@skyebaldwin3087]

@@roscosmosenglish1271 Interesting. I'm just suggesting that not everything is because of a political difference. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't want to belittle someone just because they are on the left or the right. IDK. Maybe it's just me.

[@whammaster]

I can understand the frustration of the manager in the last one. When you can't get help or hire help you feel like you have to do 50 different jobs and it eventually wears you thin.

[@jamiekensington1155]

As a previous bartender & someone who has worked a lot of food service jobs, I could seriously not work in a food or drink establishment that was as dirty as these places. Have some fucking pride!

[@sarahalbers5555]

Same, same. The cross contamination is rampamt.

[@LydiaSalem]

that customer just kept right on walking all drunk and shit while dude ripped out a wall like the hulk lmao.

[@shannonarmon5285]

These bars and restaurants needed help for a reason! You can change the bar but not the owners

[@brianbadonde9251]

Most of the ones with problems are alcoholics. They drink too much, get lazy and complacent and then don't follow up on the what John gave them

[@bethcooper4200]

Right on! The recurring theme with John Taffer and Gordon Ramsey is getting past the incredible I am perfect prejudices of these bar and restaurant owners. Some of these bar owners should be sent to AA before before Taffer tries to rescue them. Sad!

[@AndrewAMartin]

@@bethcooper4200 That's one of the things I think Chef Robert Irvine does well (or did well) on "Restaurant Impossible" -- he made an effort to 'fix' the owners while he remodeled and renovated. He tried to get to the deeper issues as to why the place was failing, besides the obvious ones...

[@jacksonhale9921]

“ why is there a ping pong table in the middle of my dance floor” 💀

[@thecrasian6426]

I can relate to bar rescue. I used to do this for a company who renovated bars and restaurants. The FOH and BOH. Loved the work and especially the beautiful bartenders 😁😁😁😁

[@niles13hhi]

Not going to lie it is hard to revive a failing bar. The reputation of the first year is set in stone, but credit to john for trying. Also I personally have seen a bar he tried to help and his biggest fault is thinking he knows the locals; without actually knowing them. The bars new theme made it worse. Not hating on sir John but sometimes helping too much backfires. That bar lost it's regular customers and because of its reputation it had already failed

[@robertbasin1518]

Yep. Usually, the best thing for a failed bar is a new owner

[@chesteradams7423]

Jon knows a lot more than you do bud. Maybe some day you will leave your mom's basement.

[@AwkwardBlackGal613]

Makes sense he's from Vegas

[@weskersbutt.]

The main issue is the financial aspect, not his changes. In most of these bars that are failing, their “regulars” are the people that take advantage of the drunk/stupid owners and get shit for free. With a lot of these bars having hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt by the time John steps in, its impossible to save them, especially with the way some of the owners act. They’re dickheads, frankly. Why would anyone want to support them? Plus, having their nasty habits in the spotlight only turns people away.

[@NickanM]

@@weskersbutt. These leeches (aka "customers") are cheap, and there's a lot of creeps in that crowd too. No young woman either, it is female alcoholics 45 years plus. _That's a recipe for success, girls in their 20's will never ever stay in a place with a "customer" base like that._

[@stacys8729]

I LOVE them taking the cooking equipment back . I wish the list was a mix though- not just the failures/jerks - The dirty rooster bar said they were up 400% - as someone said in another comment, they shut down. (And they want the drunk owner because he gives free shots!)

[@apolloxydias234]

BUTCHA DID DIDNT CHA

[@metjammer4403]

Cha cha CHA!

[@thejudge3132]

They should rename this video to "The Polish on the Turd Has Worn Off"

[@edwinpalencia5713]

If I knew the owner gets shit faced drunk and gives everyone drinks on the house ii would to be asking for him by 9:00 too lol

[@giovieira5897]

" i know what he wanted i know what he was gonna ask and i know i couldn't deliver" most relatable guy shit ever

[@TheStarGuy200]

“The Dirty Rooster Presents” is one of the funniest things I have ever seen when naming restaurant.

[@amazingronaldo9656]

The two in my city both closed. One, the guy reverted the name change right away and the place was a craphole before and it became that way again. I played dart teams at the place and got sick after eating there. And I knew of one person working there selling drugs out of the place. It closed eventually. It has since been bulldozed and now is not even a bar anymore. The other bar had so many calls to the police and issues (failing the city's yearly sting on underage drinking) they had their liquor license suspended for weeks at a time as punishment. They finally sold the place and the new owners tried to clean up the rep and change the name but the same people kept going there and they too had police calls to the bar. Eventually they closed because they couldn't handle the issues. If only the two places had done better and either kept the changes or in the case of the latter one, kick out the troublemakers that kept returning.

[@Danielle888247]

How is John going off on Gary when EVERYONE is saying Terry is the problem? He’s literally the owner and John goes off on other owners for their failing businesses any other time

[@nunurbiznis4749]

It’s probably both of them. Gary doesn’t want to keep the changes, and Terry wants to be hands off and non-confrontational, causing them to have little direction. If Terry is a dedicated owner who wants success, he should be there, hands on, watching like a hawk.

[@ch4z_bucks]

@@nunurbiznis4749 I'm not sure, sounds like Gary felt as though he couldn't turn to Terry for help because Terry was too hands off. Terry even threw everyone else under the bus when in reality a lot of the blame should have been on him.

[@Ringingalong7008]

He do be yelling at the wrong people sometimes. He's half here for the drama and tv tbh

[@jayharv285]

@@Ringingalong7008 they didn't show but later in the episode he learns that it wasn't really Terry's fault and learned that Gary was lying to Jon the entire time

[@zombifiedpariah7392]

Yeah I agree. Jon is usually pretty spot on with who he scolds but he was WAY off the mark that episode.

[@jeremybenoit759]

I like how he asks why is their a ping pong table in the middle of MY dancefloor, I wasn't aware that you own the place lol

[@hunterbrown2031]

Can we just have a moment of silence for the guy at 19:55 who just got a wall dropped on his foot

[@lexxisful]

This type of TV is entertaining af. Watching people getting called out is awesome

[@stefanocapogrosso]

The problem with all of these is that they didn't realize the revenue increase wasn't coming from their business. The increased revenue came from the advertising the show gave them. They say the increase and thought it would've been fine without changing anything. After a while the people realized the place was still sh*t, the advertising and the hype wore down and they were back to square one

[@bubbamartin7053]

When the guru of bars anoints you with advice and guidance, respect the plan.

[@Surreal469]

"omg! I didn't expect you to drop by!" ...in front of all the cameras and camera men and after we taped over all the brand names and signed releases... 😂

[@miguelsoliz772]

Gary is more concerned over his cool guy look than the bar he supposedly manages.

[@Sabo18748]

These business owner didn’t respect the time and money of bar rescue.

[@marcpower4167]

The first one did, more or less except for the "natural spring" issue.

[@chesteradams7423]

They don't even respect their own customers, let alone Bar Rescue.

[@PoetTornado2022]

Every time I watch this video, I'm praying for the bar to be at least 50% as successful as when Jon left it

[@SnowWhiteTheU2]

I love how they all act so shocked to see John and his friends. They didn’t notice his camera crew with cameras and lights in their bars ?

[@caseybass5544]

I remember the last one Jon did some more digging and it turned out the owner took what Jon taught them and the profit from that bar started another bar in a building that didn’t need as much work

[@SithLordMalgus]

I remember when he was on Shameless 😂 that shit was fucking gold

[@sitcomchristian6886]

too bad about the ending

[@audiofella5066]

THE DIRTY ROOSTER PRESENTS LAKE MARIE LODGE!!!!!!

[@jamesandrew2606]

Sound's like a brothel

[@littleblackcar]

"I think we need a better concept." Go for it, man. It's your bar. At least Taffer had *a* concept for you, which is more than you've come up with yourself.

[@chesteradams7423]

Remember, Jon knows nothing, but these failing bars owners are experts.

[@AWESOMENISH]

He wasn’t wrong though. One of Jon’s rare misses, it was a horrible concept. The dance floor was smart, but a bar about a random college president is not where college kids want to go. Nobody cares about photoshopped art, they want drinks and a good time.

[@thedeprivedwriter]

I mean...the Lister was kind of a concept that was phoned in, from a perspective of decor. Them doctored images were tacky AF in my opinion...probably his top 5 worst re designs...but that said the drinks and menu and floor concepts were on point and they should have tried to keep those.

[@Elleoaqua]

Lister reminds me of the doctor who invented Listerene. Great doc but lousy bar hero

[@piranhapout]

The photos were off-putting, tbh. That creepy, cheesy face staring at you from all corners would have had me turning right back out the door. Think it's his worst remodel.

[@AndrewAMartin]

@@piranhapout But the guy didn't replace it with anything, other than a cheesy hookah tent outside. Not every concept is a winner, but no concept at all is a loser every time...

[@paigecosgrove654]

I actually hated the HandleBar design and the Lister. An I just think at that point the Biker community around it didn’t care for it so most of them moved on to better Bars.

[@Moohasha1]

Imagine driving your business into the ground, asking Jon to come rescue your bar, and then throwing out all of his changes and going back to what killed your business in the first place thinking it will somehow work when it didn't before.

[@neilouellette3004]

1st Storyline: MT Bottles and Cans closed for good when owner Tracy Bigford passed away April 2019.

[@manuelsanchez6862]

“Some Bloody Mary’s , tequila, yeahhhh “ lol

[@salvagemonster3612]

Jon is good at creating Hipster or Gimmick bars for tourist areas and college towns.

[@JimDandy69]

Locals usually don't want that kinda shit tbh. Now a clean bar and halfway decent food is another story. Some ppl have no business being in food & bev

[@chindvids]

They are a touch tacky

[@PurdyScaryProductions]

I once had a dream John Taffer came into my home and started critiquing things like on the show...lolololol

[@sitcomchristian6886]

I'm actually laughing at this lol

[@PurdyScaryProductions]

@@sitcomchristian6886 he was brutal...my kitchen was dirty...

[@conorbowen3360]

"I wish they had liquor. Bloody Marys. Tequila. YESH." Lmao that dude is tanked

[@nicksosicc]

You can see it in his eyes lol

[@Umblizm]

“I don’t know why I’m failing again!” *does everything that caused them to fail again*

[@prezidenttrump5171]

19:56 When that guy got hit on the foot he winced and tried to walk it off LMFAO!

[@justinc4782]

that was hilarious cause that was a buddy of his, who took the dirty napkin off his shoulder earlier. "WTF BRO"

[@prezidenttrump5171]

@@justinc4782 HAHAHAHA, even better now that you added that detail. "I didn't deserve this shit bro... oww". Nice guys not only finish last, they get their foot smashed into the floor by the dude they were being nice to LOL!

[@bethcooper4200]

John on wives computer. Worked for a large company branch and was told from the get go to keep in mind a couple of things: Have a plan, do not rely on the corporations money to bail you out AND this: HOW MUCH MONEY ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE EVERY DAY. Seems these bar owners should follow that advice,

[@christinaf713]

These people are completely ungrateful for the help they had🙄🤦

[@lancelotto475]

The "But you did, didn't you?" speech needs to be a meme used for when something like a movie series, TV show, or a game starts losing to its competition.

[@bert.hbuysse5569]

"I sent some recon spies from the university down the street'. Did someone, ever, in history say that line?

[@MetalHeadbanger7]

Dude, just because frozen pizza works at home doesn't mean it works in a business.

[@hunterkiller232134]

Forreal. She laughs and says "they're good frozen pizzas!" Bitch, do you think your customers want to pay for that? You think when you tell them you're serving them pizzas that cost a couple bucks at Costco they're going to keep ordering them?

[@chesteradams7423]

Yeah, if people are paying you for pizza, make a fresh fucking Pizza. At least show some respect for your customers.

[@rachelsmith4219]

Some people never change, change is scary to some!

[@anthonynasti1279]

Lonnie Walker is a Kate McKinnon character come to life.

[@sapphirejones7302]

Who else jumped out their seat @19:05 when he threw that filthy rag at the guy??? Just me?!🤢😂🤢😂🤢😂

[@shaunnaw.1659]

I cannot understand how Gary can kick in a wall with such a straight face

[@laurenmontgomery421]

Nick staring down Rob drinking is hilarious because Nick Liberator is clearly just “gosh this guy is stupid” and smiling

[@rachaelharris5046]

Dear lord... give me the confidence to one day say, and ACTUALLY MEAN… the show is ME… THIS PLACE RUNS ON ME!!!!