Bar Rescue
Season 3
2013 • 40 Episodes
Episodes
1. Turtle on Its Back
February 10, 2013
For a bar to fail on Bourbon Street in New Orleans it takes a special kind of incompetence.
2. Rock N Roaches
February 17, 2013
Jon Taffer descends on a grotesque goth and rock bar in Austin, TX. Tasteless performances and cockroach infestations are the least of his problems as he spars with the worst bar owner to date.
3. Bro's Got to Geaux!
February 24, 2013
Jon schools the owner of a beat-up college bar with a reputation for serving underage drinkers.
4. Tears for Beers
March 3, 2013
A too-hip-for-its-own-good bar in Austin may need a hip replacement if it is to survive.
5. Empty Pockets
March 10, 2013
A Denver pool hall owned by a proud immigrant gets help.
6. Jon T, He Don't Like It
March 17, 2013
The formerly rocking Kasbah Lounge in Aurora, Colorado, which has fallen on hard times, is made over.
7. In a Pinch
March 24, 2013
The locals are up in arms over a controversial lobster-tank game at a blue-collar watering hole.
8. Karaoke Katastrophe
March 31, 2013
Jon makes over one of the country's first karaoke bars, dealing with outdated decor, a hot-under-the-collar chef and an owner who's oblivious to what's going on in his place, and a hoarder to boot.
9. A Horse Walks Into a Bar
April 7, 2013
Horses defecating inside this Arizona bar are the least of Jon Taffer’s problems. He must contend with drunk owners, a family in turmoil, and a bank foreclosure if he hopes to save this business.
10. Meat Sauna
April 14, 2013
Bad ventilation cause hot, moist burger smoke to fill Scottsdale’s least funny comedy club. Jon Taffer arrives to clear the air and use proven bar techniques to create bigger laughs and bigger profits for the troubled owners
11. Don't Mess With Taffer's Wife
July 7, 2013
An aggressive Las Vegas bar owner tries to pick up Nicole Taffer, sending Jon into a rage. Can he set this owner’s wandering eyes straight and save a once famous blues bar without coming to blows first?
12. Don't Judge a Booze by its Bottle
July 14, 2013
North Carolina’s Cashmere Nightclub has a bad name, poor décor and an embarrassing manager, but when Jon learns that they are refilling premium liquor bottles with cheap booze, all hell breaks loose.
13. Two Flew Over the Handlebars
July 21, 2013
Two buxom sisters have driven their biker bar in Pawcatuck, Connecticut into a ditch. Can Jon get these party women to stop binge drinking and focus on the real assets of their bar?
14. There's No Crying in the Bar Business
July 28, 2013
Jon heads to a Georgia sports bar and encounters an owner who’s incessant crying seems to prevent her noticing the massive employee theft issue occurring right under her nose.
15. Play Some Janet Jackson!
August 4, 2013
Las Vegas' first gay nightclub, Gipsy, is months from closing its doors thanks to its verbally abusive and over intoxicated owner.
16. Characters Assassination
August 11, 2013
A poor concept is among the problems hampering a North Carolina bar run by a family of Yankees.
17. Corking the Bunghole
August 18, 2013
13 miles from Fort Bragg, Cliques suffers from a juvenile name and a repugnant reputation. Jon puts a bar's owners through a personal bar boot camp to attract the local military personnel.
18. A Bar Full of Bull
August 25, 2013
Jon tries to help two siblings from wasting their father's retirement with a rickety mechanical bull in a New England bar.
19. Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas
September 8, 2013
Jon visits a struggling blue-collar joint in Las Vegas, where he deals with the strained friendship between the two classically trained chefs who own and operate it.
20. Barely Above Water
September 15, 2013
Taffer makes two bars out of one in an attempt to save both a beachfront bar in Warwick, Rhode Island, and the owner’s marriage.
21. Crappy Cantina
October 6, 2013
Jon steps in to help two brothers whose ill-conceived idea for a death-metal concert bar has drained their parents' retirement fund.
22. Jon of the Dead
October 13, 2013
Jon has a few shocks to deliver to two former members of the music industry who have opened a horror-themed bar that is dying on its feet.
23. Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids
October 20, 2013
Jon tries to turn around a Las Vegas establishment owned by a man whose family is wasting his money.
24. Hurricane Jon vs Hurricane Sandy
October 27, 2013
Jon races to repair the battered Bungalow Bar in Rockaway Beach after it felt the full force of Hurricane Sandy.
25. Drunk & Dirty Dolls
November 3, 2013
After a near-fatal heart attack, Artie, the owner of Alibi in Las Vegas, lost his zeal for the work, and it's up to Jon to help him get it back.
26. Empty Bottles Full Cans
November 10, 2013
Customers bringing in their own booze and bartenders flashing their boobs aren’t Jon’s biggest problems with this Tennessee watering hole. Taffer must ignite a lazy owner’s ingenuity to save the bar from going bust.
27. Hole in None
November 17, 2013
This golf-themed bar is a swing and a miss and its horrendous sanitary conditions are completely out of bounds. Jon must clean house and get rid of the filth as well as the staff responsible for making his expert sick.
28. Music City Mess
November 24, 2013
Jon attempts to turn around a Nashville bar with a dated concept. Note: The episode was originally supposed to air on November 24, 2013, but was replaced with an encore after the owner was involved in a fatal shooting.
29. Brawlin Babes
December 8, 2013
A sports bar with no TV's isn't Jon's biggest problem at this Missouri establishment. Taffer must get brawling buckle bunny bartenders and their spineless owner to unite in one common cause: Gut the competition!
30. Twin vs. Twin
December 15, 2013
Lights, sirens and handcuffs greet Jon before he even enters the door of this Kansas City bar. Sibling rivalry between two identical twins with identical huge egos present Taffer with one of his toughest rescues.
31. Hostile Takeover
March 9, 2014
A heavy drinking owner of an Irish sports bar is the subject of a hostile takeover… by his co-owners!
32. Critters and Quitters
March 16, 2014
KC's Neighborhood Bar & Grill is a rowdy members- only bar in Kansas whose profits have been going up in smoke thanks to the over-generous retired manager, lack of hygiene and an infestation of raccoons.
33. Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed
March 23, 2014
A dysfunctional family’s feuding pushes Jon Taffer to the limit. Will their outrageous antics force Jon into an extreme decision?
34. Scoreboard To Death
March 30, 2014
Wrangling with an incompetent owner and under trained staff; actress Maria Menounos guest stars.
35. Grow Some Meatballs!
April 6, 2014
Issues at a family-run bar include a forceful patriarch and an impending disaster in the kitchen.
36. Taxed Out in Texas
April 13, 2014
Jon visits a struggling biker bar owned by a former tax accountant.
37. When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons
April 20, 2014
Too busy canoodling to notice his staff is sinking, a manager treats his bar like a romantic playground, forcing Taffer to demand inside help from the bartenders.
38. I Smell A Rat
April 27, 2014
Oasis Hookah bar in Omaha, NE is in dire straits. They serve toxic drinks and have terrible service. To top is all off, there's a dead rat somewhere in the building, but nobody knows where.
39. Scary Mary's
May 4, 2014
The owner of a struggling Texas dive crosses the line with one of Taffer’s experts.
40. Muscle Madness
May 11, 2014
Two muscle-bound meatheads can't see pec-to-pec on how to run their Houston bar. Now, their tempers and testosterone threaten to tear their friendship apart.