Bar Rescue

Bar Rescue
TV Show · Reality

Jon Taffer is the Gordon Ramsay of the bar and nightclub business. In each episode of this programme, Taffer helps transform a struggling bar into a vibrant, profitable business, utilizing his expertise as a nightlife consultant who has started, flipped or owned more than 600 bars and clubs in his career. From the height of the bar stools and the science of the perfect pour to the effect the tempo of the music has on alcohol consumption, Taffer delves into every facet of the business, and he does it with a no-holds-barred style. He's assisted by his wife, Nicole - who enters establishments under cover to help diagnose the problems - along with a rotating cast of experts that include a celebrity chef, a Master of Whisky and a mixologist.

2011 · 39m
Starring Jon Taffer

Season 1

  • Angels Sports Bar
    EPISODE 1
    Angels Sports Bar
    Jon is in Corona, California, where a failing biker bar is struggling with a rowdy clientele and a scandalous reputation, thanks in part to bikini-clad bartenders and the fact that it is next door to a strip club.
    39 min
  • Downey's Irish Pub
    EPISODE 2
    Downey's Irish Pub
    Jon Taffer attempts to resuscitate Downey's, a failing Irish pub in Philadelphia.
    39 min
  • The Abbey Pub
    EPISODE 3
    The Abbey Pub
    Jon finds legendary music venue and family-owned bar The Abbey Pub on its last legs. When he tries to return the pub to its original glory, he discovers that two of its sibling managers do not see eye-to-eye.
    39 min
  • Kilkenny's
    EPISODE 4
    Kilkenny's
    In this episode, Jon is called to Redondo Beach, California to save Kilkenny's, an Irish pub in decline. Though bar manager Carlos threatens the success of both Jon and the pub itself, owner Allie refuses to fire him.
    39 min
  • Swankey Bubbles
    EPISODE 5
    Swankey Bubbles
    In Philadelphia, Jon hopes to insert some much-needed fizz into failing champagne bar Swanky Bubbles. Along the way, he must deal with a playboy owner, a sprawling menu and possibly the worst bar layout in America.
    39 min
  • The Blue Frog 22
    EPISODE 6
    The Blue Frog 22
    Jon attempts to get The Blue Frog 22, a failing bar in Chicago, to grow up. To succeed, he needs to persuade the mother-and-son owners to ditch the `Mum's Basement' aesthetic that is currently dragging them down.
    39 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Jon Taffer
    Host
  • J.D. Roth
    Producer
  • T‌N
    Todd Nelson
    Producer

About

Bar Rescue

Reality

Jon Taffer is the Gordon Ramsay of the bar and nightclub business. In each episode of this programme, Taffer helps transform a struggling bar into a vibrant, profitable business, utilizing his expertise as a nightlife consultant who has started, flipped or owned more than 600 bars and clubs in his career. From the height of the bar stools and the science of the perfect pour to the effect the tempo of the music has on alcohol consumption, Taffer delves into every facet of the business, and he does it with a no-holds-barred style. He's assisted by his wife, Nicole - who enters establishments under cover to help diagnose the problems - along with a rotating cast of experts that include a celebrity chef, a Master of Whisky and a mixologist.

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Studio
CBS
Released
2011
Region of Origin
United States
© 2011 Viacom International Inc.

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