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The Best Episodes of Bar Rescue

Every episode of Bar Rescue ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Bar Rescue!

The Best Episodes of Bar Rescue

Jon Taffer is the Gordon Ramsay of the bar and nightclub business. In each episode, Taffer helps transform a struggling bar into a vibrant, profitable...

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  1. 8.3/10(72 votes)

    #1 - Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed

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    S3:E33

    A dysfunctional family’s feuding pushes Jon Taffer to the limit. Will their outrageous antics force Jon into an extreme decision?

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  2. 8.0/10(27 votes)

    #2 - Things That Go Pahrump in the Night

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    S5:E23

    It's a race against the clock when Jon Taffer heads to Pahrump, where he must save the failing bar owned by a man who might lose his sight forever.

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  3. 8.0/10(22 votes)

    #3 - Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's

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    S5:E28

    It's a race against the clock as Jon Taffer tries to rescue a failing bar with a crumbling floor.

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  4. 8.0/10(20 votes)

    #4 - Caving In

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    S6:E10

    The son of hardworking immigrants drives his late father's neighborhood bar into the ground with a poorly planned renovation and a bad over-serving problem.

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  5. 8.0/10(27 votes)

    #5 - Operation Puerto Rico

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    S6:E19

    Jon returns to Puerto Rico, where he used to live, to rescue a bar destroyed by Hurricane Maria and to help revive the rest of the community.

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  6. 7.9/10(22 votes)

    #6 - Hole in None

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    S3:E27

    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.

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  8. 7.9/10(41 votes)

    #7 - Thugs with Mugs

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    S4:E2

    Undisputed Sports Bar & Grill, Yonkers, NY. Rowdy customers at a New York sports bar attack Taffer's crew when they discover they are being served cheap booze at premium prices, prompting Jon to teach the importance of serving quality drinks and maintaining crowd control.

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  9. 7.9/10(21 votes)

    #8 - Desi, You Got Some 'Splainin' To Do

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    S5:E20

    After suffering a stroke, this bar owner is on the verge of losing his family legacy. Can Taffer save this bayou bar before it sinks?

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  10. 7.9/10(18 votes)

    #9 - Breaking Brandon

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    S7:E3

    After emptying his sick mother's life savings, a man is moments away from a meltdown; he is four days away from closing his dream bar.

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  11. 7.9/10(9 votes)

    #10 - Magically Atrocious

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    S8:E20

    In Ybor City, Fla., Jon helps rescue a bar owner who made some questionable choices on the theme, decor, and menu in her bar.

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  12. 7.8/10(34 votes)

    #11 - Anything You Can Yell, I Can Yell Louder

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    S4:E5

    Jack's Ale House Sunnyside, NY Three loud-mouthed firefighting brothers struggle to keep their Queens bar afloat. Can Taffer calm the sparks before this family implodes?

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  13. 7.8/10(39 votes)

    #12 - Second Base, Third Strike

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    S4:E11

    Second Base Orange, CA In a first-ever re-rescue, Jon Taffer returns to Second Base Bar & Grill to find a disengaged owner who has let the bar deteriorate. Will Jon save this bar once again?

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  14. 7.8/10(35 votes)

    #13 - Storming the Castle

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    S4:E16

    Friar Tucks Pomona, CA Jon Taffer arrives at this castle-shaped bar to a surly owner with anger management issues whose attitude has pushed his staff to their breaking points.

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  15. 7.8/10(30 votes)

    #14 - Sour Lemmons and Bitter Business

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    S4:E35

    After giving their artsy, irresponsible landlord a share of the bar, the brothers behind Martini Brothers Burger Bar are at their wits' end and ready to call Jon for help.

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  16. 7.8/10(19 votes)

    #15 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

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    S4:E53

    A former doctor decides to run The Bridge Lounge, his father's once-successful bar, but runs into trouble when the BP oil spill devastates the local customer base.

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  17. 7.8/10(23 votes)

    #16 - Casually Tapped Out

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    S5:E22

    Taffer tries to resurrect a closed neighborhood bar by reigniting the passion of the burnt out firefighter who owns it.

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  18. 7.8/10(16 votes)

    #17 - Fear and Molding on Pineapple Hill

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    S7:E14

    Jon tries to help an owner who is unable to take control of her own bar and explosive chef due to her crippling fear of failure and change.

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  19. 7.8/10(16 votes)

    #18 - A Commander and His Post

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    S8:E8

    Jon heads to Pahrump, Nevada to save a VFW hall from permanently closing its doors and to help its commanding officer step away to take care of his ailing wife.

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  20. 7.8/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Wreck It Ralph

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    S8:E12

    Jon attempts to rescue a bar in Maricopa, Ariz., whose owner has squandered a half a million-dollar investment from his parents.

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  21. 7.7/10(70 votes)

    #20 - Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb

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    Bar expert Jon Taffer must patch holes in a sinking Pirate-themed bar in Silver Spring, MD. But mutiny is in the air when Jon forces the pirate staff to cater to the city's corporate clientele.

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  22. 7.7/10(36 votes)

    #21 - Ice, Mice, Baby

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    S5:E11

    A spoiled owner is gifted a nightclub by his father. Can Taffer save this mice-infested tourist bar before the owner gives away all his profits?

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  23. 7.7/10(23 votes)

    #22 - Daddy Dearest

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    S5:E27

    Jon Taffer arrives just in time to save a family run bar on the brink of ruin with an aggressive father at its helm.

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  24. 7.7/10(20 votes)

    #23 - Still Bill

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    S7:E4

    Jon is in Midvale, Utah, to meet The Union owner Bill, who is over $500,000 in debt and hasn't picked up any of the bar knowledge required to help his staff.

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  25. 7.7/10(17 votes)

    #24 - Life's a Beach

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    S7:E6

    Jon is brought in to save The Sandbar in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but before he can save the failing beach-themed bar, he has to figure out who the actual owner is first.

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  26. 7.7/10(18 votes)

    #25 - Taken for Granted

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    S7:E7

    The Grant Bar & Lounge - Tracy, CA * Jon goes to Northern California to save The Grant Bar for a know-it-all owner who blames everybody but himself for the failures of his establishment.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed" is the best rated episode of "Bar Rescue". It scored 8.3/10 based on 72 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/23/2014. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Things That Go Pahrump in the Night".