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The Best Episodes of Bar Rescue

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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. 8.5/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Fallen Angels

    S1:E1

    Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to class up Angels, a failing biker bar in Corona, California. To do that, he’ll have to transform their rowdy clientele, scantily-clad bikini bartenders and strip club persona.

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  2. 8.2/10(72 votes)

    #2 - Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed

    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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  3. 8.0/10(27 votes)

    #3 - Things That Go Pahrump in the Night

    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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  4. 8.0/10(22 votes)

    #4 - Rickety Rockin' Rhonda's

    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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  5. 7.9/10(22 votes)

    #5 - Hole in None

    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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  6. 7.9/10(21 votes)

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

    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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  8. 7.9/10(9 votes)

    #7 - Magically Atrocious

    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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  9. 7.8/10(23 votes)

    #8 - Casually Tapped Out

    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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  10. 7.8/10(16 votes)

    #9 - A Commander and His Post

    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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  11. 7.8/10(16 votes)

    #10 - Wreck It Ralph

    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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  12. 7.7/10(71 votes)

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

    S2:E1

    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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  13. 7.7/10(41 votes)

    #12 - Thugs with Mugs

    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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  14. 7.7/10(36 votes)

    #13 - Ice, Mice, Baby

    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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  15. 7.7/10(23 votes)

    #14 - Daddy Dearest

    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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  16. 7.7/10(13 votes)

    #15 - Remembering Billy

    S8:E11

    After a series of devastating losses, Jon must help an owner and her staff get back on track from their personal tragedies as well as a global pandemic.

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  17. 7.6/10(39 votes)

    #16 - Second Base, Third Strike

    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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  18. 7.6/10(29 votes)

    #17 - All Twerk and No Pay Makes Taffer Shut It Down

    S5:E18

    An owner twerks her way to tears when her bar gets out of step

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  19. 7.6/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Back to the Bar: Flying Fists and Bar Brawls

    S5:E25

    It's all fists and fury when Taffer revisits the bars with the biggest fights, including the most dangerous brawl in show history at the bar whose owner is fighting foreclosure.

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  20. 7.6/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Ace's Wild

    S8:E14

    Jon heads to Texas to help a husband and wife rescue their failing bar and learn how to be better partners in business.

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  21. 7.6/10(9 votes)

    #20 - Doing it for Dad

    S8:E16

    After losing their father and stepmom, three sisters find themselves unexpectedly owning a bar that they never learned how to run.

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  22. 7.6/10(11 votes)

    #21 - JJ's Sports Bust

    S8:E24

    The owner of JJ's Sports Bar & Grill in Highland, CA, must take a hard look at his behavior if he wants Jon's help to save his failing family business amidst post-pandemic financial stress behavior.

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  23. 7.6/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Loveless in Loveland

    S8:E29

    The owner of Blue Sports Grille in Loveland, CO, is in danger of losing his marriage and retirement dreams if Jon can't get him to step up, make changes and create an identity for his bar.

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  24. 7.6/10(9 votes)

    #23 - How The Cookie Crumbles

    S8:E37

    Jon must save a former travel agent turned bar owner and her family business before it crashes and burns.

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  25. 7.5/10(35 votes)

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

    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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  26. 7.5/10(35 votes)

    #25 - Storming the Castle

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"Fallen Angels" is the best rated episode of "Bar Rescue". It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/17/2011. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed".