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The Best Episodes of Bar Rescue

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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 business, utilizing his expertise as a nightlife consultant

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Bar Rescue Season 3 Episode 10 - Meat Sauna
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Meat Sauna

    S3:E10

    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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Bar Rescue Season 8 Episode 24 - JJ's Sports Bust
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Bar Rescue Season 3 Episode 12 - Don't Judge a Booze by its Bottle
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Don't Judge a Booze by its Bottle

    S3:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 1 - Fallen Angels
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #4 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Bar Rescue Season 4 Episode 42 - Back to the Bar: No Laughing Matter
    8.5/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Back to the Bar: No Laughing Matter

    S4:E42

    Jon returns to see if the McGowan brothers have cooled off their fiery relationship. He also takes on an angry stand-up comedy club owner from Stand Up, Scottsdale

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Bar Rescue Season 5 Episode 2 - Wheels of Misfortune
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Wheels of Misfortune

    S5:E2

    In a desert town, Taffer collides with the owner of a bar in a roller rink, a local landmark close to closing for good.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 10 - Hogtied Ham's
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Hogtied Ham's

    S1:E10

    Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to save automotive-themed Angry Ham’s Garage from stalling out. Rowdy owners and stonewalling city officials are all lurking right under the hood.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Bar Rescue Season 5 Episode 1 - The Perks of Being a Wallpaper
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - The Perks of Being a Wallpaper

    S5:E1

    A classic dive bar with mob ties in Las Vegas is about to close its doors because of an owner who's busy being a nice guy rather than a wise guy.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Bar Rescue Season 5 Episode 3 - Whipped Into Shape
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Whipped Into Shape

    S5:E3

    After gambling his life savings on a run down Las Vegas bar, a desperate owner tries out a fetish night to whip up new business.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 2 - Downey's and Out
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Downey's and Out

    S1:E2

    Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to resuscitate Downey’s, a failing Irish pub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To do that, he’ll have to inspire Dom, a one-time star chef turned negligent owner, who has let the bar go to ruin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 3 - Shabby Abbey
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Shabby Abbey

    S1:E3

    Legendary Chicago music venue The Abbey Pub is a family-owned bar on its last legs. When bar expert Jon Taffer tries to return the pub to its original glory, he discovers that two of the sibling managers don’t see eye-to-eye.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 4 - Beach Bummer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Beach Bummer

    S1:E4

    Bar expert Jon Taffer is called to Redondo Beach, CA, to save Kilkenny’s, an Irish pub on the decline. Though bar manager Carlos threatens Jon’s method and the pub’s success, owner Allie refuses to fire him.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 5 - Swanky Troubles
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Swanky Troubles

    S1:E5

    Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to breathe new life into failing Philadelphia champagne bar Swanky Bubbles. To accomplish that, he'll need to deal with a playboy owner, a sprawling menu, and the worst bar layout in America.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 6 - The Blue Frog Sings the Blues
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - The Blue Frog Sings the Blues

    S1:E6

    Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to get The Blue Frog 22, a failing bar in Chicago, to grow up. To do that, he'll need the mother-and-son owners, Mimi and John, to ditch the "Mom's Basement" aesthetic that's dragging them down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 7 - Bad to the Bone
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Bad to the Bone

    S1:E7

    Bar expert Jon Taffer heads to Boston to help Bill, the owner of The Chicken Bone, avoid financial ruin. Bill, a former customer who took over the Bone, learned the hard way that running a bar is much tougher than it looks.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 8 - Chumps
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Chumps

    S1:E8

    Bar expert Jon Taffer attempts to take Champs, a dated sports bar in Burbank, CA out of retirement. To do that, he’ll need owner Joe to go on the offensive, and take control of his over-pouring bartenders.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Bar Rescue Season 1 Episode 9 - Bar Fight
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Bar Fight

    S1:E9

    Bar expert Jon Taffer goes toe-to-toe with a former baseball player turned bar owner as he tries to revive the Canyon Inn, a decaying bar on its last legs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 1 - Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 2 - Tiki Curse
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Tiki Curse

    S2:E2

    Located on a prime stretch of beach, The Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar is still failing. Can Bar Expert Jon Taffer get a bevy of beautiful barmaids to fix this oceanfront eyesore instead of working on their suntans?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 3 - Murphy's Mess
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Murphy's Mess

    S2:E3

    Bar expert Jon Taffer must fix a dirty, binge-drinking bar owned by two fraternity brothers in Fells Point, Maryland. But the rescue gets derailed when Jon discovers the building is about to collapse.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 4 - Mystique or Murder?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Mystique or Murder?

    S2:E4

    Mystique Lounge in West Palm Beach, Florida, has operated under the shadow of a murder for three years. Can bar expert Jon Taffer restore a positive mystique to this once-cursed venue?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 5 - Bottomless Pit
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Bottomless Pit

    S2:E5

    Bar expert Jon Taffer has his hands full with a failing dive bar in Orange, CA. When he discovers the owner is incapable of running the bar, Jon must pin his hopes on the owner’s untested but eager daughter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 6 - Broke Black Sheep
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Broke Black Sheep

    S2:E6

    Bar expert Jon Taffer is called in to save the family-run Black Sheep in the Irish-German community of Cheviot, Ohio. But Jon discovers that the bar may be beyond rescue due to the owners’ massive debt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 7 - Weber's of Lies
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Weber's of Lies

    S2:E7

    Bar expert Jon Taffer must make a former strip club turned music venue profitable. But when the bar’s staff is found to be contributing to the financial problems, Jon must convince the owner to take a stand.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Bar Rescue Season 2 Episode 8 - Owner Ousted
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Owner Ousted

    S2:E8

    Bar expert Jon Taffer must rescue a bar owned by a former Naval Officer from total ruin. But when Jon discovers one of the owners isn’t pulling his weight, Jon shows him the door.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Meat Sauna" is the best rated episode of "Bar Rescue". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/14/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "JJ's Sports Bust".