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All 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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Season 1

  • Fallen Angels
    7.5/1090 votes

    Fallen Angels

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/17/2011

    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

  • Downey's and Out
    7.3/1065 votes

    Downey's and Out

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/24/2011

    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

  • Shabby Abbey
    7.1/1066 votes

    Shabby Abbey

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/31/2011

    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

  • Beach Bummer
    7.0/1059 votes

    Beach Bummer

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/7/2011

    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

    Writer: Unknown

  • Swanky Troubles
    6.7/1055 votes

    Swanky Troubles

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/14/2011

    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

    Writer: Unknown

  • The Blue Frog Sings the Blues
    7.2/1049 votes

    The Blue Frog Sings the Blues

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/21/2011

    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

  • Bad to the Bone
    7.3/1053 votes

    Bad to the Bone

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/28/2011

    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

    Writer: Unknown

  • Chumps
    6.8/1045 votes

    Chumps

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/11/2011

    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

    Writer: Unknown

  • Bar Fight
    7.3/1048 votes

    Bar Fight

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/18/2011

    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

  • Hogtied Ham's
    7.2/1047 votes

    Hogtied Ham's

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 9/25/2011

    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