Bar Rescue (season 6)
The sixth season of the American reality series Bar Rescue premiered on March 11, 2018 on Paramount Network (formerly Spike).[1][2][3]
| Bar Rescue | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 47 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Paramount Network |
| Original release | March 11, 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
Experts
- Jon Taffer – Host/Star/Bar Consultant
Chefs
- Vic Vegas
- Anthony Lamas
- Jason Santos
- Tiffany Derry
- Michael Ferraro
- Ryan Scott
- Aaron McCargo Jr.
- Kevin Bludso
- Frank Pinello
Mixologists
- Lisamarie Joyce
- Jacob Forth
- Rob Floyd
- Mia Mastroianni
- Shawn Ford
- Phil Wills
- Charity Johnston
- Emily DeLicce
- Ashley Clark
- Derrick Turner
- Brian Van Flandern
- Alex Gooding
- Amy Koffsky
- Tommy Palmer
Other experts
- Jillian Schmitz – dance expert
- Renae Lemmens – adult entertainment expert
- Oscar Sidia – clinical professional counselor
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Bar name | Location | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 | 1 | "Put It on Cody's Tab" | Game Time Sports Grille | Arlington, Tennessee | March 11, 2018 | |
|
The son of a berating father struggles to deal with his behavior and a disgusting kitchen. New Name: The Legacy Bar & Grille | ||||||
| 151 | 2 | "Close, But No Cigar" | Havana Mix Cigar | Memphis, Tennessee | March 18, 2018 | |
|
A cigar man's attempt at opening a bar gets off to a rocky start after he hires his inexperienced son to run the business. New Name: Robusto by Havana Mix (modernized version of old name) | ||||||
| 152 | 3 | "Weird Science" | Paladino's | Tarzana, California | March 25, 2018 | |
|
Jon helps two cancer scientists bring the scientific method into running a bar. New Name: Theory – A Vintage Parlor Bar[Note 1] | ||||||
| 153 | 4 | "Ground Control to Major Jon" | King's Duck Inn | Merritt Island, Florida | April 1, 2018 | |
|
Located miles from the Cape Canaveral, the feud between the owner and her daughter blasts off the success of the bar following the death of the owner's father. New Name: KDI (modernized version of old name) | ||||||
| 154 | 5 | "Mississippi Rears" | Joe's Thirsty Lizard Bar & Grill | Horn Lake, Mississippi | April 8, 2018 | |
|
Jon catches a dirty little secret inside a Navy vet's bar when the surveillance footage reveal the cook taking a shower in the kitchen. At the same time, the vet's friend and unqualified manager's inconsistencies in running a bar have caused a downward spiral which in turn is causing the owner's money to keep going down every month. New Name: The Iron Horse | ||||||
| 155 | 6 | "Back to the Bar: Don't Call It a Comeback" | N/A | N/A | April 15, 2018 | |
| Jon checks in with the owners of two bars from Season 3 to find out whether their old habits are getting the way of their success: The Comeback (formerly Barlow's), and Lona's City Limits (formerly Lona's Wardlow Station). He also talks with Sal, the owner of the since-closed Dimples (Season 3), to find out about his latest plans. | ||||||
| 156 | 7 | "Pole Without a Purpose" | Club Platinum | Las Vegas, Nevada | April 22, 2018 | |
|
Jon goes for the big gamble as he heads to Vegas to rescue a gentlemen's club. New Name: N/A[Note 2] | ||||||
| 157 | 8 | "An Ode to the Cap'n" | Cap'n Odie's Lounge | Atlantic Beach, Florida | April 29, 2018 | |
|
After the original owner's death, his daughter tries to save the bar from sinking the ship. New Name: N/A[Note 2] | ||||||
| 158 | 9 | "Crazy Little Thing Called Selman" | Copper Rocket Pub | Maitland, Florida | May 6, 2018 | |
|
Salmonella poisoning invades the famous Copper Rocket while Jon tries to get the owner under control before the rocket explodes. New Name: N/A[Note 2][Note 3] | ||||||
| 159 | 10 | "Caving In" | The Cave Sports Bar | Anaheim, California | May 13, 2018 | |
|
The son of hardworking immigrants is driving his late father's neighborhood bar into the ground with a poorly planned renovation and bad over-serving problems. New Name: N/A[Note 2] | ||||||
| 160 | 11 | "Back to the Bar: Blue in the Frog Face" | N/A | N/A | May 20, 2018 | |
| Jon checks in with the owners of four bars hampered by family disagreements: Blue Frog's Local 22 (formerly The Blue Frog 22, Season 1), Moonrunners Saloon (formerly Characters Quarters, Season 3), George & Dragon (Season 4), and Boulder Lodge (formerly Mac & Chester's SRO, Season 4). He also gets an update from Spirits on Bourbon (formerly Turtle Bay, Season 3). | ||||||
| 161 | 12 | "Down and Out in Las Vegas" | Barley Pop's Bar & Grill | Las Vegas, Nevada | June 3, 2018 | |
|
An owner struggles with two tragedies which have caused him to drink heavily. At the same time, his fiancee tries to get him to kick the habit but has a hard time dealing with her own anxiety. New Name: The Valley Saloon[Note 4] | ||||||
| 162 | 13 | "Back to the Bar: The Power of Bacon and Beer" | N/A | N/A | June 10, 2018 | |
| 163 | 14 | "Father Knows Best" | No Name Saloon | Edgewater, Florida | June 17, 2018 | |
|
Jon visits a rowdy biker bar where the owner refuses to trust his daughter's managerial skills. New Name: N/A[Note 2] | ||||||
| 164 | 15 | "Phishing for Answers" | Phish Heads | Lake City, Florida | June 24, 2018 | |
|
A Florida couple's bar is in need of serious help after years of their son's mismanagement. Jon brings in his big guns (mixologist Mia Mastroianni and culinary expert Aaron McCargo Jr.) to help this bar bounce back. New Name: Phish Tales (modernized version of old name) | ||||||
| 165 | 16 | "Not Cleared for Takeoff" | The Airliner | Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles, California | July 1, 2018 | |
|
A storied L.A. music venue has fallen into disrepair and the owner doesn't seem to care. It's up to Jon to revive this owner's passion for his own business. Note: For the recon, Jon brought in the band American Authors who also performed at the grand re-opening. New Name: N/A[Note 2] | ||||||
| 166 | 17 | "Back to the Bar: Tough Love" | N/A | N/A | July 8, 2018 | |
| 167 | 18 | "Fish Out of Blue Water" | Blue Water | Jacksonville Beach, Florida | July 15, 2018 | |
|
The owner is an industrious immigrant with a history of business successes, but he may have bitten off more than he can chew after buying the Blue Water, especially with his hands-off managerial approach. Note: For the recon, Jon brings in rapper Lil' Jon and his team. Lil' Jon's team performs the recon itself while he watches from outside with Jon. New Name: Sydney – An Australian Beach Club | ||||||
| 168 | 19 | "Operation: Puerto Rico" | El K'rajo, Centro Comunal Piñones-Loíza and Bienvenidos A Loíza | Loíza, Puerto Rico | July 22, 2018 | |
|
Jon heads to Loíza, Puerto Rico to rescue a bar devastated by Hurricane Maria. What starts out as a bar rescue turns into a community rescue and the biggest rescue Jon has ever done as he works to help a community devastated by a natural disaster and struggling to recover. Along with rescuing the bar, Jon repairs the local community center and its playground, baseball field and basketball court, all devastated by the hurricane. Jon's team comes to include Dallas Mavericks owner and Shark Tank star Mark Cuban, Mavericks star J.J. Barea, actor Luis Guzmán, entrepreneur Bethenny Frankel, and musician/former baseball player Bernie Williams. Furthermore, Jon personally gives the owners $12,000 to settle their mortgage after learning they are in danger of losing their home. Note: The beginning and ending narrations are done by Jon himself and instead of an update being given of the bar's status at the end where he speaks to the audience about the disaster and how to help. New Name: N/A[Note 2] | ||||||
| 169 | 20 | "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fatballs" | Fatballs | Jacksonville, Florida | July 29, 2018 | |
|
This bar and grill's unappetizing name is just the first of many problems, but the major one for Jon to overcome is getting the belligerent owner to accept responsibility. New Name: The Bayou[Note 4][Note 1] | ||||||
| 170 | 21 | "The Unwanted Saloon" | The Wanted Saloon | Dickson, Tennessee | August 5, 2018 | |
|
A remote location is just the first of the problems and challenges Jon must overcome to rescue The Wanted Saloon. Note: During the stress test, Taffer places an acoustic guitar on the wall nearest the bar. Every time the owner/staff made a mistake, Jon would cut a string on the guitar. If all the strings were cut, the stress test ended and Jon Taffer would go home. New Name: The Dickson[Note 2] | ||||||
| 171 | 22 | "Back to the Bar: The Tradewinds of Change" | N/A | N/A | August 12, 2018 | |
| Jon checks in with Chase from Tradewinds, and the owner of 22 Klicks. | ||||||
| 172 | 23 | "Star Lite, Not So Brite" | Britestar Tavern | Glendora, California | August 19, 2018 | |
|
Nostalgia drives a successful bar owner to buy the establishment he patronized when he was young, but paying more attention to his primary business is causing the second bar to slide into chaos ... unless Jon can stop it. New Name: N/A[Note 2][Note 3] | ||||||
| 173 | 24 | "There Will Be Family Blood" | Island Bar & Grill | Blue Island, Illinois | August 26, 2018 | |
|
A novice owner opens a bar to help with his sister's medical bills, but when he staffs it with inexperienced family members and the business becomes a money pit Jon and his experts are called in. Note: Unlike the previous episodes, this is the first episode where the experts watched the recon instead of Jon. New Name: Island Lounge (modernized version of old name)[Note 2] | ||||||
| 174 | 25 | "The Lights Came Back in Puerto Rico" | Shibō | San Juan, Puerto Rico | March 3, 2019 | |
|
Asian fusion restaurant Shibō was a huge success before Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico. Can Jon help a brother and sister who are over their heads in damages and bring back one of the lights of Puerto Rico? New Name: N/A[Note 2] | ||||||
| 175 | 26 | "Dalia's Inferno" | Country Nights | San Antonio, Texas | March 10, 2019 | |
|
Jon has more than his work cut out for him when he tries to help a bar owner who's life-of-the-party personality has set the standard for indulgent on-the-job drinking and unprofessional practices. New Name: Madame Dalia's Country Bar | ||||||
| 176 | 27 | "Don't Cry for Me Jon Taffer" | RJ'S Replay | Tucson, Arizona | March 17, 2019 | |
|
RJ's Replay is full of potential, but failing due to poor management. Jon must not only save the bar, but also repair the owner's relationship with his wife and parents. Note: For recon, Jon brought in Aleah and Donna from Season 3 rescued bar Chilleen's on 17 (formerly Kid Chillleen's Bad Ass BBQ) New Name: The Frozen Cactus Ice Bar & Fire Grill | ||||||
| 177 | 28 | "Owner on the Run" | The Original Hideout | Tucson, Arizona | March 24, 2019 | |
|
Jon attempts to rescue The Original Hideout, despite owner Ramiro's $300,000 debt and brother Raoul, who's overwhelmed by his managerial duties, walking out. New Name: N/A[Note 2] | ||||||
| 178 | 29 | "Twerking 9 to 5" | Crossroads Grille | Antioch, Tennessee | March 31, 2019 | |
|
A twerking, drinking, fighting staff threatens Ashley and Robert Gaddy's once-thriving bar and leaving their future in serious doubt ... unless Jon can straighten both staff and management out. New Name: Gaddy Shack[Note 1] | ||||||
| 179 | 30 | "Back to School" | UNLV College of Hospitality | Las Vegas, Nevada | April 7, 2019 | |
|
Jon puts the future of the service industry to the test when, as a favor to the school's dean, he and his experts help the school's culinary and mixology students prepare for a VIP cocktail party. But when rebuilding the venue proves more difficult than expected, Jon may have run out of time. Note: In this case, Jon did not actually perform a bar rescue but instead helped the UNLV College of Hospitality students. | ||||||
| 180 | 31 | "Tanked and Toasty" | The Recovery Room Bar | San Antonio, Texas | April 14, 2019 | |
|
It's time for Jon to shut the party down when he finds a bar and marriage both crippled by the actions of its party-hungry owner. Note: Jon watched the recon with Shut it Down Podcast hosts Jim Search and Max Cohen. New Name: The Base Line | ||||||
| 181 | 32 | "Miles from Success" | Kiva Lounge and Bar | San Marcos, Texas | April 21, 2019 | |
|
Two burnout rockers have lost $200,000 just two years into owning their bar. Now Jon has to make them face the music and grow up before their lights turn off for good. New Name: The Morgue[Note 4] | ||||||
| 182 | 33 | "Un-Civil War" | Eliphino | Las Vegas, Nevada | April 28, 2019 | |
|
A Las Vegas dive bar with an unused kitchen struggles at the hands of an owner who either can't or won't ask for help and who makes more enemies than friends. Jon Taffer could be his greatest friend and rescue his business... or his worst nightmare if the owner doesn't change his ways. Note: Jon watched the recon with former manager Casey. New Name: Shattered[Note 1] | ||||||
| 183 | 34 | "LIV'n on a Prayer" | LIV Bar and Restaurant | Las Vegas, Nevada | May 5, 2019 | |
|
LIV owner Michelle can't figure out what her business is in order to survive in highly competitive Las Vegas, especially with a server who's more interested in making huge tips than doing her job properly. Can Jon help steer Michelle in the right direction for success? Note: "LIV" stands for "54" in Roman numerals. New Name: The Halo Nightclub[Note 1] | ||||||
| 184 | 35 | "Big Trouble in Little China Grove" | The China Grove Trading Post | China Grove, Texas | May 12, 2019 | |
|
When the owners of a country bar, a couple on the brink of retirement, can't stop enabling their belligerent daughter, Jon must get them to face facts. New Name: The Tipsy Bull[Note 1] | ||||||
| 185 | 36 | "Pie Hard" | Gil & Rick's Sports Bar and Pizzeria | Largo, Florida | May 19, 2019 | |
|
Two long-time postal employees' failing pizza bar is on the brink of closing its doors for good unless Jon Taffer can find a way to rescue both the bar and their friendship. New Name: Sauced | ||||||
| 186 | 37 | "Driving Miss Tara" | New England's Ale House Grille | Palm Harbor, Florida | June 2, 2019 | |
|
After being left by her husband, Tara, a newly-single mother, hires a general manager to not only help her save a failing bar but also to fill the void in her personal life....which may prove to be more harmful to the business than helpful. Note: Jon arrives alone and watches the recon with owner Tara. In addition, he brought in players from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to act as recon spies. New Name: Das Brauhaus & Cafe[Note 1] | ||||||
| 187 | 38 | "All Blaze, No Glory" | Thunderbolt Bar & Grill | Pleasant Valley, Missouri | July 14, 2019 | |
|
Jenny McCarthy joins Jon to help the Thunderbolt Bar & Grill owner, an inexperienced man with poor leadership skills whose only ally is threatening to withdraw her services. New Name: Thunderbird KSC Tavern | ||||||
| 188 | 39 | "Reckless Roundhouse" | Whiskey Girl Saloon | Fort Worth, Texas | July 21, 2019 | |
|
To save the Whiskey Girl Saloon in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, Jon must get an inexperienced co-owner to abandon his hard-partying alter ego, Rick Roundhouse. New Name: The Stampede Saloon | ||||||
| 189 | 40 | "John and Bert Bought a Bar" | Harbor Point Club & Grill | Richardson, Texas | July 28, 2019 | |
|
Jon tries to fix the negligent behavior at Harbor Point Club & Grill in Richardson, Texas, where owners drink the profits away and the staff struggles to get one order right. New Name: JB Taco | ||||||
| 190 | 41 | "Green Walls and Donkey Balls" | Drunken Donkey Bar & Grill | Lewisville, Texas | August 4, 2019 | |
|
Two best friends are acting more like jackasses than owners and find themselves on the verge of losing their dream. New Name: Butcher & Brew Pub | ||||||
| 191 | 42 | "Doreen's Dilemma" | Buffalo City Bar & Grille | St Petersburg, Florida | August 11, 2019 | |
|
In his first-ever emergency rescue, Jon uses his last resort to help the overwhelmed and grieving owner of Buffalo City Bar & Grille save her father's legacy. Note: For recon, Jon brought in Sam Roberts and Jim Norton. Additionally, while the bar in this episode was later sold, it was done with Jon's help. New Name: BCBG (modernized version of old name)[Note 5] | ||||||
| 192 | 43 | "Stix and Stones May Break Your Bar" | Stix & Stones Bar and Grill | Sugar Creek, Missouri | August 25, 2019 | |
|
After a decade of success, a drag racing bar owner is seeing his profits go up in smoke. New Name: Pit Stop Bar & BBQ | ||||||
| 193 | 44 | "So We Meet Again, Mr. Taffer" | Edge of Town | Blue Springs, Missouri | September 8, 2019 | |
|
In the previous Back to the Bar episode, Mark and Ozzie from the former Badlands Country Night Club (formerly known as Long Shots Sports Bar & Grill in Season 3) opened up Vertigo and were planning to get married. Years later, they call in Taffer once again when the staff starts drinking away their success at their new bar Ozzie currently runs while Mark was busy with Vertigo. While the original bar Jon rescued had failed, it was due to their landlord not renewing their lease and not for a failure on Mark and Ozzie's part. While helping the two, Jon states that the rescue is personal for him as he wants them to be able to get married and doesn't typically rescue the same people twice. New Name: Water's Edge Bar & Grill (modernized version of old name) | ||||||
| 194 | 45 | "The Sound of Falling Music" | Wildfire Bistro | Aurora, Colorado | September 15, 2019 | |
|
Note: Jon brought in Ami from the Season 3 rescued bar Solids & Stripes (formerly known as Zanzbar) to do recon. New Name: The Prime Bar[Note 3] | ||||||
| 195 | 46 | "Saving GI Jodi" | G.I. Jodi's Bar and Grill | Littleton, Colorado | September 22, 2019 | |
|
New Name: Malloy's Bar and Grill | ||||||
| 196 | 47 | "Get Off Your Ass!" | The Fifth | Bountiful, Utah | September 29, 2019 | |
|
New Name: N/A[Note 2] | ||||||
Notes
- This bar has been closed.
- This bar kept its original name.
- This bar has been sold.
- This bar reverted to its original name following the rescue.
- This bar was sold during the rescue.
References
- "Bar Rescue on Twitter". February 22, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- "Jon Taffer on Twitter". December 16, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- Jessica Pena (February 23, 2018). "Bar Rescue: Season Six Coming to Paramount Network". Retrieved March 11, 2018.
External links
- Bar Rescue on IMDb
- Bar Rescue Updates — Unaffiliated site that keeps track of bars being open or closed and has updates for each bar