Season 3

Bar RescueSeason 3

2013
40 Episodes

Episodes

Turtle on Its Back
S03E01

Turtle on Its Back

For a bar to fail on Bourbon Street in New Orleans it takes a special kind of incompetence.

10 Feb 201343m
Rock N Roaches
S03E02

Rock N Roaches

Jon Taffer descends on a grotesque goth and rock bar in Austin, TX. Tasteless performances and cockroach infestations are the least of his problems as he spars with the worst bar owner to date.

17 Feb 201343m
Bro's Got to Geaux!
S03E03

Bro's Got to Geaux!

Jon schools the owner of a beat-up college bar with a reputation for serving underage drinkers.

24 Feb 201343m
Tears for Beers
S03E04

Tears for Beers

A too-hip-for-its-own-good bar in Austin may need a hip replacement if it is to survive.

03 Mar 201343m
Empty Pockets
S03E05

Empty Pockets

A Denver pool hall owned by a proud immigrant gets help.

10 Mar 201343m
Jon T, He Don't Like It
S03E06

Jon T, He Don't Like It

The formerly rocking Kasbah Lounge in Aurora, Colorado, which has fallen on hard times, is made over.

17 Mar 201343m
In a Pinch
S03E07

In a Pinch

The locals are up in arms over a controversial lobster-tank game at a blue-collar watering hole.

24 Mar 201343m
Karaoke Katastrophe
S03E08

Karaoke Katastrophe

Jon makes over one of the country's first karaoke bars, dealing with outdated decor, a hot-under-the-collar chef and an owner who's oblivious to what's going on in his place, and a hoarder to boot.

31 Mar 201343m
A Horse Walks Into a Bar
S03E09

A Horse Walks Into a Bar

Horses defecating inside this Arizona bar are the least of Jon Taffer’s problems. He must contend with drunk owners, a family in turmoil, and a bank foreclosure if he hopes to save this business.

07 Apr 201343m
Meat Sauna
S03E10
10.0

Meat Sauna

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

14 Apr 201343m
Don't Mess With Taffer's Wife
S03E11

Don't Mess With Taffer's Wife

An aggressive Las Vegas bar owner tries to pick up Nicole Taffer, sending Jon into a rage. Can he set this owner’s wandering eyes straight and save a once famous blues bar without coming to blows first?

07 Jul 201343m
Don't Judge a Booze by its Bottle
S03E12
9.0

Don't Judge a Booze by its Bottle

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.

14 Jul 201343m
Two Flew Over the Handlebars
S03E13

Two Flew Over the Handlebars

Two buxom sisters have driven their biker bar in Pawcatuck, Connecticut into a ditch. Can Jon get these party women to stop binge drinking and focus on the real assets of their bar?

21 Jul 201343m
There's No Crying in the Bar Business
S03E14

There's No Crying in the Bar Business

Jon heads to a Georgia sports bar and encounters an owner who’s incessant crying seems to prevent her noticing the massive employee theft issue occurring right under her nose.

28 Jul 201343m
Play Some Janet Jackson!
S03E15

Play Some Janet Jackson!

Las Vegas' first gay nightclub, Gipsy, is months from closing its doors thanks to its verbally abusive and over intoxicated owner.

04 Aug 201343m
Characters Assassination
S03E16

Characters Assassination

A poor concept is among the problems hampering a North Carolina bar run by a family of Yankees.

11 Aug 201343m
Corking the Bunghole
S03E17

Corking the Bunghole

13 miles from Fort Bragg, Cliques suffers from a juvenile name and a repugnant reputation. Jon puts a bar's owners through a personal bar boot camp to attract the local military personnel.

18 Aug 201343m
A Bar Full of Bull
S03E18

A Bar Full of Bull

Jon tries to help two siblings from wasting their father's retirement with a rickety mechanical bull in a New England bar.

25 Aug 201343m
Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas
S03E19

Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas

Jon visits a struggling blue-collar joint in Las Vegas, where he deals with the strained friendship between the two classically trained chefs who own and operate it.

08 Sept 201343m
Barely Above Water
S03E20

Barely Above Water

Taffer makes two bars out of one in an attempt to save both a beachfront bar in Warwick, Rhode Island, and the owner’s marriage.

15 Sept 201343m
Crappy Cantina
S03E21

Crappy Cantina

Jon steps in to help two brothers whose ill-conceived idea for a death-metal concert bar has drained their parents' retirement fund.

06 Oct 201343m
Jon of the Dead
S03E22

Jon of the Dead

Jon has a few shocks to deliver to two former members of the music industry who have opened a horror-themed bar that is dying on its feet.

13 Oct 201343m
Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids
S03E23

Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids

Jon tries to turn around a Las Vegas establishment owned by a man whose family is wasting his money.

20 Oct 201343m
Hurricane Jon vs Hurricane Sandy
S03E24

Hurricane Jon vs Hurricane Sandy

Jon races to repair the battered Bungalow Bar in Rockaway Beach after it felt the full force of Hurricane Sandy.

27 Oct 201343m
Drunk & Dirty Dolls
S03E25

Drunk & Dirty Dolls

After a near-fatal heart attack, Artie, the owner of Alibi in Las Vegas, lost his zeal for the work, and it's up to Jon to help him get it back.

03 Nov 201343m
Empty Bottles Full Cans
S03E26

Empty Bottles Full Cans

Customers bringing in their own booze and bartenders flashing their boobs aren’t Jon’s biggest problems with this Tennessee watering hole. Taffer must ignite a lazy owner’s ingenuity to save the bar from going bust.

10 Nov 201343m
Hole in None
S03E27

Hole in None

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.

17 Nov 201343m
No Image
S03E28

Music City Mess

Jon attempts to turn around a Nashville bar with a dated concept. Note: The episode was originally supposed to air on November 24, 2013, but was replaced with an encore after the owner was involved in a fatal shooting.

24 Nov 201343m
Brawlin Babes
S03E29

Brawlin Babes

A sports bar with no TV's isn't Jon's biggest problem at this Missouri establishment. Taffer must get brawling buckle bunny bartenders and their spineless owner to unite in one common cause: Gut the competition!

08 Dec 201343m
Twin vs. Twin
S03E30

Twin vs. Twin

Lights, sirens and handcuffs greet Jon before he even enters the door of this Kansas City bar. Sibling rivalry between two identical twins with identical huge egos present Taffer with one of his toughest rescues.

15 Dec 201343m
Hostile Takeover
S03E31

Hostile Takeover

A heavy drinking owner of an Irish sports bar is the subject of a hostile takeover… by his co-owners!

09 Mar 201443m
Critters and Quitters
S03E32

Critters and Quitters

KC's Neighborhood Bar & Grill is a rowdy members- only bar in Kansas whose profits have been going up in smoke thanks to the over-generous retired manager, lack of hygiene and an infestation of raccoons.

16 Mar 201443m
Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed
S03E33

Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed

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

23 Mar 201443m
Scoreboard To Death
S03E34

Scoreboard To Death

Wrangling with an incompetent owner and under trained staff; actress Maria Menounos guest stars.

30 Mar 201443m
Grow Some Meatballs!
S03E35

Grow Some Meatballs!

Issues at a family-run bar include a forceful patriarch and an impending disaster in the kitchen.

06 Apr 201443m
Taxed Out in Texas
S03E36

Taxed Out in Texas

Jon visits a struggling biker bar owned by a former tax accountant.

13 Apr 201443m
When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons
S03E37

When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons

Too busy canoodling to notice his staff is sinking, a manager treats his bar like a romantic playground, forcing Taffer to demand inside help from the bartenders.

20 Apr 201443m
I Smell A Rat
S03E38

I Smell A Rat

Oasis Hookah bar in Omaha, NE is in dire straits. They serve toxic drinks and have terrible service. To top is all off, there's a dead rat somewhere in the building, but nobody knows where.

27 Apr 201443m
Scary Mary's
S03E39

Scary Mary's

The owner of a struggling Texas dive crosses the line with one of Taffer’s experts.

04 May 201443m
Muscle Madness
S03E40

Muscle Madness

Two muscle-bound meatheads can't see pec-to-pec on how to run their Houston bar. Now, their tempers and testosterone threaten to tear their friendship apart.

11 May 201443m