Bar Rescue (season 4)

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Bar Rescue

Season 4

Country of origin United States

No. of episodes 58

Release

Original network Spike

Original release October 5, 2014 –

July 31, 2016

Season chronology

← Previous

Season 3

Next →

Season 5

List of Bar Rescue episodes

The fourth season of the American reality show Bar Rescue premiered on Paramount

Network on October 5, 2014 at 9/8c except for the third half of the season that aired in
the 10/9c slot, and concluded on July 31, 2016 with a total of 58 episodes. Like the third
season, season four was also split into multiple parts. Season 4 is also the longest
season of Bar Rescue to date, having been on the air for nearly two years.
Contents

 1Experts
o 1.1Chefs
 o 1.2Mixologists
o 1.3Other special experts
 2Production
 3Episodes
 4Notes
 5References
 6External links

Experts[edit]
 Jon Taffer – Host/Star/Bar Consultant/Recon Spy
 Nicole Taffer – Host's Wife/Marketing/Recon Spy
Chefs[edit]
 Aaron McCargo
 Josh Capon
 Vic "Vic Vegas" Moea
 Nick Liberato
 Gavan Murphy
 Crystal "Chef Pink" DeLongpré
 Jamika Pessoa
 Kevin Bludso
 Tiffany Derry
 Penny Davidi
 Ryan Scott
 Keith Breedlove
 Brendan Collins
 Mike Ferraro
Mixologists[edit]
 Phil Wills
 Russell Davis
 Kate Gerwin
 Mia Mastroianni
 Raul Faria
 Gerry Graham
 Lisamarie Joyce
 Kyle Mercado
 Jason Bran
 Neil Witte
 Daniel Ponsky
Other special experts[edit]
  Jessie Barnes – Hospitality
 Renae Lemmens – Entertainment
 Jeff Haywood Sr. – Construction Manager

Production[edit]
On May 9, 2013, Spike TV renewed Bar Rescue for a fourth season with additional
episodes announced by Spike.[1][2]

Episodes[edit]
Main article: List of Bar Rescue episodes

No. No. in
Title Bar name
overall season

61 1 "Bug Bite" Artful Dodger

Jon must teach owners how to promote their business and update their décor and standards, when their fledgling nightclub beco
bringing unruly teens, and a bar so dirty it attracts fruit flies and mosquitos.
Note: This episode premiered on the Spike app as a sneak preview before its actual airing.

New Name: P's & Q's Auto Body[Note 1]

62 2 "Thugs with Mugs" Undisputed Sports Bar

Rowdy customers at a New York sports bar attack Taffer's crew when they discover they are being served cheap booze at premi
maintaining crowd control, but first must contend with an owner whose constant drinking and refusal to take any responsibility
Note: The original airing featured Jon telling the customers that the owners ripped them off for pouring cheap drinks in liquor b
this episode aired, the replay version edits this portion out.

New Name: SOYO [Note 1] [3]

63 3 "Schmuck Dynasty" Rhythm & Brew

A Staten Island bar that is overrun by a biker gang who are cooking their own food and getting their drinks, due to the owner's i
their bar and return to their glory days.

New Name: 5th & Vine[Note 1]

64 4 "El Moronte!!" Laguna Loung

Jon must deflate the ego of a passionate Puerto Rican bar owner whose constant berating, boisterous personality, and focusing m
New Name: Tres Cuartos

65 5 "Anything You Can Yell, I Can Yell Louder" Jack's Ale Hous

Jon tries to calm the sparks between three loud-mouthed firefighting brothers struggling to keep their Queens bar afloat, who are
quality control and holding the staff accountable.
Note: For the recon, Jon brought in the co-owners of The Bungalow Bar (re-branded as The Bungalow Bar & Restaurant), featu

New Name: Jack's Fire Dept. (modernized version of old name)

66 6 "To Protect and to (Over) Serve" Lickety Split

Jon tries to straighten out a former Philly detective who now owns a bar, and hits the bottle hard after years on the force.
Note: The owner's daughter joins Jon to watch the recon and provide inside information on the bar. This is the second episode w
first was Swanky Bubbles in season 1). This led to the removal of Alleged Bar & Pizza.

New Name: 2nd State Lounge/Alleged Bar & Pizza[Note 2][Note 1]

67 7 "A Dash of Bitters" Plush

Jon uses the help of an owner's ex-wife/former manager to help turn a bar around, due to the owner's bitter attitude and constant
Note: The owner's ex watches the recon with Jon.

New Name: Osteria Calabria[Note 3][Note 1]

68 8 "Swinging from the Rafters" Dirty Rooster

Owners Rob and Steve have set up an ambitious bar financed by friend and co-owner Scott. However, Rob has become drunk an
Steve do nothing to take control. The recon team is challenged to see how many drinks they can get from Rob for only $5. Posin
cent. Appalled by Rob's behavior, Jon refuses to enter and sends in his experts to inform Rob of the news. The owners fight with
removes Rob and puts him in the kitchen to sober up, while Scott and Steve run the bar. Rob manages to keep is act together an
and struggle to cope. As a trick, Jon brings in a potential investor who offers to buy out the business. Only Rob outright refuses,
drinking habits. After remodeling the bar to a country lodge theme, Rob takes pride in running the bar and succeeds in relaunch
Note: While watching the recon, Jon sends his experts to inform the owner he isn't coming to the bar that night.

New Name: Lake Marie Lodge[Note 4][Note 1]

69 9 "Spoiled Brat Party" Y-Not III

The family is a successful bar family, with father Tony and daughter Monica successfully running their own establishments. Son
be disinterested and drinks with the patrons, while the bar has a culture of giving away free drinks. The experts are baffled by th
on creating cocktails using the drink. Nick shows an appalling amount of bartending skill during training. Jon demotes Nick for
bartending to managing. Nick is unable to fulfill the basic duties of fetching ice and cleaning glasses, causing the bar to fall beh
and fumbles the service. Jon with his impressed with Nick's cousin, Angelica, who is single-handedly covering the bar. Nick ag
stress off of his shoulders, Nick is able to run the front of the bar successfully in the re-opening.
Note: Jon brings in the owner's sister, who also runs a bar, to watch the recon and help her brother.

New Name: Nick's House[Note 1]

70 10 "Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling" Packy's Pub

Jon must help an Irish bar owner, who acts more like an employee and is withholding employee paychecks to keep the business

New Name: Campbell's Irish Pub

71 11 "Second Base, Third Strike" Second Base

Jon returns to Second Base (formerly Extremes Bar and Grill, as seen in the second season episode "Bikini Bust") after it goes u
condition than when Jon first rescued it. Many of the staff have left and the bartenders have dropped their uniforms to return to
discovers that it is in fact owner Terry who has become disconnected. Terry blames the number of sports bars that have opened
Second Base to his new bar. Jon is furious that Terry has neglected to invest anything back into Second Base. While Jon decides
Jon proposes a complete rebuild of the bar to remove its tainted reputation, but on the condition that Terry invests his own mone
Note: This is the third episode where the owner watches the recon with Jon. The episode premiered online, on the Spike app and
previous expert Joseph Brooke. Originally going to be the first re-rescue, after the owner refused to put $30,000 of his own mon
originally going to plan (a near-$100,000 renovation), Jon called the owner a slime bucket and walked out. However, Jon will h
not the owner.

New Name: N/A[Note 5]

72 12 "Crayons & Anger Lines" Underground Wond

Jon enforces tough love when a live music bar owner is more concerned with the spirit of wonderment than appealing to her tren
Note: For the recon, Jon brought in the owners from The Blue Frog 22 (re-branded as The Local), featured in the sixth episode o

New Name: \'clear bär\[Note 1][Note 1]

73 13 "Beach Rats" Toucans Oceanside Ba

Jon visits a failing beachfront bar with a rodent problem and is brought to tears upon discovering what the owners have endured
Note: The recon for this episode was done by Jon and his experts. This is the first time he did the recon of a bar.

New Name: Bonny and Read's

74 14 "All Twerk & No Pay" Heat Restaurant & L

Out-of-control bartenders are too busy dancing on the bar to pour drinks and drive away women, and Jon must get the husband
the staff's partying ways.

New Name: Ele[Note 1]
 75 15 "Bromancing the Stone" Sandbar Sports G

Jon visits an outdated college sports bar with an owner who is more interested in managing his fantasy football team than runnin
Note: For the recon, Jon brought in Y-100 DJs Nick and Mack.

New Name: The Hot Rock[Note 6]

76 16 "Storming the Castle" Friar Tucks

A castle-shaped bar with an owner who has anger management issues and is pushing staff to their breaking point, unless Jon can
Note: Jon brought in comedian Doug Stanhope to watch the recon with him. This bar appeared in episode twenty four of this se
The Palace.

New Name: Stein Haus Brau & Brats[Note 1]

77 17 "Lagers and Liars" The Los Angeles Brewin

Richard owns the family-run Los Angeles Brewing Company who, despite its name, does not brew its own beer. In fact, despite
handful of beers are served. Jon Taffer sends in two recon teams to see the contrasting service. Jon is recognized and served imm
contaminated beer, while Jon investigates the kitchen after being disgusted with the frozen chicken wings. Meanwhile, the secon
hamburgers. The post-service interview reveals that Richard is not interested in the bar and is financing it through his own glass
investigation reveals that the kitchen and draught system haven't been cleaned for months. The stress test is shut down after seve
introduces the most expensive overhaul by turning the bar into a brewery with in-house craft beers. Richard hands over the bar t
Note: The recon was done by Jon, Maria Menounos and @midnight co-creators Jon Zimelis and Jason Nadler.

New Name: LA Brew. Co (modernized version of old name)[Note 1]

78 18 "Loose Lips Loose Tips" The Holding Com

Jon must turn the luck of four Irish sisters whose constant bickering and lack of management has caused their San Francisco bar
Note: Director of San Francisco Ent. Commission Jocelyn Kane and Senior Construction Manager Jeff Haywood watched the re

New Name: Patriot House

79 19 "Back to the Bar: Hot-Headed Owners" N/A

Jon returns to bars with the most hot-headed owners to see if they continued to fail or succeed without him.

80 20 "Mandala Down" Mandala Loung

Jon butts heads with a self-proclaimed nightlife expert who is troubled by mounting debt, an inflated ego, a chauvinistic attitude

New Name: 38th Floor[Note 1]

81 21 "Sticky Situation" Park 77

A family-owned bar faces shutdown due to a son's excessive drinking and resulting bad management, which leads to a sticky an
determine if the son can clean up his act and lead the bar, or if his family should take him off management.
Note: This episode debuted on Amazon Prime, the Spike app and on-demand prior to its airing.

New Name: The Lister

82 22 "Take Me Out to the Bar Game" The Bullpen Ba

Jon must help retired professional baseball player turned bar owner Dan Serafini be a leader when he allows his staff to be over

New Name: Oak Tavern

83 23 "Emergency Exit" Murphy's Law Irish

Jon tries to navigate a turbulent partnership between an ex-pilot, his ex-girlfriend and the other partner, whose relationship is aff
relationship with his ex, who does nothing and takes advantage of him.

New Name: Money Bar[Note 6][Note 1]

84 24 "It's Always Sunny in Portland" Six Point Inn

Jon tries to help fix a Portland bar with an owner and his step-daughter who don't work together, and criticize each other and the
Note: The stepfather watched the recon with Jon.

New Name: Over Easy Bar & Breakfast

85 25 "Brokedown Palace" The Palace

Alexander Siddig and Iddo Goldberg help Jon rescue a Moroccan bar with an identity crisis due to conflicting interior and exter
cuisine and proper bartending methods and a chef who does not follow sanitary procedures.
Note: This episode premiered an hour early as the lead-in for the Spike miniseries Tut which featured Siddig and Goldberg who
that he can talk to them. Due to the extensive redesign work needed, the stress test and the training both took place at Friar Tuck

New Name: Menara[Note 6]

86 26 "Ants with Wings, Bro!" Tonic Lounge

Jon helps a failing Portland music venue that has an ant infestation, a staff that has no mixology experience and an owner who i

New Name: Panic Room Bar[Note 7][Note 1]

87 27 "Back to the Bar: Stubborn Owners" N/A

Jon returns to bars with the most stubborn owners to see if they continued to fail or succeed without him.
 88 28 "Put a Cork in It" Brix Wine Bar

One eccentric wine bar owner is too occupied to notice his business is withering on the vine.
Note: For the recon, Jon brought in Maria Menounos and Keven Undergaro who both wore ear pieces which allows Jon to talk t

New Name: Pacific Coast Wine Bar[Note 6]

89 29 "Too Many Managers, Not Enough Man" Pro's Sports Ba

Jon battles a management-heavy staff that disrespects their owner at a suburban Chicago sports bar with their attitudes and cons
Note: For the recon, Jon brought in Dan & Dave from Barstool Sports.

New Name: BR Steak

90 30 "Jon Ain't Afraid of No Ghost" Myerz PourHou

In order to save a haunted bar with a cursed past, Jon is forced to stir up a different type of spirit than he is used to.
Note: For the recon, Jon brought in Matt Mira from The Nerdist Podcast and Jordan Morris from Jordan, Jesse, Go!. A medium

New Name: The Study

91 31 "Back to the Bar: Delusional Owners" N/A

Jon returns to bars with the most delusional owners to see if they continued to fail or succeed without him.

92 32 "Til Debt Do Us Part" Caribe Night Cl

A womanizing and ignorant owner and his enraged wife struggle with their run-down Caribbean bar. Jon tries to turn the bar aro
must get the owner to recognize his problems, which is easier said than done.
Note: This episode debuted in the show's new 10/9c slot. For the recon, Jon brought in Afterbuzz TV host Ashley Daniels and P
Back to the Bar special, it was shown that the bar continues to thrive and has even expanded. In the special, video of a surprise v
good. The owner and his wife's marriage is shown to be doing far better and he admits that Jon really got through to him about h

New Name: La Luz Ultra Lounge

93 33 "Shamrocks and Shenanigans" Molly Malone'

Jon attempts to fix an Irish bar, with an owner who would rather drink and party than manage his bar with bartenders who const

New Name: Way Point Saloon

94 34 "Blowing Royal Smoke" Royal Oaks

Feuding brothers' obnoxious behavior drives away customers at the oldest bar and BBQ joint in Youngstown, Ohio. Jon tries to
destroy a great legacy.
Note: Jon watched the recon with Youngstown mayor John McNally.

New Name: N/A[Note 8]

95 35 "Sour Lemons and Bitter Business" Martini Brothers Bur

A landlord and partner, who would rather paint fruit in the name of art than save his failing Ohio burger bar, clashes with bitter
should get out of the partnership.

New Name: The Federal

96 36 "Ripper's Rookie House" Ripper's Rock Ho

Former Judas Priest frontman turned bar owner Tim "Ripper" Owens calls on Jon to amp up his struggling live music venue wh
Note: Owens joins Jon to watch the recon, making this episode the first where Jon watched the recon with the co-owner.

New Name: Tim Owens' Traveler's Tavern[Note 1]

97 37 "Big Sister's Watching" Filling Station P

Jon has a big face-off against a distrustful owner of a military themed bar, who is disrespectful towards her staff and spends mor
Note: For the recon, Jon brought in Mike Costa & Dave Palet from Xtra 1360 Fox Sports San Diego. This is also the first episod

New Name: Off Base Bar

98 38 "Vulgar Vixens" The Hooch

Jon confronts a foul-mouthed owner in a failing Michigan bar with a confusing theme, whose vulgarity and rudeness drives awa

New Name: Proving Ground[Note 1][Note 1]

99 39 "Unnecessary Toughness" The Arena

Jon is forced to deal with the hot-headed owner of a college alumni bar whose fiery temper and rude behavior keeps his staff on

New Name: N/A[Note 8][Note 1]

100 40 "Boss Lady Blues" Jazz Katz

Jon helps a former psychologist who now runs a Detroit jazz club, but her interfering family undermines her leadership and allo
Note: For the recon, Jon brought in Grammy and Emmy award winning Jazz bassist Robert Hurst.
New Name: Back Beat[Note 1]

101 41 "Bare Rescue" Chix on Dix

Jon helps a failing Detroit strip club with a violate work environment, a staff without standards, and a manager who struggles to

New Name: Power Strip[Note 1]

102 42 "Back to the Bar: No Laughing Matter" N/A

In a special "Back to the Bar" that was taped in front of a live audience, Jon checks to see if the McGowan brothers have cooled
from Stand Up, Scottsdale.

103 43 "Hard Heads and Softballs" Mac & Chester's S

Jon settles the score between two feuding bar owners, with one refusing to even enter his bar because of his partner's outrageous
Note: This episode is billed as the show's 100th episode.

New Name: Boulder Lodge

104 44 "Dragon Lady" Van Goghz

Jon attempts to help an inexperienced martini bar owner whose apathetic and combative attitude has resulted in her bar to hit su
in the kitchen.

New Name: Crafted.

105 45 "Paradise Lost" Dale 1891

An owner's son faces Jon's fury, when he discovers that the son has been mismanaging his family's bar and embezzling money f
his act together or if his father should let go from the business.
Note: For the recon, Jon and his experts used the Villagio Cinemas which is located next door to the bar and has the same owne
on a computer in Jon's vehicle. When the losses per month are reported as usual during the start of the episode, it is reported as o
being paid and isn't an accurate figure and has two of the owners spend the night figuring it out, leading to Jon discovering that
something that is fraud and embezzlement. Jon states that the bank statement he is shown in this instance is the most incriminati

New Name: Cayman Cove[Note 1]

106 46 "Back to the Bar: Meathead-to-Head" N/A

Jon revisits the Dirty Rooster and ruffles the feathers of owner Rob, and mediates a muscle-bound dispute between two rival bar

107 47 "Land of the Beer and Home of the Misbehaved" O’Kelleys Irish P

After a downtown expansion, a successful St. Louis restaurant owner could lose everything as her out-of-control nephew and un
Note: For the recon, Jon brought in Chris Long of the St. Louis Rams, who had moved back to Los Angeles by the time the epis
where the owner watched the recon with Jon.

New Name: Pastimes on 4th[Note 1]

108 48 "Getting Freaki at the Tiki" Freaki Tiki

Jon's discovers severe owner neglect at a rundown tiki bar when he discovers a used condom, major sewage problems and owne
Note: For the recon, Jon brought in the owners of Piratz Tavern and their daughter, featured in the season two premiere and "Ba
screen, the bar doesn't want more costumers, they want to attract customers back in.

New name: Frankie T's[Note 9][Note 1]

109 49 "Back to the Bar: Empty Pockets" N/A

Jon revisits MT Bottle to see if they still have empty pockets and the owners of Piratz Tavern return once again.
It's revealed in this episode that the bar tweaked their name to "MT bottles & cans", bartender Nikki (known for flashing a custo
left for a higher paying warehouse job. Also, the bar lost their liquor license again as the county ruled the bar was outside their j
have the ruling overturned. The owners of Piratz tavern appeared and appear to make amends with Taffer and the bar is now clo
110 50 "How to Train the Dragon" George & Drago

After the tragic loss of his mother, the owner of this British pub has coped poorly by drinking away profits and gambling his wa
clean up his act.

New Name: N/A[Note 8]

111 51 "Demolition Man" Grinders

The city threatens to shut down a bar after the owner unsafely renovates without a permit. Jon attempts to school the clueless ro

New Name: The Cajun Belle[Note 10]

112 52 "Back to the Bar: The Luck of the Irish" N/A

Jon reveals his most successful rescue ever, tests the luck of Campbell's Irish Pub after his rescue, and revisits The Lister. The C
together. However, Jon shows what really happened with The Lister, when the owner's assistant general manager promise to kee

113 53 "We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat" The Bridge Loun

Jon helps a grieving family rescue their late father's fisherman themed bar following the BP oil disaster and the father's passing,
advantage of the brother's grief and offered nothing but poor ideas.
Note: Jon watched the recon with PGA golfer John Daly who's engaged to the bar's co-owner. In addition, he also brought in 93

New Name: N/A[Note 8]

114 54 "Danny Sits on His Fanny" Cirivello's Bar

After convincing his friends to invest their life savings, a novice bar owner transformed a community staple into a bottomless m
control before they lose their money for good.

New Name: Aging Room at Cirivello's (modernized version of old name)[Note 1]

115 55 "Gone in a Flash" City Bistro

A manager turned bar owner struggles to keep her business floating due to her drunk and promiscuous staff's out of control beha
this bar's reputation and help the owner become more assertive in her business.

New Name: The Beechwood

116 56 "Momster's Ball" Baseline Sports B

An owner relies on her attractive daughters and spaghetti wrestling events to lure customers inside, but mounting debt and a fam
the fence with the owner's family if he is to save this bar.
Note: Breastaurant Rescue was the episode's original title. For the recon, Jon brought in Brandy Beavers from Stand Up Scottsd
because there was another bar with the same name in the area. During the stress test, Jon set up a challenge for the staff to make
ensure they met the challenge.

New Name: Brick and Barley

117 57 "Drunk on Punk" Black Light District Rock &

Jon is forced to make a tough decision on rescuing a bar when its resistant owner refuses to give up his punk rock obsession in f
Note: For the recon, Jon brought in The Vandals bassist Joe Escalante in addition to one local resident, Sarah Colonna, and her
resistance to change and delusion that he knew better than Jon, this became the third bar Jon has refused to help; the first two be
that featured cocktails not available because an owner refused to allow them at his establishment.

New Name: N/A[Note 11][Note 1]

118 58 "Raising Arizona" The Gallopin' Go

An owner's illicit affair produces a child, and destroys both his marriage and the reputation of his bar. Now it's up to Jon to help
Note: Jon watched the recon with the owner's wife.

New Name: N/A[Note 8]

Notes[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z This bar has closed.
2. ^ 2nd State Lounge/Alleged Bar & Pizza was originally two bars but
the owner got rid of Alleged Bar & Pizza after the rescue.
 3. ^ Osteria Calabria modernized the name, becoming known as The
OC.
4. ^ In "Back to the Bar: Meathead-to-Head", Lake Marie Lodge
combined the old name and new names, becoming known as Dirty
Rooster presents Lake Marie Lodge.
5. ^ This bar was not re-rescued.
6. ^ Jump up to:a b c d This bar reverted to its original following the rescue.
7. ^ Panic Room Bar changed its name to The Raven.
8. ^ Jump up to:a b c d e This bar kept its original name.
9. ^ Frankie T's modernized the name, becoming known as Frankie T's
Dive Bar.
10. ^ This bar has been sold.
11. ^ This bar was not rescued.

References[edit]
1. ^ "'Bar Rescue' Renewed by Spike for Fourth Season – Ratings" .
TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com. 2013-05-09. Retrieved  2014-05-12.
2. ^ "'Bar Rescue' Returns Sunday, June 21 on Spike
TV". TVbytheNumbers. Retrieved 2015-05-30.
3. ^ http://gazettereview.com/2017/03/undisputed-update-happened-bar-
rescue/
4. ^ This stress test is the shortest in the show’s history to date,lasting
just 10 minutes

External links[edit]
 Bar Rescue on IMDb
 Bar Rescue Updates — Unaffiliated site that keeps track of
bars being open or closed and has updates for each bar
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