Bar Rescue (season 3)
Episodes

Bar Rescue (season 3)

Section Title: Episodes
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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Bar name	Location	Original air date

21	1	"Turtle on Its Back"	Turtle Bay	New Orleans, Louisiana	February 10, 2013

The owner, Brad, has come to hard times when his work setting up the nearby bar Tropical Isle resulted in him being kicked out of the business.

22	2	"Rock N Roaches"	Headhunters	Austin, Texas	February 17, 2013

Jon tries to save a roach-infested bar and deals with a stubborn owner who refuses to pay his employees. Note: Instead of doing the recon, Jon and his experts accompany Nicole instead of having her go in alone after reviewing the customer's point of view in addition to a disturbing concert that took place that night.

23	3	"Bro's Got to Geaux!"	TJ Quills	New Orleans, Louisiana	February 24, 2013

Jon has a lot of work to do when he helps an owner and his frat brother friends who recently purchased a hangout notorious for bartenders who drink on the job and serve people with fake I.D.s.

24	4	"Tears for Beers"	The Brixton	Austin, Texas	March 3, 2013

Jon has more than just a bar to fix when he helps a couple, the husband of which is belligerent, insulting to customers, and doesn't know how to make proper drinks, which threatens to derail everything they worked hard for.

25	5	"Empty Pockets"	Zanzbar	Denver, Colorado	March 10, 2013

Jon gets more than he bargains for when he has a face off with a very prideful and stubborn owner who is desperate to keep his bar alive after a car crash a few years back ruined its success when his old staff failed to control it while he was recovering.

26	6	"Jon T, He Don't Like It"	The Kasbah	Aurora, Colorado	March 17, 2013

Jon goes to work at a reformed night club that used to cater to an older crowd, but was forced to accommodate to the younger hip hop crowd.

27	7	"In a Pinch"	Lona's Wardlow Station	Long Beach, California	March 24, 2013

Jon works with a passive owner whose poor decisions, including putting in a controversial lobster crane game and her ignorant manager, has caused her bar to hit the rocks.

28	8	"Karaoke Katastrophe"	Dimples	Burbank, California	March 31, 2013

When America's first karaoke bar is facing closure, Jon decides to go hands on to help this historic establishment. New Name: N/A

29	9	"A Horse Walks Into a Bar"	Kid Chilleen's Badass BBQ	Black Canyon City, Arizona	April 7, 2013

Jon heads to the Arizona desert to help a family-owned bar whose members drink on the job and allow running motorcycles and horses inside, creating health hazards for the customers.

30	10	"Meat Sauna"	Stand Up, Scottsdale	Scottsdale, Arizona	April 14, 2013

Jon journeys to a comedy club, where he must assist the business with achieving more laughter and securing a larger amount of profit from the customers.

31	11	"Don't Mess with Taffer's Wife"	Sand Dollar	Las Vegas, Nevada	July 7, 2013

A Las Vegas bar owner tries to pick up Nicole, leaving Jon in a frenzy and tough predicament. He also has to get the owner's partner to become a manager, get a new sound to attract more people and loosen gambling rules in their games.

32	12	"Don't Judge a Booze by Its Bottle"	Cashmere	Raleigh, North Carolina	July 14, 2013

Jon learns that a North Carolina nightclub has an immature and partying manager who is refilling premium liquor bottles with cheap alcohol, and must get the owner to hold him and his employees accountable to save his bar.

33	13	"Two Flew Over the Handlebars"	Handlebar Cafe	Pawcatuck, Connecticut	July 21, 2013

Jon tries to get two partying sisters to stop binge drinking in order to save a biker bar. Mixologist: Russell Davis, Chef: Brian Duffy New Name: Handlebar and Grill (modernized version of old name)

34	14	"There's No Crying in the Bar Business"	Barlow's	Tucker, Georgia	July 28, 2013

Jon must put an end to a feud between two owners, whose bitter resentment towards each other is allowing their staff to get away with theft, drinking on the job, and constant fighting at their failing sports bar.

35	15	"Play. Some. Janet. Jackson!"	Gipsy	Las Vegas, Nevada	August 4, 2013

Jon looks to save Las Vegas' first gay nightclub from its verbally abusive and intoxicated owner. Note: This is the first episode whose epilogue specifically states that the bar has closed down since Jon's visit.

36	16	"Characters Assassination"	Characters Quarters	Garner, North Carolina	August 11, 2013

Jon deals with a Yankee family who is having trouble adapting to a more Dixie environment, mostly because the brother is a hot-head who verbally insults his family and staff, and the other members wear ridiculous costumes to support one of the worst concepts Jon has seen to date.

37	17	"Corking the Hole"	Cliques	Hope Mills, North Carolina	August 18, 2013

Jon must humble an arrogant and condescending U.S. Marine/bar owner who bulldogs his employees and fails to capture the local military personnel due to poor design choices.

38	18	"A Bar Full of Bull"	Libad's Bar & Grill	New Bedford, Massachusetts	August 25, 2013

Jon tries to help two siblings who are wasting their father's retirement with a rickety mechanical bull, get hold of their inexperienced, over-pouring bartenders, and help them recover from a family loss that had the owners closing the kitchen, in a New England whaling community.

39	19	"Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas"	The Hammer	Las Vegas, Nevada	September 8, 2013

Jon helps repair the strained relationship of two classically trained chefs who have a blue collar bar in desperate need of help.

40	20	"Barely Above Water"	Marley's on the Beach	Warwick, Rhode Island	September 15, 2013

Jon tries to save a marriage and a bar by splitting one bar into two, but has trouble with an inexperienced staff, including a good, but frustrated cook, and the husband not doing anything to help.

41	21	"Crappy Cantina"	Rocky Point Cantina	Tempe, Arizona	October 6, 2013

Jon must do a reality check on a bar whose oblivious owner, ill-conceived death metal theme, and filthy bathrooms are driving away the college-age crowd.

42	22	"Jon of the Dead"	The Underworld Grill & Bar	Las Vegas, Nevada	October 13, 2013

Jon encounters poor food service, tacky decor, and deep distrust between employees and management as he tries to save a Halloween/horror-themed bar run by two former rockers.

43	23	"Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids"	Kerry's Sports Pub	Las Vegas, Nevada	October 20, 2013

Jon confronts a bar owner's adult grandchildren, whose lax oversight of inventory and money handling have brought the bar close to failure.

44	24	"Hurricane Jon vs. Hurricane Sandy"	Bungalow Bar	Rockaway, New York	October 27, 2013

Jon faces the triple challenge of rebuilding a successful bar that was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, getting the five brothers who own it to set aside their disagreements, and retraining staff members who are long out of practice.

45	25	"Drunk & Dirty Dolls"	The Alibi	Las Vegas, Nevada	November 3, 2013

A motorsports bar's female-unfriendly theme and its employees' vulgar behavior - including display of a sex doll - prompt Jon to push the owner to reassert control over the business.

46	26	"Empty Bottles Full Cans"	MT Bottle	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	November 10, 2013

A Tennessee bar without a liquor license has severe sanitation problems in the kitchen and basement, female bartenders who routinely flash their boobs at customers, and an owner who has a reputation for ingenuity yet leaves all the hands-on work to his wife.

47	27	"Hole in None"	Fairways Golf & Grill	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	November 17, 2013

Surveillance on a golf-themed bar reveals terrible sanitary conditions and incompetence in the kitchen, which is run by the owner's friend, that threaten to ruin the owner's investment, unless Jon can get the borderline-oblivious owner to take control and fix things up.

48	28	"Music City Mess"	BoondoxXx BBQ & Juke Joint	Nashville, Tennessee	November 25, 2013

A country music snob with an explosive personality turns to Jon for help. Note: This episode was originally billed as the 28th episode, but on the day of the airing, the owner of the bar was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing country singer Wayne Mills during an argument.

49	29	"Brawlin' Babes"	Long Shots Sports Bar	Grain Valley, Missouri	December 8, 2013

Jon must help a sports bar's owner and staff overcome long-held infighting, poor training, and a lack of publicity and promotion in order to succeed against the local competition.

50	30	"Twin vs. Twin"	R.G.'s Lounge	Independence, Missouri	December 15, 2013

When a personal feud between twin brothers threatens the future of the bar they own, one brother's son calls Jon in to save the business.

51	31	"Hostile Takeover"	O'Banion's Bar & Grill	Bellevue, Nebraska	March 9, 2014

When an owner's heavy drinking and loud antics threaten the bar's fortune, Jon must get the owner's brother and his best friend, who together hold a majority stake, to overrule him and act to save the bar.

52	32	"Critters and Quitters"	KC's Bar & Grill	Shawnee, Kansas	March 16, 2014

Jon must make a members-only club into an asset, but has trouble with a carefree owner and his aloof son, bartenders who over-pour, a manager who is set to take over but has little power, and a raccoon infestation that poses a major health hazard.

53	33	"Punch-Drunk & Trailer-Trashed"	O'Face Bar	Council Bluffs, Iowa	March 23, 2014

Jon Taffer and mixologist Russell observe the bar from the SUV. They note the sexual reference of the bar's name, O'Face, and the trailer-like appearance of bar's exterior.

54	34	"Scoreboard to Death"	Scoreboard	Norwalk, California	March 30, 2014

Jon is joined by celebrity guests Maria Menounos and Adam Carolla as he takes over a failing sports bar, wrangles with an incompetent owner, whose father owns the building as a whole, and undertrained staff.

55	35	"Grow Some Meatballs!!"	The Tailgate	Santa Clarita, California	April 6, 2014

Jon must mend the relationship between the owners and their father, who's fed up with the staff's unruly behavior, but can't do anything since the owners are too lenient and refuse to fire them.

56	36	"Taxed Out in Texas"	Bryant's Ice House	Katy, Texas	April 13, 2014

Jon must give a bar a major overhaul, from the staff to the name, when a tax-accountant-turned-owner bought it and the bad reputation and that it gained a few years back, whilst dealing with bartenders who spend more time drinking and creating drama, and one of the worst locations he's dealt with.

57	37	"When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons"	Pat's Cocktails	Valley Village, California	April 20, 2014

Jon recruits the bar's bartenders to get inside help about the bar's problems and must get the manager to stop treating the place like a romantic playground, while convincing the owner to go more hands on with his business.

58	38	"I Smell A Rat"	Oasis Hookah Bar	Omaha, Nebraska	April 27, 2014

Finding a hookah bar plagued by unsanitary smoking equipment, putrid odors, an inexperienced manager, and an owner who lets his staff run wild, Jon wonders if the bar's concept can ever turn a profit.

59	39	"Scary Mary's"	Mary's Outpost	Grand Prairie, Texas	May 4, 2014

Jon faces off with an owner who is lecherous and disrespectful towards women patrons, treats his wife/general manager with little respect, and gives away his products, after he crosses the line with one of his experts.

60	40	"Muscle Madness"	The End Zone Sports Bar and Grill	Houston, Texas	May 11, 2014

Two meatheads' tempers and testosterone threaten their friendship and their Houston bar, forcing Jon to address not only their management style, but their personal issues.

Sentence(s)

The episode "Music City Mess" was shooted at BoondoxXx BBQ & Juke Joint in Nashville, Tennessee.

final_sentence: The episode "Music City Mess" was shooted at BoondoxXx BBQ & Juke Joint in Nashville, Tennessee.