A son takes over the failing family business and must battle his belligerent father, a volatile cook, and a filthy kitchen before Jon Taffer shuts it all down.
When an old-school Memphis cigar man takes a stab at the bar business, he discovers hiring his millennial son wasn't quite what he had expected.
Two scientists struggle with the correct formula to run a successful bar.
Jon visits a Cape Canaveral area bar frequented by local NASA astronauts; Jon attempts to get the bar back off the ground before a mother-daughter feud causes a failure to launch.
A Navy vet finds himself in over his head when he relies on his unqualified friend to manage his failing Mississippi dive bar.
A gentleman's club in Las Vegas, Nev., is in need of some gentlemen.
Cap N Odie's Lounge - Atlantic Beach, FL
A daughter must grapple with the loss of her father as she struggles to find a way to keep his bar afloat and save his legacy.
Taffer tries to tame the rocket-like owner of the famed Cooper Rocket before he does himself in.
A mother and son find themselves at odds on how to save their failing bar; when mom steps away, her son runs the bar into the ground.
After years of running a successful bar in Las Vegas, all bets are off for an owner who spends more time drinking than running his bar.
A demanding father struggles to hand over the reins to his daughter or control his unruly customers at this failing biker bar in Central Florida.
A couple on the verge of bankruptcy battle their stubborn, lazy son before he sinks the family business.
Jon must help reignite a bar owner's passion for his notorious East LA music venue.
A Chinese immigrant must come out of his shell and battle his emotional manager in order to save his dream beach bar.
Jon Taffer heads to Puerto Rico and tries to put time and resources in to rescue not only a bar, but a small community hit hard by two hurricanes.
Jon Taffer tries to rescue a Jacksonville sportsbar with a horrible reputation and an even worse name that leaves the bar without a single customer.
Jon Taffer must turn an aspiring musician into a responsible bar owner if he's going to save a roadhouse and a marriage.
An absentee owner turns his back while profits go down the drain at his beer-only bar, sinking him into debt.
An owner staffs his entire bar with only his relatives, causing friction straight down family lines.
A brother and sister duo from Puerto Rico find themselves in over their heads after Hurricane Maria destroyed their bar.
San Antonio's wild mom parties hard while her bar peters out.
Jon attempts to save sports bar RJ's Replays, which is full of potential but failing due to poor management, and mend the owner's relationships with his wife and parents.
The Original Hideout - Tucson, AZ
A pair of brothers can't see eye to eye on how the business is run, so one of them takes a run.
A twerking, drinking, fighting staff threatens a once-thriving bar, leaving Ashley and Robert Gaddy's future at a crossroads.
UNLV College of Hospitality - Las Vegas, NV
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.
The Recovery Room Bar - San Antonio, TX
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.
Kiva Lounge and Bar - San Marcos, TX
Two burnout rockers have lost 0,000 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.
Eliphino - Las Vegas, NV
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.
LIV Bar and Restaurant - Las Vegas, NV
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?.
The China Grove Trading Post - China Grove, TX
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.
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 England's Ale House Grille - Palm Harbor, FL
After being left by her husband, Tara, a newly single mom, hires a general manager not only to help her save a failing bar, but to fill the void in her personal life.
Thunderbolt Bar & Grill
Whiskey Girl Saloon - Fort Worth, TX
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.
Harbor Point Club & Grill - Richardson, TX
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.
Drunken Donkey - Lewisville, TX
Two best friends are acting more like jackasses than owners and find themselves on the verge of losing their dream.
Buffalo City Bar & Grille - St. Petersburg, FL
The daughter of a longtime bar owner steps into his shoes after his abrupt passing. Will she learn the business on the fly or see her father's legacy crumble right under her?.
Stix & Stones Bar and Grill - Sugar Creek, MO
After a decade of success, a drag racing bar owner sees his profits go up in smoke.
Edge of Town - Blue Springs, MO
Owners Mark and Ozzie call on Jon for a second time when they need help with their outdated and failing bar The Edge of Town in Blue Springs, MO.
Wildfire Bistro - Aurora, CO
Jon brought in Ami from the Season 3 rescued bar Solids & Stripes (formerly known as Zanzbar) to do recon.
G.I. Jodi's Bar and Grill - Littleton, CO
Jon arrives to find a mother and son at odds over running the haphazardly decorated G.I. Jodi's, which was originally conceived to honor the military.
The Fifth - Bountiful, UT
The owner realized too late that running a successful bar wasn't as easy as his dad made it look, and now he's poised to squander his family's legacy.