Bar Rescue — Season 2
He’s not here to take names. He’s here to take over.
About this season
Jon Taffer is the Gordon Ramsay of the bar and nightclub business. In each episode, Taffer helps transform a struggling bar into a vibrant, profitable business, utilizing his expertise as a nightlife consultant
Episodes (10)
1. Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Dumb
Aired 29 July 2012 • 43 min
Bar expert Jon Taffer must patch holes in a sinking Pirate-themed bar in Silver Spring, MD. But mutiny is in the air when Jon forces the pirate staff to cater to the city's corporate clientele.
2. Tiki Curse
Aired 29 July 2012 • 43 min
Located on a prime stretch of beach, The Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar is still failing. Can Bar Expert Jon Taffer get a bevy of beautiful barmaids to fix this oceanfront eyesore instead of working on their suntans?
3. Murphy's Mess
Aired 5 August 2012 • 43 min
Bar expert Jon Taffer must fix a dirty, binge-drinking bar owned by two fraternity brothers in Fells Point, Maryland. But the rescue gets derailed when Jon discovers the building is about to collapse.
4. Mystique or Murder?
Aired 12 August 2012 • 43 min
Mystique Lounge in West Palm Beach, Florida, has operated under the shadow of a murder for three years. Can bar expert Jon Taffer restore a positive mystique to this once-cursed venue?
5. Bottomless Pit
Aired 19 August 2012 • 43 min
Bar expert Jon Taffer has his hands full with a failing dive bar in Orange, CA. When he discovers the owner is incapable of running the bar, Jon must pin his hopes on the owner’s untested but eager daughter.
6. Broke Black Sheep
Aired 26 August 2012 • 43 min
Bar expert Jon Taffer is called in to save the family-run Black Sheep in the Irish-German community of Cheviot, Ohio. But Jon discovers that the bar may be beyond rescue due to the owners’ massive debt.
7. Weber's of Lies
Aired 9 September 2012 • 43 min
Bar expert Jon Taffer must make a former strip club turned music venue profitable. But when the bar’s staff is found to be contributing to the financial problems, Jon must convince the owner to take a stand.
8. Owner Ousted
Aired 16 September 2012 • 43 min
Bar expert Jon Taffer must rescue a bar owned by a former Naval Officer from total ruin. But when Jon discovers one of the owners isn’t pulling his weight, Jon shows him the door.
9. On the Rocks
Aired 23 September 2012 • 43 min
Bar expert Jon Taffer must save a failing former smoker’s haven in Laguna Niguel, California from burning out for good. However, the bar’s gang of hard-drinking regulars aren’t about to give up...
10. Bikini Bust
Aired 30 September 2012 • 43 min
Despite beautiful bikini-clad bartenders, Extremes is less than a month from closing its doors.