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Nightlife expert Jon Taffer helps struggling bar owners overcome health hazards, mediocre staffing and branding issues in order to become profitable establishments.

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Don’t Cry for Me Jon Taffer

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.

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Dalia’s Inferno

Jon travels to San Antonio to help a bar owner whose life-of-the-party personality has set the standard for indulgent on-the-job drinking and unprofessional practices.

The Lights Come Back in Puerto Rico

After Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, a brother and sister find themselves in over their heads in damages to their previously successful Asian fusion restaurant Shibo.

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Star Lite, Star Not So Brite

Nostalgia drives a successful bar owner to purchase a dive bar he patronized in his youth, but his focus on his primary business causes the second bar to slide into chaos.

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Back to the Bar: The Tradewinds of Change

Jon revisits bars The Tradewinds and 22 Klicks to see if their respective staffs are still working together or falling back into bad habits.

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The Unwanted Saloon

Jon heads to middle-of-nowhere Tennessee to rescue The Wanted Saloon, whose remote location is just the first of many challenges.

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Fatballs

An unappealing name is just the first of many problems plaguing Fatballs Sports Bar & Grill, where Jon must get a belligerent owner to accept responsibility.

Operation Puerto Rico

Jon returns to Puerto Rico, where he used to live, to rescue a bar destroyed by Hurricane Maria and to help revive the rest of the community.

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Fish Out of Blue Water

An industrious immigrant with a history of business success bites off more than he can chew when he buys Blue Water and takes a hands-off management approach.

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Back to the Bar: Tough Love

Jon reconnects with bar owners Mark Wilson and Ozzie Ardavani to find out what's in store for their relationship, then checks in with La Luz's Edith and Juan Pablo Martinez.

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Jon Taffer is an internationally recognized, award-winning restaurant operator, owner and concept developer. He's a respected industry "voice" with nearly 30 years of hands-on experience.

Taffer has an impressive background in the restaurant, bar and nightclub industries, and most recently served as chairman of Taffer Dynamics where he acts as a consultant and development adviser to the restaurants, nightclubs and hotels around the world.

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With his tough love approach, Jon Taffer has successfully rescued over 150 bars and restaurants since the show started.

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Who makes Taffer's jackets? How many bars has he owned? Is One-Eyed Mike from Piratz a good guy? Find out all that and more right here.

What really happened at Second Base? Was This The Worst Rescue Ever? Does Taffer have any side jobs? Find out right here.

The holiday season brings colder weather and a new palate of cocktails. We teamed up with TheBar.com and our resident mixologists to highlights some of this year's best drinks.

Can you put raw egg in a cocktail? Should bar employees date? Jon Taffer took to Twitter last night to answer all of our questions, and it did not disappoint.

Jon Taffer took to Twitter during last night's season finale of Bar Rescue. Here are some things that you might not have know about our resident bar master.

Jon Taffer answers your burning questions about last week's #TafferWalks, and special guests Maria Menounos and her fiancee Keven Undergaro weigh-in about their recon mission.

Have you ever wondered if Jon Taffer rescued a bar in your hometown? Now you can check this list and find out.

Jon Taffer took to Twitter during last night's new episode of Bar Rescue. Here are some things that you might not have know about our resident bar master.

Bar aficionado and genuinely great guy Jon Taffer will be answering your questions on Twitter during the new episode of Bar Rescue this Sunday at 9/8c.

Jon Taffer is the best at what he does, saving bars. He also knows a thing or two about throwing an unforgettable party. So, if you're planning on hosting this Sunday, we suggest to listen to his advice.

Jon Taffer is the best at what he does, saving bars. He also has a very unique method for motivating his clients. When he and a client clash, we all win. Here are the best Jon Taffer moments of 2013.

If there’s anyone who can prevent a bar or restaurant from going belly up, it’s Jon Taffer. With his brand new book, Raise the Bar: An Action-Based Method for Maximum Customer Reactions, our guy Taffer presents a fascinating and practical guide to what actually makes a bar into a great bar.

Get ready to wet your whistles once again. SPIKE has greenlit 20 more episodes of the original series, “Bar Rescue” starring renowned bar and nightlife expert Jon Taffer. “Bar Rescue” features Taffer, as he wields his nearly three decades of experience in the restaurant, bar and nightclub business to help give failing establishments one last chance to transform themselves into profitable businesses.

When we go to a bar we want a drink that tastes good, something that we can finish and be happy we drank it and of course order another one. Well, if you ask some of Jon Taffer’s recon personnel they have had some bad experiences with drinks. From lumpy mixed drinks to warm beers and more, we have seen some awful drinks on Bar Rescue. Let’s hope none of our local bars are serving anything this bad.

Spike TV’s hit reality series “Bar Rescue” will resume its mission to overhaul struggling bars nationwide when its third season, consisting of twenty episodes, premieres on Sunday, February 10 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT.

Is your bar in need of some serious help? Spike TV’s hit original series Bar Rescue is looking all over the country for candidates to have their bar rescued by the one and only Jon Taffer, one of the country’s top restaurant and bar consultants.

It ain't over 'til the piratz sing. Check out the YouTube 'revenge' Piratz Tavern took against Bar Rescue, and see Jon Taffer's thoughts on their post-show shenanigans.

Spike TV will pick up a second season of 10 episodes of its original series, Bar Rescue, it was announced today. Production for season 2 will begin this winter from venues all around the country and new episodes will air in the summer of 2012.

Is your bar in need of some serious help? Spike TV’s hit original series Bar Rescue is looking all over the country for candidates to have their bar rescued by the one and only Jon Taffer, one of the country’s top restaurant and bar consultants.

Spike TV will pick up a second season of 10 episodes of its original series, Bar Rescue, it was announced today. Production for season 2 will begin this winter from venues all around the country and new episodes will air in the summer of 2012.

This week in our Bar Rescue cocktail recipe series, you can learn how to make a delicious whiskey drink featured in Sunday's all-new episode, airing Sunday at 10/9c on Spike.

If you’ve been following the news at all in the last few weeks, you’re probably aware that our country is having some debt problems... to say the least. Feel like you could maybe tighten the proverbial belt yourself? Check out our list of a few simple ways to improve your home bar (so you don’t need to go out and spend more), and don’t forget to watch Bar Rescue on Sundays at 10/9c on Spike!

We’ve all seen in the first couple of episodes of Bar Rescue (airing Sundays at 10/9c) that running a small business is no small feat. Because of this, Spike TV has partnered with our friends at SCORE (AKA Service Corps of Retired Executives) to bring you help for your own budding bar or restaurant business in the form of an awesome toolkit.

In honor of the premiere of our new show Bar Rescue airing Sundays at 10/9c, we’re starting a Friday cocktail recipe series here at barrescue.spike.com. This week, you can learn how to make the perfect Old Fashioned cocktail after the jump.

In honor of Spike's new show Bar Rescue airing Sundays at 10/9c, we decided we'd take a look at a few celebrities (like, ahem, Lindsay Lohan) who we think could use some rescuing from the bar.

By now, you've heard about Jon Taffer, star of Bar Rescue (airing Sundays at 10/9c), and how he's nothing short of a miracle worker when it comes to transforming bars. Need more proof of his skills? Check out the inspiring story from the folks at Pelican Larry's of Naples, Florida, on how he transformed their business for the better.

Spike TV’s new series Bar Rescue gives failing nightlife establishments one last chance at success when it airs Sundays at 10/9c. Over the course of the series, one bar per week in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, and Philadelphia will be reborn under the watchful eye of Jon Taffer.

Yes, bars can be dirty and unsanitary, but nothing beats some of the bars we’ve seen on Bar Rescue. A successful bar doesn’t involve bugs, snot and rodents crawling through your food and drinks, but some of the dirtiest bars certainly do.

Jon Taffer has seen some of the most ignorant and selfish bar owners in his long career of trying to help failing bars. From drunks, creeps, and ego ridden owners, Jon has had to deal with some of the most difficult bar owners in America. Here is a list of the Top 10 most difficult owners Jon has come across on Bar Rescue. Let’s just hope we never have a boss like these ones.

Veteran nightlife expert Jon Taffer is on a mission to save bars on the brink of shutting down. Bringing in over 30 years of hands-on experience, Jon empowers bar owners to eliminate health hazards, shoddy staff and bad branding to turn failing bars into profitable businesses.