Jon Taffer hits the road to help struggling bar owners bounce back from numerous challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic -- and their own doing.
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S4 • E1
Bug Bite
Thanks to an ill-advised promotion and sloppy maintenance, a nightclub is overrun by mosquitos, fruit flies and unruly minors.10/05/2014 - 41:12Sign in to Watch
S4 • E2
Thugs with Mugs
Jon's crew gets caught in the middle of a massive brawl at a New York sports bar when the customers discover they're being served cheap booze at premium prices.10/12/2014 - 41:14Sign in to Watch
S4 • E3
Schmuck Dynasty
The customers call the shots at a rowdy Staten Island bar where they pour their own drinks and cook their own food, so Jon tries to help the owners retake control.10/19/2014 - 41:14Sign in to Watch
S4 • E4
El Moronte!!
Jon must deflate the ego of a Puerto Rican bar owner who berates his staff and sons as his bar sinks further into debt.10/26/2014 - 41:15Sign in to Watch
S4 • E5
Anything You Can Yell, I Can Yell Louder
In order to save a failing Queens dive, Jon has to quell the raging tempers of three loudmouthed, firefighting brothers.11/02/2014 - 41:14Sign in to Watch
S4 • E6
To Protect and to (Over) Serve
Jon shows up to help a former Philadelphia detective turned bar owner who has been hitting the bottle too hard after years on the force.11/09/2014 - 41:14Sign in to Watch
S4 • E7
A Dash of Bitters
Jon enlists a failing bar owner's ex-wife and former manager to help get the business back on course.11/16/2014 - 41:15Sign in to Watch
S4 • E8
Swinging from the Rafters
An outrageous owner spends more time swinging from the rafters than managing his bar, and Jon is ready to abandon the rescue if the owner doesn't face reality.11/23/2014 - 41:14Sign in to Watch
S4 • E9
Spoiled Brat Party
A third-generation Milwaukee bar owner takes his father's legacy for granted and refuses to take on the inherited mantle of leadership.12/07/2014 - 41:15Sign in to Watch
S4 • E10
Irish Eyes Aren't Smiling
An Irish bar owner's American dream threatens to go up in smoke when Jon discovers he's been withholding employees' paychecks to keep the business afloat.12/14/2014
Cast
Jon Taffer
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Jon Taffer
Most people know Jon Taffer as a larger-than-life television personality who takes a no-holds-barred approach to helping hotels, restaurants, bars and businesses reach their full potential. He is also an international celebrity, a New York Times best-selling author, a highly sought-after hospitality and general business consultant, and is the creator, executive producer and star of Bar Rescue.
For nearly four decades, Taffer has been at the forefront of the business management industry, offering his expertise to hundreds of thousands of properties and Fortune 500 companies, creating what industry experts called "the greatest nightclub in the world" -- Pulsations Nightclub, and changing the game of football for its fans forever with the creation of Sunday Ticket.
In the spring of 2019, Jon launched Taffer's Mixologist, a line of cocktail mixes and sparkling craft cocktail hard seltzers that brings the craft experience into the home. The line of delicious, high-quality, premade cocktail mixes contain no artificial preservatives, are mixologist-tested and Jon Taffer-approved.
Jon created Taffer's Tavern, an innovative, casual dining restaurant concept that uses the latest technologies to produce elevated tavern food and beverage offerings without the need for a traditional commercial kitchen. Taffer's Tavern is the quintessential pub, a place to gather with old friends and make new ones along the way. Jon developed the tavern to be representative of each of its local communities, and franchised locations are opening across the country.
When he's not dedicating his time to bringing back businesses from the brink, Taffer volunteers with the Keep Memory Alive Board of Directors in supporting the mission of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. He also regularly offers up his seasoned hospitality skills to the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he helps faculty develop curriculum that is in line with industry expectations and trends.
Married for over 20 years to his wife Nicole, who he fell in love with at first sight at Super Bowl XXX, Jon spends what little spare time he has traveling with her. He also enjoys spending time with his daughter and grandson, and occasionally sipping one of his favorite cocktails, the Godfather.
For nearly four decades, Taffer has been at the forefront of the business management industry, offering his expertise to hundreds of thousands of properties and Fortune 500 companies, creating what industry experts called "the greatest nightclub in the world" -- Pulsations Nightclub, and changing the game of football for its fans forever with the creation of Sunday Ticket.
In the spring of 2019, Jon launched Taffer's Mixologist, a line of cocktail mixes and sparkling craft cocktail hard seltzers that brings the craft experience into the home. The line of delicious, high-quality, premade cocktail mixes contain no artificial preservatives, are mixologist-tested and Jon Taffer-approved.
Jon created Taffer's Tavern, an innovative, casual dining restaurant concept that uses the latest technologies to produce elevated tavern food and beverage offerings without the need for a traditional commercial kitchen. Taffer's Tavern is the quintessential pub, a place to gather with old friends and make new ones along the way. Jon developed the tavern to be representative of each of its local communities, and franchised locations are opening across the country.
When he's not dedicating his time to bringing back businesses from the brink, Taffer volunteers with the Keep Memory Alive Board of Directors in supporting the mission of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. He also regularly offers up his seasoned hospitality skills to the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he helps faculty develop curriculum that is in line with industry expectations and trends.
Married for over 20 years to his wife Nicole, who he fell in love with at first sight at Super Bowl XXX, Jon spends what little spare time he has traveling with her. He also enjoys spending time with his daughter and grandson, and occasionally sipping one of his favorite cocktails, the Godfather.