If you ever feel like a loser, just remember that Jon Taffer walked out on that dude who showed up to his own grand opening drunk, humiliated him, and had his entire staff quit on him in front of 100 people
Lmao so true. That guy said it all when he said “I just wanna know how to run 36 bars from a ship in Costa Rica”. He never wanted to put in hard work and grow a business, he just wanted someone else to do the work while he drank. He deserved it 100% lol.
@Nefaryus Drake yeah you get free drinks from a bar that just lost all of their employees in front of everyone while being told what a failure the owner is
@@dennisjohansen8490 Damn, bro, I just liked the quote. You don't gotta be a dick about it. Didn't think a stranger on youtube would offend you so much.
@@alltheragegeorgepageakatheperv I have noticed almost every business owner I have ever met successful or otherwise is a massive douche bag with an ego the size of a mountain.
Matthew Overmyer, the guy at #1, was arrested in 2016 and plead guilty to two modified charges of assault with the intent to conduct sexual abuse. He served 90 days. Then he was arrested again in 2017 for failing to register as a sex offender. Good on Jon for seeing through this guys bs.
@@RandyDubin can’t blame mentally underdeveloped people for doing unreasonable things (most of the time), you CAN blame an adult for knowingly breaking the law
I felt bad for the bar manager for dealing with this dude since she started. She has WAAAY more heart to the business than the owner did. I hope she found a better bartending jon today cuz she and her fellow coworkers deserved better.
Well the tv show is the big winner here. If it was a "boring" ending they couldnt use it again and again clips. The owner probably will still get more traffic from the tv show BUT those employees who walked out... I think at the end of the day the could be the losers because they quit their job. Lets hope for them they have a new and beter employer now.
Mark I don’t think the owner will really get that much traffic... if from the show, people will see how foolish he is. Not to mention the possibly time he’ll take to just get a full staff again.
@@Markuden Gordon Ramsey's name isn't the same as Jon though. Granted i get what you're saying; he'll still have increased business for some time because of the show alone albeit much less than Ramsey
@@hokus001 Sure much less then Ramsey but I can guarantee you that A LOT of people in the area will give them a second chance again or go for the first time. Its up to them to give a good impression. I think at first there might even come as many people as with Ramsey because word travels fast in small areas so it makes people curious. But with Ramsey people will almost put some restaurants on their bucket list to visit once inn their lives, I dont think thats the same with Taffer.
"i don't quit jobs. I can't afford to." This is a very telling comment.. we withstand so much abuse because we feel like we have no other options.. heartbreaking.
Most states have programs that will helped you find jobs just take a couple of hours a day when your not working to get a better job its hard and makes you feel bad especially if you can't get an interview lined up but it isn't impossible I've done it before
@C D Well yes they do but most other countries don't black list people who quit their jobs, in the US if you quit one job everyone knows it and won't hire you.
#1 was probably the most justified decision Taffer ever made. Anyone who is willing to hurt their employees needs psychiatrict help and like he said, "I dont want to fix your bar and read about someone getting hurt in it a week later."
When men who usually yell go deathly quiet... THAT is the time you need to pay attention because shit is going to hit the fan! I grew up with men like that, so I know how serious that shit can get!
@BB Hoody"despite their anger" yeah I'm pretty sure that the anger would be considered the emotion. But keep breaking it down over there Dr Phil. It seems like you are great at talking in circles and going nowhere fast. Don't you 100% agree with my assessment?
When someone who is known to be very loud is quiet, then you reveal the true face of the person. No noise, no emotion...just the truth. Plus someone who does not have to yell to be heard is the biggest guy in the room.
@BB Hoody Taffer only yells to get his points across about people's problems and mistakes to get them to listen in order to get them to improve and change their ways. When he doesn't yell, he's basically giving up on whoever he tried to help because they've refused to change.
True that. It's like being a coke dealer but also being a cokehead, it never works because the dealer always ends up getting fucked up by the plug and the dealer is always the one that no shows or tries to fuck you over by cutting it with baking soda or flour. Powdered sugar, whatever looks like it. Pretty bizarre comparison but you get the drift
That punk bar episode was great. First he told a punk legend that he knows nothing about punk because he was wearing a sweater. Then he tells a bar legend that he knows "fruity drinks" wouldnt be successful.
Has he got any proof he was, or was not kicked out. Because the amount of people who say they where in the military you would think by now everyone is.
People like him disgrace ALL of us who've served before him. That's why we have to fight against the stigma of being hot headed, & lose cannons. People like that last owner piece of garbage.
Taffer did a very smart thing not Rescuing that last bar. Turns out the owner that kept screaming he was military, and constantly nagged on Jon for "yelling at his wife" is now a registered sex offender that did it while his wife was out of town. 2/2016 - O Face owner Matthew Overmyer was arrested for suspected sexual abuse of someone that supposedly worked at the bar. His wife was supposedly out of town at the time of the assault. 10/2016 - Matthew Overmyer plead guilty to the sexual assault charges and was ordered to spend 90 days in jail. He also has two years of probation following his sentence and will undergo a sex offender treatment program. A no contact order with the victim has been issued for five years. Matthew Overmyer also will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life and pay any restitution to the victim, should she seek counseling. 3/2017 - Matthew Overmyer was ordered to pay $4,640 in restitution to the victim, which was a lowered figure. 4/2017 - Matthew Overmyer went back to jail for failing to register as a sex offender. Aaaand the Bar is now closed.
#4: The fact he claimed that Jon poisoned his staff is the truth. They finally understood that it was time to move on from a toxic environment, let alone a toxic owner, who didn’t even acknowledge the staff very well. And he coming to his own opening intoxicated was the last straw. #3: Terry had the opportunity to regain his business but decided to be a cheapskate. The utter distraught his employees demonstrated was incomprehensible. I feel bad for the employees who worked with him for months and dealt with an atrocity of an owner. #2: This owner was just about his ego. Whatever Jon tried to help, he somehow managed to shut it down. #1: That one was just more infuriating. After that episode aired, the owner decided to fire the only security because he was siding with Jon.
One thing that infuriates me is how they call for a bar expert, John shows up, gives them advice and tries to save their business, then they fight him every step of the way… If my business was failing and I called him to help and he actually showed up, I would do whatever he told me to do. No questions asked. That’s common sense.
They don't just find "regular" failing businesses. The businesses on these shows that are failing are often due to shitty owners. The shitty owners just want the show to put money in for makeovers and stuff (which they do for free). They don't actually want help or criticism. They want money and free advertisement.
I love this video. John isnt screaming in most of these. Hes quiet, and deliberate. The impending walkout and consequent failure of the owners is CRUSHING
Mine too, the show traveled around from network to network too much and it makes it hard to identify the seasons. I'm waiting for the next season, this iwill be the second season 8 on prime.
@@drmayeda1930 I haven't watched all the newest season episodes but I watch them on slingtv. I notice a lot of them have misprint seasons or episodes and it's not just prime..it happens on discovery plus a lot too.
Exactly. Jon could be helping a bar owner who wants to change things and have a profitable bar, not an owner who can't see they're being too stupid to change how they've been acting.
One thing I learned from Taffer, it doesn't matter if you don't like those fruity drinks, or the people that those drinks draw in, you are running a business. When you run a business, you aren't in it for friends, you are in it for money, because when the money runs out, your friends aren't far behind.
The other thing is to be aware of the surroundings. The "fruity" drinks are for more than one demographic. That's what Taffer knew. Regardless of race or gender, you will still want a good alcoholic drink. Just seemed like the owner in the 3rd clip was so narrow-minded and most likely homophobic that he couldn't see past his own faded vision on what makes a bar successful. And he'll lash out on those that will disparage him over the truth of the matter.
@@SouthJerseySam I dont know whats his problem, as i customer i would still prefer a pink girly drink with some fuel over that pisswasser americans call beer. Usually cocktails are very profitble and dont take much skill to mix either, if you want to improve. "if you cant manage a cocktail, howdo you wanna manage a kitchen" sums that guy up pretty well.
That last one was so satisfying to see honestly. Any employer who treats his staff like that deserves to have his business burned to the ground. Jon gave it to him straight
Jon had the right to walk out of those bars One is an alcoholic One is a cheapskate One is just too negative about changes And one is just plain abusive
I couldn't agree even more smh. I feel more sorry for the workers that worked for them the fact they being disrespected and taken for granted. I swear if I could go back in time to help them I would 100%
I remember Terry (Teri?). Me and dad joke about him all the time. First one I saw walk out on the show. He was awful, I hated every part of him being on the show
Not all of them did. Jess and Dalila came back to work for him (likely cause they either needed the job, money, or were juiced in) and they brought back the Hot P*ssy shot.
"I wanna learn how to run 36 bars from a ship in costa rica or something man" Bro you need to learn how to actually manage 1 Bar before you can even think about that.
Sif Greyfang reminds me of that Guy Sebastian from Kitchen Nightmares S1. All about the idea of franchising his menu concept when his one restaurant was failing
He just wants all the perks of success without doing any of the hard work that gets you there. Like any drug alcohol is just as life/soul draining. And the only way to actually get better is to first except that you have a problem and he doesn't see it that way so until he does Ed's just gonna keep self destructing until there's nothing left to save. Seen it and lived it just with opiates but the difference is I now have my shit together and going on 4yrs sober this October.
hate to sound condesending cuase im not but ? truth is with the right system you can prob run 100 bars....from anywhere... opposite is true,, if you dont have a good system,,, like the people he helps,, you stand right over them all day and the place will close,,
#4: A man who couldn't let go of his vices. #3: A man caught in his own web of lies. #2: A guy who couldn't get out of his own head. #1: A psychotic couple who had no place in the customer service industry.
#4 An alcoholic who needed help #3 A scumbag who needed to go down #2 A child who needed less responsibility #1 A pair of rabid animals who needed to be put down
Simple and yet straight to the point and full of facts!.. You can have all the opportunities in the world and still find a way to screw it all up especially when you have a problem with brain killing extra curricular activities.
Can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped. Trust me, I have been there. It's embarrassing, it's soul crushing, it's absolutely humiliating. Gotta be willing to say "I want help". It's not about need. We all need help. You have to want it more than anything in the world.
Lol I'm looking at space now to rent and there talk 7k a month for rent. That's one business expenses. Add merch and employees. That's and easy 13k-15k a month.
His whole problem was his refusal to put money into that bar in favour of funding his new bar even after Jon had already rescued him once before. Jon needed to know he was invested in the bar, and he wasn't going to just piss away the 100k renovations.
There's one that's a prohibition themed one he did. They're super successful... They've opened multiple other locations following the same concept. That's one of the biggest successes to come from the show. Those guys weren't shitty owners they just didn't know what they were doing and they really took to what Taffer taught them. Just in case you were looking for a success story :)
@@BoykesR maybe? Lol. Ive never actually been, I just remember seeing a follow-up article like a year ago about how theyve been doing really well since the show.
I'm from northern Wisconsin and I thought that was the norm. I traveled to Minneapolis and by norm offered to buy the bartender a drink and the owner came up all pissed saying his employees don't drink on the job. I was like sorry every bar where I'm from lets their employees drink , it's considered normal to offer to buy them a drink.
The Old Face episode was the best. That place had zero management skills. All they do is sit around the office & get liquored up. That episode alone was savage. And Jon had every right to walk away.
The bar was actually called Oface. Jon was definitely correct not rescuing the bar since it has been found to have a run in with the cops. It involved Matt, the owner. He was arrested for sexual abuse to another woman in the bar. He was found guilty and had to pay restitution and register as a sex offender. He was then put in jail a second time because he never put in the sex offender charge. I’m so glad that Jon found out that the cops eventually got involved is wonderful. You go, Jon!!!
I just watched this episode and honestly, i loved it for the drama, but I'm so fucking disgusted by the owner and his wife. Poor Syck and the other girl
The fact that dollar store bootleg Patrick Stump over there failed at the single most basic tenant of punk culture (being kind) means he doesn't deserve a punk themed establishment. End of. Aesthetics, anger, anti-capitalism, music and radical politics are all part of it, but if it's not all in the service of kindness to your fellow humans, then you are doing punk wrong.
Swerdy5 Unfortunately, that’s pretty typical when it comes to individuals who can’t properly function emotionally. They have little to no self awareness, are remorseless, and take any criticism personally. It’s very difficult for someone like that to change and become a more functional member of society.
@@akimi2003 Oh they know waht they are doing, the thing that's happening is is called delusion tho. Basically, they lie to themselves and minimize it in their own mind and it deludes their perception of reality. Psychologically speaking, the statement "that's not me" or " I'm not that type of person" is just not true of EVERY human being. Carl Jung, the father of modern psychology called this idea the Shadow. That we must be capable of accepting that we are all capable of doing terrible things and being evil - we are all capable, even the the most innocent seeming or looking person can harbor the thoughts of anger and disgust and hate for too long and not let them go and that ruminates itself into rage and then you start wanting to do something about it, like hurt the person that wronged you. That's why especially in this online age where people are thrown out of society, cancelled by the masses all getting high on the Mob Mentality buzz it gives them to be apart of it, it's very important that at least some of us from this era carry on the concept of forgiveness. Forgiving others, forgiving yourself, forgiving humanity in general for being imperfect and capable of mistakes and of wrongs. If you can't get over your own internal drama machine, aka the ego, you'll be stuck there miserable and failing for your entire life. Those feelings that caused him to strike an employee and threaten to pay another 10 bucks more an hour to throw someone throw a window. Those feelings took him over. Men's aggression is a tool that was evolved for war over many many millennia of struggle and needing a powerful internal feeling that gave them sudden motivation and focus to pick up a weapon and fight and even sacrifice their lives for their people. In combat it is very useful as source of energy and vigor, but in a day and age where that aggression is not being expressed properly because we live in generally peaceful times and war is fought at great range with great disconnection between us and our enemy... that emotion starts to come up over other things, smaller things, things that in the scale of everything it doesn't really matter, and doesn't have a proper exit and it can fester and boil up you have to exorcise those feelings on occasion, I recommend martial arts or a boxing gym. Just buying a punch bag is of great help to me personally in my own struggle with my anger issues and I'm a girl! D: My anger must be from a bloodline where the enemy tribe got to the cave and the women were the only thing left between the children and the invaders. >:D that's what I'd like to think hahaha. Gave me a little edge that comes out that I had to learn to check and monitor or else. Professional fighters generally are some of the most calm people you will ever meet actually, not unlike military members they are "cool under pressure" - they aren't panicking or worried or freaking out or getting angry, they are taught instead to let go of those emotions in that moment and think but also rely on the muscle memory of their training to pull the actual trigger. Be cerebral. Tactical and Strategic. If you've ever been in a fight then you know what I'm talk about, that primal feeling we still have access to. But those people they experienced that adrenaline of combat and of the training for it so many many times and came out of it with clearer eyes really because it dulled that reality to slow itself down, to slow the adrenaline down through constant exposure. They see the things people fight about in society and can see that it isn't worth it due to perspective. I try to use that as a template to control myself, put myself in some kickboxxing and jiu jitsu classes, years later I have many belts and trophys but the most important thing I learned from it was simply being totally calm when something crazy was going on. You never know these days when it could help. :3 Anyways. yaeh.
@@DekkarJr This is a reason why I think some type of martial art and meditation should be mandatory in public schools. Both boys and girls need to learn how to control their emotions and their shadow self. It would be great for those that have a hard time controlling their feelings(anger, jealousy, etc) and would probably help those that repsress them(timid people) be more confident in problematic situations and confrontation. It would level the playing field when it comes to physical altercations, but most importantly shape the general public into people that take more pride in controlling themselves than striking out. Seeing some of the people/kids that grow up now without any from of self control is a public blight, and something both society, parents and schools should be ashamed of.
It's amazing how many people don't realize the amount of detail and complexity is involved in running a bar/restaurant and are neither willing to learn nor willing to work 80 to 100 hours a week to get the business to a level where working 50 hours/week is sufficient.
Yeah in my 30 years experience in the restaurant and bar industry I've seen at least 15 go down. It was because some rich assholes thought he could buy a bar and hire manager and succeed!
People get into the bar business thinking it's gonna be a party,and they're gonna hook up every night (which is why they often hire the people they do...the bouncers and barbacks,etc are their "bros",and they try to create their own personal little harem behind the bar)
What kills me the most with Oface is you could tell by watching Jon sit there in silence in his SUV before he walks in just how disappointed he was. He really wanted to help them but knew he couldn’t or that it wouldn’t matter if he remodeled the bar.
#1 - Owner:"I couldn't give two shhts about what they're talking about right now".... to then say... "I've aired out my differences with all these people. I've talked. I've discussed".
I felt so bad for the employee from the last bar that got smacked by the owner then was threatened to be put through a window. How sad and pathetic of a person do you have to be. He was still working there too which absolutely blows my mind I would have been out of there and pressed charges just because he was an employer. So glad he didn’t save that bar they did not deserve the help.
Good thing Jon didn't rescue O face, the owner was arrested for sexual assault not long after this episode aired. Jon knew that place was a trainwreck waiting to happen.
Oh they knew before they showed up. Don't get me wrong, based on everything reported on that bar before and after they were every bit the scum bags they were portrayed as so no sympathy. But that episode was filmed not long after Gordon Ramsey walked out on his show. They wanted an episode where John would walk out and went to a bar they knew would give them an excuse, and then strung them along until they had enough footage before pulling out that video they had clearly been sitting on the whole time so he could walk out. Although it was funny when he asked if he changed the name would they cange it back, they clearly were fine with that and told him so and he was thrown for a loop expecting them not to, then tried to argue in circules to get them to say they would not change it, and they never would. Clearly he expected another Pirates Tavern fight with the name and read it wrong that they cared. But yeah, while I have no doubt they were set up with that episode, they by most accounts probably deserved it.
If the owner just drop his vice of heavy drinking, maybe he would've find out what it would be like to run a bar on a ship on the seas by Costa Rica. Though I guess some habits don't die hard.
TBH, I wished that he would have walked away more frequently. He helped a lot of terrible owners and didn't seem to learn too much from it. My gripe is that these bar owners should really earn it and not just cash in on the free money and training Taffer provides. But what do I know? Perhaps Taffer still benefits from helping bars which inevitably close 2 years later?
Possibly my favourite quote of all time. Jon Taffer: "Here's my view: You think I'm an idiot, but you're the idiot." hahaha Extreme eloquence from Jon.
I worked at the bar of a nightclub for 2 years and I can say this: if one of the managers saw us drinking even a SIP of alcohol we would be out in the blink of an eye
Owner: "I've talked, I've discussed with them!" Also owner: *Slaps employee* I'VE DISCUSSED WITH THEM! Edit: Thanks for all the likes y'all! Stay blessed !
That first owner said it all when he said “I just wanna know how to run 36 bars from a ship in Costa Rica”. He never wanted to put in hard work and grow a business, he just wanted someone else to do the work while he drank. He deserved it 100% lol.
A lot of people want that kind of lifestyle and are jealous of people who have it. But they don't choose to see that most of those people worked long and hard to get there, it didn't just drop into their lap.
If anyone wants to know, all bars are still open except #1 (gonna say numbers instead of names to make it easier) #4 (Dugout was reopened and Press Box) is still open, and the owner is pretty much by himself with few employees and reopened the Dugout in another location. It has an active facebook page and has all negative reviews, the bar is also struggling financially and closure is imminent 3 (Second Base Bar) is still open and is swarmed with negative reviews. For some reason, the bar is doing financially well and has partnered with multiple sponsors. 2 (Black Light District) has a new owner and is doing exceptionally well. The facebook page states that the previous owner that was on Bar Rescue is no longer part of the bar 1 (O Face). It was closed following the arrest of the owner who plead guilty on sexual assault charges. No one misses it and no one felt bad, meaning the bar will soon be forgotten
The number two guy actually woke up and took Jon's advice. He completely changed his attitude and serves the 'fruity drinks' and now is going really well and is killing it.
Ha. Hahagahq. HAHAHAHQ- Ah....I wish, man. Nah, the bar closed in 2018. A new bar opened in its slot. Employees all walked out the same day Jon did. Dave still blames the show and wants to say he threw Jon out and that Jon didn't walk out.
I get where he is coming from. I might even agree. However if you want to do buisness, you have to make concessions. You want to make money? Sling the "fruity drinks." Then you can afford to loose money on another bar project that attracts the clientele you want.
@@davidthaler7018 Not a matter of _when_ it closes. Blacklight actually closed in July 2018 and from what I can google, the address is currently occupied by a place called "Supply and Demand" which is another bar/music venue but unlike Blacklight, it looks like a nice little place.
Jon is so right. Fixing bars is easy, fixing people is hard. It's so tough to get past the overinflated ego. Watching him try however, is very entertaining.
#4 - Proof that it was the owner failing and not the bar. The location was prime. #3 - That was re-rescue. Jon had rescued the bar once before and the owner let it fail again. #2 - The owner thought he could get a free remodel and kitchen as long as it was done his way. He honestly didn't think the way he was running the bar at all. #1 - The O-Face bar...Jon sent some people to check out the bar again. Needless to say it was a terrible environment.
I like how in #3 Jon was holding Terry responsible,, instead of (just) Garry. Like, why do you keep open other bars, yet let one fall to ruins? If a bar is failing, you focus on fixing the failing bar instead of "I have other bars that need my attention".
@@ashleypetrini4627 Terry only proved Gary's point in that Terry was the one that made all the decisions and let the place go. Sara even answered Jon's question when he asked if Terry was incapable of putting down thirty grand and she said "no." Terry was simply being a cheapskate.
Matt of Oface got arrested for messing with a 14 year old girl. Syck the bouncer got fired for siding with Taffer. They hired back the manager Amanda who beat up the server.
@@ryanmuro u have felled life if a simple 10$ AN HOUR matters over ur record, and if caught court fees restitution days off work if u still have a job...and 80$ a day is chump change,400$ week to risk what u have is iggnorant unlesse uve failed setting up yourself...then ye take that risk dumbass!
We need an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philly, like a parody episode of it, but in the style of Bar Rescue. Where Jon Taffer tries to save Paddy's Pub but has a total mental breakdown.
"That's fucking low, man!" No no no no no buddy. The way you treat your employees and other people in general? That's truly low. And while I'm at it, your wife who you defend and enable to the bitter end, walked out on Jon when he said you both need a counselor is even lower, which is saying something.
I don't drink,but I have the most respect for Jon Taffer,he knows his business,and has the track record to prove it.Thirty five years. Yes,he's brash,but some of these people need a wake-up call.Humble yourselves and take the advice
His concepts only really work on tv...any actual bar person will tell you he is full of shit. He is really no better than a liquor rep hack. His constant reliance on craft cocktails is stupid and not practical. People don't order more than 1 of those, if that.
@@Fermion. less than 50% success rate is good for you? If you buy the made up stories about the debts, I bet you think survivor contestants could really survive in the wilderness.
@Byron H It really all depends. Ive worked at bars that was cantered around craft cocktails in a nice area and people were forking 14$ a drink for multiple rounds and the bar was making lots of profit as a result. Not saying it will work at every bar but you have to know your clientele and cater to their needs at a price you know they’re willing to pay.
I'm 100% serious, good job, keep it up. Years ago my uncle told me, "There's nothing in the bottom of that bottle that's gonna help you. That's what family's for." RIP Uncle Warren.
Bar rescue came to my town. The bar is called the "shot exchange". He made it absolutely thriving. I recently went in their they took everything he invested and sold it kept the old furniture that smells like vomit and diarrhea in most cases. It's the darkest and the most disgusting thing in my city.
I needed to confirm, he walked out 4 times, not 2 like the last episode said, He’s now walked out of 5 bars congratulations on a 97.5 percent rescue rate
@@tarden132Hideaway's in season 8. He left because the owner was a terrible alcoholic and the staff refused to admit it, even though they did in commentary. So basically, they lied straight to Jon's face and he wasn't going to deal with them and walked away WITHOUT EVEN GOING THROUGH THE STRESS TEST. Yep, this bar may be worse than O'Face.
I always feel bad for the bar employees whenever Jon walks out. They are all excited and happy and ready to see a newly remodeled masterpiece of a bar, and want to know that they can enjoy their jobs more. And then, because they work for a moron or slimeball, they have to deal with the fact that they won’t get anything new and they will just have to deal with their sucky conditions even longer and possibly even worse off than before. The O-Face bar deserved to be closed, and I feel bad for the workers who had to put up with being abused and attacked, and then losing their source of income as an end product. Jon is literally their last chance for redemption or improved job conditions, but just because their employer has the IQ of a walnut and managing skills of a subpar janitor, they have to have their hopes up, just to have those hopes crash down around them. (Whether this show is fake or real in any regard, this still applies to actual situations like this)
He can usual tell early on whether the owner is incompetent or not, so he sticks around to give the staff training and knowledge so they can move on to better things. He has pledged to help them find jobs before too.
This show is pretty real. It only ever got accused of being staged in one particular episode that no longer airs but the claims were dismissed as false if I remember.
@@Megaproductions302 are you talking about the pirate themed episode because that woman and her husband said they were told to act certain ways and in the end were just abandoned
I think some people had the opinion that it was staged or fake because they had cameras already set up. I don't feel sorry for the employees. Your boss/owner can't make you serve nasty food to customers.
It's been a few years since I've watched an episode but I have NEVER seen Jon walk out on a bar rescue.. Like Jon I have zero tolerance for violence, especially in the work force. Totally agree with him 100% on all those walk outs he did.
I'm an officer in the US- quite similar here too. Place would most certainly be shut down due to both the civil and criminal charges he would have faced if the employee decided to press charges. (Which he should have because that owner ended up sexually assaulting a woman). As a law enforcement officer cases like this break my heart because what ended up being a traumatic experience for an innocent woman could have been prevented if this man child was locked away for his violent behavior.
@@ThePolice2012 Bet he pulled that "I'm military" shit when he got arrested and threatened to shoot up the station, thinking that he knows gun-fu from the service.
I'm not sure how he even brought himself back into that room. Not without the police. You don't touch your employees.. I don't give a fuck who you are.
If you ever feel like a loser, just remember that Jon Taffer walked out on that dude who showed up to his own grand opening drunk, humiliated him, and had his entire staff quit on him in front of 100 people
Lmao so true. That guy said it all when he said “I just wanna know how to run 36 bars from a ship in Costa Rica”. He never wanted to put in hard work and grow a business, he just wanted someone else to do the work while he drank. He deserved it 100% lol.
@Nefaryus Drake yeah you get free drinks from a bar that just lost all of their employees in front of everyone while being told what a failure the owner is
@Nefaryus Drake yea my comment completely airplaned over your head 💀 don’t get how you get a sense of entitlement from that but gotcha bud
This is the best thing I've read all day. Thank you.
@Nefaryus Drake do you realize that open bar venue does not mean that the customer makes and serves their own drinks?
"We don't have a grand opening?" "You do." BEST. LINE. EVER. THE WOMAN DESERVED APPLAUSE AFTER THAT, DAYUM
@@dennisjohansen8490 Damn, bro, I just liked the quote. You don't gotta be a dick about it. Didn't think a stranger on youtube would offend you so much.
Dennis Johansen oh wow Dennis you’re so smart oooh did you put your big boy pants on when you wrote up that comment?
@@dennisjohansen8490 I hope you don't enjoy any fiction or your gonna be pissed fuckin idiot
That’s really how life goes 🤷🏿♀️
Or a mic drop.
4- Alcoholism
3- Cheap
2 - Ego
1- Abusive
Fits each one perfect you hit it right on the nail
rayblack2004 you’re only making sense to yourself jaggoff
Well i'd say Jon has a massive ego himself and isn't exactly the most friendly or charming of people.
@@Sigismund-von-Luxembourg working in business like he does he needs that ego.
@@alltheragegeorgepageakatheperv I have noticed almost every business owner I have ever met successful or otherwise is a massive douche bag with an ego the size of a mountain.
Matthew Overmyer, the guy at #1, was arrested in 2016 and plead guilty to two modified charges of assault with the intent to conduct sexual abuse. He served 90 days. Then he was arrested again in 2017 for failing to register as a sex offender. Good on Jon for seeing through this guys bs.
My main question is what is a underage girl doing in a bar..... 🤷🏻🤷🏻🤷🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻🤦🏻
@@RandyDubin She probably wanted to have some fun with her friends, who knows.
@@RandyDubin No, that's not the main question, that's called victim blaming.
@@RandyDubin can’t blame mentally underdeveloped people for doing unreasonable things (most of the time), you CAN blame an adult for knowingly breaking the law
Crazy fact, that bar was in my hometown ,Omaha, Nebraska. Glad I never went there.
That first owner was WASTED lmao
“Are you drunk?”
“No.......”
He was so pathetic throughout the whole episode. He still is today.
Jon Mah Gaaaawd!
The dude had issues way beyond Taffers abilities. He needs an AA program and a psychiatrist...
Lol so you just stumble regularly
I felt bad for the bar manager for dealing with this dude since she started. She has WAAAY more heart to the business than the owner did. I hope she found a better bartending jon today cuz she and her fellow coworkers deserved better.
What hurts the most about the first one was that everything was done. The construction was completed and everything and he still showed up drunk.
Well the tv show is the big winner here. If it was a "boring" ending they couldnt use it again and again clips. The owner probably will still get more traffic from the tv show BUT those employees who walked out... I think at the end of the day the could be the losers because they quit their job. Lets hope for them they have a new and beter employer now.
Mark I don’t think the owner will really get that much traffic... if from the show, people will see how foolish he is. Not to mention the possibly time he’ll take to just get a full staff again.
@@Markuden Gordon Ramsey's name isn't the same as Jon though. Granted i get what you're saying; he'll still have increased business for some time because of the show alone albeit much less than Ramsey
@@hokus001 Sure much less then Ramsey but I can guarantee you that A LOT of people in the area will give them a second chance again or go for the first time. Its up to them to give a good impression. I think at first there might even come as many people as with Ramsey because word travels fast in small areas so it makes people curious. But with Ramsey people will almost put some restaurants on their bucket list to visit once inn their lives, I dont think thats the same with Taffer.
Mark Hey... so... you are actually an idiot.
"i don't quit jobs. I can't afford to." This is a very telling comment.. we withstand so much abuse because we feel like we have no other options.. heartbreaking.
They won’t even say they’ll quit and get unemployed benefits.
Most states have programs that will helped you find jobs just take a couple of hours a day when your not working to get a better job its hard and makes you feel bad especially if you can't get an interview lined up but it isn't impossible I've done it before
america
@C D Well yes they do but most other countries don't black list people who quit their jobs, in the US if you quit one job everyone knows it and won't hire you.
@@davidchristoffersen1404 So true! Especially, in a bar/restaurant setting. You'll be labeled unreliable or a flight risk
#1 was probably the most justified decision Taffer ever made. Anyone who is willing to hurt their employees needs psychiatrict help and like he said, "I dont want to fix your bar and read about someone getting hurt in it a week later."
Notice the wife walked away as Jon told them the cold hard truth.
loll yet that bar is still open to this day
@@Reicrow1o'face? No, it had it's doors shut for years.
@@harrisonbetker2271 I live like 3 minutes away from O'face. It's still open, but the service is absolute shit and not many people go there anymore.
@@lookingsubmissiveandbreeda1512 are you sure it's still open?
He's harshest when he's not yelling.
When men who usually yell go deathly quiet... THAT is the time you need to pay attention because shit is going to hit the fan! I grew up with men like that, so I know how serious that shit can get!
@BB Hoody"despite their anger" yeah I'm pretty sure that the anger would be considered the emotion. But keep breaking it down over there Dr Phil. It seems like you are great at talking in circles and going nowhere fast. Don't you 100% agree with my assessment?
Somehow that’s scarier.
When someone who is known to be very loud is quiet, then you reveal the true face of the person. No noise, no emotion...just the truth. Plus someone who does not have to yell to be heard is the biggest guy in the room.
@BB Hoody Taffer only yells to get his points across about people's problems and mistakes to get them to listen in order to get them to improve and change their ways. When he doesn't yell, he's basically giving up on whoever he tried to help because they've refused to change.
you can't be an alcoholic and own a bar it's really that simple
MidknightTechReviews I think it’s the cardinal rule of any drug-related business: ‘don’t get high on your own supply’.
A good dealer will never use his own product.
Tell that to the owners of paddy’s pub
Why not alot of fat people own a mcdonalds and do well :D
True that. It's like being a coke dealer but also being a cokehead, it never works because the dealer always ends up getting fucked up by the plug and the dealer is always the one that no shows or tries to fuck you over by cutting it with baking soda or flour. Powdered sugar, whatever looks like it. Pretty bizarre comparison but you get the drift
taffer running the bar + ramsey running the kitchen = 💰 💰 💰
Hoo boy that type of tag team would break an owner XD
They'll get into civil war.
I think Jon Taffer said that he would be interested in working with Gordon Ramsay on Twitter.
Joseph Morton that’d be a hell of a bar
dragon king leonides1527 gotta go through some tests before you become owner 🤣
That punk bar episode was great.
First he told a punk legend that he knows nothing about punk because he was wearing a sweater.
Then he tells a bar legend that he knows "fruity drinks" wouldnt be successful.
I genuinely question if he ever met anyone in the punk scene before cause those guys will literally be drinking capri suns and gogo squeezes.
I love that he says all that then is also standing there telling Jon to leave in a baseball cap and black tee that likely says Tap Out
What is the name of this bar? Does anyone know if they're still in business?
@@williamskellyl1 I think it was called the Blacklight District, it was on Season 4.
Oh and the kicker, he only made the call to Jon so he can get a kitchen installed in the building.
My belief is that if you threaten someone that you were in the military, you don't deserve to be in the military
Yeah, that was cringey.
He’s out of the military and he’s also a registered sex offender now
Has he got any proof he was, or was not kicked out. Because the amount of people who say they where in the military you would think by now everyone is.
HistoryFan476ad entirely true
People like him disgrace ALL of us who've served before him. That's why we have to fight against the stigma of being hot headed, & lose cannons. People like that last owner piece of garbage.
I hope I can get to a point in life where I refer to 30k as "a few dollars."
And when that happens I hope to be the homeless man who asks you "can you spare a few dollars?"
Mr perfect I believe you will stay strong 💪 an I’ll be here hoping an praying the best for Mate
A man dumps an ungodly amount of money into a dive bar, all of a sudden has $30k to dump. 😂 I’ll watch pandas fly out of my ass.
Your name is righteous Mr.P.M, just like you.
@@DIBS-gs4tm Why me...
Taffer did a very smart thing not Rescuing that last bar.
Turns out the owner that kept screaming he was military, and constantly nagged on Jon for "yelling at his wife" is now a registered sex offender that did it while his wife was out of town.
2/2016 - O Face owner Matthew Overmyer was arrested for suspected sexual abuse of someone that supposedly worked at the bar. His wife was supposedly out of town at the time of the assault.
10/2016 - Matthew Overmyer plead guilty to the sexual assault charges and was ordered to spend 90 days in jail. He also has two years of probation following his sentence and will undergo a sex offender treatment program. A no contact order with the victim has been issued for five years. Matthew Overmyer also will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life and pay any restitution to the victim, should she seek counseling.
3/2017 - Matthew Overmyer was ordered to pay $4,640 in restitution to the victim, which was a lowered figure.
4/2017 - Matthew Overmyer went back to jail for failing to register as a sex offender.
Aaaand the Bar is now closed.
That guy is a creep!
I knew the bar closed but I didn't know the guy was a sexual predator. Jon was right to walk out of there.
Thanks for the updates
Dude was a mechanic in the Air Force lol talking about taking people out, what to a 3 course dinner at a 5 star restaurant
Omg
#4: The fact he claimed that Jon poisoned his staff is the truth. They finally understood that it was time to move on from a toxic environment, let alone a toxic owner, who didn’t even acknowledge the staff very well. And he coming to his own opening intoxicated was the last straw.
#3: Terry had the opportunity to regain his business but decided to be a cheapskate. The utter distraught his employees demonstrated was incomprehensible. I feel bad for the employees who worked with him for months and dealt with an atrocity of an owner.
#2: This owner was just about his ego. Whatever Jon tried to help, he somehow managed to shut it down.
#1: That one was just more infuriating. After that episode aired, the owner decided to fire the only security because he was siding with Jon.
One thing that infuriates me is how they call for a bar expert, John shows up, gives them advice and tries to save their business, then they fight him every step of the way… If my business was failing and I called him to help and he actually showed up, I would do whatever he told me to do. No questions asked. That’s common sense.
It's also lousy television. That's the dilemma for the producers.
Sense stopped being common years ago.
It shouldn't be that much of a surprise, though. Many of these bars are failing because of their owners' personalities.
They don't just find "regular" failing businesses. The businesses on these shows that are failing are often due to shitty owners. The shitty owners just want the show to put money in for makeovers and stuff (which they do for free). They don't actually want help or criticism. They want money and free advertisement.
@@mickeymouse12678 Some of them do, those are the ones that remained open.
I love this video. John isnt screaming in most of these. Hes quiet, and deliberate. The impending walkout and consequent failure of the owners is CRUSHING
The worst kind of insult involves the soft-spoken dispassionate words of someone who has completely given up on you.
The worst kind of insult involves the soft-spoken dispassionate words of someone who has completely given up on you.
Jon Taffer and Gordon Ramsay are the two men who are the most dangerous when they aren’t yelling.
I would love to see the two of them work together.
just came to say I love the profile pic.
Dude is in debt 160,000$ and he’s worried about fruity drinks 😂
Fedi Boi I believe he closed down last year
Those fruity drinks could have doubled that amount.
Yep. Toxic masculinity. He didnt like being "talked down" but really he was just making him realize just how bad he screwed up.
@@sadpotato3386 Lol troll
@larissaj Just saying sad potato is a troll for those choice of words
Bar Rescue never let's me down. It's one of my favorite shows
It's One Of My Favorite Shows Too Jon Always Holds People Accountable For Their Actions
@@rebeccakesner9840 Jon is essential in keeping the booze flowing and the Babylonians on top! He would make a great ghetto president!
Us too. 😀💪
Mine too, the show traveled around from network to network too much and it makes it hard to identify the seasons. I'm waiting for the next season, this iwill be the second season 8 on prime.
@@drmayeda1930 I haven't watched all the newest season episodes but I watch them on slingtv. I notice a lot of them have misprint seasons or episodes and it's not just prime..it happens on discovery plus a lot too.
2:28 "Just can"t see eye to eye"
*eyes drunkenly drift apart*
He was..tapped out
*Eyes start looping around head*
Hence Tom Cruise (stumbles around) a few good men who couldn’t work with Jack Nicholson
His eyes can't see eye to eye either 🤣🤣🤣
"Can't see eye to eye"
WHICH EYE DO WE LOOK AT????
These owners don’t understand one simple fact: they need Jon, he doesn’t need them.
Exactly. Jon could be helping a bar owner who wants to change things and have a profitable bar, not an owner who can't see they're being too stupid to change how they've been acting.
But you gotta admit, these type of episodes pulls in the views
You are sooo right! I watched one episode where the owner was using Jon to get free renovation. I think it was No. 3 on this list.
trolzilalol fuck alllll the way out of here lol
David Mosca you knew what he meant.
One thing I learned from Taffer, it doesn't matter if you don't like those fruity drinks, or the people that those drinks draw in, you are running a business. When you run a business, you aren't in it for friends, you are in it for money, because when the money runs out, your friends aren't far behind.
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In so many words, yes.
The other thing is to be aware of the surroundings. The "fruity" drinks are for more than one demographic. That's what Taffer knew. Regardless of race or gender, you will still want a good alcoholic drink. Just seemed like the owner in the 3rd clip was so narrow-minded and most likely homophobic that he couldn't see past his own faded vision on what makes a bar successful. And he'll lash out on those that will disparage him over the truth of the matter.
@@SouthJerseySam I dont know whats his problem, as i customer i would still prefer a pink girly drink with some fuel over that pisswasser americans call beer. Usually cocktails are very profitble and dont take much skill to mix either, if you want to improve. "if you cant manage a cocktail, howdo you wanna manage a kitchen" sums that guy up pretty well.
@@SouthJerseySam Nobody wants to just drink hard liquor or beer.
That last one was so satisfying to see honestly. Any employer who treats his staff like that deserves to have his business burned to the ground. Jon gave it to him straight
Jon had the right to walk out of those bars
One is an alcoholic
One is a cheapskate
One is just too negative about changes
And one is just plain abusive
I couldn't agree even more smh. I feel more sorry for the workers that worked for them the fact they being disrespected and taken for granted. I swear if I could go back in time to help them I would 100%
I remember Terry (Teri?). Me and dad joke about him all the time. First one I saw walk out on the show. He was awful, I hated every part of him being on the show
Should have said: "one was pigheaded."
On point👌
On point👌
The drunk owner episode was the most satisfied episode ever knowing his employees quit and Jon refused to help
Not all of them did. Jess and Dalila came back to work for him (likely cause they either needed the job, money, or were juiced in) and they brought back the Hot P*ssy shot.
The way he poured his beer lmao
Dean D aka TheLaughingMann I mean they should have left him after jon left since the owner is just getting drunk everyday
what episode was this in? I stopped watching and trying to figure it out
Lol Delilah needed her job since she didnt really make it that long on Bad Girls Club lmao
The first bar looked so nice, too bad the owner couldn't get his act together
It's a shame a competent bar owner didn't make the owner an offer he couldn't refuse.
If he had been smart he would have sold the bar right then
@@bernardslaundry3879 ppl
He actually did sell the bar and a person bought it and it's the best bar in town😂
I love the table number concept. If I ever open a bar, I’m stealing that 😂
“Good luck on your corner” Lol violated that dude.
"I wanna learn how to run 36 bars from a ship in costa rica or something man"
Bro you need to learn how to actually manage 1 Bar before you can even think about that.
Sif Greyfang reminds me of that Guy Sebastian from Kitchen Nightmares S1. All about the idea of franchising his menu concept when his one restaurant was failing
he also need to learn how to poor a beer .. look at he's beer its 50% foam .. wtf
Young MC I just want a frozen pizza in every grocery store.
Ramsay: “you can’t even make one pizza correctly you fuckin doughnut”
He just wants all the perks of success without doing any of the hard work that gets you there. Like any drug alcohol is just as life/soul draining. And the only way to actually get better is to first except that you have a problem and he doesn't see it that way so until he does Ed's just gonna keep self destructing until there's nothing left to save. Seen it and lived it just with opiates but the difference is I now have my shit together and going on 4yrs sober this October.
hate to sound condesending
cuase im not but ? truth is with the right system
you can prob run 100 bars....from anywhere...
opposite is true,, if you dont have a good system,,, like the
people he helps,,
you stand right over them all day and the place will close,,
#4: A man who couldn't let go of his vices.
#3: A man caught in his own web of lies.
#2: A guy who couldn't get out of his own head.
#1: A psychotic couple who had no place in the customer service industry.
#4 An alcoholic who needed help
#3 A scumbag who needed to go down
#2 A child who needed less responsibility
#1 A pair of rabid animals who needed to be put down
@@Matthew-cw3gn Much more blunt, but still very true.
Simple and yet straight to the point and full of facts!.. You can have all the opportunities in the world and still find a way to screw it all up especially when you have a problem with brain killing extra curricular activities.
Last guy is a sex offender
@@briiiibrii Scary that he's still not in jail and poses a threat right?.
"He poisoned my staff against me"
No, sir, you did that yourself..
Said Anakin to Obi Wan
YOU WILL NOT TAKE THEM FROM ME!
If I am bar owner myself, I'll be happy to meet Jon and his crew of professionals.
@@SynVT_ was just about to say this
@@BlackDiamond2718 Your anger and your lust for power have already done that!
8:15 Your bar Isn’t what’s wrong,
Your character Is what’s wrong.
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👏....👏....👏....👏 😑
👏🏼....👏🏼....👏🏼....👏🏼 😑
“Im military. I will knock you out!” *throws girly slap then proceeds to tell others to do his dirty work*
Like most politicians
Sounds about right
@@auvorthegreat9448 so military general?
micro penis syndrome. pure and simple. hes one of those guys that has to let everyone know hes "alpha".... an alpha doesnt have to say anything
@@auvorthegreat9448 *SAVAGE 100*
#1 was the best walk out. Turns out the owner got arrested for sexually abusing a woman in the bar.
Not surprising, just glad he got caught 🙊🙈🙉
@Alexander Freeman is it still going downhill
@Alexander Freeman yah true how are they still even open is my question
@Alexander Freeman who's the owner
@Alexander Freeman is it still owned by these crazy people??
Bar owner: "I ain't scared of you Jon. I'm tough!"
Jon: "But I'm Taffer".
That's very clever. Well done my friend.
That's some impressive word play XD
@@TheTinman1996 Tanks 🤪
@@RockingDyde You're welcome ^^
I'd be like, "I'm not you. I'm not some insecure p***y who needs people to be 'scared' of him. You're a f***ing joke. Grow up, stereotype."
Can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped. Trust me, I have been there. It's embarrassing, it's soul crushing, it's absolutely humiliating. Gotta be willing to say "I want help". It's not about need. We all need help. You have to want it more than anything in the world.
Don't let ANY of this distract you for the fact that John did a good job on the vines
“Write me a check for $30k”
“I asked him for a few dollars”
in the business world 30k is chump change
Lol I'm looking at space now to rent and there talk 7k a month for rent. That's one business expenses. Add merch and employees. That's and easy 13k-15k a month.
You also missed out on Taffers side of deal equalling 100k, so thats 70k profit for the owner in the form of the revamp.
@@richardflack1269 I think Taffer also mentioned that guys "other businesses." Owner was probably being cheap is my take
His whole problem was his refusal to put money into that bar in favour of funding his new bar even after Jon had already rescued him once before.
Jon needed to know he was invested in the bar, and he wasn't going to just piss away the 100k renovations.
I love John Taffer. He calls it out. John is a man of honor, courage and integrity.
He’s optimistic at first but a realist to the end. And realistic to boot. Total respect for a dude who goes through shot like this
Yes sir.
Ehhh, Taffer is no saint, but he's at least a professional.
And sheer fookin will!!
@@scottpeltier3977 Taffer can turn any clipjoint or dive into a first rate ghetto establishment. No drama here...!
5:36 is probably the best line I’ve ever heard from any tv show host/certified awesome business owner
We need a video on "The Top 5 Bars John Helped, & Are Still Going/Successful!".
There's one that's a prohibition themed one he did. They're super successful... They've opened multiple other locations following the same concept. That's one of the biggest successes to come from the show. Those guys weren't shitty owners they just didn't know what they were doing and they really took to what Taffer taught them. Just in case you were looking for a success story :)
@@kendrahouck984 isn't that the New Orleans bar?
@@BoykesR maybe? Lol. Ive never actually been, I just remember seeing a follow-up article like a year ago about how theyve been doing really well since the show.
@@kendrahouck984 I even believe they have been in one of the show's throwback shows
@@BoykesR it's called moonrunners
I’d love to see Ramsay and Toffer work together.
Same
Wouldn't happen. Their egos would get in the way
I would vote for them both as President and Vice President, but gorden is not a natural born citizen. But would be fun watching them run the country.
That would be so epic!!
@@randyhooks1214 you are not wrong
“Punks have an edge but they’re not assholes”
Yeaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh about that... sometimes punks ARE assholes. Source: years of working with punks, playing in punk bands, and promoting punk shows.
@@owenwexler7214 but thats not because they’re punks, thats just cause they’re assholes, right?
@@fredfredburger1328 I don’t know what u are saying, but I can feel it in my bones that u said something seriously wrong
@@fredfredburger1328 okay, thats just messed up dude
Jon definitely hasn't been to some of the punk and hardcore shows I've been to. 🤣🤣🤣
1:59 “He poisoned my staff against me!” Nah bro, your toxic behavior caused that lol.
This is all acting
@@anereldar3611really
When I ran a bar, I sent any employee home if they were drunk. I only had to do it once.
Cody Peters have there been any problems with anyone getting drunk?
@@ugandaknuckles5691 apparently once
@@ugandaknuckles5691 Yeah, the boss went home and came back to work the following day haha
marco ynwa lol
I'm from northern Wisconsin and I thought that was the norm. I traveled to Minneapolis and by norm offered to buy the bartender a drink and the owner came up all pissed saying his employees don't drink on the job. I was like sorry every bar where I'm from lets their employees drink , it's considered normal to offer to buy them a drink.
"Every failing bar has a failing owner."
Word.
@Buck Fuddy Word
The Old Face episode was the best. That place had zero management skills. All they do is sit around the office & get liquored up. That episode alone was savage. And Jon had every right to walk away.
The bar was actually called Oface. Jon was definitely correct not rescuing the bar since it has been found to have a run in with the cops. It involved Matt, the owner. He was arrested for sexual abuse to another woman in the bar. He was found guilty and had to pay restitution and register as a sex offender. He was then put in jail a second time because he never put in the sex offender charge. I’m so glad that Jon found out that the cops eventually got involved is wonderful. You go, Jon!!!
This episode is the Amy's Baking Company of Bar Rescue
@@ChaseMC215 True.
@@patriciaarold1270 Not to mention there were no less than two shootings that went down there.
I just watched this episode and honestly, i loved it for the drama, but I'm so fucking disgusted by the owner and his wife. Poor Syck and the other girl
How could we ever forget the punk rock bar? Such a classic episode.
The fact that dollar store bootleg Patrick Stump over there failed at the single most basic tenant of punk culture (being kind) means he doesn't deserve a punk themed establishment. End of. Aesthetics, anger, anti-capitalism, music and radical politics are all part of it, but if it's not all in the service of kindness to your fellow humans, then you are doing punk wrong.
The only times I've heard "We are not those people" come out of someone's mouth is when they're EXACTLY those people and can't admit it.
Swerdy5
Unfortunately, that’s pretty typical when it comes to individuals who can’t properly function emotionally. They have little to no self awareness, are remorseless, and take any criticism personally. It’s very difficult for someone like that to change and become a more functional member of society.
Except me man, im not like that. Im not like those people believe me man
@@akimi2003 Oh they know waht they are doing, the thing that's happening is is called delusion tho. Basically, they lie to themselves and minimize it in their own mind and it deludes their perception of reality. Psychologically speaking, the statement "that's not me" or " I'm not that type of person" is just not true of EVERY human being. Carl Jung, the father of modern psychology called this idea the Shadow. That we must be capable of accepting that we are all capable of doing terrible things and being evil - we are all capable, even the the most innocent seeming or looking person can harbor the thoughts of anger and disgust and hate for too long and not let them go and that ruminates itself into rage and then you start wanting to do something about it, like hurt the person that wronged you.
That's why especially in this online age where people are thrown out of society, cancelled by the masses all getting high on the Mob Mentality buzz it gives them to be apart of it, it's very important that at least some of us from this era carry on the concept of forgiveness. Forgiving others, forgiving yourself, forgiving humanity in general for being imperfect and capable of mistakes and of wrongs. If you can't get over your own internal drama machine, aka the ego, you'll be stuck there miserable and failing for your entire life. Those feelings that caused him to strike an employee and threaten to pay another 10 bucks more an hour to throw someone throw a window.
Those feelings took him over. Men's aggression is a tool that was evolved for war over many many millennia of struggle and needing a powerful internal feeling that gave them sudden motivation and focus to pick up a weapon and fight and even sacrifice their lives for their people. In combat it is very useful as source of energy and vigor, but in a day and age where that aggression is not being expressed properly because we live in generally peaceful times and war is fought at great range with great disconnection between us and our enemy... that emotion starts to come up over other things, smaller things, things that in the scale of everything it doesn't really matter, and doesn't have a proper exit and it can fester and boil up you have to exorcise those feelings on occasion, I recommend martial arts or a boxing gym. Just buying a punch bag is of great help to me personally in my own struggle with my anger issues and I'm a girl! D: My anger must be from a bloodline where the enemy tribe got to the cave and the women were the only thing left between the children and the invaders. >:D that's what I'd like to think hahaha. Gave me a little edge that comes out that I had to learn to check and monitor or else.
Professional fighters generally are some of the most calm people you will ever meet actually, not unlike military members they are "cool under pressure" - they aren't panicking or worried or freaking out or getting angry, they are taught instead to let go of those emotions in that moment and think but also rely on the muscle memory of their training to pull the actual trigger. Be cerebral. Tactical and Strategic. If you've ever been in a fight then you know what I'm talk about, that primal feeling we still have access to. But those people they experienced that adrenaline of combat and of the training for it so many many times and came out of it with clearer eyes really because it dulled that reality to slow itself down, to slow the adrenaline down through constant exposure. They see the things people fight about in society and can see that it isn't worth it due to perspective. I try to use that as a template to control myself, put myself in some kickboxxing and jiu jitsu classes, years later I have many belts and trophys but the most important thing I learned from it was simply being totally calm when something crazy was going on. You never know these days when it could help. :3 Anyways. yaeh.
And funny thing is, that same bar was shut down by the town itself. And the owner had a sex assault charge added too
@@DekkarJr This is a reason why I think some type of martial art and meditation should be mandatory in public schools. Both boys and girls need to learn how to control their emotions and their shadow self. It would be great for those that have a hard time controlling their feelings(anger, jealousy, etc) and would probably help those that repsress them(timid people) be more confident in problematic situations and confrontation. It would level the playing field when it comes to physical altercations, but most importantly shape the general public into people that take more pride in controlling themselves than striking out. Seeing some of the people/kids that grow up now without any from of self control is a public blight, and something both society, parents and schools should be ashamed of.
I need a “where are they now” with all of these 😂
Oh go look up the last one. The O Face bar boss later got arrested and registered as a sex offender.
@@luisisthenamelitn6978 that last one with the video looks fake tho, the close up shots and everythin
@@zeth8776 I mean his charges aren't fake so..
Terry’s bar is out of business and someone got shot in their parking lot Terry was an asshole
Lol they’re all gone
8:43
“You see I have a reputation. And I have to protect it!”
Couldn’t have said it better myself. Wise word from John Taffer, and a smart decision.
Amen my friend
Good thing he did... The owner of that bar turned out to be a sexual offender.
"You need a counselor, not a bar professional." Oh that was too funny -
Jon dresses like an Italian mob don and I respect him for it
Only he's got legal intentions
He's Russian/Jewish tho, nothing Italian about him.
@@SlayerFan961 did you not read the comment I said he dresses like one not he is one
It's amazing how many people don't realize the amount of detail and complexity is involved in running a bar/restaurant and are neither willing to learn nor willing to work 80 to 100 hours a week to get the business to a level where working 50 hours/week is sufficient.
Yeah in my 30 years experience in the restaurant and bar industry I've seen at least 15 go down. It was because some rich assholes thought he could buy a bar and hire manager and succeed!
that's why I'm not ever going to open a bar/restaurant, lol
Yes u are very right on it
People get into the bar business thinking it's gonna be a party,and they're gonna hook up every night (which is why they often hire the people they do...the bouncers and barbacks,etc are their "bros",and they try to create their own personal little harem behind the bar)
I devoted 36 years of my life to this environment 18 years old started as a busser worked my way up to the head chef took all the bruises
What kills me the most with Oface is you could tell by watching Jon sit there in silence in his SUV before he walks in just how disappointed he was. He really wanted to help them but knew he couldn’t or that it wouldn’t matter if he remodeled the bar.
#1 - Owner:"I couldn't give two shhts about what they're talking about right now".... to then say... "I've aired out my differences with all these people. I've talked. I've discussed".
I felt so bad for the employee from the last bar that got smacked by the owner then was threatened to be put through a window. How sad and pathetic of a person do you have to be. He was still working there too which absolutely blows my mind I would have been out of there and pressed charges just because he was an employer. So glad he didn’t save that bar they did not deserve the help.
"I'm leaving. I am not rescuing your bar" you know that line means business!!!
Good thing Jon didn't rescue O face, the owner was arrested for sexual assault not long after this episode aired.
Jon knew that place was a trainwreck waiting to happen.
Oh they knew before they showed up. Don't get me wrong, based on everything reported on that bar before and after they were every bit the scum bags they were portrayed as so no sympathy. But that episode was filmed not long after Gordon Ramsey walked out on his show. They wanted an episode where John would walk out and went to a bar they knew would give them an excuse, and then strung them along until they had enough footage before pulling out that video they had clearly been sitting on the whole time so he could walk out. Although it was funny when he asked if he changed the name would they cange it back, they clearly were fine with that and told him so and he was thrown for a loop expecting them not to, then tried to argue in circules to get them to say they would not change it, and they never would. Clearly he expected another Pirates Tavern fight with the name and read it wrong that they cared. But yeah, while I have no doubt they were set up with that episode, they by most accounts probably deserved it.
@@dantheman8103 Considering their laundry list of criminal activities at that place, yea, couldn't have happened to a nicer couple.
I like how even if the employees are idiots, he still takes their side over abusive owners. I love this man! We need more of these videos please.
Maaaan, that first one broke my heart. The bar looked beautiful and you could see it broke all of the staff. Damn, dude.
If the owner just drop his vice of heavy drinking, maybe he would've find out what it would be like to run a bar on a ship on the seas by Costa Rica. Though I guess some habits don't die hard.
John had every right to walk out on these owners...
And so glad that he did
TBH, I wished that he would have walked away more frequently. He helped a lot of terrible owners and didn't seem to learn too much from it. My gripe is that these bar owners should really earn it and not just cash in on the free money and training Taffer provides. But what do I know? Perhaps Taffer still benefits from helping bars which inevitably close 2 years later?
Possibly my favourite quote of all time. Jon Taffer: "Here's my view: You think I'm an idiot, but you're the idiot." hahaha Extreme eloquence from Jon.
The people at O Face fired the security guard after the episode, and he seemed to be the only sane employee there.
The security guard tried his best to get these idiots together, but it didn't go out well.
I worked at the bar of a nightclub for 2 years and I can say this: if one of the managers saw us drinking even a SIP of alcohol we would be out in the blink of an eye
Owner: "I've talked, I've discussed with them!"
Also owner: *Slaps employee* I'VE DISCUSSED WITH THEM!
Edit: Thanks for all the likes y'all! Stay blessed !
Sidney Atkins lmfao
@Fire&Ice909 Self defense.
In that situation, I'd get angry that I was slapped before walking out on Matt while flipping him off.
@@MichaelClark-uw7ex It's not self defense.
You mean - Slaps employee: "I'VE CONCUSSED WITH THEM!" lol
That first owner said it all when he said “I just wanna know how to run 36 bars from a ship in Costa Rica”. He never wanted to put in hard work and grow a business, he just wanted someone else to do the work while he drank. He deserved it 100% lol.
A lot of people want that kind of lifestyle and are jealous of people who have it. But they don't choose to see that most of those people worked long and hard to get there, it didn't just drop into their lap.
Exactly he wanted the success like Taffer, but he wanted Jon to give him the magic “Instant Success” formula
"punks have an edge...but they're not assholes!" Jon taffer.
Gordon Ramsay and Jon Taffer need to team up and go to a failing bar that also has a kitchen in the back.
It would be awesome if Jon got called to rescue a bar and grill and had Gordon Ramsay train the kitchen.
Or, not just a bar with a kitchen, but something that would get them both teaming up that someone needs both of them.
If anyone wants to know, all bars are still open except #1 (gonna say numbers instead of names to make it easier)
#4 (Dugout was reopened and Press Box) is still open, and the owner is pretty much by himself with few employees and reopened the Dugout in another location. It has an active facebook page and has all negative reviews, the bar is also struggling financially and closure is imminent
3 (Second Base Bar) is still open and is swarmed with negative reviews. For some reason, the bar is doing financially well and has partnered with multiple sponsors.
2 (Black Light District) has a new owner and is doing exceptionally well. The facebook page states that the previous owner that was on Bar Rescue is no longer part of the bar
1 (O Face). It was closed following the arrest of the owner who plead guilty on sexual assault charges. No one misses it and no one felt bad, meaning the bar will soon be forgotten
The owner sexually assault
Magnus Malo, thank you!
O face is still opened. It closed for like 2 or three days to get a new owner.
You're my favourite person today for posting this info. Interesting stuff. Thank you!
Thank you for taking your time bringing us this information.
Someone comes in to help u who knows more than you, you humble yourself take the help and listen
James Bilzerian that would make a shitty television show
U.S.A. Unlimited Stupidity Available.
Also don't get drunk.
I get it, you become invulnerable and shit, but you turn off any potential partners, business and intimate.
Is your brother dan?
The number two guy actually woke up and took Jon's advice. He completely changed his attitude and serves the 'fruity drinks' and now is going really well and is killing it.
This is a lie it’s closed since 2018
Ha. Hahagahq. HAHAHAHQ-
Ah....I wish, man. Nah, the bar closed in 2018. A new bar opened in its slot. Employees all walked out the same day Jon did. Dave still blames the show and wants to say he threw Jon out and that Jon didn't walk out.
“You need a counselor not a bad professional” this man knows how to get people where it hurts lolol
I'm assuming you mean "bar professional" there
The wife is a coward on a whole other level for walking out when she heard that.
Fruit drinks guy seems like the drinks will attract a certain group he doesn’t want in his bar
I get where he is coming from. I might even agree. However if you want to do buisness, you have to make concessions. You want to make money? Sling the "fruity drinks." Then you can afford to loose money on another bar project that attracts the clientele you want.
Yeah females!
@@40s9s3 FeeeEeeeeemaleS
Jose Gomez Becerra The irony is that when it closes, it’ll become a gay bar and the owner will make a fortune slinging fruity drinks!!!!!
@@davidthaler7018 Not a matter of _when_ it closes. Blacklight actually closed in July 2018 and from what I can google, the address is currently occupied by a place called "Supply and Demand" which is another bar/music venue but unlike Blacklight, it looks like a nice little place.
Jon is so right. Fixing bars is easy, fixing people is hard. It's so tough to get past the overinflated ego. Watching him try however, is very entertaining.
Or he could’ve said fixing people is a challenge
that's the reason why so many bars he rescued failed because they didn't keep the concepts that jon created they just go back to their old ways
The third bar owner looks and acts like he has been stuck in his Early 90's Vanilla Ice worship phase.
Word to his mother! ha
Don't forget about 8-Mile dude
@@matthewmolkentin6230 Who would want to get stuck in that era?
#4 - Proof that it was the owner failing and not the bar. The location was prime.
#3 - That was re-rescue. Jon had rescued the bar once before and the owner let it fail again.
#2 - The owner thought he could get a free remodel and kitchen as long as it was done his way. He honestly didn't think the way he was running the bar at all.
#1 - The O-Face bar...Jon sent some people to check out the bar again. Needless to say it was a terrible environment.
I like how in #3 Jon was holding Terry responsible,, instead of (just) Garry. Like, why do you keep open other bars, yet let one fall to ruins? If a bar is failing, you focus on fixing the failing bar instead of "I have other bars that need my attention".
@@ashleypetrini4627
Terry only proved Gary's point in that Terry was the one that made all the decisions and let the place go. Sara even answered Jon's question when he asked if Terry was incapable of putting down thirty grand and she said "no." Terry was simply being a cheapskate.
Matt of Oface got arrested for messing with a 14 year old girl. Syck the bouncer got fired for siding with Taffer. They hired back the manager Amanda who beat up the server.
Yep and the pirate bar asked for help again as well
@@jenniferwilliams5478 Wait.... what?
They did? When?
I never saw that one.
The O Face bar is no longer around they closed like 2 or 3 years later. And the owner is in jail.
That's what they get for being arrogant
Good.
Good riddance
Damn
@Beanie Cougat according to Yelp and reviews on it they say the bar is reported to be closed. But ideally I'd rather hear from a local to confirm.
"I'm not gonna jump through hoops like a pony at a dog show" nobody gonna comment how geeked that first dude was 😂😭
I'm using that
5:13 “What are you f***ing talking about!!! You are so negative, You can’t see anything positive!!!”
$10 per hour raise isn't so great if you're in jail for assault and battery, premeditated on camera at that.
8/10 was an inside job yes it is
@@ryanmuro u have felled life if a simple 10$ AN HOUR matters over ur record, and if caught court fees restitution days off work if u still have a job...and 80$ a day is chump change,400$ week to risk what u have is iggnorant unlesse uve failed setting up yourself...then ye take that risk dumbass!
We need an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philly, like a parody episode of it, but in the style of Bar Rescue. Where Jon Taffer tries to save Paddy's Pub but has a total mental breakdown.
Wow
You crazy SOB ( no disrespect )
You’re a genius
he did something like that for the bar from the show shameless it was like a 3 minute skit but it was funny
Brilliant
@@TheDeadlySaint6396 He did a funny sketch on Conan too, years ago. ruclips.net/video/c76WuT-lFMw/видео.html
"That's fucking low, man!"
No no no no no buddy. The way you treat your employees and other people in general? That's truly low.
And while I'm at it, your wife who you defend and enable to the bitter end, walked out on Jon when he said you both need a counselor is even lower, which is saying something.
So it wasn't Jon that fucked them over. They did that themselves.
Gordon Ramsey: After 100 Kitchen Nightmares, I’ve met two owners who I could not help.
Jon: Hold my drink.
I don't drink,but I have the most respect for Jon Taffer,he knows his business,and has the track record to prove it.Thirty five years. Yes,he's brash,but some of these people need a wake-up call.Humble yourselves and take the advice
Same feeling man.
Same feeling to I’m 19 and I love watching bar rescue and Jon Taffer is awesome
His concepts only really work on tv...any actual bar person will tell you he is full of shit. He is really no better than a liquor rep hack. His constant reliance on craft cocktails is stupid and not practical. People don't order more than 1 of those, if that.
@@Fermion. less than 50% success rate is good for you?
If you buy the made up stories about the debts, I bet you think survivor contestants could really survive in the wilderness.
@Byron H It really all depends. Ive worked at bars that was cantered around craft cocktails in a nice area and people were forking 14$ a drink for multiple rounds and the bar was making lots of profit as a result. Not saying it will work at every bar but you have to know your clientele and cater to their needs at a price you know they’re willing to pay.
I've never touched alcohol in my life yet I've always found the show interesting
Same
You don't have to drink to enjoy a bar, especially if the place has good food, which any decent bar should. Support your local businesses bro!
You’d probably be an awesome bar owner!
Same
I'm 100% serious, good job, keep it up. Years ago my uncle told me, "There's nothing in the bottom of that bottle that's gonna help you. That's what family's for." RIP Uncle Warren.
I had a dream that Jon Taffer went to Paddy's Pub from It's Always Sunny... God bless my brain 🤣
Quinn Bloom that would be HILARIOUS 😂
This needs to happen
I would love to have it actually happen one day.
That would be awesome
O H
M Y
G O D
that's a great idea!!!
“It’s one best concepts I’ve ever done & he totally f**ked It up.”
🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻✊🏻
Him and Ramsay would be the dream duo lmao
Biggest question, what and where would they have that duo take place in?
Bar rescue came to my town. The bar is called the "shot exchange". He made it absolutely thriving. I recently went in their they took everything he invested and sold it kept the old furniture that smells like vomit and diarrhea in most cases. It's the darkest and the most disgusting thing in my city.
No way! I wonder how often this happens but thank you for the update!
@@ShelbU373 me too. Your welcome!
@@ShelbU373 have a good day!
James Boone thank you so much you to take care!
@@ShelbU373 thank you stay safe! I will pray for you! God bless you!
Idk why this show was reccomend to me lol
Must have been watching a lot Gordon Ramsay kitchen nightmares lately XD
same here
Rayshad Azzura sale here lmao
Same here, I been watching a lot of Ramsay stuff also. So that’s probably why.
Same
That's how I came across this!
I needed to confirm, he walked out 4 times, not 2 like the last episode said,
He’s now walked out of 5 bars congratulations on a 97.5 percent rescue rate
which was the 5th one?
@@tarden132Hideaway's in season 8. He left because the owner was a terrible alcoholic and the staff refused to admit it, even though they did in commentary. So basically, they lied straight to Jon's face and he wasn't going to deal with them and walked away WITHOUT EVEN GOING THROUGH THE STRESS TEST. Yep, this bar may be worse than O'Face.
@@InkAndPoet ohh yeah i forgot about that one and they already ended up closing a few months after the episode
@@InkAndPoet Not the greatest highlight for any failing bar.
I always feel bad for the bar employees whenever Jon walks out. They are all excited and happy and ready to see a newly remodeled masterpiece of a bar, and want to know that they can enjoy their jobs more. And then, because they work for a moron or slimeball, they have to deal with the fact that they won’t get anything new and they will just have to deal with their sucky conditions even longer and possibly even worse off than before. The O-Face bar deserved to be closed, and I feel bad for the workers who had to put up with being abused and attacked, and then losing their source of income as an end product. Jon is literally their last chance for redemption or improved job conditions, but just because their employer has the IQ of a walnut and managing skills of a subpar janitor, they have to have their hopes up, just to have those hopes crash down around them.
(Whether this show is fake or real in any regard, this still applies to actual situations like this)
He can usual tell early on whether the owner is incompetent or not, so he sticks around to give the staff training and knowledge so they can move on to better things. He has pledged to help them find jobs before too.
This show is pretty real. It only ever got accused of being staged in one particular episode that no longer airs but the claims were dismissed as false if I remember.
@@Megaproductions302 are you talking about the pirate themed episode because that woman and her husband said they were told to act certain ways and in the end were just abandoned
IQ of a walnut 😂 love it. It's funny cause it's true.
I think some people had the opinion that it was staged or fake because they had cameras already set up.
I don't feel sorry for the employees. Your boss/owner can't make you serve nasty food to customers.
It's been a few years since I've watched an episode but I have NEVER seen Jon walk out on a bar rescue.. Like Jon I have zero tolerance for violence, especially in the work force. Totally agree with him 100% on all those walk outs he did.
“Like a pony in a dog show” what a magnificent quote 👍🏼
From smiling Ed who is an arrogant jerk. 😡
0:10
Man: Joooooooonnnnnnnn, how are ya?
Jon: You're drunk aren't you?
🤣
"I wanna learn how to run 36 bars from a ship in Costa Rica or something man"
Uh...might want to fix that drinking problem you got first.
Making “six figs” and running shit from the beach or a boat in an exotic location will forever be the #1 dudebro wantrepeneur fantasy
Brought to mind "Wasting away again in Margaritaville."🎶
@@owenwexler7214 I love everything about your comment.
LOL!!
Yo look at the head on the beer he pours himself. Dude can't even pour himself drinks right.
You hit an employee in the UK and you could end up closing the company due to hefty compensation you are charged in court. Besides the jail term.
I'm an officer in the US- quite similar here too. Place would most certainly be shut down due to both the civil and criminal charges he would have faced if the employee decided to press charges. (Which he should have because that owner ended up sexually assaulting a woman).
As a law enforcement officer cases like this break my heart because what ended up being a traumatic experience for an innocent woman could have been prevented if this man child was locked away for his violent behavior.
@@ThePolice2012 So what, in your opinion, took so long for them to finally get shut down?
@@ThePolice2012 not when women hit men. See it in bars ALL THE TIME. No one cares & anyone who reports it gets laughed at.
@@ThePolice2012 Bet he pulled that "I'm military" shit when he got arrested and threatened to shoot up the station, thinking that he knows gun-fu from the service.
The face of the employee who got smacked :(( No one deserves that.
That was heartbreaking :( You can tell he wanted to, but didn't hit back to not start a fight. Poor guy.
I'm not sure how he even brought himself back into that room. Not without the police. You don't touch your employees.. I don't give a fuck who you are.
“I wanted the knowledge” 😂