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for today's video we're gonna get into some more Bar Rescue Bars and how they're doing now
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guys molly malone's 2006 marks the year bob isaacson changed his career from a full-time
bartender to a bar owner when he purchased molly malone's with the generous help of his parents
who donated over 350 000 of their own retirement money they put all of their trust into their son
though this was such a mistake since isaacson had a lot of trouble managing the bar even asking for
the help of his girlfriend rayne often there was a lot of conflict between him and his partner
who butted heads and disagreed on what should be done with the bar it not only put an incredible
strain on the relationship but it resulted in a lot of lost money and angry employees
with his business in complete disorder his girlfriend close to leaving him and his six
grand a month loss he desperately needed Jon Taffer's help right off the bat the bar rescue
host was not impressed by the lifeless display that molly malone's had from outside describing
it to look like a used car store inside the bar area there was little to no drink menus and the
bartenders were mixing drinks in the booze bottles themselves which is really illegal what's more
upon taffer's arrival he got the chance to see firsthand how the bartenders barely get along and
insult each other while on the job it's because of isaacson's piss-poor leadership skills that
things are this bad he just drinks and does what he wants all day taffer put him in his place and
made him realize that if he didn't change his act his girl would leave him and he would be a failure
finally come time to the changes molly malones was turned into the waypoint saloon and was given
an aesthetic overhaul they got a bunch of useful equipment as well surprisingly we have some really
good news to offer the waypoint is doing amazing still open to this day they have a respectable
3.5 stars on yelp with close to 50 reviews some being repeat customers they have a lot of live
music and hosts a whole slew of weekly events which includes sports games and more tonic lounge
following in the footsteps of his mother and uncle rod biden purchased the tonic lounge back in 2012.
thanks to the occasional performances of well-known bands his business was rather
successful in the beginning though this was the only thing that sparked interest in customers
since barely anyone visited the bar on days where there wasn't a show mostly since biden
was very stubborn and refused to listen to anyone's recommendations especially with the
lack of a proper menu with good drinks with no profit whatsoever and the fact that he sunk 400
000 of his own money into this bar he had nothing left but to reach out to jon it seemed to taffer
that tonic lounge barely had any indication that it had live music food and drinks which was a
big factor in their lack of clientele although the biggest area in this bar was biten who was
clueless about how to run a business and be a good leader after a lot of training with the bartenders
and john sitting down with the owner and making some suggestions like turning it into a rock bar
he actually listened and changes started to be made for this renovation the bar was torn
down and transformed into the panic room bar essentially the bar rescue crew made
it feel bigger added new furniture and a sound system with 50 000 songs to keep the party going
however these changes were not well received by new customers who felt taffer's design was
cheap and cheesy people on yelp expressed that they especially did not like the couches which
looked nice on the surface yes but felt extremely cheap in 2017 the bar ended up changing its name
back to tonic lounge which did well but only for a short period of time today tonic is sadly
a ghost of its past self with it being completely abandoned and covered in graffiti they did go out
with a bang though having an amazing final show that featured bands like bell witch and nightfall
park 77 wanting to follow the family business tan obaso a former electrician purchased park 77
in 2011 with the help of his brother wayne and nephews angelo and tommy seemingly the bar was
doing very well at first especially since it was located near the san francisco university however
it was not very helpful that tommy and tana were too busy with their other businesses leaving the
management to angelo alone not only was this man incredibly inexperienced but he was also immature
and drank way too much while on the job the lack of professionalism was really starting to take off
tommy and tano who were very close to getting rid of the young co-owner wayne was overprotective of
his son though which caused even more conflict he wanted the others to treat him with respect that
aside the business was burdened with a crippling debt and a co-owner that needed babysitting
so Jon Taffer needed to come and correct their behavior quickly taffer was incredibly disturbed
by park 77's history since it supposedly shot an adult film while customers were there plus
not only was the outside hideously dull but the bartenders were clueless about how to make drinks
in one bombshell revelation angelo's incompetence was exposed when viewers find out that he lost
the business over 7 500 in a matter of three days thankfully taffer convinced the other
owners to demote angelo and hire a more competent manager to run the business this is when the true
changes started to be made where the team finally agreed the bar should target a younger demographic
especially with the university nearby part 77 was renamed to the lister which is a reference
to the first san francisco university president dr frederick lister burke which is a very smart idea
a lot of aesthetic changes were made to the interior and exterior with the most
notable thing added being a dance floor and nice colorful walls decorated with posters of dr burke
today the bar is still very much open and has a good three and a half stars on yelp with over 84
unique reviews and some interesting criticisms like how there was sometimes no menus available
how there were no labels on beer taps and how weird the posters were somehow angelo was able
to convince the manager to take down all the burke photos and chuck them into the basement
toucan's oceanside bar john frank with the aid of his best friend jamie hawks opened up the toucans
oceanside bar in 2004 with it being 40 minutes away from hollywood and miami it was able to
survive the wrath of two hurricanes and had a decent amount of success throughout the years
however after hawks lost his son it sparked a massive change in the owner's behavior and way
of handling the business he would get angry at the smallest things including his best friend frank
who was so fed up with his way of acting that they stopped talking altogether soon two cans turn into
a joke of a business with employees doing as they please which would scare off a lot of customers
they amassed two hundred fifty thousand dollars in death and the owner's close friendship was thrown
into the dumpster and turned into a rivalry it goes without seeing but they urgently needed the
support of the bar rescue team and the man himself jon taffer toucans had the best positioning
according to Taffer being on the boardwalk where thousands of tourists rolled every day
though because of the horrible exterior and out of place interior not fit for a beach environment
a lot had to be changed especially when it came time to stress testing the bar one of the chefs
was so overwhelmed with the orders that he quit soon after additionally Taffer was absolutely
appalled by the lack of sanitation in the kitchen which was filthy and rat infested
but the biggest thing that needed fixing was the broken friendship and to put hawks's grief for
his son to good use rather than be angry Taffer suggests he works hard in the memory of his son
finally ready to work towards having a better bar he agreed to change the name to bonnie and reeds
a lot of changes were made to the interior and exterior to fit the environment
today it's still open with very mixed reviews but it's still rocking three and a half stars
with a whopping 265 reviews many seem to praise the food and drinks though there are
many complaints about the staff and how they can be clueless at times bryant's ice house
as an accountant jeff simon always dreamed of entering the bar business which is why he
bought brian's ice house in 2012. even knowing the bar had a bad reputation beforehand he bought it
for an insane 1.1 million which was a mistake the bar was additionally located in a poorly lit area
which was not particularly attractive to potential customers losing his house and being a million
dollars in debt he very quickly needed the help of Jon Taffer or he'd be screwed john was beyond
unimpressed with the employees who were garbage in making drinks probably because they were always
drunk and the food was no exception to really get things straight they had to fully close down
the bar and Taffer had to verbally lash everyone like usual how else are they supposed to wake up
after simon and taffer butted heads things finally seemed to calm down and everyone was given a crash
course on drink mixing soon after they discussed how they could improve the bar's theme and some
interesting suggestions were made like how they should try adding fresh dishes with large portions
and whiskey cocktails the name was changed from brian's ice house to the wildcatter saloon
today the bar has seen a 35 increase in sales and has an impressive amount of good reviews on yelp
it has the highest rating on our list with a nice 4 stars across 60 unique reviews well that will
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