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in today's video we're going to discuss some more bars featured on bar rescue and reveal how they're
doing now so sit back relax and without further ado let's get right into the content guys fish
heads for a season 6 episode Jon Taffer heads over to fish heads bar and grill in lake city
florida to bring it back on its feet owned by philip and tony crenshaw they purchased the bar
back in 1999 when there weren't any bars in the area at the time the place was always busy which
made the owners a whopping 2 million dollars a year though as the years passed they became
increasingly overwhelmed with the workload which is why they decided to hire their son james as a
general manager unfortunately due to his clearing experience in the industry the bar has only
suffered and it's one of the reasons why they're losing close to five thousand dollars a month
on the verge of closing down for good the honors call out to tafer and his team for some guidance
upon his eventual rival with his experts they point out that the bar's interior looks dated and
that they're in a difficult to market location sending in some recon to really get an idea of
the customer experience they aren't impressed to see that there's no specialty menu to pick
from so they order a simple old fashion as the bartenders pour their drinks they make note of
the fact that they pour with a handle bottle which hinders them from making accurate pores
ordering some food which wasn't great either the spies also get very uncomfortable hearing james
arguing with a server and his mother having seen more than enough taffer heads inside and confronts
james about his lack of professionalism and tells him that no one respects him
since his parents are too afraid to do it themselves the bar rescue host strips him
of his manager title and gives him barback duty for the stress test before that Taffer holds a
staff meeting the following day to figure out what they think the biggest issue is
almost immediately james puts the blame on everyone but himself but the staff are quick
to throw it right back in his face and highlight that he's the problem hoping to get everyone on
the same page taffer forces the owners and their son to apologize to the staff if they want him
to rescue the bar soon after the famous rescuer brings in his experts who help the staff refine
their skill for their upcoming stress test hoping to see what they've learned it's safe to say that
the service was chaotic and slow but james finally stepped up for once which is definitely great
james was promoted back to a manager for his efforts and the staff was trained on how to
make special cocktails and cook fish tacos in preparation for the relaunch renaming the place to
fishtails Taffer also gave the interior a vibrant makeover provided them with tons of new equipment
and revamped the menu to include burgers and wings finally relaunching the staff and customers alike
seemed to love the changes made and the bar was given the second chance that it needed weeks after
the taping of this episode the owners revealed that their sales went up by 33 which is fantastic
additionally both phil and tony seem hopeful for the bar's future and are steadily saving
up for their eventual retirement to this very day the bar is still up and running and has a pretty
solid four-star review on tripadvisor with many praising the food and staff what a great rescue
no name saloon visiting the failing no name saloon in edgewater florida Jon Taffer tries to rescue it
from closure while the bar was once very popular bringing in thousands of dollars per month it
ultimately closed down for three years until a man named jim kelly decided to purchase it for himself
familiar with the bar's success jim hoped that he could build it back up so he could eventually
pass it down to his daughter susan even though the business was very profitable at first they
were heavily set back by hurricane matthew which destroyed his home and forced his family to live
at the bar considering that they were struggling to renovate their home and that the bar was always
filled with aggressive patrons who scared the new ones away the kellys were eight hundred thousand
dollars in debt unsure of how to move forward the owners desperately called out to taffer for
his professional help when he finally arrives with his experts they express that the property is very
large on both the interior and exterior as well as liking the place to a run down biker coachella
filling both of the experts in on the situation they're shocked to hear that despite the fact
that susan is ready to take over the bar her father doesn't want to hand it over
taking a look inside it's clear that the bar is way too embedded in its biker identity
which would definitely push non-bikers away sending in a magazine editor and his friend
for recon they asked for recommendations and are given a weird cocktail that is way too sweet
on top of this they're told to order a philly cheesesteak sandwich which they order along with
a normal chicken sandwich in the kitchen the bar's chef bob uses several dirty towels while cooking
and doesn't even cook the meat properly but sends it out anyway obviously their meals were awful so
they send it back and jim offers to give them a refund but doesn't even want to apologize for the
mishap to make matters even worse jim catches some people doing the deed in the bathroom which proves
how far gone the bar really is appalled with what he was seeing taffer and his experts rush inside
confront the staff about business and tell them to clean up the bar returning the following day
the bar rescue host holds the staff meeting hoping to learn more about the issues at hand
surprisingly the staff admit that they often drink on the job since gym often looks the other
way but this results in inconsistent service quality additionally many of their current
patrons are disrespectful of the space which makes the place feel very trashy soon after taffer calls
in his experts who teach the staff how to make better philly cheesesteak sandwiches and how to
make balanced cocktails later on the bar rescue host floods the business with customers and the
staff gets quickly overwhelmed due to the lack of teamwork which forces tafer to shut things down
throughout the entire service the only person who truly shined and worked her hardest was
the owner's daughter susan getting jim and his daughter to talk things over they agreed to wait
a year before he passes the business over to her through more training with the staff beautiful
renovations to the exterior and interior as well as improvements to the menu and uniforms no name
saloon was given a second chance post bar rescue the business's sales went up by 30 and while
susan took over the bookkeeping she's on track to become the owner very soon most of the reviews are
positive with many complimenting the staff and the wonderful atmosphere if you wanted to visit this
place it's still open to this very day barley pops bar and grill as our final entry we're going to
discuss a bar that Jon Taffer attempted to rescue called barley pops bar and grill owned by chris
woodbury he's been running the place for over six years with the help of his fiancee amber while
the business used to be very popular in gaming and hospitality circles things have only gone
downhill since woodbury started to drink on the job unable to manage the staff in his inebriated
state the bar is in complete disrepair and is the reason why he's a hundred thousand dollars in debt
needing some guidance and fast the owner calls out to Taffer and his team and hopes that they
could bring the bar back to his glory days when he finally arrives with expert chef ryan scott and
expert mixologist sean ford they think that the bar looks very dated wanting to get a better idea
of the customer experience taffer sends in two spies for recon who are some drinks and sliders
despite the fact that the kitchen has been closed for a while the head bartender slash manager paige
still takes their order anyway and starts some drinks that taste awful in the kitchen justin
who's another bartender attempts to fulfill their order but when he notices that they don't have the
ingredients necessary he just walks out of the bar for the night soon after paige informs the
spies that they won't be able to make the sliders but still takes their order for chicken fingers
which is so incredibly stupid this forces woodbury's wife amber to make them herself
but she does practically everything wrong which prompts taffer and his team to shut things down
meeting with both owners the famous rescuer learns that they have a child together and that woodbury
often drops the ball since he knows his fiancee will cover for him returning the following day
tap holds a meeting with the staff and sees that the owners are noticeably absent calling amber
to figure out what's going on she expresses that her partner has been sleeping since he's passed
out from being drunk needing some persuasion to come back to the bar woodbury finally clocks in
and is instantly confronted by taffer who tries to talk to him about his addiction mid-conversation
amber has an extremely severe panic attack and is sent to the hospital by ambulance
to facilitate some change tapper gets the owner to talk to a counselor which is fantastic but the
same couldn't be said about the staff who would have to take on the stress test alone shockingly
the stress test wasn't a complete disaster but a lot of the bars and efficiencies were exposed like
how the work space as well as the sinks were too small making it hard to do anything the next day
amber returns from the hospital and everyone seems happy to hear that woodbury is going to
continue his treatment with a counselor following tons of training renaming the place to the valley
saloon and making renovations to the interior and exterior the bar was finally given a second chance
weeks after the taping of this episode the bar sales increased and they seemed to be
doing pretty well though with time not only did woodbury change the name back to barley pops but
he split with amber and married someone else still open to this day the bar receives pretty
decent reviews on yelp with many praising the food but others complaining about the atmosphere
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