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for today's video we're going to get into some more Bar Rescue bars and where they are now
so sit back relax and without further ado let's get right into the content guys extremes
Terry Bryan purchased the struggling biking and sports bar called extremes back in 2003
located in orange county california at first the bar was making close to twelve thousand dollars
a month but things really went downhill when bryant's attitude changed rather than focus on
his job which was to run a business he put more of his energy into having a good time
due to his negligence the bar fell into disrepair and extreme's reputation went into the trash most
thinking the place was a strip club since the bartenders were practically naked now that brian's
business was in a deep pool of debt his only option was to call out to john tapper for some aid
when he arrives with his experts they point out that the bar's exterior is unattractive and has
nothing to compel people to enter sending in the owner and manager rene vicary and brad avery of a
previous rescue being racks they attempt to get a customer's perspective ordering some food and
drinks both are poor in quality and bryan is seen drinking with patrons with freely given alcohol
appalled with what he was seeing taffer storms into the bar and reprimands the drunken owner
before walking out angrily however the following day he returns and confronts brian who admits
he'd been gone for months leaving all the work to his general manager gary following this tapper's
culinary expert erin mccargo takes a look at the kitchen which is horribly filthy mixologist joseph
brooke was met with similar sanitation issues at the bar finding a covered hole which smelled
repulsive to ensure that the staff was up to standards and consistent both experts teach
them basic culinary and mixing skills wanting to test extreme's capabilities taffer conducts
a stress test which yields very poor results not only was the staff overwhelmed with the amount
of orders there was a lack of leadership and the bar was forced to close down since a patron found
rat feces in his beard disgusting after a lot of cleaning and setting the staff straight the bar
rescue host was finally able to start renovating changing the name to second base bar tapper made
the exterior a bright red contrasted by some grey and replaced the bar's signage on the inside the
walls rocked sports related decor including gloves bats jackets and a lot more additionally they
did give them a ton of new necessary equipment like a turbotap beer system and new glassware
a while after taffer left the sales certainly went up though according to some reviewers the
bar's awful smell returned and there was yet again a lack of leadership but what really put the nail
in the coffin for second base was in november of 2013 when a fight erupted in the bars parking lot
tragically this altercation led to a murder to which one of the men was fatally shot
after this the bar had nothing but bad reviews it's still open to this
day somehow but many describe it to be sketchy and a popular place for gang members to fight
rocks going from a job in real estate to owning a bar scott turhagen purchased rocks in 1996 located
in laguna niguel california in the bar's heyday the owners made use of a loophole that allowed
patrons to smoke inside the bar which put rocks far ahead of the competition however after this
law was changed in 2009 ter hagan was forced to comply which significantly damaged the bar's
income what's worse a bar opened up nearby and the building's rent shot up which only pushed the
business into debt not knowing what else to do the owner called out to john taffer and the bar rescue
team in hopes that they would save his precious business for this episode tapper visits with his
daughter samantha would be the one to test the customer experience as she walks into rocks her
nose is assaulted with a smell of old liquor and she's unimpressed with the chip paint as well as
the awful carpeting around her was nothing but older men and women which made her feel really
out of place and quite uncomfortable regardless samantha orders a drink from the bar which comes
back tasteless at best and tapper finally enters the building meeting with the owners it was
revealed that he barely stays at the bar leaving his staff to run the place calling his staff meter
later on it comes to tapper's attention that a lot of the alcohol is consumed unpaid and that the
bartender's overboard which results in thousands in lost profit every week bringing in one of his
mixologist experts joseph brooke he teaches the staff how to properly pour to avoid losing money
brooke inspects the bar which seems to not have been cleaned in a long time following
a lot of training tapper began to rebrand the bar's name by first painting over rock's logo
next halfer renamed the business to power plant and made the exterior much more attractive by
adding in velvet ropes as well as a better sign upon the bars relaunch the place was flooded with
tons of new customers who praised both the drinks and general atmosphere fast forward to a month
after the bar rescue team left tur hagen revealed that there now was a consistent flow of clientele
though with time the owner came to the decision with his staff to change the name back to rocks
they did keep most of the changes made but mainly switched out some of the equipment
and repainted things terhagan also decided not to follow some of taffer's pieces of
advice like most notably opening their doors during the day naturally when people don't
listen to the experts they ask for help the outcome should be pretty expected late
2014 marked the end of rocks which was later replaced by a new bar called the carmen bar
on the plus side brox does have two other locations in norwalk and long beach which are
still open to this day at least the owner seems to have learned his lesson for the other two
win place or show navy veteran barry rogers decided to put his savings into purchasing
a struggling biker bar called win place or show back in 2010. since the public has always seen
the establishment as a biker bar rather than what roger had envisioned it's always been struggling
to try and bring in customers the owner invited his friend rudy garcia who would become a co-owner
to play live music with his band the issue is that he cares little about the bar and more about his
music which the patrons aren't even really fond of and he invited his wife to be a bartender with
no experience at all facing the possibility of going completely bankrupt roger calls out
to john taffer for some help upon his arrival to the wind place with his experts jason bran who's
a talented bartender and aaron mccargo who's a skilled chef they're unimpressed on the outside
it's hard to tell the nature of the business since the signage gives no indication that it's a bar
in order to get an idea of the inside tapper sends in bran to gain a customer's perspective on things
serve the long island iced tea which had way too much alcohol and a fried dish that was
heated in the microwave it's safe to say that bran's experience was awful tapper then enters
the bar to confront the owner who admits that they never had a grand opening which would explain why
their client base is so small his experts inspect around the building with brand finding equipment
being filthy and mccargo noticing grease virtually everywhere after a lot of cleaning taffer calls
the staff together for a meeting and learns that the bar is mostly losing money from free drinks
on top of overpouring following a stress test some much needed training and some discussion
taffer was finally able to bring the bar to the next level win place was renamed to america live
bar and barbecue got a much brighter exterior and an interior that was decked with tons of
new furniture equipment and decor while the bar certainly got an increase in sales after taffer
left a 25 increase to be exact it closed down in july of 2014 due to missing payments on rent
the black sheep for this last entry john tapper attempts to save the failing black sheep owned by
scott scherpenberg his cousin greg and uncle tommy from closing down upon his arrival the bar rescue
host sends in his wife nicole for recon who's disappointed with the generic decor poor food and
drink quality as well as the bad hygiene standards going in soon after with his experts peter
o'connor a mixologist and brian duffy a chef they attempt to correct the situation o'connor heads
into the bar area to find unkempt coolers but also improperly stored glassware which could lead to
bacterial incubation in the kitchen chef duffy was similarly met with some issues namely a horrible
stench and he forces the staff to clean things up the following day tapper and his experts return
with a new drink menu and a bunch of premium liquor they would be serving mixologist o'connor
teaches the staff several unique cocktails that wouldn't be found in any other local bars
on the other hand things were very tough for chef duffy who had to give the kitchen staff extensive
training to make up for their incompetence after getting the bar up to speed the bar rescue host
and his team were finally able to start making some valuable changes renaming the place to the
public house bar and grill the outside was completely redesigned to stand out from the
other establishments and the interior received an aesthetic overhaul as well since the after
left the bar has received a pretty good amount of reviews on both facebook and yelp many praise the
food accommodating staff and great atmosphere which is why they're still open to this day
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