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for today's video we're going to cover 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 copper rocket pub in a season 6 episode Jon Taffer attempts to rescue a failing bar called
copper rocket pub located in maitland florida owned by salman markovic he decided to buy the
popular pub on a whim in 2015 despite being hopelessly inexperienced considering the fact
that the pub had a 20 year old history and had a large community of returning customers he thought
he could capitalize on that additionally markovic believed that he could improve on something that
was already working and brought in local art performers rather than bringing new customers
all this did was drive the regulars away which is why the business is in a deep pool of debt
having no one else to turn to markovic called out to taffer and his team for some much needed help
when he arrives with his experts Taffer expresses that he loves the bar's name but thinks of the
exterior and interior concepts don't match wanting to get a better idea of the customer experience
the famous rescuer sends in a local dj to test the waters ordering a bottle of light beer it
tastes disgustingly sour and is warm so the spy decides to order some food asking for a philly
cheesesteak and some pretzels the dj waits for a while and is eventually told by the owner that
the food he ordered wasn't on the menu and that his server was clueless getting some onion rings
and chicken tenders instead he's so disgusted by the taste that he swiftly spits it out meanwhile a
number of things are happening in the bar at the same time there's fire breathing in the parking
lots a naked performer randomly enters the bar a customer is being painted and a whole bunch of
other wacky stuff is going on to make matters even worse markovic is being very rude to the staff and
blaming all the issues present on them so having seen more than enough tap her head straight into
the bar confronting the terrible owner Taffer tells him that he needs to own up to the fact that
he's at the root of all the bars problems markovic reluctantly accepts that he's the one causing the
issues at the bar but expresses that he's trying his best to bring in new customers clearly he
doesn't see that his ideas aren't working anyway the following day Taffer introduces his experts
to the staff who teach them how to make burgers in under a minute and how to make basic cocktails
putting their skills they learned to the test the bar rescue host invites a ton of customers to see
how they handle an influx of patrons overall the stress test was a complete failure since
no one was expediting food was sent out cold and markovic was nowhere to be found for a portion of
the service giving feedback to the staff following this disaster the owner goes into complete denial
mode and has a mental breakdown but eventually calms down and accepts the criticisms following
some more training with the staff getting markovic to accept the idea of change and giving the bar a
makeover so it looked more elegant the business was given a second chance upon their eventual
relaunch the staff finally seemed to know what they were doing and the customers seemed pleased
post bar rescue the sales were reported to have gone up by five percent which sounds pretty low
but it's at least an improvement while the place is still open to this day it's currently run by
new owners since the previous ones decided to sell the business as soon as the episode airs
cap'n audi lounge Jon Taffer decides to visit kappanaughty lounge located in atlantic beach
florida to prevent it from closing down owned by kim going she inherited this 36 year old
bar from her father when he unfortunately passed away before kim's father died the bar's general
manager liz used to take care of things but nowadays she just lets a lot of things slide
not only are there parties in drinking behind the bar but the business is losing tons of money
since they have a book full of tabs and aren't collecting their debts
on top of this kim is barely ever present which is why the bar is in a deep pool of debt and in
a state of disrepair needing the guidance of a professional and quick the owner decided to
reach out to tafer for some aid upon his eventual rival with expert mixologist phil wills he points
out that the business is in close proximity to two naval bases with a lot of families hoping to get a
better understanding of the customer experience taffer sends in to naval officers for recon
initially they're ignored by the bartenders who are smoking and drinking behind the bar without
paying for anything following what is 10 minutes of painful waiting they finally order a whiskey
sour which is more sour than it needed to be one customer sends back their drink since they spotted
some black specks floating around the surface clueless as to why such a thing might be happening
rather than investigate they simply pour them a new one appalled by the staff's level of
stupidity taffer and his expert rush into the bar and confront the owner about the situation
the bar rescue host points out to kim that the drinks were contaminated and later announces the
same thing to the entire bar snooping around tapa realizes that the source of contamination was the
ice machine since the interior had black mold which is the most toxic of its kind
disgusted by this revelation the customers leave and the bar is temporarily closed so it can be
deep cleaned returning the following day Taffer holds a meeting with the staff and is quick to
pry them on the tab situation he finds out that they have over 200 that's unaccounted for staffer
points out that it's not a secure system and that they can't legally collect money so it has to be
counted as a loss asking the owner to take charge kim tells the staff that they need to do better
at least for the sake of her father's legacy following some training on how to make cocktails
using rum with the help of wills of course Taffer was ready to run a stress test to summarize a lot
of the drinks were dumped for having poor quality and the bar was quickly overwhelmed by the number
of customers so the bar rescue host had to shut things down needing some help to motivate the
staff even further before the relaunch wills brings in a charismatic man dressed up as
captain morgan to hype them up while he teaches them how to make drinks with captain morgan rum
after renovating the bar so it was more vibrant on both the inside and outside decking the place with
tons of useful equipment and updating the menu the bar's future was finally looking bright ready to
relaunch the customers poured into the bar and were ecstatic with the new and fun atmosphere
weeks after the taping of this episode sales went up by 85 and liz seemed to be stepping up
as a manager having a poor two-star review on yelp most seem to say that the drinks are pretty good
but the service quality is abysmal regardless the place is still up and running to this day
so if you're interested in paying it a visit you most certainly can kings duck in as our
final entry we're going to discuss a bar that Jon Taffer attempted to rescue called kings duck inn
owned by a woman named serena since the late 90s she took over the inn with the help of her father
being a family-run business since the 60s the inn became quite popular with nasa's staff members and
real astronauts since it's very close to the kennedy space center after running the place
for a while serena decided she wanted to study nursing which is when her sister jean stepped in
back in 2011 the space center had a ton of layoffs which inevitably affected business in the area
eventually jean abandoned the business their father passed away and the business was in a
deep pool of debt which is why serena called out the Taffer for some help upon his eventual arrival
with his experts Taffer points out that the bar's facade is dated and that the name is confusing
heading into the bar later on the bar rescue host sits down with serena and her daughter
manager amanda they try and understand why things are so bad all they're capable of doing is talk
over one another and insult each other leaving the famous rescuer feeling dumbfounded by their lack
of respect asking them to get all the resentment out of their system so they can focus on saving
the bar taphra leaves and returns the following day gathering the staff together the bar rescue
host quizzes them on the inn's history and their financials and it's revealed that the business is
a month away from closing down supposedly serena believes that the decline in business is all
because of her sister but she's forced to realize that it's really all unheard for the upcoming
stress test taffer suggests that the owner takes on the role of owner's flash manager while amanda
acts as the operations manager before that he invites in expert mixologist mia mastroyani and
expert chef tiffany dairy to train the staff on how to make a tequila sunrise and pork sliders
overall the staff was way too overwhelmed during the stress test due to the influx of orders which
forced Taffer to shut things down following the failed service the staff was taken to an
off-site location for some more training while the bar was being renovated mashroyani coaches
the staff on how to properly communicate and have spatial awareness as well as introduces
new cocktails while dairy shows them how to make fish tacos once they were brought up to speed
Taffer gathered the team together on a rainy evening to show off the changes he implemented
a while after the taping of this episode the business's sales reportedly went up by 5 000
a week thankfully serena and her daughter have been able to maintain a peaceful relationship
which has made work a lot easier the business is still open to this day but the owner decided
to put it up for sale since she wants to spend more time with her family well that'll be all
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