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today's video we're going to discuss more bars featured on bar rescue and reveal how they're
doing now so sit back and relax and without further ado let's get right into the content
guys kiva lounge and bar for a season 6 episode Jon Taffer heads over to kiva lounge and bar in
san marcos texas to save it from closure owned by two best friends named miles and henry who
were formerly in a band together they decided to purchase the lounge for 150 000 in hopes of
furthering their music career due to the fact that the bar is located in a busy area they thought it
would be an instant success but they quickly realized that their lack of experience would
catch up to them while miles carelessly drinks on the job and gives away drinks for free to patrons
henry is barely ever there which is why the bar is losing close to five thousand dollars a month with
the bar on the verge of closing down the owners call out to taffer and his team for some guidance
upon his eventual arrival with expert mixologist ashley clark and chef vic vegas taffer watches the
bar through cctv cameras firstly he notices that the cook chris wipes his head with a towel which
he uses to wipe his hands with then places that next to the towel he uses for cooking
nasty what's more he picks up french fries that were going to be served to customers with his bare
hands which is disgusting sending in two college girls as recon they both order some mixed drinks
and are given a glass that has stuff floating in it ordering some food as well taffer watches as
chris prepares the girl's food on a dirty stove with his sweaty unwashed hands having seen more
than enough the bar rescue host heads into the bar to confront the owners about their negligence
met with laughter and carelessness taffer forces henry to clean the kitchen to show that he's
serious about things and suggests firing chris coming back the following day the famous rescuer
meets with the staff and learns that the lounge is barely making enough to make payroll that week
soon after taffer brings in his experts who teach the staff how to make basic cocktails
as well as patty melt grilled cheese sandwiches holding a stress test later on the staff sent
things out at an extremely slow rate and quickly became overwhelmed with the orders
not only did they run out of glasses mid-service but due to the filthy grill the new sandwiches
weren't being done properly so tafaratha shut the bar down getting the owners to talk things out
following the failed service they actually agreed to stop drinking at the bar hold regular meetings
and work together after some more training and cleaning taffer was finally ready to move into
the much needed renovations first he changed the name to the morgue added benches to the
outdoor area to see more customers brightened the interior with nicer colors installed a photo booth
as well as artwork and a lot more receiving tons of new equipment and an updated menu as
well the customers seem to be impressed with the changes made post bar rescue the bar seemed to be
doing fairly well for the first few weeks after relaunch having a noticeable increase in sales
though this would change after the owners intelligently decided to change the name
back to kieva lounge and bar aside from ditching the name they received tons of negative reviews
most complaining about the poor service quality ultimately the business closed down in october
of 2019 but a bar and grill called vodka street global bistro opened up in its place which has
pretty good reviews as of now though it seems to be temporarily closed ella final in another
season 6 episode Jon Taffer decides to help out a bar called ella final which was on the verge
of closing down owned by john mcdonald he opened the business back in 2017 since he had a burning
passion for the bar industry self-describing the bar as a dive bar mcdonald expresses from
the very beginning that the odd name choice comes from the punchline of a cheesy joke the joke goes
what do you get if you cross an elephant with a rhino elephant as dumb as that sounds he says
that it's fitting for a rundown bar like his while the owner's friend casey used to be the
bar's general manager she decided to quit since mcdonald's would never listen to her suggestions
since then the business has only gone downhill being a hundred thousand dollars in debt and
having a slew of other issues so this called for the help of a pro-like Taffer when he eventually
arrives taffer meets with casey and he immediately points out that the name makes no sense sending in
expert mixologist derek as recon he orders some drinks that are served in mason jars rather than
glasses and they taste like chemicals even though the bar has a kitchen that is apparently leaked
out it's never been used so the spy wasn't able to order any food heading into the bar with casey
they convert the owner about the state of the business and he's actually pretty honest about the
situation he reveals that things have been really hard for him since casey left that he feels bad
for how he treated her and is willing to listen to any suggestions that might help the bar out
bringing the staff together taffer gets the owner to reveal how bad the finances are and highlights
how the lack of a kitchen is a huge issue later on the bar rescue host brings in derrick once
again to teach the staff how to make a new drink they'll be serving called el diablo hoping to
see what they've learned tafar runs a stress test and notices that a lot of the bartenders
are discarding alcohol for wrongfully mixing their drinks wasting tons of money that night it becomes
clear to the famous rescuer that the staff is horribly undertrained the following day tafer
and his expert try to refine the staff's basic skills to avoid any further waste moving forward
next the bar rescue host tries to fix the kitchen issue by calling in the current leaseholder
yaz minda so they could come to an agreement supposedly she says that the kitchen was not
handed over in working order despite saying so in the lease and she gets into a heated argument with
the owner ultimately this ends with her cutting ties with ella final completely finally allowing
the bar to use the kitchen fast forward to the renovation phase taphr starts by changing the
name to shattered explaining that mcdonald's dreams have continuously been shattered but
it won't happen again improving the overall decor and adding chairs to the interior the kitchen was
also repaired and the menu was updated upon the bar's eventual relaunch the staff did make a few
mistakes here and there but the patrons seem to be satisfied regardless ending things off on a good
note taffer expresses that he truly believes in mcdonald but that he has to start serving food as
soon as possible several weeks after the taping of this episode shattered sales went up by 30 and the
locals seemed to be in love with the changes made thanks to the leaseholder being out of the picture
mcdonnell finally had control of the kitchen and was serving food just as taffer had recommended
sadly the bar ended up closing down in october of 2018 months before the original episode aired
according to the owner himself he explains that the show failed to highlight the core issues at
hand like most notably his poor business plan now a mexican sports bar called chanclas cantina
opened up in its place which has pretty positive reviews moving on to bigger
things mcdonald currently owns a cold brew company which we really hope he succeeds with
live bar and restaurant as our final entry we're going to discuss a bar that Jon Taffer tried to
rescue in the sixth season of the show called live barn restaurants opened by michelle back in 2017
she wanted to open an establishment that would remind her of her hometown however due to her lack
of experience in the bar industry the direction of the business is pretty unclear is it a nightclub
restaurant or bar since the businesses food drink and service quality is piss-poor it barely gets
any customers which is why they're 350 000 in debt desperately needing some guidance before
her business comes crashing down the owner calls out the Taffer for some aid upon his eventual
arrival with expert chef ryan scott and mixologist charity johnson they point out that the exterior
is dull and that the sign is hard to read sending in two social media influencers as recon they're
instantly disturbed by the filthy table class and are disappointed to hear that they not only lack a
drink menu but don't have anything on tap ordering some basic cocktails the two spies livestream how
nasty the place is and one of them gags on their drink out of disgust at another table a server
named jeannette was giving away free drinks to patrons since you'll do absolutely anything to get
a good tip through this all michelle stood idly by on her phone at the dj booth completely ignoring
the awful experience her patrons were having hungry the spies ask if they offer any vegetarian
options and they're surprisingly told that they'll make a dish without meat for them while this
accommodation sounds great the bar chef carelessly touches raw chicken while preparing their food and
uses the same knife used to slice meat which prompts taffer to rush in and stop things
taffer confronts the owner and gives her a wake-up call by showing her how truly run down her bar
is leaving and returning the following day taffer is pleased to see that the kitchen is cleaner but
is revealed by michelle that the bar is a month away from closing down and that she spent all
of her savings trying to keep it afloat running a stress test soon after taffer's not impressed with
jeanette who's all over the place but is happy to see another bartender named dane make multiple
drinks at once hopeful about the bar in its potential taffer was feeling ready to move into
the renovation phase but first talks with michelle to ensure that she's on the same page changing the
name to halo nightclub the interior received a new dance floor turbo pumps improved lighting and a
lot more a while after the taping of this episode michelle kept her word and stepped up as a leader
ensuring that the staff was in check ultimately though the bar closed down in may of 2019.
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