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guys drunken donkey bar and grill for a season 6 episode Jon Taffer heads over to drunken dunky bar
and grill to rescue it from closure opened by two best friends named chris and nick in 2014
their business was successful in the beginning but quickly went downhill this is mostly due to
the fact that nick has always been critical of the staff which makes the work environment very toxic
as a result the staff members are intimidated to do their job which is why the bar has become
so neglected with the customers avoiding the business altogether due to how trashy it is
the owners are currently three million dollars in debt so they call out to tapper for some eight
upon his eventual arrival with his experts they're immediately disappointed with the bar's walls
which are painted in ugly greenish color sending in two djs as recon they noticed that the bar's
menu is 16 pages long and that they have 75 beer options which is insane both of the spies decide
to order a tennis ct but the bartender seemingly has no clue what's used to make it even after
they're up to speed with the necessary ingredients the drinks the djs receive were too strong and
very sweet hoping that the food would at least be a little bit better they order a meal oddly named
donkey balls which is supposed to be made fresh but is really cooked in the microwave fed up with
what he was seeing taffer goes in with his experts to confront the owners about the state of the bar
he learns that they've invested over half a million dollars into the business and that nick is
careless especially considering his choice to wear flip-flops to work soon after expert chef tiffany
derry explains to the bar rescue host that most of their food is pre-cooked and frozen while expert
mixologist mia masoyani expresses that they have 70 kegs worth of beer without any organization
or dating to make the situation even more messy taffer finds out that they have four managers so
he urges the owners to fire some of them naturally the famous rescuer points out that they also
need to reduce the number of beers and kitchen inventory they have if they want to be profitable
leaving and returning the following day experts dairy and matriani highlight that they need to
create a signature dish as well as cocktails in order to make more money working closely with
the staff mastermind gives them a crash course on cocktails and how to craft a menu and dairy
shows them how to make fried ribs with fresh ingredients holding a stress test soon after it
ends in complete disaster not only was the bar overwhelmed with orders but the food was sent
out at a sluggish pace and the bartenders kept overpouring fast forward to the end of the episode
the staff was trained even further and the owners agreed to step up for the sake of the business
after receiving a slew of renovations the bar was renamed to butcher and brew pub and was finally
given a second chance weeks after the taping of this episode the bar sales certainly increased and
make the game a lot easier to work with still open to this day many commented the butcher didn't need
rescuing since it was always packed in the past it has pretty decent reviews on yelp with many
praising the drinks but others have mixed feelings about the food harbor point club and grill Jon
Taffer pays a visit to the failing harbor point club and grill in richardson texas to bring it
back on its feet owned by john willis and bert novi they were met with relative success in the
beginning but that didn't last very long which is why they called out to taffer for some aid
when he finally arrives with expert mixologist phil wills and expert chef ryan scott they
point out that the club's facade doesn't look too bad but the interior is way too outdated
feeling suspicious about the owner's intentions and wondering if they truly need rescuing taffer
gets his team to pretend to pack their cameras up as a result the owners began to panic and started
to discuss the fears they held of losing their homes and being unable to support their children
certain now that they weren't just trying to get a free makeover tapirez into the bar and decides to
speak with the owners they tell them that they've invested well over 400 thousand dollars into the
business and that they don't have any money left uncertain as to why they would be so close to
closure taffer simply tells them to clean up the bar area and urges them to work even harder moving
forward returning the following day the bar rescue host takes a look at willis's tab and is astounded
to see that he drank twelve thousand dollars worth of stock in just three months additionally
the staff expresses that when the owners drink they become extremely lazy and unsupportive
deciding to test the staff on their skills taffer challenges them to make some meals and drinks in
under 15 minutes while the drinks came on time they were either way too watery or just very
sweet and the food took way too long to arrive since the grill caught fire taffer and his expert
chef confront willis about the grill but he denies that it's ever been like that even though that's a
blatant lie now that it was clear that the staff was in desperate need of training wills teaches
the bartenders how to mix balanced cocktails and scotch shows them how to create street style tacos
holding a stress test soon after you can say that it went pretty poorly since the orders were
sent out extremely late and the staff seemed overwhelmed after shutting things down taffer
suggested they get a new selling point like having the largest taco menu in the area in terms of the
drink menu they'd be focusing on some simple and spicy cocktails to complement the food with the
help of wills of course speaking with the owners later on novi admits the taffer that he needs to
be more involved with the business while willis realizes that his drinking is affecting him and he
vows to change ready to move into the renovation phase the bar rescue host decides to start by
renaming the place that jb taco then gives them a beautiful sign out front thanks to the modernized
interior and the new equipment they received the bar's future was looking pretty bright
upon their relaunch customers poured into the building and were impressed with how much had
changed not only were they met with aesthetic improvements but the staff was doing a fantastic
job of upselling their freshly made tacos post bar rescue it seems like the owners decided to
discontinue the concept that taffrey introduced it isn't exactly clear why but they also thought it
would be a good idea to rename the place to rocket sports bar and grill and give the place a sports
theme most of the reviews after the rebrand were surprisingly positive although it ended up closing
down in early 2020 today the bar was purchased by new owners and was reopened as good vibes bar and
grill which has pretty good reviews we at least hope the owners are doing well since we weren't
able to find anything on their current status whiskey girl saloon in another season 6 episode
Jon Taffer heads over to whiskey girl saloon in forth worth texas to prevent it from closure
opened in 2012 by attorney luke bashera and several other investors they had extremely
high hopes for the business's success though since the business started to fail within the
first month bashir had to cover his partner's portion of the cost and became the sole owner
calling in fred barnett and keith peterson who both have experience in the bar industry he
thought that making them co-owners would pull him out of his ret while it slightly helped the bar
was still troubled with dishonest staff members who would steal and give away drinks for free
as they purged the employees responsible a lot of their regulars start to leave as well
and the bar became worse off than before doing absolutely anything to bring customers in bashara
created a mascot called rick roundhouse who gives customers free drinks to bring their spirits up
this is one of the many reasons the business is a quarter of a million dollars in debt which is why
the owner called out the taproom for his guidance when he finally arrives with his expert they point
out that the area is vibrant and lively while the bar looks dark and dull instead of sending
out recon as usual Taffer gets his expert mixologist phil wills to scout the competing
bars while he talks to the owners when asked about their busiest days barnett reveals that
it's usually on saturday but they barely make any money a big part of this fact is that they don't
have a kitchen so they don't offer any food which would boost their profits significantly bachera's
mascot rick is also brought up in the conversation and the owners discuss how he uses bad language
around customers hits on women and drinks on the job which is only hurting the business
meeting back up with wills later on he points out that the market for bars in the area
is very strong so they really have to bring their a game gathering the staff together the following
day they express that they're limited in what they can do and that they despise bashar's mascot who
comes midway into the conversation he's accused of telling female customers how long his genitals are
and when he denies this staffer shows him video evidence that aside the owner also owes tons of
money to his business partners and when confronted by the truth he decides to just walk out after
cooling down bashara returns and gives his apologies to both his partners and his staff which
is a step in the right direction now that the problems were out in the open Taffer decided to
start bringing in his experts to train the staff on how to improve their mixing skills as well as
how to create easy to make dishes in their newly installed kitchen which was originally a storeroom
once the business finally relaunched it seemed like the staff and patrons alike were extremely
satisfied with the changes made weeks after the taping of this episode basera started to make
enough money to be able to repay his partners temporarily closing down in july of 2019 the
bar reopened soon after and is still running to this day with positive reviews well that'll
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