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for today's video we're going to discuss more Bar Rescue bars and reveal how they're doing now
so sit back relax and without further ado let's get right into the content guys TJ Quills
back in 2012 darian blanchard decided to purchase a bar called tj quillos that he frequently visited
during his college days to save it from closure though the business was notorious for selling
alcohol under age which led to a police raid and an ultimatum that would put blanchard out
of business if he continued on the same path on top of this the bar is run by blanchard's immature
friends who only drink and party which repels customers away now being 400 thousand dollars
in debt and barely able to attract new customers the owner calls out to Jon Taffer for some aid
arriving with his experts they immediately notice that the front door is broken glass then
he carefully sends in a group of women for recon to see if the bar was being more conscious of who
they let in tavr had one of the spies carry a fake id but they all got in regardless oddly one of the
bartenders decided to follow the group of girls and charm them by taking off his shirt fed up with
what he was seeing taphr heads into the bar and confronts the staff about letting in someone with
a fake id which makes the staff start throwing insults at him leaving and returning the following
day the bar rescue host holds a staff meeting and teaches them how to spot fake ids elaine duke
one of taffer's mixologist experts heads into the bar and tests the bartender's capabilities
they seem to be able to mix basic cocktails but are incapable of making eye contact or striking
a conversation while mixing in the kitchen chef brian duffy taught the staff how to create easy
to make dishes using the new equipment he brought in later on another patron seemed to pass through
with a fake id which forces the general manager russell to fire the current security personnel
additionally a kitchen staff member named spelman was asked for walking out and taking shots during
one of taffer's stress tests due to the pressure impressed with the fact that blanchard's attitude
seemed to have improved and didn't take the firing of his friends personally taffyr was
ready to start making changes renamed to the nx the bar was revamped to include a brightly lit
exterior and a much more appealing interior with red stools black tables and a shinier countertop
taffer added in a bunch of premium liquor that was beautifully put on display right above their
new chill right chaka vodka system which would keep their booze constantly cold he also made
sure that three pos systems were installed and remade the menu so it was only one page long
fast forward to a month after tapper left things were reportedly better but they did change their
name back to tj quills nonetheless it's still a pretty popular dive bar to this day with an
average three star review on yelp most praising the drinks and general atmosphere tj quills does
however need to pay a thousand dollars a month since there was a crackdown on bars that allow
underage drinking even though they've gotten much better with that kid jolene's badass barbecue a
couple names scott and donna chilean decided to buy kid children's badass bbq back in 2003.
while it was extremely successful back in its heyday once the owners began to drink
with their patrons things only went downhill from there only losing money and very close to losing
their business as well the chileans call out the john tapper for some help upon his arrival taffer
points out that the building has poor lighting in that it's surrounded by deserted properties which
makes people wonder if it's even open sending in an undercover tourist for recon they noticed
upon entering that the owners were drinking and how the bartenders were making obscene remarks
on top of this when some patrons complained about the food she gave them free shots ignoring the
fact that most have to drive afterwards having seen more than enough tapper heads into the bar
and gives the inebriated owners a piece of his mind returning the following day with his experts
russell davis a mixologist and chef jb brown they try to correct the bar's shortcomings davis heads
into the bar to find it completely neglected so he starts by first cleaning it up then teaches
the staff how to properly mix and pour drinks meanwhile in the kitchen brown taught the cooks
how to properly make barbecue so they won't have to rely on store-bought products during a stress
test an employee named aleya who is the owner's daughter proved to be a very capable bartender
additionally even though the owner donna was tempted to drink with patrons during the test she
managed to resist those urges impressing taffer greatly after teaching the staff how to make new
and delicious food as well as drinks tapper was finally ready to start working his magic
changing the name to chillings on 17 saloons steak and barbecue the signs on the outside were
replaced and one was positioned two miles down the highway to encourage new patrons to visit
the exterior was painted a bright yellow color and some lights were added to ensure
that no one would think it was out of business next tapper converted it into a cowboy themed
bar and a moonshine pourer was added alongside a cleaner looking menu eventually relaunching the
staff and patrons alike were incredibly ecstatic with the changes made especially the delectable
and piping hot barbecue fast forward to after the bar rescue team intervened chileans seemed to be
doing exceptionally well with their sales being up by 43 the bar has gotten a ton of positive
reviews rocking a pretty solid three and a half stars on yelp revisiting a while later taffer
was proud to find out that donna still continued to reject shots with the patrons and was working
closely with her daughter as a little side note if you're interested in being a part of the bar's
team they're currently hiring more details on their facebook stand up scottsdale howard hughes
decided to open up a comedy club called stand up scottsdale shortly after he finished performing a
comedy circuit across arizona thinking it would be an easy business to jump into hughes decided
to put 180 000 of his own money but was met with a rude awakening within just the first month he had
lost over 19 000 and instead of trying to make things right he made himself the headliner of
every show now most people in the area dislike the club due to the awful live shows and even
worse service really unsure how to move forward hughes decided to call out to the bar rescue team
and Jon Taffer for some help coming to the bar with his experts they highlight the fact that
there isn't any way of knowing who's performing at the club which is a horrible way to attract new
customers sending in his experts frankie marshall who's an expert in mixology she notices that the
bartenders are doing anything but their job one of them seems to be socializing with the patrons
rather than selling and when marshall tries to get his attention he just ignores her after what is a
dreadful comedic performance taffer heads into the bar with the other expert who immediately
points out how horrible the kitchen is in response hughes admits that the bar isn't the prettiest on
the block but tries to deflect with humor and bad jokes looking around tappers appalled with
the fact that there's so much trash on the floors and that the storage bins are filthy gathering the
staff together tapper asks them to list out the reasons why they think the business is failing
generally the blame is put on the lack of leadership and structure meaning that use is the
biggest problem this is highlighted even further after a light reopen was held where the owner just
completely gave up and retreated upstairs after this piss-poor performance taffer invites owen
benjamin over to give his opinion on the bar which seemed to have shifted us's attitude seemingly
holding a more focused view on how to work as a comedian and manager tapper was ready to make some
changes thanks to tapper's changes to the decor menu and general cleanliness stand up scottsdale
is currently highly rated rocking 4 stars on yelp the business still seems to be operated
by hughes and his business partner nathan serves as an investor to keep things operational we're
glad this rescue succeeded sand dollar opened in 1976 the sand dollar was purchased by lisa guarana
in 2009 with the financial help of her friend paul wilkes trying to shift the bar's focus to
feature blue's music it seemed to attract an older crowd which pushed away their younger clientele
going 300 thousand dollars into debt and at risk of losing their business altogether guarana called
out to john taffer for some assistance upon his eventual rival he points out that there was no way
of telling what kind of establishment the place was sending in his wife nicole for recon alongside
her friend erica they're unimpressed with the fact that they serve drinks in plastic cups asking for
food nicole is surprised to hear that they don't even offer any so they order a different cocktail
the bar's co-owner started making sexually suggestive remarks to the two spies which was the
last straw for taffer storming in to grab his wife tapper only returns the following day to meet with
the owners hoping to understand what issues were at hands tapper's expert inspected the bar area
and found numerous sanitary issues ranging from dirt to live cockroaches after a lot of cleaning
and getting the owners act together the bar rescue host was able to finally make some changes
renaming the place to bar 702 they completely changed the exterior so it was obvious that live
bands were playing inside and the interior was revamped to play tribute to the bar's history
to solve the food issues tapper connected a neighboring vietnamese restaurant to the bar
allowing for patrons to choose from three special dishes today the bar is still open but under new
ownership being purchased by brooke alexander who changed the name to the sand dollar lounge
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