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Bar Rescue Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
44 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Episode 1
Turtle on Its Back
Sun, Feb 10, 201342 mins
For a bar to fail on Bourbon Street in New Orleans it takes a special kind of incompetence. Can bar expert Jon Taffer get these delusional owners to ditch their copy-cat ways and start thinking for themselves?
Episode 2
Rock N Roaches
Sun, Feb 17, 201342 mins
Jon Taffer descends on a grotesque goth and rock bar in Austin, TX. Tasteless performances and cockroach infestations are the least of his problems as he spars with the worst bar owner to date.
Episode 3
Bros Got to Geaux!
Sun, Feb 24, 201342 mins
Jon Taffer comes to New Orleans tackles his first college bar run by the owners best friends.
Episode 4
Tears for Beers
Sun, Mar 3, 201342 mins
Bar Expert Jon Taffer fights to save a terminally hip bar on 6th St in Austin, TX that is too cool for its own customers. If he fails it will not only cost a husband & wife their business but possibly their marriage.
Episode 5
Empty Pockets
Sun, Mar 10, 201342 mins
Jon travels to Denver, Colorado and attempts to help Avi, the owner of Zan Z Bar. With bartenders who over-pour, a cook who never changes gloves, and drunk patrons who still get served, its no surprise that Avi is losing $3,000 a month.
Episode 6
Jon T, He Don't Like It
Sun, Mar 17, 201342 mins
10 years ago, The Kasbah Lounge in Aurora, Colorado was an urban hotspot. Now it is a relic. Bar Expert Jon Taffer must breathe new life into this dying nightclub otherwise it will become extinct for good.
Episode 7
In a Pinch
Sun, Mar 24, 201342 mins
Lona's Wardlow Station has locals upset over a controversial lobster tank game. Can Bar Expert Jon Taffer bring peace to this blue-collar community?
Episode 8
Karaoke Katastrophe
Sun, Mar 31, 201342 mins
At Dimples, America's first karaoke bar, Jon Taffer must deal with dated décor, an angry chef, and an oblivious owner... who's also a hoarder.
Episode 9
A Horse Walks Into a Bar
Sun, Apr 7, 201342 mins
Jon has to turn around a bar in a small Arizona town whose owners are drunk most of the time, the food is terrible, customers are out of control and the bank is about to foreclose because the owners are behind on their $180,000 mortgage.
Episode 10
Meat Sauna
Sun, Apr 14, 201342 mins
Bad ventilation cause hot, moist burger smoke to fill Scottsdale's least funny comedy club. Jon Taffer arrives to clear the air and use proven bar techniques to create bigger laughs and bigger profits for the troubled owners.
Episode 11
Don't Mess with Taffer's Wife
Mon, Jul 1, 201342 mins
An aggressive Las Vegas bar owner tries to pick up Nicole Taffer, sending Jon into a rage. Can he set this owner's wandering eyes straight and save a once famous blues bar without coming to blows first?
Episode 12
Don't Judge a Booze by Its Bottle
Sun, Jul 14, 201342 mins
North Carolina's Cashmere Nightclub has a bad name, poor decor, and an embarrassing manager, but when Jon learns that they are refilling premium liquor bottles with cheap booze, all hell breaks loose.
Episode 13
Two Flew Over the Handlebars
Sun, Jul 21, 201342 mins
Two buxom sisters have driven their biker bar in Pawcatuck, Connecticut into a ditch. Can Jon get these party women to stop binge drinking and focus on the real assets of their bar?
Episode 14
There's No Crying in the Bar Business
Sun, Jul 28, 201342 mins
Jon heads to a Georgia sports bar and encounters an owner whose incessant crying seems to prevent her noticing the massive employee theft issue occurring right under her nose.
Episode 15
Play. Some. Janet. Jackson!
Sun, Aug 4, 201342 mins
Las Vegas' first gay nightclub, Gipsy, is months from closing its doors thanks to its verbally abusive and over intoxicated owner. Can Jon rescue one of Sin City's most famous landmarks?
Episode 16
Characters Assassination
Sun, Aug 11, 201342 mins
Charters Quarters might be the worst bar concept ever, but it's only 1 of the problems Jon must overcome at this confused establishment run by a family of Yankees in heart of Dixie.
Episode 17
Corking the Bunghole
Sun, Aug 18, 201342 mins
13 miles from Fort Bragg, Cliques suffers from a juvenile name and a repugnant reputation. Jon puts the owners through his personal bar boot camp in the hopes of making it the R&R choice destination for local military personnel.
Episode 18
Bar Full of Bull
Sun, Aug 25, 201342 mins
A rickety mechanical bull fails to attract customers in this salty New England whaling community. Can Jon right this ship and prevent two siblings from sinking the bar and their father's retirement?
Episode 19
Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas
Sun, Sep 8, 201342 mins
Hammers is a watering hole for blue-collar locals, owned and operated by two classically trained chefs and former friends. Taffer arrives to discover that both their business and their friendship appear beyond repair.
Episode 20
Barely Above Water
Sun, Sep 15, 201342 mins
Taffer makes two bars out of one in an attempt to save both a beachfront bar in Warwick, Rhode Island, and the owner's marriage.
Episode 21
Crappy Cantina
Sun, Oct 6, 201342 mins
Two brothers have drained their parents' retirement fund by opening an ill-conceived death-metal concert bar. Taffer arrives to run off the metal-head clientele & straighten out this festering mosh pit of failure.
Episode 22
Jon of the Dead
Sun, Oct 13, 201342 mins
Underworld is a "horror" bar run by 2 rocker-burnouts who managed to surpass their music industry failure with an even bigger failure in the bar biz. Jon attempts to transform this hive of scum & villainy into a profit center.
Episode 23
Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids
Sun, Oct 20, 201342 mins
William invested $4 million on a Vegas bar to secure his kids & grandkids' futures. In return they use it as their private boozing & breeding grounds, wasting millions in the process. Can Jon turn this family tragedy around?
Episode 24
Hurricane Jon vs. Hurricane Sandy
Sun, Oct 27, 201342 mins
It's the biggest rescue in series history: resurrect the hurricane battered Bungalow Bar in Rockaway Beach, NY. But with the summer season fast approaching, Jon races to repair the structure & retrain the staff in time.
Episode 25
Drunk & Dirty Dolls
Sun, Nov 3, 201342 mins
This Vegas motorsports bar has come off the track thanks to an inept owner & a staff of busty cougars. Can Jon create a new & classy concept to tap into the largest single & divorced MILF population in the country?
Episode 26
Empty Bottles Full Cans
Sun, Nov 10, 201342 mins
Customers bringing in their own booze and bartenders flashing their boobs aren't Jon's biggest problems with this Tennessee watering hole. Taffer must ignite a lazy owner's ingenuity to save the bar from going bust.
Episode 27
Hole in None
Sun, Nov 17, 201342 mins
This golf-themed bar is a swing and a miss and its horrendous sanitary conditions are completely out of bounds. Jon must clean house and get rid of the filth as well as the staff responsible for making his expert sick.
Episode 28
Music City Mess
Sun, Nov 24, 2013
BoondoxXx BBQ renamed Pit and Barrel. Spike TV pulled this because just before it aired bar owner Chris Michaels murdered Country Singer Wayne Mills, shooting him in the back of the head for smoking in the bar. Michaels sentenced to 20 yrs.
Episode 29
Brawlin' Babes
Sun, Dec 8, 201342 mins
Jon is called in to turn around Long Shot's, a failing sports bar in Grain Valley, Missouri, which suffers from battling female staffers, inept bartenders and dispirited management.
Episode 30
Twin vs. Twin
Sun, Dec 15, 201342 mins
Lights, sirens and handcuffs greet Jon before he even enters the door of this Kansas City bar. Sibling rivalry between two identical twins with identical huge egos present Taffer with one of his toughest rescues.
Episode 31
Hostile Takeover
Sun, Mar 9, 201442 mins
A heavy drinking owner of an Irish sports bar is the subject of a hostile takeover...by his co-owners!
Episode 32
Critters and Quitters
Sun, Mar 16, 201442 mins
A raccoon infestation is only the most extreme on a long list of problems plaguing KC's Bar & Grill.
Episode 33
Punch-Drunk & Trailer-Trashed
Sun, Mar 23, 201442 mins
A dysfunctional family's feuding pushes Jon Taffer to the limit. Will their outrageous antics force Taffer into an extreme decision?
Episode 34
Scoreboard to Death
Sun, Mar 30, 201442 mins
Taffer is joined by celebrity guests Maria Menounos & Adam Carolla as he takes over a failing sports bar, wrangles with an incompetent owner and deals with an undertrained staff.
Episode 35
Grow Some Meatballs!
Sun, Apr 6, 201442 mins
At a family run bar, a brother and sister are locked in conflict with their explosive father. But while Taffer struggles to train an inexperienced staff, disaster is about to ignite in the kitchen.
Episode 36
Taxed Out in Texas
Sun, Apr 13, 201442 mins
Torn apart by a dysfunctional staff and a bad reputation, a tax accountant turned bar owner struggles to keep his biker bar afloat.
Episode 37
When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons
Sun, Apr 20, 201442 mins
Too busy canoodling to notice his staff is sinking, a manager treats his bar like a romantic playground, forcing Taffer to demand inside help from the bartenders.
Episode 38
I Smell a Rat
Sun, Apr 27, 201442 mins
Profits are going up in smoke due to the overwhelming odors and frat house behavior at this hookah bar.
Episode 39
Scary Mary's
Sun, May 4, 201442 mins
The lecherous owner of a dying Texas dive crosses the line with one of Taffer's experts.
Episode 40
Muscle Madness
Sun, May 11, 201442 mins
Two muscle-bound meatheads can't see pec-to-pec on how to run their Houston bar. Now, their tempers and testosterone threaten to tear their friendship apart.
Episode 994
Taffer's Top 10: Most Disgusting Bars
Sun, Jun 22, 2014
Jon counts down the ten most disgusting bars he's rescued during the first three seasons of Bar Rescue.
Episode 995
Taffer's Top 10: Worst Owners
Sun, Jun 22, 2014
Jon counts down the ten worst owners he's encountered during the first three seasons of Bar Rescue.
Episode 996
Taffer's Top 10: Toughest Rescues
Sun, Jun 29, 2014
Jon counts down the ten toughest rescues he's undertaken during the first three seasons of Bar Rescue.
Episode 997
Taffer's Top 10: Angriest Moments
Sun, Jun 29, 2014
Jon counts down the ten angriest moments he's encountered during the first three seasons of Bar Rescue.