History WhatAnIdiot / BarRescue

* Not even Jon Taffer is immune to this. At "Second Base" he goes in to chew out Garry for slacking off and putting his remodel to waste. The bartenders immediately jump to Garry's defense and insist he's doing the best he can with the resources Terry is giving him, which is none, and he feels no reason in doing small things like dusting the light fixtures if he's not given money to fix the Kegerator.\\

* In "Arnold's Lounge" a worker named Marc acts irresponsibly to the point that the owner, Philip, has no choice to fire him.\\

'''Instead:''' In an act as disgraceful as Kevin from "Fairways", he stubbornly refuses to leaves, while the cameras are still running nonetheless.\\

'''Ultimately:''' Mike's patience runs out, and he pulls Sean away to fire him. Mike tries to let him down easy, but Sean continues to piss him off with excuses, believing that he was intentionally put at a disadvantage. It takes Jon stepping in to get Sean to finally leave. To rub salt in the wound one last time, Mike apologizes to the rest of the employees for not firing Sean much sooner.

--> '''Dave:''' If you're a bar rescue fan And are on here to bash a bar you have never been to, then screw off. [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible This bar supports live music of all kinds Which is a dead scene and bars like this keep punk, ska, reggae..metal alive..so don't believe a show that called us and put words in our mouth and then tries to charge us, this bar was going to be changed into a hipster bar with high-end drinks and that is not us... if you support music in any way, you should realize that bars like this aren't made for everyone]]. Thanks

'''Ultimately:''' Mike's patience runs out, and he pulls Sean away to fire him. Mike tries to let him down easy, but Sean continues to piss him off with his excuses, believing that he was intentionally put at a disadvantage. It takes Jon stepping in to get Sean to finally leave. To rub salt in the wound one last time, Mike even apologizes to the rest of the employees for not firing Sean much sooner.

'''Ultimately:''' Mike's patience runs out, and he pulls Sean away to fire him. Mike tries to let him down easy, but Sean continues to piss him off with his excuses, believing that he was intentionally put at a disadvantage. It takes Jon stepping in to get Sean to finally leave. Mike even apologizes to the rest of the employees for not firing Sean much sooner.

'''Ultimately:''' Mike's patience runs out, and he pulls Sean away to fire him. Mike tries to let him down easy, but Sean continues to piss Mike off with his excuses, believing that he was intentionally put at a disadvantage. It takes Jon stepping in to get Sean to finally leave. Mike even apologizes to the rest of the employees for not firing Sean much sooner.

'''Instead:''' Dave makes it clear to Taffer during filming that he only intended to use the show for the free remodel, upgrades, and publicity. Everything else, including any theme changes, themed cocktails, and management advice was going to be tossed right out the door behind Taffer the second he left. When Taffer makes it clear he isn't going to bother wasting his and the Bar Rescue crew's time and effort if it's just going to be discarded, Dave chooses to tell Taffer to get out. And Dave does so while insulting Taffer's intelligence and questioning what Taffer knows about the business. [[LaserGuidedKarma Dave's bar kept its history of negative reviews on travel websites, and eventually closed in 2018.]] [[SarcasmMode Gee, wonder who's the expert?]] Even after the bar shutdown, Dave maintains a NeverMyFault attitude and claims it was just haters and fans of the show looking to [[InsaneTrollLogic bash the bar for being a music venue]]. From an [[https://www.barrescueupdates.com/2020/02/blacklight-district-lounge-from-bar-rescue-closed.html update found by a fansite]] of the show, quoted directly from a Facebook post:
--> '''Dave:''' If you're a bar rescue fan And are on here to bash a bar you Have never been too then Screw off [[TrueArtIsIncomprehensible This bar supports live music of all kinds Which is a dead scene and bars like this keep punk, ska, reggae..metal alive..so don't believe a show that called us and put words in our mouth and then tries to charge us , this bar was going to be changed into a hipster bar with high end drinks and that is not us... if you support music in anyway you should realize that bars like this aren't made for everyone]] .thanks

'''Instead:''' Dave mocks Escalante's "grandpa sweater", and acts like he knows more about punk music than a man who's spent decades in one of the most renowned punk bands ever.
* During Taffer's recon at O'Face, one of the customers asks co-owner Matt about the bar's signature "O-gasm" shot. Specifically, what's in it.\\

'''Instead:''' Out of favoritism for the manager, Matt and Karen decide to fire the ''server,'' claiming that she bought it on herself. Taffer is as good as his word, and ditches them, only returning when Matt and Karen see sense and lay off the manager. The whole business ends up wasting time that Taffer and his experts could have spent helping the staff.\\
'''To Make Matters Worse:''' The manager is rehired after Taffer abandons the rescue. Furthermore, they fire the security official for ''refusing'' to commit a DestinationDefenestration on another employee, and also for actually being receptive to Taffer's attempts to help.
* Worth a special mention are owners who fire employees who are a cancer to the business during the episode, then rehire them shortly thereafter. Chix On Dix/Power Strip has one such instance where the manager has a rebellious dancer (who constantly drinks on the clock) and a worthless talent coordinator.\\

'''Instead:''' The owner never does until he faced pressure from Taffer and ''every other employee in the building''. At the end of the episode, the epilogue reveals that the bar is still struggling and that said bartender was rehired.
* As part of the rescue of Stand Up Scottsdale, Taffer has a brand new green room built for the convenience of the comedians, at the expense of losing 60 of the comedy club's seats. A follow up episode reveals that the owner, Howard Hughes, was none too happy with this, prompting him to get rid of the green room.\\

'''Instead:''' He puts a DJ booth in one half of the room, and uses the other half for storage. Taffer lampshades the stupidity of it magnificently:
--> '''Jon:''' This is a bad joke. Howard has turned an A-list quality green room into a junk drawer! ''[to Howard]'' I'm an asshole because I took away your 60 seats, ''[to live audience]'' then he turned it into a closet and never got the 60 seats anyway! ''[to Howard]'' Why would you get rid of that so the comedians don't have it, you don't have the seats, OR the green room?!
* One of the most infamous examples is Piratz Tavern which insisted on relying on its pirate theme to draw in customers, calling it the ultimate "Peter Pan fantasy" because the owner once hosted a successful pirate party during her previous career in finance. They invested so much into the overblown theme, even walking around in full pirate cosplay, accents and all that the quality of the food and drink suffered heavily for it, and it only isolated them as they were right in the middle of a heavily corporate section of Maryland.\\

'''Instead:''' She insisted "it was not her enemy" and remained unwilling to chance any of the changes recommended by Jon. She eventually realizes the truth, but this is quickly followed up by a server badmouthing Jon's ideas, prompting a brief but volatile exchange that sees the server storm out in face of the criticism.\\
'''To Make Matters Worse:''' The night of the bar's relaunch as the Corporate Bar and Grill, the owner and her husband remain hostile to the new theme and even its menu, even as the restaurant is fully packed for business and receives glowing feedback not just from the customers, but ''their own servers!'' '''Barely a week later,''' she reverts it back to Piratz Tavern. To add insult to injury, she and her staff held a bonfire ''destroying the new restaurant's sign'' and posted a video of the event in which they insult Jon Taffer at length for his efforts. Surprise surprise, Piratz continued to sink deeper into debt and was eventually forced to close permanently. %%While its replacement, The Quarry House Tavern, became a huge success ''and still is.''

* In "Thugs With Mugs" Jon Taffer reveals the bar was selling cheap liquor brands in premium bottles most of whom are thugs the owner invited in.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' The owner would try to defuse the situation with an apology or offering to refund people's orders. It would make their financial situation worse, but it would salvage their reputation somewhat.\\
'''Instead:''' He tells a guy who demands a refund to "Shut the fuck up" escalated the incident to a full-on riot.
* In "The Sound of Failing Music", a bartender accidentally drops a glass in an ice bin and has to get blue curacao which was left by the owner in another room.\\

* Radio/Artful Dodger from "Bug Bite" does an 18 and over night (the presence of this sort of thing is for another entry) and Jon Taffer does the Stress Test with these conditions to show how such a promotion will fail despite best efforts to ensure no one under 21 gets a drink.\\

'''You'd Expect:''' That the bouncer would tell them how to become a member and if they're still not interested, say he can't let them in but politely tell them the offer is always open if they ever change their minds.\\
'''Instead:''' He apologetically tells them he can't let them in without a membership thereby not only making membership difficult, but making them feel unwelcome in the bar and unlikely to return.

'''You'd Also Expect:''' Given the seriousness of the situation, Sean would to everything he can to help himself.\\

'''Come the Stress Test:''' The bar is divided in half by tape, with Sean and one bartender on one side, and Kenny, another manager along with another bartender, on the other. Kenny has his bartender's back the whole time, and is doling out drinks left and right. Meanwhile, Sean is waiting tables, collecting orders from multiple tables at once, and leaving his bartender in the weeds. Jon has to hunt him down to help his bartender. When he does go to the bar, he fumbles with the very same drink that Amy taught him how to make earlier that day.\\
'''Ultimately:''' Mike's patience runs out and he pulls Sean away to fire him. Mike tries to let him down easy, but Sean continues to piss Mike off with his excuses, believing that he was intentionally put at a disadvantage. It takes Jon stepping in to get Sean to finally leave. Mike even apologizes to the rest of the employees for not firing Sean much sooner.

'''Ultimately:''' Mike's patience runs out and he pulls Sean away to fire him. Mike tries to let him down easy, but Sean continues to make excuses, believing that he was intentionally put at a disadvantage. It takes Jon stepping in to get Sean to finally leave. Mike even apologizes to the rest of the employees for not firing Sean much sooner.

* In "Life's a Beach" Sean, who previously owned the Sandbar, enjoyed a successful business at first, but eventually landed in such horrible debt that he lost his home, and had no other form of income. He reaches out to an investment company later on, which costs him his ownership, and reduced him to a manager.\\

'''Instead:''' He treats these loans as handouts to bail him out, but still claims to be the owner.\\

'''Come the Stress Test:''' The bar is divided in half by tape, with Sean and one bartender on one side, and Kenny, another manager along with another bartender, on the other. Kenny has his bartender's back the whole time, and is doling out drinks left and right. Meanwhile, Sean is waiting tables, collecting orders from multiple tables, and leaving his bartender in the weeds. Jon has to hunt him down to help his bartender. When he does go to the bar, he fumbles with the very same drink that Amy taught him how to make earlier that day.\\

'''Later On:''' Soon before the bar opens, Mike is sitting outside, at his wit's end with Sean's repeated failures at paying back his loans, ready to fire him. Jon convinces him to let Sean perform in a stress test and see if that changes his mind.\\
'''Come the Stress Test:''' The bar is divided in half by tape, with Sean and one bartender on one side, and Kenny, another manager along with another bartender, on the other. Kenny has his bartender's back the whole time, and is doling out drinks left and right. Meanwhile, Sean is waiting tables, collecting orders from multiple tables, and leaving his bartender in the weeds. Jon has to hunt him down to help his bartender. When he does go to the bar, he fumbles with the very same drink that Amy taught him how to make earlier that day.

'''Come the Stress Test:''' The bar is divided in half by tape, with Sean and one bartender on one side, and Kenny, another manager along with another bartender, on the other. Kenny has his bartender's back the whole time, and it doling out drinks left and right. Meanwhile, Sean is waiting tables, collecting orders from multiple tables, and leaving his bartender in the weeds. Jon has to hunt him down to help his bartender. When he does go to the bar, he fumbles with the very same drink that Amy taught him how to make earlier that day.

'''That's Not All:''' When Sean's experience in bartending is called into question, he tries to justify his lack thereof by saying he doesn't drink.

* In "Life's a Beach" Sean, who previously owned the Sandbar, enjoyed a successful business at first, but eventually landed in such horrible debt that he lost his home, and had no other form of income. He reaches out to an investment company later on, which costs him his ownership, and reduced him to a manager.

'''You'd Also Expect:'''\\

'''That's Not All:''' When Sean's experience in bartending is called into question, he tries to justify his lack thereof by saying he doesn't drink.\\

'''Instead:''' He treats these loans as handouts to bail him out.\\

'''As a Result:''' To say the least, he earns the ire of everyone around him.