My instinct told me the patrons should bring their own rubber gloves and bleach when having a pint. Dont know why they even have a Facebook page anymore. Margaret Verble had a book rejected 92 times. The awfully-familiar smell again emanated underneath the floor despite being previously covered and cleaned up by Taffers team but the filth on the bar area, plus the neglect, was what brought the miasma back. Of all the negative Yelp reviews, this one star review might be my favorite: Friends chose to go here, although I cant fathom why. The previous GM had better customer base and better staff years ago. I was working when this episode was on new, but thank you Spike for running it again. He would have followed through with a new concept & remodel (including new uniforms) if things had played out differently. 9 Following. While around half of the bars have closed and there are plenty of Bar Rescue failures, there are also a lot of Bar Rescue success stories and Jon Taffer has one of the best success rates of any reality TV rescue show. Taffer also called out the bar staff for not cleaning the establishment adequately. Havent asked Scott the owner what happened?? The bartenders and Gary put the blame on Bryant for the bars current condition which the owner vehemently denied. Your total count is 214, but mine is 215. Insignia del perfil pblico de sara Incluir este perfil de LinkedIn en otros sitios web . The staff had heart and passion for the bar. Inside Second Base the menu created by Taffer for the bar during the previous rescue was no longer around and the appalling scent was back in the air. Ive enjoyed this site to find out what happened to the renovated places. I need to add that one. Taffer had the bar closed prematurely to save the bar and the new bartenders from further embarrassment no thanks to Bryants apathy. Thanks! Heres the update for Cashmere: https://realitytvupdates.com/bar-rescue/cashmere-dual-ultra-nightclub/, Cool site! Gary was no longer as enthusiastic unlike before, and some of the old bartenders were replaced with new blood. On the other hand, he said, making the place into a sports bar specifically would have meant that business would drop off once televised games were over for the night and people left for other late-night activities such as clubbing. Yo-Yo Ma! Hay 758 personas ms con el nombre de Sara Salazar en LinkedIn Ver a otras personas con el nombre de Sara Salazar. Youre delusional!. Jon Taffers Bar Rescue is my most fav show! I was hoping that when Taffer started showing the $100,000 new design, he was going to tell us that he's decided to open a competing bar right next door and how all the staff,them run that lousy owner out of business once and for all. The owner should have kept his yap shut, said "yes sir" and took his lumps. I definitely take my hat off to Taffer. A lot of times the bars are in so much debt that even if they totally embrace Taffers changes it might not be enough to save them. What's this guy's excuse? Ve el perfil de Sara Salazar en LinkedIn, la mayor red profesional del mundo. Arrogant, devoid of humanity, incredibly inept business owner, should be jailed for health violations. Heres an example of what the outside looks like as of August 2022: If you want to see some other nearby Los Angeles area Bar Rescue episodes, you can check out my updates for The Cave in Anaheim, Pineapple Hill Grill / Renz Social House in Tustin, and The Olive Pit in Orange. On tonight's episode of Bar Rescue, Jon Taffer and crew are in Orange, California to re-rescue Second Base Bar and Grill.The bar was on the second season of Bar Rescue and was transformed from Extremes into Second Base Bar and Grill. Any thoughts on why so many bars close after taffer leaves? What about all the bartenders? So is Second Base still open after Jon Taffers second attempt? They have good-looking bartenders, huge beers, pool tables and darts. Also, while the owner was El Doucho, the rest of the staff (including Gary), were good, hard workers. Its not much better on Google, where the bar has a 3.4 star rating (which is pretty bad because Google reviewers are usually more generous than Yelp). What other bar? In fact the nearest big sorts bar has actually closed down. They just needed to get inspired again. Aade nuevas aptitudes con estos cursos Customer Service Leadership Strategic Planning: Case Studies . The bar had smoking before and after the episode. Disappointed and tired of Bryants ignorance and stubbornness, Taffer and his experts walked out of Second Base. You can click the button below to view all of the Bar Rescue bars that are still open. I suspect that a lot of the staff gave up and continued to collect tips from customers who came into that stank nasty crap hole to ogle at women wearing bikinis. Follow. I hope every one of them walked out and found new jobs immediately. Thanks for your comment! The owner is a douche. Space is FOR LEASE.. Really wanted to find out what happens to these guys, sadly only getting grey boxes and no text at all. maybe they keep Taffers name but they still bring back some/all of their old menu. I got the feeling that Gary and Terry didn't even really want Bar Rescue to come back, and maybe the producers just talked them into doing the second episode, probably with some cash paid to the bar. I list the bars by the name that Jon Taffer gave them so its listed as Lake House Bar and Grill on this page. The rework involved replacing most of the equipment, tearing down the faade into a completely new look, and adding a dance floor. It's possible he thought the area has changed and is now too saturated with bars to make an acceptable profit even if he had gone for the $30K deal and did the upgrades. Sara Salazar Bartender at Second base bar and grill Huntington Beach, CA. There are three other bikini bars nearby the Pump Room across the street and Salty Dawg Tavern and Blondies Saloon within a few miles so with servers at Second Base showing less skin, patrons will head to those spots, he said. Speaking of hotties, it's a shame that Nicole Taffer became too well known to function on the show. So guys keep believing the stuff they feed you. During the staff meeting Taffer learned about Bryants treatment of the employees as if they were expendable and the latter even had the gall to blame the Bar Rescue host for what happened to Second Base. Lousy made for TV drama. I think the only other bar to be rescued twice is Champagnes Cafe in Las Vegas. you have to answer a question to gain access to the site. But he wanted the owners to put up $30,000 of their own money to prove that they still cared about fighting for Second Base. Sara Salazar Derecho y Ciencias Polticas Bogot, Distrito Capital, Colombia 242 seguidores 241 contactos Unirse para ver el perfil Superintendencia de Servicios Pblicos Domiciliarios. People praised Gary and the employees, and criticism went to the noxious smell, cosmetic problems, nonfunctional bathrooms, and deafeningly-loud music. What they do with it is on them. Harmless entertainment with manufactured outrage and cliches, oh let's not forget the cliches, falling from their lips like grass before the scythe. Keep up the entertaining posts. I just watched a rerun of this episode and I don't quite understand why the bartenders and the manager got a pass from Taffer. Yet almost half fail after all the help. I do restaurant consultation as well. Everyone is still at the bar, but are looking for jobs elsewhere. Contact us: [emailprotected]. The drinks took too long to be served and had too much alcohol, and Rey was a bit sloppy on the dishes. I think he should hire that Crystal chick from Second Base to be one of his recon people. Second base bar and grill Sara Salazar Assistant Vice President at Marsh Vancouver, BC. We provide the most recent, unbiased accounts of the news that matters to you. Staff is nice but everything else is awful! Its still using the Second Base name and its kept the bikini bartender concept. Second Base, Third Strike Episode aired Feb 8, 2015 TV-PG 42 m IMDb RATING 7.9 /10 29 YOUR RATING Rate Reality-TV In a first-ever re-rescue, Jon Taffer returns to Second Base Bar & Grill to find a disengaged owner who has let the bar deteriorate. The trio immediately sees signs of distress, as the bars exterior looks rundown and lacks any lights. Went yesterday and the outside and inside are bare. Who puts up the money for renovations? Second Base was formerly known as Extremes which was rescued by Jon Taffer and Bar Rescue in 2012. The Bar's Original Name Was: Extremes Second Base Bar & Grill Address: 1535 W Chapman Ave Orange, CA 92868 Episode Recap Extremes, later renamed Second Base Bar and Grill, was an Orange, California bar that was featured on Season 2 of Bar Rescue (and then again on Season 4). I also have pages that list all of the Bar Rescue episodes in different states (this is a work in progress so I dont have all states yet): That wraps up our Bar Rescue updates for 2023. Talk about a hottie! I'm thinking Taffer got new jobs for the employees..this would be great if he left the owner there alone with no staff. Is the interior more impressive? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. As Joyce and the girls cleaned the counters Bryant took offense at what Joyce said and told her, I dont need you to clean my bar. Bryant stood his ground as Taffer grilled him for what he did and the owner also had the host out of the bar. Be careful how much you actually swallow. The only way for ABSOLUTE Success is new owners, management and STAFF.. Trust Me, 30yrs of Restaurant Experience here!! Also, after doing some research, YOUR bar isn't much better. 6 followers 1 . Taffer is definitely at his best and I'm happy to see him there just for the employees. Taffer cant force them to keep doing things his way and some owners are beyond saving. Salazar said Second Base is bringing in about 200 people on weekend nights with DJs and dancing. I realize it's difficult to maintain standards if the management doesn't care, but what happened to the concept of a personal work ethic? I think the reason is quite simple. "god bless black guys. Second Base could have dealt with the competition with promotions, marketing, parties and discounts, Taffer said. He has to be pretty dumb to treat people like this. To say 52% closed is a misleading statistic. It was the worst place Ive ever been and it smells like a sewer and Im not sure its coming from the floor where it was before but I would never go here again thanks John for not doing it again. The bars appalling conditions drove away patrons which forced Bryant to make the bartenders ditch the uniform given by Taffer and return to their bikini outfits to try and draw in customers. They would have had to peel me out of his ass if he ever disrespected me the way he did to John, and the people there to help him. As of 2023, 101 of the 214 bars featured on Bar Rescue are still open. Second Base Bar. Just curious. Spike TV's Bar Rescue bar consultant and host Jon Taffer. I agree that Jon was way too quick to just buy into Terry's version of events. BUT WHAT REALLY COOKED IT FOR ME WAS WHEN HE TOTALLY DISRESPECTED LISA MARIE WHEN SHE WAS IN THERE TRYING TO HELP CLEAN. Salazar said Second Base is bringing in about 200 people on weekend nights with DJs and dancing. It's a business decision, he said that other bars opened in the area and now the competition makes things difficult. Sara tiene 5 empleos en su perfil. Taffer returned to the bar with mixologist Joseph Brooke and actress Sarah Colonna. Marsh y 3 ms . Its for Lease now. The Forge is here: https://realitytvupdates.com/bar-rescue/crowne-irish-pub-the-forge/. Though the original Second Base Bar Rescue episode aired in September 2012, the actual filming and visit from Jon Taffer took place before that. I was hoping he would have made a deal with the other guy to buy the bar from the dbag and then rescue the bar again for that guy. I went to the front door and the place is EMPTY.. Customers at Second Base last week said they felt the bar had been misrepresented on the show. agreed , the owner was a sleezzzz-bag..I just don't understand why Taffer wasted all the time he did with this man..I am beside myself!#*?! Piratz didnt Corporate Bar and Grill), but youre right that Im not consistent about that. Those types of edge cases are hard. The menu Jon created when rescuing Extremes the first time was totally gone and things were just generally filthy all around. How many of those 52% fell back into their failing ways after Tappers crew left? And hes chosen not to do it. Im not the first person to tell him that his bar was dirty, or that his bar doesnt look good, Taffer said. There are plenty of bars that kept Taffers name/concept and still ended up closing (and plenty that went back to their old ways and closed, of course). He did praise Gary and the employees and told them that they earned his respect. Ive divided the bars by season to make it easier for you to find the right bar. The bars revenue initially soared after the makeover, but Taffer and his Bar Rescue crew returned to Second Base in December (whether the encore visit was initiated by the bar or the show is disputed by the two sides). Sara Salazar See Photos Profile @sara.aguirre.3323 Los Angeles, California Sara Salazar See Photos Lives in Chicago, Illinois Sara Salazar See Photos Works at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Sara Salazar See Photos Sara Salazar See Photos Sara Salazar See Photos Sara Salazar See Photos Maria Sara Salazar See Photos Sara Salazar See Photos It's true that he didn't manage the business very well at all and failing to keep the menu and drink changes going after the resuce was his own fault. He does not care about anything but himself. That prick owner deserves to be living in a sewage treatment plant in raw crap. Piratz, Brixton, Dirty Rooster, MT Bottle, Drunken Donkey, Baseline Bar). However, I think that the reason he didn't put money into the bar after the rescue is because he was paying off that huge debt that he owed from before Taffer showed up the first time. If someone gives you a Porsche and you drive it like an idiot, it's not the fault of the Porsche (though you probably should never have been given one in the first place). Their unsanitary practice also increased the risk of a fruit fly infestation which can of course be harmful to patrons. In the first Bar Rescue, Bryant had said the place was $180,000 in debt, which he said he since has paid off. The Loft Elevated Bar + Food - CLOSED. At least he gave them a second chance. Sara Salazar Assistant Vice President at Marsh Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 547 followers 500+ connections Join to connect Marsh The University of British Columbia Activity I can't believe. Contrary to his earlier willingness in investing if Taffer gets the job done, Bryant suddenly had a change of heart and said that he cannot cough up money for the sake of his bar. I fell and think john taffer is a inspiration for bar owners everywhere and if I owned a bar which I would love to one day the smartest thing to do would be to listen to what he teach is us every show I have experience in the bar biz and the what he says on the show you is right vary vary smart guy as for what I got a say on second base is staff is great owner is a complete loser with no balls to build a great bar that taffer inspired great job mr taffer as for the owner of second base have fun being bankrupt hahahaha ( loser). Thanks for what you do, it would be interesting to know, open versus closed of the owners that embraced and continued Jons systems that he put into place. I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS PLACE IS STILL OPEN, CONSIDERING TERRY IS THE BIGGEST DOUCHEBAG IN THE HISTORY OF BAR RESCUE! At one point, Taffer tells Bryant that the bar reaped the benefits of being on the show but that he didnt reinvest in the business. I hope it closes soon! If the guy has no faith in his business management skills or bar, such that it's worth paying $30,000 to get a $100,000 remodel and the same sort of free publicity that allowed him to pay of $180,000 in debt, then Jon made the right call. First off, a lot of these bars are already deep in debt.