Piratz Tavern Rejected Bar Rescue Changes Immediately
Status: CLOSED (2015) Piratz Tavern in Silver Spring, Maryland is legendary for one reason: they completely rejected Jon Taffer's makeover within days of filming. Taffer...
Pantaleone’s Denver – Still Serving After 17 Years
Status: OPEN Pantaleone’s in Denver has gotten complicated with all the Kitchen Nightmares nostalgia flying around. As someone who’s tracked reality TV restaurant rescues for...
What Robert Irvine Does Differently on Restaurant Impossible
Robert Irvine’s Restaurant Impossible ran for 22 seasons on Food Network before ending in 2023. That’s over 260 episodes of the British chef rolling up...
Does Jon Taffer Actually Save Bars on Bar Rescue
Bar Rescue has been running since 2011 – that’s over 280 episodes of Jon Taffer yelling “SHUT IT DOWN” at struggling bar owners. It’s become...
Where Is Amys Baking Company Now After Kitchen Nightmares
Status: CLOSED (May 2015) Amy’s Baking Company in Scottsdale, Arizona holds a dubious distinction in Kitchen Nightmares history: it’s the only restaurant where Gordon Ramsay...
How Many Kitchen Nightmares Restaurants Are Still Open
Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares ran for seven seasons in the US between 2007 and 2014, then came back in 2023 for seasons 8 and 9....
Why I Started Tracking Reality TV Restaurants
If you’ve ever finished watching a Kitchen Nightmares episode and immediately grabbed your phone to Google “Is that restaurant still open?” – well, you’re exactly...
Capri Eagle Rock Closed After Restaurant Impossible
Status: CLOSED (2019) The Capri Italian Restaurant in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles closed in 2019 after decades of operation. While the restaurant appeared on Restaurant...
Oceana New Orleans Failed Despite Prime Location
Status: CLOSED Oceana in New Orleans has gotten complicated with all the Kitchen Nightmares hot takes flying around. As someone who’s followed restaurant rescue shows...
South Broadway Athletic Club Found Its Own Way
Status: OPEN South Broadway Athletic Club is perhaps Bar Rescue’s most unusual success story. The sports bar in St. Louis survived and thrived, but not...
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