Season 3

2013 · 40 episodes · 28h 40m in all · 9.5/10

1. Turtle on Its Back
10 Feb 2013 · 43 min
For a bar to fail on Bourbon Street in New Orleans it takes a special kind of incompetence.
2. Rock N Roaches
17 Feb 2013 · 43 min
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.
3. Bro's Got to Geaux!
24 Feb 2013 · 43 min
Jon schools the owner of a beat-up college bar with a reputation for serving underage drinkers.
4. Tears for Beers
3 Mar 2013 · 43 min
A too-hip-for-its-own-good bar in Austin may need a hip replacement if it is to survive.
5. Empty Pockets
10 Mar 2013 · 43 min
A Denver pool hall owned by a proud immigrant gets help.
6. Jon T, He Don't Like It
17 Mar 2013 · 43 min
The formerly rocking Kasbah Lounge in Aurora, Colorado, which has fallen on hard times, is made over.
7. In a Pinch
24 Mar 2013 · 43 min
The locals are up in arms over a controversial lobster-tank game at a blue-collar watering hole.
8. Karaoke Katastrophe
31 Mar 2013 · 43 min
Jon makes over one of the country's first karaoke bars, dealing with outdated decor, a hot-under-the-collar chef and an owner who's oblivious to what's going on in his place, and a hoarder to boot.
9. A Horse Walks Into a Bar
7 Apr 2013 · 43 min
Horses defecating inside this Arizona bar are the least of Jon Taffer’s problems. He must contend with drunk owners, a family in turmoil, and a bank foreclosure if he hopes to save this business.
10. Meat Sauna
14 Apr 2013 · 43 min · 10.0/10
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
11. Don't Mess With Taffer's Wife
7 Jul 2013 · 43 min
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?
12. Don't Judge a Booze by its Bottle
14 Jul 2013 · 43 min · 9.0/10
North Carolina’s Cashmere Nightclub has a bad name, poor décor and an embarrassing manager, but when Jon learns that they are refilling premium liquor bottles with cheap booze, all hell breaks loose.
13. Two Flew Over the Handlebars
21 Jul 2013 · 43 min
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?
14. There's No Crying in the Bar Business
28 Jul 2013 · 43 min
Jon heads to a Georgia sports bar and encounters an owner who’s incessant crying seems to prevent her noticing the massive employee theft issue occurring right under her nose.
15. Play Some Janet Jackson!
4 Aug 2013 · 43 min
Las Vegas' first gay nightclub, Gipsy, is months from closing its doors thanks to its verbally abusive and over intoxicated owner.
16. Characters Assassination
11 Aug 2013 · 43 min
A poor concept is among the problems hampering a North Carolina bar run by a family of Yankees.
17. Corking the Bunghole
18 Aug 2013 · 43 min
13 miles from Fort Bragg, Cliques suffers from a juvenile name and a repugnant reputation. Jon puts a bar's owners through a personal bar boot camp to attract the local military personnel.
18. A Bar Full of Bull
25 Aug 2013 · 43 min
Jon tries to help two siblings from wasting their father's retirement with a rickety mechanical bull in a New England bar.
19. Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas
8 Sept 2013 · 43 min
Jon visits a struggling blue-collar joint in Las Vegas, where he deals with the strained friendship between the two classically trained chefs who own and operate it.
20. Barely Above Water
15 Sept 2013 · 43 min
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.
21. Crappy Cantina
6 Oct 2013 · 43 min
Jon steps in to help two brothers whose ill-conceived idea for a death-metal concert bar has drained their parents' retirement fund.
22. Jon of the Dead
13 Oct 2013 · 43 min
Jon has a few shocks to deliver to two former members of the music industry who have opened a horror-themed bar that is dying on its feet.
23. Grandpa Got Run Over by His Grandkids
20 Oct 2013 · 43 min
Jon tries to turn around a Las Vegas establishment owned by a man whose family is wasting his money.
24. Hurricane Jon vs Hurricane Sandy
27 Oct 2013 · 43 min
Jon races to repair the battered Bungalow Bar in Rockaway Beach after it felt the full force of Hurricane Sandy.
25. Drunk & Dirty Dolls
3 Nov 2013 · 43 min
After a near-fatal heart attack, Artie, the owner of Alibi in Las Vegas, lost his zeal for the work, and it's up to Jon to help him get it back.
26. Empty Bottles Full Cans
10 Nov 2013 · 43 min
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.
27. Hole in None
17 Nov 2013 · 43 min
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.
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28. Music City Mess
24 Nov 2013 · 43 min
Jon attempts to turn around a Nashville bar with a dated concept. Note: The episode was originally supposed to air on November 24, 2013, but was replaced with an encore after the owner was involved in a fatal shooting.
29. Brawlin Babes
8 Dec 2013 · 43 min
A sports bar with no TV's isn't Jon's biggest problem at this Missouri establishment. Taffer must get brawling buckle bunny bartenders and their spineless owner to unite in one common cause: Gut the competition!
30. Twin vs. Twin
15 Dec 2013 · 43 min
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.
31. Hostile Takeover
9 Mar 2014 · 43 min
A heavy drinking owner of an Irish sports bar is the subject of a hostile takeover… by his co-owners!
32. Critters and Quitters
16 Mar 2014 · 43 min
KC's Neighborhood Bar & Grill is a rowdy members- only bar in Kansas whose profits have been going up in smoke thanks to the over-generous retired manager, lack of hygiene and an infestation of raccoons.
33. Punch Drunk & Trailer Trashed
23 Mar 2014 · 43 min
A dysfunctional family’s feuding pushes Jon Taffer to the limit. Will their outrageous antics force Jon into an extreme decision?
34. Scoreboard To Death
30 Mar 2014 · 43 min
Wrangling with an incompetent owner and under trained staff; actress Maria Menounos guest stars.
35. Grow Some Meatballs!
6 Apr 2014 · 43 min
Issues at a family-run bar include a forceful patriarch and an impending disaster in the kitchen.
36. Taxed Out in Texas
13 Apr 2014 · 43 min
Jon visits a struggling biker bar owned by a former tax accountant.
37. When Life Doesn't Hand You Lemons
20 Apr 2014 · 43 min
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.
38. I Smell A Rat
27 Apr 2014 · 43 min
Oasis Hookah bar in Omaha, NE is in dire straits. They serve toxic drinks and have terrible service. To top is all off, there's a dead rat somewhere in the building, but nobody knows where.
39. Scary Mary's
4 May 2014 · 43 min
The owner of a struggling Texas dive crosses the line with one of Taffer’s experts.
40. Muscle Madness
11 May 2014 · 43 min
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.