1 00:00:03,002 --> 00:00:04,337 Uh... 2 00:00:04,337 --> 00:00:07,741 [upbeat music] 3 00:00:16,116 --> 00:00:18,785 narrator: For over 30 years, Jon Taffer has traveled 4 00:00:18,785 --> 00:00:23,490 the country saving hundreds of bars from failure and ruin. 5 00:00:23,490 --> 00:00:25,859 The past two years are unlike anything 6 00:00:25,859 --> 00:00:29,629 I've seen in our industry, but we're bouncing back. 7 00:00:29,629 --> 00:00:33,233 People are going out again and restaurants need to get ready. 8 00:00:33,233 --> 00:00:36,669 narrator: Now, Jon is faced with a new set of problems. 9 00:00:36,669 --> 00:00:38,705 There are supply chain issues. 10 00:00:38,705 --> 00:00:41,374 Why are we out of this shit? 11 00:00:41,374 --> 00:00:42,575 Staffing shortages. 12 00:00:42,575 --> 00:00:44,177 Every week, we get a new staff. 13 00:00:44,177 --> 00:00:45,645 We have to crash course 'em. 14 00:00:45,645 --> 00:00:47,714 And consistent health concerns. 15 00:00:47,714 --> 00:00:49,416 G's can't fail. 16 00:00:49,416 --> 00:00:51,451 It just can't. 17 00:00:51,451 --> 00:00:53,453 narrator: So now, Jon is back out on the road 18 00:00:53,453 --> 00:00:55,822 and heading to Peachtree Corners, Georgia 19 00:00:55,822 --> 00:00:57,824 to rescue Confetti's Bar and Grill. 20 00:00:57,824 --> 00:00:59,793 This is a new era for our country, 21 00:00:59,793 --> 00:01:05,298 so we need to raise the bar and rise to these challenges. 22 00:01:05,298 --> 00:01:09,202 narrator: In 2018, Scott Cohen fulfilled a lifelong dream 23 00:01:09,202 --> 00:01:13,440 of owning a bar and bought Confetti's Bar and Grill. 24 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,408 I was diagnosed early on with, uh, 25 00:01:15,408 --> 00:01:18,578 severe autoimmune disorder, and it was debilitating 26 00:01:18,578 --> 00:01:21,714 to the point of being bedridden for about a decade. 27 00:01:21,714 --> 00:01:24,417 Physically, I'm at about 80%, I still struggle with it. 28 00:01:24,417 --> 00:01:26,886 It's not anything that'll ever go away completely. 29 00:01:26,886 --> 00:01:28,788 Sanitized and rinsed, right? 30 00:01:28,788 --> 00:01:32,492 This bar was my opportunity to not just catch up in life, 31 00:01:32,492 --> 00:01:35,195 but to try to get ahead. 32 00:01:35,195 --> 00:01:37,597 narrator: Unemployed and lacking savings, 33 00:01:37,597 --> 00:01:39,432 Scott enlisted the help of his father 34 00:01:39,432 --> 00:01:41,267 to purchase the bar. 35 00:01:41,267 --> 00:01:43,269 My father at the time thought I was crazy. 36 00:01:43,269 --> 00:01:44,737 He knows that bars and restaurants 37 00:01:44,737 --> 00:01:46,773 have a high failure rate and he tried to convince me 38 00:01:46,773 --> 00:01:49,342 to do something else but I was stubborn and adamant 39 00:01:49,342 --> 00:01:50,777 that this was what I wanted. 40 00:01:50,777 --> 00:01:53,546 Eventually, he relented and he helped me with it. 41 00:01:53,546 --> 00:01:56,950 He battled prostate cancer for eight years. 42 00:01:56,950 --> 00:01:59,519 My father's life insurance expired 43 00:01:59,519 --> 00:02:01,454 six months before he passed. 44 00:02:01,454 --> 00:02:05,258 So, he had taken a small portion of it out early 45 00:02:05,258 --> 00:02:06,593 to help me buy this place. 46 00:02:06,593 --> 00:02:08,661 My father passed a couple years ago, 47 00:02:08,661 --> 00:02:11,631 and I just--I want my dad to be proud of what I've done. 48 00:02:11,631 --> 00:02:12,799 That's really important to me. 49 00:02:15,268 --> 00:02:18,204 narrator: Motivated to make his late father proud, 50 00:02:18,204 --> 00:02:20,807 Scott jumped into the business with passion. 51 00:02:20,807 --> 00:02:22,509 I think we're good to go. 52 00:02:22,509 --> 00:02:24,744 narrator: And things started off strong for Confetti's. 53 00:02:24,744 --> 00:02:27,981 [upbeat music] 54 00:02:27,981 --> 00:02:29,282 both: Cheers. 55 00:02:29,282 --> 00:02:31,417 Cheers. 56 00:02:31,417 --> 00:02:34,954 Confetti's is the best and worst dive bar in Peachtree Corners. 57 00:02:34,954 --> 00:02:38,992 Our theme here is pretty much do whatever you want. 58 00:02:38,992 --> 00:02:41,594 all: Body shots! Body shots! 59 00:02:41,594 --> 00:02:46,332 We have poker, we have pool, we have karaoke. 60 00:02:46,332 --> 00:02:47,934 If there's anything you're looking for in a bar, 61 00:02:47,934 --> 00:02:49,502 you can pretty much find it here. 62 00:02:49,502 --> 00:02:50,770 We can do shots. 63 00:02:50,770 --> 00:02:52,338 - You wanna do shots? - Let's do shots. 64 00:02:52,338 --> 00:02:53,907 Let's do shots. 65 00:02:53,907 --> 00:02:55,642 narrator: But inexperienced Scott was more focused 66 00:02:55,642 --> 00:02:58,311 on the social aspects of owning a bar 67 00:02:58,311 --> 00:02:59,646 than learning how to run it. 68 00:02:59,646 --> 00:03:02,448 Our number one problem at this bar is Scott. 69 00:03:02,448 --> 00:03:04,918 Because Scott doesn't run shit in here. 70 00:03:04,918 --> 00:03:06,319 Good Hass. 71 00:03:06,319 --> 00:03:07,887 The char grill is acting weird. 72 00:03:07,887 --> 00:03:10,657 Yeah. What else is new? At least, it turns on. 73 00:03:10,657 --> 00:03:13,927 Scott is a very much absentee owner. 74 00:03:13,927 --> 00:03:15,428 - Yes. - I'm working. 75 00:03:15,428 --> 00:03:20,733 He is not all that involved. 76 00:03:20,733 --> 00:03:23,336 Scott, as an owner, he's a little hands off. 77 00:03:23,336 --> 00:03:25,471 The inmates run the asylum, I think. 78 00:03:28,341 --> 00:03:29,876 He lets his girls run over him. 79 00:03:29,876 --> 00:03:31,911 narrator: And the quality of service and product 80 00:03:31,911 --> 00:03:34,814 at Confetti's has suffered as a result. 81 00:03:34,814 --> 00:03:37,750 This beer cooler does not work at all. 82 00:03:37,750 --> 00:03:40,753 The bar is burnt. It's been carved into. 83 00:03:40,753 --> 00:03:42,388 That's our table. 84 00:03:42,388 --> 00:03:43,923 I have zero business experience. 85 00:03:43,923 --> 00:03:45,992 I've never been in the service industry, never bartended, 86 00:03:45,992 --> 00:03:48,561 never served, never been in the kitchen before this. 87 00:03:48,561 --> 00:03:50,730 And this falls on you. 88 00:03:54,701 --> 00:03:56,669 I don't know how to run a bar. 89 00:03:56,669 --> 00:03:58,438 narrator: And now, Scott is slipping 90 00:03:58,438 --> 00:04:00,573 further and further into debt. 91 00:04:00,573 --> 00:04:02,742 We're losing at least four grand every month. 92 00:04:02,742 --> 00:04:06,713 Total current debt is about $75,000. 93 00:04:06,713 --> 00:04:09,315 narrator: And everything is on the line. 94 00:04:09,315 --> 00:04:10,984 That weighs on me every day. 95 00:04:10,984 --> 00:04:13,553 This bar has six months before I have to shut down. 96 00:04:13,553 --> 00:04:16,522 narrator: Before Confetti's is forced to close, 97 00:04:16,522 --> 00:04:19,659 Scott has agreed to pull back the doors, bust open the books, 98 00:04:19,659 --> 00:04:23,730 and make a call for help to Bar Rescue. 99 00:04:23,730 --> 00:04:26,633 And the success of this bar is everything to me. 100 00:04:26,633 --> 00:04:29,702 It proves that I can succeed in life 101 00:04:29,702 --> 00:04:31,738 the way my father always told me I could. 102 00:04:31,738 --> 00:04:34,507 It allows me to support my family that I have left. 103 00:04:34,507 --> 00:04:36,643 Jon Taffer, please help us with this bar. 104 00:04:38,911 --> 00:04:39,912 We will drown without you. 105 00:04:52,111 --> 00:04:54,146 - Good to see you, buddy. - Good to see you. 106 00:04:54,146 --> 00:04:57,383 narrator: For the kitchen, Jon brings in Jason Santos, 107 00:04:57,383 --> 00:05:00,819 one of Boston's most creative and charismatic chefs. 108 00:05:00,819 --> 00:05:03,122 Chef Santos is a published cookbook author, 109 00:05:03,122 --> 00:05:05,023 as well as owner and operator 110 00:05:05,023 --> 00:05:09,328 of five successful restaurants in the greater New England area. 111 00:05:09,328 --> 00:05:11,363 So, here we are in Atlanta, Georgia. 112 00:05:11,363 --> 00:05:12,831 - Confetti's. - Yeah. 113 00:05:12,831 --> 00:05:15,501 When you see the name "Confetti", 114 00:05:15,501 --> 00:05:17,302 don't you think party bar? 115 00:05:17,302 --> 00:05:20,339 Yeah, I see vibrancy, and fun, and a good time, and confetti. 116 00:05:20,339 --> 00:05:22,074 Uh, a celebration almost. 117 00:05:22,074 --> 00:05:23,409 So, the brand says one thing. 118 00:05:23,409 --> 00:05:24,476 Right. 119 00:05:24,476 --> 00:05:26,044 What does the bar say to you? 120 00:05:26,044 --> 00:05:27,379 Oh, that's the opposite of confetti. 121 00:05:27,379 --> 00:05:28,414 It's brown. 122 00:05:28,414 --> 00:05:30,015 The name doesn't match the bar. 123 00:05:30,015 --> 00:05:32,017 That's the first thing that we see. 124 00:05:32,017 --> 00:05:34,153 Wait. Don't go home and go to bed either. 125 00:05:34,153 --> 00:05:36,422 Who am I supposed to drink with if you leave? 126 00:05:36,422 --> 00:05:38,791 Like, I have to be here. 127 00:05:38,791 --> 00:05:39,958 Oh, boy. 128 00:05:39,958 --> 00:05:42,961 So, this bar was bought by Scott. 129 00:05:42,961 --> 00:05:45,864 There, Scott sitting right there with a beer in his hand. 130 00:05:45,864 --> 00:05:48,434 Scott's father had cancer. 131 00:05:48,434 --> 00:05:50,102 Uh-hmm. 132 00:05:50,102 --> 00:05:53,138 He cashed in his insurance policy while he was alive. 133 00:05:53,138 --> 00:05:54,573 [sighs] 134 00:05:54,573 --> 00:05:56,875 So with his cashed in insurance money from his father 135 00:05:56,875 --> 00:05:58,477 while his father was still alive, 136 00:05:58,477 --> 00:06:00,479 he bought this bar. 137 00:06:00,479 --> 00:06:03,315 His father then dies a few months later. 138 00:06:03,315 --> 00:06:05,284 Scott now owns the bar. 139 00:06:05,284 --> 00:06:07,219 He's losing about $4,000 a month. 140 00:06:07,219 --> 00:06:09,455 He has enough money to make it another couple of months. 141 00:06:10,956 --> 00:06:13,192 Already, Scott's drinking. 142 00:06:13,192 --> 00:06:15,360 Over there at the bar, that's Bianca. 143 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:16,428 She's the manager. 144 00:06:16,428 --> 00:06:17,830 And she's sitting. 145 00:06:17,830 --> 00:06:19,131 And drinking. 146 00:06:19,131 --> 00:06:22,301 At the door is Monster. 147 00:06:22,301 --> 00:06:23,535 - Monster? - Ex-wrestler. 148 00:06:23,535 --> 00:06:25,304 Oh, wow. Well it makes sense. 149 00:06:25,304 --> 00:06:27,105 Wow. They're all drinking. 150 00:06:27,105 --> 00:06:29,408 So, they're all drinking right now. 151 00:06:29,408 --> 00:06:31,076 There's Hassan. He's the cook. 152 00:06:31,076 --> 00:06:32,244 Uh-hmm. 153 00:06:32,244 --> 00:06:33,412 Yeah, baby. 154 00:06:33,412 --> 00:06:35,113 Ooh, I wore half of that one. 155 00:06:35,113 --> 00:06:38,283 And there, the bartender is Helen. 156 00:06:38,283 --> 00:06:39,485 Who's Monster's wife. 157 00:06:39,485 --> 00:06:40,519 Gotcha. 158 00:06:41,553 --> 00:06:43,021 [sighs] So close. 159 00:06:43,021 --> 00:06:45,057 So, for recon tonight, you know, 160 00:06:45,057 --> 00:06:46,558 - I love my radio people. - You do. 161 00:06:46,558 --> 00:06:49,561 I got JJ and Dallas from 101-FIVE Country. 162 00:06:49,561 --> 00:06:51,563 They know this town. 163 00:06:51,563 --> 00:06:54,433 There's Dallas and JJ. 164 00:06:54,433 --> 00:06:57,402 narrator: Jon's spies enter Confetti's Bar and Grill. 165 00:06:57,402 --> 00:07:01,406 A 4,000 square foot space with a long L-shaped bar, 166 00:07:01,406 --> 00:07:05,210 a small stage, and an underutilized dance floor. 167 00:07:05,210 --> 00:07:07,279 Hi, guys. Hey. What can I get you? 168 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:09,581 I am gonna have a margarita. 169 00:07:09,581 --> 00:07:11,316 - Margarita? - Yes. 170 00:07:11,316 --> 00:07:13,018 - Do you need salt and lime? - Little salt, lot of lime. 171 00:07:13,018 --> 00:07:14,419 I got you, babe. And for you? 172 00:07:14,419 --> 00:07:15,654 An old fashioned would be great. Thank you. 173 00:07:15,654 --> 00:07:17,256 - Oh, okay. I got you. - Appreciate it. 174 00:07:17,256 --> 00:07:18,624 All righty. So there they are. 175 00:07:18,624 --> 00:07:19,858 Here we go. 176 00:07:21,660 --> 00:07:23,195 All right, Bianca, I'm asking you 177 00:07:23,195 --> 00:07:24,296 the million dollar question. 178 00:07:24,296 --> 00:07:25,564 Old fashioned. 179 00:07:25,564 --> 00:07:26,932 We don't do it. 180 00:07:26,932 --> 00:07:28,066 - We don't do it? - No. 181 00:07:28,066 --> 00:07:29,067 - We don't have the stuff? - No. 182 00:07:29,067 --> 00:07:30,936 Okay. 183 00:07:30,936 --> 00:07:33,071 All right. We do not have the stuff for an old fashioned. 184 00:07:33,071 --> 00:07:35,240 So, is there something else I can make you, hon? 185 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,175 Something in that realm. 186 00:07:37,175 --> 00:07:38,944 - Like, um, a whiskey sour. - Yeah. 187 00:07:38,944 --> 00:07:40,946 - Whiskey sour would be great. - Whiskey sour, I got you, babe. 188 00:07:40,946 --> 00:07:43,415 Okay. But she's making it in the metal mixing cup. 189 00:07:43,415 --> 00:07:44,950 So, she can't do it right now. 190 00:07:44,950 --> 00:07:47,352 There's nothing she can do to correct this. 191 00:07:47,352 --> 00:07:48,654 Triple sec. 192 00:07:48,654 --> 00:07:50,188 - Over poured that, right? - Yeah. 193 00:07:50,188 --> 00:07:51,623 There--is that lime juice? 194 00:07:51,623 --> 00:07:52,958 Like, that's that fake lime juice. 195 00:07:52,958 --> 00:07:54,293 Oh, that's disgusting. 196 00:07:56,161 --> 00:07:57,396 Two metal cups. 197 00:08:02,267 --> 00:08:04,970 What is that? Is that a bug coming up in that glass? 198 00:08:04,970 --> 00:08:06,572 - See that? - Yeah. 199 00:08:06,572 --> 00:08:08,540 There's a spec of black. Oh, there's a lot of specs. 200 00:08:08,540 --> 00:08:10,175 What's in that drink? 201 00:08:10,175 --> 00:08:11,543 Is it moving? 202 00:08:11,543 --> 00:08:12,945 Jesus. 203 00:08:12,945 --> 00:08:14,947 - Here we go, darlings. - Thank you. 204 00:08:16,248 --> 00:08:17,983 What is that? 205 00:08:17,983 --> 00:08:19,384 I don't know. 206 00:08:19,384 --> 00:08:21,253 Okay. I wanna know what this is on my drink. 207 00:08:21,253 --> 00:08:23,188 Oh, my God. You have an ecosystem. 208 00:08:23,188 --> 00:08:25,057 What is in that glass? 209 00:08:25,057 --> 00:08:27,326 Hey, there's something floating around in this glass. 210 00:08:27,326 --> 00:08:28,660 And I don't know what it is. 211 00:08:28,660 --> 00:08:30,429 Oh, here let me remake it for you, babe. 212 00:08:30,429 --> 00:08:31,663 - I'm sorry about that. - Thank you. 213 00:08:31,663 --> 00:08:32,731 And let me remake this one. 214 00:08:32,731 --> 00:08:34,099 Yeah, I see it in there. 215 00:08:34,099 --> 00:08:35,100 I don't know what the heck that is. 216 00:08:35,100 --> 00:08:36,568 I don't know what that is. 217 00:08:36,568 --> 00:08:38,303 I'm not sure Scott has any motivation 218 00:08:38,303 --> 00:08:39,705 - to do much of anything. - Yeah. 219 00:08:39,705 --> 00:08:41,073 How many restaurants you have now? 220 00:08:41,073 --> 00:08:42,140 I have five restaurants right now. 221 00:08:42,140 --> 00:08:43,241 - Five restaurants? - Yeah. 222 00:08:43,241 --> 00:08:44,710 - Good for you, buddy. - Yeah. 223 00:08:44,710 --> 00:08:46,345 He can't run this one restaurant being there 224 00:08:46,345 --> 00:08:47,980 while you're running five sitting here? 225 00:08:47,980 --> 00:08:49,014 Yeah. 226 00:08:54,286 --> 00:08:55,587 That one looks a little better. 227 00:08:55,587 --> 00:08:56,622 - Okay. - I'm sorry. 228 00:08:56,622 --> 00:08:58,223 - Thank you. - You're welcome. 229 00:08:58,223 --> 00:08:59,691 All right. Let's see. 230 00:09:03,095 --> 00:09:04,229 And? 231 00:09:05,364 --> 00:09:07,265 It's just full of sour mix. 232 00:09:07,265 --> 00:09:10,268 Like, I don't even taste tequila in it. 233 00:09:10,268 --> 00:09:12,337 - Can we order some food? - What can I get for you? 234 00:09:12,337 --> 00:09:13,538 The 10 mile buffalo wings, please. 235 00:09:13,538 --> 00:09:15,273 - Mile? Okay. - And then we're gonna do 236 00:09:15,273 --> 00:09:16,675 the confetti burger. 237 00:09:16,675 --> 00:09:18,210 All right, let me get those in. 238 00:09:21,046 --> 00:09:22,581 What do you think of the kitchen, chef? 239 00:09:22,581 --> 00:09:24,483 I mean, this kitchen honestly, from afar, 240 00:09:24,483 --> 00:09:26,385 it just--it looks abysmal. 241 00:09:26,385 --> 00:09:28,720 It's dirty. It's dusty. It's cluttered. 242 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:30,756 And I mean, it's-- there's grease everywhere. 243 00:09:30,756 --> 00:09:32,190 - It's horrible. - This place 244 00:09:32,190 --> 00:09:34,192 - has no apparent standards. - Nothing. 245 00:09:35,193 --> 00:09:36,762 All righty. 246 00:09:36,762 --> 00:09:39,431 So, now we got the raw chicken all over that glove. 247 00:09:39,431 --> 00:09:40,766 Oh, yeah. That's nice and disgusting right there. 248 00:09:40,766 --> 00:09:43,201 Just from raw, right in the fryer? 249 00:09:43,201 --> 00:09:45,037 Oh, is he gonna grab that handle with that glove? 250 00:09:45,037 --> 00:09:47,539 I wanna see it-- oh, there he goes. 251 00:09:49,174 --> 00:09:50,609 B, can we get drunk tonight? 252 00:09:50,609 --> 00:09:52,110 I don't have a [bleep] choice. 253 00:09:52,110 --> 00:09:53,712 What else do we do? 254 00:09:53,712 --> 00:09:55,781 You know what, let's go inside and do our own recon together. 255 00:09:55,781 --> 00:09:57,149 All right. All right. 256 00:10:00,118 --> 00:10:01,286 Cheers. 257 00:10:01,286 --> 00:10:02,721 Oh, are we drinking now? 258 00:10:02,721 --> 00:10:05,290 Don't you take that over there. You come here. 259 00:10:05,290 --> 00:10:07,693 No, you, you come here and you take the shot with me. 260 00:10:07,693 --> 00:10:12,631 [suspenseful music] 261 00:10:14,533 --> 00:10:16,101 Cheers. 262 00:10:16,101 --> 00:10:17,703 both: Cheers. - Cheers on all of the... 263 00:10:19,471 --> 00:10:21,239 - Scott? Come with me. - Yeah. 264 00:10:21,239 --> 00:10:23,341 [suspenseful music] 265 00:10:23,341 --> 00:10:25,043 I should've got a double. 266 00:10:27,179 --> 00:10:30,082 [suspenseful music] 267 00:10:30,082 --> 00:10:32,317 You come over and you get some chicken, right? 268 00:10:32,317 --> 00:10:33,852 - Yeah. - And with your left hand, 269 00:10:33,852 --> 00:10:35,854 you pull that chicken out of the bag, right? 270 00:10:35,854 --> 00:10:38,223 And you put it into the frying basket 271 00:10:38,223 --> 00:10:40,092 which is up high, correct? 272 00:10:40,092 --> 00:10:41,259 Yes. 273 00:10:41,259 --> 00:10:42,694 You put the chicken in the basket. 274 00:10:42,694 --> 00:10:45,130 Raw chicken juice all over your glove, right? 275 00:10:45,130 --> 00:10:46,565 Uh-huh. 276 00:10:46,565 --> 00:10:48,867 And with that same hand you picked up the basket, 277 00:10:48,867 --> 00:10:50,302 and put it in the oil. 278 00:10:50,302 --> 00:10:51,536 - So now-- - No. No. That I didn't do. 279 00:10:51,536 --> 00:10:53,438 I'll show it to you! I got it on video. 280 00:10:53,438 --> 00:10:56,708 Now, there's raw chicken juice all over this, Scott. 281 00:10:56,708 --> 00:10:59,511 What happens when your customers eat raw chicken? 282 00:10:59,511 --> 00:11:01,179 They get sick. They'll get salmonella. 283 00:11:01,179 --> 00:11:03,248 - Hospital sick, right? - Yeah. 284 00:11:03,248 --> 00:11:05,784 This guy is gonna [bleep] kill somebody. 285 00:11:09,634 --> 00:11:11,503 Jason, what do we have here? 286 00:11:11,503 --> 00:11:13,739 How about this? How does this look? 287 00:11:13,739 --> 00:11:14,773 Nice, huh? 288 00:11:15,741 --> 00:11:17,309 How about these? 289 00:11:18,610 --> 00:11:19,644 Touch that. 290 00:11:20,812 --> 00:11:21,880 It's dirty. 291 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:23,882 - You wanna eat off that? - No. 292 00:11:23,882 --> 00:11:26,485 What about this one? 293 00:11:26,485 --> 00:11:27,986 You wanna eat this? Look at this. 294 00:11:27,986 --> 00:11:29,654 No. 295 00:11:29,654 --> 00:11:31,356 What do you say, Scott? You've been very quiet. 296 00:11:31,356 --> 00:11:33,358 Now, it's time for you to say something. 297 00:11:33,358 --> 00:11:34,693 We're gonna--we're gonna roll our sleeves up. 298 00:11:34,693 --> 00:11:35,827 We're gonna get this spotless 299 00:11:35,827 --> 00:11:36,862 and we're gonna make sure it works. 300 00:11:36,862 --> 00:11:37,863 And I'm gonna get this spotless. 301 00:11:37,863 --> 00:11:38,930 [stammering] I got-- 302 00:11:38,930 --> 00:11:40,599 - "We?" - Yeah, 303 00:11:40,599 --> 00:11:41,800 - I'm gonna do it with him. - Why don't you tell him 304 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,269 what the [bleep] to do and be a boss? 305 00:11:44,269 --> 00:11:46,938 Isn't that why you're in this jam? 306 00:11:46,938 --> 00:11:48,607 - Probably, yeah. - 'Cause you're too soft? 307 00:11:48,607 --> 00:11:49,808 - I think so. - Okay. 308 00:11:49,808 --> 00:11:51,009 Well, you just saw him 309 00:11:51,009 --> 00:11:53,645 potentially get your customer sick. 310 00:11:53,645 --> 00:11:54,880 You see that he's one of the reasons 311 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,915 why you're losing money here, correct? 312 00:11:56,915 --> 00:11:58,517 - Yes. - Are you angry? 313 00:11:58,517 --> 00:11:59,818 I am. 314 00:11:59,818 --> 00:12:02,654 Well, then tell him you're [bleep] angry! 315 00:12:02,654 --> 00:12:05,424 Hass, you got to [bleep] clean this shit up, man. 316 00:12:05,424 --> 00:12:07,559 I will let you go. I promise you. 317 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:09,795 No. This is your life, Scott. 318 00:12:09,795 --> 00:12:11,463 - Yeah. - Fight for it! 319 00:12:11,463 --> 00:12:13,064 - Are you angry? - I am angry! 320 00:12:13,064 --> 00:12:14,499 Then act that way. 321 00:12:14,499 --> 00:12:16,468 Look him in the eyes! 322 00:12:16,468 --> 00:12:19,004 I'm angry, Hass. I'm [bleep] angry. 323 00:12:19,004 --> 00:12:21,807 - I don't want this. - I got you. 324 00:12:21,807 --> 00:12:24,075 And if he doesn't make it better, what happens? 325 00:12:24,075 --> 00:12:25,577 Then I will fire you. 326 00:12:25,577 --> 00:12:26,611 All right. 327 00:12:27,946 --> 00:12:29,681 So, what are you doing tonight? 328 00:12:29,681 --> 00:12:31,750 - Cleaning. - You bet your ass you are. 329 00:12:31,750 --> 00:12:33,051 Show me some pride tomorrow. 330 00:12:33,051 --> 00:12:34,453 Clean this [bleep] place. 331 00:12:34,453 --> 00:12:36,988 Scott, let's go. We're not done yet. 332 00:12:40,091 --> 00:12:41,993 Okay. Comp everybody's drink. 333 00:12:41,993 --> 00:12:43,328 Done. 334 00:12:43,328 --> 00:12:44,729 Give them back their money. 335 00:12:44,729 --> 00:12:46,431 Close this place down. 336 00:12:46,431 --> 00:12:47,799 You know what you're doing tonight? 337 00:12:47,799 --> 00:12:49,534 You're cleaning this frickin' bar. 338 00:12:49,534 --> 00:12:50,802 - Okay. - Spotless. 339 00:12:50,802 --> 00:12:52,070 No problem. 340 00:12:52,070 --> 00:12:53,405 When I come back here tomorrow morning, 341 00:12:53,405 --> 00:12:54,873 if this bar isn't clean, I leave. 342 00:12:54,873 --> 00:12:56,107 Done. 343 00:12:56,107 --> 00:12:57,709 If that kitchen isn't clean, I leave. 344 00:12:57,709 --> 00:12:59,377 And if I leave what happens to you? 345 00:12:59,377 --> 00:13:00,645 We fail. 346 00:13:00,645 --> 00:13:02,013 You fail and you lose what? Everything! 347 00:13:02,013 --> 00:13:03,114 Everything that matters. 348 00:13:03,114 --> 00:13:05,684 Okay. So his life is on the line. 349 00:13:05,684 --> 00:13:06,751 Understood. 350 00:13:06,751 --> 00:13:08,854 Come on! 351 00:13:08,854 --> 00:13:10,522 God. 352 00:13:10,522 --> 00:13:12,491 Just, uh, everything that's open right now. 353 00:13:12,491 --> 00:13:13,859 - Put it on the spill. - Just hundred percent covered? 354 00:13:13,859 --> 00:13:14,860 - Yeah. No. Put it-- - Put it all on the spill? 355 00:13:14,860 --> 00:13:16,061 Re-ring it on the spill. 356 00:13:16,061 --> 00:13:17,529 - Okay. - That way we get accounted for. 357 00:13:17,529 --> 00:13:18,730 - I got you. - It's a lot more intense 358 00:13:18,730 --> 00:13:19,798 than I thought it would be. 359 00:13:19,798 --> 00:13:21,700 I'm not doing my job. 360 00:13:21,700 --> 00:13:23,435 Everyone in here is not doing their job, 361 00:13:23,435 --> 00:13:25,070 which means I'm not doing my job. 362 00:13:25,070 --> 00:13:27,038 Because my job is to make sure they're doing their job. 363 00:13:27,038 --> 00:13:29,741 So, at the end of the day, this all falls on me. 364 00:13:31,009 --> 00:13:32,844 - Good, baby? - Yeah. 365 00:13:32,844 --> 00:13:36,781 So, I'm gonna be here all night to make sure that it's right. 366 00:13:36,781 --> 00:13:39,784 Scrub everything, [bleep] get it cleaned. 367 00:13:39,784 --> 00:13:41,786 We got this, Scott. We're gonna improve it. 368 00:13:41,786 --> 00:13:43,154 - I know. - It's gonna get better. 369 00:13:43,154 --> 00:13:45,690 I feel all right. I ain't mad at all. 370 00:13:45,690 --> 00:13:46,925 He made some good points. 371 00:13:46,925 --> 00:13:48,059 I like to clean. 372 00:13:48,059 --> 00:13:49,528 So, I ain't worried about that. 373 00:13:49,528 --> 00:13:50,695 It's gonna probably be a couple hours. 374 00:13:50,695 --> 00:13:53,398 [suspenseful music] 375 00:13:53,398 --> 00:13:55,767 - This is crazy. - A little bit. 376 00:13:55,767 --> 00:13:57,102 [bleep] me. 377 00:14:00,038 --> 00:14:03,575 [acoustic music] 378 00:14:05,911 --> 00:14:07,145 - [yawns] - Yeah. 379 00:14:07,145 --> 00:14:08,547 I feel that same way too. 380 00:14:08,547 --> 00:14:10,448 [laughter] 381 00:14:10,448 --> 00:14:13,084 Definitely feeling a little tired today. 382 00:14:13,084 --> 00:14:14,586 We were here for several hours, 383 00:14:14,586 --> 00:14:16,655 scrubbing, cleaning everything 384 00:14:16,655 --> 00:14:19,190 we could possibly clean behind that bar. 385 00:14:19,190 --> 00:14:20,559 I hope it's enough. 386 00:14:20,559 --> 00:14:22,027 I really do. 387 00:14:22,027 --> 00:14:23,728 I need you to understand that this is--this is it 388 00:14:23,728 --> 00:14:26,498 like we're doing better, period, end of story. 389 00:14:26,498 --> 00:14:27,799 I got you. 390 00:14:27,799 --> 00:14:30,201 I'm definitely beaten down from last night, 391 00:14:30,201 --> 00:14:31,736 like, it was very intense. 392 00:14:31,736 --> 00:14:33,038 Hey, Mom. 393 00:14:33,038 --> 00:14:35,473 - How's it going? - We're here. 394 00:14:35,473 --> 00:14:36,708 Some of the stuff I saw, 395 00:14:36,708 --> 00:14:38,009 some of the way we're preparing food, 396 00:14:38,009 --> 00:14:40,111 some of the cleaning that hadn't been done. 397 00:14:40,111 --> 00:14:41,980 Our customers deserve better than that. 398 00:14:44,849 --> 00:14:46,518 - Hello. - How are you, sir? 399 00:14:46,518 --> 00:14:47,786 Hello. 400 00:14:47,786 --> 00:14:49,921 If there's anything that infuriates me, 401 00:14:49,921 --> 00:14:52,891 it's a bar owner not managing a kitchen 402 00:14:52,891 --> 00:14:54,793 and serving spoiled food. 403 00:14:54,793 --> 00:14:57,495 So today, I gotta figure out who knows what. 404 00:14:57,495 --> 00:14:59,064 So I can start training people here. 405 00:14:59,064 --> 00:15:00,198 What's your name? 406 00:15:00,198 --> 00:15:01,633 - Melissa. - And what do you do? 407 00:15:01,633 --> 00:15:03,768 I bartend and manage daytime. 408 00:15:03,768 --> 00:15:04,970 - Daytime? - Uh-hmm. 409 00:15:04,970 --> 00:15:06,204 - Hi. - Hi, I'm Mindy. 410 00:15:06,204 --> 00:15:07,739 I'm Scott's mom. 411 00:15:07,739 --> 00:15:09,107 I can see the resemblance. Nice to meet you. 412 00:15:09,107 --> 00:15:10,909 - [laughs] Nice to meet you. - Okay. 413 00:15:10,909 --> 00:15:12,677 What I'm gonna do right now you're gonna sweat like bullets 414 00:15:12,677 --> 00:15:13,945 while I do this. 415 00:15:13,945 --> 00:15:15,580 But I wanna talk to Mindy for a little bit. 416 00:15:15,580 --> 00:15:17,048 Just you and I, can we do that? 417 00:15:17,048 --> 00:15:18,984 - Sure. Sure. - Great. Come on over. 418 00:15:18,984 --> 00:15:21,720 Clearly, Scott isn't engaged. 419 00:15:21,720 --> 00:15:24,823 So I wanna talk to Mindy, Scott's mom first, 420 00:15:24,823 --> 00:15:26,758 to sort of get the background. 421 00:15:26,758 --> 00:15:28,193 We gotta train the team. 422 00:15:28,193 --> 00:15:29,995 But my toughest mission 423 00:15:29,995 --> 00:15:32,697 is gonna be getting Scott to step up. 424 00:15:32,697 --> 00:15:35,834 I think I know the story of how Scott got into this. 425 00:15:35,834 --> 00:15:37,168 Yes. 426 00:15:37,168 --> 00:15:38,737 But I wanna make sure so I wanted to hear it 427 00:15:38,737 --> 00:15:40,205 from you and confirm it. 428 00:15:40,205 --> 00:15:42,574 So you lost your husband recently? 429 00:15:42,574 --> 00:15:44,809 Um, February 2019. 430 00:15:44,809 --> 00:15:46,611 And before he passed, 431 00:15:46,611 --> 00:15:48,913 he sold his life insurance policy? 432 00:15:48,913 --> 00:15:51,249 We took what we could out of it 433 00:15:51,249 --> 00:15:53,618 and to help Scott because, you know, 434 00:15:53,618 --> 00:15:55,286 Scott was sick 10 years in the bed. 435 00:15:55,286 --> 00:15:56,688 Yeah. 436 00:15:56,688 --> 00:15:58,857 How did he choose to get in the bar? 437 00:15:58,857 --> 00:16:00,959 Scott stayed here for three months, 438 00:16:00,959 --> 00:16:03,094 trying to understand the business. 439 00:16:03,094 --> 00:16:04,863 He read everything he could. 440 00:16:04,863 --> 00:16:08,767 And he came to us and said, "I wanna do this," 441 00:16:08,767 --> 00:16:10,168 - and-- - And you bought it. 442 00:16:10,168 --> 00:16:11,736 Yeah. 443 00:16:11,736 --> 00:16:15,674 And my husband Marvin after he saw Scott here 444 00:16:15,674 --> 00:16:17,976 and he was able to come here. 445 00:16:17,976 --> 00:16:19,711 He was really proud. 446 00:16:22,247 --> 00:16:23,915 He would be very proud, 447 00:16:23,915 --> 00:16:26,651 but he would want him to go all the way. 448 00:16:26,651 --> 00:16:28,787 And that's what I'm hoping for. 449 00:16:28,787 --> 00:16:30,655 And that's why I wanted to talk with you 450 00:16:30,655 --> 00:16:33,625 because I need to understand what his capacities are. 451 00:16:33,625 --> 00:16:34,859 Is he lazy? 452 00:16:34,859 --> 00:16:36,094 Oh, my God. No. 453 00:16:36,094 --> 00:16:37,996 - Okay. So he's eager to work? - Oh. 454 00:16:37,996 --> 00:16:39,297 And eager to learn? 455 00:16:39,297 --> 00:16:41,800 - Absolutely. - Okay. Great. 456 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:43,768 He's open for this. He's really ready. 457 00:16:43,768 --> 00:16:44,936 Thanks. 458 00:16:44,936 --> 00:16:46,671 Okay. 459 00:16:46,671 --> 00:16:47,972 You wanna all come and talk? 460 00:16:47,972 --> 00:16:49,007 Yes. 461 00:16:49,007 --> 00:16:50,041 Come on over, everybody. 462 00:16:52,177 --> 00:16:55,213 You know, Scott, I've learned a lot about you. 463 00:16:55,213 --> 00:16:57,782 Really, you and your dad planned this out 464 00:16:57,782 --> 00:16:59,217 and bought this bar. 465 00:16:59,217 --> 00:17:00,351 Yeah. 466 00:17:00,351 --> 00:17:02,587 Before he passes away, 467 00:17:02,587 --> 00:17:05,256 he cashes in some of his life insurance. 468 00:17:05,256 --> 00:17:07,225 He's worried about his son Scott, 469 00:17:07,225 --> 00:17:09,861 who when he was younger had some health issues. 470 00:17:09,861 --> 00:17:13,765 Opens this bar, loses money every month. 471 00:17:13,765 --> 00:17:18,002 Imagine how he feels every night going to sleep. 472 00:17:18,002 --> 00:17:19,838 How he feels waking up every morning 473 00:17:19,838 --> 00:17:21,673 with this burden upon him. 474 00:17:21,673 --> 00:17:25,977 In a way he's trying to keep his dad's legacy alive 475 00:17:25,977 --> 00:17:27,312 through this bar. 476 00:17:27,312 --> 00:17:29,948 That's why I got so pissed at you last night. 477 00:17:29,948 --> 00:17:31,616 - You with me? - Yes, sir. 478 00:17:31,616 --> 00:17:33,384 I didn't know Scott's history. 479 00:17:33,384 --> 00:17:34,385 I don't want nobody losing money, 480 00:17:34,385 --> 00:17:36,020 not when I'm working for you. 481 00:17:36,020 --> 00:17:38,957 Last night while he was cooking a brown hamburger, 482 00:17:38,957 --> 00:17:42,193 you were playing a videogame and drinking. 483 00:17:42,193 --> 00:17:43,862 I didn't even know who the hell you were. 484 00:17:43,862 --> 00:17:45,797 I didn't even know if a manager was here. 485 00:17:45,797 --> 00:17:48,333 If you have a drink in this building ever again, 486 00:17:48,333 --> 00:17:49,734 Scott, what happens? 487 00:17:49,734 --> 00:17:50,935 I'll have to fire her. 488 00:17:50,935 --> 00:17:51,936 On the spot. 489 00:17:51,936 --> 00:17:53,805 Understood? 490 00:17:53,805 --> 00:17:55,807 What should you be managing? 491 00:17:55,807 --> 00:17:57,342 - The bar. - The bar. 492 00:17:57,342 --> 00:17:58,843 - What about the kitchen? - I don't manage the kitchen. 493 00:17:58,843 --> 00:17:59,878 You have nothing to do with the kitchen? 494 00:17:59,878 --> 00:18:01,079 No. 495 00:18:01,079 --> 00:18:03,414 - So if you are not here... - Yeah. 496 00:18:03,414 --> 00:18:06,217 ...she has no authority to deal with kitchen issues. 497 00:18:06,217 --> 00:18:07,952 He has no involvement in the bar. 498 00:18:07,952 --> 00:18:09,420 Guys, I've been doing this 40 years. 499 00:18:09,420 --> 00:18:11,022 This does not work. 500 00:18:12,257 --> 00:18:13,758 So who's the manager? 501 00:18:13,758 --> 00:18:15,660 Melissa's dayshift, Bianca's nightshift. 502 00:18:15,660 --> 00:18:16,861 Do you know how to manage a kitchen? 503 00:18:16,861 --> 00:18:17,862 No. 504 00:18:17,862 --> 00:18:19,130 So why is she here? 505 00:18:19,130 --> 00:18:22,033 [suspenseful music] 506 00:18:28,303 --> 00:18:29,971 So who's the Manager? 507 00:18:29,971 --> 00:18:31,906 Melissa's dayshift, Bianca's nightshift. 508 00:18:31,906 --> 00:18:33,074 Do you know how to manage a kitchen? 509 00:18:33,074 --> 00:18:34,075 No. 510 00:18:34,075 --> 00:18:36,745 So why is she here? 511 00:18:36,745 --> 00:18:39,080 I have Hassan handling the kitchen. 512 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:40,648 Bianca handles front of the house. 513 00:18:40,648 --> 00:18:41,850 We work together well. 514 00:18:41,850 --> 00:18:43,284 A restaurant needs a leader. 515 00:18:43,284 --> 00:18:44,686 - Okay. - It needs somebody 516 00:18:44,686 --> 00:18:46,354 who's in charge all the time. 517 00:18:46,354 --> 00:18:49,190 And you need to be that leader, Scott. 518 00:18:49,190 --> 00:18:51,593 Nothing that Jon Taffer said was untrue. 519 00:18:51,593 --> 00:18:53,261 I'm a little overwhelmed. 520 00:18:53,261 --> 00:18:55,697 I think that it only gets better from here. 521 00:18:55,697 --> 00:18:57,766 I think the worst of it is probably over. 522 00:18:57,766 --> 00:19:00,668 And now we can correct ourselves and correct the bar. 523 00:19:00,668 --> 00:19:03,304 I must ask you, Scott, is this a charity or a business? 524 00:19:03,304 --> 00:19:05,206 It's a business. 525 00:19:05,206 --> 00:19:07,709 How many more months can we go at this level? 526 00:19:07,709 --> 00:19:08,943 Three. 527 00:19:08,943 --> 00:19:10,311 He's running out of time. 528 00:19:10,311 --> 00:19:11,746 You with me? 529 00:19:11,746 --> 00:19:14,215 There's only so much money left. 530 00:19:14,215 --> 00:19:16,151 We're gonna give you everything we've got 531 00:19:16,151 --> 00:19:18,119 to protect him and his legacy. 532 00:19:18,119 --> 00:19:20,188 You guys got to step up. 533 00:19:20,188 --> 00:19:22,957 Or they got to step out Scott, correct? 534 00:19:22,957 --> 00:19:24,125 Yeah. 535 00:19:26,194 --> 00:19:28,263 All right. Let's go to work. Let me get my experts in here. 536 00:19:28,263 --> 00:19:30,999 [upbeat music] 537 00:19:31,966 --> 00:19:33,268 How are you? 538 00:19:33,268 --> 00:19:34,702 Hi, Jon. 539 00:19:34,702 --> 00:19:36,704 - What a pleasure. - Yeah, thank you. 540 00:19:36,704 --> 00:19:38,406 These are two dear friends of mine. 541 00:19:38,406 --> 00:19:39,774 Nick Ortega. 542 00:19:39,774 --> 00:19:41,309 Great mixologist. 543 00:19:41,309 --> 00:19:43,778 narrator: For the bar, Jon brings in Nick Ortega. 544 00:19:43,778 --> 00:19:45,413 With over 20 years' experience 545 00:19:45,413 --> 00:19:47,182 in the food and beverage industry, 546 00:19:47,182 --> 00:19:48,883 Nick gets consulted for some 547 00:19:48,883 --> 00:19:50,852 of the largest spirit brands in the country, 548 00:19:50,852 --> 00:19:53,354 and created cocktails for major entertainment 549 00:19:53,354 --> 00:19:56,157 award shows and events. 550 00:19:56,157 --> 00:19:57,792 - You guys ready to do this? - Yeah. 551 00:19:57,792 --> 00:19:59,661 Okay. The next few days are gonna be rough, okay? 552 00:19:59,661 --> 00:20:03,097 - Let's go to work. - Let's do it. 553 00:20:03,097 --> 00:20:04,899 [upbeat music] 554 00:20:11,139 --> 00:20:12,273 What's happenin', everyone? 555 00:20:12,273 --> 00:20:13,675 - How are you? - Hi. 556 00:20:13,675 --> 00:20:15,310 Heading into training today, 557 00:20:15,310 --> 00:20:17,378 I'm looking to see that they actually clean the bar 558 00:20:17,378 --> 00:20:19,080 and see what kind of skill set they have. 559 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:20,682 So tell me about you, Bianca. 560 00:20:20,682 --> 00:20:22,717 Um, I've been here for five years. 561 00:20:22,717 --> 00:20:24,953 And is that--but you drink while you manage? 562 00:20:24,953 --> 00:20:28,223 Yes, I have. 563 00:20:28,223 --> 00:20:30,024 Every single person here drinks at that bar. 564 00:20:30,024 --> 00:20:32,126 [laughs] Like... 565 00:20:32,126 --> 00:20:34,996 Scott, you know, if she were to cut her finger, 566 00:20:34,996 --> 00:20:37,432 stubbed her toe, that's an insurance liability? 567 00:20:37,432 --> 00:20:39,067 - Right. - Not to mention 568 00:20:39,067 --> 00:20:40,368 some of the health hazards you got happening here. 569 00:20:40,368 --> 00:20:42,003 Okay. 570 00:20:42,003 --> 00:20:45,006 Bianca definitely doesn't always do her job to the T. 571 00:20:45,006 --> 00:20:46,241 And she's definitely rude to people 572 00:20:46,241 --> 00:20:47,308 if she's in a bad mood. 573 00:20:47,308 --> 00:20:49,110 All right. Well, 574 00:20:49,110 --> 00:20:51,145 I don't know what you can do physically. 575 00:20:51,145 --> 00:20:53,314 So we're gonna put you on the spot. 576 00:20:53,314 --> 00:20:55,450 - And let's start with Melissa. - All right. 577 00:20:55,450 --> 00:20:57,118 All right. Let's get you back here. 578 00:20:57,118 --> 00:20:58,386 - What are we makin'? - So multitasking 579 00:20:58,386 --> 00:20:59,854 is gonna be our theme here. 580 00:20:59,854 --> 00:21:01,089 Not to mention not having, 581 00:21:01,089 --> 00:21:02,457 uh, the standard cocktails 582 00:21:02,457 --> 00:21:03,925 - that should be in our arsenal. - Uh-hmm. 583 00:21:03,925 --> 00:21:05,126 Whether it's an old fashioned, 584 00:21:05,126 --> 00:21:06,794 a proper whiskey sour. 585 00:21:06,794 --> 00:21:08,897 Uh, and in this case the vodka Collins. 586 00:21:08,897 --> 00:21:11,232 As you do that, I'm gonna be throwing questions at you. 587 00:21:11,232 --> 00:21:13,301 - All right. - You guys can chime in too. 588 00:21:13,301 --> 00:21:15,970 We don't have a training program. 589 00:21:15,970 --> 00:21:17,105 Melissa how's your dog today? 590 00:21:17,105 --> 00:21:18,506 Well, my dog is great today. 591 00:21:18,506 --> 00:21:19,941 - Thanks for asking. - Why aren't you 592 00:21:19,941 --> 00:21:21,075 making the drink at the same time? 593 00:21:21,075 --> 00:21:22,343 - Oh, sorry. - Yeah. 594 00:21:22,343 --> 00:21:24,112 - I mean... - That's right. There we go. 595 00:21:24,112 --> 00:21:26,347 What kind of dog you got? 596 00:21:26,347 --> 00:21:27,916 Does it get shaken? 597 00:21:27,916 --> 00:21:29,450 Does--are you asking me? 598 00:21:29,450 --> 00:21:31,519 So that is the most thorough training 599 00:21:31,519 --> 00:21:33,087 we have ever had in this bar. 600 00:21:33,087 --> 00:21:35,023 [laughter] 601 00:21:36,491 --> 00:21:38,793 - All right. Uh, no. - No. 602 00:21:38,793 --> 00:21:39,961 [laughter] 603 00:21:39,961 --> 00:21:41,229 - Damn it! - That is not it. 604 00:21:41,229 --> 00:21:42,530 All right, you guys, 605 00:21:42,530 --> 00:21:45,033 I say we get into the new drinks. 606 00:21:45,033 --> 00:21:47,402 We are gonna start with a riff on a mule, 607 00:21:47,402 --> 00:21:49,804 one and a half ounce vodka. 608 00:21:51,339 --> 00:21:53,308 Orange ginger shrub. 609 00:21:53,308 --> 00:21:55,476 Now this one half ounce. 610 00:21:55,476 --> 00:21:57,011 Finally add that ice. 611 00:21:57,011 --> 00:21:58,346 We're going to top it off 612 00:21:58,346 --> 00:22:00,782 with some premium ginger beer. 613 00:22:00,782 --> 00:22:04,085 Along with a lovely orange peel garnish 614 00:22:04,085 --> 00:22:08,089 and we have our cocktail. 615 00:22:08,089 --> 00:22:09,524 - Nice. - All right. 616 00:22:09,524 --> 00:22:11,092 - It's beautiful. - It's that simple. 617 00:22:11,092 --> 00:22:12,226 All right, you guys. Let's do this. 618 00:22:12,226 --> 00:22:13,261 Let's get to work. 619 00:22:15,296 --> 00:22:16,464 - Hi, guys. - Hi. 620 00:22:16,464 --> 00:22:17,966 - Hi. - How we doing? 621 00:22:17,966 --> 00:22:19,133 We have not officially met either of you. 622 00:22:19,133 --> 00:22:20,468 - So what's your name? - Melissa. 623 00:22:20,468 --> 00:22:22,136 - And you young lady? - Bianca. 624 00:22:22,136 --> 00:22:24,238 So on a scale of one to ten, no bullshit, 625 00:22:24,238 --> 00:22:25,540 how would you rate the food here? 626 00:22:25,540 --> 00:22:27,208 I think a five or six. 627 00:22:27,208 --> 00:22:28,943 Got you. So room for improvement? 628 00:22:28,943 --> 00:22:30,411 - Oh, absolutely. - Okay. 629 00:22:30,411 --> 00:22:32,080 I know it's horrible and I know it can be 630 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:33,815 a lot better and I need it to be better. 631 00:22:33,815 --> 00:22:35,516 Truth of the matter is we can all be better. 632 00:22:35,516 --> 00:22:37,919 So for training today, we need to make some good food. 633 00:22:37,919 --> 00:22:39,387 These guys haven't seen good food 634 00:22:39,387 --> 00:22:41,289 in a very long time. 635 00:22:41,289 --> 00:22:44,025 All right, guys, so we're gonna introduce one perfect, 636 00:22:44,025 --> 00:22:46,494 fresh, vibrant, amazing dish 637 00:22:46,494 --> 00:22:48,396 that we're gonna make everything from scratch. 638 00:22:48,396 --> 00:22:50,431 A great idea for a good bar item 639 00:22:50,431 --> 00:22:53,101 that's very shareable is a Baja fish taco. 640 00:22:53,101 --> 00:22:55,169 So I have two pieces of cod here, you can see, 641 00:22:55,169 --> 00:22:56,838 which isn't very much. 642 00:22:56,838 --> 00:22:58,006 But with the breading, it's gonna puff up 643 00:22:58,006 --> 00:22:59,407 therefore it's gonna look big, 644 00:22:59,407 --> 00:23:01,242 but really we're serving four ounces. 645 00:23:01,242 --> 00:23:04,312 So we take the fish and we just lightly coat it. 646 00:23:04,312 --> 00:23:05,613 We drop it in this batter. 647 00:23:05,613 --> 00:23:07,281 So this batter is unbelievable. 648 00:23:07,281 --> 00:23:09,217 It's almost like a tempura batter. 649 00:23:09,217 --> 00:23:12,086 And so that's gonna cook fast, three minutes. 650 00:23:12,086 --> 00:23:15,056 And so while that's cooking, just gonna warm the tortillas, 651 00:23:15,056 --> 00:23:16,557 so we eat them they don't fall apart. 652 00:23:16,557 --> 00:23:18,159 I'm gonna pull up my fish, 653 00:23:18,159 --> 00:23:19,927 and I'm gonna season it right away. 654 00:23:19,927 --> 00:23:22,130 So we put a little cabbage on a tortilla. 655 00:23:22,130 --> 00:23:26,334 Take our beautiful super crunchy crispy cod. 656 00:23:26,334 --> 00:23:28,302 We're gonna do a little bit of pico de gallo, 657 00:23:28,302 --> 00:23:31,039 some aioli, micro baby cilantro here. 658 00:23:31,039 --> 00:23:32,640 - It's beautiful. - It is beautiful. 659 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:34,108 And that's the whole point. 660 00:23:34,108 --> 00:23:35,476 The point is we wanna be super proud, 661 00:23:35,476 --> 00:23:36,644 people eat with their eyes. 662 00:23:36,644 --> 00:23:38,446 Oh, tacos are delicious. 663 00:23:38,446 --> 00:23:40,415 I love pico, so the pico did great a thing for us 664 00:23:40,415 --> 00:23:42,383 because I've been trying to get pico introduced to them 665 00:23:42,383 --> 00:23:43,851 for the longest. 666 00:23:45,386 --> 00:23:47,355 - That's good. You like it? - Uh-hmm. 667 00:23:47,355 --> 00:23:48,990 The fish is perfect. 668 00:23:48,990 --> 00:23:50,558 It's definitely something I would go eat. 669 00:23:50,558 --> 00:23:52,160 So I know everyone that normally comes here 670 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:53,394 will love it too. 671 00:23:53,394 --> 00:23:54,929 - What do you think? - Wow! 672 00:23:54,929 --> 00:23:56,397 That is absolutely the best thing 673 00:23:56,397 --> 00:23:57,899 that's ever come out of this kitchen. 674 00:23:57,899 --> 00:23:59,167 [laughter] 675 00:23:59,167 --> 00:24:00,234 It's really good. 676 00:24:00,234 --> 00:24:01,369 So that's the dish 677 00:24:01,369 --> 00:24:02,503 we're gonna serve tonight. 678 00:24:02,503 --> 00:24:03,905 Let's get set up 679 00:24:03,905 --> 00:24:05,006 and let's do stress test, okay? 680 00:24:05,006 --> 00:24:06,074 - Yes. - Thank you. 681 00:24:07,975 --> 00:24:12,413 [upbeat music] 682 00:24:12,413 --> 00:24:15,483 Multitask, sometimes doing two at a time, three at a time. 683 00:24:15,483 --> 00:24:18,219 So flour, batter, goes in the fryer. 684 00:24:18,219 --> 00:24:20,154 - I think we're getting close. - Right. 685 00:24:20,154 --> 00:24:21,923 I think they're set up pretty well. 686 00:24:21,923 --> 00:24:23,524 Everything's been entered in the system. 687 00:24:23,524 --> 00:24:25,526 My goal today is to get more comfortable 688 00:24:25,526 --> 00:24:27,428 in what I'm doing and gain confidence 689 00:24:27,428 --> 00:24:29,230 in knowing that I can do this. 690 00:24:29,230 --> 00:24:31,299 We definitely need Scott to be back there 691 00:24:31,299 --> 00:24:33,067 and making sure that we are all on point. 692 00:24:35,970 --> 00:24:37,338 All right. Come on out, guys. 693 00:24:37,338 --> 00:24:38,539 Let's all talk before we open up. 694 00:24:38,539 --> 00:24:40,208 Okay. So tonight is stress test, 695 00:24:40,208 --> 00:24:43,411 the whole point of a stress test is to stress us. 696 00:24:43,411 --> 00:24:45,379 People are back and going out again 697 00:24:45,379 --> 00:24:48,583 and tonight is the chance to grab them and their business. 698 00:24:48,583 --> 00:24:51,452 So Scott, have you assigned positions for everyone? 699 00:24:51,452 --> 00:24:53,588 Yeah. Helen and Bianca are behind the bar, 700 00:24:53,588 --> 00:24:55,957 Melissa's managing, Hassan's in the kitchen. 701 00:24:55,957 --> 00:24:58,459 I'm gonna, uh, go between back and front of the house. 702 00:24:58,459 --> 00:25:01,262 I'll expedite food and also assist bar if I need to. 703 00:25:01,262 --> 00:25:03,397 Great. Okay. 704 00:25:03,397 --> 00:25:04,999 - Go out. Let them in. - Ready, guys? 705 00:25:04,999 --> 00:25:06,567 - Let's do this. - We got it, girl. 706 00:25:06,567 --> 00:25:08,269 Let the fun begin. 707 00:25:08,269 --> 00:25:10,671 Ladies and gentlemen, please come inside. 708 00:25:10,671 --> 00:25:12,173 [upbeat music] 709 00:25:12,173 --> 00:25:14,208 - Hey. - What's up, guys? 710 00:25:14,208 --> 00:25:15,243 Oh, dang. 711 00:25:15,243 --> 00:25:17,245 Hi, guys. How are you? 712 00:25:17,245 --> 00:25:19,080 Great. I'm good with a mule. 713 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:20,515 - A mule? Okay. And for you? - A mule for me too. 714 00:25:20,515 --> 00:25:21,649 A mule for you as well? 715 00:25:21,649 --> 00:25:23,451 - Yeah. - All right. 716 00:25:23,451 --> 00:25:24,552 I'll get the Confetti Burger. 717 00:25:24,552 --> 00:25:25,586 Confetti Burger? 718 00:25:25,586 --> 00:25:27,221 I'll also get the burger. 719 00:25:27,221 --> 00:25:29,190 And can I have exactly the same thing? 720 00:25:29,190 --> 00:25:30,658 - What about you? - [indistinct] 721 00:25:30,658 --> 00:25:32,693 - All right. - Okay. Here we go, ladies. 722 00:25:32,693 --> 00:25:34,662 Now, why don't you put your stopwatch on for me? 723 00:25:34,662 --> 00:25:36,564 I wanna see how long it takes you to get a drink, okay? 724 00:25:36,564 --> 00:25:38,266 - Oh, okay. - Thank you. 725 00:25:38,266 --> 00:25:40,168 - Too much. - It's one ounce? 726 00:25:40,168 --> 00:25:43,104 - It's half ounce. Try again. - Okay. 727 00:25:43,104 --> 00:25:44,772 Okay. So we got two of you guys on one workstation. 728 00:25:44,772 --> 00:25:46,707 - That's right. - So obviously, Bianca, 729 00:25:46,707 --> 00:25:49,277 - this doesn't work, correct? - Yeah. 730 00:25:49,277 --> 00:25:50,545 So you're just gonna keep tripping over each other 731 00:25:50,545 --> 00:25:52,647 - all night long. - Yeah. 732 00:25:52,647 --> 00:25:54,348 What kind of wings? Garlic parm? 733 00:25:54,348 --> 00:25:56,050 Yeah. I wanna order fries too. 734 00:25:56,050 --> 00:25:58,219 A set of fries. 735 00:25:58,219 --> 00:25:59,554 - How we doing? - A few orders in. 736 00:25:59,554 --> 00:26:01,489 - I've greeted people. - Yeah. 737 00:26:01,489 --> 00:26:04,258 Told them to please be patient, just waiting on drinks. 738 00:26:04,258 --> 00:26:06,327 Burger is miles away. 739 00:26:06,327 --> 00:26:09,197 Do you find it slightly difficult to cook on this grill 740 00:26:09,197 --> 00:26:10,598 considering the lack of heat? 741 00:26:10,598 --> 00:26:12,466 - Yeah. - Jon, nothing works. 742 00:26:12,466 --> 00:26:14,402 Where they keep the sheep in and keep the grill warm. 743 00:26:14,402 --> 00:26:15,803 It's like boiling the burger. 744 00:26:15,803 --> 00:26:16,804 So half of this grill doesn't work? 745 00:26:16,804 --> 00:26:18,139 No. 746 00:26:18,139 --> 00:26:19,240 This side doesn't even seem hot. 747 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:20,374 - It's not. - No. 748 00:26:20,374 --> 00:26:21,742 And I can't use the flattop 749 00:26:21,742 --> 00:26:23,444 because it doesn't keep the temp. 750 00:26:23,444 --> 00:26:25,146 That's the only sort of cooking surface you have now? 751 00:26:25,146 --> 00:26:26,547 - Uh, yes. Yes, sir. - And it's not hot enough. 752 00:26:26,547 --> 00:26:28,316 It's gonna take those burgers what? 753 00:26:28,316 --> 00:26:29,350 - Twenty-five minutes to cook? - Forever. 754 00:26:29,350 --> 00:26:30,418 They're giant burgers. 755 00:26:30,418 --> 00:26:31,552 We're already screwed 756 00:26:31,552 --> 00:26:33,487 and we haven't even started. 757 00:26:33,487 --> 00:26:34,822 This is unbelievable. 758 00:26:34,822 --> 00:26:36,390 Is there something I can get you? 759 00:26:36,390 --> 00:26:37,625 - Regular wings. - We gotta be much 760 00:26:37,625 --> 00:26:39,126 faster than this. Let's go. 761 00:26:39,126 --> 00:26:40,795 Who's order did you just take? 762 00:26:40,795 --> 00:26:42,463 Just the two of you? 763 00:26:42,463 --> 00:26:44,065 - What did you order? - Apple sour. 764 00:26:44,065 --> 00:26:45,499 Who else wants an apple sour? 765 00:26:45,499 --> 00:26:48,536 Anybody else? One, two, make me four. 766 00:26:48,536 --> 00:26:50,137 One, two, three, four. 767 00:26:50,137 --> 00:26:51,706 Come on, let's move this along here. 768 00:26:51,706 --> 00:26:54,141 So what--does the second fryer not work? 769 00:26:54,141 --> 00:26:56,310 - No. - You have 40 wings fired 770 00:26:56,310 --> 00:26:57,712 and eight French fries, 771 00:26:57,712 --> 00:26:59,447 so you can't fire the French fries 772 00:26:59,447 --> 00:27:00,648 till wings are cooked? 773 00:27:01,749 --> 00:27:03,618 This what--this is what I... 774 00:27:03,618 --> 00:27:05,319 The general rule of thumb is you wanna have 775 00:27:05,319 --> 00:27:06,854 the food out within 15 minutes. 776 00:27:06,854 --> 00:27:09,490 We're already at 11-minute ticket times. 777 00:27:15,838 --> 00:27:17,373 So you can't fire the French fries 778 00:27:17,373 --> 00:27:19,041 till the wings are cooked. 779 00:27:19,041 --> 00:27:21,410 We're already at 11-minute ticket times, 780 00:27:21,410 --> 00:27:22,878 miles away from being done. 781 00:27:22,878 --> 00:27:24,780 How long have you been waiting? 782 00:27:24,780 --> 00:27:26,715 - It's been like 15 minutes. - Fifteen minutes already? 783 00:27:26,715 --> 00:27:28,083 The food should be coming out you would think. 784 00:27:28,083 --> 00:27:29,351 - Or drinks at least. - At least. 785 00:27:29,351 --> 00:27:30,786 - Yeah. - At least. 786 00:27:30,786 --> 00:27:32,020 We're running way behind. 787 00:27:32,020 --> 00:27:33,222 Yes, we are. 788 00:27:33,222 --> 00:27:34,323 Do you guys have a service bar 789 00:27:34,323 --> 00:27:36,058 or service bar tickets? 790 00:27:36,058 --> 00:27:37,326 We don't have anything that prints out here. 791 00:27:37,326 --> 00:27:39,762 - You just call in? - Yeah. 792 00:27:39,762 --> 00:27:42,197 Does anybody at a table have a drink? 793 00:27:42,197 --> 00:27:43,999 - No. - One table does. 794 00:27:43,999 --> 00:27:46,101 You guys do in the back, don't you? 795 00:27:46,101 --> 00:27:47,936 - Yes. - Are you gonna share those 796 00:27:47,936 --> 00:27:49,405 with everybody else? 797 00:27:49,405 --> 00:27:51,306 Nobody else has a drink back there. 798 00:27:51,306 --> 00:27:53,409 Come on, guys. We're never gonna get there 799 00:27:53,409 --> 00:27:55,310 - one at a time. - Go, go, go, go, go, go! 800 00:27:55,310 --> 00:27:56,345 Come on, Scott. 801 00:27:57,813 --> 00:27:59,181 - It's bad. It's bad. - Yeah. 802 00:27:59,181 --> 00:28:00,916 - Yeah. - So they can't serve this room. 803 00:28:00,916 --> 00:28:02,184 There's only 40 people here. Can you imagine 804 00:28:02,184 --> 00:28:03,786 - if it was full? - Absolutely not. 805 00:28:03,786 --> 00:28:06,822 These poor girls are set for failure. 806 00:28:06,822 --> 00:28:08,357 Drinks are being delivered here, you know, they ordered first. 807 00:28:08,357 --> 00:28:09,525 No, I'm aware. 808 00:28:09,525 --> 00:28:11,326 I have eight mules I need made 809 00:28:11,326 --> 00:28:13,295 and I have one apple sour I need made. 810 00:28:13,295 --> 00:28:15,164 I was waiting for them to call the tix before I told them, 811 00:28:15,164 --> 00:28:16,965 because there's no point in telling them their drink. 812 00:28:16,965 --> 00:28:19,234 The tables are being served at a sequence, then? 813 00:28:19,234 --> 00:28:21,170 - They are. - So, so, so think 814 00:28:21,170 --> 00:28:22,504 - how frustrated they are. - Oh. 815 00:28:22,504 --> 00:28:24,473 What are you guys up to? 816 00:28:24,473 --> 00:28:26,008 18:40. 817 00:28:26,008 --> 00:28:27,776 You sir, I think you owe them an apology. 818 00:28:27,776 --> 00:28:29,077 Guys, I'm sorry for this, we're doing our best, 819 00:28:29,077 --> 00:28:31,180 but it's, it's not good enough. 820 00:28:31,180 --> 00:28:32,881 Thank you, guys. I'm sorry again. 821 00:28:32,881 --> 00:28:36,018 Seventy wings need to be in that one little fryer. 822 00:28:36,018 --> 00:28:37,820 - How we doing? - So Jon, check this out. 823 00:28:37,820 --> 00:28:39,822 So first ticket in, still hasn't got out. 824 00:28:39,822 --> 00:28:41,223 Fourteen minutes already, 825 00:28:41,223 --> 00:28:43,091 burgers miles away from being cooked. 826 00:28:43,091 --> 00:28:45,394 He's got to fire fifty wings, eight French fries-- 827 00:28:45,394 --> 00:28:47,229 - So it's 80 now. - --eight order of tacos, 828 00:28:47,229 --> 00:28:49,131 in one fryer because the other fryer does not work. 829 00:28:49,131 --> 00:28:50,966 - Not this one. - So, it's not even-- 830 00:28:50,966 --> 00:28:52,501 - So it can't happen? - No, it can't happen. 831 00:28:52,501 --> 00:28:54,002 - This is a joke. - Scott needs to see this. 832 00:28:54,002 --> 00:28:55,337 I only can do what I can do. 833 00:28:55,337 --> 00:28:57,072 - Come on, Scott. - Yes, sir. 834 00:28:57,072 --> 00:28:58,340 I want you to see what's going on back here. 835 00:28:58,340 --> 00:28:59,942 This doesn't get to temperature, 836 00:28:59,942 --> 00:29:01,243 he can't really cook on it. 837 00:29:01,243 --> 00:29:03,145 Half of this doesn't work, 838 00:29:03,145 --> 00:29:05,147 this side, if you put your hand in front of it, 839 00:29:05,147 --> 00:29:07,015 it's not even gonna get to a sizzle. 840 00:29:07,015 --> 00:29:09,017 So these burgers are gonna take a half hour to cook. 841 00:29:09,017 --> 00:29:10,452 Think about this. We have no grill, 842 00:29:10,452 --> 00:29:11,887 we have no flat top. 843 00:29:11,887 --> 00:29:13,355 We don't have the second fryer. 844 00:29:13,355 --> 00:29:15,924 So, Scott, we can't succeed. 845 00:29:15,924 --> 00:29:17,459 We can't possibly succeed. 846 00:29:17,459 --> 00:29:19,294 And I beat the hell out of him last night, 847 00:29:19,294 --> 00:29:21,230 and I should've because the kitchen was dirty. 848 00:29:21,230 --> 00:29:22,297 - Yeah, you right. - But tonight, 849 00:29:22,297 --> 00:29:23,899 none of this is on him. 850 00:29:23,899 --> 00:29:25,601 It's all on you. So this kitchen is closed down. 851 00:29:25,601 --> 00:29:27,302 We're unable to serve food tonight. 852 00:29:27,302 --> 00:29:29,371 Okay. I got it. 853 00:29:29,371 --> 00:29:31,573 Complete disorganization. 854 00:29:31,573 --> 00:29:33,509 None of the equipment is working in the kitchen, 855 00:29:33,509 --> 00:29:35,244 I can't get any food out at all, 856 00:29:35,244 --> 00:29:36,378 I can't get drinks out. 857 00:29:36,378 --> 00:29:38,313 This one's gotta go. 858 00:29:38,313 --> 00:29:40,883 This business has no leadership to lead it. 859 00:29:40,883 --> 00:29:43,151 Complete failure, 100%, 860 00:29:43,151 --> 00:29:45,287 this is gonna be a white flag. 861 00:29:45,287 --> 00:29:47,122 - Scott? - Yes, sir. 862 00:29:47,122 --> 00:29:48,590 Listen up, everybody. 863 00:29:48,590 --> 00:29:50,225 I don't do this often in Bar Rescue, 864 00:29:50,225 --> 00:29:52,961 - but I'm doing it tonight. - Oh, no. 865 00:29:52,961 --> 00:29:56,064 [customers exclaiming] 866 00:29:56,064 --> 00:29:59,468 It's a white towel. It's a white towel. 867 00:29:59,468 --> 00:30:02,104 This is one of the worst failures I've ever had, 868 00:30:02,104 --> 00:30:04,172 as far as the business operation is concerned. 869 00:30:04,172 --> 00:30:06,074 So, finish your drink and get out of here 870 00:30:06,074 --> 00:30:07,643 so I can rip this place apart. 871 00:30:07,643 --> 00:30:09,211 Thank you, everybody. 872 00:30:09,211 --> 00:30:10,546 I apologize. 873 00:30:10,546 --> 00:30:12,447 Guys, I'm really sorry 874 00:30:12,447 --> 00:30:14,583 that it happened this way. 875 00:30:14,583 --> 00:30:16,385 We failed. We failed in the kitchen, 876 00:30:16,385 --> 00:30:18,153 we failed behind the bar. 877 00:30:18,153 --> 00:30:19,955 But I know exactly what I need to be doing 878 00:30:19,955 --> 00:30:21,890 to help the business really succeed. 879 00:30:23,959 --> 00:30:26,595 Scrub everything, [bleep] get it cleaned. 880 00:30:31,266 --> 00:30:34,102 We've been doing this a long time, guys. 881 00:30:34,102 --> 00:30:36,138 Have you ever seen a bar fail to that degree? 882 00:30:36,138 --> 00:30:38,407 They can't succeed. They can't. 883 00:30:38,407 --> 00:30:40,175 We've never done a Bar Rescue 884 00:30:40,175 --> 00:30:42,110 that we weren't able to get any food 885 00:30:42,110 --> 00:30:44,279 - out of the kitchen at all. - If I didn't see it myself, 886 00:30:44,279 --> 00:30:46,248 - I wouldn't even believe it. - So, look at this place. 887 00:30:46,248 --> 00:30:48,150 So here's our market. This is Atlanta, 888 00:30:48,150 --> 00:30:50,285 pretty sophisticated food and beverage town. 889 00:30:50,285 --> 00:30:52,254 So, there's an opportunity here. 890 00:30:52,254 --> 00:30:54,590 Then, this market has a great median income 891 00:30:54,590 --> 00:30:57,492 of about 80,000 a year, right, which is what? 892 00:30:57,492 --> 00:31:00,095 Almost 50% higher than the national average. 893 00:31:00,095 --> 00:31:02,664 Median age here is about 38. 894 00:31:02,664 --> 00:31:05,367 So this is a little older, a little more experienced, 895 00:31:05,367 --> 00:31:07,369 a little more developed palate, right, Chef? 896 00:31:07,369 --> 00:31:08,971 - Yeah. A little more money. - So, a little more discerning. 897 00:31:08,971 --> 00:31:11,974 So we gotta create good drinks 898 00:31:11,974 --> 00:31:14,209 and good food and let's face it, guys. 899 00:31:14,209 --> 00:31:17,613 We don't have the staff that has the ability to do that. 900 00:31:17,613 --> 00:31:20,048 So we gotta make this as simple as it can-- 901 00:31:20,048 --> 00:31:21,450 - Yeah. - --possibly be. 902 00:31:21,450 --> 00:31:22,718 - So what do you think? - I-I think, 903 00:31:22,718 --> 00:31:24,052 literally, back to basics. 904 00:31:24,052 --> 00:31:25,587 A really good core bar food 905 00:31:25,587 --> 00:31:28,156 that's very fast to produce, keep it simple, 906 00:31:28,156 --> 00:31:30,359 keep it organized, and just hope for the best. 907 00:31:30,359 --> 00:31:33,095 Okay. And can we do a bunch of builds on this one? 908 00:31:33,095 --> 00:31:36,431 We can. But everything has to be like an assembly line, 909 00:31:36,431 --> 00:31:38,033 so that they can't mess it up. 910 00:31:38,033 --> 00:31:40,302 But we can still do great flavors. 911 00:31:40,302 --> 00:31:42,571 - We just have to do 'em simply. - That's right. 912 00:31:42,571 --> 00:31:45,574 All right, guys. We got a lot of work to do on this one. 913 00:31:45,574 --> 00:31:47,509 - I'll buy the coffee? - All right. [laughs] 914 00:31:47,509 --> 00:31:49,077 All right. Let's go do this. 915 00:31:52,214 --> 00:31:56,251 [upbeat music] 916 00:31:56,251 --> 00:31:57,419 - What's up happening? - Hey. 917 00:31:57,419 --> 00:31:58,587 - Good morning. - Woo. 918 00:31:58,587 --> 00:31:59,621 Nice to see you. 919 00:31:59,621 --> 00:32:01,323 Nice to see you, guys. 920 00:32:01,323 --> 00:32:03,525 Last night's stress test, it was unwatchable. 921 00:32:03,525 --> 00:32:05,260 They, they were failing miserably. 922 00:32:05,260 --> 00:32:07,229 So today, I am looking to get 923 00:32:07,229 --> 00:32:08,997 some continuity with that team, 924 00:32:08,997 --> 00:32:10,432 make it muscle memory for them. 925 00:32:10,432 --> 00:32:11,700 - You guys ready? - Yes. 926 00:32:11,700 --> 00:32:13,468 Every bar should have a margarita. 927 00:32:13,468 --> 00:32:15,170 And since we're in the state of Georgia, 928 00:32:15,170 --> 00:32:18,006 we're gonna do a peachy margarita. 929 00:32:18,006 --> 00:32:19,775 We're gonna use this highball glass 930 00:32:19,775 --> 00:32:22,444 and we're gonna half-rim it with smoked seasalt. 931 00:32:22,444 --> 00:32:26,314 We're doing one and three quarter ounce of silver tequila, 932 00:32:26,314 --> 00:32:28,684 half ounce of peach schnapps, 933 00:32:28,684 --> 00:32:31,353 half ounce fresh lime juice, 934 00:32:31,353 --> 00:32:35,057 two ounces of agave-based homemade peach puree. 935 00:32:35,057 --> 00:32:37,959 We're gonna add ice in our mixer. 936 00:32:41,430 --> 00:32:45,167 And garnish this beautiful drink with a mint sprig. 937 00:32:45,167 --> 00:32:47,969 Beautiful peachy margarita. 938 00:32:50,338 --> 00:32:52,407 The peach margarita has a lot of variety 939 00:32:52,407 --> 00:32:53,775 and has a lot of flavors, 940 00:32:53,775 --> 00:32:55,377 so it'll probably be a good seller. 941 00:32:55,377 --> 00:32:57,145 I'll start with my tequila drinker. 942 00:32:57,145 --> 00:32:58,480 Is there enough tequila? 943 00:32:58,480 --> 00:32:59,815 - Never. - Never? 944 00:32:59,815 --> 00:33:02,217 - [laughter] - Never. 945 00:33:02,217 --> 00:33:04,352 - But it's--it's very balanced. - You can feel it? 946 00:33:04,352 --> 00:33:08,690 What we're gonna do is just get into the nuts and bolts of this. 947 00:33:08,690 --> 00:33:10,358 We're gonna work on the minutiae 948 00:33:10,358 --> 00:33:12,194 so that it becomes part of your body. 949 00:33:12,194 --> 00:33:13,328 - Absolutely. - All right? 950 00:33:13,328 --> 00:33:14,429 - Yeah. - Let's get successful. 951 00:33:14,429 --> 00:33:15,430 - Starting now. - Let's do it. 952 00:33:15,430 --> 00:33:16,698 Let's go. 953 00:33:16,698 --> 00:33:19,501 [upbeat music] 954 00:33:23,338 --> 00:33:24,673 - Hey, guys. - Hi. 955 00:33:24,673 --> 00:33:26,742 - Oh, this is great guys. - [laughs] 956 00:33:26,742 --> 00:33:28,543 Are we able to add another station? 957 00:33:28,543 --> 00:33:31,747 Yes. We are going to drop one right here. 958 00:33:31,747 --> 00:33:33,849 Perfect. What are we doing on the front? 959 00:33:33,849 --> 00:33:36,118 The front is not gonna be so linear 960 00:33:36,118 --> 00:33:37,385 but it'll be spread out more-- 961 00:33:37,385 --> 00:33:38,720 - Great. - --with that color. 962 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:40,422 - It'll give it a dimension. - Paint the back 963 00:33:40,422 --> 00:33:41,423 - till that goes away, that-- - Oh, that looks great. 964 00:33:41,423 --> 00:33:42,824 Isn't that fun? 965 00:33:42,824 --> 00:33:44,826 We need new light fixtures where these Xs are at. 966 00:33:44,826 --> 00:33:46,394 You mentioned the DJ booth. 967 00:33:46,394 --> 00:33:47,796 Right here would be great if we can do it. 968 00:33:47,796 --> 00:33:49,297 It doesn't need to be very wide. 969 00:33:49,297 --> 00:33:50,432 Okay. Just add a little something so that-- 970 00:33:50,432 --> 00:33:51,633 Yeah, you just chop a little bit. 971 00:33:51,633 --> 00:33:52,667 - --it's interactive more? - Simple. 972 00:33:52,667 --> 00:33:54,236 Okay. We're putting curtains, 973 00:33:54,236 --> 00:33:55,837 so you don't see the-- you don't see the blinds. 974 00:33:55,837 --> 00:33:58,340 It'll be like this nice, really, like, yellow velvet. 975 00:33:58,340 --> 00:34:00,675 Confetti's needs more than just a facelift. 976 00:34:00,675 --> 00:34:03,211 It needs a new identity, one that better matches 977 00:34:03,211 --> 00:34:05,881 the community it's in, so the interior design 978 00:34:05,881 --> 00:34:07,549 will be critical for this rescue. 979 00:34:07,549 --> 00:34:09,584 - Thank you. - Okay. Thank you. 980 00:34:12,320 --> 00:34:14,222 [thrilling music] 981 00:34:14,222 --> 00:34:16,458 [cheers and applause] 982 00:34:16,458 --> 00:34:18,460 - Hey, guys. - How you doing Jon? 983 00:34:20,462 --> 00:34:22,464 - Scott, how you feeling? - I feel great. 984 00:34:22,464 --> 00:34:24,599 What do you think about this week and your team? 985 00:34:24,599 --> 00:34:26,168 I love my team. We tried our hardest 986 00:34:26,168 --> 00:34:27,636 and we're willing to make the improvements 987 00:34:27,636 --> 00:34:29,237 and--and make it work. 988 00:34:29,237 --> 00:34:30,472 Okay. Monster, what do you think? 989 00:34:30,472 --> 00:34:32,174 You got a lot of bar experience. 990 00:34:32,174 --> 00:34:33,842 I think they all killed it this week. 991 00:34:33,842 --> 00:34:35,577 They all just worked hard, hard, hard. 992 00:34:35,577 --> 00:34:36,912 I mean, I'm impressed. 993 00:34:36,912 --> 00:34:38,780 This place can work, couldn't it? 994 00:34:38,780 --> 00:34:40,415 - It could. It really could. - And if Scott steps up, 995 00:34:40,415 --> 00:34:42,317 you can take this to a great place, 996 00:34:42,317 --> 00:34:44,519 it's a great location, great town, right? 997 00:34:44,519 --> 00:34:45,787 - Yeah. - So, you ready to see it? 998 00:34:45,787 --> 00:34:47,155 - I'm ready. - Yeah. 999 00:34:47,155 --> 00:34:48,356 - You guys ready to see it? - Yes. 1000 00:34:48,356 --> 00:34:49,624 - Go for it. - All right. Here we go. 1001 00:34:49,624 --> 00:34:53,295 One, two, three. 1002 00:34:54,429 --> 00:34:55,430 [cheers and applause] 1003 00:34:59,069 --> 00:35:04,208 - Go for it. - One, two, three. 1004 00:35:05,442 --> 00:35:08,312 [cheers and applause] 1005 00:35:08,312 --> 00:35:09,913 - Awesome. - Yeah, right there. 1006 00:35:09,913 --> 00:35:11,482 - Yes. - New brand. 1007 00:35:11,482 --> 00:35:13,083 - Yeah. - New bar. 1008 00:35:13,083 --> 00:35:15,018 - I love it. - New man. 1009 00:35:15,018 --> 00:35:16,620 - Yes. - New staff? 1010 00:35:16,620 --> 00:35:17,955 - Yes. - New energy? 1011 00:35:17,955 --> 00:35:19,323 - Yeah. - Yes, sir. 1012 00:35:19,323 --> 00:35:20,958 All right, guys. This is an exciting time. 1013 00:35:20,958 --> 00:35:23,260 You got a whole new brand, a new look. 1014 00:35:23,260 --> 00:35:25,062 - So, are you ready to see it? - Let's do it. 1015 00:35:25,062 --> 00:35:27,197 - I bet you are. Go ahead, guys. - Oh, yeah, let's do it. 1016 00:35:27,197 --> 00:35:28,932 - Are you ready? - Yes. 1017 00:35:28,932 --> 00:35:30,634 - Oh, my God. It's impressive. - Oh, my God. 1018 00:35:30,634 --> 00:35:32,369 - It's awesome. - Wow. 1019 00:35:32,369 --> 00:35:33,470 It looks gorgeous. 1020 00:35:35,139 --> 00:35:39,543 Oh, my God. This is amazing. 1021 00:35:39,543 --> 00:35:41,111 - Got a couch. - You got a couch. 1022 00:35:41,111 --> 00:35:43,046 - Oh, my God. - Look at our logo. 1023 00:35:43,046 --> 00:35:44,715 - Look at these chairs. - They're big enough 1024 00:35:44,715 --> 00:35:46,316 - for me to sit. - Oh, my gosh. 1025 00:35:46,316 --> 00:35:47,484 Monster, you can fit in the chairs. 1026 00:35:47,484 --> 00:35:48,986 - I know. - [laughter] 1027 00:35:48,986 --> 00:35:50,487 I walk in and I'm amazed. 1028 00:35:50,487 --> 00:35:52,189 Everything in here is redone, 1029 00:35:52,189 --> 00:35:54,024 it's--it's a different atmosphere, 1030 00:35:54,024 --> 00:35:55,359 like, we can actually bring people in here 1031 00:35:55,359 --> 00:35:56,693 and they'll wanna come back. 1032 00:35:56,693 --> 00:35:58,061 - Well, what do you think? - Yes! 1033 00:35:58,061 --> 00:35:59,062 - I love it. - Amazing. 1034 00:35:59,062 --> 00:36:00,130 This is amazing. 1035 00:36:00,130 --> 00:36:02,032 So look at the stage. 1036 00:36:02,032 --> 00:36:04,968 I got you Intuitive AV to do all the lights and video. 1037 00:36:04,968 --> 00:36:06,403 Grab a seat at the bar, 1038 00:36:06,403 --> 00:36:08,038 I'm gonna tell you all about it, okay? 1039 00:36:08,038 --> 00:36:09,673 - Okay. - First of all, workstations. 1040 00:36:09,673 --> 00:36:11,008 What do you think about that? 1041 00:36:11,008 --> 00:36:12,176 - So nice. - So much better. 1042 00:36:12,176 --> 00:36:13,243 Hanging over each other all night. 1043 00:36:13,243 --> 00:36:15,112 Yeah. So I got Harbortouch 1044 00:36:15,112 --> 00:36:17,448 to give you guys two new POS systems. 1045 00:36:17,448 --> 00:36:19,450 I got Orange Door, 1046 00:36:19,450 --> 00:36:22,119 a music database, in your DJ booth. 1047 00:36:22,119 --> 00:36:23,654 I got PathSpot for you guys, 1048 00:36:23,654 --> 00:36:26,523 which is an unbelievable system for hand sanitizing, 1049 00:36:26,523 --> 00:36:29,693 and then I got GARS Inc. to do the kitchen repairs. 1050 00:36:29,693 --> 00:36:31,562 I also got you a bar track. 1051 00:36:31,562 --> 00:36:34,031 The revolutionary sensor coupled with an app 1052 00:36:34,031 --> 00:36:36,033 that automates your draft inventory, 1053 00:36:36,033 --> 00:36:38,535 monitors each pour, and provides reports 1054 00:36:38,535 --> 00:36:40,771 that indicate your exact causes of waste. 1055 00:36:40,771 --> 00:36:43,140 And then, of course, I got you guys Partender. 1056 00:36:43,140 --> 00:36:46,043 You can inventory this entire bar in 15 minutes. 1057 00:36:46,043 --> 00:36:48,178 - Yes. - And then we got you guys. 1058 00:36:48,178 --> 00:36:49,513 Who are more energized 1059 00:36:49,513 --> 00:36:50,581 and tighter than you've ever been, right? 1060 00:36:50,581 --> 00:36:52,049 - Oh, yeah, oh, yeah. - Yes. 1061 00:36:52,049 --> 00:36:53,183 - We went through something. - You did. 1062 00:36:53,183 --> 00:36:54,351 And didn't you come out better? 1063 00:36:54,351 --> 00:36:55,719 - Yes, we did. - Yeah. 1064 00:36:55,719 --> 00:36:57,354 Well, I'm really proud of you guys. 1065 00:36:57,354 --> 00:36:59,356 I know this has been a really tough week. 1066 00:36:59,356 --> 00:37:01,258 So guys, I'm gonna leave you my corporate slogan, 1067 00:37:01,258 --> 00:37:03,360 three words. Get 'em back. 1068 00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:05,262 - Let's get 'em back. - Yes. 1069 00:37:05,262 --> 00:37:06,396 - All right, guys. You ready? - Let's do it. 1070 00:37:06,396 --> 00:37:07,598 We got a bar to open. 1071 00:37:07,598 --> 00:37:09,266 - Let's go do it. - Let's do it. 1072 00:37:09,266 --> 00:37:11,435 - [cheers and applause] - Hey, guys. 1073 00:37:11,435 --> 00:37:13,203 Welcome to Tropica. 1074 00:37:13,203 --> 00:37:14,505 Come on in. 1075 00:37:14,505 --> 00:37:17,174 Hi! 1076 00:37:15,672 --> 00:37:17,174 Hi! 1077 00:37:17,174 --> 00:37:19,309 Isn't it amazing? 1078 00:37:21,278 --> 00:37:24,214 Hey everybody. 1079 00:37:24,214 --> 00:37:25,649 Can I get you guys something to drink? 1080 00:37:25,649 --> 00:37:27,150 Peachy-rita. 1081 00:37:27,150 --> 00:37:28,252 Peachy-rita? 1082 00:37:28,252 --> 00:37:31,154 [upbeat music] 1083 00:37:32,689 --> 00:37:34,558 - Oh, it looks good, man. - It's really good. 1084 00:37:34,558 --> 00:37:36,360 Looks really good. 1085 00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:37,728 I'll let you know if we need to bounce someone. 1086 00:37:37,728 --> 00:37:39,663 - [laughs] - What do you suggest? 1087 00:37:39,663 --> 00:37:42,499 Uh, let's try the Caliente mac and then... 1088 00:37:42,499 --> 00:37:44,568 [indistinct] 1089 00:37:44,568 --> 00:37:47,504 We like a little bit of spice. 1090 00:37:47,504 --> 00:37:49,273 - Look at that. - [machine buzzing] 1091 00:37:49,273 --> 00:37:51,174 - How we doing, Chef? - It's good, it's busy. 1092 00:37:51,174 --> 00:37:52,709 But, you know, what? This guy has got his groove back, 1093 00:37:52,709 --> 00:37:53,844 food is coming, all the equipment works. 1094 00:37:53,844 --> 00:37:55,178 That's the most important thing. 1095 00:37:55,178 --> 00:37:56,280 - Yeah. Looks great, too. - Yeah. 1096 00:37:56,280 --> 00:37:57,514 - The food looks good. - Yeah. 1097 00:37:57,514 --> 00:37:58,782 Look at this food, man. Look at this. 1098 00:37:58,782 --> 00:38:00,817 Can you believe this is the same place? 1099 00:38:00,817 --> 00:38:02,586 They changed attitude, everything. 1100 00:38:02,586 --> 00:38:04,421 Hassan? Good job, buddy. 1101 00:38:04,421 --> 00:38:06,757 - Thank you. - Look at that shake. 1102 00:38:06,757 --> 00:38:09,393 I wanna get these off together. 1103 00:38:09,393 --> 00:38:13,163 - What do you think, Melissa? - I love this system. 1104 00:38:13,163 --> 00:38:15,699 - Absolute game-changer. - And Bianca, what do you think? 1105 00:38:15,699 --> 00:38:17,167 - You like your station? - I do. 1106 00:38:17,167 --> 00:38:19,536 Excellent. What do you think? 1107 00:38:19,536 --> 00:38:21,672 It's actually impressive how much growth they're showing. 1108 00:38:21,672 --> 00:38:23,507 - I think they'll get there. - I think so, too. 1109 00:38:25,876 --> 00:38:27,778 Here I'm gonna help you with this. I got you. 1110 00:38:27,778 --> 00:38:29,513 Scott has been the biggest change. 1111 00:38:29,513 --> 00:38:31,782 He's gotten in, gotten his hands dirty. 1112 00:38:31,782 --> 00:38:34,618 He has taken on more of a leadership role. 1113 00:38:34,618 --> 00:38:36,853 I think that this has energized him 1114 00:38:36,853 --> 00:38:39,489 and given him pride in this business. 1115 00:38:39,489 --> 00:38:41,725 It's amazing what a few days will do. 1116 00:38:41,725 --> 00:38:44,328 Scott has confidence, he didn't have that before. 1117 00:38:44,328 --> 00:38:45,729 Look at Helen back there, 1118 00:38:45,729 --> 00:38:47,130 making three, four drinks at a time. 1119 00:38:47,130 --> 00:38:48,465 Bianca's turning them out. 1120 00:38:48,465 --> 00:38:49,900 Fact of the matter is, 1121 00:38:49,900 --> 00:38:52,536 they could not do this on stress test. 1122 00:38:52,536 --> 00:38:56,540 Tonight, they're digging out and they can do this. 1123 00:38:56,540 --> 00:38:59,343 I've been very eager to see what you thought. 1124 00:38:59,343 --> 00:39:01,478 I'm so thrilled. 1125 00:39:01,478 --> 00:39:04,581 I can't tell you how happy I am and proud. 1126 00:39:04,581 --> 00:39:08,518 Scott, his leadership, the staff, they are cooking. 1127 00:39:08,518 --> 00:39:10,921 - I mean, this is awesome. - He's a new guy, 1128 00:39:10,921 --> 00:39:12,723 he's had some fire in his belly there, so yeah. 1129 00:39:12,723 --> 00:39:14,658 - Good. But no, I know. - He does. 1130 00:39:14,658 --> 00:39:16,593 My staff is working and they're doing a good job 1131 00:39:16,593 --> 00:39:17,661 and I wanna thank you. 1132 00:39:17,661 --> 00:39:19,262 Oh, my pleasure, buddy. 1133 00:39:19,262 --> 00:39:20,330 You're a good guy, you deserve this. 1134 00:39:20,330 --> 00:39:21,732 Your mom deserves this. 1135 00:39:21,732 --> 00:39:23,667 The memory of your dad deserves this. 1136 00:39:23,667 --> 00:39:25,469 He's a really, really good guy. 1137 00:39:25,469 --> 00:39:26,770 Yeah, you're gonna do great, buddy. 1138 00:39:26,770 --> 00:39:28,305 - Congratulations. - Thank you. 1139 00:39:28,305 --> 00:39:30,240 - Congratulations. - Yeah. Thank you so much. 1140 00:39:30,240 --> 00:39:32,943 When Jon Taffer first came in, I was on the verge of failing. 1141 00:39:32,943 --> 00:39:34,878 - I'm proud of you, baby. - Never in my life 1142 00:39:34,878 --> 00:39:36,446 that I think this was possible. 1143 00:39:36,446 --> 00:39:37,748 I didn't think that we could go through this. 1144 00:39:37,748 --> 00:39:39,182 I didn't think we could pull this off. 1145 00:39:39,182 --> 00:39:40,751 But this place has inspired me 1146 00:39:40,751 --> 00:39:42,619 to become a different person. I care 1147 00:39:42,619 --> 00:39:44,354 and I can require things of people 1148 00:39:44,354 --> 00:39:45,889 without being an asshole about it. 1149 00:39:45,889 --> 00:39:47,290 I think my dad would be really proud 1150 00:39:47,290 --> 00:39:48,692 of what we've done here. 1151 00:39:48,692 --> 00:39:50,227 He just always wanted to see me do well, 1152 00:39:50,227 --> 00:39:52,396 and he always told me I could. 1153 00:39:52,396 --> 00:39:55,766 And this place was my opportunity 1154 00:39:55,766 --> 00:39:57,801 to-to prove him right, and I know 1155 00:39:57,801 --> 00:39:59,569 that he'd be really thankful to Taffer. 1156 00:39:59,569 --> 00:40:01,238 Peachtree Corners better look out 1157 00:40:01,238 --> 00:40:02,773 because this place is gonna boom. 1158 00:40:02,773 --> 00:40:03,940 My work is done, isn't it? 1159 00:40:03,940 --> 00:40:05,308 - Yeah. - Yes, it is. 1160 00:40:05,308 --> 00:40:06,777 He's got this now, doesn't he? 1161 00:40:06,777 --> 00:40:08,345 - I know he does. - I know he does, too. 1162 00:40:08,345 --> 00:40:09,913 - Give me a hug. - Thank you. 1163 00:40:09,913 --> 00:40:11,948 - It's my turn to work. - Congratulations. 1164 00:40:11,948 --> 00:40:14,418 - Can I get a hug too? - Oh, gosh, yes. 1165 00:40:14,418 --> 00:40:16,853 These are my favorite rescues of all. 1166 00:40:16,853 --> 00:40:18,455 - Congratulations, buddy. - Yes, sir. 1167 00:40:18,455 --> 00:40:19,656 Congratulations. Take care everybody. 1168 00:40:19,656 --> 00:40:21,224 All right. Bye. 1169 00:40:21,224 --> 00:40:22,826 I didn't rescue a bar this week, 1170 00:40:22,826 --> 00:40:26,730 I helped rescue a family and a family legacy. 1171 00:40:26,730 --> 00:40:28,965 That's what this is all about. 1172 00:40:28,965 --> 00:40:32,202 [upbeat music]