
Jon Taffer is the Gordon Ramsay of the bar and nightclub business. In each episode of this series, Taffer helps transform a struggling bar into a vibrant, profitable business, utilizing his expertise as a nightlife consultant who has started, flipped or owned more than 600 bars and clubs in his career. From the height of the bar stools and the science of the perfect pour to the effect the tempo of the music has on alcohol consumption, Taffer delves into every facet of the business, and he does it with a no-holds-barred style. He's assisted by his wife, Nicole -- who enters establishments under cover to help diagnose the problems -- along with a rotating cast of experts that include a celebrity chef, a Master of Whisky and a mixologist.

Bar expert Jon Taffer sets off to help Bill, the owner of The Chicken Bone, avoid financial ruin; Bill, a former customer who took over the Bone, learned the hard way that running a bar is much tougher than it looks.

Jon must save a bar, or it could cost a husband and wife both their business and their marriage.

A passionate Puerto Rican bar owner berates his staff and sons as the bar sinks further into debt; Taffer attempts to deflate his ego.

Taffer tries to resurrect a closed neighborhood bar by reigniting the passion of the burnt out firefighter who owns it.