Yeah the reason sweetie was crying in that episode was because her mother had just recently died, And the reason that girl wore the same outfit was sadly that was the best she could afford with no money. Mark Adams is one of the operating partners, along with Jeff LeDuc, and said the business has evolved since the two took over management in 2016. Mike stopped keeping up with the times, the place is in disrepair and the menu is dated. As of 2023, the old Jazz Katz Detroit location is occupied by a comedy club called Punchline Comedy Lounge. One review speaks of a shot girl making out with multiple guys and three guys sticking their fingers "you know where" in front of everyone. Shouldnt affect the way the fat girl slid down the pole and horned herself. Seriously. didn't try any of the food items. The Arena's doors were locked the day after. All rights reserved. "Bar Rescue" host Jon Taffer could not help Flore with his financial woes related to multiple charges of failure to pay taxes, and Flore was sentenced to five years in prison in July. He . Bar Rescue is a docu-reality series featuring veteran nightlife expert Jon Taffer as he seeks to revamp and rescue bars on the brink. To make matters worse, reviews for the bar were not very good. At the time of filming, Flore had already pleaded guilty to tax evasion. Mikes wife Jen is a bartender along with Brittany, who serves flaming drinks without much control of the situation. The tired ugly strippers he brought in were a joke. Jon confronts the dancers with everything they did wrong. There we multiple groups around us who were obviously over intoxicated yet the waitresses continued to serve them because they knew they were racking up a large tab at the end of the night. Back Beat Piano Bar, originally Jazz Katz, was a Southfield, Michigan bar featured on Season 4 of Bar Rescue. Im not surprised that this place failed-despite Jons hard work and his experts. Reviews for the bar seem good, as it has a 4 star rating on Yelp. extreme stress the bartender cyn stepped up to the challenge and made me All of us were From out of town and to be honest everyone was very very friendly. Next episode - Jazz Katz / Back Beat Piano Bar. The $10 cover charge was unexpected especially since I came to eat, buy food, drinks and enjoy band. Cynthia quit the bar after losing some of her shifts. Bar Rescue - The Arena Update - Open or Closed? Jon takes Mike to one of the bars close by to show him how a bar runs well. I will Never, ever go back! Though the Arena Bar Rescue episode aired in November 2015, the actual filming and visit from Jon Taffer took place before that. Unfortunately, Dr. Tamika began hiring friends instead of qualified staff. Jon meets with Vinny and tries to break down his tough exterior. Jon brought in quality girls. I feel for these girls and wont trash them but there was zero efforts made on the girls part to be dancers. Mike Flore is the owner of the bar and a former restaurant manager. Andrew trains them on some signature drinks that will pull crowds. Things even get a little testy when Jon Taffer makes his entrance, as one of the employees pushed over a whole shelf of glasses. I feel bad for his family and former employees, however I feel Mike got what he deserved, 2-to-5-year prison sentence, and payback restitution to the state of Michigan $1.5 million, over double the amount he cheated the state out of. For the stress test they are looking for positive energy from Mike. Mia trains the bartenders on new signature cocktails based on moonshine. Everything about Proving Ground screams Motor City, from the vintage Ford car grilles decorating its walls to the car wires criss-crossed beneath the TVs. He allows a customer to make his own drink at the bar and use a lighter to light the drink. Comments will be moderated prior to being published. To me, he appeared to have a major chip on his shoulder, exuding a very cocky, narcissistic personality. Theres even mold on the plates! Bar owner Brian M. "Mike" Flore faces up to five years in prison for tax evasion. The Wolverines, if youre a football or basketball fan. For his familys sake, lets hope hes learned his lesson, and become a humbler human being! They bought the bar in 2003 and the first five years were successful. It was Season 4 Episode 41 and the episode name was "Bare Rescue". Too cheap to get some decent girls in there. Jon tells her to think of her family and she should sell the bar in six months if she cannot stop taking her husbands money. The musical act was decent though and the chicken was good. ALL of THOSE rejects! Yet step inside and youll enter a mini Henry Ford museum, complete with car seats (yes, real car seats with seat belts), old Ford blueprintsand classic photos of Mr. Ford himself. The former bar owner will now serve a prison sentence between 24-to-60 months. You see it during the show which are going to fail in the year or who is going to change the name. Keep up the good work Proving Ground! "It's not a ton, but it will be pretty noticeably different," Adams said. All rights reserved. I think the owner was another idiot. Since the rescue, reviews have improved and appear to be mostly positive. Im not sure what happened with the sale, but I think theres a good chance the bar was purchased given the locations current situation. ANN ARBOR, MI- A closed Ann Arbor bar called The Arena . The bartender Xavion was great and personable. They put some brighter bulbs in and strapped some Michigan pictures on the wall and called it a day. Waitress never came back over to see if Six weeks later it is revealed they grossed over $220,000 in sales. Comments will be moderated prior to being published. The old Jazz Katz website is still available on Wix, though, if you want to check it out. Chandra is proactive and starts selling shots while the ice well is cleaned. The door man was at the bar drinking more than he was at the door. Initial plans were to close the business during summer 2017 for a long-term renovation that would end up with walls knocked down and more communal dining and private dining areas. comfortable neighborhood bar vibe. The next day Jon meets with the staff and highlights how the standards have dropped. Chix on Dix is owned by Richard Skinner who bought the bar in 2005. It was Season 4 Episode 39 and the episode name was Unnecessary Toughness. He couldve kept 50k and gave the IRS 150-170k and probably kept his ass out of jail. The bartenders are given name tags so they customers can identify them. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. As youd expect from a struggling gentlemans club, there are also plenty of issues with cleanliness. They are locals who say the bar is one of the worst they have been to and they have been to most bars around. Flore, who. OMG! Great personality, super friendly and helpful with any questions or needs we had. There is a drum set from the university drum team. An area where the median salary is $29,000 a year. Mike Flore, owner of the Arena, says he already had plans to renovate over the summer but then he got the call from Spike TV. She said she . Jon tries to motivate Tamika and suggests changing the theme to something more modern. "Bar Rescue" is a docu-reality series featuring veteran nightlife expert Jon Taffer as he seeks to revamp and rescue bars on the brink. Post Jon Taffer: The whole dang inside is painted blue removing any of the warm wood tones. Jazz clubs are great but unfortunately are a dying breed. Now that theyre CLOSED, they wont be able to burn out the eyeballs of poor, unsuspecting men who happen to stop in to check it out! He went and re-hired the two people that were causing Chix on Dix to failChuck and Sweetie, employees with horrible attitudes! By continuing to use the website, you consent to our use of cookies. Slow bartenders lost the tickets, and Karen was not being a team player. Jon Taffer isnt known for rescuing strip clubs, so this one is actually a fairly unique Bar Rescue Episode. The Arena, a a modern sports bar, appeared in an episode of Bar Rescue that aired last fall. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. The bar has been renamed to Proving Ground Bar and Grill. Advertisment Story continues below On relaunch, the customers are let in and the bartenders are confident and engaging with them. They are told the ingredients are not available so they change their order. - RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY IN RESTAURANT AND BAR MANAGEMENT. While thats an admirable belief, you also need strong business skills to run a successful bar. To bring back those two terrible employees was a huge mistake. Drunk and sleepy strippers with dismal attitudes. Mike confronts the spies over their complaint and scares them. Richard gives him sixty days to see if it will work. And lots of TVs including ones at your table. As part of his plea agreement, Brian received a two-to-five year prison sentence. They see the exterior and the two names are visible so looks like two different bars and both names are offensive. Six weeks later, sales have declined but Darren has full control of the bar so he is optimistic he can turn it around. He purchased the failing restaurant to convert it into a sports bar in 2001. Power Strip closed for good in June 2016, which is only around seven months after the Bar Rescue episode aired on TV. Runs Sapphirein Vegas. The once floundering bar that had been flocked by fishnet-clad, Hula-Hooping women is unrecognizable, having been restored into a rockabilly, chic sports bar with a classic feel. He was eventually charged on 120 counts of failure to file taxes one count for every month missed over the last decade. Jon fills them in on the bar and its operation. Power Strip and Proving Ground Bar & Grill From Bar Rescue Have Closed Two Detroit area bars that appeared on Bar Rescue (Season 4, 4th set) have recently closed: Power Strip (previously Chix on Dix) in Detroit, MI and Proving Ground Bar & Grill (previously The Hooch) in Dearborn Heights, MI. SHOOT DATES: JUNE 2023 TO JUNE 2024 (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) If you or somebody you know has the expertise or knowledge to potentially join the team, please . https://m.yelp.com/biz/jazz-katz-southfield, Peter's Italian Restaurant - Kitchen Nightmares. Sweetie shouldve called in. Then after the music act finished they asked guests to move in order to set-up for a Caribbean party full of 20 something guys. Keep reading our update to learn what happened to the club and how its doing in 2023 and beyond. They are $200,000 in debt and months from closing but Richard cannot figure it out. Taffer is too eager to take on establishments that are in no way going to succeed. In an interview with The Ann Arbor News that ran after the episode aired, Flore called the figure inaccurate and said he was egged on by certain producers. That one chick wore that SAME damn pink bikini the entire week. Six weeks after the Jazz Katz Bar Rescue episode, we find out that the bar has only grossed a pitiful $7,600, which obviously isnt enough to pay rent and staff. Reality-TV Jon Taffer, a bar/nightclub consultant, and his team of experts offer their expertise, helping real bar owners "rescue" their failing establishments by overcoming challenges and possibly saving them from closing. If youre interested in seeing what happened to some other Michigan Bar Rescue episodes, you can check out these posts: If you want to see another gentlemans club Bar Rescue episode, you can also read my update for Club Platinum in Las Vegas. 50000 songs!!!! Owned by Dr. Tamika Scott, Jazz Katz is located in Southfield, Michigan. After the episode aired, it appears that the Chix on Dix team accepted Jons name change. Now that weve recapped the Arena Bar Rescue episode and visit, lets talk about what happened after Jon Taffer and his crew left Ann Arbor, MI. It gave us the opportunity for a good five months to teach us. Next episode - Mac and Chester's SRO / Boulder Lodge Bar & Grill. That manager was totally ineffective! No one with half a brain who owns a business, would EVER hire her and same for Darren and Chuck. Chix on Dix is owned by Richard Skinner who bought the bar in 2005. Yeah, that was gross and they all looked so tacky and bad. He replies rudely to them and once again takes the food away. She is also losing about $4,500 a month due to the bar struggling and Jon . Thats $3 million. Proving Ground which makes its changes clear with a new staff and new management sign outside will host a viewing party for the episode, which is titled Vulgar Vixens. Staff expect patrons to begin rolling in to the 200-capacity bar around 7 p.m. Sunday. "The more and more we talk about what we're going to do in here it's going to take longer than we initially anticipated," Adams said, adding the Curtain Call opened a week after the end of the football season last year. Roach is doing great at the kitchen with the burgers. The staff say they do not like the language she uses but have to bear it. Bar owners can make more money appealing to the younger generations who frequent them much more often. Now that weve recapped the Power Strip Bar Rescue episode, lets talk about what happened to the club after Jon Taffer and his crew left Detroit, MI. To recon things, Jazz bassist Robert Hurst goes undercover in the bar. Chix on Dix, later renamed to Power Strip, was a Detroit, Michigan bar that was featured on Season 4 of Bar Rescue. I mean, how fancy do you expect mozzarella sticks to be? To help save the Jazz Katz bar, Jon brings in Phil Wills and Chef Anthony Lamas to assist. She believes jazz is like a form of therapy for some people. All rights reserved (About Us). Though the Proving Ground Bar Rescue episode aired in November 2015, the actual filming and visit from Jon Taffer took place before that. Andrew trains the bartenders on well known drinks with twists using rum as the base. Episode Name: 3rd Pockets A CharmSeason 8: Episode 31Episode Date: April 23, 2023Description: While trying to tackle a pest-infested bar with an absentee owner in Hickory, NC, Jon finds that its driven staff offers a glimpse of hope. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. This price included the liquor license, topless license, land, and all equipment. The 40 year old. take your broke a$$ back to school. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, While most Bar Rescue episodes revolve around the incompetent staff and semi-competent management, this episode is a bit of a deviation. Jon recons the bar with expert mixologist Andrew Venjohn and expert chef Ryan Scott. Ron is astounded at the change in the bar and how well they are doing. The foul-mouthed owner Chandra Phillips repeatedly calls her. Customers are left waiting and Mike is pulled in so many directions that he delivers wrong drinks to a table. Obviously, the government didnt take too kindly to that, which is why they charged him with tax evasion. The bar is definitely closed, though they just havent deleted the website. Jon sits with Vinny to get through his tough demeanour. He tells Karen she is putting down her daughter, affecting their bar. it which was like drinking siriacha water. The staff was very polite, even the bartenders on the other end of the bar (whose section we didnt sit in) said " Hi"But my friends and I enjoyed the place so I have no doubt we will be back! Vinny is the manager of The Arena, and Jimmy is a cook. Jon has three grad students from University of Michigan come to test out the service at the bar. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Tamikas mom Karen and her father, Ray, are co-managers of Jazz Katz. Ordered the chocolate mouse flight and it tasted like it had been refrigerated for weeks. They come in and order cocktails but the bartender is restricted by some guards on the bottles that slow down her work. He has them make drinks, and he assesses them along the way. He was also joined by Renae Lemmens, an expert in the gentlemans club industry who is the director at Sapphire Gentlemans Club. Darren, the general manager, is clearly struggling to make ends meet. The first of four metro Detroit episodes . The goverments interests lies with you paying them not owing more while being in prison unable to generate revenue keeping you in debt. Chandra went back to her demeaning behaviour. Her momma was turning in her grave. Yea definitely not the place for a strip club. Jon comes in to meet with Darren and is brutally honest with him with what is wrong with the bar. Its obvious who made the business fell. After a lengthy interview process, Bar Rescue decided on the downtown Ann Arbor bar. Jon has finished renovations and made the sign brighter. Thats a pretty poor neighborhood. Glass falls into the ice bin and they have to bin the ice. Not gotten shitfaced on to. They inspect the bar and find a broken mini fridge. I mean the servers are untrained and slow so slow. The next day the staff meets with Mike, and he eventually agrees with them. Idk if this involves rhe same folks or not from power strip. And even if youre a Teffer wannabe, have some humility and actually LEARN something from an actual Bar rescuer. E35 All episodes Cast & crew IMDbPro All topics Vulgar Vixens Episode aired Nov 15, 2015 TV-PG 41m IMDb RATING 7.9 /10 24 YOUR RATING Rate Reality-TV Jon confronts a foul-mouthed owner in this failing Michigan bar with a confusing theme. Whats more, Tamika is still struggling with communication with her mother, which means the bar is adding extra stress beyond the money troubles. Jon sits with the last table to be served. It now includes 15 different types of sliders, including the Fat Californian with fried avocado and the vegetarian Maize & Blue with house-made blueberry jam, crushed pineapple, peanut butter and mozzarella. why bring those 2 back. Ryan in the kitchen trains them on a signature meatball dish. The topless club is located on Dix avenue which lent its name to the club. Fun stories about food, relationships, the great outdoors and more. I would be soooo ashamed and embarrassed Id I were ANY of the people who were in that episode (I mean the employees&owner from that bar of course)! As part of the makeover, Jon Taffer fired much of the existing crew and renovated the place with new drink systems and poles. I agree. to get our tab after waiting for over 15 minutes with no new drinks. We come here regularly for trivia on Thursdays, and as a group of six people, spend two hours knocking back $3 Michigan bottled beer which is a happy hour special. shame too. The colours have been changed and the exterior is cleaner with a sign to the entrance. Owner From Bar Rescue's The Arena Sentenced To Prison For Failure To Pay Taxes. The next three episodes will feature Ann Arbor bar the Arena (Nov. 22), Southfield jazz club Jazz Katz (Dec. 6)and Detroit strip club Chix on Dix (Dec. 13). He can see that the owners have enabled their bad behaviours while not training them. Vinny left the restaurant, yet you stated, Jon meets with Vinny and tries to break down his tough exterior., Its really sad this guy knew what he was doing he knew how bad he was behind he knew he was in trouble with the law and yet he allowed Jon Taffer to help and still ended up closing its too bad somebody else couldnt have kept the place alive while he was in prison, Its really sad this guy knew what he was doing he knew how bad he was behind he knew he was in trouble with the law and yet he allowed Jon Taffer to help and still ended up closing its too bad somebody else couldnt have kept the place alive while he was in prison Those of you that think John taffer was the cause of this closure you need to read the article again. Better get checked for STDs from those sleazy bimbos. She has to be a strong leader. Lisamarie has the bar staff do a challenge where they have to memorise drinks to make and deliver. They google the cocktail recipe and see they do not have the ingredients and go back to them to change the drink again. Ten weeks later it is revealed they grossed $22,692 in sales. Darren does not treat the dancers well and Chuck does not know how to manage them properly. Those with spam links, offensive language or of an offensive nature will not be published. Darren is managing and stopping customers from touching the dancers. The next day the Jon has his team get started on the bar because of all the problems. In the 2015 episode of Bar Rescue, "Vulgar Vixens," Jon Taffer travels to Dearborn Heights, Michigan to check out The Hooch.

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