In this Bar Rescue episode, Jon Taffer visits Main Street Hideaway in Ashland City, Tennessee.
Main Street Hideaway is owned by Darren.
The bar is a family affair with both his daughter and son-in-law working at the bar.
It appears that the owners daughter Bella has reached out to Jon for the rescue as she is sat with him in the recon van.
Jon has asked Gregg, Josh and Sam from Craveworthy Brands to be the spies at the bar.
He refers to them as his A team of restaurant professionals and says they will give the best feedback.
The spies sit down at a table waiting for someone to serve them.
Bella tells Jon that they don't have a waitress.
A bartender brings them over some menus but tells them that they have to order at the bar.
They order an old fashioned, old fashioned with a bullet and a margherita.
Whilst the bar is busy her parents are on their phones, ignoring all that is happening in the bar.
The bartender doesn't have a muddler so instead he uses a zester.
The spies aren't impressed with the drinks and aren't eager for a second sip!
They order chicken wings, a burger and irish nachos.
They are called Irish nachos as they use fries instead of nacho chips.
Jon says that Bella's father looks like a broken man and says it must break her heart.
When he enters, Jon lays into the owner repeatedly about the state of the bar.
He calls him a lazy piece of s**t, due to him sitting down on a bar stool and not helping.
During the stress test, it becomes clear that the current set up of the bar isn't working.
The bartenders have to go from one side of the bar to the other for ice.
They are also lacking wells to make the drinks.
The food orders are taken by hand by one person, going to one table at a time.
In the kitchen, Darren is unsure of one of the orders as one order came in on and piece of paper.
He has also lost the piece of paper the order was on.
He is standing up tall and making multiple quesadillas.
Jon feels like he might have got through to him.
Out the front things are going wrong and no one has been served after 25 minutes.
Over a few days, Jon's team work on the bar.
The owners, staff and customers are gathered at night to reveal the new bar.
The bar has been given a makeover, mostly in the interior.
It has also been renamed to Kiki’s Chicago Bar and Grill and given new signage.
The owners are overwhelmed with the new look and hug Jon.
Jon talks about thhe influence that Chicago has over Nashville.
The bar is warmer with new brick accents and it is no longer dark and gloomy.
There are new bar stools and under bar lighting.
There is a new pool table and an upgraded stage with a shot chair.
SkyTab has given them two new POS systems.
They have two new workstations, each with an ice well.
Jon has also given them a subscription to Partender.
He worked with local companies to provide the plumbing and electrics.
At time of writing, the episode is not available on Demand so I have been unable to do a full recap.
What Happened Next at Main Street Hideaway?
Main Street Hideaway is open.
They have kept the new name, Kiki’s Chicago Bar and Grill.
Officially the name change wasn't registered until months after the show was filmed.
They hosted a watch party for the episode.
Reviews are mostly positive.
Some locals are sceptical about whether the theme fits the area.
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