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Phil tells Jon more about his health issues and says he hired Sean to run things while he was out.Īs the spies are giving Phil their feedback, Sean comes over. Jon Taffer enters the bar to meet with Phil and Sean. The food is terrible, so they return it for tacos and cornbread, which are also awful. I’ve never heard a Bloody Mary described like that, but it definitely doesn’t sound good.įor food, the spies order a chicken sandwich and a steak burger. The spies describe the Mai Tai as sour and say the Bloody Mary reminds them of a hotdog. Local radio hosts spy on the bar and order a Mai Tai and Bloody Mary. The hidden camera footage shows the owner, Sean, bartenders Mindy and Angela, and Erica, the server. Mixologist Alex Goode and Chef Vic Vegas join Jon Taffer to help save the bar.īecause there is no parking in front of the bar, Jon needs to park the SUV command center in another location. The bar has been neglected and is falling apart. Sean controls the staff and the business because of this. The two are in dispute about sweat equity. Phil is better and comes back to the bar, but he has a strained relationship with Sean. Jolt’n Joe’s is losing around $10,000 per month and Phil has a total debt burden of over $1.2 million, which is obviously a huge albatross around his neck. Sadly, Phil got cancer and hired Sean Kisner as general manager to take over the work load.īeyond Phil’s health issues, the bar’s finances are in bad shape. In his words, he wanted it to be like Chuckie Cheese for adults ( which pretty much sounds like Dave and Busters). He turned the bar into a sports and pool bar and an event center. Phil Paccione is the owner who bought the bar in 2004, which means he’s had it for over 16 years at the time of the Jolt’n Joe’s Bar Rescue episode. The bar is located in the Gaslamp Quarter of the city, which will become important when it comes to Taffer’s renovations. Jolt’n Joe’s is in located in sunny San Diego, CA. It was Season 7 Episode 15 and the episode name was “The Gaslamp Redemption”. Though the Gaslamp Social Bar Rescue episode aired in September 2020, the actual filming and visit from Jon Taffer took place back at the beginning of 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic. Jolt’n Joe’s, later renamed to Gaslamp Social, was a San Diego, California bar that was featured on Season 7 of Bar Rescue.