Is The Bar Barcode From Bar Rescue Still Open? – Celebrity
Sarah Rodriguez
Updated on January 17, 2026
Still open and seemed the owners were happy with Bar Rescue, but locals have complaints about the name and sign. Bar changed the name to The Raven in 8/2016. More Detailed Update. The bar closed in 1/2017 – More info on closure. Still open and goes by their old name of the Palace Lounge.
The bar is renovated over thirty-six hours and the staff are gathered at night to unveil their new bar. The bar has been renamed and is now called BARcode. The exterior is less busy and is now more modern. Inside it has been updated and modernised with a bigger bar area.
During the Bar Rescue makeover, RG’s Lounge was renamed to BARcode. Let’s take a look at some information, reviews, and updates of BARcode since Bar Rescue came and made all of the changes to the bar. “Bar Rescue” came in and wrecked it, the former “R.G.’s”. Renamed the “BARcode”, tis now often empty but they are trying to recover.
Bar was sold in 2017 Bar Rescue End Zone owner Justin. Still open with mixed reviews. Owner applied for Bar Rescue 5 times. Keeps an up to date Facebook page. More Detailed Update. The bar was sold in March 2015 – Info on the sale. Still open, and they seem to be doing well with positive reviews and increased food sales at the bar.
When did Bar Rescue come out?
Bar Rescue originally aired on Spike TV on July 27, 2011. Currently, it’s in its fifth season, with no signs of cancellation any time soon.
Bar Rescue is a reality TV series host by bar expert, Jon Taffer. In the show, Jon visits struggling bars and tries to fix them so that they can keep the doors open. He only has a few days to fix each bar, so the pressure is on.
Why is Bar Rescue not happy?
Conclusion: It sounds like people are not happy with the Bar Rescue makeover because it took away what they were used to, like the live music. People also do not like the video game area with the couches, which replaced the stage area of the bar.
On tonight’s episode of Bar Rescue, Jon Taffer and crew are in Independence, Missouri to try to rescue RG’s Lounge. RG’s Lounge is owned by identical twin brothers and ‘lights, sirens, and handcuffs greet Jon before he even enters the bar.’. Jon also has some tension with a cook over the cleanliness of the kitchen, which results in a shoving match.
BR did upgrade the the 3 pool tables, but otherwise cheap shoddy work seems to be their m.o.. Bar Rescue “claims ” the new “BarCode”, formerly RG’s, will be booming after the the RG’s rescue show airs on December 22nd….
The bar does not have a Facebook page, but both of the twins ( Randy and Rick) are on Facebook. There is a Bar Rescue watch party at the bar tonight. Someone commented about being glad they never had the bacon there, which someone responded, ” I did… and I can tell you for certain Bacon was not cooked on that…”.
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