A Drinking Game for Bar Rescue. What'll it be today?
Take a sip when:
- Jon or one of his experts claim to see something that they have never seen before in their careers.
- Two if they mention how long they've been in the business (e.g. 30 years for Jon).
- Jon or one of his experts critique the bar's name, its sign or its exterior in general.
- Any member of the staff drinks/gets drunk.
- The staff overpours drinks.
- The staff serves beer that isn't refrigerated properly.
- The staff uses a microwave to cook food.
- The phrase "cross contamination" is used or in general if any food that comes out of the kitchen isn't fit for consumption.
- Two if Jon or his experts have to run inside to stop it from being served.
- Three if you get a Gross-Up Close-Up of undercooked meat.
- Four if it's raw chicken in particular
- You see animals or bugs in the bar.
- Two if they're in the booze bottles.
- Two if you see Road Apples on the grounds.
- Finish your drink if it's a horse.
- Jon or one of his experts throws or destroys something during the initial recon.
- Two if said action is itself a safety hazard (e.g.: throwing a towel on a hot grill or breaking glass on a hard floor).
- A fight breaks out during the initial recon.
- Two if the fight likely wouldn't have happened had Jon or one of his experts not escalated tensions.
- The exact words "Is this funny to you?" are uttered when an owner or employee laughs at what is clearly a problem.
- Jon orders the staff to clean up the kitchen or bar area.
- Two if he says, "Guess what you're doing?" before giving the order.
- Jon calls someone an idiot or an asshole.
- Jon says, "frickin'." note
- Jon yells, "You failed!" or "You blew it!", or calls someone a failure.
- Someone accuses Jon or his staff of Executive Meddling or lying on the air.
- The owner or an employee complains about Jon raising his voice.
- The owner rejects a piece of advice from Jon or one of his experts.note
- There's a structural issue (e.g. dry rot).
- Drinking or mixing glasses get broken.
- Two if someone slips while holding glasses.
- Jon ends the stress test early (and another when he does a Face Palm during that very test).
- Three if he says, "SHUT IT DOWN!!"
- At least one staff member cries or otherwise gets emotional.
- Two if Jon gets involved in a shouting match over it.
- Jon threatens to abandon the rescue or says "Do X or I won't rescue your bar!".
- Finish your drink if he does abandon the rescue.
- Jon picks on the weakest employee in the restaurant.
- Two if said employee quits.
- Add another if said employee implies that they were, in fact, THE BEST employee at the business, or otherwise disputes their firing.
- Jon forces the owner to fire an incompetent or thieving employee.
- Two if the firing happens during or right after the stress test.
- Finish your drink if the epilogue reveals that management rehired said employee.
- If the owners/staff complain about the redesign.
- Two if the owner cries about it.
- The epilogue mentions that the bar:
- changed back to its original name;
- went out of business.
