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Spike TV's Bar Rescue filming in Philly
Spike TV's new show Bar Rescue will be filming in Philadelphia during the second and third weeks of this month.
Spike TV's Bar Rescue filming in Philly
Spike TV's new show Bar Rescue — think along the lines of Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, except swap out that surly Scot for hospitality consultant Jon Taffer and flailing restaurants for failing watering holes — will be filming in Philadelphia during the second and third weeks of this month. The names of the two establishments Taffer will be flipping in just three days (they revamp the entire shebang and then host an open-to-the-public "reveal party") are embargoed for now, but feel free to venture some guesses in the comments. Think of it this way: If you wanted to find a really shoddily run bar in Philly, which neighborhood(s) would you head to? The show is set to premiere on Spike this summer.
UPDATE [06may11]: The first venue the Bar Rescue crew will make over: Downey's (526 S. Front St.), from Tuesday, May 10 to Thursday, May 12. On Thursday, expect an open-to-the-public "reveal party" to start around 9 p.m. The second location to be made over is in Old City, name soon ...
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