barBar Rescue · Season 6, Episode 23 · Aired August 19, 2018
Britestar Tavern
Glendora, California
This one survived. It remains in business.
What happened after
Still operating under its original name at 731 W Route 66, Glendora; Yelp listing updated July 2026 with an active menu and current hours.
What happened on the show
Nostalgia drove a successful bar owner to buy the very establishment he had patronized as a young man, but his attention to his primary business was letting the second bar slide into chaos. At Britestar Tavern in Glendora, the owner's split focus was the core problem, a sentimental purchase neglected in favor of the venture that actually paid his bills. The rescue worked to get the owner to either commit to the nostalgic bar or install management that could run it in his absence. Taffer kept the Britestar Tavern name through the makeover, a signal that the beloved old room's identity was worth preserving, betting that resolving the owner's divided attention could keep a sentimental purchase from sliding into the chaos his neglect had invited.
After the cameras left
Britestar Tavern is still open, name intact. It continues to operate under its original identity at 731 West Route 66 in Glendora, with a Yelp listing updated in July 2026 showing an active menu and current hours, which puts the open call at high confidence. Ownership changed after the episode, as original owner Jim Reed sold shortly after filming, but the name was kept, so the room is recorded as a surviving open bar. The nostalgic purchase held onto its identity and its doors, landing among the survivors.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.