barBar Rescue · Season 8, Episode 30 · Aired April 9, 2023
CJ's Patio Grill
Loveland, Colorado
Yes. This one is still open.
What happened after
Pub with sports-bar vibe and live music most Fri/Sat nights.
What happened on the show
A struggling owner needed to take a step back so his apprehensive manager could step forward. At CJ's Patio Grill in Loveland, Colorado, the rescue centered on a leadership handoff, coaxing an overwhelmed owner to cede ground to a capable but hesitant manager, with local television and radio personalities brought in for the recon. The work was about restructuring authority as much as fixing the operation, since the manager's growth depended on the owner learning to let go. The intervention followed the show's arc of scrutiny and renovation, betting that a manager empowered to lead and an owner willing to step back could steady a struggling pub, giving the room the functional leadership it had lacked when the owner tried to do everything himself.
After the cameras left
CJ's Patio Grill is still operating. The room continues as a pub with a sports-bar feel and live music most Friday and Saturday nights at 1331 Eagle Drive in Loveland, under owner Fadil Astafaj, who has held it since 2019, which puts the open call at high confidence. The owner's bar survived and kept its identity, landing this one among the survivors of the eighth season, a Colorado room where the leadership handoff Taffer engineered, easing an owner back so a manager could step up, appears to have held.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.