barBar Rescue · Season 6, Episode 9 · Aired May 6, 2018
Copper Rocket Pub
Maitland, Florida
It was sold and passed to new owners.
What happened after
Per Wikipedia's Bar Rescue season 6 episode list (S6E9), the bar "kept its original name" and separately "has been sold." No buyer name, sale date, or current-day (2026) operating confirmation was found this session.
What happened on the show
A salmonella outbreak had invaded the famous Copper Rocket, and Taffer's job was to rein the owner in before the rocket blew. At the Copper Rocket Pub in Maitland, Florida, a genuine food-safety crisis sat atop an owner who needed reining in, a beloved local room jeopardized by contamination and mismanagement. The rescue worked to fix the health hazards and impose discipline on an operation that had let a salmonella problem take hold. Taffer kept the Copper Rocket name through the makeover, a signal that the famous pub's identity was worth preserving once the safety and management issues were addressed, betting that a cleaned-up kitchen and a controlled owner could keep a well-known room from detonating under its own problems.
After the cameras left
The Copper Rocket kept its name but changed hands. Per Wikipedia's episode list, the pub retained its original identity and was subsequently sold, though no buyer name, sale date or current-day operating confirmation could be found. With only the ownership-change note in hand and no independent verification that the room continues under new owners, the status is recorded as sold at medium confidence, the famous Maitland pub's present-day operation left unconfirmed pending a cleaner source.
Sources
Confidence: medium. Last checked 2026-07-19.