barBar Rescue · Season 6, Episode 41 · Aired August 4, 2019
Drunken Donkey Bar & Grill
Lewisville, Texas
Still open. It kept its doors open after the show. It trades today as Drunken Donkey Craft Bar & Grill.
What happened after
Still operating under a lightly expanded name (Drunken Donkey Craft Bar & Grill) at the same address; Restaurant Guru shows current hours, no closure notice, ranked #4 of 208 pubs & bars in Lewisville, listing 'updated 6 days ago' at time of check.
What happened on the show
Two best friends were acting more like jackasses than owners and found themselves on the verge of losing their dream. At Drunken Donkey Bar and Grill in Lewisville, Texas, the pair's immaturity and lack of discipline were undermining a business they cared about, the kind of buddy-run operation that drifts when neither friend wants to be the boss. The rescue worked to get the two to grow into real owners before they lost everything. Taffer proposed reopening the venue as Butcher and Brew Pub, a gastropub-style rebrand meant to give the room a sharper concept, betting that two friends finally taking the business seriously could pull their shared dream back from the edge of collapse. The Lewisville room had real promise beneath the two friends' antics, which is exactly what made watching them squander it so frustrating for Taffer.
After the cameras left
Drunken Donkey is still operating, under a lightly expanded name. It trades as Drunken Donkey Craft Bar and Grill at the same address, 1425 Justin Road in Lewisville, with a directly fetched RestaurantGuru page showing current hours, no closure notice, a number-four ranking among more than 200 local pubs and bars, and a recent update, which puts the open call at high confidence. The two friends' bar survived their own jackassery and kept the Drunken Donkey identity, landing this one firmly among the survivors, having declined the Butcher and Brew rebrand.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.