barBar Rescue · Season 9, Episode 10 · Aired April 28, 2024
Epic Lounge
Downey, California
It is still up and running. It trades today as Epic Live.
What happened after
Rebranded "Epic Live" (FB page still says "The Epic Lounge"). Active karaoke/live-performance programming, current hours listed, Yelp 4.0/50 reviews.
What happened on the show
Epic Lounge in Downey came in for the show's standard intervention, under owner David Devis, who also runs a ghost kitchen alongside the bar. The room went through Bar Rescue's usual arc, a recon of the operation, a confrontation over its problems, a stress test of the staff, and a renovation meant to give the struggling lounge a fresher identity. The reveal leaned into a live-performance concept, betting that sharper programming and a disciplined operation could turn the room around. As with many of the show's rescues, the real test was whether the new direction would hold once the cameras left, with the owner left to sustain the karaoke and live-entertainment focus the makeover installed. A Downey lounge whose owner already juggled a side kitchen venture, it needed focus and a clear draw more than a wholesale reinvention.
After the cameras left
Epic Lounge is still operating, under a refreshed name. Rebranded Epic Live, though its Facebook page still carries the Epic Lounge name, the room runs active karaoke and live-performance programming with current hours and a 4.0 Yelp rating across 50 reviews at 8239 2nd Street in Downey, which puts the open call at high confidence. Owner David Devis kept the room going with a live-entertainment focus, landing this one among the survivors of the ninth season, a California lounge that carried its rescue changes forward.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.