Bar Rescue · S8 E19
JF Kicks
Valrico, Florida
Closed. The business shut its doors in 2025.
The short answer
Permanently closed following operational challenges and a failed corporate turnaround attempt; temporarily renamed 'Jimmy's' during the episode only.
What happened on the show
An owner who had suffered personal loss and health scares was trying single-handedly to keep his struggling bar afloat. At JF Kicks near Tampa, the weight of running the room alone amid real hardship had worn the owner down, and Taffer's rescue worked to relieve that burden and give the business a functional structure, with wrestlers Adam Cole and Britt Baker brought in for the recon. The room went through the show's arc of scrutiny and renovation, aimed at steadying a bar its owner had been carrying by himself. Taffer briefly renamed the venue Jimmy's during the episode, betting that a clearer operation could ease the load on an owner who had been shouldering everything alone through loss and illness.
After the cameras left
JF Kicks has since closed. The bar permanently shut following operational challenges and a failed corporate turnaround attempt, with co-owner Jimmy Spieldenner's death reportedly preceding the decline; the Jimmy's name was used only during the episode. The closure, dated approximately to 2025, rests on a secondary retrospective outlet, which holds it at medium confidence. The owner's struggle to keep the bar afloat single-handedly, compounded by loss and health scares, ultimately ended in closure, closing out one of the eighth season's more personally difficult rescues.
Location
Valrico, Florida
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Confidence: medium. Last checked 2026-07-19.