barBar Rescue · Season 6, Episode 5 · Aired April 8, 2018
Joe's Thirsty Lizard Bar & Grill
Horn Lake, Mississippi
The rescue did not hold; it later closed.
What happened after
Renamed "The Iron Horse" after the S6E5 rescue. MapQuest lists it as "CLOSED" at 6541 Highway 51 N, Horn Lake MS -- closed for an extended period, reportedly before the COVID-19 pandemic.
What happened on the show
Taffer caught a dirty little secret on the surveillance footage at a Navy veteran's bar: the cook was taking a shower in the kitchen. At Joe's Thirsty Lizard Bar and Grill in Horn Lake, Mississippi, that startling image capped a broader failure, as the vet's friend and unqualified manager ran the operation with enough inconsistency to send the owner's money draining away month after month. The rescue worked to fix the health hazards and replace friends-and-favors management with real competence. Taffer reopened the venue as The Iron Horse, a rebrand meant to give the room a stronger identity once the kitchen was cleaned and the management sorted, betting that a professional operation could stop the monthly bleed that the unqualified manager had caused.
After the cameras left
Joe's Thirsty Lizard, rebranded The Iron Horse, has since closed. MapQuest lists the venue as closed at 6541 Highway 51 North in Horn Lake, reportedly shut for an extended period beginning before the COVID-19 pandemic, which holds the closure at medium confidence on a single directory source. The Navy veteran's bar did not survive: whatever the rescue fixed in the kitchen and the management, the room Taffer reopened as The Iron Horse eventually shut its doors, closing out another season-six rescue that could not outrun its early dysfunction.
Sources
Confidence: medium. Last checked 2026-07-19.