barBar Rescue · Season 5, Episode 6 · Aired October 2, 2016
Russell City Grill & Sports Bar
Hayward, California
The name changed after the show, but it kept operating. It now goes by Fogline Bar & Grill.
On the show
Season 5, Episode 6 · October 2, 2016 · sports bar
Revisited in Back to the Bar: Flying Fists and Bar Brawls (S5E25, aired 2017-07-30) as Fogline Bar & Grill
What happened after
Renamed "Fogline Bar & Grill" after the S5E6 rescue; spine note confirms the name was retained through a 2017 revisit episode. A Facebook page for Fogline Bar & Grill (25037 Clawiter Rd, Hayward) shows 3.5/5 across 187 reviews, but the most recent visible post found was from January 2021; current-day status not independently reconfirmed.
What happened on the show
An out-of-control crew and the owner's freeloading hangers-on were dragging down a Hayward sports bar, and a violent physical fight nearly ended the rescue on the spot. At Russell City Grill and Sports Bar, Taffer had to corral a crew that had run wild and clear out the hangers-on bleeding the business, all while a brawl threatened whatever rescue potential the room had. The chaos on the floor was the core problem, a bar overrun by people treating it as their personal turf. Taffer reopened the venue as Fogline Bar and Grill, a rebrand meant to give the room a clean identity once the unruly staff and freeloaders were dealt with, betting that order and a fresh concept could turn a combustible room into a functioning business.
After the cameras left
Fogline Bar and Grill's current status is uncertain. The rescue name held through the show's 2017 revisit, and a Facebook page for Fogline at 25037 Clawiter Road in Hayward shows a 3.5 rating across 187 reviews, but the most recent visible post found dated to January 2021, and a FindGLocal listing only confirms the name, address and phone without any open or closed signal. With no fresh operating confirmation, the status is held at low confidence as renamed, the room presumed to have carried the Fogline identity forward but not independently reconfirmed as currently active.
Sources
Confidence: low. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.