barBar Rescue · Season 9, Episode 34 · Aired May 11, 2025
The Fireplace
St. Louis, Missouri
Open. The rescue stuck and it continues to operate.
What happened after
Same name retained; official site confirms active online reservations, recent BBQ special announcements, and an upcoming private-party notice.
What happened on the show
The Fireplace in St. Louis, operating since 1964 under owner Stephanie, came in for the show's standard intervention. The long-running 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 aimed at giving the struggling bar a stronger footing. The show proposed a modernized take on the old name, The Fireplace Bar and Kitchen, betting that a sharper concept and a disciplined operation could steady the room. The reveal handed the owner a refreshed operation, with the familiar test of whether the improvements would hold once the cameras left and the six-decade-old bar was left to sustain them. A St. Louis institution since 1964, it had six decades of history worth protecting, which made steadying the long-running room the rescue's central aim.
After the cameras left
The Fireplace is still operating, name intact. Its official site confirms active online reservations, recent barbecue-special announcements and an upcoming private-party notice at 3377 Tree Court Lane in St. Louis, which puts the open call at high confidence. The long-running room, operating since 1964 under owner Stephanie, kept its original identity through the rescue and its doors open, landing this one among the survivors of the ninth season, a St. Louis institution that carried its makeover forward and held onto both its name and its decades of history.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.