In the 2013 Bar Rescue episode “Hurricane Jon vs. Hurricane Sandy,” Jon Taffer and his Bar Rescue crew traveled to Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York to help The Bungalow Bar after it was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. It wasn’t the typical Bar Rescue episode where Taffer chews out an owner or bartender for being lazy or drinking too much on the job. It was a bar that needed major renovation after a natural disaster. It needed to be rebuilt. It was one of Taffer’s most difficult and rewarding rescues ever. One of the owners said, “Jon really put us on the path to recovery. We’re just following his playbook. We couldn’t have done it without him.”
Four years later, and The Bungalow Bar and Restaurant is doing a kicking business year-round. People love the lobster mac and cheese, chipotle pork tacos and fried chicken sandwiches, and of course their colorful cocktails. Check out the fun video series Cocktails with Chris & Will below. Brunch is served every Saturday and Sunday and the Bungalow hosts Trivia Mondays at 7pm. And yes, when the weather is good, there’s live music on the deck. New episodes of Bar Rescue air Sundays at 10pm on Paramount Network.
