Here’s a sampling of reviews that were written after the visit from Jon Taffer…ĭecent prices, good ambience, good tunes, great and fun bartenders. That’s not great, but I’ve also seen way worse ratings for bars that were featured on Bar Rescue.
Here’s a Google Maps street view show that shows Na Go Mi in the old Plush Glenside building:Īt the time of its closure, Plush / Osteria Calabria had a 3 star rating on 10 Yelp reviews. Reviews for the new restaurant seem solid as it has a four star rating on its Yelp page. While Bruno originally had plans to reopen the bar at another location, those plans never materialized and Plush remains closed for good.Īs of 2023, the old Plush Glenside, PA location is occupied by a Japanese restaurant called Na Go Mi.
While business was good, the bar had to close because the building where it was located was sold to a new owner. Plush closed for good in May 2015, less than a year after the Bar Rescue episode aired on TV.Īt that time, it was doing business as The O.C. Instead, Bruno changed the name to The O.C. I can’t say I disagree with Bruno, as Osteria Calabria is a bit hard to remember. However, Bruno decided not to keep the name that Jon Taffer gave it. This extra money has allowed Bruno to keep paying what he owes to Shari, his ex-wife.Īdditionally, he can handle the lien on his grandmother’s house and there’s no longer a risk of foreclosure. Six weeks after the visit from Jon, sales were up by more than 20%. Now that we’ve recapped the Plush Bar Rescue episode, let’s talk about what happened after it was renamed Osteria Calabria and Jon Taffer left the building.
Plush bar and grill photos update#
Osteria Calabria Update - What Happened Next? So was the Osteria Calabria Bar Rescue episode a long-term success? Keep reading the update to learn what happened next and if the bar is still open in 2023 and beyond. Jon states this rescue was one of his most difficult ones, but he’s glad it all came together. The bartenders are having a great time making the drinks for the customers. Jon Taffer does love his Partender, right? They are also given a six months subscription with Partender. Jon has bought the bar two new POS systems from Revention. Unlike some of Jon’s other decisions, Bruno loves the new name and decorations. To that end, Jon and his crew start the renovations on Plush.Īs part of the changes, Jon renames the bar from Plush to Osteria Calabria. Now, the bar just needs a design to match.
The chef teaches the kitchen new Italian-themed dishes. Mia shows the staff new theater-themed drinks like Curtain Call and After Show. Jon has the staff close the bar for the evening.īruno and Shari meet with Jon. Many customers wait for their drinks for a long time. They open for the stress test, and right away, Shari and Bruno aren’t communicating. Jon wants Shari to work the bar for the stress test, but Bruno doesn’t like the idea.īruno is annoyed but says he will put his personal feelings aside for the moment. While Mia is working on the drinks, Nick shows the kitchen staff a few dishes on the menu for the stress test. Mia trains the team on the proper way to make cocktails fast. When Jon meets with the staff the following day, he tells them there will be no more drinking behind the bar. Jon and Bruno get into a fight when Jon enters the bar with Shari. Jon thinks Bruno is hiding from the chaos in the bar. The staff is overwhelmed, and some customers begin dancing on the stripper poles. There is a theater across the street, and Jon wants it to be as if the theater had just let out across the street. Jon reached out to 200 people to go to Plush to see how it functions on a busy night. Bruno works in the kitchen because he can’t hire more staff. Mia Mastroianni, mixologist and Chef Nick Liberato assist Jon with the bar.īruno owes Shari money from their settlement that he barely had begun to pay back. When Jon arrives, Shari is in the SUV with him. However, in 2013 Shari and Bruno divorced. The club was trendy right away and started off strong. Unlike a lot of other bar owners on the show, Bruno grew up in the hospitality industry.īruno took out a lien on his grandmother’s home to get the money to open the bar.īruno’s ex-wife Shari helped to manage the bar. Glenside is a suburb of Philadelphia, located just a bit North of the city proper. It was Season 4 Episode 7 and the episode name was “A Dash of Bitters”. Though the Plush Bar Rescue episode aired in November 2014, the actual filming and visit from Jon Taffer took place before that in early 2014. Plush, later renamed Osteria Calabria, was a Glenside, Pennsylvania bar that was featured on Season 4 of Bar Rescue.
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