Bar Rescue - Agave Junction Cantina (Scoreboard 2) Update

On tonight's episode of Bar Rescue, Jon Taffer and crew are in Norwalk, California to try to rescue the Scoreboard 2 Sports Bar.  The bar is suffering from ownership issues as well as an undertrained staff.  When Jon gets to the bar, he finds a filthy kitchen, bugs in the bar and liquor, as well as expired margarita mix.  He threatens to walk out again if the kitchen is not cleaned by the time he arrives the second day.  He doesn't walk out, and during the Bar Rescue makeover, the Scoreboard 2 Sports Bar was renamed Agave Junction Cantina.

Let's take a look at some information, reviews, and updates for Agave Junction Cantina since Bar Rescue came and made all of the changes to the bar.


Reviews:

The only reviews were on their Facebook page, which of course are positive:

• "I love the staff! Great food and drinks. I love the decor! This is an AWESOME spot! You'll catch me here for sure ;)"
• "Local bar good music full bar good people and lots if Tv's HD PURO DON JULIO pool table lottery tickets ATM draft beer love love love"
• "FRIENDLY STAFF THE DRINKS ARE GOOD AND THE FOOD IS YUMMY"
• "Amazing! Speechless!"

Other News and Links:

• Spike TV has 2 videos on their website that preview this episode.
• Maria Menounos and her fiance Keven Undergaro are the two people that go undercover on the first day at the bar.  Of course the exact drinks they ordered each were the culprits of some drama.  Kevin ordered a whiskey cola - the whiskey had bugs in it, and Maria a strawberry margarita - the margarita mix was expired from 2012.  Supposedly Adam Carolla will be on this episode as well according to the episode description.
• Jon Taffer showed up in Maria Menounos'"Christmas Dance Wars"video in December, which was when this episode of Bar Rescue was filmed.
• As the name was Scoreboard 2, I'm not sure where the first one is.  There was a Scoreboard Sports Grill in Pomona, CA (30 miles away) that closed in 2009, so maybe that was it.
• Scoreboard 2 was a finalist and finished in the top 5 for "Best Sports Bar" on the Los Angeles hotlist (Link)
• The reviews before the Bar Rescue visit weren't that bad and one even said "the place can get pretty crowded."  There was also a stripper pole on the bar in 2012.

• Here is the Agave Junction Cantina Facebook Page, Twitter, and Instagram
• Here is the Agave Junction website and menu that specializes in tequila drinks and has 2 cocktails named after Adam Carolla.
• Here is the Scoreboard 2 Facebook page, which is still active but all posts are about Agave Junction.

Photo - Facebook

• On this post on their Facebook page, chef Anthony Lamas (who will be on this episode, and was recently on an episode of Beat Bobby Flay on the Food Network) said he hoped the menu was working out for them.  Agave Junction responded "Chef Anthony, The menu is PHENOMENAL!!! Our food sales have never been better!"
• Here is a Facebook post right after the makeover that has many of the employees tagged if you are interested.
• Agave Junction Cantina was closed for a little bit after the Bar Rescue makeover because they had a lot of training to do before they were ready to reopen.  Only 4 employees on their staff were a part of the makeover. (Link)

Conclusion:

It sounds like everything is going well for Agave Junction Cantina and they have kept their new name and menu.  It didn't seem like the bar was too bad before the makeover with people saying it gets crowded and it also being in the top 5 for "Best Sports Bar" on a website.  Agave Junction Cantina has also said their food sales have never been better and they are having a Bar Rescue watch party at the bar, so they have to be happy with the makeover.  Maybe the show wanted to have a more successful makeover airing after last weeks debacle at O'Face.


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