Bars should really understand their neighborhood. Even just where you are, Fort Lauderdale has many neighborhoods that are very different from each other. That’s the great thing about Florida, too. There’s a saying in New York, that it’s a big place of small neighborhoods. … The best bars in the world serve neighborhoods. These days people are looking for the intimacy of smaller venues. The pendulum swings back and forth: Live music to DJs, big venues to small. You’ll work 18-hour days and never have a holiday off again in your life.Ī lot of small bars are opening in cities up and down the South Florida coast. Walking around shaking hands is a great ego trip. You’re running a business, and it’s not just about being hospitable.
If you like hanging out in bars you should probably not own one. I caution people… If I love drugs, I probably should not be a pharmacist. You have to market to locals to get the tourists.Įveryone thinks they can open a bar. It’s got a nice beach club environment, glassware… And we’re marketing the beach club to locals. … I changed the concept, made it more upscale, changed the name to Bamboo Beach Club and Tiki Bar. … An interesting statistic from a couple of years ago said that 57 percent of tourists get their recommendations on where to go from a local. Even if you have a bar with a beachfront location, you still have to be good. Well, first, it was a tiki bar in a beautiful location on the beach and it sucked. What frustrated you most about the tiki bar at the Ocean Manor? A loquacious Great Neck, N.Y., native who moved here from Los Angeles three years ago to be closer to his mom in Boca Raton (sadly, she died this month), Taffer talks about the show, the bar business and Florida. 9, the show is about a makeover at Mystique Lounge in West Palm Beach. Sunday episode of “Bar Rescue,” a reality show from the producers of “The Biggest Loser” and “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition.” The results are quite stunning. Taffer, a Royal Palm Beach resident, takes on the challenging makeover of the Ocean Manor bar during a 10 p.m.
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On his list of crimes against humanity, the sad state of the Bamboo Beach Tiki Bar at the Ocean Manor Resort in Fort Lauderdale was right up there for Jon Taffer, host of Spike TV’s reality series “Bar Rescue.” Not only is the watering hole on Galt Ocean Mile blessed with a rare beachfront location, it’s also driving distance from the nationally known nightlife consultant’s own home.
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