AJ's on the River Is Now Jerry's Dockside Bar & Grill — Bar Rescue Update

AJ's on the River, a bar on the Alafia River in Gibsonton, Florida, popular with boaters who could tie up directly at the property, was featured on Bar Rescue in the episode 'Rescue on the River,' which aired 2022-05-22 during the show's eighth season. As with other episodes, Jon Taffer's team assessed the bar's drink program, service, and layout before making changes for a relaunch. According to RealityTVRevisited, a website covering outcomes for reality-show businesses, the bar was owned going into the episode by Jerry Clark, a former police officer who bought the business in 2016 and ran it with his son, Patrick.

RealityTVRevisited reported that the on-air rescue renamed the business from AJ's on the River to Jerry's Dockside Bar & Grill, with the Clark family continuing to run it under the new name afterward. A Google Places record checked on 2026-09-08 lists a business named Jerry's Dockside Bar & Grill as operational at 9808 Vaughn St, Gibsonton, FL 33534 — the same address associated with AJ's on the River — consistent with the reported rename rather than a change in ownership. A Yelp page for the address is still filed under the original name, 'AJ's on the River,' with 130 reviews and 142 photos logged, suggesting some directories have not been updated to reflect the 2022 rebrand even though the business itself continued operating under the new name.

No reporting was found describing a subsequent closure, second rename, or change of ownership at the Vaughn Street address since the 2022 relaunch. One search was used for this record, which surfaced RealityTVRevisited's account of the ownership history and rename. The clearest evidence of the rename comes from a single dated fan site article, rather than two independently dated sources or an official record, though the underlying Google Places listing supports continued operation under the new name.