Is Bungalow Bar Still Open? Bar Rescue Update (Rockaway Beach, NY)

Bungalow Bar had operated on Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York for more than thirty years under siblings Dee and Terrance Tubridy, who had taken over the business from their father, according to the episode. Unlike most Bar Rescue subjects, Bungalow Bar was not a mismanaged business; it had generated over $100,000 a week in sales, according to the episode, before Hurricane Sandy struck the New York coastline in October 2012, destroying its draft beer system, back deck, walk-in refrigerator, and kitchen equipment, which sat underwater for days and became unusable. The bar needed to reopen before Memorial Day 2013 to remain viable, and the show's rescue focused on reconstruction rather than the operational shortcomings typical of other episodes, though the stress of the closure was shown straining relationships among the ownership group and longtime staff brought back after being laid off.

Construction expert Sal Ferro joined Jon Taffer to assess and help rebuild the storm-damaged space, while chef Nick Liberato and mixologists Elayne Duffy and Peter O'Connor retrained staff, whose skills had grown rusty during the layoff, on a refreshed menu including new fish tacos. Because the physical bar was still under construction, the stress test was held at a different bar in Manhattan. Heavy rainfall delayed the rebuild past its original deadline, but the space was completed with a new kitchen, point-of-sale system, and a set of light-up signature cups modeled on ones used at another bar Taffer had rescued earlier that season.

The bar's name was only lightly adjusted, to Bungalow Bar & Restaurant, to reflect its expanded food offering. The rebuild succeeded commercially: Reality TV Updates reports sales were up roughly 20% within a month of reopening compared to pre-Sandy levels, a trend the show's producers revisited in a Season 4 'Back to the Bar' segment. As of this record's research date, Bungalow Bar remains open year-round at 377 Beach 92nd Street, now operated under In Good Company Hospitality; its own website describes indoor and outdoor waterfront dining and cites a 2026 'Best Beach Bar' recognition from USA Today. Reality TV Updates also notes a temporary winter closure in early 2023 that the bar's own social media announced in advance and from which it reopened as planned.