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Is Cork and Thorn Still Open? Bar Rescue Update (Las Vegas, NV)

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As of September 2026, Cork and Thorn is listed open on corkandthorn.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What the source shows: Cork and Thorn's own website, checked September 8, 2026, is live with a working reservation system and current event promotions.

  • Season / episode Season 8, Episode 4
  • Original air date
  • Address 70 W Imperial Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

Cork and Thorn in Las Vegas, Nevada, was featured on Bar Rescue (Paramount Network) in the Season 8 episode "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," which aired June 6, 2021. The lounge operates at 70 W. Imperial Avenue, in a commercial strip near the western edge of the Las Vegas Strip.

Specific details of the problems addressed and the changes Jon Taffer made during the visit were not available in the sourced material reviewed for this entry. What is documented is the business's status well after the episode aired. Cork and Thorn's own website, corkandthorn.com, returned a normal response when checked on September 8, 2026, under the title "Cork and Thorn - Must-Visit Lounge in Las Vegas, NV," and includes an online reservation system along with promotional sections for hosting private parties and groups. The site also featured a promotion inviting guests to watch professional tennis's U.S. Open at the lounge, a recurring late-summer event tie-in rather than a dated announcement. A Google Places record for the 70 W. Imperial Avenue address separately lists the business as operational.

No independent news article, dated review, or social-media post was reviewed to corroborate the website's currency beyond its own content, so this entry is sourced to that single record rather than to two independent outlets. No indication of a name change, relocation, or change of ownership was found in the material reviewed since the bar's Bar Rescue appearance.

Imperial Avenue sits in a light-industrial and commercial pocket west of the Strip, and Cork and Thorn's working reservation system and seasonal event promotions, live on its own site as checked in September 2026, read as an actively booked lounge rather than a page left running after the business stopped taking guests.

The featured name, Cork and Thorn, matches the name still in use on the business's own website and in the Google Places record checked for this entry; no source reviewed indicates the lounge has changed names, moved to a different Imperial Avenue suite, or changed ownership since its 2021 Bar Rescue appearance.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
What was featured
Wine and cocktail lounge featured for a Bar Rescue turnaround
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Cork and Thorn

Frequently asked questions

Is Cork and Thorn still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Cork and Thorn is listed open on corkandthorn.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Cork and Thorn after Bar Rescue?

Cork and Thorn in Las Vegas, Nevada, was featured on Bar Rescue (Paramount Network) in the Season 8 episode "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," which aired June 6, 2021. As of September 2026, Cork and Thorn is listed open on corkandthorn.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Cork and Thorn located?

70 W Imperial Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured Cork and Thorn?

Season 8, Episode 4 of Bar Rescue, first aired June 6, 2021. The episode is titled “Every Rose Has Its Thorn”.

Did the makeover last at Cork and Thorn?

The episode first aired June 6, 2021. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 5 years later —: As of September 2026, Cork and Thorn is listed open on corkandthorn.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What do reviews say since Bar Rescue?

Specific details of the problems addressed and the changes Jon Taffer made during the visit were not available in the sourced material reviewed for this entry. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Every status on this site carries a confidence label and a date, and names the source it rests on. Read the Editorial & Corrections Policy for what each label means and how quickly we act on corrections. The questions above are generated from this record's own published fields — we never publish a question we cannot answer from the data.

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Visit info

Address
70 W Imperial Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102
Venue type
bar
Official website
corkandthorn.com

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