Drunken Donkey Bar & Grill Is Now Drunken Donkey — Bar Rescue Update

"Green Walls and Donkey Balls," which aired 2019-08-04, took Jon Taffer to Drunken Donkey Bar and Grill in Lewisville, Texas, where the show's synopsis describes two best-friend owners behaving more like the bar's name suggested than like business partners on the verge of losing the venture they had built together. The episode focused on immature management decisions and a lack of structure that had put both the partnership and the business at risk. Taffer's team rebuilt the space and renamed it Butcher & Brew Pub, a concept shift toward a gastropub format with an emphasis on scratch food alongside the bar program, according to Community Impact Newspaper's coverage of the rebrand (2019-03-28).

The relaunch included new branding, kitchen equipment, and staff training aimed at supporting the more food-forward concept. The Butcher & Brew Pub identity did not stick. The ownership group eventually returned to operating the business under its original Drunken Donkey name rather than keeping Taffer's rebrand, a reversal reflected across multiple current business listings that show the bar operating today as Drunken Donkey rather than under any Bar Rescue-era name. The bar also changed addresses within Lewisville: delivery-platform listings on DoorDash and Toast show the business at 301 W. Round Grove Road, its longtime home, while a Yelp listing updated in August 2026 shows Drunken Donkey operating from a newer address at 1425 Justin Road, consistent with a move to a larger space.

As of this research, Drunken Donkey continues to operate under its original, pre-rescue name, now from the Justin Road location, with an August 2026 business-review update reflecting recent activity. The venue's history reflects a return to its original identity after the show's rebrand rather than a change in ownership, and the current address should be treated as the bar's present home rather than the location depicted in the original 2019 episode.