What Happened to Fatballs After Bar Rescue? (Jacksonville, FL)
Current status
As of September 2026, Fatballs has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 2019.
Last verified
What the source shows: Bar Rescue Updates reported the owners' own May 2019 Facebook post confirming Fatballs had closed; a Yelp listing for the same address is marked closed, with the page updated in June 2026, corroborating that the closure has persisted.
- Season / episode Season 6, Episode 20
- Original air date
- Address 7475 103rd St, Jacksonville, FL 32210
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What happened after Bar Rescue?
Fatballs, a bar and grill in Jacksonville, Florida, was featured on the Bar Rescue episode "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fatballs," which aired July 29, 2018. Beyond the name itself, the episode focused on owner Tony Azer's difficulty accepting responsibility for the bar's problems, which included a stale menu and inconsistent service that Taffer's team worked to correct. The rescue team overhauled the food and drink offerings, retrained staff on service standards, and renamed the business The Bayou as part of the relaunch, aiming for a more marketable identity than the original name.
According to Bar Rescue Updates, Azer changed the name back to Fatballs not long after the relaunch, citing that his liquor and business licenses were still filed under the original name, that sales had declined under The Bayou branding, and that regular customers assumed the bar had closed when the sign changed. The reversal restored the pre-rescue identity, so this record reflects Fatballs as the operating name throughout its post-rescue run rather than treating The Bayou as a lasting rebrand.
That run did not last, however. According to Bar Rescue Updates, the bar's last Facebook post came in May 2019, and the owners confirmed around that time that Fatballs had closed. A Yelp listing for Fatballs at 7475 103rd St, Jacksonville, lists the business as closed, with the page updated in June 2026, corroborating that the closure has held for years rather than being reversed. Because this closure rests on the owners' own social media confirmation together with a maps-style listing marking the business closed, rather than two independent news outlets, it is coded here as closed with reported rather than verified confidence.
In short, Fatballs briefly operated under the show's new name before reverting to its original identity, and according to Bar Rescue Updates the bar closed for good in May 2019, a status the current Yelp listing continues to reflect as of 2026.
Featured on Bar Rescue
- Show
- Bar Rescue
- Season / episode
- Season 6, Episode 20
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fatballs
- What was featured
- belligerent owner refusing responsibility for bar's problems
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Fatballs
Frequently asked questions
Is Fatballs still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Fatballs has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 2019.
What happened to Fatballs after Bar Rescue?
Fatballs, a bar and grill in Jacksonville, Florida, was featured on the Bar Rescue episode "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fatballs," which aired July 29, 2018. As of September 2026, Fatballs has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 2019.
Is Fatballs permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Fatballs has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 2019. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
Where is Fatballs located?
7475 103rd St, Jacksonville, FL 32210. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured Fatballs?
Season 6, Episode 20 of Bar Rescue, first aired July 29, 2018. The episode is titled “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fatballs”.
Did the makeover last at Fatballs?
The episode first aired July 29, 2018. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 8 years later —: As of September 2026, Fatballs has closed — confirmed via the business's own closure notice, July 2019.
Is Fatballs still using the Bar Rescue menu or branding?
Beyond the name itself, the episode focused on owner Tony Azer's difficulty accepting responsibility for the bar's problems, which included a stale menu and inconsistent service that Taffer's team worked to correct. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.
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Visit info
- Address
- 7475 103rd St, Jacksonville, FL 32210
- Venue type
- bar
- Official website
- None found
- State hub
- TV restaurants in Florida
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Sources
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_Rescue_season_6
- barrescueupdates.com — https://www.barrescueupdates.com/2019/07/fatballs-bayou-bar-grill-from-bar-rescue-closed.html
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/fatballs-jacksonville
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