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Is La Perla Sports Cantina Still Open? Bar Rescue Update (Glendale, AZ)

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As of September 2026, La Perla Sports Cantina is listed open on barrescueupdates.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What the source shows: An April 2024 recap describes ongoing live music and social engagement at La Perla Sports Club, and Google Places marks it operational, though the business's own website has not been updated since 2019.

  • Season / episode Season 9, Episode 8
  • Original air date
  • Address 5723 W Glendale Ave, Glendale, AZ 85301
  • Current name La Perla Sports Club

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

La Perla Sports Cantina operated at 5723 W. Glendale Ave. in Glendale, Arizona, owned by Mark, a software engineer with no bar-management background, and appeared in Bar Rescue's "A Perla in the Rough" (aired 2024-04-14) under guest rescuer Dustin Drai rather than Jon Taffer, according to barrescueupdates.com's recap, published April 13, 2024. That recap described Mark as roughly $750,000 in debt while continuing to buy rounds for customers, with staff unable to prepare basic cocktails before the intervention; the recap also noted the rescue was led by guest rescuer Dustin Drai rather than the show's usual host, without explaining the substitution, and it framed Mark as treating the bar more like a personal hangout than a business, a characterization sourced to the episode itself rather than independently verified.

During the rescue, the business was renamed La Perla Sports Club, a change barrescueupdates.com reports the owner kept afterward. Reviews gathered in that recap were mixed: some customers praised the tacos, fajitas, and margaritas along with attentive service from a bartender named Patty, while others described the service as inconsistent and cited long wait times; one review noted a language barrier for non-Spanish-speaking guests, a detail relayed from a customer review rather than independently confirmed.

This review's own check of the business's current website, la-perla-sports-club.com, found it still live on 2026-09-08 but showing no content dated later than 2019, which on its own is not evidence of current operation. A Google Places record for the same coordinates lists the business as La Perla Sports Club and marks it operational, and a Facebook page for the venue, facebook.com/LaPerlaSC, remains active, though no specific recent post date could be confirmed within this review's search budget.

Taken together, the April 2024 recap describing ongoing live-music events and social-media engagement, plus the still-operational Places listing, support continued operation under the La Perla Sports Club name, but no source dated to 2025 or 2026 was located to confirm the business remains open, beyond the stale website and the unconfirmed Facebook activity.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 9, Episode 8
Original air date
Episode title
A Perla in the Rough
What was featured
An indebted owner's sports cantina rescued and slightly renamed
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
La Perla Sports Cantina

Frequently asked questions

Is La Perla Sports Cantina still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, La Perla Sports Cantina is listed open on barrescueupdates.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to La Perla Sports Cantina after Bar Rescue?

La Perla Sports Cantina operated at 5723 W. As of September 2026, La Perla Sports Cantina is listed open on barrescueupdates.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What is La Perla Sports Cantina called now?

Now: La Perla Sports Club (formerly La Perla Sports Cantina). As of September 2026, La Perla Sports Cantina is listed open on barrescueupdates.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is La Perla Sports Cantina located?

5723 W Glendale Ave, Glendale, AZ 85301. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured La Perla Sports Cantina?

Season 9, Episode 8 of Bar Rescue, first aired April 14, 2024. The episode is titled “A Perla in the Rough”.

Did the makeover last at La Perla Sports Cantina?

The episode first aired April 14, 2024. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 2 years later —: As of September 2026, La Perla Sports Cantina is listed open on barrescueupdates.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What do reviews say since Bar Rescue?

Reviews gathered in that recap were mixed: some customers praised the tacos, fajitas, and margaritas along with attentive service from a bartender named Patty, while others described the service as inconsistent and cited long wait times; one review noted a language barrier for non-Spanish-speaking guests, a detail relayed from a customer review rather than independently confirmed. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
5723 W Glendale Ave, Glendale, AZ 85301
Venue type
bar

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