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What Happened to Mac & Chester's SRO After Bar Rescue? (Oak Grove, MN)

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As of September 2026, Mac & Chester's SRO has closed — confirmed via Yelp, April 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp listing titled "MAC & CHESTER'S SRO - CLOSED - Updated April 2026" for 18919 Lake George Blvd, Oak Grove, MN; conflicts with an older 2023-era tracker description of Boulder Lodge Bar and Grill as still open, a discrepancy noted given the Yelp listing's more recent date.

  • Season / episode Season 4, Episode 43
  • Original air date
  • Address 18919 Lake George Blvd NW, Oak Grove, MN 55303

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

Mac & Chester's SRO was a softball-themed bar near Anoka, Minnesota, owned by friends Scott Mac and Todd Chester; the name paired their surnames with "SRO," and the bar sat behind softball fields that were part of its identity. On Bar Rescue's "Hard Heads and Softballs," which aired March 6, 2016, the trade outlet Bar & Restaurant News covered the visit under the headline "Mac & Chester's SRO Could be a Swing and a Miss," describing a business in danger of losing its softball-league following amid operational strain. Jon Taffer's team reworked service and the drink program and relaunched the bar under a new name, Boulder Lodge Bar and Grill, aiming to give the space a more defined identity beyond its softball-adjacent branding.

The business's actual street address sits in Oak Grove, Minnesota, at 18919 Lake George Blvd NW, just outside Anoka in the same corner of Anoka County -- the discrepancy likely reflects how the bar was commonly described during the original broadcast rather than an error in the property's location. Boulder Lodge Bar and Grill continued operating for several years after the relaunch; a 2023 review by Reality TV Updates found the business still open under that name. More recent listings conflict on the bar's current status: an older, broader tracker roundup continued to list the location among open Bar Rescue bars, but a Yelp business page for the address, updated in April 2026, lists the venue as "MAC & CHESTER'S SRO - CLOSED," reverting to the bar's original pre-rescue name in its listing title even though it operated as Boulder Lodge for years after the show.

One additional tracker mention referenced a further rebrand to a venue called "The Grant," aimed at a younger clientele, but this could not be corroborated with an independent source and is noted here only as an unconfirmed lead. No reporting found in researching this record describes any legal dispute or regulatory action connected to the business's decline. Because the Yelp listing carries the most recent date among available sources, this summary treats the bar as closed, while noting the conflicting 2023-era reports that described it as still open.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 43
Original air date
Episode title
Hard Heads and Softballs
What was featured
softball-themed bar losing its league following
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Mac & Chester's SRO

Frequently asked questions

Is Mac & Chester's SRO still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Mac & Chester's SRO has closed — confirmed via Yelp, April 2026.

What happened to Mac & Chester's SRO after Bar Rescue?

Mac & Chester's SRO was a softball-themed bar near Anoka, Minnesota, owned by friends Scott Mac and Todd Chester; the name paired their surnames with "SRO," and the bar sat behind softball fields that were part of its identity. As of September 2026, Mac & Chester's SRO has closed — confirmed via Yelp, April 2026.

Is Mac & Chester's SRO permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Mac & Chester's SRO has closed — confirmed via Yelp, April 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Mac & Chester's SRO located?

18919 Lake George Blvd NW, Oak Grove, MN 55303. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured Mac & Chester's SRO?

Season 4, Episode 43 of Bar Rescue, first aired March 6, 2016. The episode is titled “Hard Heads and Softballs”.

Did the makeover last at Mac & Chester's SRO?

The episode first aired March 6, 2016. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 10 years later —: As of September 2026, Mac & Chester's SRO has closed — confirmed via Yelp, April 2026.

What do reviews say since Bar Rescue?

Boulder Lodge Bar and Grill continued operating for several years after the relaunch; a 2023 review by Reality TV Updates found the business still open under that name. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Mac & Chester's SRO still using the Bar Rescue menu or branding?

Jon Taffer's team reworked service and the drink program and relaunched the bar under a new name, Boulder Lodge Bar and Grill, aiming to give the space a more defined identity beyond its softball-adjacent branding. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
18919 Lake George Blvd NW, Oak Grove, MN 55303
Venue type
bar
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • barandrestaurant.com — https://www.barandrestaurant.com/food-beverage/mac-chesters-sro-could-be-swing-and-miss
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/mac-and-chesters-sro-oak-grove
  • realitytvupdates.com — https://realitytvupdates.com/bar-rescue/boulder-lodge-mac-chesters-sro/
  • hometownsource.com — https://www.hometownsource.com/abc_newspapers/news/business/bar-rescue-reality-tv-show-remodels-oak-grove-bar-and-grill/article_c6a98635-81dd-50b6-946c-02268d44c319.html

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