What Happened to Marley's on the Beach After Bar Rescue? (Warwick, RI)

Marley's on the Beach operated on Oakland Beach in Warwick, Rhode Island, next door to the restaurant Iggy's, under husband-and-wife owners Kevin and Michelle, who had opened the bar in 2010 after Michelle withdrew roughly $170,000 from her retirement savings to fund it, according to Reality TV Updates. By the time of the Bar Rescue visit, the bar was losing more than $4,000 a month and the couple was carrying over a quarter million dollars in debt; the show also depicted the financial stress as straining the couple's marriage. Jon Taffer's team found slow, understaffed service, food held at unsafe temperatures, and friction between kitchen staff that led one cook to briefly walk off the job.

As part of the rescue, chef Brendan Collins retrained the kitchen on Caribbean-influenced dishes and food-safety basics, while mixologist Russell Davis worked with bartenders on a new drink program built around spiced rum. Dave, the owner of neighboring Iggy's and the building's landlord, helped install a new on-site manager. The space was renovated with an upgraded dance floor and outdoor seating, and the bar was renamed from Marley's on the Beach to St. Michelle's Beach Club, intended to appeal to both daytime and nighttime crowds.

Early sales results were positive, with Reality TV Updates citing a reported 30% increase shortly after the visit. However, the owners disliked the new name and dropped it soon after the crew left, rebranding again as Marley's Beach Club -- a compromise that kept part of the original name while retaining some of the show's beach-club concept, according to a statement from the owners reproduced by Reality TV Updates from a Providence-area publication. That compromise did not resolve the underlying business problems: Reality TV Updates reports the bar closed in November 2013, only a few months after the episode aired, which co-owner Michelle attributed to personal reasons. The Oakland Beach Avenue building has since been absorbed into the adjacent Iggy's Boardwalk restaurant, which remains in business under Dave's ownership.