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Is Pro's Sports Bar Still Open? Bar Rescue Update (Country Club Hills, IL)

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As of September 2026, Pro's Sports Bar is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

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What the source shows: The business's official website lists the current address (18601 South Cicero Avenue), current operating hours (closed Monday; 4pm-2am Tue-Fri; noon-2am Sat-Sun), and a phone order line, confirming active operation under the name BR Bar/BR Steak.

  • Season / episode Season 4, Episode 29
  • Original air date
  • Address 18601 S Cicero Ave, Country Club Hills, IL 60478
  • Current name BR Steak

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

Pro's Sports Bar & Grill operated in Country Club Hills, Illinois, at 18601 South Cicero Avenue. On the episode "Too Many Managers, Not Enough Man" (aired 2015-08-16), the bar was shown struggling under an unclear management structure, with too many people involved in day-to-day decisions and not enough consistent leadership, according to the show's framing of the rescue. As is typical for the series' production schedule, filming took place several months before the episode aired in August 2015. As part of the makeover, host Jon Taffer redesigned the space around a steakhouse-and-bar concept and renamed the business BR Steak, emphasizing food quality alongside a later-night lounge atmosphere meant to draw both a dinner crowd and a nightlife crowd within the same space.

The new concept and name were kept after the cameras left. The business has continued operating at the same Cicero Avenue address under the BR Steak name, also using the shorter name "BR Bar" across some of its marketing and social media. The operation's official website, branded "BR BAR," lists the address as 18601 South Cicero Avenue, Country Club Hills, current operating hours (closed Mondays; 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday through Friday; noon to 2 a.m. Saturday and Sunday), a phone order line for takeout, and describes the venue as combining a steak-and-seafood restaurant with a nightlife component after 9 p.m., along with event and party bookings.

The website's continued listing of current hours, an active phone line, and ongoing promotional content for the venue is consistent with the business remaining open under the BR Steak/BR Bar name more than a decade after its Bar Rescue appearance, with no independent report of a subsequent closure or ownership change identified for this update. A listing found on OpenTable during research still used the pre-rescue name, Pro's Sport Bar & Grill, which may reflect a stale directory entry rather than any recent reversion to that name.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 29
Original air date
Episode title
Too Many Managers, Not Enough Man
What was featured
Sports bar with management conflict rebranded as steakhouse BR Steak
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Pro's Sports Bar

Frequently asked questions

Is Pro's Sports Bar still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Pro's Sports Bar is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

What happened to Pro's Sports Bar after Bar Rescue?

Pro's Sports Bar & Grill operated in Country Club Hills, Illinois, at 18601 South Cicero Avenue. As of September 2026, Pro's Sports Bar is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

What is Pro's Sports Bar called now?

Now: BR Steak (formerly Pro's Sports Bar). As of September 2026, Pro's Sports Bar is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

Where is Pro's Sports Bar located?

18601 S Cicero Ave, Country Club Hills, IL 60478. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured Pro's Sports Bar?

Season 4, Episode 29 of Bar Rescue, first aired August 16, 2015. The episode is titled “Too Many Managers, Not Enough Man”.

Did the makeover last at Pro's Sports Bar?

The episode first aired August 16, 2015. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 11 years later —: As of September 2026, Pro's Sports Bar is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 7, 2026.

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Address
18601 S Cicero Ave, Country Club Hills, IL 60478
Venue type
bar
Official website
brbar.org

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Sources

  • brbar.org — https://www.brbar.org/
  • OpenTable — https://www.opentable.com/r/pros-sport-bar-and-grill-country-club-hills

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