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The Recovery Room Bar Is Now The Base Line — What Happened After the Show?

Renamed reported

As of September 2026, realitytvupdates.com lists this address as The Base Line; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What the source shows: A tracker site details the bar's rename to The Base Line and continuous operation under owner Heather Stich through 2023; a live third-party directory listing fetched during this review (September 2026) still shows The Base Line active at the same address with customer reviews, though no explicit 2026-dated post could be independently confirmed.

  • Season / episode Season 6, Episode 31
  • Original air date
  • Address 1139 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209
  • Current name The Base Line

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

The Recovery Room Bar was a neighborhood bar in San Antonio, Texas, purchased by Heather Stich with her life savings in 2013. The "Tanked and Toasty" episode, broadcast April 14, 2019, focused on Stich's own drinking while working, including giving away rounds of free drinks to friends at the bar, and the strain this placed on her marriage to husband Howard, who largely funded the business without holding formal ownership. Recon footage showed a dim, sparsely decorated space with servers giving away hundreds of dollars in comped drinks over a single weekend, and a hands-on demonstration had the owner make a batch of margaritas to show she was not sober while working a shift.

During the rescue, Stich agreed to make her husband a formal 50% partner in the business, and the bar's staff received training on standard drink recipes and faster service, including a timed exercise in which bartenders were able to produce fifteen drinks in four minutes by the end of training. As part of the relaunch, the bar was renamed The Base Line, given brighter decor, two new bartending workstations, a new draft system, and a pizza oven, with Stich choosing to keep the new name going forward rather than revert to the original.

At the standard six-week check-in, producers reported sales at The Base Line were up 20%, and the bar continued operating under that name and under Stich's ownership for years afterward at its Harry Wurzbach Road address, drawing a mostly military and college-area customer base near Fort Sam Houston. Customer reviews posted through 2022 continued to describe an active, welcoming neighborhood bar known for its "Transfusion Shot" and pizza. A current, independently dated confirmation of operations in 2026 could not be located during this review, though no credible reporting of a closure was found either; recent third-party directory listings continue to show The Base Line at the same address with no indication the business has shut down.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 6, Episode 31
Original air date
Episode title
Tanked and Toasty
What was featured
owner's on-shift drinking straining her marriage and business
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Recovery Room Bar

Frequently asked questions

Is The Recovery Room Bar still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, realitytvupdates.com lists this address as The Base Line; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to The Recovery Room Bar after Bar Rescue?

The Recovery Room Bar was a neighborhood bar in San Antonio, Texas, purchased by Heather Stich with her life savings in 2013. As of September 2026, realitytvupdates.com lists this address as The Base Line; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What is The Recovery Room Bar called now?

Now: The Base Line (formerly The Recovery Room Bar). As of September 2026, realitytvupdates.com lists this address as The Base Line; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is The Recovery Room Bar located?

1139 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured The Recovery Room Bar?

Season 6, Episode 31 of Bar Rescue, first aired April 14, 2019. The episode is titled “Tanked and Toasty”.

Did the makeover last at The Recovery Room Bar?

The episode first aired April 14, 2019. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 7 years later —: As of September 2026, realitytvupdates.com lists this address as The Base Line; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What do reviews say since Bar Rescue?

Customer reviews posted through 2022 continued to describe an active, welcoming neighborhood bar known for its "Transfusion Shot" and pizza. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

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Address
1139 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209
Venue type
bar
Official website
thebaselinebar.com

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