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Is The Thirsty Ox Still Open? Bar Rescue Update (Oxnard, CA)

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As of September 2026, The Thirsty Ox is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

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Yelp ·
Secondary source
realitytvupdates.com ·

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What the source shows: A Yelp listing updated in September 2026 and a 2024 recap describing the reversion from Foxy Ox both confirm The Thirsty Ox is operating under its original name with current hours and amenities.

  • Season / episode Season 9, Episode 4
  • Original air date
  • Address 640 N Ventura Rd, Oxnard, CA 93030

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

The Thirsty Ox has operated at 640 N. Ventura Rd. in Oxnard, California, and was featured in Bar Rescue's "A Drunk, a Fruitfly, and a KnightWalk Into a Bar" (aired 2024-03-17). Filming took place in August 2023, and during the makeover Jon Taffer renamed the business Foxy Ox, according to realitytvupdates.com's recap, last updated 2024-03-17.

Owner Phil Wills reverted the name to The Thirsty Ox roughly a month after the relaunch, per the same recap, because customers associated "Foxy Ox" with a gentleman's club rather than a neighborhood sports and karaoke bar. Under the restored name, realitytvupdates.com reported customer ratings of 4.2 stars on both Yelp and Google, alongside a Facebook posting pace of about once a month, suggesting the bar leaned on regular clientele rather than active marketing.

Yelp's page for the address, shown updated in September 2026, continues to list the business as The Thirsty Ox, describing it as a karaoke bar, cocktail bar, and dive bar with two billiards tables, eight big-screen televisions, a Friday-and-Saturday DJ, and happy hour until 8 p.m., with posted hours running as late as 2 a.m. most nights. Yelp categorizes the listing under four tags — karaoke bar, restaurant, cocktail bar, and dive bar — reflecting a broad, multi-purpose format consistent with what remained of the original Thirsty Ox concept once the Foxy Ox rebrand was dropped. A Google Places record for the same coordinates marks the location operational under the same name.

Between the 2024 recap describing the reversion from Foxy Ox and the September 2026 Yelp listing carrying current hours and amenities, the venue's operation under The Thirsty Ox name is documented across two independently dated sources spanning more than two years. Nothing found in this review's search indicates the bar changed hands or closed at any point since the 2024 relaunch; the main change on record is the abandoned Foxy Ox rebrand itself, reversed within weeks of the episode's air date.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 9, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
A Drunk, a Fruitfly, and a KnightWalk Into a Bar
What was featured
A neighborhood bar renamed Foxy Ox, then reverted, during rescue
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
The Thirsty Ox

Frequently asked questions

Is The Thirsty Ox still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, The Thirsty Ox is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

What happened to The Thirsty Ox after Bar Rescue?

The Thirsty Ox has operated at 640 N. As of September 2026, The Thirsty Ox is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

Where is The Thirsty Ox located?

640 N Ventura Rd, Oxnard, CA 93030. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured The Thirsty Ox?

Season 9, Episode 4 of Bar Rescue, first aired March 17, 2024. The episode is titled “A Drunk, a Fruitfly, and a KnightWalk Into a Bar”.

Did the makeover last at The Thirsty Ox?

The episode first aired March 17, 2024. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 2 years later —: As of September 2026, The Thirsty Ox is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 2026.

What do reviews say since Bar Rescue?

Under the restored name, realitytvupdates.com reported customer ratings of 4.2 stars on both Yelp and Google, alongside a Facebook posting pace of about once a month, suggesting the bar leaned on regular clientele rather than active marketing. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is The Thirsty Ox still using the Bar Rescue menu or branding?

Yelp categorizes the listing under four tags — karaoke bar, restaurant, cocktail bar, and dive bar — reflecting a broad, multi-purpose format consistent with what remained of the original Thirsty Ox concept once the Foxy Ox rebrand was dropped. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
640 N Ventura Rd, Oxnard, CA 93030
Venue type
bar
Official website
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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-thirsty-ox-oxnard-2
  • realitytvupdates.com — https://realitytvupdates.com/bar-rescue/foxy-ox-thirsty-ox/

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