What Happened to The Wanted Saloon After Bar Rescue? (Dickson, TN)

The Wanted Saloon, a remote-location bar in Dickson, Tennessee, was featured on the Bar Rescue episode "The Unwanted Saloon," which aired August 5, 2018. Beyond the bar's out-of-the-way location, the episode focused on inconsistent staff performance and service breakdowns under pressure; during the stress test, Taffer hung an acoustic guitar near the bar and cut a string every time the owner or staff made a mistake, ending the test early if all the strings were cut. Taffer's team rebuilt the menu and drink program, retrained staff on consistency under a full rush, and renamed the business The Dickson as part of the relaunch.

According to Bar Rescue Updates, The Dickson closed in August 2018, the same month the episode aired, roughly nine months after Taffer's actual visit; according to that fan site, the owners stepped away to focus on a newborn son and a home purchase, a personal shift in priorities rather than a business problem depicted on air. The site was later sold and reopened under the pre-rescue name, The Wanted Saloon, according to the same fan site, restoring the bar's original identity under new ownership. That second chapter also did not last.

Separate Yelp listings for both "The Wanted Saloon" and "The Wanted Saloon 2" in Dickson have the businesses listed as closed, updated in June 2026 and March 2026 respectively, and according to Bar Rescue Updates the building at the original address now houses a Sir Pizza restaurant rather than a bar. This rests on fan-site reporting corroborated by two separate maps-style listings, rather than two independent news articles. Altogether, The Wanted Saloon went through the show's rename to The Dickson, an owner-driven closure tied to a family change months after filming, a resale and reversion to the original name, and, according to Bar Rescue Updates, a final closure, with the space now occupied by an unrelated pizza restaurant.