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What Happened to Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill After Bar Rescue?

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As of September 2026, Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp lists Bonny & Read's Toucan Hideout (the post-rescue rename of Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill) as permanently closed as of an August 2026 update; this follows an August 2025 Creative Loafing Tampa report that described the bar as still operating with mostly positive reviews, indicating the closure occurred in the roughly year-long gap between the two reports.

  • Season / episode Season 4, Episode 13
  • Original air date
  • Address 500 N Broadwalk, Hollywood, FL 33019
  • Current name Bonny and Read's Toucan Hideout

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill was a beachfront bar on the Hollywood, Florida boardwalk when Bar Rescue filmed "Beach Rats" (aired February 22, 2015). The episode's title referred to a rodent problem discovered in the bar's kitchen, one of several sanitation and operational issues Jon Taffer's team found during their visit. During filming, Taffer was visibly affected after learning that one of the bar's co-owners had recently lost a son, and the show's rescue plan combined a menu and service overhaul with a full rebrand: Taffer's team gave the bar a pirate theme and renamed it Bonny and Read's, after historical female pirates, while eliminating the rodent infestation and retraining staff on food safety. Six weeks after the visit, the show reported improved sales and a better working atmosphere among the staff. The name later evolved further to Bonny and Read's Toucan Hideout, folding in a nod to the original Toucans name, and the business continued operating under that name for roughly a decade. Creative Loafing Tampa reported in August 2025 that the bar was still open, describing mostly positive customer reviews. More recently, however, a Yelp listing for the 500 N. Broadwalk address shows the business marked as permanently closed as of an August 2026 update, indicating the bar closed sometime in the roughly year-long gap between those two reports. No dedicated news coverage of the closure itself has surfaced to explain the circumstances, and it is not clear from available sources whether the closure is connected to the broader Hollywood Beach boardwalk business environment or to issues specific to this location, and no announcement of a permanent shutdown from the ownership itself has been located for this report. The Bar Rescue appearance remains one of the more positively remembered episodes among the bars featured in this batch, based on the mostly favorable reviews the business accumulated over its post-rescue decade.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 13
Original air date
Episode title
Beach Rats
What was featured
pirate-themed rebrand of a rat-infested beachfront bar
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill

Frequently asked questions

Is Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What happened to Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill after Bar Rescue?

Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill was a beachfront bar on the Hollywood, Florida boardwalk when Bar Rescue filmed "Beach Rats" (aired February 22, 2015). As of September 2026, Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Is Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

What is Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill called now?

Now: Bonny and Read's Toucan Hideout (formerly Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill). As of September 2026, Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

Where is Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill located?

500 N Broadwalk, Hollywood, FL 33019. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill?

Season 4, Episode 13 of Bar Rescue, first aired February 22, 2015. The episode is titled “Beach Rats”.

Did the makeover last at Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill?

The episode first aired February 22, 2015. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 11 years later —: As of September 2026, Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill has closed — confirmed via Yelp, August 2026.

What do reviews say since Bar Rescue?

Creative Loafing Tampa reported in August 2025 that the bar was still open, describing mostly positive customer reviews. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Toucans Oceanside Bar & Grill still using the Bar Rescue menu or branding?

During filming, Taffer was visibly affected after learning that one of the bar's co-owners had recently lost a son, and the show's rescue plan combined a menu and service overhaul with a full rebrand: Taffer's team gave the bar a pirate theme and renamed it Bonny and Read's, after historical female pirates, while eliminating the rodent infestation and retraining staff on food safety. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
500 N Broadwalk, Hollywood, FL 33019
Venue type
bar
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • cltampa.com — https://www.cltampa.com/food-drink/heres-what-happened-to-every-florida-bar-featured-on-bar-rescue-12386627/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/bonny-and-reads-toucan-hideout-hollywood

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