Is Van Goghz (Crafted) Still Open? Bar Rescue Update (St. Louis, MO)

Van Goghz Martini Bar & Bistro operated in the Shaw neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri, built around a menu of flavored martinis. In the episode, the owner's disengaged approach to running the floor left staff without direction, and the bar's cocktail-forward concept struggled to draw a consistent nightly crowd. Jon Taffer's team found a bar and kitchen program that had drifted from any clear identity, and observed the owner spending more time on personal devices than managing service, which contributed to inconsistent execution behind the bar.

During the rescue, the consulting team retired the martini-only format and introduced a new concept built around cocktails made with a French-press-style device that infuses spirits with fresh fruit, herbs, and spices. The bar was renamed Crafted to reflect the new pressed-cocktail program, and the space was updated with new signage and a refreshed bar layout to support the format. Staff went through service and hospitality training aimed at engaging customers directly rather than working passively behind the bar. According to the Riverfront Times, the transformed bar debuted under the new name the same weekend the episode aired in March 2016, drawing local attention to the pressed-cocktail concept.

Feast Magazine covered the reopening at the same Shenandoah Avenue address, describing Crafted as a continuation of the space built around the press technique introduced on the show. Since the rescue, Crafted has continued operating under that name at the same Tower Grove East address. A Yelp listing for Crafted, updated July 2026, shows 267 accumulated customer reviews, indicating the location has remained an active neighborhood cocktail bar in the years since its Bar Rescue appearance. The bar retained its pressed-cocktail identity rather than reverting to the original martini concept, and coverage from the time of the relaunch did not report any further ownership changes at the address. Jon Taffer's on-air assessment credited the format change with giving the bar a distinct niche in a competitive St. Louis market, though that verdict belongs to the episode itself rather than to any independent measurement of the bar's later performance.