On tonight's episode of Bar Rescue, the season 4 premiere, Jon Taffer and crew are in Huntington, New York to try to rescue the Artful Dodger. The Artful Dodger is also known as Radio and has an 18 and over night at the bar to try to draw a bigger crowd. The bar also has an infestation of mosquitoes and fruit flies, which have also made their way into the bar's liquor bottles.
During the Bar Rescue makeover, Artful Dodger/Radio was renamed to P's and Q's Auto Body, and it appears they have stuck with that name. Let's take a look at some information, reviews, and updates for P's and Q's Auto Body since Bar Rescue came and made all of the changes to the bar:
- "Great atmosphere, great drinks, fabulous service. In love with the new and improved P's and Q's auto-body. Went here on a Friday night at around midnight. Was shocked to see the drastic improvement to the place."
- "The pros: Bartender was nice and willing to discuss the upcoming Bar Rescue episode (airs October 5th). ....the interior and decor were fantastic.
The cons: Music was way too loud for the upscale vibe they are looking to project. Also, the bartender poured himself a Sidecar when I ordered one and had a sip while we were there." - "Very cool vibe- great place to sit and have a great time with friends listening to music. Not to mention the bartenders are super nice and the co*cktails have a nice kick! Huntington needed a place like this! Definitely will be returning!"
- "Stopped by at 6 pm yesterday for a drink,and it was closed. If these guys just changed the name and plan on keeping the same hours as Radio, I give it six months."
*Reviews from Yelp
Other News and Links:
- Here are two preview clips for the episode (one and two); however you can watch the full episode with the Spike TV app before it airs.
- The bar has a few too many Facebook pages. Here is the P's and Q's Auto Body Facebook page. Here is the Artful Dodger Facebook Page, a Radio Huntington Facebook page, and a Huntington Speakeasy Facebook page,
- Here is the P's and Q's Auto Body website, and the signature co*cktails are $12.25.
- The Artful Dodger also had another location in Smithtown, NY, which they closed abruptly in August of 2013. Despite being closed, they still have their Facebook page active and are promoting P's and Q's, so add another Facebook page to the list.
- From a 2011 article about Artful Dodger, "the Artful Dodger is 23+ guys, 21+ girls; but you can get away with 21+ guys as long as you have some hot chicks with you." So, they went from not allowing 21 and 22 year-old guys to an 18 and over nightclub with Radio.
- Here are the Facebook pages of Brian (owner/promoter), Mike (bartender), Jen (bartender), and Brittany (bartender).
- Looking at Brian's Facebook page, his last post about P's and Q's Auto Body was on August 16th, and he has recently been posting about another bar name Aura, so it appears he may no longer be involved with P's and Q's Auto Body.
- After watching this episode, it looks like Bar Rescue is now allowing the employees of the bar to change outfits from day-to-day, which doesn't allow the show to edit the show however they please.
- For this episode the bar didn't serve any food, but they still had two experts, a bartender and a service expert.
- Jon Taffer will be live tweeting during the episode using the hashtag #TafferTalk if you are interested in following (Link).
- Here were the reviews of the Artful Dodger before the makeover, and they are pretty bad.
- The update at the end of the show said sales increased around 30% six weeks after the re-launch.
Conclusion:
Since the Bar Rescue makeover in July, it seems that P's and Q's Auto Body has had mostly positive reviews. They have also stuck with the name change and the speakeasy concept installed by Jon Taffer. It appears that Brian is no longer promoting P's and Q's, but that is not confirmed yet. The bar may also want to cut down on the amount of Facebook pages that they have.
UPDATE - In March 2015, there was a fire at a nearby laundromat, which caused extensive damage to P's and Q's Autobody. The bar said they were renovating and fixing the damage on their Facebook page, and were updating customers on the progress. Then the Facebook page was taken down and it appears they are closed for good.
UPDATE - P's and Q's reopened around May 2016 and their Facebook page is back up and active.
UPDATE - P's and Q's Autobody closed in October 2018 - More information on the closure.
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