Gaddy Shack Bar Rescue Update (Crossroads Grille) – Still Open in 2023?

Episode Recap

Crossroads Grille, later renamed to Gaddy Shack, was an Antioch, Tennessee bar that was featured on Season 6 of Bar Rescue.

Though the Gaddy Shack Bar Rescue episode aired in March 2019, the actual filming and visit from Jon Taffer took place long before that in December 2017.

It was Season 6 Episode 29 and the episode name was “Twerking 9 to 5”.

Crossroads Grille is in Antioch, TN, which is a neighborhood of Nashville that’s located around 12 miles southeast of downtown Nashville.

In 2015, owners Robert and Ashley Gaddy bought the bar.

That means they’ve owned it for around two years at the time of the Crossroads Grille Bar Rescue visit.

They used Robert’s mother’s recipes, and the bar was successful for the first couple of years.

Unfortunately, Robert was injured and had to step back from the bar.

Due to this, the employees began acting rowdy and drinking on the job.

That led to the bar starting to slide downhill and need a rescue from Jon Taffer.

Expert mixologist Derek Turner and Chef Michael Ferraro join Jon Taffer on this bar rescue.

Jon and the experts examine the bar’s exterior, which looks nice.

They then decide it must be the staff that is the problem.

The hidden camera footage shows the kitchen manager Don Juan, the cook Skylar, and Deonna, the server.

The camera also offers the bartenders Cheeks, Bubbles, and Bunz. 

Deonna is dancing on tables while the other bartenders are mixing liquors in bottles which is a violation.

Emmanuel and Eric, two locals, spy on the bar for Jon.

The pair ordered a margarita and a catfish dinner.

Their drinks are served in plastic glasses that are a hideous color.

The employees are drinking and becoming rowdy.

The kitchen announces they do not have the ingredients for the catfish entree. 

Bunz is drunk and slaps a patron on the arm who gets vocal and loud with her.

The other employees try to stop a drunk Bunz who hits the customer again.

Finally, Bunz is made to leave the bar.

Jon Taffer has seen enough and comes in.

He gives the owners feedback on the spy’s experience. 

Jon wants the owners to fire one of their staff members to prove they are serious about change.

Jon also tells them that if they rehire the employee they terminate, he will leave and not rescue the bar.

This isn’t an idle threat! He’s walked out on some other bars such as O Face Bar and Black Light District.

The stove’s hood is covered in grease, which is a fire hazard.

The staff and owners are told to clean the bar, and Jon reminds the owners to fire an employee. 

When Jon comes back the next day, he tells the staff that it is illegal to combine alcohol bottles.

No one has been fired, and Jon tells the owners to do that.

Ashley fires Cheeks because the night prior, she didn’t help clean.

Bunz comes into work and is fired for her behavior the night before. 

Jon Taffer’s goal for the bar is that it will be the number one catfish spot in the city.

Chef Michael shows the kitchen how to make catfish sandwiches.

Derek takes the bartenders through the steps of creating a cocktail made from moonshine.

Jon blindfolds the staff to perform a challenge.

He wants to build a sense of trust within the team.

After the challenge, the staff realizes they have a problem with communication. 

Ashley tries to give the staff a motivational speech, but no one listens to her.

Robert works in the kitchen, and Ashley is working the bar during the stress test.

The employees have twenty minutes to serve their customers for the stress test.

The bartenders are immediately overwhelmed, and Jon has to pay for several customers’ catfish as the kitchen is behind. 

After the stress test, Jon Taffer and his experts get to work on improving the bar, including working on the renovations.

As part of the renovations, the bar is renamed from Crossroads Grille to Gaddy Shack Southern Bar and Grill.

Obviously, the name is based on the Gaddy Shack owners, Robert and Ashley Gaddy.

Family pictures are decorating the walls, painted in warm and bright colors.

The bar has been gifted new taps for its draft system, ice machines, and entertainment system.

The relaunch starts with staff wearing new uniforms.

The team works together to get drinks and food out promptly. 

So was the Crossroads Bar Rescue episode a long-term success? Keep reading to learn what happened next and if this Antioch, TN bar is still open in 2024.