

Ghazi blames Sam for their losses because he gives out freebies. Jon comes in to check out the bar while the spies notice a hair in their food. There is cross-contamination in the kitchen, and the cutting board is dirty. The food situation is a bit dicey, though… They also order one of every appetizer on the menu. The spies then ordered a Tagine which was not on the menu. Some ladies are belly dancing, but no one is paying any attention to them. Ghazi is acting as a customer, eating peanuts at the bar. The spies order martinis, but they are served weak, so they order something else. There are no stools at the bar, and they find a table but are ignored by the server. The pair think the restaurant gives off more of a Roman theme than a Moroccan one. Iddo Goldberg and Alexander Sidic act as spied for Jon. Mia Mastroianni and Mediterranean cook Penny Davidi come in to help Jon.Īs they arrive at the bar, they notice the bar has no Moroccan exterior, which doesn’t match the theme.

Given that the episode aired in 2015, that means that they’ve already been losing money for a couple of years by the time Jon Taffer visits the bar. However, since their opening, they have never made a profit, which is why The Palace Bar Rescue episode exists.

In 2013 they bought the bar and designed it with a Moroccan theme. Ghazi and his brother-in-law Sam own the bar. In this episode, Jon Taffer visits The Palace, located in Upland, CA. It was Season 4 Episode 25 and the episode name was “Brokedown Palace”. Though the Menara Bar Rescue episode aired in July 2015, the actual filming and visit from Jon Taffer took place before that. The Palace, later renamed Menara, was an Upland, California bar that was featured on Season 4 of Bar Rescue.
