Oak Tavern
Oak Tavern (originally The Bullpen Bar) in Sparks, Nevada has closed. It closed in Jan 2022 — 7 years after its Bar Rescue episode first aired. Its run exceeded 92% of the 140 rescued bars with a recorded closing date. It was sold to new owners after the rescue.
The episode
| Status | Closed (as of October 2026) |
|---|---|
| Episode | "Take Me Out to the Bar Game" |
| Season | Season 4, Episode 22 |
| Originally aired | June 28, 2015 |
| Original name | The Bullpen Bar |
| Relaunched as | Oak Tavern |
| Ownership | Sold to new owners after the rescue |
| Location | Sparks, Nevada |
| Address | 5215 Vista Blvd Sparks, NV 89434 |
| Yelp | As Oak Tavern |
| Google reviews | Read reviews on Google |
Key dates
- June 28, 2015Bar Rescue episode “Take Me Out to the Bar Game” airs — Jon Taffer's rescue of The Bullpen Bar, relaunched as Oak Tavern, filmed earlier.
- After the rescueSold to new owners.
- Jan 2022Closed.
The rescue
Jon Taffer relaunched The Bullpen Bar as Oak Tavern.
Oak Tavern closed in January 2022. Owner Dan Serafini was arrested in October 2023 over an alleged 2021 murder and pleaded not guilty to the charges.
What happened next
The episode was filmed in March 2015, ahead of its June air date. The owners initially praised the remodel publicly, kept the Oak Tavern name and retained Taffer's changes, and in a Season 5 Back to the Bar revisit Dan Serafini reported that sales were up 50%. Reviews were mixed. The bar's Facebook page fell silent after December 2017, and the bar closed in January 2022; its Sparks location was later occupied by a new bar, On The Rocks Bar. In October 2023, Serafini was arrested in connection with the June 2021 shooting of his father-in-law, who died, and his mother-in-law, who was wounded, in Lake Tahoe. He pleaded not guilty in November 2023.
Quick answers
Is Oak Tavern still open?
Oak Tavern (originally The Bullpen Bar) in Sparks, Nevada has closed. It closed in Jan 2022 — 7 years after its Bar Rescue episode first aired. Its run exceeded 92% of the 140 rescued bars with a recorded closing date. It was sold to new owners after the rescue.
What did Jon Taffer rename The Bullpen Bar?
Jon Taffer relaunched The Bullpen Bar under a new name: Oak Tavern. The rescue is Bar Rescue season 4, Episode 22 (“Take Me Out to the Bar Game”), first aired June 28, 2015.
When did Oak Tavern close?
Oak Tavern closed in Jan 2022.
Where is Oak Tavern located?
Oak Tavern was located at 5215 Vista Blvd Sparks, NV 89434.
Sources: Reality TV Revisited · Reality TV Updates · Yelp · Wikipedia episode list. Compiled October 2026; cross-checked against local reporting and each bar's own web presence where available.
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