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SoYo Craft Bar
SoYo Craft Bar (originally Undisputed Sports Bar & Grill) in Yonkers, New York has closed. It closed in March 2018 — 3 years and 5 months after its Bar Rescue episode first aired. Its run exceeded 74% of the 140 rescued bars with a recorded closing date.
The episode
| Status | Closed (as of October 2026) |
|---|---|
| Episode | "Thugs with Mugs" |
| Season | Season 4, Episode 2 |
| Originally aired | October 12, 2014 |
| Original name | Undisputed Sports Bar & Grill |
| Relaunched as | SoYo Craft Bar |
| Location | Yonkers, New York |
| Address | 38 Main St Yonkers, NY 10701 |
| Yelp | As SoYo Craft Bar |
| Google reviews | Read reviews on Google |
Key dates
- October 12, 2014Bar Rescue episode “Thugs with Mugs” airs — Jon Taffer's rescue of Undisputed Sports Bar & Grill, relaunched as SoYo Craft Bar, filmed earlier.
- March 2018Closed.
The rescue
Jon Taffer relaunched Undisputed Sports Bar & Grill as SoYo Craft Bar.
Undisputed Sports Bar and Grill, relaunched as SoYo Craft Bar, closed in March 2018. The bar had been listed for sale in 2016 after repeated fines and heavy police attention.
What happened next
Sales at SoYo Craft Bar improved at first, but within months they had fallen by more than 60%, and the owners abandoned parts of Taffer's system. Torres said the bar could not have stayed open had it kept the system going, and Miguel disputed Taffer's concept of targeting young professionals, arguing that Yonkers residents who work in the city drink and eat in Manhattan before coming home. The owners listed the bar for sale in 2016 at $150,000 but received no offers at that price. Police visited the bar 65 times between July 2015 and April 2016, two men were shot outside it in August 2015, and the bar was fined almost weekly over rowdy patrons. SoYo closed in March 2018, holding a three-star Yelp rating from 21 reviews.
Quick answers
Is SoYo Craft Bar still open?
SoYo Craft Bar (originally Undisputed Sports Bar & Grill) in Yonkers, New York has closed. It closed in March 2018 — 3 years and 5 months after its Bar Rescue episode first aired. Its run exceeded 74% of the 140 rescued bars with a recorded closing date.
What did Jon Taffer rename Undisputed Sports Bar & Grill?
Jon Taffer relaunched Undisputed Sports Bar & Grill under a new name: SoYo Craft Bar. The rescue is Bar Rescue season 4, Episode 2 (“Thugs with Mugs”), first aired October 12, 2014.
When did SoYo Craft Bar close?
SoYo Craft Bar closed in March 2018.
Where is SoYo Craft Bar located?
SoYo Craft Bar was located at 38 Main St Yonkers, NY 10701.
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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