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This week on Paramount’s Bar Rescue, host Jon Taffer assists NFL legend Marshawn Lynch in getting his household bar in Oakland, California again in line. The episode airs April 26 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
In response to the episode synopsis, “In Oakland, California, NFL legend Marshawn Lynch requires assist to get his household in line at his bar, Rob Ben’s.” The episode was filmed final 12 months, and the normally media-averse Lynch hoped for some robust love from Taffer on the time.
“I believed he was going to come back in and simply rip everyone aside,” Lynch advised the San Francisco Chronicle. “And on the time, that was what I hoped for. I knew there could be some backlash from our employees, however finally everybody was capable of see it his approach.”
Rob Ben’s Is Named After Lynch’s Childhood Buddy
Rob Ben’s is called after Lynch’s childhood good friend, who was shot in Oakland in December 2007. Within the teaser for the episode, Lynch opens up about how a lot his good friend’s demise affected him when Taffer asks to listen to about Rob.
“I ain’t gonna lie, it’s extra of a sensitive topic with that. I imply, you realize, simply, it was my brother. Simply from … as early as I may keep in mind, opening my eyes, him being in my life, and he was taken away from me,” he stated. “Simply the impression that he left on my life, the identify of the restaurant is in honor of him.”
Rob’s older brother works on the bar alongside a lot of Lynch’s household together with his aunts, uncles, cousins and brother.
At one level within the video, one of many bartenders is seen ingesting a beer behind the bar, main Taffer to say it to Lynch, who responds “Any individual don’t give a f**okay.”
Lynch and Taffer then talked about how full the bar was on the time, and Taffer mentions they weren’t making as a lot cash as they need to be with such a full place. He confirmed a metric that proves Lynch’s bar was shedding over $190,00zero value of liquor over the previous 12 months in the event that they continued losing the quantity of alcohol that they had been through the Bar Rescue course of.
The Bar Has Optimistic Evaluations
Not like some Bar Rescue venues, Rob Ben’s has optimistic opinions on all reviewing platforms together with Google Evaluations, Yelp and Journey Advisor. Lots of the optimistic opinions on Google point out the meals being good and excellent servings, and most of them point out they’ll be again once more. The restaurant and lounge has a 4.5 out of 5-star score primarily based on 454 opinions on Google.
One reviewer wrote, “This meals INSTANTLY introduced me again to grandmas cooking. Soul is unquestionably identify for this. Ordered one 6 piece swahi fish with inexperienced beans and mac n cheese. Instantly put in two extra orders however added the yams as a facet. Omg!!!”
On Yelp, the restaurant and bar has a Four out of 5-star score primarily based on over 150 opinions. A lot of the current opinions are 5 stars, however there are a couple of one and three-star opinions blended in.
The restaurant options soul meals, which is necessary to Lynch.
“With the gentrification s— occurring, what Oakland represented is disappearing,” Lynch advised SeattlePi. “However to have a soul meals restaurant in a spot that has a lot soul, you don’t have a lot of them like this.”
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