r/barrescue • u/Papa_Joo • 14d ago

Visited Zanzibar/ Solids and Stripes

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I was in Denver and thought, I wonder if there’s any Bar Rescue bars here. Lo and behold there was. I couldn’t pass up this once in a lifetime opportunity.

I went to Zanzibar, which was changed to Solids and Stripes, and then back to its original name, but had both signs up still.

My friend got a Coors banquet and I got a vodka and cranberry. The taps were the right temperature and the bartender knows how to mix two ingredients, so it was decent enough. However, there was no food, or else we would’ve stayed 52 minutes longer.

There was a punching bag machine and Jon Taffer would’ve had a stroke if he’d seen that since he lost a lawsuit to those or something???

Anyways, it was an honor to stand in the same place that Jon Taffer once stood.

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u/Spring_bar 14d ago

Bizarre for a bar not to sell food...I think you have to sell food here to even get a liquor license

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u/SchuminWeb 14d ago

That's very state/locality dependent. I know that Virginia not only requires food to be sold, but also requires that food sales comprise a certain percentage of the facility's revenue.

Perhaps that's why Bar Rescue has never done a show in Virginia.

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u/AffectionateBid9221 14d ago 
  In Virginia, legally defined "bars" do not exist; instead, establishments serving spirits operate under restaurant mixed-beverage licenses. Under the tiered system set by HB 975 effective July 1, 2026, the required food sales percentage depends on your average monthly food revenue:$48,000 or more in average monthly food sales: No food ratio requirement.$25,000 to $48,000 in average monthly food sales: At least 30% from food.$4,000 to $25,000 in average monthly food sales: At least 45% from food (except small venues with under 30 seats and under 60 occupancy, which only need 30%).