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What Happened to Cerealholic Cafe & Bar After Bar Rescue? (Tampa, FL)

Closed verified

As of September 2026, Cerealholic Cafe & Bar has closed — confirmed via cltampa.com, August 2022.

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cltampa.com ·
Secondary source
Yelp ·

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What the source shows: Creative Loafing Tampa reported the post-rescue business closed in August 2022, and a Yelp listing for the original name is separately marked permanently closed as of a March 2026 update.

  • Season / episode Season 8, Episode 20
  • Original air date
  • Address 1909 N 15th St, Tampa, FL 33605
  • Current name The Loft Elevated Bar + Food

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

Cerealholic Cafe & Bar, a cereal-themed spot in Tampa's Ybor City neighborhood, was featured on Bar Rescue in the episode 'Magically Atrocious,' which aired 2022-05-15 during the show's eighth season. Creative Loafing Tampa's coverage of the rescue describes the business as having opened in early 2021 around a concept that used breakfast cereals as ingredients in its food and drink menu. Jon Taffer's team evaluated the business's drink and food program, service, and space before carrying out changes for a relaunch, as is standard for the series.

Creative Loafing Tampa reported that the rescue included renaming the business from Cerealholic Cafe & Bar to The Loft Elevated Bar + Food. The rebrand was short-lived: Creative Loafing Tampa reported in August 2022 that The Loft would close that weekend, roughly three months after the Bar Rescue episode aired, and that the business attributed the closure to family issues.

A Yelp listing under the original name, 'Cerealholic Cafe and Bar,' is marked permanently closed and was last updated in March 2026, consistent with the business having ceased operating at 1909 N 15th St; that listing had logged 48 reviews and 144 photos under the cereal-themed concept. A Google Places record for this address is filed under the post-rescue name, 'The Loft,' and its business status is listed as permanently closed, matching the news coverage of the 2022 closure.

Reporting reviewed for this record also indicated the space is now occupied by a different, unrelated business; that successor business's current operating status was not independently checked as part of this write-up. No reporting was found describing a reopening of Cerealholic or The Loft under either name since the 2022 closure.

Because a closed business can be reported here only at reported confidence rather than verified, and because both sources on file — Creative Loafing Tampa's 2022 coverage and the March 2026 Yelp listing — are dated and independent of one another, this record is carried as reported confidence with both sources retained. One search was used for this record to confirm the closure and identify these dated sources.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 8, Episode 20
Original air date
Episode title
Magically Atrocious
What was featured
A cereal-themed Ybor City, Tampa cafe and bar reworked by Jon Taffer.
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Cerealholic Cafe & Bar

Frequently asked questions

Is Cerealholic Cafe & Bar still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Cerealholic Cafe & Bar has closed — confirmed via cltampa.com, August 2022.

What happened to Cerealholic Cafe & Bar after Bar Rescue?

Cerealholic Cafe & Bar, a cereal-themed spot in Tampa's Ybor City neighborhood, was featured on Bar Rescue in the episode 'Magically Atrocious,' which aired 2022-05-15 during the show's eighth season. As of September 2026, Cerealholic Cafe & Bar has closed — confirmed via cltampa.com, August 2022.

Is Cerealholic Cafe & Bar permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Cerealholic Cafe & Bar has closed — confirmed via cltampa.com, August 2022. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

What is Cerealholic Cafe & Bar called now?

Now: The Loft Elevated Bar + Food (formerly Cerealholic Cafe & Bar). As of September 2026, Cerealholic Cafe & Bar has closed — confirmed via cltampa.com, August 2022.

Where is Cerealholic Cafe & Bar located?

1909 N 15th St, Tampa, FL 33605. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured Cerealholic Cafe & Bar?

Season 8, Episode 20 of Bar Rescue, first aired May 15, 2022. The episode is titled “Magically Atrocious”.

Did the makeover last at Cerealholic Cafe & Bar?

The episode first aired May 15, 2022. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 4 years later —: As of September 2026, Cerealholic Cafe & Bar has closed — confirmed via cltampa.com, August 2022.

What do reviews say since Bar Rescue?

A Yelp listing under the original name, 'Cerealholic Cafe and Bar,' is marked permanently closed and was last updated in March 2026, consistent with the business having ceased operating at 1909 N 15th St; that listing had logged 48 reviews and 144 photos under the cereal-themed concept. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Cerealholic Cafe & Bar still using the Bar Rescue menu or branding?

Creative Loafing Tampa's coverage of the rescue describes the business as having opened in early 2021 around a concept that used breakfast cereals as ingredients in its food and drink menu. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
1909 N 15th St, Tampa, FL 33605
Venue type
bar
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • cltampa.com — https://www.cltampa.com/food-drink/months-after-getting-bar-rescued-ybor-restaurant-the-loft-will-close-this-weekend-13998152/
  • cltampa.com — https://www.cltampa.com/food-drink/after-a-recent-bar-rescue-ybor-citys-cerealholic-is-now-the-loft-elevated-bar-food-13243610/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/cerealholic-cafe-and-bar-tampa-2

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