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What Happened to O'Kelleys Irish Pub After Bar Rescue? (St. Louis, MO)

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As of September 2026, O'Kelleys Irish Pub has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

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What the source shows: Yelp's O'Kelly listing at 756 S 4th St, updated July 2026, is marked CLOSED; Gazette Review reported the Pastimes on 4th successor business closed in July 2017 after an ownership sale.

  • Season / episode Season 4, Episode 47
  • Original air date
  • Address 756 S 4th St, St. Louis, MO 63102
  • Current name Pastimes on 4th

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

O'Kelleys Irish Pub operated near Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis, marketed toward game-day crowds. In the episode "Land of the Beer and Home of the Misbehaved," Jon Taffer's team found a bar being undermined from within: the owner's nephew was shown behaving recklessly around customers and inventory, while an inexperienced manager was unable to rein in staff or maintain consistent service standards. The mismanagement had left the bar unable to capitalize on its prime location near the ballpark.

The rescue team replaced the Irish-pub concept with a sports-bar format built around the stadium crowd, renaming the business Pastimes on 4th - A St. Louis Pub. The new concept emphasized game-day promotions, a simplified bar menu, and revised staffing and accountability structures meant to address the family-management conflict at the center of the episode. Physical renovations updated the space with sports-bar signage and seating oriented toward televised games.

Pastimes on 4th operated under that name for roughly a year after the episode aired. According to Gazette Review, the bar closed in July 2017 after the property was sold to new ownership that did not continue the Pastimes on 4th concept. A different bar, the Honky Tonk STL, occupied the same South 4th Street storefront by 2022, though it operates independently of the ownership group behind the original O'Kelleys or Pastimes on 4th. A Yelp listing under the name O'Kelly at the same Fourth Street address, updated July 2026, is still marked closed, consistent with the 2017 closure reported at the time.

The episode's on-air resolution focused on separating the nephew from day-to-day operations and installing clearer management authority, a fix that held for the period documented by outlets covering the bar afterward but did not prevent the ownership sale that ended the Pastimes on 4th concept about a year later. That assessment of the rescue's immediate impact belongs to the episode itself rather than to any independent accounting of the bar's later ownership change.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 47
Original air date
Episode title
Land of the Beer and Home of the Misbehaved
What was featured
Owner's nephew mismanaging bar; relaunched as sports pub Pastimes on 4th
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
O'Kelleys Irish Pub

Frequently asked questions

Is O'Kelleys Irish Pub still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, O'Kelleys Irish Pub has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What happened to O'Kelleys Irish Pub after Bar Rescue?

O'Kelleys Irish Pub operated near Busch Stadium in downtown St. As of September 2026, O'Kelleys Irish Pub has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

Is O'Kelleys Irish Pub permanently closed?

As of September 2026, O'Kelleys Irish Pub has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

What is O'Kelleys Irish Pub called now?

Now: Pastimes on 4th (formerly O'Kelleys Irish Pub). As of September 2026, O'Kelleys Irish Pub has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

Where is O'Kelleys Irish Pub located?

756 S 4th St, St. Louis, MO 63102. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured O'Kelleys Irish Pub?

Season 4, Episode 47 of Bar Rescue, first aired April 3, 2016. The episode is titled “Land of the Beer and Home of the Misbehaved”.

Did the makeover last at O'Kelleys Irish Pub?

The episode first aired April 3, 2016. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 10 years later —: As of September 2026, O'Kelleys Irish Pub has closed — confirmed via Yelp, July 2026.

What do reviews say since Bar Rescue?

According to Gazette Review, the bar closed in July 2017 after the property was sold to new ownership that did not continue the Pastimes on 4th concept. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is O'Kelleys Irish Pub still using the Bar Rescue menu or branding?

The new concept emphasized game-day promotions, a simplified bar menu, and revised staffing and accountability structures meant to address the family-management conflict at the center of the episode. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Visit info

Address
756 S 4th St, St. Louis, MO 63102
Venue type
bar
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • riverfronttimes.com — https://www.riverfronttimes.com/food-drink/another-st-louis-based-bar-rescue-episode-airs-sunday-3067073
  • gazettereview.com — https://gazettereview.com/2017/07/okelleys-irish-pub-update-happened-bar-rescue/
  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/o-kelly-saint-louis

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