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Who Runs Skip & Jan's Sports Bar Now? Bar Rescue Update (Gilbert, AZ)

New owners reported

As of September 2026, Yelp reports Skip & Jan's Sports Bar changed ownership; reviewed by our team, not yet independently confirmed.

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What the source shows: Yelp's August 2026 listing and Google Places both show a different business, Natalie's, now operating at the Skip & Jan's address, while the site's only linked website is a dead Skip & Jan's Facebook page.

  • Season / episode Season 9, Episode 1
  • Original air date
  • Address 1520 W Warner Rd #112, Gilbert, AZ 85233
  • Current name Natalie's

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

Skip & Jan's Sports Bar operated at 1520 W. Warner Rd. in Gilbert, Arizona, and appeared in Bar Rescue's "Deadliest Kitchen" (aired 2024-02-25). Yellow Pages' listing for the address describes the venue as a pool hall and sports bar with 18 tables, dart boards, more than 20 televisions, and a food menu of burgers, wings, and salads, along with weekly pool leagues and monthly passes; the Places record's suite number, #112, indicates the bar sat within a larger retail complex, consistent with strip-mall descriptions on several of those older directory pages. Nextdoor, Instagram, Snapchat, and Chalkysticks all continued to carry listings under the Skip & Jan's name and its (480) 539-0110 phone number, though none of those pages show a visible 2026 update.

By August 2026, Yelp's page for the same address showed a different operator, Natalie's, with 89 photos and 209 reviews and no reference to the earlier bar, according to Yelp — a review count consistent with an established, ongoing business rather than a brand-new opening, though the date of the earliest Natalie's review was not captured within this review's search budget. A Google Places record for the same coordinates likewise names the current business Natalie's and marks it operational, though the listing still links out to Skip & Jan's Facebook page, https://m.facebook.com/skipandjans/, which returned only a Facebook browser-compatibility error rather than any business content when checked directly on 2026-09-08.

No source found within this review's one-search budget described what the Bar Rescue episode itself changed at Skip & Jan's — menu, decor, staffing, or otherwise — or explained when or why Natalie's took over the address. The gap between the still-linked, non-functioning Facebook page and the newer Yelp listing points toward a change in who operates the space rather than a rebrand carried out by the same owners under a new name, but no owner statement, government record, or news report surfaced within this search to confirm that reading. Whether Skip & Jan's closed outright, sold the business, or relocated before Natalie's opened is not established by the sources gathered here.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 9, Episode 1
Original air date
Episode title
Deadliest Kitchen
What was featured
A Gilbert sports bar with pool tables rescued for operations
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Skip & Jan's Sports Bar

Frequently asked questions

Is Skip & Jan's Sports Bar still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Yelp reports Skip & Jan's Sports Bar changed ownership; reviewed by our team, not yet independently confirmed.

What happened to Skip & Jan's Sports Bar after Bar Rescue?

Skip & Jan's Sports Bar operated at 1520 W. As of September 2026, Yelp reports Skip & Jan's Sports Bar changed ownership; reviewed by our team, not yet independently confirmed.

What is Skip & Jan's Sports Bar called now?

Now: Natalie's (formerly Skip & Jan's Sports Bar). As of September 2026, Yelp reports Skip & Jan's Sports Bar changed ownership; reviewed by our team, not yet independently confirmed.

Where is Skip & Jan's Sports Bar located?

1520 W Warner Rd #112, Gilbert, AZ 85233. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured Skip & Jan's Sports Bar?

Season 9, Episode 1 of Bar Rescue, first aired February 25, 2024. The episode is titled “Deadliest Kitchen”.

Who owns Skip & Jan's Sports Bar now?

As of September 2026, Yelp reports Skip & Jan's Sports Bar changed ownership; reviewed by our team, not yet independently confirmed. We name individual owners only where a source we cite names them.

Did the makeover last at Skip & Jan's Sports Bar?

The episode first aired February 25, 2024. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 2 years later —: As of September 2026, Yelp reports Skip & Jan's Sports Bar changed ownership; reviewed by our team, not yet independently confirmed.

What do reviews say since Bar Rescue?

By August 2026, Yelp's page for the same address showed a different operator, Natalie's, with 89 photos and 209 reviews and no reference to the earlier bar, according to Yelp — a review count consistent with an established, ongoing business rather than a brand-new opening, though the date of the earliest Natalie's review was not captured within this review's search budget. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Skip & Jan's Sports Bar still using the Bar Rescue menu or branding?

Yellow Pages' listing for the address describes the venue as a pool hall and sports bar with 18 tables, dart boards, more than 20 televisions, and a food menu of burgers, wings, and salads, along with weekly pool leagues and monthly passes; the Places record's suite number, #112, indicates the bar sat within a larger retail complex, consistent with strip-mall descriptions on several of those older directory pages. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
1520 W Warner Rd #112, Gilbert, AZ 85233
Venue type
bar
Official website
Facebook

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Sources

  • Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/skip-and-jans-sports-bar-gilbert
  • yellowpages.com — https://www.yellowpages.com/gilbert-az/mip/skip-jans-sports-bar-517611670
  • Facebook — https://m.facebook.com/skipandjans/
  • nextdoor.com — https://nextdoor.com/pages/skip-jans-sports-bar-gilbert-az/
  • Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/skipandjanssportsbar/
  • snapchat.com — https://www.snapchat.com/place/skip-and-jans-sports-bar/43119dea-f485-11ed-9fb3-8fc988a6df6a
  • chalkysticks.com — https://www.chalkysticks.com/places/skip-and-jan-s-sports-bar

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