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Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille Is Now Blue Line Tavern

Renamed reported

As of September 2026, loopnet.com lists this address as Blue Line Tavern; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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loopnet.com ·
Secondary source
bluelinetavern.com

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What the source shows: Wisconsin tourism and commercial-property listings describe the venue relaunching under the name Blue Line Tavern after the owners invited Bar Rescue back in September 2024, and the business's own website remains indexed with current menu content.

  • Season / episode Season 9, Episode 25
  • Original air date
  • Address 90 S Main St, Fond du Lac, WI 54935
  • Current name Blue Line Tavern

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille, at 90 S Main St in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, appeared in Bar Rescue's ninth season episode "Rock Bottom at Top Shelf," which aired March 9, 2025 on Paramount Network. According to a Travel Wisconsin business listing and a LoopNet commercial-property listing for the address -- the latter titled in part "(Bar Rescue Renovated) Blue Line Tavern" -- the bar first opened as Top Shelf in June 2019, and in September 2024 its owners invited the Bar Rescue crew back to help turn the business around.

That visit resulted in a name change: the business relaunched as Blue Line Tavern, according to the same Travel Wisconsin and Fond du Lac tourism-site listings, which describe an American-style menu built around slow-smoked wings, stacked burgers and made-to-order pizza alongside a breakfast service. The listings also describe live entertainment -- trivia, comedy and karaoke nights -- and an outdoor patio as features of the relaunched bar. The specific decor or staffing changes made during the Bar Rescue visit were not detailed in the sources reviewed for this update.

Blue Line Tavern continues to operate at the same Main Street address under its post-show name. The business maintains an active website, bluelinetavern.com, with separate pages for its menu and event calendar, and a Google Places listing for 90 S Main St shows the location as operational under the Blue Line Tavern name. A direct fetch of the site returned an HTTP 403 response during this review, which blocks automated access but is not itself evidence the business is closed; the site continued to appear in search indexes with current menu and events content. Its posted hours -- Tuesday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to midnight, with Mondays closed -- are consistent across the Travel Wisconsin and Fond du Lac tourism listings.

No sources reviewed for this update describe a subsequent closure or ownership change; the available listings consistently describe Blue Line Tavern as the operating business at the address once occupied by Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 9, Episode 25
Original air date
Episode title
Rock Bottom at Top Shelf
What was featured
struggling sports bar renamed and relaunched as Blue Line Tavern
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille

Frequently asked questions

Is Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, loopnet.com lists this address as Blue Line Tavern; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What happened to Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille after Bar Rescue?

Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille, at 90 S Main St in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, appeared in Bar Rescue's ninth season episode "Rock Bottom at Top Shelf," which aired March 9, 2025 on Paramount Network. As of September 2026, loopnet.com lists this address as Blue Line Tavern; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What is Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille called now?

Now: Blue Line Tavern (formerly Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille). As of September 2026, loopnet.com lists this address as Blue Line Tavern; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

Where is Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille located?

90 S Main St, Fond du Lac, WI 54935. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille?

Season 9, Episode 25 of Bar Rescue, first aired March 9, 2025. The episode is titled “Rock Bottom at Top Shelf”.

Did the makeover last at Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille?

The episode first aired March 9, 2025. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 1 year later —: As of September 2026, loopnet.com lists this address as Blue Line Tavern; reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026, not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What do reviews say since Bar Rescue?

The specific decor or staffing changes made during the Bar Rescue visit were not detailed in the sources reviewed for this update. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Top Shelf Sports Bar & Grille still using the Bar Rescue menu or branding?

That visit resulted in a name change: the business relaunched as Blue Line Tavern, according to the same Travel Wisconsin and Fond du Lac tourism-site listings, which describe an American-style menu built around slow-smoked wings, stacked burgers and made-to-order pizza alongside a breakfast service. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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Address
90 S Main St, Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Venue type
bar
Official website
bluelinetavern.com

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