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Is Wildkat Records Bar & Grill Still Open? Update (Jacksonville, FL)

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As of September 2026, Wildkat Records Bar & Grill is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed March 3, 2024.

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baystreetsportsgrill.com ·

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What the source shows: The business's own website loaded live with a working ordering widget and current contact details matching Google Places, and an independent recap plus a January 2026 Yelp listing both confirm ongoing operation under the Bay Street Sports Grill name.

  • Season / episode Season 9, Episode 2
  • Original air date
  • Address 119 E Bay St, Jacksonville, FL 32202
  • Current name Bay Street Sports Grill

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What happened after Bar Rescue?

Wildkat Records Bar & Grill occupied 119 E. Bay St. in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, and was the subject of Bar Rescue's "Wildkats Wild Collapse" (aired 2024-03-03), according to barrescueupdates.com's recap of the episode. That recap describes owner Julian Garbaccio, who bought the building in 2015 when it was already named Bay Street Bar & Grill, later rebranding it Wildkat Records before declining sales and disorganized management brought in Bar Rescue's crew.

During the rescue, the show renamed the business Bay Street Sports Grill — barrescueupdates.com calls this effectively a return to Garbaccio's original branding rather than a wholly new identity. The bar's general manager told barrescueupdates.com the crew "got a free face lift so we endured," adding the business "weren't really struggling" before the show arrived, a characterization at odds with the declining-sales narrative the episode built around.

Reviews gathered by barrescueupdates.com after the relaunch were mixed: customers praised the wings and dive-bar atmosphere, while others flagged ongoing staffing shortages. A Yelp business page for the address, shown updated January 2026, still carries the Wildkat Records name even though the location operates as Bay Street Sports Grill, a naming lag on Yelp's part rather than evidence of a second rebrand.

Checked directly on 2026-09-08, the bar's own site, baystreetsportsgrill.com, loaded with a live ordering widget and listed weekly specials — $2 Rocking Horse Light pints on Tuesdays, 75-cent wings on Wednesdays, and free pool from 7 p.m. on Thursdays — alongside the address and phone number (904) 993-1350, matching the Places record; the same page also listed a Monday-through-Friday happy hour from 4 to 7 p.m. with $1 off well drinks and domestic drafts, additional detail consistent with an actively maintained specials calendar rather than a static, abandoned page. Between the March 2024 recap, the live site, and the January 2026 Yelp listing at the same address, three independently dated sources spanning more than two years describe the same business at the same address, even if the general manager's comments about the show's premise leave the severity of the original problems unclear.

Featured on Bar Rescue

Season / episode
Season 9, Episode 2
Original air date
Episode title
Wildkats Wild Collapse
What was featured
A struggling downtown bar and grill rescued for management, sales
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Wildkat Records Bar & Grill

Frequently asked questions

Is Wildkat Records Bar & Grill still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Wildkat Records Bar & Grill is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed March 3, 2024.

What happened to Wildkat Records Bar & Grill after Bar Rescue?

Wildkat Records Bar & Grill occupied 119 E. As of September 2026, Wildkat Records Bar & Grill is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed March 3, 2024.

What is Wildkat Records Bar & Grill called now?

Now: Bay Street Sports Grill (formerly Wildkat Records Bar & Grill). As of September 2026, Wildkat Records Bar & Grill is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed March 3, 2024.

Where is Wildkat Records Bar & Grill located?

119 E Bay St, Jacksonville, FL 32202. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured Wildkat Records Bar & Grill?

Season 9, Episode 2 of Bar Rescue, first aired March 3, 2024. The episode is titled “Wildkats Wild Collapse”.

Did the makeover last at Wildkat Records Bar & Grill?

The episode first aired March 3, 2024. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 2 years later —: As of September 2026, Wildkat Records Bar & Grill is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed March 3, 2024.

What do reviews say since Bar Rescue?

Reviews gathered by barrescueupdates.com after the relaunch were mixed: customers praised the wings and dive-bar atmosphere, while others flagged ongoing staffing shortages. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.

Is Wildkat Records Bar & Grill still using the Bar Rescue menu or branding?

That recap describes owner Julian Garbaccio, who bought the building in 2015 when it was already named Bay Street Bar & Grill, later rebranding it Wildkat Records before declining sales and disorganized management brought in Bar Rescue's crew. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.

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119 E Bay St, Jacksonville, FL 32202
Venue type
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