Taffer’s Tavern, a new restaurant from Bar Rescue’s Jon Taffer, is now open at 700 6th St NW in DC, next to the Capital One Arena.  Known for turning “money pits into money makers” on his reality television series, Taffer promises to bring mouth-watering food, excellent customer service, and the “highest safety standards in the industry” to Taffer’s Tavern.  Jon Taffer is known locally for featuring Piratz Tavern on his show in 2012.  Piratz Tavern (8402 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring), which closed in 2015, was a pirate-themed dive bar where the staff dressed and acted like pirates (video below).

According to the restaurant’s website, “Taffer’s Tavern features unbelievably delicious comfort and elevated tavern foods with some surprises that are prepared using innovative cooking technologies that drastically improve the quality, flavor and consistency of every dish. Our approach is to provide our customers high-quality menu selections in the safest dining environment possible. That is why Taffer’s Tavern is home to the ‘Kitchen of the Future.’ On the way to creating this new concept, Jon recognized the advances in innovative cooking technology that could drastically improve the quality, flavor and consistency compared to the standard restaurant’s kitchen. The kitchen we have designed and created is truly revolutionary.”