The Floating Rib (formerly Jake's) was a local restaurant, bar, and boarding house in Port Charles. It was renamed The Floating Rib after Luke Spencer paid former owner Coleman Ratcliffe a substantial amount of cash.
Jake's was originally owned by a woman named Jake, then owned by Coleman until he sold it to Mac Scorpio in 2014. Mac and Felicia Scorpio ran the bar similar to the Outback.
They were continually one of the sponsors of the annual Nurses Ball charity event.
On November 20, 2020, the Floating Rib was blown up by a bomb planted by Julian Jerome, per the order of drug kingpin Cyrus Renault with the intent of killing Corinthos organization rival Jason Morgan. As of September 9, 2021, The Bank of ELQ is being built on the site.
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The original "Floating Rib" was an upscale restaurant established in 1978 and was across the street from General Hospital. Susan Moore worked as a hostess. That location closed in the late 1980's and is now the location of a popular massage parlor. On February 23, 2006, Holly Sutton (not knowing that the restaurant was long out of business) demanded that Luke Spencer and Robert Scorpio meet her outside the restaurant with two million dollars for each vial of antidote for the mutant encephalitis virus that had gripped the city that month.
Located in the shadier part of town, Jake's Bar was first introduced in 1996 owned by a woman named Jake, often referred to as the "Shady Lady." Jake left town in 1999. Coleman Ratcliffe purchased the place in September 2002 after A.J. Quartermaine torched The Oasis. Many popular couples met at Jake's over the years, including Jason Morgan and Carly Corinthos, Lulu and Dante, and Johnny Zacchara and Olivia Falconeri.
Many fights also broken out at Jake's over the years, the most well-known being a bar fight between Sam McCall and Carly Corinthos. Other fights include Johnny with Matt Hunter, Mac Scorpio with Kevin Collins and several between Olivia and her cousin Connie Falconeri.
In 2006, Robin Scorpio, Emily Quartermaine, Elizabeth Webber, Kelly Lee, and Lainey Winters chose Jake's as the location of their Girls' Night Out, although the number of outings has decreased over time. Max Giambetti, Ric Lansing, Patrick Drake, and Nikolas Cassadine also planned a Boys' Night Out to fantasize about Carly Corinthos.
In 2009, Coleman decided to "give the place a little class" and to "appeal to his more upscale clients." One day he added a piano to Jake's and served "an excellent pinot from a California vineyard." Johnny Zacchara promptly sat at the piano and played Chopin.[2]
Johnny once serenaded his then-girlfriend, Olivia Falconeri, on the piano. Coleman also began hosting karaoke nights at Jake's. Performers include Lulu Spencer, Maxie Jones, Rebecca Shaw, and Diane Miller as "Maxie and the Maxettes," Robin, Patrick Drake, Spinelli, Ethan Lovett and his father Luke Spencer, Alexis Davis, Mac Scorpio, Brook Lynn Quartermaine, and even Coleman himself.
In 2012, Luke Spencer paid Coleman a substantial amount of cash to change the name of the bar from Jake's to "The Floating Rib". Luke had been feeling guilty for driving drunk and hitting his grandson, who is coincidently named Jake. Luke also believed the name would be a painful reminder to Elizabeth Webber. Coleman later hires Mac Scorpio as the manager and bartender. Since the name change the bar has become known for their ribs.
In 2013, The Floating Rib was host to Mac and Felicia's wedding and party with Karaoke performed by Mac, Kevin Collins, Maxie Jones, Lulu Spencer, Dante Falconeri, and Liesl Obrecht. The wedding itself was later crashed by Richard Simmons.
In 2014, after Coleman was arrested, he sold The Floating Rib to Mac.
In 2017, there was an attempted armed robbery at the Floating Rib, however the perpetrator was quickly subdued by Jordan Ashford with aid from the PCPD.
In March 2018, when the Floating Rib was host to Josslyn Jacks and Oscar Nero's school dance, an earthquake struck Port Charles. Josslyn and Oscar became trapped in a freezer and Drew Cain later became trapped under the freezer door after rescuing them.
Drew was later saved by Franco Baldwin and Dante Falconeri. The earthquake left the Floating Rib in shambles, however Mac and Felicia had the bar rebuilt and renovated a month later.
In October 2018, the serial killer Ryan Chamberlain decapitated nurse Mary Pat Ingles on Halloween. He then placed her head in a barrel of apples, which Carly Corinthos and many guests were horrified to discover during a party at the Floating Rib.
In 2019, Mac hired Chet Driscoll as a bartender.
In September, 2019, the bachelor/bachelorette parties for Valentin and Nina are held here, during which Valentin sweeps Nina off her feet singing karaoke.
In 2020, after Marcus Taggert is supposedly killed in a mob shootout; Mac hosts his memorial service at the Rib.
In early 2020, while at the Rib, Brook Lynn Quartermaine ended up in a physical fight. Lulu and Dustin Phillips helped defend Brook Lynn against her sleazy manager's advances.
The P.C.P.D. were called to break up the fight, arresting all parties involved. Upon release, Lulu, Brook Lynn, and Dustin agreed to pay Mac and Felicia for the damages. Ned agreed to cover the damages and Brook Lynn promised to pay him back.
On November 20, 2020, the Floating Rib was destroyed by a bomb planted by Julian Jerome, per the order of drug kingpin Cyrus Renault. Cyrus' purpose was to kill rival Jason Morgan. Prior to the explosion, Jason and his son Danny are playing billiards when they are joined by Cameron Webber and Dev Cerci. Julian watches as he leaves a suspicious package under a booth, not realizing that it is in fact a bomb. Jason eventually takes Danny home and while Julian (who is Danny's maternal grandfather) leaves the building he attempts to call Cyrus using a burner phone when it unintentionally detonates the bomb. Jason and Danny barely escaped, having driven away just moments before the bomb exploded. Franco Baldwin, Elizabeth Webber-Baldwin, Cameron, Dev, Dustin Phillips, Lulu Spencer, and Dante Falconeri are caught in the explosion. Dev and Dustin are fatalities, and Lulu ends up in a coma from a cerebral edema.
As of September 17, 2021, a branch of the Bank of ELQ is being built on the site.