Is West Hollywood saying goodbye to Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz?
In a new interview with Sarah Fraser on his Reality Network streaming channel, former Vanderpump Rules star and SUR manager Peter Madrigal says the TomTom restaurant and bar the BFFs opened back in 2018 with Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd is being rebranded and the Toms’ names are coming down.
“I looked at it the other night and I don’t think the TomTom sign is on anymore. It’s something I noticed the other night,” Peter said, according to a report in The Sun. “She’s rebranding it as Pump.”
“When you walk into that building, formerly known as TomTom, there’s a gate and it says Pump above it,” Peter added.
Lisa and Ken operated a popular restaurant and lounge called Pump near the TomTom location for 10 years but closed it in 2023 due to disputes with their landlords over everything from rent to olive trees, as The Ashley reported. The most-recent season of ‘Vanderpump Rules’ saw the couple incorporating aspects of the Pump experience into TomTom, including adding the Pump name to the sign and bringing over staff.
Per Peter, those changes were just the beginning for the spot in which the Toms owned a small piece. When asked if the junior partners were being bought out by Lisa and Ken in light of all the changes happening at the restaurant, Peter responded, “I thought she already did.”
As of press time, though, the TomTom website and social media accounts are still active and show no indication that a name change has taken place.
The Toms may also be saying goodbye to Schwartz & Sandy’s, the restaurant the two opened as majority owners after many setbacks in 2022. Hard hit in the wake of “Scandoval” with VPR fans boycotting the place, tanking its online reviews and even vandalizing the property, the restaurant still hasn’t recovered, according to Peter, who said that he “heard through the grapevine” that the lounge is now a “ghost town.”
While the restaurant industry has been tough on Tom and Tom, it’s been treating Lisa and Ken and their partners quite well. In addition to operating their Los Angeles restaurants, the team has launched several successful restaurants and lounges with Ceasars Entertainment, including Wolf by Vanderpump in Lake Tahoe and Vanderpump Cocktail Garden in Las Vegas. Pinky’s by Vanderpump, originally scheduled to open this summer, is debuting in the fall at the Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas.
Lisa has not commented on Peter’s statements regarding the alleged TomTom rebrand, and neither of the Toms has confirmed or denied if they are being bought out of the restaurant.
(Photos: Bravo; Instagram)
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A kiss (while not good) is not an affair (and Kristin was not her friend at all), so no–Ariana did not ‘lose him how she got him.’ And You People also forget: He cheated in Ariana’s bed, her car, her pool, her home–WITH HER GOOD FRIEND, and ALL while she was grieving her dog and family. Rewrite hx all you want…He’s a special kind of dirtbag.
Peter Madrigal is a dirty dog
Old Peter is on here down voting, thinking this will help that old creep get on one of the new shows.
He was always trying to get a bigger story line and become one of the ‘cool’ ones. So pathetic he now resorts to these shitty little stories. Such a desperado.
If you paid attention you would of known that relationship was doomed. Too many fundamental differences between them. He wants to be married. He wants kids. She is adamant that she wants neither.
I find her rather pathetic, always with some issue.. wah, wah, wah..
She’s always been a background player in this show, for a reason.. she’s boring.. she’s still boring in everything she’s done on the pathetic tour.. open your eyes or rewatch her knowing Tom had a girlfriend cheat with her. It’s just come full circle. Not seeing this coming is odd to me.. watch her few beginning episodes. Listen to Tom clearly say he wanted to be married with children.. it’s all right there..
What are you on about? 😂
You are correct, she stated from the start no marriage and or kids however they did not start to date til he ended with the other girl. Now I do think they kissed in the pool at Vegas or that another girl. Well I guess it doesn’t matter now. With all that being said, he knew what she said. No to everything she wanted and she was firm about it. He should have walked then! Found someone that wanted what he did. He is in the wrong!
I agree with u 💯.Regardless of their differences from the beginning I do not agree that anyone should cheat on anyone if ur not happy then be the adult your trying to be, put ur big boy/big girl chonies on (just a phrase no gender intentions here at all b4 anyone tries to attack me for that statement plz) & just have the talk! Move on then live your life, do u! But I def agree those two were so opposite.Besides the whole kids issue. If a couple is in love & has the luxury to buy a home that young why in the hell would it take sooooo long to furnish it? Every human I know cannot wait to furnish & add there decor (minus the penis flute!) JS lol. To me that was a huge red flag on both their parts but everyone just used it as a joke. I too am very tired of the poor girl attention they have given that storyline. It takes two to tango meaning they were both miserable & it wasn’t like they portrayed they were this fantastic so in love & happy couple.. everyone saw how truly miserable they were, he was a wanna be porn-star looking screamer, yes screamer cuz he def is not a singer, n she like you said ” wah-wah-wah about everything ..who would want that personality in any relationship 24/7? But Sandoval & Shwartz def paid the price for Sandoval taking his penis flute to a whole other level! It wont shock me LVP doing this I mean there partnership $$ they paid was literally chump change to her, she knew she could always buy them out in a heartbeat & not even blink. LVP didn’t get where she is by making bad business choices. And Peter 🤮 predator vibes since first day he started hitting on the staff & collecting his notches in his belt buckle…pure pedo vibes…Why he was kept for so long is beyond me🤦♀️
another comment longer than the actual article. 🙄
#waytoowordy
#getablog 💤😴📚
(FTR, am an avid reader ~ just prefer reading actual articles, not novels written by randos)
oh, and GG may have made some good points (or not) ~ but who’s actually gonna wade through all that to find out? 🤷🏼♀️
#notme
Lol nobody forced you to read it 🤣
@GG ~ lol, didn’t read it. 🤣😹
#getablog
#walloftext 💤😴📚
lol ok well for someone who complained about how much I wrote & didn’t wanna waste their time reading it because it was too long sure has time to keep commenting back & forth lol JS u take care thx for the lol
Peter was a real creep, never understood why he was even on the show and I don’t believe a word he says, he is just trying to stay relevant.