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Tom Schwartz and Tom Sandoval’s Hollywood bar Schwartz & Sandy’s is closing.
The news comes just two years after the pair’s first foray into venue ownership – without the backing of their hospitality matriarch Lisa Vanderpump – became reality.
“Deciding to close was one of the hardest decisions we’ve made,” Schwartz said in an interview with People. “We agonised over it for quite some time because we truly believe it’s a great bar, still ripe with potential.”
“Unfortunately, the current climate for this business is pretty rough,” he added. “Recovering from all the negativity post-scandal wasn’t easy, and the slimmer margins post-COVID made it even harder to bounce back. There’s not a lot of room for error in the restaurant/bar business.”
Schwartz & Sandy’s closing won’t come as a huge surprise to anyone invested in the Vanderpump Rules lore, as it could be argued that the bar was built on the bones of ruined relationships, wasted money and, of course – reality television’s greatest cheating scandal – Scandoval.
“Tom and I learned the hard way about the pitfalls of having your name on the building,” Schwartz admitted. “It comes with immense responsibility, and your personal life directly reflects on your business and your partners. It’s a double-edged sword for a public figure.”
“In retrospect, maybe we should have closed earlier, but we had so much faith in this bar. Seeing our regulars come in and watching how S&S became a place where people came together to make memories made it hard to let go.”
Tom Sandoval also shared a post to Instagram announcing the decision and reassuring fans, and would-be patrons, that although Schwartz & Sandy’s was closing, the team would see out the year before last drinks were called.
So for anyone who was yet to visit, there’s still an opportunity to get your Bravo fandom fix until the end of year, even if it is just for the promised Taylor Swift Birthday Bash.
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