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The finish of an period! The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, Lisa Vanderpump, 62, is formally closing her iconic West Hollywood restaurant, Pump, after June 2023. Lisa’s restaurant’s Instagram launched the assertion by way of Instagram on May 4. “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that the lease at Pump Restaurant is expiring and we will be closing its doors on July 5th, after ten years of beautiful evenings under our olive trees,” the message learn. As many know, the WEHO hotspot hosted many iconic scenes on the hit Bravo TV sequence previous to Lisa’s Season 9 exit.
Although many might be saddened by Pump’s closure, LVP reassured everybody that they are going to be capable of proceed to benefit from the restaurant all through Pride Month. “We will be open throughout Pride month in West Hollywood, to support the local community with one last hurrah, and we look forward to welcoming you all to TomTom & Sur in the months following!”, the assertion added. More so, the message revealed that the TV character is ready to open a number of different eating institutions later this yr.
“As a family, we are looking to the future of the Vanderpump establishments and will be opening at least two more restaurants with Caesars Entertainment in the coming year,” the submit went on. The institution cited a “huge increase in rent by the landlords” as the first motive for the choice to stop operations. “While we have loved our time operating Pump, to take on another 10-year lease with a huge increase in rent by the landlords, is not something we are ready to commit to,” LVP’s message revealed. “After successfully running 37+ establishments for many years, this type of rent is untenable.”
Finally, the institution concluded the announcement with a press release of gratitude for its patrons through the years. “Thank you for the past decade of support, we have loved our staff, our patrons and our time together. Best, The Pump Family,” the notice concluded. As many HollywoodLife readers and Bravo followers know, Pump Restaurant opened in 2014 and shortly grew to become a celeb hotspot all through its reign in WEHO.
Not solely was the restaurant featured on many episodes of RHOBH, however it is also featured on the hit present, Vanderpump Rules. Some of the A-listers which have been noticed at Pump through the years embrace popstar Lady Gaga, actress Jennifer Lawrence, songstress Miley Cyrus, and lots of extra. Lisa operates a number of different Los Angeles hotspots together with SUR and TomTom. At this time, the brunette magnificence at the moment stars on Vanderpump Rules, with the present season coping with the Tom Sandoval dishonest scandal.