Peter Madrigal Says TomTom Is Being Rebranded; Claims Lisa Vanderpump Will Buy Tom Sandoval & Tom Schwartz Out of Restaurant
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.
