Schwartz & Sandy's Lounge

"Vanderpump Rules stars Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz are closing their Franklin Village cocktail bar Schwartz & Sandy’s at the end of December after two years in operation. The duo announced the closure on November 25, 2024, in separate Instagram posts from their personal accounts, before sharing an official statement on Schwartz & Sandy’s account thanking staff and patrons for the years of support. People Magazine reports that the closure is linked to ongoing financial challenges and backlash around Sandoval’s cheating scandal, dubbed “Scandoval.”" - Rebecca Roland

"Schwartz & Sandy’s is the best of the Vanderpump Rules restaurants, which is like being the fastest walker at the Broken Foot Convention. This birds of paradise-filled “lounge” takes up a strip mall space in Franklin Village, a sleepy-ish neighborhood that’s perfect for aging improv actors and art history majors who shop used bookstores, but less so a gaudy bar run by reality TV stars. As a result, Schwartz & Sandy’s is almost always a ghost town. During a recent visit for dinner and drinks, we were the only people in the place for nearly two hours (except for a bored bartender). Even the solid lobster corn dogs can’t salvage what is an objectively depressing environment." - Brant Cox

"Most recently, that drama has moved over to Franklin Village's Schwartz & Sandy's, where a cheating scandal has engulfed one owner of the Vanderpump-adjacent restaurant (and of course it's all playing out on television). Co-owner Tom Sandoval says that restaurant is now struggling financially as well." - Farley Elliott