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Two of Lisa Vanderpump‘s fashionable Los Angeles eating places have simply had their liquor licenses suspended.
Ahead of the following two busy weekends within the metropolis, which hosts the ninety fifth Academy Awards on Sunday, March 12, and can absolutely be the scene of many St. Patrick’s Day festivities on March 17, it’s being reported that the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum’s companies, Pump and TomTom, each in West Hollywood, did not pay their liquor license charges.
According to a report from WEHO TIMES on March 9, the most recent particulars of the liquor licenses of TomTom and Pump present that they have been suspended by the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) as of Wednesday, March 8.
Although Lisa’s venues could also be continuing with their regular enterprise, as it will possibly take as much as six weeks for expiration dates to be up to date after payment waivers or renewal charges are submitted, each eating places are at present exhibiting holds on their licenses which can be described as “B/E Collections [Suspensions].”
As followers of Lisa, who additionally stars on Vanderpump Rules, properly know, the longtime restauranteur co-owns Pump, which opened in May 2014 along with her husband, Ken Todd. And relating to TomTom, which has been open since July 2018, she co-owns that venue with Ken, Tom Sandoval, and Tom Schwartz.
Around this time two years in the past, Pump made headlines when it was stated to be suspended “indefinitely” by the California Franchise Tax Board. At the time, The Sun shared that the precise kind of suspension that Pump had been dealt was sometimes a response to a enterprise’s failure to file or pay taxes or owed curiosity.
And months earlier than that, after tarps and a rental truck have been seen at the venue, an insider got here ahead to insist that the restaurant was not shutting down.
“The restaurant has been putting up tarp and coverings to prepare for the rain that usually comes in this time of the year. They are moving tables around to be able to keep patrons six feet apart with the outdoor dining,” the supply instructed Us Weekly at the time.
“Pump and SUR are closing starting Wednesday due to the Los Angeles County restrictions of restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars for at least three weeks amid the surge of coronavirus cases,” they added.
Vanderpump Rules season 10 airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo.
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