Going into business with Tom Sandoval wasn’t an easy experience for Tom Schwartz by any means, even before Scandoval. Apparently, Katie Maloney wasn’t the only person who disliked Sandoval’s choice of name for his and Schwartz’s bar. “The biggest fight I’ve ever been in in my life with Tom Sandoval was the name of the bar, Schwartz & Sandy’s,” Schwartz told James Kennedy in the first episode of “Vanderpump Rules” Season 11. “He campaigned so hard, Mr. Marketing Genius put that name on the side of the building and when you do that, you have to hold yourself to a higher standard.”
Schwartz later told the cameras that after Scandoval, Schwartz & Sandy’s became shunned by former fans. “Reservations are down, a bunch of the staff has quit, we felt like zoo animals in there, you know? People were harassing servers, coming in there with a vengeance. It was toxic,” he described. Referring to his divorce from Maloney and his brother having health issues, he confessed, “Last year almost broke me.”
As reported by TMZ, days after news of Sandoval and Leviss’ affair was outed, “VPR” fans took to Yelp to leave negative reviews of Schwartz & Sandy’s. Many of the comments trashed Sandoval and one even claimed the bar had a rat problem. It got to a point where Yelp had to intervene and get rid of the false reviews. As they say, time heals all wounds, and according to Schwartz, Schwartz & Sandy’s is still trucking on.
