The show's Season 10 reunion gave us a bit more clarity on when we'll finally get to step into the sandwich shop. Apparently, they thought it would be open by the end of May 2023. However, as time has passed, the original timeframe wasn't met.
“The pair don’t yet have an opening date for their new endeavor; in an ideal world, Maloney says, it will be as soon as possible," revealed the Los Angeles Times.
Their Instagram does say that the sandwich shop will be coming sometime in 2023 though!
The girls' idea did catch the attention of one investor — Lala Kent’s now former fiancé, Randall Emmett. We saw Katie and Ariana sit down for an investor meeting with the movie producer. Later, at James and Raquel's engagement party, Randall revealed that he and his partners were interested in investing $150,000 into the project.
Unfortunately, because Randall recently found himself embroiled in a messy cheating scandal, it appears that he's no longer a part of the venture. On an episode of Watch What Happens Live, the Toms sat down with Andy Cohen and shared that Randall will no longer be investing in the ladies' sandwich shop. According to the men, the business relationship has been "dissolved" and "maybe [Randall] wants to cut ties and move on" from the friend group as a whole.
As for the women's ability to run a sandwich shop (with or without Randall as an investor), critics online have been skeptical about the duo’s business acumen and lack of experience in the food industry. In a Vanderpump Rules subthread on Reddit, one user wrote, “How am I watching a reality show for nine seasons and I'm just now hearing that Katie has this secret dream to open a sandwich shop? Why are we just hearing about it now? It makes the show feel really fake and forced.”
Others noted Schwartz and Katie’s ongoing financial troubles. “It's hard enough to open a restaurant when the economy is good and people are healthy. But doing it while Schwartz is leveraged out the a--, Katie has a tax lien, and there's a pandemic is foolish.”
Among the many complaints that viewers had about Katie’s sandwich shop, the biggest point of contention was the shop’s name. So, what did Katie and Ariana name their sandwich shop?
