Lisa Vanderpump Talks SUR Re-Opening & Teases New Season Of 'Pump Rules'

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Lisa Vanderpump is preparing for the re-opening of her West Hollywood, California restaurant, PUMP.

Ahead of Thursday night's premiere of her newest reality series, "Overserved With Lisa Vanderpump," which is set to air on the E! Network, the former "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" cast member is sharing details about the future of her restaurants, and the future of "Vanderpump Rules."

"Pump will open up Wednesday. It will probably be a little bit of a muddle because that's how it is," Lisa toldE! Newson March 15.

According to Vanderpump, TomTom is expected to reopen once more restrictions are lifted in terms of capacity.

"TomTom will open, it's not worth opening TomTom until they up the capacity inside just a little bit. I mean I know we have 25 percent but that's a huge bar…I mean we might. We've got two big gardens at the back of TomTom so we might," she explained.

Vanderpump then said it's "really good that we're going in the right direction" as more people are getting vaccinated and coronavirus cases are on the downward swing.

While Vanderpump confirmed that SUR Restaurant, where "Vanderpump Rules" is based, has reopened its doors to patrons, she noted that the seating available is all outdoor. 

"We want to get that up and running. I think we're moving quickly in the right direction and everybody will be vaccinated in the next few weeks," she noted. "I think it's in the beginning of May or something so it's only like six weeks away. But we're opening Pump and that's got probably the biggest garden in L.A." 

Just as many restaurants struggled to survive amid the global shutdowns, so did Vanderpump. 

"It's been hard trying to sustain these restaurants," she admitted. "A lot of our friends in the restaurant business have called it a day, we're still in there."

As for the potentially upcoming ninth season of "Vanderpump Rules," which has yet to be officially confirmed by Bravo, Vanderpump said that fans are waiting on the edges of their seats to catch up with one of Bravo's most popular casts.

"I think a lot of people want that show back because in the restaurant business there's always a smorgasbord of stories and relationships and there's a lot of the original cast," she explained.

That said, she has no plans to begin production on the new episodes of "Vanderpump Rules" until SUR is open to "at least 50 percent capacity."

To see more of Vanderpump, don't miss the season one premiere of "Overserved with Lisa Vanderpump," which airs this Thursday night, March 18, at 9/8c on the E! Network.