Which Bravo reality series is centered on Lisa Vanderpump's West Hollywood restaurant SUR?

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The Bravo reality series centered on Lisa Vanderpump’s West Hollywood restaurant SUR is *Vanderpump Rules*.

The series premiered in 2013 as a spin-off connected to *The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills*, where Vanderpump was already a prominent cast member. Its early episodes followed the staff and personal relationships surrounding SUR Restaurant & Lounge, turning workplace tensions, friendships, romances, and disputes into the show’s central drama.

SUR is short for “Sexy Unique Restaurant.” Vanderpump and her husband, Ken Todd, became co-owners with Guillermo Zapata and Nathalie Pouille Zapata in 2005. The restaurant is on North Robertson Boulevard in West Hollywood, an area known for high-profile dining and nightlife.

A frequent mix-up is treating the series as a general restaurant competition. It is instead an unscripted docu-series about the restaurant’s staff and Vanderpump’s hospitality empire. Other Vanderpump venues, including Pump and Tom Tom, later became part of the broader reality-TV world associated with her brand.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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