‘The Food was Awful’: Kevin Hart Slammed By ‘Greasy and Flavorless’ Food Reviews as the Comedian Shuts Downs All Four of His Restaurants

Kevin Hart is a bankable star for Hollywood studios, but his celebrity status didn’t quite translate into the same level of success with his foray into the food industry. As of Tuesday, Sept. 10, his four vegan burger restaurants, Hart House, have closed their doors across Los Angeles County. The trendy business venture was co-founded by Hart and a “team of passionate partners” like CEO Andy Hooper in 2022. The four locations included the flagship store in Hollywood, another in Westchester near Los Angeles International Airport, in Monrovia, and University Park, an area that is home to the University of Southern California. Many social media users learned of the closing via a post on Instagram. Kevin Hart’s Hart House restaurants shutter across Los Angeles County nearly a year after comic quit promoting the burger joint. (Photos: Kevinhart4real/Instagram.) “Thank you. To our team, guests, and community, who helped make the change we all craved. A Hartfelt goodbye for now as we start a new chapter,” wrote the Hart House team on Sept. 11. Comments were limited. On the restaurant’s website, the comedian shared that he launched the franchise “to create a good experience that combines the joy of coming together over...