Kevin Hart Abruptly Closes All of His Vegan Chain Restaurants: 'Hartfelt Goodbye'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kevin Hart at the opening of Kevin Hart’s QSR Hart House held at Hart House Hollywood on May 7, 2023 in Los Angeles.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

Kevin Hart’s vegan chain has closed all of its locations.

According toEater Los Angeles, the actor’s, 45, restaurant Hart House,which opened in 2022, shut down its four locations on Sept. 10, 2024.

“The response to the product has been incredible, and we thank our committed team, our customers, and our community partners for helping make the change we all craved, and for their unwavering support of Hart House,” Hart House CEO Andy Hooper said in a statement to the outlet.

Eater Los Angeles reports that the food chain’s locations included Los Angeles’ Westchester, Monrovia, University Park and the flagship Hart House on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue.

PEOPLE reached out to representatives for Hart and Hart House for comment, but they did not immediately respond.

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Kevin Hart at Hart House.Hart House

Hart’s plant based restaurant first opened on August 25, with the aim of serving affordable food composed of quality ingredients.

Plant based food at Hart House.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty

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At the time, they promised the food would not contain preservatives, artificial colors, hormones, antibiotics, high-fructose corn syrup, trans fats or cholesterol.

“As someone who has been preaching ‘Health is Wealth’, building Hart House felt like the natural evolution of my flexitarian lifestyle and my business ecosystem,'' Hart said in a statement following the restaurant’s opening.

Hart House in Hollywood.AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

He added, “I’m beyond proud of this industry-changing restaurant and the amazing team behind it working tirelessly to create delicious, sustainable food that delivers ‘Can’t-Believe-It’ flavor in every bite.”

source: people.com