Kevin Hart’s Vegan Fast Food Chain, Hart House, Suddenly Closes

Comedian and actor Kevin Hart ventured into the business of vegan fast food about two years ago when he opened his first Hart House location in Los Angeles. He later opened three more locations.

But this week, all four locations were shut down abruptly and with no explanation. It all happened so fast that the website is still up and active.

Kevin Hart’s vegan fast food chain, Hart House, closed all four locations earlier this week with no warning.

Vegan fast food fans will now have to find a new place to get their favorite meatless meals.

Hart House, the Southern California plant-based chain founded by Hart, closed all four locations on September 10.

Hart House CEO Andy Hooper confirmed the news of the chain’s closing to Eater in a statement that reads, “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 opened its first location in August 2022 not far from LAX. The second location opened in November 2022, and the next location in June 2023.

While the restaurant’s website doesn’t mention that the fast food chain is closed, there is a post on Instagram to thank customers.

“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,” the post reads.

There are currently no comments on the post, and the comment section is limited, meaning only certain people can share a thought in the comments.

Just three days before sharing the notice on Instagram that Hart House is no more, the chain was trying to sell some shirts.

“This shirt? Yes Chef. Available at all Hart House Locations,” the post reads. One follower commented, “Let’s goooo! Get that merch.” Another asked, “The Sherman Oaks location?”

Prior to the shirt post, Hart House’s Instagram was quite active with posts every few days. A post shared on August 29 showed some reviews of their “Dishonorably Hot Chick’n Sandwich” in honor of their “birthday week.”

Back in May 2023, Hart called on viral food critic Keith Lee to visit Hart House and try out some of the menu items so he could give an honest review.

“Kevin Hart reached out to me and asked me to try his restaurant,” Lee said at the beginning of the video. “It’s vegan food. Now I was set back because I’m not a huge fan of vegan food and I’ve been very vocal about that. So why did he reach out to me? And I told him I was gonna be 100 percent real. He told me, that’s what he wanted.”

Lee tried out a few menu items, but before trying anything, he explained how affordable the food was. Lee’s entire review was quite positive with high ratings. After taking a bite of a Deluxe Hot and Crispy Chick’n sandwich. He said he was shocked that it was vegan, said it tasted like a chicken sandwich, and rated it a 9.3 out of 10.

Earlier this year, viral content creator and self-proclaimed President of the “Fast Food Secrets Club,” Jordan Howlett, better known as Jordan the Stallion, also gave Hart House a try.

“My favorite dish in the world are buffalo fries,” he said. “Having this tator tot dipped with this creamy sauce it gives like a mini buffalo fry.”

One person commented, “Great collaboration,” and another said, “If Jordan approves I’ll try it lol.”