The Truth About Kandi Burruss' Restaurant Old Lady Gang
Mia Smith In 2017, Kandi Burruss and her husband Todd Tucker opened Old Lady Gang in Atlanta, per Bravo TV. The restaurant was inspired by Burruss' mother Mama Joyce and her Aunt Bertha and Aunt Nora's soulful home cooking. Fans watched the stressful buildup to opening on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta," and it looks like they're about to get even more of an inside scoop.
Burruss and Tucker secured a spin-off show called "Kandi & The Gang" that will focus on the restaurant, according to The Wrap. The trailer seems to emphasize staff drama in a way that is not dissimilar from Bravo's "Vanderpump Rules." However, Burruss vehemently denies any similarity. "The similarity is that she [Lisa Vanderpump] has restaurants, I have restaurants, and we're both Housewives. OK, great. I think that's where the similarities stop," she told Entertainment Tonight.
The truth is that Old Lady Gang's drama seems to extend beyond the waitstaff. The restaurant has generally appeared successful with a constant revolving door of celebrities dropping in. However, in recent years things haven't looked too peachy. In 2020, three people were shot at inside the restaurant, per CNN. As if that weren't bad enough, in 2021 OLG received another C rating by a health inspector, per Reality Tea.
Fans are definitely getting suspicious about just how soulful and wholesome the spot actually is, and hopefully they'll get an inside look when "Kandi & The Gang" airs this month.