Ariana Madix Says She ‘Would Love’ to Expand Something About Her Sandwich Shop (Exclusive)

Ariana Madix has work on her mind!

The reality TV star turned entrepreneur, 39, shared her vision for the future of her i Vanderpump Rules Katie Maloney’s Something About Her sandwich shop while attending TheWrap’s Power Women Summit at Maybourne Beverly Hills on Tuesday, December 3rd.

When asked if she and Maloney are working on expanding their West Hollywood sandwich shop, which has become a popular destination for Bravo fans and other tourists, Madix tells PEOPLE, “Not right now, but that would be great. I’d love to.”

Ariana Madix attends TheWrap’s Power Women Summit at Maybourne Beverly Hills on December 3, 2024.

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She tells PEOPLE that despite her busy schedule, she helps run the business through constant communication.

“A lot of things come over the phone,” she explains. “Or texting, e-mailing, dealing with that side of the business. And whenever I’m in town, I pop in as much as possible to say hello.”

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Some of it was opened last May after plans for its development were announced in 2022. Logistical problems caused multiple delays.

The restaurant is located a few doors down from SUR, Lisa Vanderpump’s restaurant where Maloney, 37, was a server and Madix was a bartender. SUR served as the background for previous seasons Vanderpump Rules.

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Before the opening, Madix shared with PEOPLE that she and Maloney never lost faith that the restaurant would finally come to fruition.

“We both believed that it was always going to happen, that we were going to make it happen. But there were definitely moments of deep breathing at times when something else would pop up and you just have to take a second,” she said.

Maloney shared similar sentiments in a conversation in May, expressing, “I don’t think it was a ‘this is not going to happen’ moment, it was just like, ‘Okay, but how much longer can we talk? Are we talking weeks at this point or months?’ ”

Katie Maloney and Ariana Madix in Something About Her.

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Various celebrities have visited the store, including Andy Cohen, Diane Keaton, Seth Rogen and wife Lauren Miller.

Madix spoke with PEOPLE ahead of her “The Art of Adaptation: Books, Broadway, Blockbusters & Beyond” panel at the Power Women Summit, where she talked about her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago and her preparation for the iconic role.

Until she doesn’t come back Vanderpump Rules following the cast change, Madix feels “great” that fans finally know the fate of the show, telling PEOPLE “I’m glad people and the public know what’s going on now.”

12th season Vanderpump Ruleswhich will contain a new group of SUR employees, premiered in 2025.

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