Hooters is facing bankruptcy as Gen Z men prefer to get stoned at home, gamble on their phones & look at porn while waiting for DoorDash.
In full disclosure, I’ve never been to any of the “strip club lite” restaurants in my life. But at least Boomers made an attempt to ogle scantily clad women while drinking beer and getting fat eating wings.
One complaint I have heard in other forums is that their food is awful. The last time I went to one, which was many years ago, I was inclined to agree. That's not something a bunch of scantily clad women can fix.
I’ve never been, but I am surprised they lasted as long as they did. Always heard food was bad and most had high turn over
I tried to eat at a Hooters while traveling a while back, just because it was a bit late, and they were one of the places still open. But there were some really loud customers outside the building, so I ended up getting back in my vehicle and driving to a Buffalo Wild Wings instead. It's been so long since I've eaten at a Hooters, I can't say I even remember what my last meal there was like!
I have zero issue with their food, but I do think it's their biggest issue. In today's environment, their outfits are no longer risque and they no longer have strict appearance standards for new hires.
So, most people don't like their food, and the one other thing people (men) would go there for is no longer an attractive (pun intended) option. Why did they not figure this out a decade ago?
If there's any hope of saving it, I would go full-on into sports bar territory. Get rid of the uniforms entirely. Switch to something modern similar to the Twin Peaks style if they really want to keep the focus on the women. Otherwise, just let the waitresses wear something comfortable with minimal (but still there) focus on "sexy".
Expand the alcohol selection. Invest ten-fold into food. Better quality for the current options and also more options. Twin Peaks has steak for Pete's sake. Get live bands or pool tables and darts or something. Better quality TV's and audio and put some at the booths too.
Thank the Vietnamese for their coffee shops , They will never go Bankrupt ( :
Hooters went DEI & that was their downfall. They made their rep on nice T & A but decided to lower the standards. Now we have fried eggs & hippos.
One thing all generations can agree upon, whether you’re a Millenial, gen X, or boomer; is that’s the weirdest flex anybody could own. Hooter’s? I doubt anyone would openly admit going to one when so many better options have competitively shoved them aside over the decades….
I don't mind the wings there. I still got a couple around me but the one real local to me in East Meadow closed a few years back. I did see somebody celebrating a birthday at hooters and they put like a paper towel roll under the guys shirt and made a big scene, the whole thing was so gay and stupid I haven't been back to one since.
I've been to Hooters and Twin Peaks, but not Tilted Kilt. There was a Tilted Kilt, but it was open only for maybe a year before it closed. In their defense, I think every business to open in that building has failed. There is one Twin Peaks near the airport and University. They have been going strong with all of the lunch and hotel traffic nearby, plus good hiring. There are 2-3 Hooters in my area which have been open since forever, and seem to be doing well. Twin Peaks seems to have had decent food, but Hooters is awful. I'll drink there, but never eat. The last time I tried their wings was around 2016 and it was like eating clay. That was the last time we let Dave pick where we eat.
For the first 3-4 years when Hooters came to Atlanta, the waitresses were aspiring swimsuit models. They were mostly braless and wearing cutoff t-shirts. Underboob was permanently on display and if they ever reached above their head (which they found reason to do quite a bit), well...
We used to tip 30-50%, lol! That happens when a braless 9 gives you a hug and a nibble on the earlobe when she brings you your check.
Ran into several Hooters Girls and strippers that had worked both jobs in either order.
It has been a slow, 30-year slide since then.
@gamma Same situation as me...haven't tried Tilted Kilt yet. I'm a big fan of the Beer Battered Fish & Chips and Mom's Pot Roast at Twin Peaks. I guess I'll go ahead and try Tilted Kilt once, just so I can say that I've been...
Hooters has been stuck in the middle for a long time. Their food is awful and their uniforms are less risqué than what half the girls walking around in public are wearing nowadays. The latter is what happens when you get pounded for years with a stream of sexual harassment lawsuits.
Let this be a warning to any club hound who thinks that classifying strippers as employees is a swell idea.
Most of the Hooters around me have closed. I've never been to Twin Peaks, but have it on my radar to go in the next week or so. I do like the Hooters Wing Sauce as you can buy it in the local supermarket. I get the medium sauce.
I've never been to Twin Peaks. For those of you have been there, do the girls actually look like the girls on their website?
Private equity strikes again 🤷🏻♀️
I've been to Hooters, Twin Peaks and Tilted Kilt and a few others...Although it's been a while since i've been to Hooters ever since they closed the thousand Oaks California location. That Hooters was probably the best one had ever been to. The girls were cute and good looking and I thought the food was pretty decent although I never tried the wings... But I did have the burger a few times and actually thought it was pretty good. That location in Thousand Oaks shut down after intense pressure from the prudes and city pressure.
Both Twin Peaks and Tilted Kilt I think are pretty darn good but even they have been closing locations.
Now as to the Vietnamese coffee shops. I enjoy them if they are a bit on the wild side. I order a hot Vietnamese coffee with lots of creamer and drink lots of the tea and water that they serve every few minutes. I go to the some ones in the OC. And I do admit I'm very reserved on my reviews of them because I'd like to see them succeed! Believe me the prudes want to shut them down...
20 years ago we used to go to a place called Wings and Things in Orlando which had super hot, accessible looking local girls in skimpy outfits. the food was great and we went every day after golf, even if we played in daytona. Nice warm-up for the Inner Room back in the day.
A lot of families go to Hooters for a birthday. The birthday boy stands on a chair while the Hooter girls gather around and sing happy birthday, Hooter's style. Then they take photos of the kid with the Hooter girls. He leaves with a big smile.