I'm a big fan of their wings, but with the store closings grocery stores no longer carry the sauce or breading, and online costs have skyrocketed.
But yes, we enjoyed the eye candy, however last time we got together, I think 4 years ago the scenery had really gone downhill.
Two guys go to Hooters:
Two guys grow up together, but after college one moves to Georgia and the other to Texas. They agree to meet every ten years in Florida to play golf and catch up with each other.
At age 32 they meet, finish their round of golf and head for lunch.
“Where you wanna go?”
“Hooters.”
“Why Hooters?”
“They have those good looking servers.”
“You’re on.”
At age 42, they meet and play golf again
“Where you wanna go for lunch?”
“Hooters.”
“Again? Why?”
“They have cold beer, big screen TVs, and side action on the games.”
“OK.”
At age 52 they meet and play again. “So where you wanna go for lunch?”
“Hooters.
“Why?”
“The food is pretty good and there’s plenty of parking.”
“OK.”
At age 62 they meet again.
After a round of golf, one says, “Where you wanna go?”
“Hooters.”
“Why?”
“Wings are half price and the food isn’t too spicy.”
“Good choice”
At age 72 they meet again.
Once again, after a round of golf, one says, “Where shall we go for lunch?”
“Hooters.”
“Why?”
“They have six handicapped parking spaces right by the door and they have senior discounts.”
“Great choice.”
At age 82 they meet and play again. “Where should we go for lunch?”
“Hooters.”
“Why?”
“Because we’ve never been there before.”
“Okay, let’s give it a try.”
We used to go about once a month for lunch from work back in the early ‘90s. They still had a fish sandwich that was grouper, and it was quite good. That is long gone from the menu.
Hooters used to have beer specials. Not anymore.
Hand-breaded, hand-pattied, hand-sliced, hand-tossed. How about, “Hands off my food lest I lay hands on your hooters?”
Franks Redhot Wing sauce with garlic is every bit as good as Hooters. And a lot cheaper. I say that as someone who loves Hooters (wings).
My buddies and I used to go to a Hooters after playing golf in the 2000s. I knew the franchise was going downhill when waitresses would sit with us and talk, as hooter waitress did for higher tips and complained about their boyfriend, child care, unpaid parking tickets, etc. Not to mention that the girl’s appearances declined. It was like an unwanted sitting with an ex wife.
All is for naught if they don’t go back to the original Tabasco-based hot sauce recipe.
These days, there is a risk of getting a DEI male server dressed in the standard uniform.
A few years ago, Hooters promised that the employee who sold the most beer over a period of time would receive a free Toyota. The winner would be announced on April 1, which should have aroused suspicion.
The waitress who won the contest was blindfolded and led out into the parking lot to see her prize. When the blindfold was removed, she saw that what she had won was not a car but a doll of Yoda, a character in the movie Star Wars II.
This was supposed to be an April Fool prank, but the victim didn’t think it was funny. She quit, sued Hooters and won a settlement said to be enough to buy a real Toyota. And the joke was on Hooters, which took flak from the public over the stupid prank and lost a chunk of change as well as a good beer seller.
