Fast casual restaurants are all the rage. Even eateries that have been around for years are jumping into the world of counter-service and quick eats, including Hooters, which recently opened its first location of a new, smaller version of its restaurants: Hoots, A Hooters Joint. [More]
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Waitress Donates Kidney To 72-Year-Old Patron, Both Feeling “Excellent” After Surgery
By 6.1.15
We all love hearing stories of big tippers at restaurants, those generous folks who leave behind piles of money in appreciation. But the generosity trend can swing both ways, as a waitress near Atlanta proved after giving a 72-year-old patron one of her kidneys. The transplant was successful and both are now doing well. [More]
You’re Just Going To Have To Guess The Phone Number Of This Hooters If You Want To Order Wings
By 2.2.15
It doesn’t matter whether Consumerist friend Chris was hungry for some Hooters wings last night or not. Because the thing is, Chris isn’t a mind reader, which is apparently what whoever composed the restaurant’s sign must think. [More]
Former Hooters Waitress Claims She Was Fired For Highlighting Her Hair
By 10.22.13
An ex-Hooters waitress has filed a complaint with the Maryland Commission on Civil rights, claiming the restaurant chain discriminated against her after firing her, allegedly because she had highlighted her hair. She claims that the company has separate grooming policies for different races, and that she was terminated because she’s African-American and put blonde streaks in her hair. [More]
Hooters Doesn’t Want Anything To Do With San Diego Mayor Accused Of Sexual Harassment
By 8.14.13
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner will have to look elsewhere if he wants wings and a cold frosty beer: A downtown San Diego Hooters location has blacklisted the embattled mayor in the wake of sexual harassment accusations. [More]
Texas Chain Has No Time For Entendres, Trademarks The Term “Breastaurant”
By 4.10.13
If you want a $12 meal, you go to Applebee’s, T.G.I. Friday’s or whathaveyou. But if you want a $12 meal with a side of attractive waitress, there’s a wide array of ogling options. And while Hooters might be the first breastaurant that comes to mind, it doesn’t legally own the term . That honor belongs to a Texas-based chain which just nabbed the federal trademark for “breastaurant.” [More]
Whoever Stole A Jukebox From Hooters Probably Mad It Dispenses Sweet Tunes Instead Of Cash
By 2.22.13 — Updated: 2.25.13
On one hand, the two men suspected of boosting a jukebox from a Hooters restaurant in San Diego are probably bummed if they thought it was an ATM. But on the other — how sweet would it be to have your own jukebox? Well, if it hadn’t been stolen. Because stealing is wrong, even if you think you’re stealing one thing and it’s actually something else. [More]
Why Don't More Women Dine At Hooters?
By 9.13.12
The new leadership at Hooters — long deemed a restaurant for people who are afraid to be seen at a strip club, and who haven’t figured out it’s cheaper to just eat at home and watch cable TV — says it’s tired of being a mostly-men joint and wants to make the eatery more appealing to those not drawn in by the allure of women wearing tight T-shirts. [More]
Man Sues Hooters Over Racial Slur On Receipt
By 9.12.12
Advice to people at restaurants and stores who have a problem with a customer: Keep it to yourself; wait until you get home and then complain about it to your spouse/roommate/pet canary. But for the love of god, please stop writing those insults down on receipts. [More]
Hooters, Hard Rock, Friendly’s Score Low Marks On Chain Restaurant Survey
By 7.2.12
The idea behind chain restaurants is — or at least it should be — to provide customers with dependable, consistent food and service at multiple locations. And many chains succeed in at least trying to fulfill these goals. But according to a recent survey of nearly 48,000 Consumer Reports readers, some chains are struggling to maintain a mediocre level of service and quality. [More]
Why Not Treat The Special Mom In Your Life To Free Wings At Hooters This Sunday?
By 5.11.12
Maybe you’re a little bit strapped for cash this Mother’s Day, or maybe your mom just really loves wings more than flowers — and for those of you who like to say, “I love you, person who brought me into the world” with meat, Hooters has got just the deal. [More]
Hooters Sues Twin Peaks Restaurant In Breastacular Battle
By 10.3.11
Prepare your best boob jokes, everyone, there’s a legal battle going down in the C-cup Corral between established stripmall mega-chain Hooters and an upstart restaurant named Twin Peaks. [More]
It Seems Catholic Charity Events And Hooters Don't Mix
By 6.16.11
Scantily-clad waitresses and Catholic fundraisers for the homeless seem like a perfect match on paper, right? No? Well, those who didn’t think Hooters should host a Catholic St. Louis charity event complained about the concept and convinced planners to cancel it. [More]
"Breastaurants" Growing In Popularity Nationwide
By 6.10.11
Eating establishments known as “breastaurants” — which pretty much means exactly what you think it does — are gaining in popularity, as chains with names like Twin Peaks and Tilted Kilt compete with Hooters (which brings in about $1 billion a year in revenue) to offer “a different level of service and attentiveness” to their customers. [More]
Secret Credit Card Backdoor Numbers To Get Your Credit Increased, APR Changed, Etc!
By 1.14.10
Want your credit line increased, APR lowered, or your declined credit card application approved? Begging and pleading with customer service not getting you anywhere except front row seats to your personal puddle of shame? Then give some of the “backdoor numbers” a shot. [More]
This Hooters Credit Card Is For Winners Only
By 2.11.08
Here’s a great credit card that will allow you to express how awesome you are at a variable APR between 7.75% and 26.95%. Yes, kids, it’s the Hooters MasterCard, and according to their website, it’s been “rated #1 by some fake award.”
The News; Wal-Mart Hires Flying Nun
By 7.18.06
• Mr. Hooters is dead at 69, huh huh. [NYT] “Robert H. Brooks, 69, Owner of Hooters Restaurant Chain, Is Dead”
The News is Full of Sweet, Sweet, Bitter Ironies
By 6.29.06
• Sometimes it’s best to let headlines speak for themselves. [LAT] “Hooters’ Benefit for L.A. Animal Services Is a Bust”
