Hooters

Yes, I know...     They're opening 5 new locations in the UK this year, so there'll finally be more of 'em in the UK.  The five are: Sheffield, London, Manchester, Newcastle and Bristol. 

What does everyone think - good idea / bad idea / yum?

I can't add a poll to this can I?   

I can't add a poll to this can I?   

I'm sure you could.  Hooters?

As to the idea, I don't think it's good, bad or indifferent.  I just never saw what the appeal was - the food was just so-so & the hooters were - well, nothing to write home about.  I think they should call it something more akin to 'young women in hot pants' because they certainly didn't have any hooters to speak of - at the one or two locations I suffered through (going out with friends).

There are more hooters on display in the streets of Britain now every day, than I ever happened to observe in Hooters.

There are more hooters on display in the streets of Britain now every day, than I ever happened to observe in Hooters.

LOL.....

I actually really like Hooters food, but I freely admit I don't have much of a gourmet palate and hot-wings and curly fries just do it for me.

I wonder if they'll serve American ranch and blue cheese dressing with the wings? Might be worth a trip just for that! 

I never liked Hooters wings.  There was an independent place that did them much better, I thought.  I just don't understand the "but the food is good" rationale because, really, it isn't all that.

I wish US chains would just stop coming here.  Especially the crap ones.

I never liked Hooters wings.  There was an independent place that did them much better, I thought.  I just don't understand the "but the food is good" rationale because, really, it isn't all that.

I wish US chains would just stop coming here.  Especially the crap ones.

I agree.  I hate seeing American chains here. 

Going to Hooters for the food reminds me of that saying, "I get Playboy magazine for the articles."! 

I wish US chains would just stop coming here.  Especially the crap ones.

I agree.

I tried Hooters once - because I actually had started to believe the "but the food is good!" hype. The verdict? BLEEEEURGH!

slinks into the room.......


I liked their chicken sandwiches...Post OP that is.

I don't like the costumes the girls wear..

Hee hee.  Hooters always makes me think of my little sister.  We had a tradition growing up that on our birthday, my mom would take us out to dinner, to the birthday child's restaurant of choice.  My sister, on her 10th birthday, chose Hooters as where she wanted to go for her birthday dinner. She apparently thought that it contained something magic in the food that caused you to grow, well, hooters.  We tried to explain to her that that wasn't what the restaurant was about but she was adamant so away we went to have her b-day dinner there.

I never thought the food was bad, but I don't have sophisticated tastes though.  A gang of us from where I used to work would go there regularly during hockey season, they had cheap wings and specials on pitchers of beer and the Avalanche were always on the TV!

i've never been to one, but have to confess i didnt realise they were a restaurant.  i just thought they were a bar with saucy waitresses.

This thread reminded me....dh and I went to Hooters when we went home for Thanksgiving and our server was about 5 months pregnant. Then a few minutes later another server walked by and she looked about 9 months gone.  I guess they can't discriminate, but it just really took me by surprise.

I actually like Hooters, but I could live without it. I might try it once, but if it's anything like the Chilis in London, the prices will be outrageous! At least for my budget.

Fun.  Come to find out all the new ones are part of a franchise called Wings over England or something like that, so its not going to actually be part of Hooters International (like Hooters in Nottingham), but they're still supposed to be part of Hooters.     We'll just have to wait & see how they turn out.

If they did good wings I would be there! I miss wings! The girls aren't all that good looking, they just look like college student in thick tights!

http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/women/story/0,,2272774,00.html

Article in today's Guardian about Hooters in the UK.

I always wanted to open up a rival chain with male wait staff. Peckers would be the name....