Hooters - The Controversial History
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- Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024
- Hooters is a national restaurant chain with a controversial history. This video talks about some of their bigger controversies over the years.
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My little sister was obsessed with getting to go to Hooters when she was a kid, specifically because she asked my dad what it was and he told her it was a chicken restaurant where the waitresses wore costumes. Of course that would make any kid want to go! I’m not sure when she learned the truth about Hooters, we definitely never went as a family. 😂
You're not sure she learned the truth about Hooters? What are you, estranged?
@@tomthalon8956 You seem to have missed the word "when" when you were reading his post.
I get it. Hooters is just an American maid cafe.
@@SonnyOgod damn it.
Ironically Hooters _IS_ absolutely considered a family restaurant. Anyone who's been in one would see that. I mean, the women are skimpy but it's not a strip club lol. They're more covered up than if you saw them at a beach
The overall concept is weird to me, but there's no doubt it's a place that families do go to.... eat wings and s--- lol
My grandfather used to love Hooters wings but didn’t want to step foot near a Hooters so my grandmother would go get them for him. It was both funny and sweet
😂😂 ❤
I got it door dashboard to my place, but I've never sat down and ate in there. Their fish sandwich is good.
I’m surprised you didn’t talk about the Hooters girl who won a contest thinking she won a Toyota but when she was given a Toy Yoda, she sued & won. 😂😂😂 happened in like 2002.
honestly thats smart asf but idk how they thought they were gonna get away with that
Aw man... I remember that
Opie and Anthony did something similar on their radio show… guy thought he won “100 Grand.” He did… a candy bar, not $100,000 😈
I just love the idea of someone in an incredibly serious tone saying "I go to Hooters for the food". I'm sure there's folks out there who genuinely go there for it and I throw no shade their way, but it paints a funny picture in my mind like saying you subscribe to Penthouse for the articles.
I can say that the first time I went to Hooters it genuinely was for the food. I was doing a study abroad program in France one summer and after five weeks of French culture and cuisine I decided I needed a break and took a weekend trip to Interlaken Switzerland. By this point I was strongly missing good ol' American food and was craving a cheese burger.
The first day in Interlaken, I was walking thru the town center and noticed they had a Hooters. I actually laughed out loud at the sight of a Hooters, of all the American chain restaurants, in Europe but no way in hell was I going to go in. I had never been to a Hooters before because of "moral principle" and the idea of going to one in Europe seemed to confirm all the European stereotypes of Americans in my mind and, therefore, gross.
But on the second day...that cheeseburger craving was intense, so I caved and went in to Hooters and ordered their Queso cheeseburger. Believe me when I say it was one of the most delicious burgers I have ever had. I actually went back on the third day and ordered another.
So yes, it is possible to go to Hooters just for the food, but it takes some unique circumstances lol
I get mine delivered.
I've been hesitant to go because of the rep associated with it but they have a day where they do all you can eat AND 2*1 margaritas; and now im reading the food is actually good so imma tell my fiance
I've only been a bare handful of times with whatever group of friends I was with, and we weren't going for the food. That said, I like extremely hot spicy food and their hottest wings are very much in the upper tier of hot. So I can imagine myself wanting to go just for the wings.
Don't get me wrong; I'll be ogling the women while I'm there.
I would go for the food. I'm actually curious what options they have 😂
Thank you, Company Man, for discussing Hooters. 🧡 As a former Hooters Girl, I have many memories and stories I could share. One that comes to mind is when I worked at Pointe Orlando, and a family was vacationing from overseas. They attempted to see through the tinted windows but had no luck. Myself and another server opened the door and welcomed them in. They assumed we were all topless, and were afraid to come inside. After showing them around the restaurant, and them seeing that we were fully clothed, the family of four stayed and ate lunch. The family was kind and appreciated that we all took the time to greet them and make them feel welcome. I worked with a fantastic staff at three locations. The job gave me a deeper appreciation for individuals in the food service industry. 🧡
:) That's awesome to hear!
Wait, why did they assume you were all topless?
@@sasukeuchiha998 Same reason most foreigners think the US is racist or fat or mean, etc. The media perpetuation machine.
Media hears some wild story of one person doing something weird, they blow it up, other countries believe ALL if US people must be like that etc.
@@sasukeuchiha998 this restaurant had a REPUTATION in the 90's. It was talked about like it was NSFW - a strip club with wings and beer.
I miss The Pointe. Hooters and Adobe Gila’s. The Hooters that replaced the Pointe ain’t the same, lol
I had a roommate who worked at one for years. She absolutely loved it. She made insane money. She could pay her rent on one night shift and the wings are actually good at least at her location they were.
My wife and her female friend lived going there.
The food was good. It was a good bar. And the customer service was very good.
And yet women still complain about the so-called "gender pay gap" smh yeah try being a man and making that much serving chicken wings 😌
I know what I must do.
Hooters sells
You've got to give it to Hooters. Forty years in the restaurant business and they still haven't gone tits up like the vast majority of food establishments.
I see what you did there
@@Content_Deleted🤣🤣🤣
Ok for that pun you have my like
Is that the breast joke you got?
Tits up isn't even a saying...at least not a common one but ok.
My mom was a manager for hooters. I told my teacher that she worked there and they acted like it was an embarrassing thing and kinda put me on the spot. I didn't understand why at the time, she was a good manager!
Right it's not like she was a manager at an Arby's.
@@I.C.Weiner what's wrong with Arbys?
Teacher sounds jealous.
@@melchior2678for the record, nothing js wrong with working at Arby's
Can we take a minute to notice that Company Man did a video about Hooters and used the logo instead of a picture of one of the waitresses for the thumbnail.
A man trying to grow his channel on the information provided, not clickbait.
A "professionals have standards" move. I respect it.
I know I for one am tired of the nonstop "shocked, surprised, confused, and horny" pictures of people on thumbnails. If it's not those it's tits or something analogous enough to not matter.
"THIS A FAMILY FRIENDLY CHANNEL, SIR!" - Se Man
I wouldnt expect him to use any of the waitresses. He's always used the logos.
Company Man is based
One aspect about Hooters you didn't mention, pretty much the only reason I ever went, was because they would show large pay-to-watch sporting events, most especially UFC fights. Yeah, plenty of bars did too, but you could go to hooters with underage friends to watch a UFC fight for relatively cheap. I think the rise of UFC really helped Hooters back in the day, because otherwise I never would have gone in, and funny enough I stopped going when I didn't watch UFC.
True most people over look this, but it is a major draw and a good reason to go.
Buffalo Wild Wings gets a huge UFC crowd.
@@BatCaveOz When you think of how much you would have to pay to have these events on TV in your home, it's a pretty good deal to go out to these places and watch with friends and eat out.
Yes, there are times where Hooters is the only place i can go to watch Football in my town
I had no idea Hooters had TVs until this video.
When I was 10, me and my dad were working on a research project for my class and after a hard days work, we decided to go to Hooters. My dad discussed how the waitresses wore revealing clothing, but I remember telling him how I didnt buy it. Later that day, I ate my words.
My dad worked in the kitchen from 2003-2004 and when he brought 14 year old me to work with him the girls treated me like a princess. I loved it and have fond memories growing up.
Hopefully you are female!
@@BarryHolsingerain’t gon lie being treated like a princess wouldn’t be all that bad 💀😂.
Discrimination is allowed when it comes to hiring actors/actresses in theater. Hooters hires people who fit the character of a Hooters girl. I see absolutely nothing wrong with it. The bs that managers have pulled against employees is terrible.
Yeah, the girls double as mascots. Maybe women should start suing for gender discrimination over not being allowed to portray Ronald McDonald, then everyone would immediately understand the ridiculousness of it.
If I remember correctly, in hospitality law it's called "the brad pit" rule or law...basically this restaurant uses the same law/rule/guideline as the movie industry. It's how they can say...No I don't want to hire you for the star role in this movie, I want brad pit...they are looking for a specific look
Indeed, I'm tired of people screaming "racism!" when they don't fit the look that someone is going for. @@twosadcows4549
So they should also be seen as "cast members", like at Disneyland. Interesting concept.
Same way you never see a nerdy looking chick selling jeans in the mall at Aeropostal….. its an image thing.
If you dont wear the clothing or LOOK like somebody who models for the company, you’re not getting hired…..
I know this because my ex girlfriend used to work there, and she was a slimpy little blonde who was only hired because of how she looks.
She openly hated the job and they didn’t fire her.
Damm 40 years, I started working in the kitchen in 1985, retired 3 months after the 25th anniversary. I worked my way through the kitchen, to management, into a Corp office. Those were good days, we grew so fast and I was part of opening over 100 stores around the world. All the negative press was worth millions in advertising. 😅😅
I don't remember any of this but back when i was a baby, my dad and his navy buddys brought me with them to a Hooters. They used to were a whistle that would hang just above the shirt. Apparently, i kept reaching for the whistle but i was too short and kept missing. It was embarrassing for my dad because his navy buddys kept teasing him about "his 4 month old son was getting more action than he was."
I really appreciate the impartiality here- it’s incredibly easy to slide into rhetoric when talking about places like Hooters rather than just stating facts and informed opinions, but you presented it quite well
Hooters is just the American equivalent to a japanese maid cafe.
Now that you mentioned it, it is.Lol I wonder what other restaurants in other countries are like Hooters or maid cafes. We have twin peaks too.
Good point
The undercover boss episode where the manager made the girls eat beans from plates happened a mile up the road from me. the restaurant has terrible reviews from service to food
Small world: I had a coworker who says he grew up next to Coby Brooks, the exec in that episode. He said their parents are still neighbors. My coworker said that Brooks confirmed the event actually happened, but IRL, the guy was fired. I'm sure the women were compensated for not suing.
That show is fake.
@@secretsauce4530 Psst…So is pro wrestling, but don’t tell anybody. It’s a secret.
I saw that episode. That location manager was a train wreck, for sure. If I had been the Undercover Boss in the room, that "contest" would NEVER have happened. "Hit the road, Jack!" Regarding the bean-eating, as soon as goofball said, "GO!" I would have said, "STOP!" BTW, if any of the waitresses had filed a lawsuit, the CEO could have been included in the suit.
The 1992 Hooters 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway is widely considered to be the best NASCAR race in the modern era - Jeff Gordon's first race, Richard Petty's last race, Bill Elliott winning the race with Alan Kulwicki finishing a distant 2nd leading the most laps, getting that 5 point bonus, running conservatively winning the championship thanks to that points bonus. Great job mentioning his championship, his triumph and tragedy the following year. Good work
My boyfriends dad took him to the local hooters when he was 15 or 16, just to tell him at the end of the meal that their waitress he had been flirting with the whole time was actually his estranged cousin. My boyfriend never went into another hooters again. His family is not healthy lol
You should thank his dad then lol
Wtf 😂😂that’s evil but so funny lmaoo
Well was it true? I doubt it. And dude is kinda gullible for believing him.
@@melchior2678 oh no it was definitely true. His dad had found out she was working there and planned the whole thing as a sick joke.
Dad: "You see that cute waitress that's been flirting with you the entire night? That's actually your brother."
*Dad continues eating chicken wing like nothing happened*
I used to work at a school that partnered with Hooters for a "Wings for the Kids" fundraiser every year, where a certain percentage of Hooters' proceeds would go toward the school. Turns out that the founder of Hooters and the founder of the school were longtime friends. Who knew!
I did, I knew.
@@CC-rd3jyhe always knew.
@@CC-rd3jyI always knew you knew
Wtf LMAO....
I visited a hooters for the very first time this year with my fiancé after getting home from a vacation. We went because every restaurant in our city closes at 9-10pm, except for Hooters and Waffle House. I was honestly amazed at how good the food was. Our servers are always really friendly (and respectful). Because of this we have been back a few times when we need a late night bite!! I’m not sure about other locations, but ours really never disappoints.
Wings are easily the best of any chain, the crisp is insane
Waffle House is also gross but in a good way so I would highly recommend trying it when you happen to be significantly intoxicated
Good food that's funny. Must not know good food.
It's shocking how their gimmick overpowers any discussion of how good of a deal they are as a restaurant.
@@xungnham1388 The funny part of the place is guys just end up hanging out complaining they can't laid. One down the street from me ( the only one still in the city) and they really don't care about the food.
You could have mentioned they get around discrimination because they have never hired a waitress. They are classified as models who happen to serve food. You can discriminate based on looks for jobs like models. Also, hooters donates a ton of money to community groups/events when they open a store. It's harder tO attack a place giving 💰
There are male models as well.
@@No-day-off There are male models but depending on what is being advertised, they are allowed to discriminate. For example, if you need a model for women lingerie, you can make a fair argument that a male model could not fill the role. This is discrimination but widely considered acceptable. It's much easier to argue that they are models and thus needs to be women compared to trying to justify why your restaurant isn't allowed to have waiters but only waitress.
@@No-day-offtell that to victoria's secret then..
I'm pretty amazed at how successful Hooters has been for most of its 40 year history. You would think the breastaurant concept would not have passed the test of time and changing mores. And the scandals.
And the compitition they have over the years example Tilted Kilt,Twin Peaks, Ojos Locos and Bombshells
Hell, you could say that about Congress. 😊
A couple of years ago I was in a Hooters picking up a doordash delivery, and while I was in there 2 women that were eating there got in a fist fight in the middle of it.
Haha. So the moral of your story is that a waitress wearing a tank top and shorts caused a fist fight in a restaurant. For some reason I doubt that the Hooters uniform caused that fight.
@@perceivedvelocity9914 If you're talking to me, no. These 2 women were drunk fighting over some guy.
Hooters is iconic and a testament to “sex sells”. Love it or hate it, breasteraunts are a multimillion dollar industry
So much so, it's also in Fire Emblem.
Actually Millennials and Gen Z don't care about them nearly as much as previous generations
Actually it's a trend fading fast now.
As men become more feminized, like the other ones responding on this comment, it will get less popular.
@mattwolf7698 @johniii8147 ojos locos/ bombshells/ twin peaks attendance would say otherwise lol (and this is coming from someone who doesn’t care about going to those places lol)
Unless if you’re not counting them because they might be more “ass-centric” along with dude’s tastes nowadays compared to the past
One time when I was about 25 I went to a Hooters with a friend. Our waitress was doing the general flirty thing that they always do to get tips so we were joking around too. As we were wrapping up she said "hey you guys are funny, I'm having a graduation party tomorrow if you want to come here's the address". It's a college town so I said "oh You're graduating from (the local college)". And she goes "oh no, I'm graduating from (the local high school).". Needless to say, we didn't go.
The fact that he didn’t mention the push for Femboy Hooter’s is shocking.
Sad day 😞
My favorite Hooters scandal was from 2001 in Panama City, Florida where whoever sold the most beer in a month would win a prize implied to be a car, but was actually a "Toy Yoda".
I like to keep abreast of current business trends. Thanks for the video.
It's very titillating.
This jokes are tighter than a sports bra
Lol
Lol. Awesome 👌
@@benjaminwatt2436wait till you see a binder
My cousin was one of the girls in California that got filmed. I remember hearing about it when in happened and that she also got a lot of money from the lawsuit. They got a big time famous layer to represent them Gloria Allred.
Women: *applies to job predicated entirely on being sexually objectified*
Customers & Employers: *sexually objectifies the women*
Women: *shocked pikachu face*
Dumb thing to say. They signed up for wearing a skimpy outfit and being objectified (as much as I dislike that term), not to get harassed or molested.
I will admit there was more than one reason why my friends and I frequented Hooters when we were barely old enough to drink. As I grew up a bit though it became all about the wings - ok, almost all about the wings. I would challenge the cooks to make the wings absolutely as hot as possible and it became a bit of a game. Several fun stories that had nothing to do with skimpy outfits or endowed women came out of that place. I wish them continued success.
@@ITIsFunnyDamnIT, he literally just implied that with his first sentence. settle down.
"More than one reason"
Translation: TWO BIG REASONS
Good looking female wait staff always make more money. Hooters is just honest about that.
And sexy sells.
Why would I want sex in the context of eating? Especially saucy wings.
@Chocolatepain you should keep your fat rear home then. You arent the clientele they want obviously
@@DinoMack1 eat balut
One of the biggest reasons Hooters failed was that most of the servers they hired were not that pretty(ugly) or they were flat-chested.
I remember about 15 years or so ago, a Hooters waitress made headlines when she was suspended for apparently gaining too much weight. She was interviewed by some local news reporter and she looked like she couldn’t have weighed more than 120 pounds (not that it would’ve been a problem if she weighed any more than that). Meanwhile, the same reporter then interviewed the manager, and _he_ looked like he weighed around 250 pounds. 😒
You're a heavy female, aren't you 😂
I know her! When I last worked with her, she was leading a huge sales team in automotive sales. Her argument was that she actually weighed less than when she had been hired at the time they told her she had to lose weight. She got a settlement.
Unless the manager was also putting on a uniform and serving tables, how is his weight relevant? You act like because he was fat he couldn't call her out.
@@DavidKen878 pot meet kettle.
@@dumdawgpro Again, he's the manager.
This is the first first time I've heard the term "Breasteraunts" but it makes a lot of sense. Honestly if hooters shut down another similar company would take it's place, it's what sells.
Can you do Halal Guys next? I never understood the hype but it’s such a cultural thing in New York City that pretty much every street cart is associated with them.
That would be interesting. The model is definitely different in the west coast.
I would still prefer the NY carts. Food tastes better.
@@donkedic1 Halal Guys were kind of pioneers of chicken over rice bowls from the streetcarts in NYC. It’s cheap, fulfilling, convenient, and an established brand so I definitely see the hype but it’s such a saturated market now I wonder how they are still at the top. It doesn’t taste that good imo and there are much better options but would love to see him cover how the brand came to be.
Halal Guys have fallen off big time. Adel's reigns supreme now.
There's one in Georgia, I didn't know it was a chain lol
@@hiddenluxury6927 never heard of it. Are you based in NYC? I might have missed it.
Never picture growing up that a word associated with a female's bust would be used for a restaurant name. But despite it's controversial history, it's still going strong.
“twin peaks” is another, lesser known chain that has a name referencing boobs. they’re a similar restaurant to hooters.
mmhmm, Hooters, place were teens would love to go and loser dads frequent
@@slipperynickelsI've conquered twin peaks😉
@@benjaminwatt2436, it’s actually a classification now. “Breastaurant” refers to restaurants, especially chains, that have as much emphasis on the serving staff as the food; maybe even more emphasis. Hooters, Twin Peaks, Tilted Kilt, Brick House and probably some others are classified as breastaurants.
@@mmasque2052 It started out as a good idea, but now they're just milking it.
In Wichita Falls, the Hooters here has been in the news twice for the wrong reasons:
1. The first time happened eight days after it opened, where a white customer racially harassed an Asian waitress. He wrote on the billing paper:
"Get a different job damn Jandice (Jaundice),” & left a .70 cent tip, too. The waitress immediately quit since they tried to tell her to ignore it, but once noticing they weren't going to defend her, she left.
SN: If you don't know what jaundice is, it's a disease when your skin is yellow.
2. The second incident involves a Hooters girl being involved in a gruesome murder. As it came to her bail, she bragged in court that she makes enough from OnlyFans that her money will pay for it. However, the courts decided to freeze her accounts where she wasn't able to use it at all.
A funny Hooters story: Back in 91' I was in college on the GI bill and due to my age (28) I was staying in the Masters/Foreign Exchange student dorm, they were all solo rooms. I met a lot of great guys from all over there, good times. Almost all of us were in our early to late 20's except this one ECON student studying for his Masters. He'd graduated early from HS and earned his BS degree by the time he was only 20. A smart guy. He lived across the hall so I knew him pretty well, well enough to know his birthday was coming up. I offered to take him out to dinner on a Friday and his choice was: Hooters. I was puzzled, I'd never thought the food was terribly memorable and the wings were not the best. So I drive us over to the local spot in Knoxville TN and we're seated, his head is on a constant swivel from the time we entered. Just before our food arrives he asks, "When do they take their tops off, I've never been to a strip club..." Well Fella, you picked the wrong kind of establishment for that! I just laughed and said, "This is as good as it gets!" and explained things. He had a lot of "Sheldon from the Big Bang" mannerisms/vibes and was from a fairly sheltered family life. We ate, left and he never asked me to take him to a strip club or back to Hooters. In the 30+ years since then I've been to Hooters only twice, both times when a friend wanted to go. I have visited a Twin Peaks maybe 10 times (for lunch with the office guys) after a location opened just 5 minutes from the corporate office where I worked, they actually have a surprisingly decent menu and fast service.
My first job was a busboy at Hooters in 2015 after I turned 20. That was the biggest flex I ever had lmao
i 100 percent believe that.
They should’ve changed the job title to “BUSTboy”
Wow that would of been quite the experience, especially for someone young.
@@crazy4gta1 W
Did you get any of their numbers? I don't wanna belittle the women who work there as being "easy" but if you work with them everyday you certainly have more chance than some random horny customer.
As a non-American, my impression of Hooters is pretty much something that could only have ever come from America.
Your comment makes me proud to be American. 👍😎🇺🇸
deadass
you should check out Japan
Hooters is located in other countries other than the USA. If a Hooters were to open here in the Philippines, I would be the first person in line.
Bangkok, Oriental setting
The city don't know what the city is getting
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"It's a touchy subject and I don't have the answers here."
I do. Let them hire whomever they want to hire. That was easy.
One of the Hooters my company used to service ended up rebranding itself as A'dam Good Bar (A Damn Good Bar), not sure if it was to distance themselves from the Hooters name or not; either way they closed down. I also remember going on a class trip in the 8th grade and we were given a few hours of free time before having to return to the bus. The teachers however made it very clear we were not allowed to go to Hooters for lunch. Short story shorter, last year I was in the area and went there for lunch just to say I did, even if it was almost 2 decades later.
Not too familiar with the history of hooters, so this will be interesting for me.
You’re watching a history of Hooters documentary for the history, eh?
Even when I make it to the afterlife, Nathaniel Foga will always be there.
@@CyberKnightProbably That’s certainly new one for me 😂
My mom used to HATE hooters because she bought into the negative hype and thought it was a strip club masquerading as a restaurant. Then my dad dragged her there (my mom was about to kill him for that one) then when she actually got in and tried it she liked it and like the atmosphere and changed her mind about the place. From there on out we'd go there once a month or so.
It is a strip club masquerading as a restaurant. Their food is mediocre, it’s comparable to something like Applebee’s or a chain like it. The real appeal are the women working there. If you’re looking to go to a restaurant for wings or to watch a game it isn’t really a top destination.
One win for dad. I’m guessing moms not that bright
@@rickyrobby8133 it’s absolutely delicious food!
@rickyrobby8133 okay where's the stripper pole then? Cause I never see one when I entered a Hooters kinda felt like a cheap Buffalo Wild Wings place in general
@@rickyrobby8133 nobody takes off their clothes and goes nude in Hooters.
You're clearly a Karen who has no clue wtf you're talking about.
I love your videos! You're so historically informative and well researched, provide tons of crucial context and your market analysis is a step beyond.
In the early 90s, my brother's youth football team was sponsored by the Hooters near us. They won one game that season and the dads took us to Hooters after that game. I got a shirt, "More Than a Mouthful." Tried to wear it to second grade the next day, but was told to take it off by my mom.
I still don't get why she wouldn't let me wear it.
It’s a joke about having big boobs. Not appropriate for a second-grader to wear, even in a very progressive household.
@@NoelleTakestheSky Oh. That's weird because my mom took it from me and wore it all the time after that.
Reminds me of how I was obsessed with the playboy bunny as a little kid, because it was usually pink and sparkly and I liked bunnies. I would always beg my mom for playboy stuff, which was everywhere in the late 90s/early 2000s, and I never understood why I wasn't allowed to have any 😂 how could a cute little bunny be for grown ups?
@@NoelleTakestheSky says the OF girl
I went to one with some guy friends when we were in our older teens. It was fun, the food was decent, and sexualized nature aside, the service was really nice. Add to that, that it's the nicest a woman that attractive had ever treated nerdy ol' me, and it was a pleasant meal. In the extreme, I suppose that's why so many men fall for E-Girls LOL.
so it's basically the same as a maid cafe
@@LucasTigy2American maid cafe
Butters is that you? This is father! How dare you embarrass the family. Your grounded mister, go to your room
@@LucasTigy2 you may have to explain what a "maid cafe" is.
@@jamisojo nah. if people are on youtube, then they also have google
Personally I like Hooters. Yea we go there for the women and the food there is honestly pretty mid. But it’s a fun vibe there. Plus I’m always for supporting a company that does something out of the box and then doesn’t adhere to public pressure.
A childs 6 year old birthday party at Beijing Hooters was one of the more surreal things I saw whilst in China.
hooters set the trend for breastaurants. Tbh, their waitress outfit is pretty tamed compared to the likes of Twin Peaks and Tilted Kilt. Their biggest failure is obviously hooter air lol
Honestly, the whole controversy is 55 year old past their prime karen types who can't satisfy their men anymore. That's it.
In the Southwest US there is also Ojos Locos which has essentially been dubbed "Mexican Hooters."
I always thought it was ridiculous when people act like the Hooters uniform is super scandalous and revealing. It's a tank top and shorts. Go to any gym and see most of the women there wearing the exact same thing!
I finally went to a Hooters for lunch in 2021. I saw several families there. My server was a nice young lady.
In HS, I worked at a mini-golf place that would occasionally rent out for private events. We had a big corporate client rent it out for an evening, and also had it catered by Hooters, including half a dozen Hooter Girls to serve food and play golf with them.
Needless to say, all our male staff volunteered to work that night.
I’ve only been to Hooters three times and twice it was because a girlfriend took me there - her idea - and once because my parents suggested it (they were visiting from Europe). I keep hearing about “controversy” but in my limited experience the food was good and it wasn’t just a bunch of men eating there- there were families, couples etc. My parents thought it was great. Hooters kind of fits how they see the US.
Hooters is alright but I had a disappointment with Twin Peaks.
I'd never heard of them before, but when my roommate asked if I wanted to join him for dinner there, I agreed thinking it was themed around the old TV show starring Kyle MacLachlan as Special Agent Dale Cooper! I was so disappointed; they didn't even have pie for a dessert option.
I actually have one a few minutes from my house and I actually didn't know it was a Hooters-knock-off until this video. I actually thought it was a TV series reference lmao
Imagine my surprise if I had gone there thinking that
If it weren't for this video I would have made the same mistake one day lol. Luckily I don't think Twin Peaks exists in my region
I heard they failed their Health Department inspection because there was a fish in the percolator.
Hooters, used to be a whole lot more popular chain of restaurants around the United States that were really popular in pop culture throughout the 90s and 00s.
With $870 million in sales today, they may “used to be a whole lot more popular”, but they are still substantial and profitable, and I suspect they are very comfortable with that level of being “less popular” now than 20 years ago.
I worked at Hooters in Hickory NC for 3 years. It was fkin brutal, they do not care about your life outside those walls, they do not care about what you practice because if your religion interferes with your schedule you are no good to them. You HAVE to work Thanksgiving, Christmas eve and day, New Years eve and day, Mothers Day and Father's day. If there's a holiday, you better be at work. Also, the Superbowl was the busiest day there, 5,000$ hours on the hour every hour. A day there are minimal breaks and a bad ac while you slave to feed every single customer. I still have nightmare about being there. I haven't stepped foot in a Hooters since 2019 when I quit.
I’m glad you mentioned the air line! And I was just waiting for you to bring up the Undercover Boss episode.
Great video!
I’m shocked to learn that there are “scandals” and controversy associated with this restaurant chain!
Shocked! A bit flabbergasted!
@@Squeam9750 and sexual allegations? who would have thought such a thing could happen
Plus the discrimination against black women. Why even turn down black women at all. Pfft
he did too forgot to mention the all maggots in the hamburger meat mmmmm extra protein 😂
@@runrafarunthebestintheworldbecause they have a tendency to lose control of their temper and become very loud when upset about something and also, generally speaking, think that they are such hot shit that everyone is less than them and can become unpleasant to their coworkers-this is only reflected onto her coworkers as she is sweet and nice to the customers as she will be attempting to get a large tip, but then goes back to being Ms. better than everyone else around her
I was a hooters girl for three years. Loved it so much !
I also worked at other “brestraunts” hooters was the best by far.
wanna be my hooter? 🤪
Hooters wings were my mom's pregnancy craving. She'd go twice a week and the entire staff knew her and my dad by name. When I was 8 days old, they brought me there for everyone to see and last time I checked, there was still a picture on the wall of them holding me wearing a bib that said "Life begins at Hooters"
cute
As a truck driver, I've been to 46 states and 6 Canadian Provinces. I don't remember, exactly, how many Hooters, but I believe it to be around 30+. Even been to about a dozen Twin Peaks too. Hooters does have the best sauces and Fried Pickles, but the beer selection at Twin Peaks is better and they make about 95% of all the food stuff in house. I've even worked as a cook at the three major Breastaurants. Hooters, Tilted Kilt, and Twin Peaks. Hooters felt like it was more of an individual environment while Twin Peaks was a team environment.
Oh, I've even been to the Twin Peaks in Waco before the police started that violent incident.
I only ate there once. Im just suprised they havent been "cancelled" by now
Don't acknowledge them and keep going and they can't cancel you. What ever you do, never apologize for being human.
Because maybe it's just a Wing restaurant..?
@@Luke5100 I dont think they ahould be cancelled. But people get cancelled for very little sometimes. I would think a business that hires women based on a strict beauty standard and weight would be a prime target for liberals.
They haven't really been cancelled but Millennials were accused of killing them as not as many care about it as previous generations, Gen Z is probably the same.
They've been trying. What do you think these "controversies" are?
Brestraunt had me dying😂
Yeah, I know! As a lover of all things associated with breasts, I broke out laughing also after hearing that term for the fist time in this video.
Lmao, I was laughing at the accusation that they stole trade secrets. You mean having busty women in skimpy outfits?
@@josh6706 oh yeah… like it’s a big secret men (and even some women) love to look at scantily clad, fit women. I would have NEVER EVEN imagined that would be possible! The whole world was shocked, I’m sure.
In college my girlfriend was a hooters girl in Under Ground Atlanta, the way she was treated by some customers was insane. This was in the late 90s too. Guys grabbing girls, verbally degrading them. It was messed up. The managers seemed okay. I think the girls put up with it because the money was really good. On a Friday or Saturday night it wasn’t uncommon for her to make $1,000-$1,500 a night.
Damn making those money in 90s ain't no joke.
Adjusted for inflation, $1,000 in 1997 would equate to about $1,917 today. That’s crazy money to be making in a single night serving chicken & beer, I tip my hat to any of the waitresses that put up with the blatant discrimination and objectification just to get thru school or pay their rent
I had a friend who worked at Hooters in her college years. She absolutely loved it along with the tips she got.
I always felt the controversy around the outfits was outdated. Compared to what commonly worn today, the uniform is just... normal? I've seen more skin in a grocery store. Still never been there. I've always considered the place "Trashy".
Any beach these days comes to mind.
I just feel a little weird because people at the grocery store or the beach chose that outfit on their own. Not as a prerequisite for their livelihood
@@dacypher22The way you make your livelihood is a choice too.
They get paid pretty well, taking advantage of scummy guys, they don’t have much trouble employing staff.
Yeah. Yoga pants are now a thing and you could see them everywhere. Saw a woman with a yoga pants the other day with camel toe😂.
It’s the fact that it’s required that’s the issue, most fem people wear those clothes because they’re comfortable for them, not that some executives want them to
this is slightly off topic but i went to a "tilted kilt" nearly 10 years ago, and at one point i saw a family there with a little girl and it kind of made me uncomfortable. but ill say this, it turned out that it was the little girls birthday, and before you come at me with knives, at one point the servers had her stand on a bar stool (she wasn't terribly old) and basically the whole restaurant sang her happy birthday. its honestly a really wholesome memory in my mind coming from something i thought would be a negative given the circumstances. This is obviously just 1 experience i had at 1 similar establishment 1 time. and that location abruptly closed years ago.
side note. i accidentally walked out with one of thier branded cups and i still have it to this day lol
2 Chicks 1 Cup, while disgusting, is far more interesting than 1 dude 1 cup.@@ToxikDouche
Never been to a Hooters, but did go to a Tilted Kilt. I had no idea what Tilted Kilt was, they don't have nearly the same far reaching reputation, so I kept commenting to my friend "all the waitresses are really hot". Found out later, they're basically like... Hooters with short skirts instead. I like their outfits better honestly haha.
I've never been to a Hooters, but the concept is entirely fine. People in the East (Japan) love themed cafes with maids, and they're not famous for their male employees (albeit some cafes cater to that). It's not just a job, but playing a role. If they don't fit, it won't attract business. There's nothing stopping anyone from making a male-attraction restaurant with big burly men. I bet you it'd be filled with single moms, twinks, and curious teenagers.
HOOTERS IS EVIL.
@@rebecca1431 OH NO IT'S RAINING BOOBIES!
If you are a hoe, you'll fit in at hooters. Also Japanese culture is fucked so I don't know why you are using that example
Has anyone been to 2000s Abercrombie and Fitch? Pretty much the clothing + male-oriented version of Hooters.
@@re.plantedurbanfarm9918 Never heard of it. I'm a 01 Baby.
i used to think hooters was a donut place when i was really little and always got upset when my grandparents wouldn't take me to "the donut place with the owl" as i called it back then
understandable 😅
There's two kinds of people: those that say they go to Hooters for the food, and people who tell the truth
😂
Anyone else have an unusual amount of memories of going to hooters as a kid? No? Just me? I guess it tracks with my dad being a serial cheater, while also being having this texan church guy persona. Very interesting moral quandaries to look back on.
On the bright side he left the family and now lives on a commune in the middle of nowhere with 3 wives, one of which is his second cousin. And yes I was from Texas.
@@eon6274for some reason when I was really young my parents would bring me to hooters for my birthday every year.
I think my stepmother who is married to my Dad, goes there for the food.
I go for the food. Straight as an arrow. When I asked my bf to take me on my bday he was like “really hooters” and I had about 20 wings and half of his big hootie. It was wonderful 😂
The lawsuits about discrimination in hiring or firing people that refuse to do their hair or clothes in some way (the job explicitly involves looking a certain way), is clowning, but those mistreatment or sexual harassment ones are legit. Really a stupid look that they weren't on top of that kind of behavior from the beginning. When you're hiring good looking girls en masse, you'd think this would have been a concern from day 1.
You did right by Hooters. I was waiting to see if you'd end up making any kind of remark that have been better left unsaid or in another way, but you did good!
As for Hooters itself - one Hooters came to town. One of my nieces applied for and got a job there. We're a pretty big family and it caused a lot of talk - mostly about how this niece was, really, the only who had what were considered the obvious qualifications to work there. She worked there for a little while and then quit, and her tenure there was pretty unremarkable. Eventually, the Hooters in our town closed and that was that. No harm, no foul. They came and they left, like a lot of other businesses in town.
I used to work at Hooters when I was 19. Horrible experience with some of the ladies and the GM but I also met some great people as well. I went there before I worked there and I still go for the food. Lmao as far as I know they always referred to it as a “family restaurant” 😂
I am totally NOT surprised that Hooters started in Florida in the 80s lol. It is a brilliant restaurant idea
Personally, I'm waiting for someone to bridge the gap between Hooters and a strip club. Hire strippers for the servers. The more the table orders, the more she takes off. Forget trivia night. Let the tables compete to see who can get the server to strip first. The winning table gets treated to a free lap dance lmao
My wife (you heard that right) and I used to go there because we loved the ham and cheese sandwich and then they took it off the menu. The food isn't bad. You simply have to suspend your disbelief-yes the girls are nice to look at but they aren't going home with you. They're there to do a job. If they provide good service and they're a little flirty then be respectful and tip them for doing that job well. That's it.
That's why I'd never go. I dont want my server to be flirty and it would feel creepy or weird to stare at them. But they're hired to be stared at. I'd rather just eat at a normal restaurant and there are a million of those
Sometimes they will go home with you. But yes that’s not what they’re there for
Oh my god a woman went into a Hooters. How brave.
@mark Came to say the same thing. There is a 100% chance it happens almost daily. They’re still human and enjoy… human related activities.
Not saying it’s necessarily any more likely than hitting on any waitress (it probably is though).
@@markphelt6395 maybe not go home with you (unless in the rare circumstance theirmncar broke down), but getting a phone number for a future date is certainly not beyond the realm of possibility.
Everything I went to the Tampa Clear Water area, I always go to that Hooter. Their food and scenery was better than most of the other restaurants.
fun fact: hooters cofounder ed droste has a cousin(?) also named ed droste who’s a member of indie folk band grizzly bear.
I went to Hooters once back in college for a friend of a friend's birthday. It was definitely a place for "that" kind of man, but there's fewer of those kind of men in today's world. I'm actually genuinely surprised they've been doing well in spite of that.
Men haven't evolved or changed.
Because there aren't fewer. They just convinced you that they aren't that kind of guy
Exactly, they were like that in the open, no hiding. Now, they know they have to be covert or else.@@nicolethompson2399
@@nicolethompson2399Nah, there definitely are less. N saying men are suddenly woke now. But to weed less men to go to a n openly sexist restaurant.
@@strawberrycherrybabyhow many podcasts are there now focused on hating and objectifying women? How many Andrew Tate followers? How many incels? And that's just out in the open. Nah the number hasnt changed. They guys have just convinced you that they are "good guys"
Here in Mexico there are plenty of Hooters locations. Tuesday nights are all you can eat wings and fries and it’s actually really good.
Thank you so much for this video! I was always curious about Hooters history and you did a spectacular job covering it!
I know I'll get eye rolls for saying this but, I genuinely just love their wings! Seriously, 99% of the time I order them in advance for pick-up 😅
“Peter I’m holding hooters.”
“How about them jugs?”
Nice melons.
"Does anyone else have those buildings in your area that just keeps turning into something new, almost like it's cursed because any business that moves in always ends in failure?"
Yes, and when I was a kid it was a Hooters hahaha
I just started going back regularly this year because they have damn good wings, and I found their build your own burger was REALLY good also, of course that also has to do with having good cooks.
I’m in the weird camp of, “Like the food, but not enough to order take out. Like the company, but not enough to buy stock. Like the business model, but still won’t eat there.”
Been a few times. The wings are slightly above average, but the social stigma of going there keeps me away.
Also the clientele at our local Hooters isn’t a group of people that I like spending time around.
U definitely shouldn't live your life worried about what ppl will think about u. Says more about the uptight ppl looking down at anyone going there
Honestly the the outfits are conservative by todays standards the girls in my high school over ten years ago wore far less by there own choice the uniform is absolutely not an issue
In my lifetime I have only been to a Hooters once or twice. Their food was marginal and the "atmosphere" was awkward. Sad lonely men lined up eating at the counter. I just think it's an icky place.
That mirrors my experience exactly. Maybe i'm just an unusual guy I dunno, but there is a time and a place for hot ladies and that time is not when i'm hungry. I want to eat when i'm hungry, and the food there is average at best. And if I wanted to combine the two for some reason I would go to some authentic little place with a fun waitress who actually knows my name and doesn't see me as just another drooling perv.
same
Twice more than me. Even when I was in my 20's and single I knew that I would feel uncomfortable. Such a weird concept.
Really? Never been in a hooters that wasn’t filled with families like literally any other restaurant
Only thing weird here is you. Easy best wings you'll find.
I have never been in a Hooters, but back when they started selling the Wing Sauce in grocery stores my neighbor would buy it along with basically every other kind of sauce for the neighborhood cook out. That is where I learned they have amazing sauce.
I totally bought the uniform off their website; I want to be a Hooters girl without having to deal with their clientele. 💁🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
sounds totally normal
Who else grew up in the Tampa Bay area and remembers watching "Hooter's More Than a Movie" on TV in the 80s? It came on channel 44 every Saturday afternoon where I lived. Right after "Creature Feature".
I've been to Hooters exactly once, in Albuquerque with my uncle, aunt and cousin before seeing a Pixar matinee at the adjacent discount theater. The place was overwhelmingly sad. The waitresses looked way too young. The drinks were watery. The potato skins beneath their heaps of wilted green onions were lukewarm and leathery. I like breasts but I don't like Hooters.
Los Pollos Hermanos better anyways.
Reminds me of the first time I went to Hooters back in the early 9O’s, except I was pleased to have a young, scantily clad flirtatious woman bring food I don’t even remember what it was or what it tasted like. Matter of perspective I guess. It’s not for everybody if you want to critique the food; just like a whole bunch of restaurants that sell atmosphere and not quality food.
As a 15 year old boy, I remembered that trip to Hooters numerous times just before I went to sleep for months afterwards. I know I certainly got the money’s worth my uncle spent for me to eat whatever I got at Hooters that evening. Her name was Katy BTW. She was taller than me with long blond hair.
@@roundy331 You mean Twisters in real life. Same building in ABQ, and they really do have pretty TexMex food!
Sounds like ABQ.
@@enigmawyoming5201 Completely different topic, but your comment opened up a deep hidden memory of mine from when I first moved to Albuquerque. I went to a Weck's with a couple of friends who smoked out my husband and I out with some very intense wax dabs beforehand. As all four of us sat down at the table, the waitress came up and recognized my pal's wife. They got into a very intense conversation about the waitress having found a whole rat in her Twister's burrito and how she'll never go there again. The entire time we were all stoned out of our minds and to this day I still question if her story was remotely true or not. We all sat in silence listening to this ongoing conversation of a rat in a burrito. A very unappetizing discussion before getting your food. Felt like I walked into an alternate reality. That Weck's shut down shortly after.
I swear this is true, i have a friend who has been to FIVE HUNDRED different Hooters...not 500 visits, but 500 individual Hooters restaurants. He takes a full week off and will visit 25-30 breasturants in that time. He has no life outside of his job and going to breasturants.
The hooters in my town litterally closed overnight. It was doing fine (to the best of my knowledge) then closed without warning. The employees didn't even know when they showed up for work the next day. Very bizarre. That was 15 years ago, we never got another one.
This is common in certain business sectors to keep employees from going elsewhere and repeat customers coming back unaware of financial trouble until the day they lock the doors for good.
I’m a woman and I liked Hooter’s. Wasn’t much for me to eat because I’m a vegetarian, but the atmosphere was fine. However I went with my husband and kids and rarely on busy nights. The servers were always so nice. Most of the women had kids, one waitress was pregnant, so we had a lot in common. Since we went when it wasn’t very busy we usually had time to chat. The restaurant was never sexualized to me. They usually wore stocking under their shorts and their shirts weren’t revealing. It was just a restaurant where all the servers happened to be women.
Oh, that was applbee's. yeah you definately went to the wrong place
Dont be vegan
Youre fooling yourself if you think a place called “Hooters” with exclusively skimply dressed female staff wasnt sexualized
The uniforms are pretty tame.
@@LucidFL The uniforms are pretty tame.
As a former Chippendales dancer, i approve of these restaurants. ❤😂
I definitely see an issue with harassment, etc, but the guys that sued over discrimination need a good, swift kick in the...well, I'd say balls, but they clearly don't have any. Any man, or woman, knows the whole "theme" here, and is just doing it for easy money. Any of these guys could apply at any other restaurant, but they chose Hooters just so they could sue and get some cash. Pathetic.
We had a Hooters in Spokane, Wa for a couple of years always busy, and one day it just closed I never learned why, my wife and I and my son loved the place.
Great video! You handled a sensitive subject well!I have always liked your topics - I’m a student of business, and have learned quite a bit from you. Thanks!!