Hooters - The Controversial History
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8 ай бұрынHooters 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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@digapygmy70 8 ай бұрын
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. 😂
@tomthalon8956 8 ай бұрын
You're not sure she learned the truth about Hooters? What are you, estranged?
@friendguy13 8 ай бұрын
@@tomthalon8956 You seem to have missed the word "when" when you were reading his post.
@SonnyO 8 ай бұрын
I get it. Hooters is just an American maid cafe.
@raiisleep 8 ай бұрын
@@SonnyOgod damn it.
@PaperRaines 8 ай бұрын
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
@christopherconard2831 8 ай бұрын
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.
@trontosaurusrex9532 8 ай бұрын
A "professionals have standards" move. I respect it.
@Kyle496 8 ай бұрын
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.
@killerVeNoM101 8 ай бұрын
"THIS A FAMILY FRIENDLY CHANNEL, SIR!" - Se Man
@roundy331 8 ай бұрын
I wouldnt expect him to use any of the waitresses. He's always used the logos.
@WeedShaggy 8 ай бұрын
Company Man is based
@smartepants777 8 ай бұрын
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.
@Draggo_ 5 ай бұрын
honestly thats smart asf but idk how they thought they were gonna get away with that
@MrJmazing1 5 ай бұрын
Aw man... I remember that
@24Ruiner Ай бұрын
Opie and Anthony did something similar on their radio show… guy thought he won “100 Grand.” He did… a candy bar, not $100,000 😈
@TurbulenttJuice 8 ай бұрын
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.
@jamisojo 8 ай бұрын
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.
@melchior2678 7 ай бұрын
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 😌
@marceletta 7 ай бұрын
I know what I must do.
@khaleda.7244 2 ай бұрын
Hooters sells
@dickkickem4238 8 ай бұрын
Hooters is just the American equivalent to a japanese maid cafe.
@moisesinfantes2797 Ай бұрын
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.
@theorderofthebees7308 Ай бұрын
Good point
@JenniferMenendez522 8 ай бұрын
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. 🧡
@orbitingancient 8 ай бұрын
:) That's awesome to hear!
@sasukeuchiha998 8 ай бұрын
Wait, why did they assume you were all topless?
@IzzyTheEditor 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@sylkates 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@changkwangoh 8 ай бұрын
I miss The Pointe. Hooters and Adobe Gila’s. The Hooters that replaced the Pointe ain’t the same, lol
@kylelord_8573 8 ай бұрын
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
@theorderofthebees7308 Ай бұрын
😂😂 ❤
@bellesogne 8 ай бұрын
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.
@Content_Deleted 8 ай бұрын
I see what you did there
@bak-mariterry5180 8 ай бұрын
@@Content_Deleted🤣🤣🤣
@novamarpo3 8 ай бұрын
Ok for that pun you have my like
@jimmy090 8 ай бұрын
Is that the breast joke you got?
@secretsauce4530 7 ай бұрын
Tits up isn't even a saying...at least not a common one but ok.
@billschlafly4107 8 ай бұрын
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.
@rainpooper7088 8 ай бұрын
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.
@twosadcows4549 8 ай бұрын
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
@RedRoseSeptember22 8 ай бұрын
Indeed, I'm tired of people screaming "racism!" when they don't fit the look that someone is going for. @@twosadcows4549
@mRahman92 8 ай бұрын
So they should also be seen as "cast members", like at Disneyland. Interesting concept.
@nicks4802 8 ай бұрын
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.
@Chaotickilljoy 8 ай бұрын
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.
@bsncoleman5341 7 ай бұрын
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
@Coolcarting 7 ай бұрын
I get mine delivered.
@StefanoFierros 7 ай бұрын
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
@reshpeck 4 ай бұрын
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.
@christianmcbrearty 3 ай бұрын
I would go for the food. I'm actually curious what options they have 😂
@macky400 8 ай бұрын
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!
@I.C.Weiner 8 ай бұрын
Right it's not like she was a manager at an Arby's.
@melchior2678 7 ай бұрын
@@I.C.Weiner what's wrong with Arbys?
@secretsauce4530 7 ай бұрын
Teacher sounds jealous.
@LuckySTR8 8 ай бұрын
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
@gregoryt1139 7 ай бұрын
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.
@secretsauce4530 7 ай бұрын
That show is fake.
@gregoryt1139 7 ай бұрын
@@secretsauce4530 Psst…So is pro wrestling, but don’t tell anybody. It’s a secret.
@cjpreach 3 ай бұрын
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.
@tentringer4065 8 ай бұрын
I like to keep abreast of current business trends. Thanks for the video.
@boardskins 8 ай бұрын
It's very titillating.
@benjaminwatt2436 8 ай бұрын
This jokes are tighter than a sports bra
@Quickicecarreviews123 8 ай бұрын
Lol
@Scottishman50 8 ай бұрын
Lol. Awesome 👌
@LordDomielOfElysium 8 ай бұрын
@@benjaminwatt2436wait till you see a binder
@fidel-3470 8 ай бұрын
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.
@watershed44 8 ай бұрын
True most people over look this, but it is a major draw and a good reason to go.
@BatCaveOz 8 ай бұрын
Buffalo Wild Wings gets a huge UFC crowd.
@watershed44 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@thztan7492 8 ай бұрын
Yes, there are times where Hooters is the only place i can go to watch Football in my town
@LoveableNiki 8 ай бұрын
I had no idea Hooters had TVs until this video.
@foreverdressage410 8 ай бұрын
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.
@BarryHolsinger 8 ай бұрын
Hopefully you are female!
@bigstevedzn2353 3 ай бұрын
@@BarryHolsingerain’t gon lie being treated like a princess wouldn’t be all that bad 💀😂.
@user-yn4xc8kt3i 8 ай бұрын
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
@Ace_of_Horns 8 ай бұрын
You should thank his dad then lol
@scubatuba1083 8 ай бұрын
Wtf 😂😂that’s evil but so funny lmaoo
@melchior2678 7 ай бұрын
Well was it true? I doubt it. And dude is kinda gullible for believing him.
@user-yn4xc8kt3i 7 ай бұрын
@@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.
@DarkOmegaMK2 7 ай бұрын
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*
@Sedthsret 8 ай бұрын
Hooters is iconic and a testament to “sex sells”. Love it or hate it, breasteraunts are a multimillion dollar industry
@sasukeuchiha998 8 ай бұрын
So much so, it's also in Fire Emblem.
@mattwolf7698 8 ай бұрын
Actually Millennials and Gen Z don't care about them nearly as much as previous generations
@johniii8147 8 ай бұрын
Actually it's a trend fading fast now.
@GeorgeSukFuk 8 ай бұрын
As men become more feminized, like the other ones responding on this comment, it will get less popular.
@Buttfluff 8 ай бұрын
@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
@perceivedvelocity9914 8 ай бұрын
Good looking female wait staff always make more money. Hooters is just honest about that.
@vaderladyl 8 ай бұрын
And sexy sells.
@Chocolatepain 8 ай бұрын
Why would I want sex in the context of eating? Especially saucy wings.
@DinoMack1 8 ай бұрын
@Chocolatepain you should keep your fat rear home then. You arent the clientele they want obviously
@Chocolatepain 8 ай бұрын
@@DinoMack1 eat balut
@michaelverbakel7632 7 ай бұрын
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.
@OasisMusicOfficial 7 ай бұрын
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.
@thedogpound8813 8 ай бұрын
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 💰
@No-day-off 7 ай бұрын
There are male models as well.
@archwing3441 7 ай бұрын
@@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.
@anthosm 6 ай бұрын
@@No-day-offtell that to victoria's secret then..
@jimhammer6702 8 ай бұрын
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. 😅😅
@REChief 8 ай бұрын
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!
@CC-rd3jy 8 ай бұрын
I did, I knew.
@pin9326 8 ай бұрын
@@CC-rd3jyhe always knew.
@IraessRanza 7 ай бұрын
@@CC-rd3jyI always knew you knew
@GrassKiddo123 7 ай бұрын
Wtf LMAO....
@xXAeonWingsXx 8 ай бұрын
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
@Johnnyboy000 8 ай бұрын
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."
@jenhellaaaa 8 ай бұрын
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.
@clarkkent8765 8 ай бұрын
Wings are easily the best of any chain, the crisp is insane
@zroysum 8 ай бұрын
Waffle House is also gross but in a good way so I would highly recommend trying it when you happen to be significantly intoxicated
@johniii8147 8 ай бұрын
Good food that's funny. Must not know good food.
@xungnham1388 8 ай бұрын
It's shocking how their gimmick overpowers any discussion of how good of a deal they are as a restaurant.
@johniii8147 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@LTDLimiTeD1995 8 ай бұрын
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.
@LucasTigy2 8 ай бұрын
so it's basically the same as a maid cafe
@Randomlabomoty 8 ай бұрын
@@LucasTigy2American maid cafe
@theespartanff3188 8 ай бұрын
Butters is that you? This is father! How dare you embarrass the family. Your grounded mister, go to your room
@jamisojo 8 ай бұрын
@@LucasTigy2 you may have to explain what a "maid cafe" is.
@LucasTigy2 8 ай бұрын
@@jamisojo nah. if people are on youtube, then they also have google
@COMPFUNK2 8 ай бұрын
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. 😒
@UmeNNis 8 ай бұрын
You're a heavy female, aren't you 😂
@KasadiaIsEverything 8 ай бұрын
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.
@DavidKen878 8 ай бұрын
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.
@dumdawgpro 8 ай бұрын
@@DavidKen878 pot meet kettle.
@DavidKen878 8 ай бұрын
@@dumdawgpro Again, he's the manager.
@countryroads21 8 ай бұрын
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
@Dwedit 8 ай бұрын
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".
@PaperRaines 8 ай бұрын
There's two kinds of people: those that say they go to Hooters for the food, and people who tell the truth
@bensakschek615 8 ай бұрын
😂
@eon6274 8 ай бұрын
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.
@TheElegantPelican 8 ай бұрын
@@eon6274for some reason when I was really young my parents would bring me to hooters for my birthday every year.
@erichanson426 8 ай бұрын
I think my stepmother who is married to my Dad, goes there for the food.
@Jerseybornunicorn 8 ай бұрын
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 😂
@craglabrake6802 8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! I was always curious about Hooters history and you did a spectacular job covering it!
@MirandaAndUh 8 ай бұрын
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.
@drfarrin 8 ай бұрын
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.
@rickyrobby8133 8 ай бұрын
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.
@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle 8 ай бұрын
One win for dad. I’m guessing moms not that bright
@changkwangoh 8 ай бұрын
@@rickyrobby8133 it’s absolutely delicious food!
@Derivedwhale45 8 ай бұрын
@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
@melchior2678 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@drunkenhobo8020 8 ай бұрын
As a non-American, my impression of Hooters is pretty much something that could only have ever come from America.
@melchior2678 8 ай бұрын
Your comment makes me proud to be American. 👍😎🇺🇸
@Man-ej6uv 8 ай бұрын
deadass
@Coldsteak 8 ай бұрын
you should check out Japan
@truckermikemct1 8 ай бұрын
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.
@bobroberts2371 8 ай бұрын
Bangkok, Oriental setting The city don't know what the city is getting The crème de la crème of the chess world In a show with everything but Yul Brynner
@RDAalltheway 8 ай бұрын
The fact that he didn’t mention the push for Femboy Hooter’s is shocking.
@cvfox72 6 ай бұрын
Sad day 😞
@amberpulliam6356 8 ай бұрын
I’m glad you mentioned the air line! And I was just waiting for you to bring up the Undercover Boss episode. Great video!
@BuccaneerBruce 8 ай бұрын
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.
@perceivedvelocity9914 8 ай бұрын
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.
@BuccaneerBruce 8 ай бұрын
@@perceivedvelocity9914 If you're talking to me, no. These 2 women were drunk fighting over some guy.
@zrnnn 8 ай бұрын
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.
@donkedic1 8 ай бұрын
That would be interesting. The model is definitely different in the west coast. I would still prefer the NY carts. Food tastes better.
@zrnnn 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@hiddenluxury6927 8 ай бұрын
Halal Guys have fallen off big time. Adel's reigns supreme now.
@laurynnnsmith 8 ай бұрын
There's one in Georgia, I didn't know it was a chain lol
@zrnnn 8 ай бұрын
@@hiddenluxury6927 never heard of it. Are you based in NYC? I might have missed it.
@jackdanson2 7 ай бұрын
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.
@rookless4121 8 ай бұрын
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.
@dwood78part23 8 ай бұрын
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.
@slipperynickels 8 ай бұрын
“twin peaks” is another, lesser known chain that has a name referencing boobs. they’re a similar restaurant to hooters.
@benjaminwatt2436 8 ай бұрын
mmhmm, Hooters, place were teens would love to go and loser dads frequent
@Roger-fs5yo 8 ай бұрын
@@slipperynickelsI've conquered twin peaks😉
@mmasque2052 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@emilyadams3228 8 ай бұрын
@@mmasque2052 It started out as a good idea, but now they're just milking it.
@martyb5058 8 ай бұрын
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.
@bradywilliams2951 8 ай бұрын
@@ITIsFunnyDamnIT, he literally just implied that with his first sentence. settle down.
@melchior2678 7 ай бұрын
"More than one reason" Translation: TWO BIG REASONS
@d.j.miller2679 8 ай бұрын
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.
@arsenalesparza6051 8 ай бұрын
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.
@Tenosyn 8 ай бұрын
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".
@tomthalon8956 8 ай бұрын
Any beach these days comes to mind.
@dacypher22 8 ай бұрын
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
@GuessTheSongMS 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@eisernfront8549 8 ай бұрын
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😂.
@EnbyWithAPhone 8 ай бұрын
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
@BugsyFoga 8 ай бұрын
Not too familiar with the history of hooters, so this will be interesting for me.
@Wired4Life2 8 ай бұрын
You’re watching a history of Hooters documentary for the history, eh?
@CyberKnightProbably 8 ай бұрын
Even when I make it to the afterlife, Nathaniel Foga will always be there.
@BugsyFoga 8 ай бұрын
@@CyberKnightProbably That’s certainly new one for me 😂
@thohangst 8 ай бұрын
"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.
@stevencooke6451 7 ай бұрын
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.
@eduardocamachojr7990 5 ай бұрын
And the compitition they have over the years example Tilted Kilt,Twin Peaks, Ojos Locos and Bombshells
@artawhirler 4 ай бұрын
Hell, you could say that about Congress. 😊
@kickstand2407 8 ай бұрын
My first job was a busboy at Hooters in 2015 after I turned 20. That was the biggest flex I ever had lmao
@ToxikDouche 8 ай бұрын
i 100 percent believe that.
@crazy4gta1 8 ай бұрын
They should’ve changed the job title to “BUSTboy”
@Bopig 8 ай бұрын
Wow that would of been quite the experience, especially for someone young.
@LegionOfEclaires 8 ай бұрын
@@crazy4gta1 W
@Ace_of_Horns 8 ай бұрын
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.
@theodoreolson8529 8 ай бұрын
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.
@clearspira 8 ай бұрын
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.
@henkbarnard1553 8 ай бұрын
same
@jxchamb 8 ай бұрын
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.
@thepracticalgymnast8001 8 ай бұрын
Really? Never been in a hooters that wasn’t filled with families like literally any other restaurant
@felixpropertymanagement7342 8 ай бұрын
Only thing weird here is you. Easy best wings you'll find.
@DarkcIoud1111. 8 ай бұрын
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.
@zeboe223423 8 ай бұрын
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.
@JohnWayneCheeseburger 8 ай бұрын
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
@chadchadchadchadchad 8 ай бұрын
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.
@noelletakesthesky3977 8 ай бұрын
It’s a joke about having big boobs. Not appropriate for a second-grader to wear, even in a very progressive household.
@chadchadchadchadchad 8 ай бұрын
@@noelletakesthesky3977 Oh. That's weird because my mom took it from me and wore it all the time after that.
@jacwest7406 8 ай бұрын
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?
@GrassKiddo123 7 ай бұрын
@@noelletakesthesky3977 says the OF girl
@klulu-kun 8 ай бұрын
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.
@rebecca1431 8 ай бұрын
HOOTERS IS EVIL.
@sor3999 8 ай бұрын
@@rebecca1431 OH NO IT'S RAINING BOOBIES!
@bleb3622 8 ай бұрын
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
@re.plantedurbanfarm9918 8 ай бұрын
Has anyone been to 2000s Abercrombie and Fitch? Pretty much the clothing + male-oriented version of Hooters.
@klulu-kun 8 ай бұрын
@@re.plantedurbanfarm9918 Never heard of it. I'm a 01 Baby.
@MongoMan693 8 ай бұрын
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.
@caitsizzle97 8 ай бұрын
I was a hooters girl for three years. Loved it so much ! I also worked at other “brestraunts” hooters was the best by far.
@kostas6995 8 ай бұрын
wanna be my hooter? 🤪
@jsizemo 8 ай бұрын
I’m shocked to learn that there are “scandals” and controversy associated with this restaurant chain!
@Squeam9750 8 ай бұрын
Shocked! A bit flabbergasted!
@benjaminwatt2436 8 ай бұрын
@@Squeam9750 and sexual allegations? who would have thought such a thing could happen
@runrafarunthebestintheworld 8 ай бұрын
Plus the discrimination against black women. Why even turn down black women at all. Pfft
@skeetrix5577 8 ай бұрын
he did too forgot to mention the all maggots in the hamburger meat mmmmm extra protein 😂
@skeetrix5577 8 ай бұрын
@@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
@Trey2dope 8 ай бұрын
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.
@174robster 6 ай бұрын
A childs 6 year old birthday party at Beijing Hooters was one of the more surreal things I saw whilst in China.
@LadyLunarSatine 8 ай бұрын
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.
@dacypher22 8 ай бұрын
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
@dacypher22 8 ай бұрын
Imagine my surprise if I had gone there thinking that
@darexinfinity 8 ай бұрын
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
@dfgyuhdd 8 ай бұрын
I heard they failed their Health Department inspection because there was a fish in the percolator.
@redheads604 8 ай бұрын
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
@shanekeenaNYC 8 ай бұрын
Honestly, the whole controversy is 55 year old past their prime karen types who can't satisfy their men anymore. That's it.
@malcorub 8 ай бұрын
In the Southwest US there is also Ojos Locos which has essentially been dubbed "Mexican Hooters."
@riku3220 8 ай бұрын
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!
@johnnythewalrus 7 ай бұрын
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.
@pattaschner6377 8 ай бұрын
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.
@ststst981 8 ай бұрын
The funniest thing about the gender discrimination suits is that now there is a huge demand online for a femboy Hooters
@ToxikDouche 8 ай бұрын
honestly in a large enough and the correct city. you could make that work. and hell it could be bigger than hooters.
@ajanaya8055 8 ай бұрын
The f$ck?
@melchior2678 8 ай бұрын
A huge fake demand
@GoodfellasX21 8 ай бұрын
@@MatrixRefugeeno there do demand for gays to do that.
@dacypher22 8 ай бұрын
@@melchior2678 Yeah you're wrong lmao. Toxik is right. In the right location it would work. But it's okay that you would have nothing to do with it
@ericwilliams5343 8 ай бұрын
Brestraunt had me dying😂
@enigmawyoming5201 8 ай бұрын
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.
@josh6706 8 ай бұрын
Lmao, I was laughing at the accusation that they stole trade secrets. You mean having busty women in skimpy outfits?
@enigmawyoming5201 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@ACare15 7 ай бұрын
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.
@nigralurker 8 ай бұрын
I had a friend who worked at Hooters in her college years. She absolutely loved it along with the tips she got.
@prw56 8 ай бұрын
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.
@pamelamays4186 8 ай бұрын
I finally went to a Hooters for lunch in 2021. I saw several families there. My server was a nice young lady.
@shikitoma2515 8 ай бұрын
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.
@zer0pulse156 8 ай бұрын
great and informative video as always, direct and concise..
@chesspiece81 8 ай бұрын
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.
@enigmawyoming5201 8 ай бұрын
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.
@jevinday 8 ай бұрын
I am totally NOT surprised that Hooters started in Florida in the 80s lol. It is a brilliant restaurant idea
@cedwardsmedia 8 ай бұрын
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
@MP3DK76-kn1op 8 ай бұрын
Great video. Very informative. BTW nice atmosphere and good selection of food. Wings and pickle chips YUM!!
@Stebbiejae 8 ай бұрын
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” 😂
@roecocoa 8 ай бұрын
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.
@roundy331 8 ай бұрын
Los Pollos Hermanos better anyways.
@enigmawyoming5201 8 ай бұрын
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.
@enigmawyoming5201 8 ай бұрын
@@roundy331 You mean Twisters in real life. Same building in ABQ, and they really do have pretty TexMex food!
@yourfuturewaifu9061 8 ай бұрын
Sounds like ABQ.
@eon6274 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@handsomeX 8 ай бұрын
As a former Chippendales dancer, i approve of these restaurants. ❤😂
@rbertgraham5980 7 ай бұрын
Love you videos been checking them out for years
@llouie4999 8 ай бұрын
Interesting video! We never went I suspect because my parents were worried about the higher likelihood to encounter boorish customers among their larger clientele. We used to go to Vegas where the sex sells was present but they felt there was a bit more self sorting / segmentation for customer - worker interactions
@SgtRockable 8 ай бұрын
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.
@owenb8636 8 ай бұрын
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
@markphelt6395 8 ай бұрын
Sometimes they will go home with you. But yes that’s not what they’re there for
@MagusKain 8 ай бұрын
Oh my god a woman went into a Hooters. How brave.
@nwj03a 8 ай бұрын
@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).
@melchior2678 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@JBrooksNYS 8 ай бұрын
I only ate there once. Im just suprised they havent been "cancelled" by now
@billschlafly4107 8 ай бұрын
Don't acknowledge them and keep going and they can't cancel you. What ever you do, never apologize for being human.
@usernamunavailiable 8 ай бұрын
Because maybe it's just a Wing restaurant..?
@JBrooksNYS 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@mattwolf7698 8 ай бұрын
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.
@sor3999 8 ай бұрын
They've been trying. What do you think these "controversies" are?
@jontsang7334 8 ай бұрын
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.
@SuperTrb0 8 ай бұрын
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.
@wilkinlow 8 ай бұрын
Damn making those money in 90s ain't no joke.
@MikeAnvil 7 ай бұрын
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
@Sonicfan138 8 ай бұрын
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.
@perceivedvelocity9914 8 ай бұрын
Men haven't evolved or changed.
@nicolethompson2399 8 ай бұрын
Because there aren't fewer. They just convinced you that they aren't that kind of guy
@vaderladyl 8 ай бұрын
Exactly, they were like that in the open, no hiding. Now, they know they have to be covert or else.@@nicolethompson2399
@strawberrycherrybaby 8 ай бұрын
@@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.
@nicolethompson2399 8 ай бұрын
@@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"
@Megs1921 8 ай бұрын
I’ve only been to Hooters once. My co-worker and I were on a lunch break and it was one of the closest places. The servers were very sweet but the food was pretty terrible. I think eventually restaurant like this will fizzle out but not because of the women servers in tiny outfits. I know people in my generation tend to almost look down on chain restaurants because the food is just mediocre at best. Too many individually owned places are popping up with great food at prices similar to the chains. I live in downtown Denver and you don’t see any of these types of places at all. The last sit down large chain restaurant we had was a Chilis that closed about a year ago because they couldn’t afford to stay open anymore.
@seyidana7209 8 ай бұрын
Interesting
@heshamsaleem 8 ай бұрын
i used to goto hooters all the time but i stopped after getting food poisoning one time but i still love the atmosphere. i just wish the food quality was a little better. i’m surprised you didn’t talk about the tilted kilt as one of their major competitors. i’d like to see 2 more videos each focusing on twin peaks and the tilted kilt.
@addamochs 8 ай бұрын
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.
@EnclaveOfficer1776 8 ай бұрын
Inappropriate stuff going on at a restaurant literally named after a analogy for women’s boobs? Shocker 😮.hooters has good food and a good atmosphere I wish them the best.
@libertymartin5167 8 ай бұрын
Right? I was thinking the same thing. How could anything possibly go wrong? 🤦♀️
@gregvs.theworld451 8 ай бұрын
Honestly, it doesn't have to be that way, but you'd need the people running the company to have a strict code of making sure there wasn't any inappropriate bullshit going on to protect the women. I doubt that's what those six guys who founded Hooters had in mind, but for any place doing something similar to the Hooters schtick, the code of conduct and unspoken but heavily enforced rules could be "Look, we know you're here to ogle the pretty women, and they'll talk sweet to you and make you feel special, but your pleasure ends where their discomfort begins. Don't be a creep and say weird, gross, sexist, harassing shit, and DON'T touch the women, and you don't get thrown out. Sound good? Now enjoy some wings and sexy ladies."
@pantsenfuego9986 8 ай бұрын
Inappropriate stuff is endemic in the service industry and happens at every restaurant.
@TheIndianaGeoff 8 ай бұрын
There is sexual harassment in a sex tinged restaurant? I am Shocked, Shocked I tell you.
@uhoh7541 8 ай бұрын
I'm shocked you like their food- have wanted my money back for everything I've tried that wasn't wings, crab legs, or oysters. However those wings make up for it and i can never get the breading right when i tried replicating them at home 😢
@ExiILe00 8 ай бұрын
“Peter I’m holding hooters.”
@leonardticsay8046 8 ай бұрын
“How about them jugs?”
@christopherconard2831 8 ай бұрын
Nice melons.
@TeganCantEven 8 ай бұрын
I totally bought the uniform off their website; I want to be a Hooters girl without having to deal with their clientele. 💁🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
@Platzhalterxy 7 ай бұрын
sounds totally normal
@JPDillon 4 күн бұрын
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.
@ToxikDouche 8 ай бұрын
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.
@ToxikDouche 8 ай бұрын
side note. i accidentally walked out with one of thier branded cups and i still have it to this day lol
@billschlafly4107 8 ай бұрын
2 Chicks 1 Cup, while disgusting, is far more interesting than 1 dude 1 cup.@@ToxikDouche
@sor3999 8 ай бұрын
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.
@Oonagh72 8 ай бұрын
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.
@benjaminwatt2436 8 ай бұрын
Oh, that was applbee's. yeah you definately went to the wrong place
@CheeseMiser 8 ай бұрын
Dont be vegan
@LucidFL 8 ай бұрын
Youre fooling yourself if you think a place called “Hooters” with exclusively skimply dressed female staff wasnt sexualized
@PeugeotRocket 8 ай бұрын
The uniforms are pretty tame.
@PeugeotRocket 8 ай бұрын
@@LucidFL The uniforms are pretty tame.
@ghhn4505 8 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you brought up the KotH episode that parodied Hooters, it's all I think of when I think of the restaurant, that and the weird Sonic Forces tie in they did
@mikethompson9745 8 ай бұрын
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.
@robertcampain612 8 ай бұрын
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!!
@planescaped 8 ай бұрын
Ahh the infinite financial potential of a good -pair 'o tata's- restaurant.
@melchior2678 8 ай бұрын
Why not just say "breastaraunt"?
@jennyjohn704 8 ай бұрын
@@melchior2678 Because it's such a horrid, tacky sounding word?
@melchior2678 8 ай бұрын
@@jennyjohn704 sounds better than your silly and much longer and inconvenient to write crossed out gibberish
@planescaped 8 ай бұрын
@@melchior2678 1st, they're not me. 2nd, sir, this is a -wendy's- hooters, lets just relax.
@tvrduude 7 ай бұрын
I am a Clearwater, FL native, although I moved soon after, but my Grandparents were there still. I remember passing that building for a long time on visits back. I remember eventually seeing the Hooters sign on the building. Several years later I saw an ad on during a NASCAR race and thought "Pretty funny, I know of small place in Clearwater with the same name!" (I was in CA. by then) another year later I finally went in one and was shocked to see it was the same place I had passed by so many times that started it all!
@JamesWilliams-st4bp 6 ай бұрын
The waitress lawsuit was a bogus one in my opinion. Hooters is a THEME restaurant and the THEME is the girls. Tell me, have you seen a male Playboy bunny? No! Doesn’t exist and for a good reason. Some liberal panel decided to make an example with this case. Besides man don’t have hooters.