Just took my son for his first visit to Hooters!

[irregardless]

There's a number of problems with restaurants (I use the work loosely) like hooters.

1. The skanky waitresses
2. The bad food, chicken wings isn't good food it's crap that's slopped together.
3. No wine list, not that you'd drink wine with the muck they serve.
4. It's not a 5 course meal, you need at least 5 courses.
5. The lousy service, nobody comes around with a little brush and pan to sweep the table of crumbs off the table between courses, they just leave those crumbs sitting right there on the table until you leave.

Is this satire?

 

[Grakkle]

How do you know they are skanky?

and why is skany a problem..

and as far as problems are concerned where does it rank among...

war
global warming
famine

thank you
iloveyou

I know skank when I see skank (or smell it or feel it, for that matter!)

 

[Mpulsive81]

edit: yeah i just realized i *really* dug this from the grave...

Ya know I worked there about 7 or 8 years ago (as a cook, not as a waitress lol) and the girls there were piglets. They would eat everything in sight behind the cooking area. If one of us made something, it didn't matter if we put our names on it or anything....if you weren't handcuffed to your food, consider it gone. lol Ya know, come to think of it, i'm sure they'd chew your arm off to get to the food. They were terrible about it!

So we did what anyone would do. We took a dirty towel, batterred it up and deep fried it. Garnished it with lemon and put it in a hogie roll. (fish sandwich) We left it alone for 10 minutes & sure enough, that's all it took.

The look on the face of a girl knawing on a fried dirty towel is priceless....

 

[FrankBlack]

Well, I've never been to one, and I don't plan on going any time soon. Guys, the girls are only smiling like that because it's their job, and a friendly, flirtatious smile means a bigger tip. (Of course, you knew that already. It's a standard business technique, nothing new about it.) I'll stick with my favorite italian place, and my favorite barbeque place.

If no one has posted it already, the Hooter's Girl hand book is posted at The Smoking Gun

 

[nickster9224]

does he still remember it?

 

[iSaint]

does he still remember it?

Yeah, kind of. There's not a Hooter's where we live, and we drove by one last week on vacation. I made a joke about it to my wife. He remembers because of their good service and the attention they paid to him!

 

[jones14]

Wow, Hooters, i've been there once but it was a great time 'cuz me and my friends were on a school "FBLA" trip and we stopped by the mall on the way back. While pulling into the mall we noticed a Hooters, so we crossed a few highways and all went to grab a bite. The waitress asked how old we were, so we replied truthfully, and I think all of us were 15 at the time, but then she pulled up a stool and started talkin' to all of us. Quite odd I must say, but one hell of a story for everybody back at school. (Seemed pretty funny at the time anyways)

 

[FrankBlack]

I am stunned that this thread continues to grow, especially stunned that so many people have such strong opposition to a restaurant where women wear tight clothing but expose much less than you'd see on a public beach.

But, hey, I suppose we really need to worry about such things because, you know, it's not like there are more important evils or issues to concern ourselves with.

You bring up an excellent point / question. Why does this restaurant cause such a "political problem" for so many? I remember when they opened one in Boston, right near the Fleet center some years back. There were protests, and lots of screaming and hollering. There were even some attempts to block their application for a liquor license. There were predictions that a Hooters would attract a "bad element", and there would be increased acts of violence and crime in the area.

The increased violence and crime in the area never happened. As for the bad elements, did they mean sports fans who have had a few too many? Well, they were already there, and if Hooters had not opened, there were already plenty of very sleazy bars available for those who were looking for a fight, or to get throwing-up drunk after a Bruin's game.

As you point out, some women are wearing far less at the beach. Heck, if you head to the financial district around Post Office square on a hot day, you'll see corporate secretaries dressed far more provocatively than any hooters girl. At least Hooters lets their girls wear sensible footwear.

So, let's try something, purely hypothetical. A new restaurant opens. It's called "Studs". Here's the gimmick: The restaurant is designed for high-paid, professional women in management positions.

-The waiters all look like George Clooney or Antonio Banderas.

-The uniform is tight jeans and muscle tank tops.

-The menu consists of salads, fresh fruits, and finger sandwiches. All low-fat of course.

-Beverages consist of fine wines, juices, and bottled designer water.

-The TV screens constantly show Oprah, The View, soap operas, and figure skating shows, (in season)

The question: would such a place cause an political controversy? Would there be any protests by "militant masculinists", because of the waiters' attire?

If anyone hasn't guessed, yes, this is satire.