Hooters -- Someone Accidentally Deleted My Post

[Cedric]

I'll assume that my prior post on Hooters was "accidentally" deleted, not purposely erased due to someone's snobby reaction to the Hooters concept.

Personally, I see no reason why we all can't enjoy and discuss the exotic flavors of the French Laundry AND the unique pleasures of Hooters. Sometimes I feel like Fois Grois and sometimes I feel like spicy buffalo wings served by lovely ladies.

I think it's valuable for other people to know that Hooters -- whose presence in SF was LONG overdue -- delivers value both in food quality and ambience. I like beatiful women serving me food and that shouldn't disqualify me from tastefully discussing Hooters on this Board.

So, I give Hooters a thimbs-up.

[Alexandra]

Cedric, it appears to me (and most likely to the chowhound moderators) that this is an advertisement for Hooters. Why don't you prove us all wrong and post a thorough report on some other establishment, preferably an independent one...

[vn]

a thread

Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/...

[Cedric]

I have no connection to Hooters. I just like the wings and happen to enjoy the wait staff. I think there's an attitude on this Board -- which I take issue with -- that anything that isn't local is beneath contempt. Exacerbating the problem is the prevailing liberal mindset that would denounce Hooters simply on the basis of the Company's "good looking waitresses in skimpy shorts" policy. So, Hooters -- from this Board's standpoint -- has two strikes against it. It's a chain and it's politically incorrect.

You wanted evidence that I can review other restaurants? There are lots of non-chains that I like -- everything from Umbria to Marimba to Thep Phenom to Slanted Door.

What I am saying is that (a) the wings are actually quite good and (b) if you're a guy, you'll enjoy being served by attractive women. Buffalo wings are a legitimate food option for discussion. If Hooters happens to serve good wings, then the fact that it's a chain should be the basis for bias. Good is good.

Some people may not want to eat in an environment where women servers are wearing short-shorts. That's their perogative. As a guy, I wouldn't want to be served by guys wearing those Chippendale dancer outfits so I understand.

Still,I can't imagine a guy who likes good chicken wings not wanting to give Hooters a try

[anti-foodie]

I think that the post may have been removed because the emphasis was on the servers' outfits and not the food. And this is a chow-centric board.

That said, I have been meaning to go to Hooters myself.

[Alexandra]

Well, Cedric, it's good to hear that you're a living, breathing chowhound, and not a walking advertisement for Hooters. I did have a hard time discerning which when I read your first and second posts...

Now, tacky orange shorts three sizes too small aside, what are the wings like? Many flavors? Prices? As good as in Buffalo? I'd like to know a little more before I go...

It's good to hear a dissenting voice on here - chowhounds are self-selecting, so if there's a dearth of posters who aren't "liberal, politically correct, and chain-bashing" it's because they aren't interested, not because we drive them away (I hope). We'd like to hear what you have to say about other restaurants, too.

[Bryan Harrell]

Cedric wrote "(b) if you're a guy, you'll enjoy being served by attractive women."

Just as not all chicken wings are the same, not all guys are the same. Quite a few in this town do not even care about attractive women.

Cedric, please describe the chicken wings and compare them to others you have had.

[Bryan Harrell]

So could you re-post your original message?
Or if it is not too much trouble, e-mail it to me?
I am curious about what you have to say.
I have heard that the Chicken Wings are good, despite the questionable tastefulness of the restaurant concept.

The same is true with Midori Mushi -- the food is so good that one doesn't mind dealing with the loud music, the silly rules on the door, and the adolescent humor t-shirts. (Hey, I was in my 20s once, a long time ago, so I'll give them some slack.)

Meanwhile, I'll sit here and twiddle my thimbs.

[Gary Soup]

You should have been around in the 60's.

Link: http://www.digitallantern.net/mcluhan...

[squid-kun]

There's at least one decent deal on the menu, the $150 "Gourmet Chicken Wing Dinner": 20 wings and a bottle of Dom Perignon.

The Wall Street Journal ran an enjoyable story last year, reviewing the wine lists at 10 chain restaurants. It noted that if you subtracted the price of 20 wings, the Dom cost about $135 -- not bad at all. "It was opened at the bar," wrote the reviewers, Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, where "the very loud pop of the cork caused burly men to cower. It was a 1993 and, while somewhat bigger-tasting than we expected, was quite nice with the wings, curly fries, celery and blue-cheese dip."

And last month the Chronicle's Laurel Wellman visited the wharf location and came back with an amusing piece on the food, of all things, plus other attractions.

Link: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi...

[Missy P.]

An admirable, amusing review! Thanks for posting the link.

Maybe some of the Hooters fans on the board--including Cedric--could provide similarly specific, food-centric accounts of their dining experiences there.

One may go to Hooters for reasons other than food, but one comes to Chowhound to discuss precisely that. So, beyond Hooters' titillation or amusement value, 'hounds want to know: how's the chow? In the wide, wide world of the internet, there are surely other places to discuss Hooter's non-food attractions. Here we want to know about those wings (not breasts).

[Joe Bob Briggs]

Well, I haven't been to the SF location, but I have eaten at the Hooters locations in San Antonio and Myrtle Beach.

The atmosphere is sportsbar-like with several TVs braodcasting football & baseball games. Food is decent but I stick to the basic stuff like burgers & wings.

What's interesting is that the southern people don't really consider Hooters to be such a big deal, i.e. I've seen parents bring their little children there as if it's a Denny's or IHOP. The scantily clad waitstaff are not really the main attraction (as we seem to make it).

[chicken_of_the_sea]

I think breasts and wings are parts - different yes but both are offered for food consumption - of a chicken that I eat often at restaurants . So yes I would like to hear about reviews of both breasts and wings thank you.

[Leoj]

Perhaps, Cedric, you could post some photos of these wings, brests and thighs for your fellow hounds.

[Juu]

Actually, I've tried both the Hooter's Buffalo Wings and compared them with TGIF's Jack Daniel Wings and I definitely prefer Hooter's Buffalo Wings. I always make it a point, wherever I am, to stop by Hooter's to grab some wings and a beer at the bar. That's some good stuff.