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Not to be topped, Hooters offers value menu
WalletPop ^
| Aug 27, 2009
| David Schepp
Posted on 08/27/2009 3:28:04 PM PDT by radar101
In these recessionary times, patrons of Hooters are more interested in eying their wallets than scantily clad waitresses, or so it would seem.
The Atlanta-based restaurant chain, better known for its buxom waitresses than its cuisine, is joining the gaggle of casual-dining establishments in offering a value-priced menu in the hope of drawing more... umm, clientele.
Seeing as the NFL regular season is nearly underway and testosterone is hanging heavy in the air, the new menu features a football theme, says Hooters. It's a seasonal menu for the fall.
New menu items start at $4.99 for "Loaded Chips," thick-sliced potato chips topped with bleu cheese, ranch or jalapeno cheese sauce and covered with bacon, diced tomatoes and scallions. For a buck more, you can get a "Hooterstizer Combo," which offers a trio of fried appetizers that include fried pickles. (Hey, if you can fry a zucchini, why not a pickle?)
There's also an $8.99 prime rib sandwich and Hooters chicken strip sandwich served on a ciabatta roll with fries for $6.99. For those who'd rather drink than eat, there's a build-your-own Bloody Mary menu.
But how does the new menu stack up against the competition? Segment leader Applebee's, a unit of DineEquity (DIN) that operates nearly 2,000 stores -- about four times as many as Hooters, offers a $5.95 Pick 'N Pair lunch combo (a name, by the way, which Hooters must be kicking itself for not trademarking).
Other competitors include Chili's, owned by Brinker International Inc. (EAT), which offers three courses for two people for $20, as well as Olive Garden (DRI), which offers all-you-can eat salad and bread sticks, for those prone to carb-loading, for $8.95.
Of course, none of those other chains can quite match Hooters cheerleader-esque waitstaff. And if beauty really is in the eye of the beholder, a fried pickle may be just the thing to sate that hunger.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bhoeconomy; hooters; restaurants
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:28:05 PM PDT
by
radar101
To: radar101
“In these recessionary times, patrons of Hooters are more interested in eying their wallets than scantily clad waitresses, or so it would seem.”
I go to Hooters for the food. I buy Playboy for the articles. The check’s in the mail...
2
posted on
08/27/2009 3:29:22 PM PDT
by
jessduntno
(Privatization + Inter-State Sales + Individual Policies + Tort Reform = Healthcare Reform)
To: radar101
This should be a good thread......
3
posted on
08/27/2009 3:29:43 PM PDT
by
Las Vegas Ron
(Americans, just reading the bills and doing the jobs their representatives won't do)
To: radar101
TTIUWOP and lots of them
Once you see one hooter, you want to see them all.
4
posted on
08/27/2009 3:30:26 PM PDT
by
Dacula
(Evil succeeds when good men do nothing. Lets do something.)
To: jessduntno
In these recessionary times, patrons of Hooters are more interested in eying their wallets than scantily clad waitresses, or so it would seem. If this is true, it really is the end times!
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:31:01 PM PDT
by
Las Vegas Ron
(Americans, just reading the bills and doing the jobs their representatives won't do)
To: Dacula
I have been Hooters three times the last 18 months and I could not believe the number of unaccompanied women eating there in groups.
6
posted on
08/27/2009 3:32:15 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Sarah Palin-Jim DeMint 2012 - Liz Cheney for Sec of State - Duncan Hunter SecDef)
To: Dacula
7
posted on
08/27/2009 3:33:02 PM PDT
by
HighWheeler
(The higher the concentration of libs, the bigger the tragedy that follows.)
To: radar101
So, is the Hooter’s Value Menu served by, uh, girls who are less well endowed?
8
posted on
08/27/2009 3:33:08 PM PDT
by
La Lydia
To: radar101
I know I always have a good time at Hooters.
And I thought they were based out of Clearwater, not Atlanta?
9
posted on
08/27/2009 3:33:35 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Democrat - The new Party of National Socialism. Pelosi and Kosmas - founding members.)
To: radar101
But how does the new menu stack up against the competition? Hooters are stacked much better than ANY other!
I love Hooters and always have!
I'm a regular connoisseur.
10
posted on
08/27/2009 3:34:54 PM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: radar101
I wish Hooters was not to be topped.
11
posted on
08/27/2009 3:34:58 PM PDT
by
Huck
("He that lives on hope will die fasting"- Ben Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac)
To: Perdogg
Lebanese masticating in public?
12
posted on
08/27/2009 3:35:32 PM PDT
by
OnTheDress
(His legacy is a stain OnTheDress)
To: Perdogg
Love those wings.
13
posted on
08/27/2009 3:35:49 PM PDT
by
Joiseydude
(I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees. Live free or die.)
To: HighWheeler
That is hilarious...thanks...best laugh in a long time...
14
posted on
08/27/2009 3:37:12 PM PDT
by
jessduntno
(Privatization + Inter-State Sales + Individual Policies + Tort Reform = Healthcare Reform)
To: Dacula
15
posted on
08/27/2009 3:39:02 PM PDT
by
jessduntno
(Privatization + Inter-State Sales + Individual Policies + Tort Reform = Healthcare Reform)
To: jessduntno
The one on the right still has too much exposure.
16
posted on
08/27/2009 3:39:07 PM PDT
by
HighWheeler
(The higher the concentration of libs, the bigger the tragedy that follows.)
To: radar101
I think I'm in love.
17
posted on
08/27/2009 3:39:22 PM PDT
by
Joiseydude
(I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees. Live free or die.)
To: Joiseydude
18
posted on
08/27/2009 3:39:35 PM PDT
by
GoDuke
To: radar101
Still waiting for the half-off menu...
19
posted on
08/27/2009 3:40:02 PM PDT
by
garbanzo
(Government is not the solution to our problems. Government is the problem.)
To: Joiseydude
Good idea for a new Chain...(S)HOOTERS...
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:40:21 PM PDT
by
jessduntno
(Privatization + Inter-State Sales + Individual Policies + Tort Reform = Healthcare Reform)
To: Joiseydude
You need to go to her house and show her the proper way to hold a lethal weapon.
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:40:33 PM PDT
by
HighWheeler
(The higher the concentration of libs, the bigger the tragedy that follows.)
To: Joiseydude
The best one I have been to is the one in El Paso. We had to wait an hour for a table.
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:41:06 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(Sarah Palin-Jim DeMint 2012 - Liz Cheney for Sec of State - Duncan Hunter SecDef)
To: HighWheeler
“The one on the right still has too much exposure.”
Huh? Wha? Uh...yeah...
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:41:52 PM PDT
by
jessduntno
(Privatization + Inter-State Sales + Individual Policies + Tort Reform = Healthcare Reform)
To: radar101
meehhhh...
The only place I have ever gone where I got a BAD hamburger... Sorry somewhat cute waitstaff does not compensate for BAD food.
24
posted on
08/27/2009 3:41:56 PM PDT
by
Syntyr
(If its too loud your too old...)
To: EGPWS
I really like this tit for tat competitiveness.
25
posted on
08/27/2009 3:42:56 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
To: HighWheeler
It’s awfully nice of that Hooters gal to bring Ms. Garofolo a cup of coffee.
26
posted on
08/27/2009 3:43:45 PM PDT
by
DemforBush
(Somebody wake me when sanity has returned to the nation.)
To: Joiseydude
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:44:21 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
To: HighWheeler
She must have been turned down for the job!
28
posted on
08/27/2009 3:45:27 PM PDT
by
Radio Free American?
(When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
To: garbanzo
I once went to a topless club that said:
“No shirt, No shoes, No service.”
They were right about all three.
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:46:08 PM PDT
by
OrangeHoof
(YES WE CAN have a Depression.)
To: mountn man
I really like this tit for tat competitiveness.I have no idea what tat is, but if you can get tit for it, sign me up! :^)
To: mountn man
I really like this tit for tat competitiveness. T'at simply is irrelevant.
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:47:05 PM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: Perdogg
I like your tag, except Chuck Norris for Sec of Defense. But I’d change his title to Minister of War, or something more befitting him. Secretary doesn’t quite work for Chuck.
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:47:39 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
To: radar101
Value menus aren't always a good deal...............
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:48:09 PM PDT
by
OB1kNOb
(Extreme right-winged mob terrorist astroturfing bitter clinging racist birther evilmongering wingnut)
To: DemforBush
If you look at the photo carefully, you can see the camera crew in the background making this into a news story.
34
posted on
08/27/2009 3:48:17 PM PDT
by
HighWheeler
(The higher the concentration of libs, the bigger the tragedy that follows.)
To: Joiseydude
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:48:46 PM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: radar101
I’ve got nothing against Hooters, or folks who want to go there, but it just ain’t my thang.
I don’t want skinny, beautiful waitresses around when I’m getting my grub on. Makes me self-conscious. I want a grandmotherly figure telling me “have seconds already! You’ll never marry a nice girl until you get some meat on your bones.” :-)
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:49:38 PM PDT
by
DemforBush
(Somebody wake me when sanity has returned to the nation.)
To: jessduntno
I need more input. Must have more visual affirmation.
No Hooter left behind.
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:49:43 PM PDT
by
Dacula
(Evil succeeds when good men do nothing. Lets do something.)
To: radar101
Why not include one of the buxom Hooters...value menu indeed...
To: OB1kNOb
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posted on
08/27/2009 3:51:38 PM PDT
by
headsonpikes
(Genocide is the highest sacrament of socialism.)
To: HighWheeler
“Women are not decoration...”
Truly spoken by/for the one holding the sign...
To: Huck
“I wish Hooters was not to be topped.”
Is there a Hooters in Las Vegas? Are they topped?
To: GoDuke
“What wings?”
Wings...where are the wings...?
To: radar101
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posted on
08/27/2009 4:21:41 PM PDT
by
Man50D
(Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it! FairTaxNation.com)
To: HighWheeler
The sign should say "This woman is not for decoration!"
She is so ugly that when she cries, the tears run up her forehead and down the back to avoid the face!
44
posted on
08/27/2009 4:23:49 PM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
("Don't fire unless fired upon, but it they mean to have a war, let it begin here." J Parker, 1775)
To: radar101
If I want to spend $30 for a waitress to flirt with me, I’ll buy a jack and coke at the strip club.
45
posted on
08/27/2009 4:26:45 PM PDT
by
mysterio
To: Syntyr
It wasn’t the one in Myrtle Beach was it? That was my first and only Hooters visit. I have no desire to go to one.
46
posted on
08/27/2009 4:29:47 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(It's sheer elegance in its simplicity! - The Middleman)
To: radar101
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posted on
08/27/2009 4:30:24 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
(No man's life, liberty or property is safe while the legislature is in session. I AM JIM THOMPSON)
To: Joiseydude
Just take that finger off the trigger, please? REAL slow....
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posted on
08/27/2009 4:30:57 PM PDT
by
China Clipper
(My favorite animals usually are found next to the rice on my plate.)
To: La Lydia
And is the Hooters value menu “half off”? ;-P
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posted on
08/27/2009 4:34:11 PM PDT
by
MortMan
(Stubbing one's toes is a valid (if painful) way of locating furniture in the dark.)
To: Joiseydude
You might want to clue your “love” in on the fact that the index finger doesn’t go on the trigger until the round is ready to head downrange...
Oh, and that’s a might fine upper receiver group she’s got there...
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posted on
08/27/2009 4:36:26 PM PDT
by
MortMan
(Stubbing one's toes is a valid (if painful) way of locating furniture in the dark.)
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