Is Hooters kid friendly?

TinaHumphries

We were on holiday in October last year and took our 10 year old son to the one outside Miami for lunch on the way to the airport. It was actually really nice and the waitresses were lovely. They made such a fuss of my son and I have a picture of him with them.

Don't personally see a problem, it just felt like a sports bar to me but we were there during the day.

HiKaren

Wigglentwink... I do apologise to you. And I did read your post again, and my snotty response. Sorry. I was trying to defend the girls that work there because the waitresses/actresses were so nice to my Dad. When he was alive,I took him there once. I might of taken him again, but he didn't like the food. Now I can't take him there at all. I think this just made me miss my Dad alot. I think of him when I think of that place. I felt I owed you a public apology for jumping down your throat. Kinda snotty too. Im sorry. I don't even have kids to take there if I wanted to. The only person I took there was my Dad that one time.

LilRedRooster

They're not offering lap dances. They're showing off their boobs and legs, which isn't anything you can't see just walking down the streets of any city in the US. Heck, even in family-friendly restaurants like Chuck E Cheese, you'll get some mom or teenager wearing just as little as the Hooters waitresses, and the kids all see that.

I don't see how it's not a kid-friendly place, and I can never understand when people say that it isn't. It's louder, they won't care if your child starts being noisy because they won't hear it, and trust me, kids under the age of 8 don't notice boobs unless they have an interest in breastfeeding. Otherwise, they're just another body part. I personally like sports bars for kids, because they're noisier, and if a meltdown starts, you're less likely to hear it than most other restaurants. Call me practical, but waitresses in tank tops and shorts is not enough to deter me from enjoying a meal with a noisy toddler. Heck, who doesn't mind getting an eyeful of something pretty now and then?

likeschocolate

According to Wiki

Hooters is a restaurant whose waiting staff are primarily young, attractive waitresses usually referred to simply as "Hooter Girls" whose revealing outfits and sex appeal is played up and is a primary component of the company's image.

I would not take my kids (hypothetically) to a restaurant where sex-appeal is the "theme dish". I would feel I was not setting a good example for them. Plus it would go against the messages I'd be giving them at home to not stare at women, and value people for their soul and not their body.

So in summary - Applebee's to me is family friendly. Hooters not so much.

Granted it's purely hypothetical since I don't have kids. But hey, this is a chit-chat & fun & games forum so i take it to mean "share opinion freely" :-)

nas24

I dont see anything wrong with it. My daughter see's me walking around in booty shorts and my d's hanging out of my tank top, what about it? They have the best hot wings and i want to go there more than my husband does..lol. He hates that the girls are talking non-stop with their annoying voices. If they would just shut up and walk around, he would want to go more often