Hooters

825 7th Street NW

NEVER AGAIN FAIR GOOD

If you go to the Hooters website they say they are an “International chain that bills itself as ‘delightfully tacky yet unrefined.” I would agree with the tacky and unrefined, those are both very true statements. They also claim to have nearly world famous wings. WTF does that mean. For one, yeah I guess they are famous wings because everyone knows Hooters sells wings, the only problem is they sell crappy ass wings. If some guy tells you he goes to Hooters just for the wings he is lying… he obviously goes to see the girls in their tight white t-shirts and the orange hot pants, that is just called REALITY. I have to admit this was my first time to Hooters and everyone has always given me shit for never going since they are apparently known for their wings, I do beg to differ. There are a slew of different flavors at Hooters which is pretty cool: mild, medium, hot, 3 mile island, 911, spicy garlic, parmesan garlic and samurai. You can also order the wings either naked style (no breading), with breading or boneless… however anyone who orders a boneless wing isn’t really eating wings, those are copouts of flavored and spiced chicken not actual wings. I went to Hooters with Jason R. and we ordered a slew of wings, 6 different flavors 10 count each.

1. 3 Mile Island “It’s Nuclear”- These wings are advertised s being one of their hottest wings you can get, just under the 911 spice level. We ordered these wings breaded and hoped for the best. I actually was hoping they were going to be as hot as their menu was advertising. When they arrived they were sticky and definitely breaded. They were not too spicy and definitely not hot enough to be called 3 mile island it’s nuclear. I bet if they were ordered naked style they would have been hotter. I think the breading makes the wings less hot. I will admit though a breaded wing has a high potential to get soggy once a sauce is put on and these wings still had a good crisp, so Hooters at least did that well but I would not get these wings again. FAIR

2. Daytona Beach “sweet and spicy treat that’s finished on the grill, worth the wait”- When we asked our waitress Kristie, who I have to admit was totally honest and super nice, she said these were her favorite wings at Hooters. So since our waitress recommended these we decided we would wait for the extra cooking time and pay the extra $1.00 in cost to make these wings to see if they were actually worth it. The “sweet and spicy” treat that the menu advertised for these wings tasted to me like a funky spicy ketchup that was mixed with a smoky out dated BBQ. No offense to Kristie but I really hope that these are not the best Hooters has to offer because these were no good, and maybe would have been better order naked style but we took her word and ordered them the way she usually does. FAIR

3. Spicy Garlic “vampires beware”-So Hooters makes two kinds of wings that have a garlic flavor. Spicy garlic and parmesan garlic. We ordered the spicy garlic breaded and when they came they looked pretty whack. We asked the waitress more than once o make sure that we were given the spicy garlic and not the parmesan garlic because there was no spice to this wing. It tasted more like a parmesan garlic wing with burned garlic sauce on it, so un appetizing. I would never order these again and would like to order the garlic parmesan to see how they compared though. NEVER AGAIN

4. Cajun “a mardi gras celebration”- When we ordered these wings we decided to get them naked style, this was probably a wise decision. So far this was the only wing we ordered naked style and it was my favorite wing by far. I am not sure if Jason agrees with me bit the naked style wing was juicy on the inside, crispy on the outside and had a pretty good Cajun seasoning coating the outside of the wing. Keeping the wing naked instead of breaded allows one to actually taste the chicken and spices instead of all the breading. I would definitely order these wings again, but I would probably do the carry out and not order in… Hooters just isn’t my kind of establishment. GOOD

5. Samurai “teriyaki style”- Since I enjoyed the naked style sooooo much, yes… yes I did… I like it in the buff. Jason and I decided to order the samurai wing naked also. Sorry for this wing it did not help. This was a crappy made teriyaki sauce that tasted like the chef poured some old sticky soy sauce over the wings. However I have to admit the wings were still nice and crispy but the sauce itself, even what dripped on the plate, was terrible and had no flavor. Never gain would I try these even breaded. NEVER AGAIN

6. BBQ- We stuck with the naked wings because they seemed to taste better than the breaded at this point and we were getting pretty full so the less breading we were eating seemed like a wise decision. The sauce on these wings was more a smoky BBQ sauce and the wings still had a nice crunch to the outside and were hot and juicy on the inside. They were nice and flavorful just not my kind of wing. I am not a big fan of BBQ sauce in general and tend to avoid BBQ wings. If you are someone who likes BBQ wings you may potentially go back for seconds. I on the other hand will rate them good, but would never eat them again. GOOD

Overall I am not a huge fan of Hooters wings and men do NOT go for the wings they go to look at their server and watch some football. Also I will have to say there were two separate tables both which had a single lady sitting by themselves. That to me was super odd and looked as if they were trying to get picked up, now if that isn’t sleazy what is… well I guess going as a single female and sitting at a strip club trying to get picked up could be worse. Either way Hooters is no place for a lady to go by herself for a nice meal unless she has BAD intensions. If you are looking to order wings I would recommend getting them naked style and taking them to go if you are a single lady because that just looks sleazy sitting there alone in a Hooters.