It was the notorious eatery for boob-loving gamblers and was even called a ‘breast-fourer’ by witty fans.
Now, as Hooters files for bankruptcy, two of the glamorous girls in which customers flowed to the chain revealed their shocking stories and the secret rules they had to follow.
Hooters -Employees were known for their skintight outfits[/caption]
The chain is preparing to submit bankruptcy[/caption]
Taylor Douangmala poses for the photo shoot of the Hooters calendar[/caption]
Some girls claimed that they would earn up to $ 800 (£ 630) a day in tips, but had to follow strict rules on their appearance, including no weight gain or pony tails.
Sources reported last week that Hooters will go bankrupt after he has applied $ 300 million to bonds supported by assets, with rumors that a rival restaurant has been stealing steadily customers for years.
Kyla Estelle, 28, worked for three years at Hooters in Kentucky and claims that they have received so many lawsuits of sexual harassment that rules had to change.
Kyla said: ‘You were prepared and assessed on your appearance before you stepped on the ground to work your service.
‘I really am not shocked that it closes. We let strange characters come in and many powerful men who would think they were entitled to you.
“At the end of a service I had to sneak out of the back door because male customers would become aggressive and drunk.”
The beam is generally known for its female waitresses who wore orange shorts and close -fitting white peaks to show off their impressive figures.
After the spicy chain was confronted with a steep decrease in the footstep, customers blamed the restaurant that reportedly would let their staff ‘standards’ slip.
A dissatisfied customer said on X: “I mainly attribute Hooters’ death to the deterioration of the attractiveness of servers.”
Taylor Douangmala, 24, from San Diego worked in Hooters for six years after he was hired at only 17 years old.
Taylor outside the Hooters restaurant where she worked in San Diego where she worked[/caption]
She told the sun that it was the best job she ever had, but now Hooters “is so dead, it’s crazy”.
At the height of his success, Hooters had his own airline and had an annual Miss Hooters Beauty Pageant, and he produced a spicy calendar.
It also had more than 600 locations worldwide, but this has now fallen to only 300 restaurants worldwide.
Taylor said: “When I was hired in 2019, everyone wanted to work there.
“If I walk in now and I see the girls who work there, I can see if it is a good shooters or not.
“It is not nearly as strict in appearance as before, the managers can no longer care what the girls look like.
When I first started working, there was a man at the bar who showed off his private parts to girls under the table.
Kyla Estelle
“Girls now have their hair in ponytails or have tattoos that are never allowed.
“It was also a big problem when one of the girls entered without their make -up – they would be sent home.”
Taylor explained that a reason behind the failure of Hooters is due to women who earn more money with VIP serving tale jobs and a lack of interest in the chain.
Taylor said: “Some stories from my time were a bit inappropriate.
“One man was really obsessed with breasts and the other was kicked out because he was joking at the table.”
Marissa Raisor was crowned Miss Hooters in 2013[/caption]
Fantasy
Taylor revealed that she would earn up to $ 800 in tips per night on top of her wages and regular customers would sometimes bring about 15 Hooters girls for chic roof on the roof.
Kyla added: “The more I was fed in the imagination and my makeup did, the more money I could earn.”
“A girl even had a normal male customer buying her new shoes for $ 600 (£ 475).”
It was rumor that girls could be fired because they arrive and that you had to be her under the shoulder length, it could not be short
Taylor Douangmala, former Hooters -Meisje
Taylor said: “Every time a man would come in, he would give me a tip (£ 238).
“I would always get their number after they give me.
“I never ashamed of the outfit. There was a prestige about beautiful enough to work there.
“I am so sad that it closes.”
The Downfall of Hooters
The ‘Breastursant’ was incredibly successful in America in the 1980s, with comedian Katherine Ryan and model Chrissy Teigen among the celebrities who used to be Hooters -girls.
Katherine Ryan participated in Hooters -parades[/caption]
Model Chrissy Teigen dressed in her former uniform for a friend’s birthday in 2021[/caption]
Since its heyday, the brand has suffered discrimination bills and a dated reputation.
In 1993, various Hooters -employees complained to the chain and claimed that the restaurant created an environment with which customers could make sexual comments and progress towards his waitresses.
In October, Hooters paid $ 250,000 last year to arrange a racing and color lawsuit that claimed that a Hooters in North Carolina are concerned with discriminatory practices.
In 2021, Hooters -girls returned to the chain on social media and claimed that the shorts were too short and the commotion went viral on Tiktok.
Many former employees praise the brand, but acknowledge are controversial standards and backward representations of women.
After a visit to a Hooters bar in San Diego three weeks ago, Taylor was shocked about how empty the location was.
She said: “The service was terrible and it was so dead.
“Nobody really cares about Hooters anymore.
“There were only two tables of customers inside and we didn’t get our drinks for 20 minutes.
“When I worked there, I had to remember and study 16 service steps before I did a test.
“People are more awake now, they don’t want to be told how to wear their hair and so.”
Hooters Customer Service Guide
The fast food chain is proud of customer service and publishes all new employees with a 16-step guide. New employees were reportedly tested to ensure that they had read them. Below are the points:
- Greeted incoming guests from wherever you are
- Chair guests
- Wrinkle table (within 30 seconds or less), propose a specific drink
- Inform guests about a specific special or promotion
- Bring drinks (in 3 minutes or less)
- Propose a specific starter
- Sit down to take food order, propose fries with every order
- Ring, Sling, bring setups!
- Entertain, Entertain, Entertain! (Visit each other’s tables)
- Secret Service – Anticipate the needs of the guest
- Liver food at the table
- Come back in 2 snacks or 2 minutes and top up drinks
- Hands full gold rule: pre-bus, help at the waiting station
- Teamwork – Recognize each guest (5 ft. Rule) (Greets everyone who is within 5 feet of yours)
- Offer dessert and merchandise!
- Current check in a timely way
Source: Idea Sandbox
After moving to Las Vegas in 2022, Taylor got a job with a new Hooters, but two weeks after it was closed without an explanation.
This was a common theme for the chain that closed around 40 restaurants in 2024.
Taylor said: ‘I don’t think the general manager knew they were coming close.
“She suddenly noticed the news.”
Kyla claimed that the focus was only on the girls who work and not eating.
Hooters Girls with Sopranos star Vincent Pastore[/caption]
She said: “People want you to do this imagination.
“It seems insane, but your manager will not allow you on the restaurant floor if you look bad.
“Blush, concealer and mascara were the absolute minimum they enjoyed doing a smoky eye for makeup.”
