New Hooters Restaurants Coming To Southshore, Odessa

CLEARWATER, FL -- There's good news for fans of Hooters buffalo wings. The Clearwater-based restaurant chain has announced plans to build new restaurants in south Hillsborough County and Pasco County.

The Pasco County location will be coming to the Suncoast Crossing area on State Road 54 west of the Suncoast Parkway in Odessa. The new location will be a free-standing Hooters Restaurant with an anticipated opening date of late 2019 or early 2020. The closest Hooters are located at 5336 Treadway Drive in Port Richey, 3437 Commercial Way in Spring Hill and 13606 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa.

The Southshore location will be located in the Big Bend/Riverview area in 2020. Currently, the closest restaurant is located in Brandon at 10023 E. Adamo Drive.

In addition, Hooters is asking the public’s assistance as they look for a new location in the downtown Tampa/ Amalie Arena area. After 15 years at the Channelside location, the lease term is up at the end of this month. Sunday, Jan. 27 will be the last day at that location. If you have suggestions on where you would like to see the next downtown Tampa/ Amalie Arena area location, email locations@originalhooters.com.

“We look forward to finding the best location to serve our customers in downtown Tampa," said Neil Kiefer, Hooters Management Corp. CEO. "We are very excited for the additional locations coming to both Pasco and south Hillsborough counties and appreciate the continued support of the Tampa Bay area for the past 36 years. We enjoy being a home-grown restaurant concept in this community."

Hooters Management Corp. set a record high for sales in 2018. The first Hooters opened in Clearwater on October 4, 1983.

Hooters Management Corp. owns and operates 25 Hooters Restaurant locations in Tampa Bay, Chicagoland and Manhattan.

Image via Hooters

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