Hooters Closing Numerous Locations Across The Country

PENNSYLVANIA — Hooters is the latest restaurant chain to suddenly shutter a number of its restaurants, with dozens of the chain's eateries reportedly closing in several states.

Hooters, known for its wings and scantily clad waitresses, has not released a list of locations that have closed over the past several weeks. But Patch found at least four Hooters in Georgia that have shut down, and local reports indicate that restaurants in Florida, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Texas and Virginia also have closed.

The Hooters website lists a sole Pennsylvania eatery in King of Prussia. It was open on Tuesday.

“Like many restaurants under pressure from current market conditions, Hooters has made the difficult decision to close a select number of underperforming stores. Ensuring the well-being of our staff is our priority in these rare instances," Hooters said in a statement Monday to Nation's Restaurant News, which first reported the closures.

"With new Hooters restaurants opening domestically and internationally, new Hooters frozen products launching at grocery stores, and the Hooters footprint expanding into new markets with both company and franchise locations, this brand of 41 years remains highly resilient and relevant.We look forward to continuing to serve our guests at home, on the go and at our restaurants here in the U.S. and around the globe."

An increase in food and labor costs factored into the shutterings, CNN reported that increased food and labor costs were a factor in the closures.

The company ended 2023 with 293 sites globally, a 12 percent decrease from 2018 when Hooters operated 333 locations worldwide, Nation's Restaurant News reported, citing Technomic Ignite.