Construction underway for Hooters restaurant in The Villages
 

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday to mark the start of construction for The Villages’ first Hooters location. The restaurant is scheduled to open early this summer at Lake Deaton Plaza. Once completed, the restaurant will cover 4,500 square feet inside as well as offer an outdoor patio. The announcement for the new Hooters

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They are busting to get finished! :icon_wink:

Hoping the waitresses are young ladies with a sense of humor

No Villager can apply.

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Nope they all go through a desensitizing training. Use the word Sweetie, Smile without gritting your teeth, keep a safe distance, and remember your boyfriend at home is Hot, but the old guys tip well. If they don’t pass the word, as they leave. Old guys are far more creepy than younger clientele.

Sorry my friends and I go to many restaurants around here and sure we are not looked on as creepy. We will kid around but are polite, say thanks and tip well.

Never thought their wings were that good.................

Hopefully they hire locally!

I hope they’re not recruiting TV residents for staff

Can't come soon enough...A better alternative to Gators and BeefOBrady.
Best of all, the easily offended pearl clutchers will avoid the place.

I know this is going to be a strange question, due to the name of the establishment.
Is their food any good?

WHY would they build a Hooters in a retirement community with old men to stare & drool over young servers? Creepy & Gross.

They serve wings???? Who knew

The food is disgusting.

The place is exactly as one would envision it. I'm not disputing they'll probably be successful in TV, but the place gives me the creeps.

Then again, I've never been all that enthralled by boobs.

The food is mediocre at best IMO
I DON’T KNOW WHETHER THEY’RE GONNA FIND DECENT YOUNG LADIES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TO RUN AROUND HALF NAKED. I JUST DON’T BELIEVE THEY’RE PUTTING A HOOTERS WHEN THERE ARE MANY OTHER BETTER RESTAURANTS THEY COULD PUT.

EMS has 2 parking places already designated.

Off topic but.... How did you actually delete the post between #7 and #8? The best most of us are able to do is create a /// post.

It has been a while since I've visited one but the wings, fries, burgers, and fish sandwiches have always been good. (except for that one place with bad fries but it was towards closing so I suspect they had been sitting around a while).

I will definitely be going for the wings and fries.

Easy answer: Because they believe they will make money.

Who knows what went into determining that. Perhaps the absence of a well known sports bar led them to believe the name alone would draw customers. Perhaps they feel the demographic that is currently moving into the area will remember enjoying the food like I do. Given the cost of opening and running the business, there must have been something that makes them believe this location will be profitable. We'll see in a year or so if they were correct.

A new business does marketing and demographic research before choosing a location. I used to sell such demographic data to companies. I'm guessing the data they used includes The Villages as well as surrounding communities.

One can request a post be deleted to the moderator. I have asked twice since 2007 and both requests were granted and post removed completely.

IDK if you guys have been paying attention but there's A LOT of apartments going up all around the villages for singles and young families. There's also a lot of workers from the commercial areas east of TV in Leesburg so a short ride up 44 for dinner and a beer after work definitely is something I would have done in my younger days. Add in all us "creepy" old guys and I think they'll do fine. Personally, I'm glad to see more dining options coming in and around TV. I'm also looking forward to Harry and the Natives at Lake Okahumpka.

Tips
 

BUT most of them tip good! “Creepy and Gross” might be a bit of a stretch. The Villages is like no other retirement community and Leesburg, wildwood and other Lake County communities are not that far on SR 44. Don’t forget Middleton either.

Who said it was going to be young servers? I heard the average age who has applied for the server job is 68 years old

They already hired new Waitresses from the villages

Villages Hooters
 

This place just keeps getting better and better! :):coolsmiley::icon_hungry:

I have seen several comments about why would Hooters build in TV? I am sure they have done the study to show they can get employees and customers in this location. Lake Deaton Plaza is on the outer edge of TV and just up the road from Leesburg, this is probably why that location was picked?

Who said it was going to be young servers? I heard the average age who has applied for the server job is 68 years old

oh boy
 

Looks like everybody is all-a-jiggle over this.

Omg. They’re delicious !

I hate to hear (or read) people accused of being "Creepy." That is such a quickly thrown out comment but it paints the accused with a broad brush of being a sexual predator without evidence and that paint is a long-lasting stain.

It is usually women that so cavalierly like to reference someone as "creepy" but it is extremely damaging. It is no different than if a girl called some other girl a s(ut in high school. Damaging to the reputation without evidence and no way to remedy. Does one call a woman a "s(ut" as easily as one calls men "creepy?"

There is a group of people that like to do the same thing with terms like "nazi," "racist," and "Fascist." Uncalled for, unjustified, inaccurate, and reeks of hysterics.

If someone calls someone else "Creepy" I am usually knee-jerk thinking that the name caller is not entirely mentally balanced and overly paranoid and sensitive. I usually keep all future encounters with said name caller at arms-distance for fear of being labeled whatever comes to the name-caller's mind based on nearly nothing.

Just wish they would put some better restaurants. Wishful thinking.

Love their wings!

Well said

Guess you will not be a regular. Feel free not to go but why criticize those of us that might want to go.

You don't think you're creepy but you can't hear the server's conversations when you leave.:shocked:

If you had young daughters you would know why the word "creepy" is appropriate.

Maybe they were looking for clientele who are used to support hose and push-up bras.:22yikes:

:shrug: & what R we talking about???


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The assertion that this is strictly limited to a place like hooters is disingenuous.

Additionally, there is a difference between an individual acting in a cringe-worthy manor (which happens everywhere...be honest), and painting anyone who walks through the door of a particular restaurant as creepy.