6:30 we stopped in with a buddy who lives out of town. We were told it would be a 30 minute wait to be seated. Ok. While we were standing I counted 4 tables free to the right, and 7 tables to the left. The tables were left dirty and were not bused. So this has me very confused because 11 tables were available but they weren't bused.
I told the hostess that the 30 minute wait is bullshit because from where I'm standing, I counted off the tables available.
She acknowledged the free tables, but gave the excuse the kitchen is backed up. That's not my problem, wouldn't it be nice to allow us to sit and have drinks for a while? The light clicked on and she agreed to sit us.
Our waitress was very nice and apologized ahead of time for delays from the kitchen. We ordered appetizers, and beer. The appetizer came out really fast. We ordered our meals shortly after going through the appetizer.
I ordered the Cobb Salad and chili. Chili came out with the rest of my tables food, but the salad did not make it. She said she was heading back to grab the salad. 1 bowl of chili later I was told that the kitchen ran out of mixed greens, but someone had ran out to grab mixed greens from somewhere. She did bring some fries to the table to hold me over, thank you I liked that. By the time the salad arrived my party was ready to leave.
I can't remember our waitress' name but she made a bad situation better by keeping me in the loop, and hooking me up with some fries. The blame lies directly with the manager of this restaurant. He should be demoted and forced to rinse mixed greens for the next ten years. Asinine having people wait when there are available seats to be filled. Instead we were left to stand by the door staring at empty seats like a bunch of gibonni's.
Before we even pulled up my Girl Friend told us that she's been to this Hooters 3 times before and each time was a train wreck of an experience. She was dead on the money this place is a circus. For me I'm walking away from Hooters for good. I'm sure a chimp could run this store better then the current manager. Noob!