I'm not one to indulge in FRIED FOOD however I am a mother of teenagers and they do enjoy Hooters so o find myself in a location or two once in a while when I break down after being asked 30-40 times over the course of a month or more. Tonight I ended up at this location with my youngest teenage daughter after our mother/daughter night at The Knight Theater.
Because I mealprep I had my meal already in the car before we made it to the stage show. In route to Hooters I tried to scarf it down but had a little left (I don't do fried food) so I carried my little container inside with me in my purse and asked for a corner booth so I could discretely eat my food while continuing to enjoy my daughter company while she indulge in her fried food frenzy.
Our server Dep was extremely nice and attentive. She took my daughter order promptly and checked on us and even made small talk. The manager on staff on the other hand was so stalkerish. He kept walking pass our table trying to see what I had (I do understand worrying about someone maybe with a weapon or suspicious item, so I pulled my container out so he could see it and not mark me as a suspicious character). He immediately called Dep into a corner to stifle her about me having food as oppose to coming by and speaking to me as Dep wasn't aware I only had a spoonful left.
NOTE: There was two other people in the restaurant who were seated way away. I understand bringing in outside food which could influence others so my starrage isn't because " i can't " bring in food, it's more so because of the way the manager handled it, I would've appreciated it if he would've come over to speak to me instead of stifling an employee in front of the customer without even addressing that situation. Reminds me of the episode of Undercover Boss at Hooters.
Anywho I don't really like fried food but I will eat it if it look and smell good and I'm having a OFF day. Dep is a 5 star server.