Thanks for the mammaries.
New York and Massachusetts have just joined the ranks of US states that no longer have any Hooters outlets amid the breast-centered burger and wing chain’s ongoing battle with bankruptcy.
The Hooters on 70 Wolf Road in Colonie — the chain’s last holdout in the Empire State — went bust earlier this month after 15 years, as confirmed by a sign on the door, News 10 reported.
“After much deliberation, we’ve made the difficult decision to close this location,” it read. “We are incredibly grateful for the many years of great times, cold beer, hot wings, and unforgettable memories shared here. Thank you to our guests, team members, and community for the support over the years.”
Mourners eulogized the outlet on Reddit, with one fan joking that it “went bust” while another wrote, “I just fell to my knees.”
This followed the March closure of Big Apple’s only remaining branch of the breast-restaurant, known for its bar food and buxom staffers bearing the chain’s official uniform — skimpy orange shorts and white T-shirts emblazoned with the iconic owl logo.
Massachusetts also said ta-ta to Hooters after shuttering the Commonwealth’s last surviving Hooters locations in Dedham, Saugus and West Springfield, MassLive reported.
In March, Hooters’ last bastion in Connecticut, located in Wethersfield, also went the way of the dodo, coinciding with the curtain call for Minnesota’s remaining outpost in the Mall of America.
Diners lined up for one last hurrah before the Breast restaurant closed forever after 33 years.
The national chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March 2025 due to flatlining sales, inflation and other problems. They subsequently closed 30 corporate-owned restaurants across the country.
In an effort to keep from going under, the chain decided to undergo a more “family-friendly” rebrand after the founders bought back most of the restaurant last year
They vowed to restore its 1980s beach-bar vibe and swap out the current, revealing waitress outfits with the iconic eatery’s original — and more modest — server uniforms.
They insisted that this wasn’t an image overhaul but rather a “reclamation of who we’ve always been,” said Hooters rep Michela DellaMonica.
Neil Kiefer, the 73-year-old lawyer now running the brand, summed up the overhaul like this: “I don’t think you’re going to see a bunch of butt cheeks hanging out.”
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