Hooters Considering Possible Bankruptcy

Above, Shinichi Wakasa, Steve Ryfle and (late) Richard Pusateri at the Santa Monica
 Hooters following an American Film Market screening. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Hooters, the restaurant chain that features attractive and well-endowed waitresses, is considering filing bankruptcy, likely Chapter 11.

A group of us used to go to the Santa Monica Hooters following Godzilla movie screenings (at Toho Co., Ltd.'s invitation) at the American Film Market.

According to Fox Business:

A bankruptcy filing could potentially be on the menu for Hooters of America in the near future.

The company is looking at possibly filing for bankruptcy as a means of restructuring the restaurant chain and tackling its debt, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing unnamed sources.

Ropes & Gray has reportedly been brought on board for preparations for that potential move and, according to the outlet, they could file court papers on Hooters’ behalf in the coming two months to kick off the restructuring if the restaurant chain decides to take that step. 

To read more, go here. 

Hooters To Open In Shibuya Mid-April

Time Out Tokyo posed that a new Hooters is coming to Shibuya in mid-April.

They wrote that it will be right next to the Shibuya 109, a landmark from two kaiju movies, Gamera 3 (1999) and Godzilla x Megaguirus (2000).

This reminds me of the days (the early 2000s) when Toho used to screen their latest Godzilla movie for potential distributors at the American Film Market in Santa Monica. Several of us were also invited to the screenings each year. Following the screenings, we G-fans would migrate to the Hooters in Santa Monica. One time, we were joined by monster suit-maker Shinichi Wakasa.

Above, the Hooters girls pose with Shinichi Wakasa, Steve Ryfle
and Richard Pusateri in Santa Monica. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

To read the Time Out Tokyo article, go here.

Hooters To Open In Osaka

Hooters Japan has announced that they will be opening a new Hooters in Osaka this month:

This reminds me of a time that several of us, including monster suit-maker Shinchi Wakasa, went to Hooters in Santa Monica following a Godzilla movie screening at the American Film Market (below).

Above, (left to right) Shinchi Wakasa, Richard Pusateri and Steve Ryfle with the Hooters girls.  Photo by Armand Vaquer.