Hooters

VERY good wings ... it's best if you sit at the bar.

Also the blackened Grouper sandwhich is wicked good.

Please see update at the bottom.  

The location is the best I've ever seen at a Hooters, as it is right on the water, and open aired.  The service was terrible.

Our group sat outside and mostly ordered burgers and wings.  One ordered Fish and Chips, my daughter got clam chowder, and a two of us had fries.  I ordered snow crab, which I had to ask for twice, since the first order didn't get to the kitchen.  I then had to ask for a shell cracker, which took over 10 minutes to get.  We never got the ice bag for our pitcher of beer.  

Mother Nature didn't help either as it rained on us, just after my snow crab and the cracker arrived over 40 minutes after I ordered it.  My daughter couldn't save her chowder and the wings and fries were sogged.

When we got inside, a table was dripping from some sort of ceiling leak, a large table wasn't cleared, so our group couldn't sit together, or near each other, and we never got a discount or replacement for our ruined meals.

If it hadn't been for the terrible service and the health hazard drip from the ceiling, I think all of us would have returned the next day for another gathering.  

Maybe next summer, or the next....

UPDATE:  I originally gave our visit a one star due to the very poor service.  I have recently learned our waitress is someone I had a private conflict with several months ago that was never resolved.  I didn't recognize her, but she recognized me.  I'm now aware the waitress was intentionally trying to ruin the gathering because she bragged about it.  Management is aware of this, and I don't think the waitress works for Hooters anymore.  Either way, I no longer feel my experience is an accurate representation of the restaurant.  Give 'em a chance!

Best Hooters in Tampa Bay with the best view!  By view, I'm referring to the sunset view over the Gulf.  One of the Original Hooters (next to the world-famous Clearwater location), this Hooters is tucked away off the beaten path from U.S. 19 and offers a casual, friendly (even family friendly) hole-in-the-wall atmosphere as a wing shack on the Gulf.  Any spot along the expansive outside deck gives a great view of the Gulf with even room for a ring toss game and accommodates large parties.  Hooters has recently expanded their beer selection and offers a variety of craft beer.  Much like any other Hooters, the food is always fresh and service is always with a smile, not that the patrons ever notice smiles.