really happy with this hooter's location (and it's right around the corner from my apartment to boot!). Everything in the restaurant clean, which can be an issue at other hooters locations i've visited. The few different waitresses i've had have been on point with service, and enjoyable to interact with. The food is actually pretty decent as well... I typically come in for the wing specials, and they're always hot, and taste a lot better than competitors (ie gators dockside on lake mary blvd), especially the boneless (which have an AYCE special on Wednesdays). They way they prepare the boneless wings to order, and battering the pieces themselves as opposed to resorting to pre frozen stuff really makes the final product delicious.
(5)
Jon S.
Went there for lunch today. After waiting about 10 minutes to be greeted (Our server said she needed to change her pantyhose) We finally placed our order. My friend got wings, which came out fine. I ordered a club sandwich, which did not. Supposed to come with "ham, turkey, bacon and a whole lot more served on Texas toast". Instead I was given a ham sandwich with a few turkey shavings on the side and a slice of Swiss cheese. I would have sent it back if we hadn't already been waiting 20 minutes for it. Our server seemed more frustrated with knots in her hair then giving good service.
(2)
William V.
I consider myself a regular at Hooters. Brittany my server was more concerned with going home than refilling my drink. I understand wanting to go home. I ordered a pitcher of beer and it is customary for the waitresses to refill your glass. I can fill my own glass and did, but she also wants a decent tip. Most Hooters' girls won't acknowledge you if there is nothing in it for them (tips). I noticed that you can get better service at the bar. I will be back, but I should expect better service.
(2)
Melissa H.
I know, I know.... It's a chain restaurant.... We were out and about and the heat just became too much - I needs drink and food.... We stopped in and what a nice surprise. The waitress, while very young, was very good and friendly. We ordered drinks - decent selection for both light and dark beers. Then an appetizer - buffalo chicken dip - it was just okay on the start but one once you mix I'm the ranch - yummy!!!!!
(4)
William C.
I was at this Hooters today. Two very attractive girls competed to bring me my drink. Order was taken right away. Food arrived promptly, and was okay for sports bar food. Everyone made me feel at home and appreciated.
(5)
Tom A.
Wasn't busy on a Tuesday at 6pm. Ordered wings and a burger. Both were the typical hooters wings and burgers. The waitress was great. The reason I'm giving this 5 stars is because a baby squirrel followed us from the lot right into the restaurant. One of the girls rushed and picked it up and took him back outside
(5)
Aranya M.
Went to Hooters to watch UFC 167 because the Ale House was full. What a regret! After my initial drink, the waitress totally forgot about me for the next 45 minutes. Didn't have a chance to place a food order. Then she processed my card without giving me a pen.
(1)
Elliot F.
I've read the other reviews, come on people, it's Hooters. I've been to Sanford's Hooters 4 times in the past week. 5 times in 11 days. Twice for lunch, once to watch the biggest boxing event in 8 years, twice on consecutive Sundays. Lunch was painfully slow, both times, but the food was as good and reliable as any Hooters cuisine, so was the view. The service though was so slow that our boss won't let us back there for lunch. Ever. The boxing event, which was a bust, was well organized by Hooters and a good time in spite of a horrible boxing disappointment. Both Sundays were a blast. I sat at the bar and got hammered, within the limits of the law. We ended up getting wings to go because I have issues with getting greasy and saucy in public. It's Hooters. It's a bar. Have some beers, eat some thing bad for you, and stare a little too long. Just have some time to spare, and tip well you cheapskates. The truth may set you Elliot Free
(4)
Kristen C.
The food was sub-par at best. Service is friendly, but with the type of restaurant this is, the girls are hired to flirt which immediately makes them friendly. I visited right at 11am so it wasn't busy. I ordered and got my food rather quickly. I ordered their original wings which turned out to have WAY too much breading on it. Also, their blue cheese dressing looked store-made from a power as it was very runny. It had very little taste to it. I ordered the onion tanglers as a side to my wings. They were extremely greasy and over-cooked. This is a typical chain restaurant that focuses not on the food, but their gimmick. If you want decent food, go elsewhere.
(2)
Ken K.
Very friendly staff. Food is well... Hooters.
(4)
Carmen J.
Good atmosphere! Friendly & good service! Fried pickles are yummy!! Daytona Beach wings are amazing!!! Table could had been cleaned up.... b4 seatted.
(4)
Michael M.
I always get great service at hoots. The food comes out just the way I want. Chicken an Swiss cheese An let's not forget the service Always happy faces. # Sepe
(4)
Brittany K.
To be honest I was never really a big fan of the Hooters franchise in general. Maybe because growing up most Hooters just had greasy wings and a trashy reputation. But a few weeks ago my boyfriend and I were looking for a place to watch the UFC fight. There aren't many sports bars in Lake Mary and the few around are usually packed. So looked online to see who was showing the fight and Hooters came up. While I'm not a big fan I figured it would be nice to go somewhere we don't usually go. We were glad we went because not only was the food good but we got great service and good seats. We decided to go back again this weekend for the Jon Jones fight and again we were very happy with this decision. We sat up in the bar area again and had the same great bartenders to serve us. They are super sweet and keep the drinks coming all night, even with a pretty full bar. The food comes out steaming hot from the kitchen and for the most part the clientele is a little less trashy then my past experiences. Overall we really like this Hooters and we recommend you sit up at the bar.
(4)
roaches F.
I am so naive - and stupid. After my last Sanford Hooters review on Yelp, I rec'd a nice unsolicited email from an important Hooters Marketing woman thanking me for my candid observations. This nice woman further promised to immediately address the service issues I delineated in my Yelp review. She promised massive changes for the better. Nah. Today was Gators baseball - Super Regionals - win and go to the World Series in Omaha. Call me naive; call me stupid; but I believe professional Corporate-type business-people when they say they're going to do something. Walk in around 2 on a Sunday afternoon - good crowd - half full - families + NASCAR fans + Gator baseball fans(!) + muscle-car dudes from the classic-car orgy taking up all the convenient parking spaces outside. Sit down at a clean table in front of a tv - and wait - and wait - and wait - and wait ..... Sense a theme here? During the next 8 minutes 9 (I timed it and I counted) separate waitpersons walked by me without acknowledging my presence. In my line of sight, I see 4-5 of the waitstaff constantly clustered around the front merchandise counter full of Hooters-branded 'stuff' - each one evidently hoping some fool would rush breathlessly up to them and spend copiously on can't-miss Hooters memorabilia. As I sit and ponder the next move - will I be waited on - each one of these knuckleheads needed a refill of their own drink. One would walk up to me (am I going to finally be waited on? - nope) and then turn right or left at my table, which was evidently my bad for homesteading next to a main aisle/walkway while they hit the ice bin, and topped-off their own drink, before returning to their cluster of vacuous pinheads in their designated leaning/standing/hanging-out spot. I was clearly in their way - several had to turn slightly as they walked past me - a few brushed my shoulder because of the tight placement of tables around me. At the 8-minute mark, after apparently watching this ballet of ignorance play out, a separate, very meek, young Hooters-clad waitperson dropped off a menu to me and said: "your waitperson will be with you in a few minutes.", and left. Ok, now we're finally getting somewhere. Another 7 minutes - nothing. Now I have been occupying space in Hooters right smack dab in the way of the employee free-refill soft drink machine for 15+ minutes; in plain sight of a multitude of under-educated waitstaff with monumentally-small IQ's; who are ostensibly wearing Hooters apparel because they were hired to actually be waitstaff; yet are evidently so self-absorbed that even these mental midgets cannot grasp how they are to make money: wait on customers - like me. Nope. Not going to happen. Time to go. Not one of the 5 young ladies clustered by the front door so much as acknowledged me as I walk right by them, make eye contact with each, smile, and exit the premises. Amazing. Memo to the nice Hooters Corporate Marketing woman who reads Yelp reviews: whatever you did in Sanford after your email last January ain't working. Boy - I am so stupid - later, Hooters.
(1)
Harpeth K.
WORST HOOTERS EVER: New Corp CEO says no more previously frozen wings. WRONG. Wings were awful. Black bones, tough, etc. No one seemed to care. I knew I would never return so I paid my bill with a smile. Waitress and Manager, seemed to not notice that I did not eat my wings.
(1)
Timmy V.
This Hooters is on point. Great staff and people. Tex was bar tending and made sure we had a good time and are drinks were full! Great times, good friends, and amazing service.
(5)
SandJ K.
This review is for pickup. On the plus side, you can order take out online. Makes it easy when you have multiple people trying to decide, you can order/modify the order/pay for the order etc. The people were pretty nice when I came in (we do this somewhat frequently) as they were dead slow. A couple of the waitresses said hi, a manager looking person said hi. The bartender (you pick up at the bar) was pretty friendly, had a beer while I waited. The food has continued to decline. Pigeon Wings are on the menu apparently. I paid nearly $40 for some wings and tots and these were the smallest wings that purportedly came from a chicken, I've EVER seen. The boneless ones were even smaller. Tasted okay per se sauce wise but there was nothing to these wings. The tots are not cheap and came with 1 tablespoon of sour cream, bacon and chives, and 2/3 a small cup of cheese sauce. Ditto the "chili" aka brown water, a small dressing cup of that. For nearly $40, plus a tip/beer we will be going out for our wings or picking them up at a nearby Sports Bar/competitor. Buffalo Wild Wings is building across the street and if you're not going here to ogle, I know you can do far better for food and value.
(2)
Leo P.
We always end up going to Ale house for a late night dinner, and a few drink specials, but the other night we decided to change it up, my girlfriend, her sister, and a friend of mine. We walked in about 10, no one wanted to seat us, so we sat our self's, a young lady, acknowledged us and proceeded to come to the table, greeted us, and asked us if we were ready to order our drinks in the mean time we looked at the menu and got settled. We told her we were hungry, late, and wanted to order as soon as she was ready, really quickly our drinks arrived to our table, as we were still not ready to order because, we hardly had a min to check our menu, but we told her give us 1 more min. 5 mins passed, 10 mins passed, 15 mins passed, as we saw her speaking to her guy friends, or whatever they do, is speak to their customers, and then starts to wipe a table down. This was horrible, we decided to get up and walk out, and tell her that we were waiting for awhile, as she proceeded to say "I am Sorry I Forgot".. I give them 2 stars, because Hooters is always going to have the fun atmosphere, and the good looking lady's but will never have the service you deserve..... **Maybe that is why we end up going to Ale House**
(2)
Robert B.
Good burgers butt not always the best service. Curly fries are always a nix touch!
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Harrison L.
really happy with this hooter's location (and it's right around the corner from my apartment to boot!). Everything in the restaurant clean, which can be an issue at other hooters locations i've visited. The few different waitresses i've had have been on point with service, and enjoyable to interact with. The food is actually pretty decent as well... I typically come in for the wing specials, and they're always hot, and taste a lot better than competitors (ie gators dockside on lake mary blvd), especially the boneless (which have an AYCE special on Wednesdays). They way they prepare the boneless wings to order, and battering the pieces themselves as opposed to resorting to pre frozen stuff really makes the final product delicious.
(5)Jon S.
Went there for lunch today. After waiting about 10 minutes to be greeted (Our server said she needed to change her pantyhose) We finally placed our order. My friend got wings, which came out fine. I ordered a club sandwich, which did not. Supposed to come with "ham, turkey, bacon and a whole lot more served on Texas toast". Instead I was given a ham sandwich with a few turkey shavings on the side and a slice of Swiss cheese. I would have sent it back if we hadn't already been waiting 20 minutes for it. Our server seemed more frustrated with knots in her hair then giving good service.
(2)William V.
I consider myself a regular at Hooters. Brittany my server was more concerned with going home than refilling my drink. I understand wanting to go home. I ordered a pitcher of beer and it is customary for the waitresses to refill your glass. I can fill my own glass and did, but she also wants a decent tip. Most Hooters' girls won't acknowledge you if there is nothing in it for them (tips). I noticed that you can get better service at the bar. I will be back, but I should expect better service.
(2)Melissa H.
I know, I know.... It's a chain restaurant.... We were out and about and the heat just became too much - I needs drink and food.... We stopped in and what a nice surprise. The waitress, while very young, was very good and friendly. We ordered drinks - decent selection for both light and dark beers. Then an appetizer - buffalo chicken dip - it was just okay on the start but one once you mix I'm the ranch - yummy!!!!!
(4)William C.
I was at this Hooters today. Two very attractive girls competed to bring me my drink. Order was taken right away. Food arrived promptly, and was okay for sports bar food. Everyone made me feel at home and appreciated.
(5)Tom A.
Wasn't busy on a Tuesday at 6pm. Ordered wings and a burger. Both were the typical hooters wings and burgers. The waitress was great. The reason I'm giving this 5 stars is because a baby squirrel followed us from the lot right into the restaurant. One of the girls rushed and picked it up and took him back outside
(5)Aranya M.
Went to Hooters to watch UFC 167 because the Ale House was full. What a regret! After my initial drink, the waitress totally forgot about me for the next 45 minutes. Didn't have a chance to place a food order. Then she processed my card without giving me a pen.
(1)Elliot F.
I've read the other reviews, come on people, it's Hooters. I've been to Sanford's Hooters 4 times in the past week. 5 times in 11 days. Twice for lunch, once to watch the biggest boxing event in 8 years, twice on consecutive Sundays. Lunch was painfully slow, both times, but the food was as good and reliable as any Hooters cuisine, so was the view. The service though was so slow that our boss won't let us back there for lunch. Ever. The boxing event, which was a bust, was well organized by Hooters and a good time in spite of a horrible boxing disappointment. Both Sundays were a blast. I sat at the bar and got hammered, within the limits of the law. We ended up getting wings to go because I have issues with getting greasy and saucy in public. It's Hooters. It's a bar. Have some beers, eat some thing bad for you, and stare a little too long. Just have some time to spare, and tip well you cheapskates. The truth may set you Elliot Free
(4)Kristen C.
The food was sub-par at best. Service is friendly, but with the type of restaurant this is, the girls are hired to flirt which immediately makes them friendly. I visited right at 11am so it wasn't busy. I ordered and got my food rather quickly. I ordered their original wings which turned out to have WAY too much breading on it. Also, their blue cheese dressing looked store-made from a power as it was very runny. It had very little taste to it. I ordered the onion tanglers as a side to my wings. They were extremely greasy and over-cooked. This is a typical chain restaurant that focuses not on the food, but their gimmick. If you want decent food, go elsewhere.
(2)Ken K.
Very friendly staff. Food is well... Hooters.
(4)Carmen J.
Good atmosphere! Friendly & good service! Fried pickles are yummy!! Daytona Beach wings are amazing!!! Table could had been cleaned up.... b4 seatted.
(4)Michael M.
I always get great service at hoots. The food comes out just the way I want. Chicken an Swiss cheese An let's not forget the service Always happy faces. # Sepe
(4)Brittany K.
To be honest I was never really a big fan of the Hooters franchise in general. Maybe because growing up most Hooters just had greasy wings and a trashy reputation. But a few weeks ago my boyfriend and I were looking for a place to watch the UFC fight. There aren't many sports bars in Lake Mary and the few around are usually packed. So looked online to see who was showing the fight and Hooters came up. While I'm not a big fan I figured it would be nice to go somewhere we don't usually go. We were glad we went because not only was the food good but we got great service and good seats. We decided to go back again this weekend for the Jon Jones fight and again we were very happy with this decision. We sat up in the bar area again and had the same great bartenders to serve us. They are super sweet and keep the drinks coming all night, even with a pretty full bar. The food comes out steaming hot from the kitchen and for the most part the clientele is a little less trashy then my past experiences. Overall we really like this Hooters and we recommend you sit up at the bar.
(4)roaches F.
I am so naive - and stupid. After my last Sanford Hooters review on Yelp, I rec'd a nice unsolicited email from an important Hooters Marketing woman thanking me for my candid observations. This nice woman further promised to immediately address the service issues I delineated in my Yelp review. She promised massive changes for the better. Nah. Today was Gators baseball - Super Regionals - win and go to the World Series in Omaha. Call me naive; call me stupid; but I believe professional Corporate-type business-people when they say they're going to do something. Walk in around 2 on a Sunday afternoon - good crowd - half full - families + NASCAR fans + Gator baseball fans(!) + muscle-car dudes from the classic-car orgy taking up all the convenient parking spaces outside. Sit down at a clean table in front of a tv - and wait - and wait - and wait - and wait ..... Sense a theme here? During the next 8 minutes 9 (I timed it and I counted) separate waitpersons walked by me without acknowledging my presence. In my line of sight, I see 4-5 of the waitstaff constantly clustered around the front merchandise counter full of Hooters-branded 'stuff' - each one evidently hoping some fool would rush breathlessly up to them and spend copiously on can't-miss Hooters memorabilia. As I sit and ponder the next move - will I be waited on - each one of these knuckleheads needed a refill of their own drink. One would walk up to me (am I going to finally be waited on? - nope) and then turn right or left at my table, which was evidently my bad for homesteading next to a main aisle/walkway while they hit the ice bin, and topped-off their own drink, before returning to their cluster of vacuous pinheads in their designated leaning/standing/hanging-out spot. I was clearly in their way - several had to turn slightly as they walked past me - a few brushed my shoulder because of the tight placement of tables around me. At the 8-minute mark, after apparently watching this ballet of ignorance play out, a separate, very meek, young Hooters-clad waitperson dropped off a menu to me and said: "your waitperson will be with you in a few minutes.", and left. Ok, now we're finally getting somewhere. Another 7 minutes - nothing. Now I have been occupying space in Hooters right smack dab in the way of the employee free-refill soft drink machine for 15+ minutes; in plain sight of a multitude of under-educated waitstaff with monumentally-small IQ's; who are ostensibly wearing Hooters apparel because they were hired to actually be waitstaff; yet are evidently so self-absorbed that even these mental midgets cannot grasp how they are to make money: wait on customers - like me. Nope. Not going to happen. Time to go. Not one of the 5 young ladies clustered by the front door so much as acknowledged me as I walk right by them, make eye contact with each, smile, and exit the premises. Amazing. Memo to the nice Hooters Corporate Marketing woman who reads Yelp reviews: whatever you did in Sanford after your email last January ain't working. Boy - I am so stupid - later, Hooters.
(1)Harpeth K.
WORST HOOTERS EVER: New Corp CEO says no more previously frozen wings. WRONG. Wings were awful. Black bones, tough, etc. No one seemed to care. I knew I would never return so I paid my bill with a smile. Waitress and Manager, seemed to not notice that I did not eat my wings.
(1)Timmy V.
This Hooters is on point. Great staff and people. Tex was bar tending and made sure we had a good time and are drinks were full! Great times, good friends, and amazing service.
(5)SandJ K.
This review is for pickup. On the plus side, you can order take out online. Makes it easy when you have multiple people trying to decide, you can order/modify the order/pay for the order etc. The people were pretty nice when I came in (we do this somewhat frequently) as they were dead slow. A couple of the waitresses said hi, a manager looking person said hi. The bartender (you pick up at the bar) was pretty friendly, had a beer while I waited. The food has continued to decline. Pigeon Wings are on the menu apparently. I paid nearly $40 for some wings and tots and these were the smallest wings that purportedly came from a chicken, I've EVER seen. The boneless ones were even smaller. Tasted okay per se sauce wise but there was nothing to these wings. The tots are not cheap and came with 1 tablespoon of sour cream, bacon and chives, and 2/3 a small cup of cheese sauce. Ditto the "chili" aka brown water, a small dressing cup of that. For nearly $40, plus a tip/beer we will be going out for our wings or picking them up at a nearby Sports Bar/competitor. Buffalo Wild Wings is building across the street and if you're not going here to ogle, I know you can do far better for food and value.
(2)Leo P.
We always end up going to Ale house for a late night dinner, and a few drink specials, but the other night we decided to change it up, my girlfriend, her sister, and a friend of mine. We walked in about 10, no one wanted to seat us, so we sat our self's, a young lady, acknowledged us and proceeded to come to the table, greeted us, and asked us if we were ready to order our drinks in the mean time we looked at the menu and got settled. We told her we were hungry, late, and wanted to order as soon as she was ready, really quickly our drinks arrived to our table, as we were still not ready to order because, we hardly had a min to check our menu, but we told her give us 1 more min. 5 mins passed, 10 mins passed, 15 mins passed, as we saw her speaking to her guy friends, or whatever they do, is speak to their customers, and then starts to wipe a table down. This was horrible, we decided to get up and walk out, and tell her that we were waiting for awhile, as she proceeded to say "I am Sorry I Forgot".. I give them 2 stars, because Hooters is always going to have the fun atmosphere, and the good looking lady's but will never have the service you deserve..... **Maybe that is why we end up going to Ale House**
(2)Robert B.
Good burgers butt not always the best service. Curly fries are always a nix touch!
(3)Dino S.
What is there to be said, really.
(5)