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@Littlebit: lots of judgment on this thread! I don't think its a big deal at all, so it's not just you!
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@Foodnerd81: that's hilarious!
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Not really where we'd take our LO - it's not where we'd go without him either. I read the name Tilted Kilt and thought maybe you'd go there after having a few drinks at the Drunken Clam!
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I.wouldnt go there personally even without kids, and I definitely wouldn't take my kids there. Not a fan.
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I probably wouldn't go. Our family needs gluten free options, so it is hard enough to eat out. I would spend a lot of time worried about our food at either place. To be honest we struggle going to places like Buffalo Wild Wings, I like talking not shouting across the table. My kids are generally well behaved in restruants so I like to have conversations with people I am dining with.
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I wouldn't go with or without LO. If DH wanted to take LO, I probably would just be so thrilled with an hour to myself that it wouldn't bother me!
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No. It's not a restaurant that I go to.
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Meh. We took C one night last summer because my BFF and her fiance wanted to go. The waitress was super nice and gave her a balloon. I don't think it's a big deal.
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@Littlebit: one of my friends from high school worked at Hooters and also met her husband there.
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I don't go to Hooters because I don't like the food. Haha. DH loves their food and always wants to go. I never thought about whether or not Id take T in if DH ever talked me into going there one day for lunch. It's not a huge deal to me.
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Considering I can't remember the last time I've been in a Hooters and also thinking that the Tilted Kilt was an Irish pub before this post, safe to say probably not!
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Dh really likes hooters wings, so we go occasionally and have taken lo. I don't think it's a big deal.
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I wouldn't go, but it's not a morality thing. I couldn't eat anything on the menu, I'm sure. I doubt they're super vegan friendly. I wasn't vegan in high school, and my boyfriend at the time would take me every Tuesday for unlimited wings. I actually really liked them. Also, how romantic?
As far as objectifying women, etc., I plan on raising my children to see the difference between reality and fantasy. A woman can have self-respect and work in a place like that. And, a man can be kind and supportive of women's rights and eat there. Ya know? It's a job for the women, and a place to eat for the patrons. My parents took me when I was a kid, and I was always just jealous at how tan the tights made their legs, ha. I really don't think it's a big deal.
It's a reminder that our kids could easily see something actually worse on the street, and it's just a parent's job to teach them, embrace others, and not pass judgement.
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Totally no big deal. I like wings and beer...If the food and drinks are good and E doesn't throw a tantrum, I'd be inclined to take her anywhere for dinner, lol! Then again, tight tanks and short shorts on tiny girls doesn't hit my radar for being risqué. They aren't porn stars!
Doesn't surprise me people are uptight about this, though!
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@blackbird: LOL. If they were walking around giving hand jobs, I might be a bit hesitant!
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I kind of assumed the intention of the thread was if you happen to find yourself in a situation where you're getting socially swept along into a Hooters, like OP's situation after the movie where the Tilted Kilt was just the closest spot to go grab a beer. I wouldn't go out of my way to go to a Hooters/Tilted Kilt but in a situation where it happened to be where the group was going, I wouldn't think it was worth slamming the brakes on everybody just to prevent my kid from entering in there. If she were old enough to understand what she was seeing, I might have a conversation with her when we got home to put it into context.
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@blackbird: agree
No biggie, who cares. It's not like a strip club.
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Not my first choice in restaurants but if a friend wanted to go I would have no problem bringing DS along. I don't see the big deal.
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Fried pickles from Hooters were probably my #1 craving when preggo. I don't care.
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@Littlebit: I'm with you, I have no problem with them. So, as long as the food is good, I'm down and have no issue taking my kids.
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@BandDmommy: hahaha...your last sentence was exactly how my husband responded when I asked his opinion.
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Nope.
@PawPrints: and if in a group situation, I wouldn't slam the brakes on everyone , just myself and LO. I can't even imagine being in that situation either because of as now if I'm out with friends with my LO, my friends have their LOs too and we would be doing domething kid-centred. If I'm out with friends cruising for a close by restaurant before seeing a movie, then LO is at home with DH or a babysitter.
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@Littlebit: Scandalous!
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Totally. I love wings, draft beer and Hooters grilled cheese is ah-mazing. But I only go about once a year if that so the kid will be stuck with BWW.
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If I had a reason to be there (friends picked it for a gathering, only restaurant with an open table, really great menu) I would go, but it isn't my first choice.
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Yup, I totally would. Daugher and son.
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No, probably not, but I'm not morally opposed.
I don't think we even have that type of restaurant within a three hour radius of my home, and I certainly wouldn't go to much trouble to go to one. However, I guess if we were traveling and it was like, across the street from our hotel, with limited options otherwise, I wouldn't be dissuaded from going there by the sheer amount of boobage. -
I haven't been to Hooters and never heard of Tilted Kilt! So I definitely haven't taken my kids.
I HAVE thought about taking them to Hooters because apparently they have U.S. sports broadcasts in English AND they have a supervised play area here (presumably not supervised by young ladies in nude pantyhose). Ultimately we didn't go, but I won't say I didn't consider it.
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@Littlebit: I worked at one in college too. It was in a mall and I wore shorts, a tank top that totally covered me, and sneakers. I served kids everyday I worked. I don't have any issue with bringing kids there, but the food is fried and unhealthy so I don't go. I definitely don't think you are a hoe at all!! LOL
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Well, my H and I go every so often to Twin Peaks for football. It's honestly the best sports bar close to us. Nowhere else has as many TVs and games playing. I don't really find it that scandalous -- the waitresses all wear short shorts and crop tops. I see people dressed the same walking about, there's just more of them together at Twin Peaks, haha. I wouldn't mind bringing a kid there, but unless we're watching sports I'd prob go somewhere else where I like the food more.
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@MrsSCB: lOL..
What about the beach? Girls are wearing bikinis.. Scandalous..
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We don't have those restaurants close to us and I wouldn't seek them out but if we were meeting others there or dh wanted a particular food they have there I don't think it'd be a big deal.
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I have nothing against it really but there are none where i live so i wouldn't have a reason to. I would bring LO to a sports bar type place for sure.
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Yeah not a big deal.
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@BandDmommy: ha, right? We actually didn't know Twin Peaks was a Hooters type place the first time we went (despite the obvious name lol). It took us a few minutes to even realize and then we were just like, "Huh. Well, look at all the TVs!"
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I think places like Hooters used to be titilating and a "sexy place", but meh, today shorts and tank tops are not exactly scandalous. Kids see worse tons of places, and definitely online and on TV, even from their teenaged idols. There are none in my state, so it's a nonissue, but I don't find them appalling or anything.
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Nope. Don't like supporting businesses that require women to wear little clothing and are meant to be intentionally objectified. Plus, I don't like sports bars/bar food anyway. Wouldn't go here with friends and certainly wouldn't take my children.
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I really like Hooter's wings! We live abroad and can't remember the last time I had them (probably when I was pregnant). However, I'm not sure about bringing DD there. I haven't really thought much about it. I'd probably never plan a lunch with her there, but if I was starving and we happened to be next to one ... I can see myself going in.
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Yea, it doesn't bother me. As long as the food is good, I don't really care. Honestly, the girls at Moxie's dress about as slutty as the girls at a place like Hooters, so... meh.
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@Littlebit: Ha ha, not a ho! Like I said, I wouldn't take LO when she was too young to be able to discuss sexism and objectification of women and things. Once she was old enough though, I would have no issues. And if she wants to work there, I wouldn't object so long as she had a healthy view of herself and her own sexuality, which is something that's important no matter where she works.
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