[ALERT] Hooters Closes Two More Georgia Restaurants

So-called "breastaurant" chain Hooters has closed two more Georgia restaurants little more than a month after it closed more than 30 restaurants across the country.  

The Atlanta-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March.    

In June, the company shuttered restaurants at 209 Peachtree Street downtown, and 3550 Gwinnett Place Drive near Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth.  The company also closed restaurants at 6855 Douglas Boulevard in Douglasville and 1854 Club House Drive in Valdosta.   

The two additional closures include the restaurants at 2977 Cobb Parkway (Akers Mill Square) near Cumberland Mall, and 2834 Washington Road in Augusta, not far from Augusta National Golf Club.  

"After many years of irreverent fun, our Augusta and Cumberland locations closed on July 23. We thank our loyal customers for all of the amazing memories we made over the years, and we hope to see them at another one of our locations in the near future," Hooters said in a statement.

The Akers Mill Square location will likely be in high demand given its 3,855 square foot size, visibility along Cobb Parkway, and proximity to Truist Park.  

The Augusta location is located on high-traffic Washington Road, but the center it sits in front of is not especially compelling.  

Despite the brand's struggles, a brand new Hooters opened at The Villages in Florida July 7.  

Hooters was established in Clearwater, Florida in 1983, but later relocated its headquarters to metro Atlanta.  

Last June, the company closed about 40 restaurants around the country, including Georgia units in Hiram, McDonough, and Brunswick, where a ground-up restaurant debuted June 17, 2019. The company also closed its Hoots Wings by Hooters (originally Hoot's Righteous Wings) at Madison Yards in Reynoldstown. 

Following the closures, Hooters operates nine restaurants in the greater metro Atlanta area, according to its website.  Among those remaining units are restaurants on Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell, Old Highway 41 in Kennesaw, and Mall of Georgia Boulevard outside the Mall of Georgia in Buford.  

Are you surprised to see Hooters close its Cumberland restaurant?  What would you like to see open in place of the Cumberland Hooters?  What are your current thoughts on Hooters as a brand? 

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