I took my friend out to lunch at Hooters of South Charlotte since he's never stepped foot inside any Hooters. It's sort of like that classic Madonna song: "Like A Virgin, touched for the very first time" This was his very first time being exposed to Hooters. I've been to Hooters many times when there were several locations throughout Upstate NY and Northern New England (mid 1990s to mid 2000s). This is where I chilled out with my old buddies and we really enjoyed the great tasting wings and things and the crazy hula hoop dances on our birthdays. Fast forward to 2010! We arrived at Hooters of South Charlotte around high noon on a Friday and the parking lot around the restaurant was almost full, pretty busy. This Hooters has an open and loud sports bar atmosphere with several TVs and plenty of sports/beer related decorations throughout the place. Free wi-fi is offered here. We were seated immediately and my friend could hardly contain his excitement of being inside a Hooters for the first time. For myself, this was merely a reunion with Hooters since all 3 NH locations near my home closed down a few years ago. Our attractive and friendly waitress promptly arrived at our table to take our drink orders, 2 big Diet Pepsis ($2.49 each) and she suggested we try the Fried Pickles ($4.99), which I said,"Sure thing!" The Fried Pickles did not disappoint and tasted pretty good, which were very thin sliced dill pickle chips coated in a crispy breading (not greasy) and served with a creamy and spicy dip. For lunch, my friend had the Hooters Cobb Salad ($8.99), which was a good sized, "more than a mouthful" salad with a mixture of chopped lettuce, bacon, cheese, eggs, tomatoes, fried chicken pieces and dressing cups on the side. I had the 10 Piece Boneless Wings ($7.99) - Samurai (Teriyaki Style), which had a pretty good sweet taste, but were very small chicken nuggets (thick breading) for the price. I was already full from munching down the fried pickles. The service was very friendly and attentive. The food arrived within 15 minutes and we were given refills on the Diet Pepsi. Overall, we had a pretty decent lunch with a great view. After lunch, I did offer to buy my friend a black Hooters South Charlotte tee as a souvenir, but this location did not have his shirt size Large (L) in stock. There were plenty of XL and 3XL sizes in stock for the big guys. read more