Food · April 26, 2017
Hooters in Palms Closing Down only Two Years After Opening
The short versionHooters at the Palms, billed as the world's largest at 15,200 square feet and more than 400 seats, announced it would close in April 2017. It had opened less than two years earlier.
The world’s largest Hooters is closing its doors, less than two years after opening with much fanfare.
The record-breaking, two-story, 15,200-square foot space seats more than 400 guests. Hooters and Palms celebrated the grand opening with a ceremonial ribbon cutting and VIP event. Nearly 50 televisions pepper the walls, and guests can sit in booths or on high-back chairs. The bar features 12 video poker machines.
But the location of the Palms didn’t seem to match, and it’s closing fast, after losing what one insider told us was tens of millions a year.
Hooters, which first opened in 1983 in Clearwater, Fla., has more than 400 locations in 42 states and 26 countries.
Since then. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians bought the Palms in a deal Nevada regulators approved in December 2021, and the resort reopened in April 2022.