Originally Posted by
tgull
I have not been to the Strip since before the pandemic, I was unaware the Hooters Casino and Hotel had changed their name to Oyo. I ate there a few times over the years and actually stayed at the hotel for a bachelor party many years ago. They had the smallest poker room I had ever played in, it was like three tables. The Hooters however was always packed, great expansive bar. Hard to believe it went under but based on what I read, revenues were down 50% since the pandemic. I think the larger issue is everyone serves chicken wings now and the whole scantily clad women thing is played out. The last Hooters I was in was like 7 years ago, only because it was within walking distance of my hotel. Some waddling 190 lbs fat waitress waited on me in that skimpy outfit, yeah no thanks.
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Scott Roeben, on August 08 2025
A once-popular breastaurant, Hooters, has closed suddenly at the off-Strip Oyo Las Vegas.
This follows a bankruptcy by Hooters of America earlier this year. The company has closed dozens of its locations across the country.
It’s unknown if the shuttering of Hooters at Oyo was sparked by sagging business levels. Because if you thought we were going to do a story about Hooters without a “sagging” reference, you do not know this blog at all.
Prior to the pandemic, Hooters (a license deal, not a lease deal) was a booming business at Oyo, doing 1,200 “covers” (customers) a day and raking in a rumored $10-12 million a year in revenue. That’s rarified air in the restaurant business. Post-COVID, not so much. Revenue dropped by roughly half, we hear.
We raised the red flag back in 2024 when Hooters lost its video poker machines, which we’re pretty sure was our fault.
The outlet shared a tip from an employee saying, “Last night, right at the end of our shift, Hooters told us not to come in tomorrow because they’re closing the store down. It felt so shady and completely disingenuous.”
Businesses close, it’s just reality. You can treat employees with class or you can be shitty about it. Good job sucking, Hooters. Can’t imagine why your company went bankrupt.
This situation has drama written all over it. Oyo officially has no comment.
The biggest red flag signaling the demise of Hooters was when they started using paper straws.
Oyo is facing an interesting challenge with the closure of Hooters, as it takes up a substantial part of the casino’s footprint. The remaining dining options are thin at Oyo.
There’s the perpetually mediocre Steak ‘n Shake, the Splash Cantina and Southside Cafe (grab-and-go snacks). That’s it, other than the Underground, where some snack items are available at the casino’s sports bar.
Oyo’s foot traffic has been slammed by the closure of a pedestrian bridge crossing Las Vegas Boulevard from Excalibur. The bridge dumped visitors outside Tropicana, a handful of whom made their way next door to Oyo.
The Trop site, of course, is closed for construction theater as the A’s continue their long con (the ballpark is $1 billion-plus short of funding).
The Oyo, as they say, is scrod.
Hooters always seemed a tad quaint in Las Vegas. What’s racy in middle America is sort of lame in Las Vegas.
