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    Hoots - Cicero

    3.0 (90 reviews)
    Closed • 10:30 am - 11:30 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Really nice since it's only 12 and empty
    Damian P.

    I have to admit that I thought it was a cheap imitation of Hooters, until I tasted the exact recipe. Asking more questions I found out that it's the offspring satellite of Hooters and that although the concept is the same, the difference you will see is that there are no Hooters girls per say. Which is okay for me, as I am here for the beer and chicken wings. I was quite surprised that it was empty and I love the fact that the girls and guys are very accommodating and quite polite when you ask them for extras. I did like the fact that the recipe is exactly the same, so no hybrid taste there, nor experimenting with the original. The colors in the joint are exact but something is definitely different coming here, and that's not a bad thing. I rather enjoy a little bit of mystery. And please be mindful that you should pick up after yourself once you are done, of course they will do it for you but tip that way at least they know they are being appreciated. It seems no frills so go ahead and take your tray up to the receptacle and just show politeness, as I stated before this joint is not that big and just a satellite of the Hooters corporation. Did I tell you to try the fried pickles, please do and tell me what you think. And again I must say I am disappointed reading so much negativity on the staff, as the day I went in they were quite accommodating and very helpful with suggestions. They customer service actually put them to a 5 star and I can appreciate great service.

    So much foam!!!! Lol
    Eric G.

    Waited 19 minutes at the bar before anyone even looked my way. No one even asked would i like to order. Just kept bagging orders. No one knew how to pour a modelo on draft. Pretty sure this will be my last time coming to this hoots location. Had to come back to say one more thing... if you as a bartender poured a beer and made too much... why would you put the extra in a cup with a lid and then when your customer pays for another beer give them that beer your mistakenly over poured into a plastic cup that sat off to the side for a long time!!! Yeahhh no that sealed the deal. No longer a hoots consumer!

    Jaclyn W.

    Not going to lie, we were pretty disappointed in trying this place for the first time. We ordered the 20 piece boneless wings for $17.99, and added the make a meal for $3.29. The fries were good, ranch was good. We chose the bbq flavor and also medium for the wings. They put a lot of bbq, which was good, but the medium wings hardly had any sauce. Also, the wings on top were bigger but on the bottom of the plate had very small wings. They were also cooked a little too long, which made some hard to chew. One wing had a weird bone or hard texture (picture will be attached). I wanted to like this place so bad because I love wings and their hooters medium sauce is amazing. :-(

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    Angela T.

    Y'all Hoots is like if Hooters and Wingstop had a love child. It's adorable and I love it. So what's the difference between Hoots and Hooters? Well, for one, the menu is downsized. No more burgers, grilled cheese, and you only have the garden salad with the option of ranch or blue cheese. But they do give you the option to make your wings, buffalo chicken sandwich, ect. a meal for $2.99 more - sweet! They also brought back the 5 wing option. Honey thai sauce made the cut on sauces you can choose from, which I was thrilled about because I'll gladly use that on my salad in place of ranch (don't knock it until you try it!). The bar is downsized as well, you're give the option between 3 draft beers, a few bottles, a margarita, and red sangria. Another notable change is the uniform - the white tank and orange shorts are replaced by khakis and orange tees. So, overall, the ambiance is fast-casual. Great for a lunch break or just taking some wings home with you. Hoots is a new concept that i can see catching on! Give it a try, you won't regret it.

    Victoria J.

    Don't waste time! The servers are rude and know nothing about the menu. Prices are jacked up for no reason. Food took a long time and was cold.

    Got this delicious food here along with their Homemade sangria and it was delicious.

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    Appreciate the 5 stars, Alitia! See you on your next time in!

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    Good food overall. Staff is friendly and attentive. Food is made very quickly. Good spot for a quick bite.

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    Placed an order of 30 wings 20 shrimp and my wings were cold!!! Horrible! The order I placed was on Wednesday feb. 10th.

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    Did NOT receive my complete order, called at least 5 times no answer, sent a message still no answer. Other than that the food is great!!!

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    While the food is good, the wait times(even when ordering ahead) can be a bit too extensive even when there are very few guests.

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    Workers apparently don't like to work. They stop taking orders by 9pm when they close at 10pm. So why stay open until 10pm??

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