Hooters

Remembering Tallywackers, Dallas’s ‘Hooters for Gay Men’ | Eater

"A short-lived, male-staffed restaurant that opened in May 2015 in Dallas' Oak Lawn neighborhood and closed after roughly a year; it intentionally flipped the 'breastaurant' formula by featuring scantily clad men as servers. Staff were required by local health code to wear tank tops early in the evening and often went shirtless later, pairing that with red or gray boxer-briefs as the signature uniform. The venue targeted a largely gay clientele (while also attracting straight women) and marketed itself with overt sexual innuendo—menu gimmicks included punny sections like “abb-itizers” and “cock-tails,” a tongue-in-cheek S&M Burger topped with Swiss and mushrooms, and a house sundae served with a prominently displayed banana—yet it operated as a restaurant rather than a strip club, enforcing rules against groping and forbidding staff from hooking up with diners. Despite playful branding and a menu that also offered items such as fried Brussels sprouts, flatbreads and a croque-monsieur, the concept failed to sustain business and never reopened after announcing a move." - Tim Forster