Hooters Closes Its Albany Location After Over A Decade

Hooters sports bar and restaurant, famous for waitresses wearing skimpy orange and white uniforms, has closed the doors to the store located at 70 Wolf Road in Albany, New York. This leaves the chicken wing joint without a New York location.

The once controversial, double entendre, restaurant chain opened more than 40 years ago. As of 2013 there were 430 locations world wide but in 2024 the brand closed nearly 40 underperforming locations. Just a few months ago Hooters still had New York locations in Albany, Farmingdale and Fresh Meadows. As of today all 3 are closed.

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On Thursday June 25th customers arriving at the Wolf Road location were greeted by a sign on the front door reading:

After much deliberation, we’ve made the difficult decision to close this location. We are incredibly grateful for the many years of great times, cold beer, hot wings, and unforgettable memories shared here. Thank you to our guests, team members, and community for the support over the years. - Hooters, Albany

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15 years ago, almost to the exact date, June 14, 2011, Hooters made their Grand Opening announcement for the Wolf Road location. This VIP celebration included 100,000 chicken wing giveaway to first 200 guests.

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Although the Albany closing is not the only location suddenly out of business, West Springfield, MA also closed, there are still approximately 200 Hooters locations still open for business in North America. For Albany residents you will have to travel more than 2 hours to find the closest one in Massachusetts or New Jersey.