{"id":310101,"date":"2026-05-27T02:42:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/310101\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T02:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T02:42:24","slug":"el-paso-hooters-to-host-chico-meet-and-greet-amid-nationwide-rebranding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/310101\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso Hooters to host Chico meet-and-greet amid nationwide rebranding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO, Texas (<a data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ktsm.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 Hooters \u2014 known for its female employees dressing in risqu\u00e9 uniforms, which has stirred online controversy \u2014 is rebranding itself as \u201cfamily-friendly,\u201d including its El Paso locations.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:Hooters aims to rebrand as family-friendly restaurant;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/news\/hooters-aims-to-rebrand-as-family-friendly-restaraunt\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Hooters aims to rebrand as family-friendly restaurant\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a report by Nexstar\u2019s NewsNation, Hooters CEO Neil Kiefer said the company is addressing its uniforms to be more broadly appealing to customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong with a pair of shorts if fitted properly,\u201d Kiefer said. \u201cBut I think in a dining place, there is something wrong [if] they\u2019re in a thong type of uniform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With the new transformation, families can come and meet the El Paso Chihuahuas mascot, Chico, during a special meet and greet.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_ktsm_articles_935\/bbb85bd39f9d28f647f32d8a35004c13.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The event will be from 6 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 29, at 1799 Joe Battle Blvd.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_ktsm_articles_935\/96146bc033f61eeba275355b6516e82a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>El Paso Chihuahuas\u2019 mascot, Chico, made a special appearance at Hooters. Photo courtesy of Hooters.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the event, children ages 12 and under eat free from 5 p.m. to close. The kids\u2019 meal choices include the following items:<\/p>\n<p>All kids meals are served with a side and kids\u2019 drink.<\/p>\n<p>According to Hooters, it is one free kids meal per paying adult entree and dine-in only.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to hosting a fun event with El Paso\u2019s favorite mascot where families can enjoy a tasty and budget-friendly dinner out together,\u201d HMC Hospitality Group Executive Vice President Andrea Hill said.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTSM 9 News.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) \u2014 Hooters \u2014 known for its female employees dressing in risqu\u00e9 uniforms, which has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310102,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[111909,138,11184,140,139,25073,111908,27],"class_list":["post-310101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-chico","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-chihuahuas","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-joe-battle","tag-neil-kiefer","tag-texas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310101"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310101\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}