perhaps ‘the lucky charms’
I guess it started with Hooters. Then, along came Knockers, Melons, and Mugs ‘n Jugs to copy the idea, even down to their names using a double entendre for women’s breasts. And we can’t forget about Bazooka’s, and you may as well throw in the Twin Peaks Restaurant (A Great Menu with a View!).
Ker’s Wing House followed the formula so closely they were sued, but at least they have no obvious reference in the name.
Since the breastaurant theme works at wing & beer joints, it is now being expanded into other industries. Barista Babes, for instance. Owners of this new place say they are the same as Hooters, except just selling coffee. But I think the trend may have gone too far.
There is a newly-opened Irish Bar & Grill over in Clearwater. They too have the good looking waitstaff, with outfits that emphasize the chest. The problem I have is with the name of the place.
Sure, they could have gone with something like MacBiggun’s, or perhaps Bevvies & Knobs, or maybe Boozer McDiddies. Jookers would be a choice, too, as would Jars & Jellies or even Kelly McDollies, but it seems they just didn’t want to be so subtle. Nope… If you want to visit the Irish Pub in Clearwater with the well-endowed waitresses, you will actually have to say “Hey, let’s go on over to
Yep. The place is called O’Boobigan’s.
I’ll pause now so you can clean up that coffee you just spit out.
The key to a clever name is the ability to be, uh, clever. The double entendre works because… ah forget it. Put it this way - even strip clubs don’t name themselves “The Titty Bar.”
I don’t believe I have ever heard of a place with a worse name. I’ll be surprised if this place lasts three months.
Thanks to Jovon and signalite for the photos.
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April 3rd, 2008 at 9:18 am
Nothing new, just perhaps new to Florida. We called them “slut huts” in Washington over 5 years ago. The standard business model had young, attractive, and flirty females “staffing” the drive-up coffee shacks. Then came Baristas in Bikinis. Heck, there were even a few shirtless sheds that made the local news. Indigo, along with the other early adopters here locally, missed the memo on that part of the coffee phenomenon formula.
April 3rd, 2008 at 10:47 am
I just can’t get past that name…
But you are kidding yourself if you think Florida and Tampa Bay is new at selling sex.
Tampa Bay had the third most number of adult establishments than any other city in the country, and we have since passed Las Vegas. Hot dog cart vendors in g-strings were all the rage 15 years ago, and I seem to recall there was a topless donut shop here in the area some years back. I don’t think they lasted long, either.
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:20 am
My comment was merely in reference to the new angle in coffee peddling here, not sex-marketing in general. The oldest profession didn’t get it’s moniker for being a Johnny-come-lately. Ha!
April 3rd, 2008 at 12:59 pm
A co-worker here remembers an adult Dentist opening in St. Pete back in the mid 90’s, does anyone else remember that? It was 18 and older, ni insurance & cash only. All the assistants were topless, he says!
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:08 pm
The Vero Beach city marina just kicked out a commercial boat that advertised “Bikini Girls & Topless Girls Fishing Charters.”
http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2008/apr/02/30gttopless-charter-boat-service-tossed-from/
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:35 pm
Makes one wonder of the possibility of having a houseboat of ill repute anchor up in international waters. The motto might even be “Beyond the 3 mile limit inches at a time.” Could even charge by the 3-13 minute time block.
April 3rd, 2008 at 4:56 pm
WP, your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
April 3rd, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Florida’s definitely not the only place that sells sex, but it does seem to be one of the most vivaciously coarse and randy. My favorite term for the bethonged roadside hot dog vendors Tommy was talking about was coined by a local alt-weekly editor, Steve Baal. He called them “bare-bunned weinie queens” in an article years ago when local pols floated an ordinance to make them cover their butt clefts so they wouldn’t cause rubberneckers to have an accident.
April 4th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
The name of that topless donut shop in Tampa, Tommy, was Dolly’s Donuts. It lasted for a short while back in the 80’s. Of course I had to check it out, as it received a bit of notoriety at the time. Donuts and coffee were served by topless waitresses, all of whom were on the portly side. I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised to see overweight servers in a donut shop, but with no shirts on, you just couldn’t ignore the jiggling blubber (or dangling boobs for that matter). They even had a topless woman that performed shoe shines. It was a very anti-climatic experience. They required that so many donuts had to be ordered. After carefully inspecting them for hairs and whatnot, I forced myself to eat them and quickly left. As you mentioned, they didn’t stick around for very long.
April 5th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
If you thought the waitresses at Dolly’s were bad, you don’t wanna know how the guy in the back was puttin’ the holes in the donuts. Ohh my side!
April 5th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
How do you carry a 1/2 dozen donuts and two cups of coffee in a place like that?
April 20th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
This place rocks. Its like an irish pub version of hooters, nothing to do with the tampa ’sex’ industry. chill out people.
September 5th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Well it’s stiLL open so it looks like the place lasted a lot longer than three months, and there will be more o’boobigan’s opening up in the tampa bay area, as far as the name, you are the first person I have heard of that doesn’t like it.
Of course, “hooters”, it’s because of the owl’s right?