Lubbock, What Would You Like To See In The Old Hooters Building?

The building runs a little over 7,000 square feet and comes with a commercial kitchen already built out, so another restaurant or bar seems like the obvious fit. It sits in a high-traffic, highly visible spot along South Loop 289. That kind of location does not stay quiet for long in Lubbock.

Nobody wants another eyesore sitting off the Loop collecting dust. The longer a building like this stays vacant, the more it tends to fall apart and drag down the look of the whole stretch. A new tenant would need to be sizable enough to use that kitchen setup, which narrows the realistic options mostly to places looking for a ready-made space instead of building from scratch. For anyone driving that stretch of 289 regularly, what fills the building will be hard to miss either way.

A building built for wings and beer is sitting empty, and Lubbock is left wondering who is going to inherit that fryer.