After more than 31 years of serving wings, beer and community events out of a building on South Parker Road, Aurora’s Hooters restaurant is shutting its doors for good on November 15, 2026. The closure leaves just two Hooters locations standing in Colorado, in Westminster and Loveland.
The restaurant at 2610 S. Parker Road opened in Aurora in June 1995, according to 9News, and has operated there ever since. Hooters Colorado thanked loyal guests, the community and its own staff for their support and contributions over those three-plus decades, the station reported.
Hooters Colorado cited steep competition, other high-profile establishments closing and record-high inflation and costs as the reasons behind the Aurora closure. The company described itself as an independently owned Hooters franchise that remains financially stable, and said the shutdown has no correlation to the corporate bankruptcy filed by Hooters of America.
What Happens to the Staff
Hooters Colorado said employees in good standing through the closure will be able to apply at its other locations and concepts with their positions intact, per the same 9News report. That leaves Westminster and Loveland as the company’s remaining Colorado outposts once the Parker Road doors close for the final time on November 15…