Tucson will get one of four Twin Peaks restaurants — an upstart sports bar chain that takes a few tips from Hooters — set to open in Arizona, but when it will happen is anyone’s guess.
The Phoenix-based franchise operators, AZ Twin Peaks, plan to focus their attention first on opening three restaurants in the Phoenix area. Then they will move into Tucson, said Lee Cohn, who heads the group. Cohn is a restaurant veteran whose portfolio includes co-developing the 1950s-60s themed Ed Debevic’s chain that started in Phoenix in 1984.
“We don’t have any timing yet in terms of Tucson,” Cohn said. “It will be a matter of finding a right location. For us, Tucson will be kind of an opportunistic situation timing wise. If a good deal comes up we’ll act sooner.”
Twin Peaks is a relatively new chain, started in Dallas in 2005. It is known for its Hooters-esque waitresses, who dress in short-shorts and low-cut crop tops knotted under the bust.
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There are now 14 restaurants in four states and the company this week signed development deals that will add 19 more restaurants including the ones in Arizona.
Twin Peaks opened a restaurant in Scottsdale in January.
Find more restaurant news in next Thursday's Caliente.
