Twin Peaks (restaurant chain)

Twin Peaks

Type	Private
Industry	Restaurant franchise
Founded	Lewisville, Texas, United States (2005)
Headquarters	Addison, Texas, United States
Number of locations	61
Area served	United States
Products	Southwest food, American food, alcohol, beer
Services	Food and beverage
Number of employees	67
Parent	Front Burner Restaurants, LP.
Website	twinpeaksrestaurant.com

Twin Peaks is a chain of sports bars and restaurants (colloquially referred to as breastaurants) based in Dallas, Texas. The chain is known for having its waitresses dress in revealing uniforms that consist of cleavage- and midriff-revealing red plaid (or sometimes black bikini) tops, as well as khaki short shorts. At other times, waitresses wear revealing seasonal or themed outfits. Restaurants are decorated in the theme of a wilderness lodge and serve a mix of American, Southwest and Southern cuisines as well as alcohol. The chain's slogan is "Eats. Drinks. Scenic Views."

Twin Peaks was founded in 2005 by Randy Dewitt and Scott Gordon in Lewisville, Texas. Dewitt, who had previously helped Brinker International develop Rockfish Seafood, noted a thriving sports-bar market and decided to create a chain with a mountain-lodge motif and attractive servers. According to analysts, 'breastaurant' chains have been growing at a rate of 30-40% per year, while the general restaurant industry as a whole has only grown about 3-5% annually. Twin Peaks has subsequently expanded to 38 locations across 17 states in the USA as of August 2013. Most locations are in Texas, with others the American Southwest, Midwest and South. Twin Peaks has a mix of franchised and corporate-owned restaurants.

Twin Peaks won a 2010 Hot Concept award from Nation's Restaurant News. In 2011, Twin Peaks was named "Franchisee of the Year" by the International Franchise Association at their annual conference in Washington, DC.

In 2009, the parent company of Twin Peaks sued a competitor in a Texas federal court. The plaintiffs alleged their competitor planned to open a chain of competing "breastaurants" named "Northern Exposure" which used waitress uniforms similar to those of Twin Peaks.

In 2011, a number of former Hooters executives (including former CEO Coby Brooks) left Hooters to start a Twin Peaks franchise group. Hooters then filed suit against Twin Peaks and alleged the former Hooters executives had stolen Hooters trade secrets and management documents as part of their move to Twin Peaks.