type private industry restaurant franchise founded lewisville texas united states 2005 headquarters addison texas united states number of locations 61 1 area served united states products southwest food american food alcohol beer services food and beverage parent front burner restaurants lp . slogan eats . drinks . scenic views . website twinpeaksrestaurant.com twin peaks is a chain of sports bars and restaurants colloquially referred to as breastaurants 2 based in dallas texas . 3 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 . 4 at other times waitresses wear revealing seasonal or themed outfits . 5 restaurants are decorated in the theme of a wilderness lodge and serve a mix of american southwest and southern cuisines as well as alcohol . 6 the chain s slogan is eats . drinks . scenic views . 7 contents 1 history 2 awards 3 lawsuits 4 waco texas motorcycle club gunfight 5 references 6 external links history edit twin peaks waitress wearing official red plaid uniform twin peaks waitress wearing special event uniform twin peaks was founded in 2005 by randy dewitt and scott gordon in lewisville texas . 3 4 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 . 4 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 . 8 twin peaks has subsequently expanded to 38 locations across 17 states in the usa as of august 2013 . 9 most locations are in texas with others the american southwest midwest and south . 10 twin peaks has a mix of franchised and corporate owned restaurants . 4 awards edit twin peaks won a 2010 hot concept award from nation s restaurant news . 4 in 2011 twin peaks was named franchisee of the year by the international franchise association at their annual conference in washington dc . 11 lawsuits edit 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 . 12 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 . 7 12 on july 8 2015 the widow of slain biker jesus delgado rodriguez one of the nine bikers killed in the may 17 2015 by law enforcement outside the former twin peaks in waco texas filed a lawsuit against twin peaks parent company for negligence . 13 waco texas motorcycle club gunfight edit main article 2015 waco shootout on may 17 2015 a gunfight among rival biker gangs broke out at a waco texas twin peaks restaurant . nine people were killed and eighteen others were taken to the hospital . a police spokesman expressed anger at the management of the local twin peaks which he said had been less than helpful in dealing with gangs in the past . 14 the next day the texas alcoholic beverage commission announced a seven day suspension of the location s liquor license . hours later corporate headquarters announced that it was revoking the location s franchise agreement saying the location s owner had disregarded warnings from both police and corporate officials in the run up to the shootout . 15 later that day corporate headquarters announced the waco location would not reopen . the same franchisee also owns a twin peaks in harker heights near fort hood but closed at the end of september 2015 . 16 references edit twin peaks bikini car wash this racy breastaurant is the fastest growing food chain in america . yahoo finance . 25 september 2014 . retrieved 18 may 2015 . associated press 24 june 2012 . breastaurant boom hooters style eateries experience a mini boom . foxnews.com . new york . retrieved 21 august 2012 . a b rucker lareeca 24 june 2012 . 4 twin peaks eateries set to offer hearty man fuel . hattiesburg american . hattiesburg ms gannett company . retrieved 21 august 2012 . a b c d e ruggless ron 9 august 2010 . texas breastaurant concept lures guests with cold beer hot food and showy staff . nation s restaurant news . penton media . retrieved 21 august 2012 . calendar of twin peaks special events twin peaks menu a b quirk mary beth 3 october 2011 . hooters sues twin peaks restaurant in breastacular battle . the consumerist . retrieved 21 august 2012 . breastaurant business is booming rapidly growing for twin peaks and other male oriented restaurants mobile augusta . augusta.com . retrieved 18 may 2015 . pr newswire 1 aug 2013 . twin peaks chain plans expansion in southwest florida . market watch . dallas marketwatch.com . retrieved 5 march 2014 . twin peaks locations houston restaurant franchise group named twin peaks franchisee of the year . . franchiseworks.com . 21 september 2011 . retrieved 21 august 2012 . a b jamieson dave 30 september 2011 . hooters lawsuit claims rival restaurant stole trade secrets . huff post business . new york the huffington post . retrieved 21 august 2012 . schmall emily 8 july 2015 . family of slain texas biker sues restaurant for negligence . huff post business . new york mysa . retrieved 8 july 2015 . 9 dead in texas biker brawl cnn . 17 may 2015 . retrieved 17 may 2015 . team coverage . update bonds set at 1 million for twin peaks shooting suspects . kwtx.com . retrieved 18 may 2015 . harker heights twin peaks restaurant closed employees laid off . kwtx tv . external links edit official website media related to twin peaks at wikimedia commons retrieved from https 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