Chix-n-Wings (restaurant)

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"How 'bout Chix-n-Wings ... I hear it's good."

- Roy, suggesting a restaurant where he and Sam can be served in an hour or less.

"In that case, I'm coming!"

- Hank Hubble "The Hubbs" Durum, inviting himself along.

First Appearance

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History
"Chix-n-Wings" is a local restaurant - possibly part of a national chain - specializing in chicken, located near the building where Sam, Roy and "The Hubbs" work, presumably in the greater Knightville area: Ellie is employed there as a server, and waits tables.

Though Chix-n-Wings does not accept reservations, "The Hubbs" is able to secure seating by "Making himself look big", which intimidates a pair of random diners into surrendering their booth.

Uniforms
"Chix-n-Wings" servers wear signature which appear to borrow design cues from Roller derby - including knee and elbow pads - as well as from the Victoria's Secret "Angels" advertising campaign, in that a set of small "wings" designed to resemble the company logo is worn affixed to the server's back: The use of such elements constitutes a marketing technique known as "branding".

Additional placement of the logo can be found on the front of the server's tank top, and on their waist sash as well.

Inspirations
To a degree, the concept of such themed uniforms can be dated to the car hops of the 1950's, and the later Playboy Bunnies of the 1960-90's, as well as the more recent Hooters Girls.

The cuffed denim "Short Shorts" are a callback to "Daisy Dukes", a style of shorts popularized by actress Catherine Bach in the 1970-80's television series The Dukes of Hazzard while the uniform's legwarmers are evocative of the then-contemporary "aerobics craze," as epitomized by the Olivia Newton-John music video, "|Let's Get Physical", the Canadian-produced television fitness series 20 Minute Workout, and the films Perfect and Flashdance.

In addition, the ensemble appears to include 70's "Disco"-era platform shoes - to accentuate the wearer's height - along with thigh-high stockings, a fashion staple of the 1990's.

Accessories include a fingerless pera-length glove worn on the left arm, along with a bracelet for the left wrist, and a necklace, possibly made from strung together chicken beaks.