The Chili’s restaurant chain is making sure it doesn’t get confused with a competitor requiring “business casual.”
Ruth’s Chris, a steak house mostly in the southern and western U.S., got some serious ribbing from the Chili’s suits over its new dress code.
Ruthie went viral on X after a user posted about its dress code prohibiting sportswear and baseball hats, Dallas Morning News reports.
The upscale restaurant’s website says “business casual – proper attire” is required and that patrons can not come in “gym wear, pool attire, tank tops, clothing with offensive graphics or language, revealing clothing or exposed undergarments.”
Once Chili’s execs who run the nationwide chain heard about the uproar they just about lost their suspenders, like, Ruthie, you need to Chil.
“The only dress code at Chili’s is that you have to be dressed,” the company said in a post on X.
Thousands of people responded to the restaurant’s post, igniting debate online. Many agreed with Chili’s stance, saying things like “Chilis would never turn us away in times of need,” or “I’d rather go to Chili’s.”
To go – dressed to the nines or not – to a Chili’s in Maine you will need to find yourself in the Queen City, Bangor.
The company’s South Portland location closed up two years ago, despite its lack of requiring fancy duds to eat its popular Back Baby Ribs.
Ruth’s Chris is owned by Darden Restaurants, which also operates Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse and The Capital Grille.
Chili’s In Bangor: ‘Come As You Are, Well, All We Ask Is That You’re Wearing Clothes’
By Ted Cohen
