Pants? You’re supposed to wear pants there? Is there no end to the bullshit regulations?
I mean, the signs always say “shirt and shoes required”, is that somehow not enough anymore?
Try a pair of mutton slacks, with a fine veal shirt and a buttered jacket topped off with a porkpie hat.
The times I’ve gone to Ruth’s Chris were business occasions (recruiting students), and I just wore the usual business casual that I wear to work (button-down long sleeve shirt, khakis, belt, shoes, etc…) and was probably as dressed up or more so than the majority of the people in the place.
As for the food… it’s decent for what it costs you , but for a similar amount of money, you can usually do better, or at least you sure can in Houston, Dallas or Austin.
Usually nice dress pants/chinos and a collared shirt are the way to go. Make sure your shoes match your belt (which you will be wearing).
Wear a sportsjacket if you like but it’s not like some snooty French guy is going to be like “excuse me sir…”.
No sports attire
No sweatshirts
No shorts
Avoid cargo pants
Basically you don’t need to get that dressed up, but you want to avoid looking like a slob.
Well, if you are going to the one is Austin, go ahead and wear shorts. Flip-flops too if you want. In fact, you can wear shorts and flip-flops to any establisment here year-round. We still have that little bit of weirdness that hasn’t been diluted out by all the newcomers.
I was at the one in San Diego in January. There were more jackets than usual for a restaurant in California, but no one in my large party wore one, and no problems. No one wore shorts either, but it was cold and rainy.