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29 November 2010

Must I needz jacket and tie? →[More:]My wife's boss just gave her a gift certificate to the Flemmings Steakhouse in Indianapolis. (It's for our 30th anniversary. Yay us!)

Anyone know if I need to drag-out my old, ill-fitting jacket and a tie from the back of my closet? We don't get out much anymore, and it's been years since I had to wear a jacket for anything other than a funeral or wedding.

post by: Thorzdad at: 10:42 | 16 comments

I don't see a tie on any of the jolly diners pictured on the website, and hardly any jackets.

posted by JanetLand 29 November | 10:49

What you NEED to do is order me a rare petite filet mignon. With some sort of potato side dish, I'm not picky.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 29 November | 10:50

You definitely won't need a tie. Steakhouses like Flemings are "business casual." A jacket is nice, but not required. I doubt they'd turn away anyone for wearing jeans.

posted by mullacc 29 November | 10:51

My friends and I ate at Flemings in Baltimore quite often. We all always wore jeans (coming from work).

posted by gaspode 29 November | 10:53

Yeah, I've been to the Flemings in Marlton, NJ several times and you don't need a jacket. Very few restaurants actually require people to dress up anymore, which is maybe a little sad.

posted by amro 29 November | 10:58

Oh, you know what I thought was neat there, though? They had white cloth napkins on the table, but when they saw I was wearing black pants they brought me a black cloth napkin, so I wouldn't get white lint on my pants.

posted by amro 29 November | 10:59

So, some casual pants, sweater and shirt will be fine? That combo I can put-together, I think.

posted by Thorzdad 29 November | 11:16

Well, you should probably also wear some shoes . . .

posted by JanetLand 29 November | 11:17

Oh. Drat.

posted by Thorzdad 29 November | 11:25

Socks will make those shoes more comfortable.

posted by msali 29 November | 12:16

Oh man, I just looked at the menu. I want that frozen lemon gingersnap dessert RIGHT NOW!

posted by Senyar 29 November | 12:16

I would call and make sure.

posted by brujita 29 November | 12:41

Goes without saying.

posted by jouke 29 November | 14:12

Thorzdad, I'd say your outfit (with shoes n socks ocourse) sounds just fine. There isn't a word about a dress code on the website. And congratulations on reaching the Big 30 mark!

posted by bearwife 29 November | 16:58

Thanks all.
As you can probably tell, it's been a long, long time since we've rubbed elbows with anything above the brew-pub level of eatin' out places. And, being gainfully unemployed, I have a real issue with not appearing like I'm some bum trying to fit-in with the income-blessed crowd. It's a self-image problem entirely of my own making, but, I still get nervous.

Thanks, again, for the reassurance!

posted by Thorzdad 29 November | 17:26

Happy anniversary! Mmmm, steakhouse. I hope you have a great evening!

posted by Elsa 29 November | 17:36

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