A Louisiana nurse was kicked out of a ritzy steakhouse she regularly frequented because management claimed her dress was “too revealing” and violated its dress code.
Y’Mine McClanahan wore a two-piece outfit – a modest floral top and a separate long skirt that reached her feet – when she arrived at Stabs Prime Steak and Seafood in Baton Rouge, La. Friday, according to her Facebook post.
McClanahan said she has worn the same outfit to separate locations “NINE TIMES.”
However, they were told to leave behind recent changes to the restaurant’s dress code policy.
“People can wear jeans, plain T-shirts, waitresses can wear miniskirts with their bottoms hanging out and fishnets, but my set is too visible for the ‘atmosphere’ we’re trying to create,” said the family nurse practitioner angrily. in his post. “I don’t want to go. I’m done with Stabs.
McClanahan posted a video of a heated exchange with the steakhouse’s co-owner, Dori Murvin, who pointed out the flaws in her outfit, according to The Advocate.
“I just wanted to get it on camera why can’t I come with what I have,” asked McClanahan.
“It’s just too open at the top,” said Murvin, with his hands on his chest.
McClanahan pointed out that the outfit of the steakhouse’s waitress looks more open, but the co-owner quickly brushed off the criticism.
“I’m telling you that we’ve buckled down on our dress code,” Murvin replied. “It’s been like this for a long time.”
“How long?” McClanahan asked, adding that she had worn the same outfit in a different location just two weeks earlier.
McClanahan points out that her $75 H&M outfit doesn’t reveal her “breast” and, to her, seems appropriate to wear.
She also uploaded a video of a waitress at Stabs Prime Steak and Seafood wearing a short skirt and fishnets.
Upset at being denied service at one of his favorite restaurants, McClanahan said he walked down to Zea Rotisserie & Bar where he received “a few compliments” on his outfit and was “politely seated” without any problems.
The nurse clarified that the “Central” location of Stabs Prime Steak and Seafood is where she normally eats and that “the complaint is only for the Jefferson-Baton Rouge location.”
“I left feeling mortified, violated, ashamed and really humiliated because I have never had something like this happen to me as a working professional,” McClanahan revealed to WAFB.
“You feel alien and like what’s wrong with me. What’s wrong with me?”
Stab’s dress code policy is “business casual,” and “appropriate attire is required” for all customers, according to the restaurant’s website.
The restaurant specifically indicates that “Tank Tops” are not allowed.
McClanahan’s Facebook post has been shared more than 3k times since Tuesday.
“NOW!! It doesn’t even open or not. I’m sorry, miss!” one user commented.
“So you can’t wear it, but the waiter can wear what’s served,” said another.
“I’m sorry for what happened, ma’am. nasty. It won’t protect him,” said another.
McClanahan is also vice president of the Baton Rouge Branch of the NAACP.
His father, Michael W. McClanahan, is president of the Louisiana state conference of the NAACP and is on the organization’s National Board of Directors.
After withdrawing online, the steakhouse clarified its dress code on Wednesday.
“We have a dress code policy that we ask our customers to observe. Several times a month, we talk to our guests about their dress, including asking them to remove their baseball caps in the restaurant. Contrary to reports our dress policy is not new, it has been in effect for over three years ,” Stabs said in a statement to WAFB.
“We spoke to a guest yesterday about their attire and they pointed out that we had a waiter who was dressed not according to our dress policy standards. In the last few weeks, we have been working on a different uniform so that we do not ask for a different standard for our customers than what is required from staff.
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