Discretion or Discrimination?

When Dress Codes Disguise Racism

I moved to Austin in 2008 knowing only two people — both of whom were lobbyists. As they sold the promise of the city to me, they both said something that never left me: “Austin is a place where you can wear flip-flops and shorts to Ruth’s Chris.”

Apparently, that does not hold true for the competitor of Ruth’s Chris known as Truluck’s. I recently headed to the special occasion restaurant for the first time post-pandemic, excited to bite into their carrot cake and listen to the live piano player they…