Appearance Guidelines

Jewelry

  • Jewelry must be modest and appropriate.

  • Necklaces should be tucked into your shirt for safety.

  • Only a wedding band or set may be worn. In food prep areas, rings must be worn under gloves.

  • Watches and medical alert bracelets should be simple and free of loose stones.

  • Earrings are not allowed for men.

Fingernails

  • Must not extend beyond fingertips when viewed from the open palm.

  • Nail polish may not be worn in food preparation area.

  • Nail polish is allowed in guest service areas if nail polish is a solid color and in good taste.

  • False fingernails are not allowed in any area of the restaurant.

  • Fingernail gems may not be worn.

Piercings

Piercings are allowed but must follow these guidelines:

  • Ears: Only simple metal studs are permitted—no hoops, dangles, gemstones, or decorative attachments.

  • Nostrils: Limited to one piercing with a single metal stud, clear retainer, or flesh-toned retainer.

    • Allowed: Metal studs, clear retainers, flesh-toned retainers

    • Not allowed: Nose rings, gemstones, or multiple nostril piercings

🔹 No other visible piercings (facial or otherwise) are allowed.
🔹 Band-aids or coverings may not be used to hide piercings.
🔹 Team Members must comply with the local food code regarding nostril piercings.

Tattoos

  • Tattoos on the face or neck are not permitted.

  • Visible tattoos must be appropriate and must not include profanity, sexually explicit content, violent or vulgar imagery, racial or cultural insensitivity, or anything that could be considered offensive to other Team Members or Guests.

  • Tattoos that do not meet these standards must be fully covered using approved TeamStyle uniform items (such as a long-sleeved polo or performance sleeve) or waterproof makeup.

Non-Slip and Slip Resistant Shoes

Team Members must wear black socks and solid black, non-slip (slip-resistant) shoes.

You can find black non-slip shoes at several local retailers, including:

  • Walmart

  • DSW

  • Rack Room Shoes

  • Skechers Outlet at the West End Center (Chick-fil-A Team Members receive a 30% discount)

Slip-resistant shoes can also be ordered online at Shoes for Crews.

Belts

Belts often arrive a bit larger than needed, but they can easily be trimmed for a perfect fit. HERE is a quick video that shows you how to adjust your belt to the right size.

Headwrap

Here is a video tutorial on how to tie a head wrap for team members working in the kitchen.

Facial Hair

Acceptable cleanly shaven facial hair styles:

  • Short, neatly groomed mustaches.

  • Short, neatly groomed goatees with well-defined lines.

  • Short, neatly groomed beards with defined cheek and necklines.

Short is defined as hair up to 1/2" in length (#4 standard trimmer guard).

Neatly trimmed means there is a defined line where the hair ends. For example, with a beard, hair should end generally where the jawline meets the neck, above the Adam's apple.

Unacceptable facial hair styles include:

  • No undefined lines, shavings, carvings, designs, or extreme styles (no chinstraps, chops, handlebar, etc.)

Team Members should not work with unclean lines or patchy, inconsistent hair growth. While a Team Member is growing facial hair, the acceptable facial hair guidelines still must be followed.

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