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Florida steakhouse offers naked dining experience — but it’ll cost men extra

Nypost · · 302 words · By David DeTurris
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Florida steakhouse offers naked dining experience — but it’ll cost men extra See more of our coverage in your search results.

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A Florida chophouse is now offering diners the opportunity to have a meal completely in the nude.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/florida-steakhouse-offers-naked-dining-exp…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “C.L.A.S.S. Soirée Steakhouse in the city of Hollywood will be offering the au naturel gastronomic experience on the first Monday of every month.”
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Three independent web sources (AOL, UPI, and another news source) confirm that C.L.A.S.S. Soirée Steakhouse in Hollywood, Florida, offers nude dining on the first Monday of every month.
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web search NEUTRAL — A Florida restaurant is inviting guests to disrobe on the first Monday of every month for a "Nude Dining Experience."
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/08/04/CLASS-Soiree-Steakho…
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web search NEUTRAL — Guests at CLASS Soirée Steakhouse in Hollywood, Fla., can dine in the nude on the first Monday of each month, with robes provided for comfort. “We want people to feel fancy and have themselves an upsc…
https://www.aol.com/articles/florida-steakhouse-offers-month…
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web search NEUTRAL — The first Monday of every month, diners can enjoy dinner at C.L.A.S.S. Soiree Steakhouse sans clothes. That’s right. Clothing is optional while enjoying a champagne toast, appetizers and surf and turn…
https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2026/08/04/din…
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Claim 2: “The prix-fix meal includes appetizers, hors d’oeuvres, a surf ‘n’ turf dinner and a champagne toast for the 20 feasters in their birthday suits.”
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While the Wikipedia results provided are irrelevant, the web search results for claim 0 and claim 4 confirm the menu (champagne toast, appetizers, surf and turf) and the attendance of around 20 customers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 20/20 Experience is the third studio album by American singer Justin Timberlake. It was released on March 15, 2013, through RCA Records, as the follow-up to his second studio album, FutureSex/Love…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_20/20_Experience
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Twenty or 20 may refer to: 20 (number), the natural number following 19 and preceding 21 one of the years 20 BC, AD 20, 1920, 2020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — MD 20/20 is a discount flavored fortified wine produced by Mogen David. 20/20 originally referred to 20% ABV and a 20 oz bottle. It is commonly referred to by the nickname "Mad Dog". The wine is produ…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MD_20/20
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Claim 3: “When diners enter the restaurant they are given a robe”
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Although the 'Evidence for claim 8' section says 'No evidence found', the evidence provided for claim 7 explicitly states: 'When diners enter the restaurant they are given a robe'. Additionally, the evidence for claim 0 mentions 'robes provided for comfort'.
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Claim 4: ““Yes, it’s legal,” Joann Hussey, a spokesperson for the city of Hollywood told Local 10. “It’s legal because the staff members working are clothed.””
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Three independent reports confirm that Joann Hussey, a spokesperson for the city of Hollywood, told Local 10 (and other outlets) that the event is legal because the staff remains clothed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hollywood steakhouse offering nude dining experience.“Yes, it’s legal,” said Joann Hussey, a spokesperson for the city of Hollywood. “It’s legal because the staff members working are clothed.”
https://www.local10.com/news/local/2026/08/03/nude-dining-la…
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web search NEUTRAL — Joann Hussey, a spokesperson for the city of Hollywood, said the "Nude Dining Experience" dinners are perfectly legal, as they are billed as private events.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2026/08/04/CLASS-Soiree-Steakho…
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web search NEUTRAL — When Local 10 asked about the unusual dinner, Joann Hussey, a spokesperson for the city of Hollywood, said the setup is legal because the employees working the event remain clothed.
https://hoodline.com/2026/08/naked-steaks-hollywood-steakhou…
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Claim 5: “Stark-naked steak eaters are given a seat cushion and a lap towel when they come in to eat.”
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Only one specific web search result mentions that diners are given a seat cushion and a lap towel. Other sources mention the event but not these specific amenities.
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web search NEUTRAL — For $250 (men), $150 (women), you can dine nude at Florida steakhouse. The nude dinners are offered the first Monday of every month at C.L.A.S.S. Soiree Steakhouse in Hollywood. The staff, however, is…
https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2026/08/04/din…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nestled in the heart of Hollywood is C.L.A.S.S. Steakhouse Soiree, and the owner told NBC6 that they’ve been offering the nude dining experience for the past three months.
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/c-l-a-s-s-steakhouse-soi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Stark-naked steak eaters are given a seat cushion and a lap towel when they come in to eat. When diners enter the restaurant they are given a robe — but Chef Ali said most refuse it, and those who tak…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/04/us-news/florida-steakhouse-off…
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Claim 6: “the restaurant’s owner of eight years said after starting the disrobed dining experience in July.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of Wikipedia entries about the C programming language, which are completely irrelevant. No evidence was found regarding the length of ownership or the specific start month of July.
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web search NEUTRAL — C[c] is a general-purpose programming language created in the 1970s by Dennis Ritchie. By design, C gives programmers relatively direct access to the features of typical CPU architectures, customized …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)
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web search NEUTRAL — Most of the operators available in C and C++ are also available in other C-family languages such as C#, D, Java, Perl, and PHP with the same precedence, associativity, and semantics.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operators_in_C_and_C++
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web search NEUTRAL — C (pronounced "SEE") is a computer programming language developed in the early 1970s by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie at Bell Labs. They used it to improve the UNIX operating system.
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language)
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Claim 7: “Unclad eaters will have to dish out $250 if they’re a man, $150 if they’re a woman, or $300 if they’re a couple to eat in the buff.”
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Three independent sources (Dexerto, UPI, and another news source) explicitly confirm the pricing: $250 for men, $150 for women, and $300 for couples.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_(disambiguation)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States). The U.S. also possesses five major territor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territories…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The
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Claim 8: “Chef Maurad Ali told the USA Today Network that he got the “special” idea for a stripped-down dinner after a nudist group rented out the restaurant and ate their meal in the buff.”
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Multiple sources (Axios and another news report) confirm that Chef Maurad Ali stated the idea for nude dining came after a nudist group rented the restaurant for a private event.
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web search NEUTRAL — The diners aren't. A South Florida steakhouse is hosting monthly clothing-optional dinners that city officials say are legal.Chef and owner Maurad Ali told WPLG he came up with the idea to stand out a…
https://fox23.com/news/offbeat/a-different-kind-of-strip-ste…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ali told Axios the idea came after a nudist group rented the restaurant for a private event. He said he hoped the concept would generate conversation and help distinguish the business from other local…
https://www.themarysue.com/hollywood-florida-steakhouse-allo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Owner and chef Maurad Ali traces the concept back to an unexpected moment when a nudist group privately rented the space and dined without clothing.
https://www.complex.com/life/a/treyalston/class-steakhouse-n…
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Claim 9: “Officials in the city of Hollywood said that the dining experience is legal.”
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Multiple sources confirm that city officials in Hollywood stated the dining experience is legal.
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web search NEUTRAL — Williamstown is a home-rule-class city in Grant and Pendleton counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, Williamstown had a population of 3,894. [5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williamstown,_Kentucky
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web search NEUTRAL — Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City
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web search NEUTRAL — Contact 400 N Main St, Williamstown, KY 41097 (859)824-3633 (859)824-6320 © 2024 Williamstown, KY Powered by revize., the Government Website Experts Login
https://wtownky.org/residents/index.php
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.