These FOH Looks Are Anything but Uniform

With lots of restaurateurs championing personal style among their staff, dining rooms all over the country are taking on more color and variety. While uniforms haven’t exactly left the building, the formal white shirt under a black vest is far from ubiquitous. What’s replacing it? The easy-going elegance of a chore jacket. The bar team at The Ordinary in Charleston, S.C., sports a sleek navy chore coat that recalls the garment’s 19th-century...