Two friends thought they were just meeting up for dinner, but the restaurant they chose had other ideas for them.

“So, there’s a restaurant that won’t allow him to wear sleeveless, but I can, so we’re switching,” influencer and brand ambassador Katie Novack says in a July 30 Instagram video while standing in an alleyway with her friend Mike Perfetuo. He’s shirtless, and they’re both giggling profusely.

“I can’t believe we’re doing this,” she says, still wearing her original top: a long, puff-sleeved satin blouse with a horse pattern.

The video then cuts to the pair after they’ve switched tops: Novack is in Perfetuo’s woven, sleeveless shirt, and Perfetuo is in the silky equine blouse.

“He looks so good in my shirt, you guys,” Novack says with a giggle.

She asks Perfectuo to walk an imaginary catwalk, a request he indulges after they both do a few twirls and poses.

“Our plan worked! We got in and obviously ate in every way,” reads an on-screen caption near the end of the video, which has been viewed millions of times.

In the comments, a few people recognized the restaurant in question as South Beverly Grill in Los Angeles, California.

Neither South Beverly Grill nor its parent company, Hillstone Restaurant Group, responded to a request for comment from TODAY.com.

On its website, South Beverly Grill encourages “smart casual attire” and describes its dress code under the “Reservations” tab.

“To help us foster an atmosphere centered on respect and quality, please ‘dress for the occasion’ and take note of our attire guidelines,” reads the dress code.

It deems a few items as “not acceptable,” including sportswear or “team athletic attire,” such as hats and hoodies; gym clothes, like “sleeveless shirts, tank tops, athletic shorts, sweatpants and sports bras”; certain slides or flip-flops and “excessively revealing clothing.”

Commenters are split on the restaurant’s policy, which allows women’s shoulders, but not men’s, to be seen in its dining room.

“Haha this is amazing! Also that is such a crazy policy of the place!” exclaimed one viewer.

“I love how you guys made such a fun and sweet memory out of what could have been a very disappointing/frustrating experience!” wrote another.

“Funny! No one wants to see pit hair while eating,” commented one person, to whom Perfetuo responded, “I’m naturally hairless, I have nothing to shave.”

The best friends, who have known each other for 13 years, say the restaurant’s policy seems to be applied haphazardly.

“The hostess was like, ‘We have your table ready,’” Perfetuo, an actor and fitness professional, tells TODAY.com. “But then, she kind of looks at me, and she’s like, ‘But we have a dress code. Men can’t show their shoulders.’ And literally, there was a woman standing next to me in a tube top, and I go, ‘But she’s OK.’ And she’s like, ‘I’m sorry. Those are just the rules.’”

Perfetuo thinks there “shouldn’t be a double standard.”

“It would be one thing if it were a beat-up regular tank top, but it wasn’t,” he says, describing his outfit as “presentable-looking.”

“It shouldn’t matter what you wear,” he adds — and Novack agrees.

“It makes no sense, honestly,” she tells TODAY.com. “I didn’t realize, until now, obviously, how strict some of the rules are.”

“I don’t understand why it was such a big deal to have my shoulders out,” Perfetuo says. “I mean, I have nice arms.”

“And you should showcase those,” Novack adds with a smirk.