She introduced herself, and asked him out for a soda.

"I ask my wife out for a night on the town," he said, "and we wind up in a food court."

She asked him out for drink which he turned down.

If the couple introduced him to friends, he would soon call and ask them out for drinks.

And what if he did ask her out for a date?

He decided to ask her out for a cup of coffee.

But I have a feeling he'll ask me out for free.

If I brought him along one afternoon, what would be more natural than that he should ask her out for a meal?

He wanted to ask her out for a real date.