Do date or not to date that is the question?

Well dates a strong word, I suppose go out or “hang out” is better suited. There is this guy, and we hung out once, but I see him more. He works at a place I go to lunch a lot during school. He’s nice kinda cute, but totally wrong for me. I mean completely. Mother would not approve at all. Should I give him a chance and just see where it goes or should I just give up now, since most likely it will fail.