Busting my Outback cherry

[suzzer99]

Ok, I told my friend I'd take her and her daughter anywhere she wants to go. So of course she tried the Red Lobster thing. But no, I had to veto. I worked there on and off for 5 years, the place makes me sick. She always orders like 2 lbs of crab legs and I have to sit and watch her pick them for an hour and a half after I'm done. No, only for birthdays or something horrible happened and you need to cheer up, that's it.

So anyway, choice two was Outback. I'm trying to talk them into Buca di Bepo, another cherry-buster, but I have a feeling I'm not going to get two vetos and Outback will be the choice. Some of you may remember my thread about restaurants you're proud to have never eaten in, and my choice as Outback. Well no more. I will follow up with a trip report on whether my proudness was founded all these years.

So what should I get?

[molokoman]

Appetizers: Blooming onion or the chees fries

Main Dish: All i've ever had was the Alice Springs Chicken, heres the description off of the website:
"Grilled chicken breast and bacon smothered in mushrooms, melted Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheeses, with honey mustard sauce. Served with Aussie chips"
I've heard the mad max burger is great too.

[Pudge714]

How about a steak?

[daryn]

bushman shrooms = fantastic

[suzzer99]

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How about a steak?

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Are the steaks really really good? Because I only like steaks when they're excellent (buttery soft, rich aftertaste, hard to describe but you know it when you taste it) Otherwise I'd rather get something else. If you say they are really good, I'll try the filet I guess, or I like a good porterhouse.

[Duff]

Outback sucks.

I went last night for the first time and everything I had was mediocre at best.

The blooming onions had barely any onion, just a [censored] load of breaded grease.

The fries were stale as all hell.

I had a New York Strip medium cooked, and it was pretty eh. For the same price Boulder Creek is a much better alternative.

Oh yeh, and their garlic mashed potatoes tasted like they were made with some powder and water.

[tom441lbk]

I wouldn't get a steak there, from personal experience

they aren't good

[yasher]

Bleh. I wouldn't describe anything from Outback as "great," or even, "good." You're looking for "okay," and I think that's about the best you're gonna do. I had $35 in gift cards there - good old dad really came through on my christmas present, as always - and I recently bought dinner for myself and a friend at work. I don't even recall what we had, but my medium rare steak was rare and her rare steak was medium - we did the whole curbside to go thing (probably a bad idea, but hell if I actually wanted to set foot inside that place) and I was really, really underwhelmed.

Bloomin' onion is actually half decent, if you like the sauce. Otherwise... I'd steer clear of the steaks, because in my limited experience, neither I tried was very good.

Buca di Bepo was a far better choice.

yasher

[molokoman]

Ok, I overstated with the "great". It is very good for what it is. Inexpensive chain restaurant food. I can't stand fridays or ruby tuesdays or any other restaurant of that caliber with the exception of outback. The cheesfries, however, are great and everyone at one point should try them.

[ColdCaller]

Hoo boy, Outback. Classy.

(Go to a real steakhouse)