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Default Outback Steakhouse

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"kilikini" > wrote:

> cybercat wrote:
> > This past week I was on vacation, and ate out a lot more than usual.
> >
> > One big surprise--a perfect ribeye at Outback Steakhouse. It was an
> > inch thick, aged to the perfect texture, trimmed so that it was
> > round, if that makes sense--in other words, none of the fatty stuff
> > you get when you buy a ribeye at the grocery. (But a good little
> > border of grill-crispy fat on the edges.) Also, I noticed no garlic
> > salt flavor but what may have been a fresh garlic rub. The baked
> > potato was perfect, very hot and velvety, and the broccoli was
> > steamed to a fresh green color but tender, not half raw. The hot
> > ceramic plates they served the food on kept it hot--it was a pleasant
> > surprise to find the potato still hot ten minutes into the meal. The
> > hot wheat bread with whipped butter was nice, and the requisite
> > "blooming onion" appetizer was greasy and deep-fried delicious as
> > always. Service was great, too.
> >
> > This was a surprise because the first (and last!) time I had eaten at
> > Outback before, the food was nothing remarkable. Entrees are the
> > standard $15-$24, and portions are huge so it is a great value. I
> > brought home half of everything to eat tonight.

>
> Nice! I've never been to an Outback, so I can't say anything good or bad
> about it. I'll have to Google for a menu. Do they have anything besides
> steaks?
>
> kili


Oh yes!

And unlike some places, they are not bitchy about menu substitutions!
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