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  • I know it's a big chain. Whatever. Hey, I had a $25 gift card, and we needed nourishment prior to the Fu Manchu show at Altar Bar. And Namaste, which is a bit closer to the city, didn't open until 5pm. This Outback opens at 4PM during the week. For some reason I think this Outback used to be someone's house. I could be wrong about that. I don't believe it's been here all that long. To date, it's also the only Outback I've ever been to. My last visit was a few years ago. I have push/pull feelings about Outback's fare, particularly when it comes to their Baby Back Ribs. Since I was craving ribs after attending the Heinz Field Rib Fest over the weekend, I was...in the mood. Again push/pull. I honestly do prefer my ribs to be tender. They should dissolve on the palate in my opinion. The sauce can be tangy, sweet, spicy (I like them all), but it better be good. And their sauce isn't one to complain about. It's a thick sauce that's tangy enough. The ribs strip off the bone with such ease I barely needed to use my fingers. However, they have the flavor and consistency of bacon or beef jerky. To me that wasn't a bad thing in itself, but it's not what I prefer, and I doubt most rib lovers prefer them this way either. Other than that, the side dish of soft-bellied fries with crispy, seasoned armor went well with the capable ranch dressing. The house salad was ideal with Outback's own dressing; a mustard vinaigrette that was probably the best house dressing I've had in many moons. And they already dress the salad with it (it's on the bottom of the veggies), which is proper. Although, the waiter offered to serve it on the side in case I didn't like it and also offered to replace anything else that wasn't to my liking. Outback gets an A+ for service fer sure. My date (she got steak and coconut crusted shrimp) and I got The Sweet Adventure Sampler for dessert, which consists of a slice of their Classic Cheesecake (we got the raspberry sauce), a slice of the Carrot Cake, and a small version of Chocolate Thunder From Down Under, their take on the hot fudge brownie sundae, my fave rave sundae of them all. Ironically, I liked the cheesecake best as it was rather flawless. The Carrot Cake was good enough with its cream cheese icing but could have been a little more moist. The CTFD is made with Blue Bell ice cream and has the standard toppings with choco shavings added for good measure. It was ok, but like the carrot cake, the brownie could have been richer and was also a tad overnuked. These are minor complaints, however. So yeah, 4 stars. I'm going to try their steaks the next time I come here, if I come back, and while I had a decent experience, I'm not absolutely dying to return. For a chain restaurant, they are pretty rock solid and have waitstaff that are quite good at what they do. OH! I forgot about the lemonade. It's pretty darn tart yet refreshing. What is it with me and lemonade lately? OH! That pumpernickel bread rocks harder than AC/DC or Angel City (lesser known Aussie band). I dig how they serve it warm to you upon being seated with that whipped butter and that large Crocodile Dundee knife. It's so barbaric and so metal. \m/ Based on this location, Outback honestly doesn't suck or screw anything up.
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