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| - I stopped in here on impulse en route to Hobby Lobby and upon seeing it was 5:30 I realized I was in time for the early bird specials for $8.99. I ordered the six-oz Sirloin with two sides. This time I was aware in advance that when they ask you if you want toppings it costs extra even though they don't tell you about it.
The green beans were probably saltier than is healthy and cooked in the "mushy" style, which I like fine, and had lots of good bacon pieces and flavor. The Caesar salad couldn't have been much better, cold, crisp and crunchy with just the right amount of good dressing. The rolls are delicious but awfully sweet to blend with the meal, more like a dessert unto themselves, especially with the cinnamon butter.
I was impressed with the steak which was so thick it was almost an ovoid. It was cooked more rare than medium rare but I like that fine, too. The impressive part was how nicely the knife cut through it and how easy it was to chew. I've gotten steaks twice in the last few months from Outback for a couple dollars more that were so tough you couldn't stab it with a fork, had to be a lumberjack to saw through it and it chewed like your grandmother's old shoe leather. It was a real treat to eat this one and have it be the way a good steak should be.
I would come back easily, and hope I will sometime. My only objection is that they constantly try to upsell you to drinks, appetizers, toppings, etc. The waiter was very nice and efficient, I just don't want the times I have to say No, thank you to outnumber the times I say Yes, please. It sets a tone of negativity in its own way.
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