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| - At the risk of sounding like an elitist, this is definitely not Ruth's Chris. (Which of course I knew going in...) However, is decent for what I'd call a franchised American-cuisine restaurant. Sure... they're called Outback (Australian) and Steakhouse (steaks), but, I don't (personally) view them as either.
I think they have a broader appeal because they are well known and accessible to most. Every time I go to one, I think "don't order the steak." Yet, somehow, I always do... Which I always regret. The food is 3 stars (A-OK). Not terrible, but not great.
We went here before a show one night, and were happy to find absolutely no wait. We were promptly greeted and seated. The menu is really diverse - which I like. It's also not overly expensive for a steakhouse.
We were promptly brought our drinks and a big hunk of warm bread. Yum! I started my meal with a salad. It looked good, and was fresh, but was soaked in dressing. I couldn't finish it, but ate what I could. (Get your dressing on the side.)
For my entree, I ordered filet. I thought, 'who can mess up a filet?' I ordered it medium, and it came out rare-rare (red, cold center, and barely browned edges). I really tried to eat it, but couldn't. I wasn't going to say anything, but my husband assured me it was concerning raw. And, it was chewy - was it a bad cut or too raw? ...Must be too raw. Especially since my husband's ribeye was fine...
By the time our waiter came back around, he was half way finished with his and I'd eaten my potato. I showed the waiter my filet and asked if it looked raw to him. He agreed it looked very raw. He took my plate and apologized. Within a few minutes, he brought my plate back with my same steak cooked a bit more. While this was fine with me, I didn't think it was sanitary/allowed for restaurants to take eaten and cut up food into the kitchen, refire it and then bring it back out...
Anyway, I tried it again and decided I just couldn't eat it. It was cooked medium as requested, but it was so VERY tough and chewy. Filet should not be chewy. I cut it up and tried different parts of the filet... it was just a terrible cut of meat. It had a white strip all the way through (which I forgave at first because it's Outback), but was fatty and tough.
When the waiter came back, I politely thanked him for trying but told him I couldn't eat it. He apologized and sent a manager over. She offered to bring me something else, but I explained we had to run to make it to our show. Thankfully, she took this off of our bill and threw my filet away. They made it ok to the best of their ability, but I can't help but to be disappointed in any steakhouse that can't serve a decent filet.
So, it's probably better for family outings where people can get anything they want. I just recommend you do not order steaks. Despite it being a steakhouse. Sorry...
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