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| - You just can't go wrong with Outback. It's always good, no matter what you get. I hate places where I feel like I have very few options cause there's only a few good things on the menu. Suffice it to say, Outback is NOT like one of those joints. Apps are good, salads are bomb, sides are tasty, seafood is fresh, chicken is delish and the steaks are always on point (as they should be!).
Hubby and I went here for a late dinner last night around 9pm. We were seated immediately in one of the booths in the bar area and approached by a cool server who bore a somewhat disconcerting resemblance to Wolverine of the X-Men franchise (not kidding at all and when we jokingly asked him about it he said he gets that from pretty much everyone. awesome...)
It was late and we were hungry so we placed our order right away. We started off with onion petals, which is essentially a mini bloomin' onion. Perfect for us as we didn't want to spoil our dinner. We got a loaf of the complimentary bread which is maybe the only thing at Outback that I think isn't anything to write home (or Yelp) about. Kind of hard, kind of tasteless and the butter they serve with it is either the blandest butter ever or just plain fake... a la margarine.
We both chose salads as one of our sides so those came out next. Husband with an (anything but) basic side salad (those croutons...I die!) and me with the granddaddy of all salads - the Outback wedge. Never a better salad was made, people. Disclosure: it's made with bleu cheese dressing and bleu cheese crumbs are sprinkled on it. Well I despise bleu cheese, like with a passion, so I got for the wedge minus all the bleu cheese. So here's the details: a generous lettuce wedge, ranch spilling down all over it, topped with bacon crumbs, red onions and cherry tomatoes. All of this amazing goodness on top of a juuuuuuust a little bit of some incredibly delicious balsamic vinegar. It's just heaven, really. And while I'm mentioning the salads, can someone tell me why and how the ranch at Outback is the best on the entire planet? No? Well, I can tell you, then. I got the scoop last night. Shhhhh...they include a pinch of cayenne pepper in there to give it a kick! Genius! And a-freaking-mazing!
Husband got the ribeye and was happy with it other than the fact that it's cooked on the wood grill and the wood that they use gave it a slight woodsy, smokey, lighter fluidy taste. Eater, beware - if you like to taste meat and not wood and smoke (although in talking to Wolverine it seems that a lot of people do like that), ask them to cook your steak on the flat top, not on the fire grill.
I opted for the sirloin and lobster tail special. Ok, seriously? $15.99 for a 6 oz sirloin and a big fat, juicy, flavorful lobster tail? I am not kidding you. I got it medium rare (is there ANY other way to cook a steak?!) and it was cooked perfectly. I was worried about the butter situation (see above) but was relieved when my entree came with a side of warm melted REAL butter. Dipping that lobster in that butter and savoring every bite was like being reborn, I tell ya. After the onion petals, the salad and the lobster, I had 2 bites of my steak and just couldn't do any more. I wanted to, I really did cause it was damn good but I would have been rolled out of there if I had continued. No loss though, I got my dinner covered tonight!
The service was great, the food excellent, atmosphere friendly and we got some real bang for our buck. $60 for 2 quality steaks is a bargain in my book.
I love Outback, mate!
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