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| - No Outback can really deserve a 4-star rating, can it? After all, it's a chain restaurant pushing out large volumes of food. Can't be THAT good.
Well, this one can. Service was exceptional with everyone friendly and smiling. Wasn't real busy on a Sunday night, which was a nice surprise, and our server was the cutest and most attentive little thing. I almost gave it a 5-star if you can believe that!
Started with a great Margarita for me, and my girl got some sweet peach slushie-booze thing. Must have been to her liking, 'cause she ended up getting two of them.
Then came the salad - a blue-cheese wedge. No exaggeration, this was quite possibly the absolute best salad I have ever had the pleasure of eating. Ice cold, huge, crisp iceberg lettuce wedge drizzled with balsamic & blue cheese crumbles, topped with blue cheese dressing, bacon bits and onion slices that were easy to pick off (I hate onion) and surrounded by little cherry tomatoes that were cut in half - a nice touch. I lack the vocabulary to properly explain how delectable this salad was, so I won't even try.
I got prime rib, which I ordered rare and served "Outback style" which was explained on the menu as seared on the grill with their signature spices before serving. I like mine on the rare side of medium rare, so I figured the spice-sear would overcook the meat if I ordered it MR. I was right - it would have. In fact, even the rare piece I got ended up on the well side of medium-rare when done. A little too peppery too, so I doubt I'll exercise the "Outback style" option on my next prime rib order there. That's one reason for not getting 5 stars, which might be a little unfair since it's pretty objective based on one's taste, but oh well. Still a good meal. Sides were yummy (my garlic mashed and her sweet potato) and portions as expected.
She got a great sirloin dinner special, but the spices on the meat were a little too much for her over-delicate taste buds. She finds even Taco Bell Mild Sauce to be hot though. And luckily she was splurging and added a lobster tail to her meal so she didn't go hungry. A bit expensive at $13.00 for a tiny little lobster tail, but I don't eat lobster and am inherently cheap, so maybe that's just me. Still, another reason for 4 and not 5.
All in all, I expected a 2 or 3-star meal when choosing to go to this Outback, and was pleasantly surprised to find it was a great meal. Great drinks, phenomenal salad, yummy sides and main courses that were prepared as we ordered them, we'll just have to order better next time and maybe we can push it to a 5-star rating that this location might actually deserve.
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