Another Restaurant Review - Outback Steakhouse

Jill--
I really enjoy your posts about traveling/doing art shows in the
midwest. And your restaurant reviews. Do keep it up.
Nancree

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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We don't normally like "chain" places, but when you've put in an 11 hour

day

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working an art show in the heat and the best (or worst) you can get for
lunch is a mediocre hamburger or a hot dog or a grilled bratwurst, you

want

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something better for dinner. We were in Lenexa, Kansas so we decided we
wanted a decent steak. Not being that familiar with the area and tired

from

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working and tired of driving around looking we decided to stop at Outback.

Now, I've never been to Outback before but I can tell you right now I

wasn't

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about to order a bloomin' onion. Onion rings don't interest me all that
much and the gimmick of having one look like a deep fried battered blossom
of some sort interests me even less.

Your loss. The bloomin' onion is one of the best things on their menu. And
they bear no resemblence to onion rings.

nancree said:

Jill--
I really enjoy your posts about traveling/doing art shows in the
midwest. And your restaurant reviews. Do keep it up.
Nancree

Thank you, Nan. I enjoy the encounters with people and trying different
restaurants. The only thing I'm not comfortable with is taking my camera in
with me to photograph eating in restaurants. The folks over in
alt.binaries.food do it all the time but I can't seem to bring myself to do
it (yet).

Jill

Hairy said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Now, I've never been to Outback before but I can tell you right now
I wasn't about to order a bloomin' onion. Onion rings don't
interest me all that much and the gimmick of having one look like a
deep fried battered blossom of some sort interests me even less.

Your loss. The bloomin' onion is one of the best things on their
menu. And they bear no resemblence to onion rings.

That may be true if you really like eating onions. However, the ones I've
seen in television commercials bear a great resemblance to onion rings. I'm
not that big on deep-fried food so you may have my bloomin' onion 🙂

Jill

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We don't normally like "chain" places, ...snip... we decided to stop at

Outback.

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The only complaint I really had was the soup of the day was French Onion

and

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the House Soup (Walkabout Soup) is creamy onion. >
Jill

"Outback" as a chain? "Walkabout" soup? I smell an attempt to cash in on
the signs and symbols of my native Oz. Is this effort actually run by
ex-pat Australians, or does it serve "Australian" food, or neither of these?
I would love to know what their idea of Oz cuisine might be.

David

David Hare-Scott said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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We don't normally like "chain" places, ...snip... we decided to stop at

Outback.

...snip....

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The only complaint I really had was the soup of the day was French Onion

and

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the House Soup (Walkabout Soup) is creamy onion. >
Jill

"Outback" as a chain? "Walkabout" soup? I smell an attempt to cash in on
the signs and symbols of my native Oz. Is this effort actually run by
ex-pat Australians, or does it serve "Australian" food, or neither of these?
I would love to know what their idea of Oz cuisine might be.

David

http://www.outbacksteakhouse.com/

--Charlene

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David Hare-Scott said:

"jmcquown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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We don't normally like "chain" places, ...snip... we decided to stop
at Outback.

...snip....

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The only complaint I really had was the soup of the day was French
Onion and the House Soup (Walkabout Soup) is creamy onion. >
Jill

"Outback" as a chain? "Walkabout" soup? I smell an attempt to cash
in on the signs and symbols of my native Oz.

David

They definitely use someone with an fake Australian accent for their
commercials and pretend this is based on Aussie cuisine. I'm sure that's
not the case. It's a fad. But they do serve good prime rib the service was
excellent. Have you ever heard of a bloomin' onion?

http://www.recipelink.com/ch/2002/december/topsecretrestaurantrecipes2.html

Jill

My favorite on the menu, is coconut shrimp and their BBQ ribs.

Becca

Stan Horwitz said:

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Jill

I think the bloomin' onion is Outback's take of Chili's restaurant's
Awsome Blossom. Only the batter and dipping sauce is different. I've
had both and like them both....Sharon in Canada

Actually, its the other way around if I am not mistaken. I think Chili's
got the idea from Outback Steakhouse. I also don't think Chili's even
offers that appetizer any more. Within a mile of my apartment, there is
at least one of every major chain restaurant, including a Chili's and an
Outback Steakhouse. I hate Chili's, but I go there every once in a while
to appease friends who're fans of the food there and I don't recall them
offering an Awesome Blossom on the menu, but I might be wrong.

You may very well be right...it's been several years since I've been in
a Chili's. It was there I first tried their awesome blossom, then at a
later date we went to Outback and had their bloomin' onion. Both
restaurants were in Orlando Florida. We now have Outback in
Canada....Sharon

biig said:

Stan Horwitz said:

In article said:

> Jill
I think the bloomin' onion is Outback's take of Chili's
restaurant's Awsome Blossom. Only the batter and dipping sauce is
different. I've had both and like them both....Sharon in Canada

Actually, its the other way around if I am not mistaken. I think
Chili's got the idea from Outback Steakhouse. I also don't think
Chili's even offers that appetizer any more. Within a mile of my
apartment, there is at least one of every major chain restaurant,
including a Chili's and an Outback Steakhouse. I hate Chili's, but I
go there every once in a while to appease friends who're fans of the
food there and I don't recall them offering an Awesome Blossom on
the menu, but I might be wrong.

You may very well be right...it's been several years since I've been
in
a Chili's. It was there I first tried their awesome blossom, then at
a later date we went to Outback and had their bloomin' onion. Both
restaurants were in Orlando Florida. We now have Outback in
Canada....Sharon

And this is one reason I pointed out it is a "chain" restaurant. They are
all in competition with each other. I certainly didn't mean to infer (as
their advertising agency does) this is authentic Australian cuisine. Heck,
after all these years of reading rfc I'm not sure I know what Australian
cuisine IS! I simply know this first experience at The Outback Steakhouse
was a good one with good food and excellent service.

Jill

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 07:39:25 GMT, David Hare-Scott wrote:

Re: Outback Steak House

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Is this effort actually run by
ex-pat Australians, or does it serve "Australian" food, or neither of these?

I have no clue. After being sucked into the Olive Garden Experience
many years ago, the thought of Outback only sends shivers up my spine.

sf said:

On Thu, 09 Jun 2005 07:39:25 GMT, David Hare-Scott wrote:

Re: Outback Steak House

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Is this effort actually run by
ex-pat Australians, or does it serve "Australian" food, or neither
of these?

I have no clue. After being sucked into the Olive Garden Experience
many years ago, the thought of Outback only sends shivers up my spine.

Olive Garden is a mediocre dining experience at best. But at least I can
recognize pseudo-Italian dishes. What the heck is Australian cuisine? I
must admit I have no clue. But I do know 'Waltzing Matilda' 🙂

When you coming back in the rfc channel, sf? I like talking with you!

Jill

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Yup, Outback Steakhouse is a restaurant chain in the United States that
features an Australian theme. Their web site is
http://www.outbacksteakhouse.com/ and the food there is fairly good for
a chain even though their faux Australian theme is a bit silly.

Though, interestingly, there are two locations in Australia. The mind
boggles.

http://www.outbacksteakhouse.com.au/home.htm

--Charlene

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Signs that you're a Reenactor: No one will attend a historical film
with you. -- http://www.gwerin.org.uk/silly/signs_that_you.htm

email perronnelle at earthlink . net

jmcquown said:

Have you ever heard of a bloomin' onion?

Outback stole the concept. I first encountered it at a Renessance
Pleasure Faire (N. CA, Blackpoint Forest) in the '70's.

http://www.gildedserpent.com/articles20/renfairex2.htm

Charlene Charette said:

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Yup, Outback Steakhouse is a restaurant chain in the United States
that features an Australian theme. Their web site is
http://www.outbacksteakhouse.com/ and the food there is fairly good
for a chain even though their faux Australian theme is a bit silly.

Though, interestingly, there are two locations in Australia. The mind
boggles.

http://www.outbacksteakhouse.com.au/home.htm

--Charlene

That's hiliarious!!! Wonder if they do a good business there?

Jill

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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In article <[email hidden]>, "David

Hare-Scott said:

"Outback" as a chain? "Walkabout" soup? I smell an attempt to cash
in on the signs and symbols of my native Oz. Is this effort actually
run by ex-pat Australians, or does it serve "Australian" food, or
neither of these? I would love to know what their idea of Oz cuisine
might be.

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David

I'm thinking neither, David.
http://www.outback.com/companyinfo/index.asp
http://www.outback.com/ourmenu/menu.asp (text version of menu)
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Dead right cobber

David

jmcquown said:

Hmmm, I'm not quite sure what they would put MSG in/on.

They have that "spice blend" that they put on most of their meat dishes, but then again
their website claims "no MSG."

Guy

guy f klose said:

jmcquown said:

Hmmm, I'm not quite sure what they would put MSG in/on.

They have that "spice blend" that they put on most of their meat
dishes, but then again their website claims "no MSG."

Guy

Beats me. I use a "spice blend" on my prime rib, too... it's called salt,
pepper, garlic and dried thyme 🙂

"David Hare-Scott" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Please, please, people all around the world, this [censored] has nothing,
absolutely nothing to do with Australia except that they have pillaged
some
names of places and things to be found in that land. This sort of food
(sadly) is found here but we do NOT claim ownership or origin of it.

David, the thought that comes to mind is ... lighten up. We know
that. It's not as if they are serving up garbage from the dumpster.
Just steaks and ribs and stuff like that. We don't actually think
it's australian food, it's just a steak place. It's just a theme.

Maybe you could just define what is Australian food.

nancy