long story short, wound up at Outback for dinner while visiting our son in FL this year.
OMG - just don't.
I've been to a couple Outback Steakhouses, not a big fan - the meats all seem to be chemically tenderized, and you can taste it... the Bloomin' Onion was always on my treats list tho.
well, the Bloomin Onion batter was way too thick - then deep fried not to crispy but to hard crunchy. it was difficult to find a piece where one could recognize there was onion inside - the onion had shriveled up from the over cooking.
DW got cole slaw as a side - one bite and she pushed it away as "inedible"
I got baby back ribs - well, 'dems were tenderized to the fall off the bone state - actually more like mush meat texture. then covered up the chemical tasted with a sickingly sweet sauce. just awful.
my side of french fries was equally fried to a hard dark brown crunch. inedible.
I mentioned the over frying to our waitperson - his reaction was "yeah, sometimes they get a little heavy handed"
the meat is not a prep fault - pretty sure it comes in a bucket all "pre-portioned" / etc. - but the fry station needs a new face!
OMG - just don't.
I've been to a couple Outback Steakhouses, not a big fan - the meats all seem to be chemically tenderized, and you can taste it... the Bloomin' Onion was always on my treats list tho.
well, the Bloomin Onion batter was way too thick - then deep fried not to crispy but to hard crunchy. it was difficult to find a piece where one could recognize there was onion inside - the onion had shriveled up from the over cooking.
DW got cole slaw as a side - one bite and she pushed it away as "inedible"
I got baby back ribs - well, 'dems were tenderized to the fall off the bone state - actually more like mush meat texture. then covered up the chemical tasted with a sickingly sweet sauce. just awful.
my side of french fries was equally fried to a hard dark brown crunch. inedible.
I mentioned the over frying to our waitperson - his reaction was "yeah, sometimes they get a little heavy handed"
the meat is not a prep fault - pretty sure it comes in a bucket all "pre-portioned" / etc. - but the fry station needs a new face!