Outback Steakhouse is for Serious Foodies (Like Me!)
July 1, 2009 by Kimberly · 9 Comments
I was in “foodie heaven” last night while attending an Outback SteakhouseTasting Event. While there, Outback’s Co-Founder and Head Chef Tim Gannon and Dave Ellis, Vice President of Research & Development shared about the company’s chef-inspired food at reasonable casual dining prices. It was obvious that both men love / are passionate about what he does.
They emphasized that “great food comes from great ingredients”. As such, everything in their restaurants is made from scratch. Since Outback was voted “#1 Best Steak” in a 2009 Zagat survey of National Full Service Restaurant chains, they must be doing something right! What impressed me the most (after eating various menu offerings) was that Outback has managed to serve such a variety of quality foods at such reasonable prices. (I’ve mentioned Outback’s new menu that offers 15 meals under $15, starting at $9.95 – with a steak meal for only $9.95 – on this site before.) I found out that the way that they are able to do so is because commodity prices are going down in this economy, so they can buy food at better rates. In addition, they have re-designed their menus to combine foods in order to be able to offer such competitive prices.
It was interesting to learn the “behind the scenes” information about this family-friendly company of restaurants. However, smelling and tasting the food made the event extra wonderful. For instance…in the past, I was not a fan of lobster. It tasted like “wet chicken” to me. After tasting Outback’s lobster, my mind has been changed. I LOVE lobster. (I leaned that the smaller the lobster tail, the better the taste. Maybe that was the problem in the past…) Anyway, take a glimpse of what I ate (click to enlarge):
And Dessert…
The room was dimly lit, so my photos are a little dark, but you get the overall picture. All I have left to say is that after chatting with my friends Beth and Issa and meeting fellow diners Aly and Jonathan, I “waddled” out after the tasting event! Oh yes, I do have one more thing to let you know. At the end of the event, Outback gave me a gift card for $100. My husband is not too happy with me about this, but I’m going to give it to one of you later this month. Stay tuned…
Yum! Outback is great!! Our family loves going there. I recently discovered they had added grilled shrimp as a side item to their $9.99 Outback Special (the 6 oz sirloin). That’s a great deal! They used to have New England Clam Chowder as a permanent item on their menu but now they only have it as the soup of the day once in a while, so that’s my only complaint (the fact that they don’t have it everyday). Their clam chowder is the best I’ve ever tasted!
OMG! I love, love, love Outback Steakhouse! Great clam chowder. My 2 year old absolutely loves the Bloomin’ Onion. If we order it he eats more than I do! The Outback that I go to serves Red Bull on their beverage menu, which is like a godsend for me because I’m usually running on empty by the time dinner rolls around.
OMG You are so lucky! I love Outback Steakhouse. I would’ve been in heaven too.. Glad you had fun. Can’t wait to enter that contest
Lisa’s last blog post..If you don’t like it, say something!
I’ve never been there ….yet!
It was so great seeing you the other night…and yes – it was so yummy. I’m still dreaming about Bloomin’ Onions, steak and lobster!!!
Beth’s last blog post..Meet the Role Mommy Experts
I love the Outback Steak House! Everything that I have had there is wonderful.
My favorite is the Bloomin’ Onion! Yummy!
This is making me hungry!!! I also feel even better about one of my favorite restaurants. Although I’m always up for steak sometimes I just love a lunch of their Onion Soup and a Blooming Onion. I’m going to check out the website and see if any of those events will be in my area. Also going to keep an eye out for $100 GC.
Yum! Who doesn’t love the Blooming Onion
katja of Skimbaco’s last blog post..Happy 4th of July!