Outback Steakhouse

06/16/02

Cook didn't cook it.

by jdh123go at Citysearch

When this place first opened it took us an hour to get a table. Then the steak came out cooked on one side only. 2nd time they lost part of the order. However since then I have enjoyed it except for the waiting on a table.

• Pros: Waiters
• Cons: time wasted

Australian tchotchkes and brews give this quintessentially American restaurant a distinctive Down Under flavor.

by Contributor at Citysearch

In Short
Boomerangs, Aussie flags, kangaroo portraits and faux aboriginal art honor the homeland's wilderness, but Outback delivers a polished version of rusticity with varnished blond-wood booths with matching wainscoting and casually uniformed waitstaff. Besides more than a half-dozen cuts of steak, diners can pick from large-portioned entrees like ribs, chops and shrimp or chicken "on the barbie." The Bloomin' Onion, a large onion dipped in batter and deep-fried, is an appetizer with a following.