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How do they do it? Great specials, awesome cuts of steak, choices of shrimp that rivals most seafood places

>> No.12671652

>>12671629
>great specials
Even a "cheap" meal at Outback is far overpriced. The steak is good, but the one I make at home for 1/5th the cost is better.

>> No.12671663

my family, who hate places like Olive Garden and Red Lobster and what not, love this place. it's literally the exact same, but they say it's great. what is it with this place that camos itself as a normie but not turbo normie joint?

>> No.12671665

>>12671663
The food and aesthetic

>> No.12671720

the bloomin onion mate

>> No.12671853

Used to love their wing. Maybe I grew out of it but they suck now and there are fucking feathers on most of them

>> No.12671862

I worked there, it sucked. It's 100% the exact same as any other big chain "casual" restaurant.

>> No.12672205
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12672205

>>12671629
I've been going there regularly for over the better part of two decades and have never eaten anything other than the cheese fries, aside from the occasional shared appetizer (bloomin' onion is overrated, texas roadhouse does it better) ordered by a tablemate.

They're so damn perfect. I fast all day in anticipation. I wish I could get them to go but it's pointless because the cheese hardens and the fries start to get soggy when they sit in the container. What was an 11/10 meal when fresh becomes one that's practically inedible by the time you bring it home.

>> No.12672818

>>12672205
holy shit anon are you me?

>> No.12672844

>Tfw I've fucked 6 Outback waitresses

How do they pick the ladies so well boys?

>> No.12672916

>>12672205
going all the way to outback for cheesy fries really ?

>> No.12673035

>>12671652
Dude I can get a 6oz surloin, a salad, a sweet potato, and a loaf of that bread for $11. With curbside pickup you dont even have to get out of your car, you dont have to cook, and no dishes. Whats a good deal to you?

>> No.12673056

>>12672205
Just microwave them real quick. Thats all they do in the kitchen (I used to be a cook in an Outback).

The really amazing thing about Outback is the amount of effort that goes in to some items and the complete lack of effort in others. Something like the mashed potatoes are actually made fresh every day with real potatoes and takes a while, vs their Alice Springs chicken which is just a chicken breast with microwaved cheese on it for $13.

>> No.12673083

>no moreton bay bugs
Fuck this place.

>> No.12673093

>>12672844
That's me with buffalo wild wings. Hottest staff in my area and easy as hell to hook up with

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12673094

>>12671629
>awesome cuts of steak
Haha no

>> No.12673169

>>12672818
>>12672916
Yes to both.

>>12673056
>Just microwave them real quick. Thats all they do in the kitchen
I trust that you're telling the truth about the Outback you worked at, but that's definitely not the case for any of the ones I've eaten at (which admittedly isn't that many: probably about six or seven between Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Massachusetts).
Unless Outback fries are made of literal magic it's completely impossible for them come out of the microwave that fresh and crispy and they sure as fuck wouldn't hold up so well under cheddar jack cheese. I've tried reheating the fries in the microwave (just fall apart when pulled) and in the oven (cheese remelts fine but the fries get dry on the outside and tough and rubbery on the inside) and in both cases they're irredeemable compared to when fresh.

The closest I've come to recreating them at home is by double frying 3/8 inch russet slices in peanut oil and then going straight from the fryer into the oven at 425 for 6 minutes to melt the cheese. They're nearly indistinguishable from the Outback ones in texture but I haven't been able to get the seasoning perfect yet. I use salt, pepper, garlic powder, and thyme - the taste test says it's not far off but something's still missing from that restaurant flavor.
In your experience do you know what that might be? MSG maybe?
Also I never even bothered to try making the ranch they serve with them because it's so different from real ranch and I've never had anything similar enough to compare it to. Any help with that would be appreciated too.

>> No.12673391

>>12671629
their steaks are absolute SHIT. ordered a filet mignon medium once and it came out well done and as flat as konata's tits. sent it back and the faggot said they "press them down" with a weight if you order them anything over medium rare. i've always ordered them that way and never had any other "steak house" do something so retarded in my life. even when they cook them properly they're still mediocre.
i do have to admit the alice spring chicken is nice. im not sure why outback is so pupular but it looks like the bar food is the main appeal. blooming onion is not bad, im a big fan of the "tassies" chicken strips, and i agree that the aussie cheese fries are fucking phenomenal, but also a heart attack waiting to happen.
>tl;dr
5/10 some good food but as a self proclaimed steak house it's ok at best. i like a good steak more than anything and every time i got brave enough to order one it disappointed.

>> No.12673693

>>12673169
Sorry, what I was trying to say was they fry the fries then just throw all the shit on top and nuke it. The fries are fresh yeah, but you could come really close to replicating that at home.

Maybe it was just the one I worked at, but honest they just microwaved the cheese. They didnt have the time or patience to use a broiler

>> No.12674246

Started my kitchen work at Outback. Worked every single position in the kitchen. The guy who says their Alice and cheese fries were chef mike'd probably worked at a terrible joint, but there were things we nuked too. Ask me anything

>> No.12674316

>>12674246
Im the guy who said that about Alice. Never said it was representative of the company, just the apparent truth about what happens at at least one of them (I also worked in a fairly large market, if that matters).

Im also the guy who praised their value >>12673035. So Im not anti-Outback. If anything I love them, I just think some menu items arent worth their cost.....while some things like the 6oz combo are a steal.

>> No.12674322

>>12674246
Same again, what was nuked at your store? I also worked there right out of high school....which is longer than Id care to admit