Not A Good Steak Restaurant Experience

We were trying to decide where to eat. Somewhere casual but a little nice. We didn’t exactly choose the right place this time. We went to Longhorn Steakhouse. It wasn’t to our liking. I remembered it differently from the last time we were there. Maybe because the décor in the restaurant is appropriate and I thought I was walking into possibly a nicer restaurant establishment than it turned out to be ’cause the food was just so-so.

The Longhorn salad that came with my dinner was wilted. Honestly I think I’ve had a similar salad on the run at a fast food place. I’m not trying to be super critical but that’s what my experience was like.

I ordered a ribeye steak with veggies on the side. It had some fancy entrée name but I don’t remember it. Everything was just kinda not memorable and tasteless.  It wasn’t so bad though, as I was able to eat most of it ’cause I was hungry.  And we took the bone home to Apollo and he really liked it. He’s young so his tastes aren’t as refined as ours (and may never be). Plus he’ll eat anything we give ‘em especially if it has got a meaty flavor. He’s just your average canine.

But to me, the true test of whether the food is good is if you get carryout and still like it. Because then you’re able to just isolate the food from the restaurant service and ambiance. We get a lot of Outback carryout. So that’s where we prefer for the same food and overall price point.

Category: Raleigh Restaurants