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America’s best chain steakhouses
Fox News ^ | August 23, 2013

Posted on 08/23/2013 2:25:11 PM PDT by Sopater

There comes a time in just about everyone’s life when they feel the urge to eat some red meat. Sure, a supermarket steak cooked in a frying pan might suffice, but there’s nothing quite like the experience of going to one of those big chain steakhouses. We’ve come to depend on these places for a good steak and a cold beer, enjoyed in a comfortable and just-boisterous-enough atmosphere, with an overall experience that leaves you full and content. From sea to shining sea, it’s our right to have unrestricted access to chain steakhouses, darn it, and for that reason we set out to find out which are the country’s best.

There are two very different types of chain steakhouses, and for today’s purposes we’re ranking only one of them: the casual chains. While both Outback and Ruth’s Chris specialize in steak, they couldn’t be more different otherwise, so comparing the two is like comparing apples to oranges. Comparing Outback to LongHorn, on the other hand, well that’s something worth exploring.

So when you think "chain steakhouse," what comes to mind? Odds are it’s a rustic, masculine, most likely wooden building, emblazoned with an eye-catching, brightly lit logo. Inside, there’s a bar with some TVs, plenty of comfortable seating, maybe some cattle paraphernalia on the walls (or boomerangs, in the case of Outback), neon beer signs, and a steak-heavy menu, obviously. But there are plenty of subtle differences, and no chain is exactly like any other.

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KEYWORDS: beef; blackangus; boasteakhouse; bocca; chain; claimjumper; flemings; fogodechao; food; longhorn; mastros; mortons; outback; ponderosa; ruths; ruthschris; sizzler; smithandwollensky; steak; steakhouse; stkrestaurant; stksteakhouse; texasroadhouse; velvetturtle
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To: Las Vegas Ron

I visit Vegas about once a month and I’ve been trying out various eateries there. So far, I like Rincon Criollo for Cuban cuisine, Cugino’s delicatessen over on Maryland Parkway for southern Italian food, and Teriyaki Time, located nearby, for East Asian fare.


61 posted on 08/23/2013 3:06:00 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Sopater
...but must confess I've never eaten at Ruth Criss...

Ruth's Chris is great but I could eat three times at Outback for the same price. Since I'm not fussy but I am penurious...

62 posted on 08/23/2013 3:09:16 PM PDT by JimRed (Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed &water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS, NOW & FOREVER!)
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To: Sopater

I sure do miss Mr. Steak.


63 posted on 08/23/2013 3:11:05 PM PDT by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: rednek

“Hate to burst your bubble, but there is no such thing as “good beef ribs”!”

Then you really need to try Claim Jumpers!


64 posted on 08/23/2013 3:11:37 PM PDT by MeganC (A gun is like a parachute. If you need one, and don't have one, you'll never need one again.)
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To: Cyber Liberty
Rib-eye = Prime Rib.

Yes, but cut and cooked differently.

A Rib-eye cut into steaks and grilled where a Prime Rib roast is roasted and then cut after it's cooked. But yes, really, really, good.
65 posted on 08/23/2013 3:11:40 PM PDT by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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To: rhinohunter; Sopater

I’ve been gone from the seafood biz for almost a dozen years, but “back in the day” Outback purchased the cheapest quality they could possibly obtain.


66 posted on 08/23/2013 3:11:40 PM PDT by ErnBatavia (Carlos Danger for mayor....NYC deserves him)
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To: Repeal The 17th
No wonder Longhorns has gone downhill these past few years. I used to like eating there. An energy efficient fillet is no appetizing.
I like my steaks rare, Moo rare. Longhorns is the worst when it comes to perky waitresses or waiters explaining what rare means.
67 posted on 08/23/2013 3:12:34 PM PDT by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Newfy

I’ll have to try Pinnacle Pete’s


68 posted on 08/23/2013 3:12:38 PM PDT by clamper1797 (Evil WILL flourish when good men WILL not act)
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To: rednek
“They serve up some of the best beef ribs *anywhere*.”

Hate to burst your bubble, but there is no such thing as “good beef ribs”!


In all fairness, he said "best", not "good". ;-)
69 posted on 08/23/2013 3:13:52 PM PDT by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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To: PeteB570

Are you thinking of Cattleman’s Steak House...way out east of EP? On a working ranch?


70 posted on 08/23/2013 3:14:35 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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To: be-baw
Ponderosa.

Are they still in business?

Last time I went to one (a long time ago)...their food sucked..

71 posted on 08/23/2013 3:14:41 PM PDT by Popman
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To: JimRed

What I like best about the Texas Roadhouse is the value. You get a very good steak for a very good price. Cheap isn’t always good (i.e. Outback) and good is rarely cheap. However, the TR is an excellent value in my opinion.


72 posted on 08/23/2013 3:15:19 PM PDT by Sopater (Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? - Matthew 20:15a)
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To: All

Most of those places do a good job, I can’t speak for Saltgrass. It might as well be Golden Corral for us because my wife orders her steak medium well and then complains it’s dry.


73 posted on 08/23/2013 3:15:24 PM PDT by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: Sopater

Of these five, we only have Outback by us. I really enjoy their Cheese Fries and their Bloomin’ Onion. Also, their chicken fingers (I steal ‘em from the grandkids’ plates) are about the best I’ve ever had. We go there quite a bit, but I only get the steak when I have a hankering. I like it, but it’s not as good as a steak from Ruths Chris, which I’ve had twice in my life.


74 posted on 08/23/2013 3:15:47 PM PDT by old and tired
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To: MeganC

The carrot cake is enough to put ya in shock. One slice, Hugh slice, feeds a family of 4


75 posted on 08/23/2013 3:16:11 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi --)
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To: Captain Jack Aubrey

We love Fleming’s, too ;) And, Perry’s Steakhouse in Houston (area) has great steaks, as well. Their motto is: A rare experience done well.


76 posted on 08/23/2013 3:17:24 PM PDT by Jane Long (While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
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To: Sopater

Not sure if a restaurant that has six locations (Vegas, Atlanta, LA, Miami, New York and London) can be called a “chain” but STK is the best steaks I’ve had anywhere and that includes all the ones listed in this article. Not even close.


77 posted on 08/23/2013 3:17:34 PM PDT by Wyatt's Torch
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To: Las Vegas Ron

Try STK in the Cosmopolitan. Amazing. Try the bone-in-ribeye with truffle butter. Heavenly.


78 posted on 08/23/2013 3:19:12 PM PDT by Wyatt's Torch
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To: Jane Long

That’s the place.

Drove out there for a great steak while I was at USASMA.


79 posted on 08/23/2013 3:20:01 PM PDT by PeteB570 ( Islam is the sea in which the Terrorist Shark swims. The deeper the sea the larger the shark.)
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To: SkyDancer

The Met is great, but the best steak in King County is at Woodman Lodge in Snoqualmie. It’s a drive but worth it, you can take in the falls too. I also love Jaks in Issaquah.


80 posted on 08/23/2013 3:21:03 PM PDT by CityCenter (Pleading the 5th is just so 1972.)
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