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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Is this a joke? Perhaps from the Onion??
Blank Angus? Outback?? Both are an abomination unto food.
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Over the yeas, have also eaten a few times at the Big Texan in Amarillo, Texas. Someday I hope to do it again too! Just moved to Kingman, Arizona 3 months ago. Have yet to sample the steakhouses here.
It’s not a steakhouse, but I have gotten some real good sirloin steaks at Applebee’s.
Donovan’s
Hate to burst your bubble, but there is no such thing as “good beef ribs”!
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Says the dude who has never had properly prepared short ribs.
Here in Tampa, we have Bern”s Steakhouse... Expensive,but
OMG! is their steaks incredible. A place you go the impress someone.
http://www.bernssteakhouse.com/
They are building a Longhorn Steakhouse here in Aiken County, SC. Opens middle of Sept. I can hardly wait.
No more driving to Augusta, GA to get a decent steak.
Given the list, it’s moderately modest priced. RC, Fleming’s, Morton’s, et al are quite pricey.
I have not been able to recreate their beans at home. Ah, well. Canned 'Ranch Style Beans' will have to do.
Yeah, I lost a tie there as a kid. This was the restaurant in Colton CA.
Outback doesn't even deserve to be mentioned in this thread.
-PJ
The Palm is great but expensive. So are Ruth’s Chris and Flemings. For less expensive Bonefish and Charlie’s are terrific.
The Deer Lodge in Hiawassee, Ga.
I went there for a business dinner and I was impressed.
Longhorn is good, but run by liberals. Logan’s Roadhouse has steaks just as good and is more fun. You can eat free peanuts and throw the shells on the floor. they are in 23 states.
Maestro’s hands down.
Love Texas Roadhouse, Longhorn Steakshouse, and the Outback. Have eaten outstanding steaks in all three, but my favorite is the Outback. In the many times I’ve eaten there in the last ten years (?), I’ve only had one mediocre steak. All the rest have been excellent.
Maestro’s in Beverly Hills. They are a good chain.
Stoney River steak was...transcendental. So good I had an epiphany and wrote an article about how deranged vegans are denying their inner carnivore.
(Ok, the first steak there wasn’t special. But the second was.)
Great American Land and Cattle Company has three or four locations in and around El Paso. Absolutely the best steaks in the world. Better even than Cattlemans and they are hard to beat.
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