Outback Steakhouse

Location: 
1007 W Patrick St
Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 662-9584

     Our server was great...unless you take into account that he fully expected us to have their menu memorized, and was a bit impatient when we weren't ready to order our entire meals along with our preliminary iced tea's.  Talk about arrogance!  (I'd suggest their first question to any customer be, "Have you ever eaten here before?")
     Once we got Miguel to comprehend that the Outback isn't a part of our daily lifestyles so that he'd give us a bit of breathing room, we spent about ten minutes deciding which version of "filet" we'd like.  We were then informed that they were out of filets, so we had to slap together a secondary options, and settle for something we didn't actually want.  We both chose the Prime Rib, something I never mind forking over the bigger bucks for!
    Well, that's not phrased for total accuracy...
     I don't mind paying when it tastes good.  The Outback's Prime Rib was a tragic insult to all cuts of Prime Rib everywhere.  It literally tasted rancid, as though the "aged" meat wasn't so much "aged" as it was "old."  I am not exaggerating here in any way shape or form.  It had a distinct acidic taste, easily discerned through the tiny slab of meat's complete lack of spices.
     Our baked potatoes at least filled the void where real food should have been.
     Recommendation: 
     Save your money!  This particular Outback has too much of a "Get 'em in, Get 'em out" business philosophy.  The manager milled about bothering people by asking how their experience was, however it was noticeable that he only hit larger parties where so much alcohol was flowing that their taste buds were apparently numbed.  He could see that we were disappointed, and avoided asking us because he knew we'd probably tell the truth.
    And we did.

 

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