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Outback Steakhouse

  • October 17, 2006
  • Rated 4 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
Outback Steakhouse

Outback Steakhouse is a national chain of steak restaurants with an Australian theme. We visited the Outback location inside the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance. It's located in the wing between Sears and JC Penny's.

I dined there with a friend on a Saturday evening, so there was a wait of about 30 minutes. At least it's in a mall so you can wander around some of the nearby mall stores while waiting for your page. We were finally seated in a comfortable booth in the dining area. There is a pretty good sized bar area that was pretty packed. Miscellaneous Australian related decorations adorn the walls, such as Australian street signs, pictures of Koalas, boomerangs, and Abroriginal souvenirs.

Our server promptly greeted us and took our drink orders. My friend ordered the Prime Minister's Prime Rib in a 12 oz cut, medium rare. It comes with one salad or soup and one side dish. My friend chose the Caesar salad and the baked potato. I ordered the Outback Special, medium rare. It's a 9 ounce center cut sirloin. I had the fresh veggies and Caesar salad too.

Our server came back with a loaf of warm multi-grain bread and a ramekin of butter. The soft bread held over our appetites until our salads arrived. The Caesar salads were especially good. The anchovy taste was to my liking. I've eaten a lot of Caesar salads where the restaurant reduces the anchovy flavor, but I like the taste of the anchovy in the Caesar. I think it adds the right zip to the salad, and they sure have plenty of it here.

After our salads, our entrees arrived. My friend's Prime Minister's Prime Rib was cooked medium rare, as she wanted. She said it was quite tender and the au jus sauce added the right amount of taste to it. My Outback Special was seared just right. The inside was cooked a slight bit more than I would have liked, but it was fine nonetheless. It was still quite juicy and savory. It was tender, save for the tendon in the back, but that tendon comes with this cut of beef anyways. Both of us really wanted just a nice, no-frills, no-hassle steak and we found it here.

We had the Chocolate Chocolate Tower cake for dessert. It was quite a good size. The cake was definately very chocolatey. We had to take each bite with a sip of our drinks. The cake was very moist and quite dense. We were unable to finish it and ended up taking the rest of the cake home.

Our total bill was $46 for 2 steaks and dessert and tax. I've been to other Outback Steakhouses in other locations before and the food is consistently good and service quick and friendly. I'd definately recommend Outback.

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