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Lonestar Steakhouse & Saloon

  • January 8, 2007
  • Rated 5 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
Lonestar Steakhouse & Saloon

Lonestar Steakhouse & Saloon is a national chain of steakhouses. We went to the Long Beach location, which is on Pacific Coast Highway just south of 2nd street.  We entered the restaurant and checked in for a table. We waited about 30 minutes before being seated for dinner. The restaurant's atmosphere is quite busy, with plenty of "Texan" memorabilia, such as road signs and such. The restaurant is decked out in hard wood trim with corrugated steel siding.

Our server quickly greeted us and took our drink orders. My friends ordered the Delmonico steak, full rack of baby back ribs, steak and lobster, mesquite grilled shrimp dinner, and I ordered the fillet and rib combo. Our server brought out a basket of warm rolls and soft honey butter to our table. They were very good. I couldn't really tell if it was the honey butter or if there was some sugar baked into the rolls that made them so sweet. If I didn't have an entrée, I'd probably end up eating the rolls and butter until they kicked me out.

At the top of each hour, the music suddenly gets real loud and the servers line up and start line dancing in the middle of the restaurant and along the aisles. Some of the customers also got into the spirit and clapped along to the beat. A few of the servers danced quite well and put their hearts into it, while a few others struggled to watch their co-workers to see what steps to do next. Heh...

Afterwards, our server brought our salads or soup to us, which were included in our dinner. I really liked the house salad, which has nice green leafy lettuce, diced juicy tomatoes, red onions (I removed them...), shredded cheddar cheese, and croutons. Our server brought out our entrées to us. My friends and I noticed that the ribs are exceptionally tender and very good. We commented that these are probably the tenderest ribs we've ever had, possibly better than some other famous rib joints we've been to. This was quite an unexpected surprise actually. We found the steaks quite juicy and tasty.

My friends especially liked their sweet potatoes. They're served with soft butter and a mixture of sugar and cinnamon on the side. When mixed together, the sweet potato almost becomes a type of dessert. While this isn't Ruth Chris or Morton's of Chicago, we all agreed that the steaks, ribs, and seafood were very good and tasty, and worth the price. We paid a total of $95 before tip. That includes 5 entrées and 2 drinks.

We've been to other Lonestar locations before and the food has always been consistently good. The service was good at this location, and the atmosphere quite lively. Our surprise find of the very tender and tasty baby back ribs was quite pleasant. I very highly recommend Lonestar Steakhouse & Saloon.

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