Outback Steakhouse

I've been in Arizona for just over a year and have found it fairly difficult to find a good steak. Being from a small-town in the middle cowboy country probably made me a little spoiled. Anyhow, I had the bone in ribeye, cooked medium and my goodness it was delicious. It's just been to long since I've had a good cut of beef in front of me. I recommend that or the porterhouse.

Brought some relatives from Texas in on December 4, 2023. We started out with the Blooming Onion appetizer and it was absolutely DELICIOUS!! Everyone loved it. Our group ordered steak and shrimp on fettucine, lobster and steak meal, and a burger. The food was very good and the steak came as ordered 'well done'. Our service employee was names Liliana and she was great. She was quick with the appetizer, ordering the food, and the accuracy with the orders. She was a beautiful young lady with a gorgeous smile. She was professional and accommodating, sincerely engaging with the customer. It was phenomenal when the manager personally came over to the table asking how we enjoyed the food. This is a great endeavor to keep customers coming. Customer service was incredible. Will return.

Appetizer (blooming onion flower) came out quickly! Friendly staff- especially the manager! Only problem is they never brought our 2 orders of fries that came with the meals, when reminded- still only one order came out and barely warm and they just weren’t good fries. The sirloin on the other hand was SO amazing! Along with the chicken! Asparagus were good as well but nothing special about it. I had a watermelon alcohol drink and boy was it too strong! Sent it back but friendly service! Mac and cheese has a bit of a peppery kick but good!

Kudos to the team at Outback, especially the manager (Jim), for providing us with a wonderful experience early Sunday evening (9/24/23). We popped in around 5pm; firstly because I had a craving for red meat, secondly to honor our departed parents' 68th wedding anniversary. It had been a long time since our last visit to Outback, which means there were some new items on the menu. The second we approached the podium, Jim exuberantly welcomed us, and the hostess beside him seated us immediately. Within seconds our server (Ivy) reached our table with waters, followed shortly after with their bread. The Sydney 'shrooms were flavored perfectly, plus they came out hot. The bartender brought us our drinks since Ivy was busy (kudos to the bartender for stepping up!). We ordered a couple cocktails to toast the folks (smoked bourbon & orange something and Huckleberry Hooch Moonshine). The bourbon was so smooth and the moonshine was tasty going down. Jim popped by our tables a couple times, asking how things were going. He was such a personable and outgoing guy, his welcoming vibe put & kept smiles on our faces. The prime rib and Filet Sheila were excellent. We "lost" Ivy for a bit towards the end of the meal, but it did begin to get busier. There was a table beside us that went five minutes w/o anyone approaching their table. Jim had just delivered food to another table in our area, I flagged him down to say something about the ignored table (I didn't want the customers to give a bad review for being ignored!), he was gushing his thanks. He immediately dropped off his empty tray & approached the customers, apologizing profusely for the wait. Dessert was the caramel cookie skillet. Oh. Em. Gee. Mouthwatering! If you haven't checked out Outback, or it has been awhile, give the Tempe Southern Ave. location a go.

Johnathan was our server assistant and he was so great. He really made me feel like my needs were heard as I was not satisfied with our service originally. I got the steak and shrimp Alfredo pasta which Johnathan informed me was his favorite. It was delicious as the steak (medium rare) was so tender and delicious. Will come back just to be a part of his infectious energy!