Restaurant Review: The Outback Steakhouse

Real Aussies wear khaki

Mark drank 40 of these huge beers

G’Day Mate! Hilah here. A few weeks back, we were lucky enough to be invited by our friends Laurel and Paul to share in Laurel’s Christmas present from her boss: a gift certificate to THE OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE. How could we say no? We LOVE trying new restaurants, especially steak ones. We got dudded up in our finest Urban Outback apparel and were on our way. The teenaged hostesses were very impressed when we told them we were from Melbourne. They were giggling all the way to the booth in the far corner that they seated us in. We started out with some Foster’s of course, and a Bloomin’ Onion. We all practiced our Australian accents when we ordered. Our waitress loved it! We got steaks that were so delicious we didn’t even need steak sauce, although I did slip the bottle into my purse. I also took my silverware set and Mark’s spoon. I would have taken his knife and fork, too, but my purse was filled up with the napkin dispenser. What can I say? I love souvenirs! I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves steaks, Australia, or free condiment caddies.

Paul didn't eat that green stuff. I can't blame him.

Where's the steak sauce? Oh, yeah. I remember now.

Dairy Queen Review

Mark eats like a champ

First off, apologies for being so lax on the restaurant reviews, folks! We recently moved and we’ve been so busy in our new ‘hood spying on our wierdo neighbors and trying to remember when trash day is, we’ve had no time to discover our new favorite restaurants! So, last night when Mark suggested we try out this neighborhood joint called Dairy Queen, I thought it was the best idea he’d had all day!

Mark hogging up the food

The menu was expansive, including hamburgers, cheeseburgers, bacon cheeseburgers, French fries, chicken fingers, steak fingers, something called Jalestrips I think, as well as numerous dairy-based delights. I decided on the chicken strip basket. The strips were battered and fried to a perfection not seen since last month when I was at KFC and they were served with cream gravy that rivalled Hardee’s. The Texas toast was better than Sonic’s – buttered on both sides and served slightly warmer than room temperature. The French fries were also good, but I’m sorry to say, not as salty or good as Red Lobster’s. All in all, though, Dairy Queen delivered a good meal at a fair price and served it up fast!

Us and our dog, Pink Stuff, at DQ