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fantasycurse42 said:
I think the Outbacks and Red Lobsters of the world have probably improved in quality over the last few years, as they need to in order to survive. 

Just thinking about that Bloomin Onion and my stomach is feeling full.

I'm going to tell my wife we're going to Outback this weekend when I get home, I suspect she'll think I'm drunk.
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Never had the Bloomin, but a table next to ours had one and it looks really good, but I'm with you, I take part in that, I'm not finishing my steak.  

How was the service at RL?  

 
General Malaise said:
Never had the Bloomin, but a table next to ours had one and it looks really good, but I'm with you, I take part in that, I'm not finishing my steak.  

How was the service at RL?  
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It was excellent. 

Waiter was over to the table taking drink orders within 30 seconds of being seated, and with a 5 year old and 1 year old, quickness is greatly appreciated. Came back with those biscuits instantly, drinks 2 minutes later, came by asking if we wanted refills or the kids more chocolate milk / water multiple times, and the order came quick. 

Only complaint, which wasn't his fault is when I wanted to pay. I gave him my credit card and across from us, these fat schmucks grabbed him to describe the menu as he was walking away, then they proceeded to take about 7 minutes to order... Not his fault, not Red Lobsters fault; people are morons. 

 
fantasycurse42 said:
It was excellent. 

Waiter was over to the table taking drink orders within 30 seconds of being seated, and with a 5 year old and 1 year old, quickness is greatly appreciated. Came back with those biscuits instantly, drinks 2 minutes later, came by asking if we wanted refills or the kids more chocolate milk / water multiple times, and the order came quick. 

Only complaint, which wasn't his fault is when I wanted to pay. I gave him my credit card and across from us, these fat schmucks grabbed him to describe the menu as he was walking away, then they proceeded to take about 7 minutes to order... Not his fault, not Red Lobsters fault; people are morons. 
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:lmao:

There was a large table next to us and the group came staggering in, couple by couple at first and then a few solo stragglers.  One of the guys seemed affable and vivacious and he greeted the first male with "HEY, FANCY MEETING YOU HERE!" and at first I was like "Man, what a nice guy, I'd probably like having a beer or steak with him".  And then the next guy arrived and "HEY, FANCY MEETING YOU HERE!" *yuckity yuck yuck*.  By the fourth greeting of "HEY FANCY MEETING YOU HERE!" I was ready to throw his drink in his face.  

 
That one guy said:
"as a reward" and "better than I thought it would be" don't seem to match up...hopefully Red Tide was the coworker's choice?
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that was their choice, not mine.   I had never been there in my life until last summer.    so "as a reward" was not my idea and "better than I thought it would be" was because I just assumed it would be a metric #### ton full of bluehairs eating smelly disgusting fish inbetween farts

 
When I lived up in New England and there were plenty of seafood places, the only time I would go to Red Lobstah was for crabby Monday’s so I could eat unlimited crab legs.

Now that I live in the Midwest and there are no good seafood restaurants around we go to Red Lobster a few times a year.

 
I have't been in like 20 years.  But I do buy the cheddar biscuit mix at the store and bake them at home.  Tastes excellent.

My grandmom used to have an infatuation with Captain Ds.  I guess it compares more to Long John Silvers although I haven't been in the 15 years since her death.  She'd make us drive 45 minutes to the nearest one so she could buy us all dinner.  She seemed to think it was a big deal.  No idea why.  Guess it was a southern thing.

 
Living in Nebraska - no fresh seafood to be had; so of all the seafood joints (which there are very few around here) it is the best bang for the buck.  This year was the first time we have not been to Red Lobster on New Year's Eve in 25 years.  Tradition that died this year because one of the grandbabies was sick and it was -60000 degrees outside.  Can't say I miss that tradition dying.  All that said, not bad for the price especially in a landlocked state.

 
Osaurus said:
:no:  Troof. She’s added way more garlic, butter, and cheese along with increasing the biscuit size.  So good.
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That sounds awesome. 

As for Red Lobster in general, I've been recently. I really enjoyed it. I especially liked their mussels in garlic sauce with tomato. If you keep their menu limited and basic -- say, fish n' chips -- you can get a good meal for a reasonable price. 

 
Capella said:
At the one by me, we have two amazing seafood restaurants with fish caught in the last 24 hours within a 7-minute drive. And the one place has a waterfront view and a patio. Baffling. 
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Same way I don't understand how dominos or subway exist in nyc

 
Haven't been in about a year. Its not bad. After reading this thread I'm hungry for it

We used to take the kids out on their birthday, anywhere they want to go. My daughter always picked Red Lobster and when she was younger always ordered chicken fingers :lol:

She just wanted the biscuits

 
General Malaise said:
I had a similar experience on MLK but it was with Outback Steakhouse.  I can't remember the last time I ate there, guessing 10 years easily and in that time I've become a bit of a food snob and having had outstanding steaks, began to look down on Outback as only a food snob would.

But after telling my older boys I'd treat them to dinner if they went with me to see my mom in the hospital, we started talking about where to go and the suggestion of a steak popped up.  We don't eat it very often and since my wife is a vegetarian, it's not anywhere we'd go as a family.  But, unless you go downtown and spend a fortune, Outback is about it for true steakhouses in our local area.

Pulled in and it was packed.  25 minute wait.  I asked the boys if they wanted to try somewhere else, but with phones and cozy chairs, 25 minutes wasn't too bad.  I think Outback is always packed, as is Red Lobster, IIRC.  Reminds me of all the people who bag the Boy Bands - nobody will admit to liking them and we all know they suck, but somebody was buying their albums.  I digress....

We got seated, had very good service, the bread hit our table warm and soft and the boys devoured it.  I was fearful that their beer selection would be Fosters or Miller but was delighted to get a tall Oregon craft IPA.  We all ordered 8oz sirloin, which came with a Caesar (or another side if you didn't want that) and your choice of potatoes.  Steaks came out timely, they were tasty and although I couldn't eat but 1/4 of my mashed potatoes, they were very good too.  Total bill was $70 which is probably more than I'd want to spend with just me and my two teenage boys, but damn it, we had a great meal together, there was not a morsel of steak leftover by any of us and not one of us looked at our phones the entire meal.  Easily worth the money and will definitely put it back in the rotation for when my wife tells us to have a "Man Night" away from the little kids and vegetarian.  
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Outback is awesome. The warm bread, blooming onion which is fattening as ####,  and steaks are all great. Haven't been there in 5 years though. Always packed. 

 
fantasycurse42 said:
I think the Outbacks and Red Lobsters of the world have probably improved in quality over the last few years, as they need to in order to survive. 

Just thinking about that Bloomin Onion and my stomach is feeling full.

I'm going to tell my wife we're going to Outback this weekend when I get home, I suspect she'll think I'm drunk.
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Outback can cook a decent steak.  A very clear cut beneath a real steakhouse though.  Not bad for $30 if you don't have time to do it yourself.

Boomin Onions are fun though. 

 
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General Malaise said:
:lmao:

There was a large table next to us and the group came staggering in, couple by couple at first and then a few solo stragglers.  One of the guys seemed affable and vivacious and he greeted the first male with "HEY, FANCY MEETING YOU HERE!" and at first I was like "Man, what a nice guy, I'd probably like having a beer or steak with him".  And then the next guy arrived and "HEY, FANCY MEETING YOU HERE!" *yuckity yuck yuck*.  By the fourth greeting of "HEY FANCY MEETING YOU HERE!" I was ready to throw his drink in his face.  
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Sounds like he may have enjoyed having your throw something else in his face.  NTTAWWT.

 
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I think Red Lobster is a focal point of capitalist waste.  NTTATTWT, but this outfit probably throws away more food each day than the entire country of Mali could possibly eat. 

That said their Cheddar bay Biscuits are pretty awesome.  :thumbup:

 
Do you guys really not have decent restaurants that serve both fish and steak for like a buck or two more than these #### holes?  

 
I'm in columbus Ohio area and have at least 5-7 good fish options in 10 miles.  Some may be pricier but not when we are talking <$100 for a family of 4 with chicken fingers for two.

ETA- I think one of the kids was 1...so 3?

 
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Ron Swanson said:
"Endless eat crab legs". Man, we put a-hurtin' on them.  Anyone else remember this?    Still one of the legendary restaurant management screw ups. Damn near put them under and cost the President her job.

https://nypost.com/2003/09/26/endless-crab-pigout-is-end-for-red-lobster-boss/
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I'm about half a day behind on this thread, so still catching up. 

My wife and I KILLED it when they had endless crab legs! We were there for easily 2 1/2 hours. I imagine we weren't the only ones, and why they haven't done this promotion since then. 

All the Red Lobster haters can suck it. When you're landlocked in Ohio, you take seafood where you can get it. Red Lobster is pretty good, if you don't live on the coast. Not the best seafood in the world, but pretty darn good if your other choices are the Chinese  'Super Seafood Buffet' or 'Long John Silvers.' 

 
MikeIke said:
I'm about half a day behind on this thread, so still catching up. 

My wife and I KILLED it when they had endless crab legs! We were there for easily 2 1/2 hours. I imagine we weren't the only ones, and why they haven't done this promotion since then. 

All the Red Lobster haters can suck it. When you're landlocked in Ohio, you take seafood where you can get it. Red Lobster is pretty good, if you don't live on the coast. Not the best seafood in the world, but pretty darn good if your other choices are the Chinese  'Super Seafood Buffet' or 'Long John Silvers.' 
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Columbus is landlocked ...Cleveland isn't.  Walleye my friend ...walleye.  Or some lake perch.  

 
Gawain said:
We were a group of 6 or 8 guys in our early/mid 20's who still thought Red Lobster was a classy joint. Would roll in wearing shorts and polo shirts after a hard day of golf and proceed to eat-off with endless crab. A mound of shells would quickly grow on the table as guys polished of their 4th or 5th plate. Because it was endless, there was no point to hunt for every last shred of meat, just shell as quick as possible, wipe the congealed butter from your chin and wonder why none of us had dates that night.
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If you thought it was classy why did you roll up in douchewear?

 
Ramsay Hunt Experience said:
Chesapeake Bay Seafood House, which was a small chain where I grew up, had all you can eat snow crab legs for at least 15 years.  I can remember going with 3 fellow JV defensive linemen.  I was the fattest, but could only manage like 8 plates.  My friend Chuck, who was just tall and strong, ate 43 plates.  And he had his share of the free hushpuppies (which were probably my personal Waterloo in this challenge) too.  

Still one of the two most impressive feats of eating I've ever seen.
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They also had a deal that, whatever the highest-priced meal ordered at your table was, it was all-you-can-eat for anything at or below that price. Like billions of Marylanders before and after me, I went with a bunch of classmates to Ocean City, MD after graduating high school. A group of about 8 of us fell into the OC CBSH sometime during that week. You get 8 drunken 18 year-olds (18 was drinking age back then) who probably hadn't eaten in two days, and the amount of food we put away was absolutely astonishing.

They threw us out. At first, they told us they had run out of shrimp and some other stuff. We kept eating. Then all they would bring us were hushpuppies :lol:. We ate those, too. Finally, the manager just told us to leave and we did. 

 
I will preface by saying that I am spoiled for seafood. Recently went and figured I'd order the one thing guaranteed to be fresh -- live steamed lobster. Somehow RL managed to make even that taste fishy.

I guess of you live in Nebraska or something and don't have fresh seafood options then you do what you have to but it's a hard pass for me.

 
fantasycurse42 said:
I think the Outbacks and Red Lobsters of the world have probably improved in quality over the last few years, as they need to in order to survive. 

Just thinking about that Bloomin Onion and my stomach is feeling full.

I'm going to tell my wife we're going to Outback this weekend when I get home, I suspect she'll think I'm drunk.
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The quality hasn't changed, you guys are just becoming less food doosh now that you have kids and are older ;)

ETA: I haven't been to Red Lobster in 15 years as we have much better options for that type of food. 

 
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Cowboysfan8 said:
Haven't been in about a year. Its not bad. After reading this thread I'm hungry for it

We used to take the kids out on their birthday, anywhere they want to go. My daughter always picked Red Lobster and when she was younger always ordered chicken fingers :lol:

She just wanted the biscuits
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That's how my kids roll too. For them it's Shogun. That's where they pick for their birthdays almost every year. Gotta go to the Japanese Hibachi where they order chicken fingers!

 
Ignoramus said:
I will preface by saying that I am spoiled for seafood. Recently went and figured I'd order the one thing guaranteed to be fresh -- live steamed lobster. Somehow RL managed to make even that taste fishy.

I guess of you live in Nebraska or something and don't have fresh seafood options then you do what you have to but it's a hard pass for me.
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Living in Wisconsin we have lot's of fish options. Fresh Walleye and Northern Pike are still the best.

But for Lobster, Crab, shrimp etc. We have limited options and Red Lobster fills in nicely. :thumbup:

When we were on vacation a couple weeks back in South Padre Islands, we hit the local restaurants with Fresh Seafood..

There is no way in hell if I lived where I could get fresh seafood I'd eat at a Franchise.

 
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As a true Floridian and fish lover I am always seeking the best fried fish sandwich (usually grouper). The mom and pops along both coasts always serve up the best. It's been many, many moons since I've dined at a Lob.

I have fond memories of my first real job working at the Lob as a busser and then promoted to dishwasher and eventually becoming the Fry Guy in the late '70's in Jax. I would come home covered in burn blisters on my arms from cranking hushpuppies from a machine suspended over hot oil. As each dough ball plopped into the oil a nice little splash of burning hot oil would test my pain threshold, long sleeves didn't help much and it was hot as hell in the kitchen.  My mother would not let me in the house with my lobsterated sneakers that reeked from soaking in all of the dropped food, grease and garbage that I trudged around in for 8 hours a night.  Good times...

 
Ron Swanson said:
"Endless eat crab legs". Man, we put a-hurtin' on them.  Anyone else remember this?    Still one of the legendary restaurant management screw ups. Damn near put them under and cost the President her job.

https://nypost.com/2003/09/26/endless-crab-pigout-is-end-for-red-lobster-boss/
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I remember that, because I was tending bar there at the time (many, many years ago).  Man, we made so much money during that promotion, it was ridiculous.  We'd work for like four hours on a Monday night and laugh about how easy the money was. Servers had it way worse than we did. :lol:  

 
shadyridr said:
Outback is awesome. The warm bread, blooming onion which is fattening as ####,  and steaks are all great. Haven't been there in 5 years though. Always packed. 
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About half the time the Bloomin Onion isn't quite cooked all the way through.  Sometimes they are good sometimes blah. 

 
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