Outback Steakhouse

Outback Steakhouse
1515 W. 14 Mile Road
Madison Heights, MI 48071
(248) 585-2064

I've always said I hate chain restaurants, so someone please tell me why I keep going to them. The Outback seemed like a good idea as an alternative to spending my life savings on a steak dinner, but I knew better. First of all, the place gets so busy... and who are these people that think nothing of leaning on your booth with their butts hanging over your table while they wait to be seated?

The food was acceptable, but bland. Really nothing to write home about. Yeah, it was steak. Big deal. Here's a list of things that really ruined it for me:

1. The waiter never offered to bring me another beer.
2. We ran out of water.
3. I had to literally stack the plates on the corner of the table to get the waiter to pick them up.
4. From an angle, you could see the footprints in the grease on the floor.
5. Those white diner plates--my #2 pet peeve. (Bad service being #1)
6. No effort whatsoever was made to plate pleasingly.
7. To make it easier on our overworked waiter, I put all the leftovers on one plate, and offered it to him to box for us. He said "I'll be right back," and returned with a container that he dropped off on our table.
8. It didn't pass the "how did it sit" test. I felt bloated and heavy. If that grosses you out, think how I felt.

That's it. I think that's enough. Don't go.

Overall Rating: Poor

Rating Breakdown: Taste-Acceptable, Presentation-Poor, Service-Poor, Atmosphere-Abysmal.

Price: $50.11 for two, no dessert.