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Outback Steakhouse

chrissy

By chrissy
in Gluten-Free Restaurants

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chrissy Collaborator
chrissy
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last week my dh and i met our daughter (in her college town) and went to eat at outback steakhouse. i asked about their gluten-free menu and the hostess brought me one. we had a great waitress. when she saw i had the menu she mentioned it. i told her my kids had celiac and i just wanted to see what the menu had on it. i asked if they had many celiacs come in. she said they had alot of people with food sensitivities. she went on to tell me about the precautions the cooks took to prevent cross contamination, and also told me about someone who had had a problem at another outback and they were able to help her figure it out. i was just so impressed that the waitress was so knowledgeable about how careful food preparers need to be for people with celiac/food sensitivites/allergies.

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I agree! I've had great experiences at Outbacks! I went there for my birthday in February and ordered food that I had memorized as gluten free off their website. I guess someone had told her about my birthday and she brought out the "Spotted Dog" sundae which has Oreos on it for my birthday treat. I thanked her and told her that'd I'd give this to my family, but I need something gluten free and that I was more than happy to pay for it. She refused and came back with a HUGE Chocolate Thunder for me free!! She was an awesome waitress and we tipped well. Since I waitressed for a long time, I really appreciate good service and she went above and beyond!

teankerbell Apprentice
teankerbell
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Yep I had a great experience there to. The Chocolate Thunder is gluten-free and WONDERFUL!

connole1056 Rookie
connole1056
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I love that restaurant. However, when my celiac daughter ordered right from their gluten-free menu, her food came with a roll. It was obviously sent back and we waited about half an hour for the fresh food to come out. I was already done with my food by the time my daughter's food came. She was so fed up she did not even want to eat.

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darkangel Rookie
darkangel
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My problem with Outback is we can't hardly get our foot in the door at the one here in Little Rock. There's always some ridiculous wait time. Last time we tried it, I believe it was 2 hours and 45 minutes. Insane. And they don't take reservations.

penguin Community Regular
penguin
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My problem with Outback is we can't hardly get our foot in the door at the one here in Little Rock. There's always some ridiculous wait time. Last time we tried it, I believe it was 2 hours and 45 minutes. Insane. And they don't take reservations.

The one in springdale is the same way, if it makes you feel any better.

mouse Enthusiast
mouse
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Whenever we eat at a restaurant that does not take reservations, we go at 5:00 and no later then 5:30. That has worked for us.

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terps19 Contributor
terps19
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Yep I had a great experience there to. The Chocolate Thunder is gluten-free and WONDERFUL!

Is teh chocolate thunder also casein free? I am assuming since teankerbell has had it then it is casein free but I would like to know for sure. If anyone has teh answer I would LOVE to hear it since I just LOVE chocolate... oh man it isnt even lunch yet and I want a chocolate thunder from outback... oh my. While on the topic of Chocolate... Bennagins Death by Chocolate is great... but I used to eat that before my dx of gfdf so I cant even begin to guess if it is gfdf...

Thanks all

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MallysMama
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Whenever we eat at a restaurant that does not take reservations, we go at 5:00 and no later then 5:30. That has worked for us.

I agree that that's the time to go! The Outback I work at is insanely busy (on the same road as the "World's Busiest Outback"). We have a long wait Every night (and even most lunches). I would say the best night to go - with probably the shortest wait time is usually Tuesday. And if you make it there at 5 - your chances of having a huge wait will be pretty slim (since a lot of Outbacks only open at 4). We usually have the restaurant filled by 5:30 and then a wait time shortly after... so hurry fast! :) I find that on weekdays it usually starts slowing down a little by 8 - 8:30 if you want a late dinner. You can do their "call ahead seating" (I've not worked as a hostess...so I'm not sure exactly how it works)...but supposedly it should shorten the time you have to wait before getting a table. Not quite like a reservation - but close.

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