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Old May 10, 2005 | 2:34 pm
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Originally Posted by mosburger
Could you recommend any dishes at Outback and Chili's to someone who has never been to either but might want to try one of their Asian outlets one day?
Having eaten at the Outback in Bangkok (in Siam Discovery Center) the menu was only loosely related to the one in the states; the basic sirloin steak was pretty good, if very pricy by Thai standards - I don't rememeber the exact price, but lunch for 1 totalled somewhere around 800-900 baht. The salad was disappointing - small, not very fresh, and weedy.

I do recall the menu having their "bloomin' onion" appetizer, but I don't recall if they had the cheese fries or the "alice springs chicken" (chicken breast w/ cheese + bacon + mushrooms) which is my wife's standby.

I do prefer their steaks out of the moderate-priced US "steakhouse chains, although I suspect many would find them overseasoned.

(While I'm on the subject of American chains in Bangkok, I was very unimpressed with the Tony Roma's on Sukhumvit... the "steak + ribs" combo was expensive, and the steak was tiny, gristly, and overdone while the ribs were pretty good but a very small portion - 4-5 ribs if I recall right)

Chili's two big attractions for me are fairly good baby back ribs, and good burgers; they have various other "southwestern" style entrees as well, the quesadillas or fajitas might be worth trying.

Last edited by nkedel; May 10, 2005 at 2:38 pm Reason: Added thoughts, figured it was better to edit than add a whole new post...
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