There is outrage that popular steakhouse chains in Georgia are allegedly passing off their cheaper cuts as filet mignon.
Ordering a steak at a restaurant is expensive and customers expect to be given the correct order.
But some chains are swapping filet mignon for cheaper cuts of meat, according to a test conducted Channel 2 on WSB TV.
In an investigation by journalist Sophia Choi, the outlet ordered steaks from Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Outback Steakhouse and LongHorn Steakhouse and claimed only one brand was telling the truth.
There is outrage that popular Georgia steakhouse chains are allegedly passing off their cheaper cuts as filet mignon
A professional chef and butcher with 15 years of experience was hired to determine whether the chains, including Outback Steakhouse, really sold what they advertised.
A professional chef and butcher with 15 years of experience was hired to determine whether the chains actually sold what they advertised.
He did a blind taste test of one steak from Carrabba’s Italian Grill, two from different Outback Steakhouse locations, and two from different LongHorn Steakhouse stores.
The chef claimed that Outback Steakhouse’s steaks, which start at $26.99, were not filet mignon.
He also determined that the $34 Carrabba’s wasn’t the right cut either.
But one restaurant chain honored his order, and both of LongHorn Steakhouse’s $25 steaks were filets.
The chef claimed that Outback Steakhouse’s steaks, which start at $26.99, were not filet mignon.
He also determined that the $34 Carrabba’s wasn’t the right cut either.
But one restaurant chain made good on its promise, and both of LongHorn Steakhouse’s $25 steaks were filets.
“If you order a steak, you get sirloin steak and it looks nothing like the picture on the menu,” said steak lover Helen Blythe-Hart.
‘So people pay $26, $27, $30 for a piece of hamburger that’s not ground.’
Carrabba’s and Outback are owned by Bloomin’ Brands and the company denied claims that the steaks tested were not steaks.
“We take these claims very seriously and have conducted a thorough review of the photographs, as well as the orders and inventory of these restaurants,” it said in a statement.
“What we serve are, without a doubt, steaks.”
LongHorn told Channel 2: ‘The foundation of LongHorn Steakhouse is, has been and always will be fresh, never frozen, high quality steak.
‘Every time a customer orders a Flo’s steak (or any of our seven iconic cuts), that’s exactly what they get.’
DailyMail.com has contacted Bloomin’ Brands and LongHorn for comment.