Welcome everyone to another week of the RestauRant podcast! This week, as voted by the members of our listener community, I have ventured out to the show's very first chain restaurant, which are the bane of my existence. I despise chain restaurants, but that's kind of the idea from which this show was originally born- me ranting about chains! This week I visited the Outback Steakhouse in Vestal, NY, and... well, what an experience it was.

Also this week, I was really craving some fall desserts in spite of the insane heat and humidity outside, so I decided to whip up a batch of apple crisp with a dreamy vanilla bourbon caramel sauce. Though the sauce wasn't exactly what I'd hoped it might turn out like (and I re-made it on editing day for a fresh batch of crisp I'll be making), it turned out great. Check it out in the Recipe of the Week!

For recipes from this episode and to interact in my fan-interactive segments, join my facebook group at http://www.facebook.com/groups/restaurantpod. Next week, I try out a new restaurant in Endicott, NY. Bon appetit!

Aggregate Score (Outback Steakhouse, Vestal, NY)

Atmosphere: 6/10Service: 15/15Drinks: 5/10Soups/Apps: 8/20Entrees: 4/30Dessert: ----Experience: 2/ 5

Total: 40/90

Summary: It's clean and the service was great, but the meal was highway robbery at best and a dismal failure at worst. From an unseasoned steak not even plated properly to a floury soup and a drink that was mostly ice, this is dining done wrong and dining done bad. Avoid it at all costs.

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Thank you to Wes of the ViaVHS Podcast for the amazing RestauRant artwork!