There is outrage over popular steakhouse chains in Georgia allegedly selling their cheaper cuts of meat as filet mignon.
Ordering a steak in a restaurant is expensive and customers expect to get the correct order.
But some chains are swapping out filet mignon for cheaper cuts of steak, according to a test by Channel 2.
The restaurant ordered fillets from Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Outback Steakhouse and LongHorn Steakhouse, claiming only one brand was telling the truth.
There is outrage over popular steakhouse chains in Georgia allegedly selling their cheaper cuts of meat as filet mignon
A professionally trained chef and butcher with 15 years of experience was hired to determine whether chains, including Outback Steakhouse, actually sold what they advertised
A professionally trained chef and butcher with 15 years of experience was hired to determine whether the chains actually sold what they promised.
He conducted a blind taste test of one fillet from Carrabba’s Italian Grill, two from different Outback Steakhouse locations and two from separate LongHorn Steakhouse locations.
The chef claimed that Outback Steakhouse’s steaks, which start at $26.99, were not filet mignon.
He also concluded that Carrabba’s $34 version was not the correct version.
But one restaurant chain delivered on its promises and both of LongHorn Steakhouse’s $25 steaks were fillets.
The chef claimed that Outback Steakhouse’s steaks, which start at $26.99, were not filet mignon
He also determined that the $34 version of Carrabba’s was not the right cut
Only one restaurant chain lived up to his expectations, and both of LongHorn Steakhouse’s $25 steaks were fillets
“If you order a fillet, you get a sirloin steak and it looks nothing like the picture on the menu,” said steak lover Helen Blythe-Hart.
“So people are paying $26, $27, $30 for a piece of unground ground beef.”
Carrabba’s and Outback are owned by Bloomin’ Brands. The company denies that the steaks tested were not fillets.
“We take these allegations very seriously and have thoroughly investigated the photos, orders and inventory at these restaurants,” the statement said.
‘What we served were without a doubt fillets.’
LongHorn told Channel 2: ‘The foundation of LongHorn Steakhouse is, was and always will be fresh, never frozen, high-quality steak.
“Every time a guest orders a Flo’s Filet (or any of our seven iconic cuts of meat), that’s exactly what they get.”
DailyMail.com has reached out to Bloomin’ Brands and LongHorn for comment.
