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A Georgia-based former Outback Steakhouse employee is sharing some little-known secrets about the casual-dining restaurant.
When you are employed at any job, you learn a few secrets that are either little or unknown to the public along the way. One alleged former Outback Steakhouse worker shared hidden perks of working and dining at the Aussie-themed restaurant.
“So, I’m an ex-Outbacker, and this just came up in conversation, so I thought I would share it with the world,” Georgia-based TikToker @breakfastellevensies begins her video.
Employee Discounts
First up are employee discounts. Most establishments offer certain percentages off of food or goods to its workers. At Outback, she says that discount is pretty substantial.
“When you work for Outback, you get half off when you’re off shift,” she says. “Eating at any Blooming Brands-owned brand, you literally get half off, and so does the person that you bring with you.”
However, she says it comes with a catch. “You have to tip 20% off the original bill, or they will report you,” she says.
Even working there one day out of the week is enough to get the discount. She says this is how she kept her daughter fed for some time.
The Kids’ Meals
Restaurants and fast-food establishments usually offer small portions and specific sides with its kids’ meals. According to the content creator, ex-Outbackers aren’t pigeonholed.
“You can get whatever sides you want. You don’t have to get what the kids’ side options are,” she says. “You can get a house salad. You want the mashed potatoes where they put everything on it? You can get that.”
What’s The ‘No Rules, Just Right’ Policy?
The TikToker prides herself on being loyal to Outback Steakhouse and points to its “No Rules, Just Right” policy.
“This is why I don’t eat at Longhorn or Texas Roadhouse,” she says.
“You can order anything off the menu as long as they have the ingredients to make it,” she explains the policy.
Nothing is off-limits, including fresh orange juice, syrups, butter combinations, and baked chicken wings in a seasonal sauce instead. “As long as it’s on the menu, you can get it,” she reiterates. “It doesn’t have to be with that item.”
Next, the ex-Outbacker briefly moves onto the salad dressings. She says all 17 are made in-house before circling back to how the meals are customizable. While she worked there, @breakfastellevensies recalls how she made her own makeshift salads for a lower price.
“I used to get two kids’ meals. I would get a kids’ meal that had the [fried chicken strips], then cut them up, and I would put the chicken in it, … and have my own chicken salad,” she recalls. “You only paid $7 for a kids’ meal.”
“Then I would get steak medallions and mashed potatoes. So you end up getting the sides and a small amount of protein,” she says.
Steamed Food
While the content creator loves Outback Steakhouse, there is one cooking method she disagrees with. “The only thing I don’t like about Outback is they steam everything in the microwave,” @breakfastellevensies says.
To avoid this, she recommends requesting an alternative. “I suggest that if you get anything that says streamed, like the lobster or fresh vegetables, that you get it grilled.”
She wraps up her video by praising the margaritas. “And their house margaritas are really good, and they’re super cheap.”
Outback Steakhouse Workers Weigh In
The TikToker’s video is on its way to going viral, accumulating a few thousand views.
Many fellow Outback Steakhouse workers entered the chat to share their own opinions on the content creator’s claims.
“True coming from an employee. Just lmk if y’all need any hacks,” one viewer commented.
“Also an ex-outbacker… everything said here is true!! Haven’t worked there since 2008 but still loyal to that place. They treat their employees sooo [well] too,” another concurred.
“The dressings are most definitely not all made in house. But the ranch blue cheese and honey mustard are,” a third remarked.
“Not true it’s 25% at the other concepts. You only get 50% at your home store. Sometimes the manager on duty will still do it but the policy is [50%] at home store and [25%] everywhere else,” a fourth stated.
Can You Customize Anything At Outback Steakhouse?
During Outback Steakhouse’s inception, the founders constructed the “No Rules, Just Right” slogan, serving as Outback Steakhouse’s core customer service philosophy. The concept was aimed to “create a fun, friendly dining experience that would differentiate themselves from other dining concepts,” according to its website. This would entail going above and beyond to please customers. The Daily Meal notes ordering off the “secret menu” is encouraged.
BroBible reached out to Breakfastellevensies via TikTok comment and direct message. BroBible reached out to Bloomin’ Brands via press email.