From: "Mark Hessey" 

"John Beamish"  wrote in message
news:3fdc81bb{at}w3.nls.net...
> From my experience:  Ruth's is simply quietly efficient about bringing you
> an excellent piece of beef; Outback is all "aura" -- they
have to sell the
> sizzle because the steaks are barely passable.

You're right of course, the quality of the beef at Outback is not even
close to Ruth's, but it's generally consistent, and for me, just down the
road a bit - the Outback atmosphere is more along the lines of a local
tavern (after the throngs that descend on a new location die down).

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