LongHorn Steakhouse

We received a Darden group gift card and decided to try out Longhorn and I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food considering it is a chain!
We went out in the pouring rain on a Monday night so it wasn’t a surprise the restaurant was well below capacity. Our waitress was attentive and kept my water filled the whole meal (no small feat since I usually drink a good amount). Since we had a gift card we went all out with our selections.
We started with the spicy chicken bites which were delicious and on their happy hour special (4pm-​7pm weeknights). I chose the filet and lobster with the blue cheese salad and asparagus as the side. My salad came with a bit too much dressing and the boyfriend said his Caesar came with too little. This would be a good place to order dressing on the side to control the portions!
My filet came out as a perfect medium and was very tender. The man said his rib eye was cooked as ordered and he opted for the mushroom topping which they were very generous with!
Since we had a gift card we opted for a few upcharges but I definitely see this place as somewhere you can be thrifty. Right now they have a steak dinner on special for $ 12.99 including salad and starter or dessert. I am tempted to return to try this before the special ends!

I normally avoid chain steakhouse as they always overcook my steak. This place cooked my steak perfectly and service was very good.
Appetizer
fried green tomato — $ 7 — 4 stars
bowl of Lobster Chowder — $ 5.5 — 4 stars
Entrée
18 oz Outlaw Ribeye — $ 25 — 4 stars
Side
Strawberry salad — paid extra — 4 stars
Grilled Corn Cob — paid extra — skip this — too hard — 2 stars
Mac & cheese — paid extra — skip this too — 2 stars
broccoli — too raw and bland — 2 stars

While in town had a craving for a great steak but wasn’t up to spending 5 $$$. After searching my around me app and using reviews from Unilocal.Longhorn was the choice. Called ahead asked how long wait time was girl said 10 – 15 min asked if I’d like a reservation so I gave her my info.
Arrived at the restaurant parking easy and well lit. hostess super friendly waited only about 5 min for the table. Menu had great options all your typical steak house items great part it didn’t look like I was gonna break the bank. Our party was 3 and bill was $ 75
I had a rib eye med rare with steak house mac and cheese with ceasar salad. Salad was great but, I’m a fan of salads lol. So the food arrives as soon as the hostess sets the plate down she asks how’s does everything look. I cut into my steak, to check the center and was borderline pink and brown, but definitely not a warm red center how I like it. So I expressed my concern the waitress was empathetic and apologized. Said, go ahead get started with that and i’ll bring another right away. With in a very reasonable time she brought another steak and asked for me to cut into and take a look. Bazinga it looked perfect and let me tell you amazeballs was my description was perfectly cooked, great taste, nice texture, tender and the Mac and cheese was on point.
Definitely a fan of Longhorn will be back for sure way better than outback or those others.

I got there around 5 and was one of the only ppl in the restaurant. I wanted something to go so the hostess (very politely) sent me to the bar. The guy took my order and promptly brought me my beer and check and never spoke to me again. 20ish minutes later I saw someone bring a bag out and set it on the bar. I figured it was someone else’s food since the bartender (who was engrossed in conversation) didn’t bring it to me. After several minutes the bartender broke from his conversation and brought me the awaiting bag. All in all it was about 30 minutes from ordering to giving the food to me (in a mostly empty restaurant). When I got the steak home and cut into it, it was mostly brown with a hint of red in the very middle. I ordered it medium rare which the menu said would be mostly red with a hint of pink.
I guess the moral of the story is to not order food at the bar and/​or cut into your steak before you take it away because it may be WAY over done. And honestly if you’re gonna order $ 20 something dollars worth of steak, what’s the point in cooking out all the deliciousness?!

Up until this week, I had not been a huge fan of LongHorn and this rating is based solely on this one visit.
You’re probably wondering why I continued to go back if I’m not a fan?!? Great question! Well… my husband absolutely loves it so I try my best to do the good wifey thing and indulge him every now and again. :-)
This one time, I am actually glad that he didn’t give into my protest and he convinced me to go. Our meal was (surprisingly) outstanding! Not that I ever thought that the food was «bad», but it was just «meh» for me (and I hate to pay for «meh»!). However, this meal was anything, but «meh». This week we decided to try the «Porterhouse for 2» and it knocked my socks off! It was a great piece of meat, seasoned perfectly, cooked properly (medium rare), and seriously delicious. It came with 2 salads (the reason for only 4 stars for this visit… I will get to that later), 2 sides (we had Asparagus and Broccoli), a bulb of roasted garlic (oh, heck yes!!!) and a small bowl of Sizzling Brown Magic known as «LongHorn Steak Sauce». Let me preface this by saying that my husband and I are purists when it comes to steak… we don’t over season or typically add any sauces (although we do love a good chimichurri). We like to let the meat speak for itself. But, SWEET BABY JESUS… their steak sauce was awesome! They prepare it tableside and it’s served hot. Let me repeat… ITS SERVED HOT! Who woulda thought?!? If I wasn’t afraid of scorching my tongue, I would have liked the bowl clean… it was THAT good!
One taste of the steak with a slice of garlic and a dab of sauce and the angels began to sing. My husband was so happy (and surprised) to see that I was loving it that he was gitty. He even explained our situation to our server and I could hear him getting choked up (not really, but you get my point) when he uttered the words «she wants to come back». (You’re welcome, honey!)
So…if it was so darn good… then why the 4 stars (instead of 5)? 3 words… Warm.Salad.Plates. Seriously, people… cold foods need to be served on cold plates. Even if the plates aren’t completely chilled… for the love of all this is right in the world… don’t use warm plates for salad! The server apologized and said that they were training a new salad person and that she used the wrong plates. I get it, but I wanted to ask why she (the server) didn’t notice when she picked them up? hmmm, oh well… I guess going from the typical «meh» to absolute perfection was expecting a lot. It was a blip on the radar compared to the rest of the meal, so I’ve moved on.
Will I go back… YES, but I will only ever order that same meal again. Hopefully, it will be just a good. Consistency is a difficult ask for even the best restaurants. I will be sure to keep you Unilocalers posted!

What a great meal! The steak was juicy and tender, cooked just right (MED RARE). Our server Tracy was pleasant, professional and attentive. We will certainly. come back.

Eh, another typical steakhouse chain. Food wasn’t anything to brag about, it wasn’t bad but it wasn’t yummy enough to recommend others. Our waiter was good, but the rest of the staff lacked that welcoming touch.

Worst longhorn ever! My salad include a LONG HAIR! (Not mine)
El peor longHorn! El servicio no fue bueno ni malo, el lunar esta SUCIO! pero lo peor es q me salió un CABELLO y un cabello largoooooo (obvio no mio tengo el cabello cortisimo) EN MI ENSALADA!!, se disculparon diciendo «perdón por el cabello pero así pasa» que? Seguí comiendo, la carne, estuvo mal el término pedí mediobien (mediumwell) y era totalmente cocida, y después de todoooo eso me hicieron el descuento de no cobrarme mi carne, pero si la de mi acompañante q también tuvo los mismos problemas menos el cabello, el descuento en realidad fue de 12 dólares la verdad gratis hubiera sido caro! terrible experiencia, para NO VOLVER.

This used to be my go-​to steak place in Charlotte. Admittedly, I’ve been trying to save for my house down payment so I haven’t even had a steak in nearly 8 months, but I finally closed on my house so I wanted to splurge.
Me and my fella arrived at 5:45pm on a Saturday. We were seated immediately and our server was delightful. The problems all came from the kitchen– my fella’s steak was underdone so he sent it back to be cooked more. It took so long for them to get his steak finished that I’d already finished my entire meal and he’d already eaten his side dish. So when his 2^nd steak finally arrived, still far under cooked by the way, he just coated it with steak sauce and ate what he could so we could get on with our evening.
This is the type of circumstance I expect at Golden Corral, not at Long Horn STEAKhouse. Guess I’ll find another go-​to steak place now that I can afford it again.

I live going in with the girls for the lunch combo and margarita specials :) The jalapeño poppers are delicious!

after my last visit and review, I was contacted in a very professional way by owner. he handles it exactly as businesses should and I am glad that they take these types of reviews seriously and can actually take note of places to improve upon.
I decided to give them another shot, this time we had a wonderful experience. Our Server, Jacob, was outstanding! never waivered on requests for extra dressing, our glasses did not even get half empty before he politely asked for our glasses to be passed to him (from the inside of table) for a refill.
I tried the garlic and provolone topped sirloin, the garlic was a little over powering for me, raw, and made my mouth burn, easy fix. I just removed it. There was this nice gravy underneath the steak, which Jacob got us more of since we preferred that to the cheese & garlic topping.
Jacob really made this visit pleasant and it was a great experience. We chatted momentarily at the end, I explained I had written a not so pleasant review because of our last server and would be updating the great service & attitude he projected). I had to laugh as he said I was somewhat famous because the review was discussed in a meeting. I am so glad that the company actually made good on their statement that customer service would be addressed and refreshed. Although on last visit there was really only ONE person who really needed a lesson in it. Everyone else was great. This time I was very pleased and will continue to visit this location.
Thanks Jacob! and thanks to Jonathon, Alberto and the other staff as well!
Keep up the great work!

I had the Garlic and Cheese steak with a butter and brown sugar sweet potato. I also had a nice garden salad with my meal. It was good the garlic was just a little overwhelming for me. The service was wonderful we never ran out for Ice Tea. The restroom was clean. Jacob was very patient and pleasant with us we while we were deciding what we wanted. There was absolutely no hesitation when we asked Jacob for extra dressing and gravy that was served with the steak. That was the first time I have eaten at Longhorn Steak House and I can’t wait to enjoy another meal there. The only thing that really annoyed me was the people sitting behind us we overheard her like she was sitting with us at our table. (that was no fault of Longhorn)

First of all, service was great.
Ordered the renegade sirloin, 8oz. I wish I would have taken a picture. I swear to you the steak was no more than 3/​8″ thick and about 3“x3.5″. I requested my steak medium and you can’t cook a steak that thin to any level of deliciousness. I couldn’t believe they tried to pass that off as a steak. Let alone an 8oz renegade sirloin. The fries had certainly been around for a while. Sent the dish back. I’ll stick to the outback.

Omgoodness! Went with the other reviews and tried Genaro’s. This was some of the best food ever and we eat out a lot, everywhere and all cuisines. The rotisserie chicken held up to the reviews as the BEST we’ve ever had! The sauces were crazy fantastic too. From the Aguadito soup to the plantains to the cilantro rice to the most awesome Tres Leches. Wow. If you’re in the area or anywhere near Pineville, NC definitely recommend. Service and recommendations from Luis were greatly appreciated as well. 5 stars. We are bookmarking this one and are so happy it’s only ½ hour away:-)

The meal was Filet, with asparagus and salad though right now I am not eating oil of any kind so the salad was not an option — I opted for the grilled shrimp instead … Steak was delicious — the asparagus was cooked to death and worn out and the grilled shrimp was good though the manager wanted no part of offering any consideration of discount for the salad I didn’t order …
Long story short — go to Outback Steakhouse right around the corner and get treated remarkable and get food you want with no hassles mate !
Won’t make this mistake again — too many choices in Charlotte to have to dicker over $ 6.00 ! Outback would not only have accommodated my request but would have checked to make sure I was happy …
Longhorn was NOT crowded — hum. … Probably why … Carlos the manager is cheap and not customer friendly !

Hostess was very nice.
Sat at the bar, usually you get impeccable se4vice sitting there.
Took almost 5mins before being noticed and never by the other one. Received drink order and was able to order dinner in a timely matter.
Received food and had to find our own salt and pepper shakers. Then almost done with steak and finally bartender comes to check on us… wanted a steak sauce. Then to wait on the bill.
You would think they were swamped being Saturday night at 9 but not really, ½ the bar empty.

Service was still excellent, I ordered the outlaw ribeye my gf ordered the salmon. Both were cooked perfect and my steak was seasoned perfect. Thank you to the staff for giving us the gift card. We will deffinetly be back in the future. It must have been an off night before.

Consistency is what I like about Long Horn. Still the best place for a steak under $ 25 anywhere. Even their sirloins are great and you can mostly cut with a fork. The Filets you can always cut with a fork. A dash of salt and pepper is all I ever need to put on their steaks.
The salads at Long Horn, this is where they need to step up their game. Let’s do something other than ice berg lettuce guys!

The meal was good. The usual, chain steakhouse quality. … except the 18 oz rib eye came with a 5 oz bone in it… Typically the servers are at least attentive at the longhorn. Today our server would have preferred she didn’t have people to wait on. The restaurant wasn’t busy but getting a new drink was almost impossible… and you better be satisfied with the old mug cause getting a new frosty mug with the 2^nd beer was not going to happen.

Absolutely wonderful service and the Half Shredded Prime Rib Sandwich and Loaded (and I do mean loaded) potato soup is stupendous