Black Angus Restaurant Stuart Anderson’s

It’s been years (~9 years) since I’ve been to a Black Angus, and after reading some reviews I went in without great expectations of the place.
The closest location has been shut down, so we drove to the Citrus Heights location (If I didn’t have a gift card that needed to be used, I don’t think this would be my first choice for steak).
Staff was good, but on the slower side. There were plenty of wait staff around, yet it seemed like only a few were doing the job.
Two of us went for the campfire feast for two– $ 50 for two entrée, which also included an appetizer and a dessert, which was a better deal than getting everything separately. I liked my filet mignon, but I also don’t have anything to compare it to since it was my first time eating it. The side options to pick from were ok– included soups, salads, rice, potatoes, and fries. My brother liked his ribeye, but complained about the fries. I’d have to say, fries from fast food joints are way better than what they have here, so skip the fries. The burger says it comes with fries and onion rings; however, there were only two pieces of onion rings! If you want an appetizer, the Wagon Wheel Sampler is the best way to go, as it comes with a little of everything.
They do have other specials, such as the prime rib and mud pie (dessert) dinner every Wednesdays for $ 14.99, and ½ off of bottles of wine on Tuesdays.

I heard all the Black Angus’s are closing which means more ppl unemployed. This Black Angus is already long gone which is bizarre since I went there not so long ago. Granted the food wasn’t great but still I am saddened so many will be out of a job

I never thought I’d give a 1 star. If there was a zero star… I’d have given that.
I’ve eaten at this Black Angus before, but it was prior to it’s shutdown a few years ago and it was very good then (1997).
This visit? Started off bad, the heater didn’t work in the building and it was freezing in there. The manager didn’t even care. Seems he’d had enough of complaining customers.
Ordered the 4 course meal for 2 @ $ 50. Sounded like a great deal… and it started off very well. The crab cakes were delicious (and HOT)! The salad… ice cold (including fork, which the manager was all excited about). The salad didn’t taste bad… but it was the start of things going down hill.
The NY Strip Sirloin is what we both ordered. Mine came out perfectly cooked and my sister’s did not (of course). But the problem was mine had at least 6 oz of fat on it. I had to perform surgery to remove it.
My sister’s steak didn’t return for at least 30 min, and then it also had 4 – 5 oz of fat on it. Hello? This is a STEAK HOUSE, not a FAT HOUSE!
Anyways, the good points:
Appetizer was great
Salad was ok
Steak needed A1 sauce to taste good. A good steak will need NOTHING. This is the first time I’ve used A1 in over 10 years.
Service was very good. The wait staff was on the ball.
Manager didn’t care about my complaints, and didn’t offer any kind of discount for screwing up the steak, the cold building, or the fat.
I will not be back to this Black Angus.

This place must be the training ground for the greater North Valley branch for Black Angus. The servers and hosts looked as if they were really concentrating on what they were doing almost to much. There also was barely anyone in there. It was empty in there.
We had a party of 7 and it fit everyone comfortably in a half booth half chair like seating arrangement. The menu seemed pretty limited. I cant eat red meat after 5 p.m. so I wanted more non-​beef type options. I had the Grilled Lemon-​Garlic Prawns. I was expecting crap but the prawns by themselves, without the small vat of butter to dip them in, were surprisingly homemade tasting. I think that I have made some prawns that were that good.
They did forget one of our parties dinners. Totally forgot it. They offered us a free dessert but by then we were all done and didn’t take it. I didn’t sample the drink menu because nothing sounded good. I cant remember the last time I had a mojito but if you want one they have like 20 flavor versions of the drink. I didn’t even think the pomegranate one sounded good and I am so gay for pomegranate’s.
The prawns were delicious. That was pretty much it.

UGH!!! I went with friends and nobody liked their food!!! I got the bacon cheeseburger, it was soooooooo greasy (I mean DRIPPING), and the bacon was absolutely disgusting, it tasted like it had been reheated in a microwave. Icky icky icky!!!
oh yea, and we had to BEG for our bread!

well, lets see. what did i have again? oh yeah… the roadhouse ribeye…
not impresed.
granted we went with my family… who can be quite vocal when they get bad service… much to my wincing. I don’t really care for the extra «hocktooey» sauce in my meal. still… i dont think we deserved the service we got.
on a good note the potoato skins were pretty f-​ing tasty… my supposed 12oz steak was alright, i just didnt realize i ordered 12 oz of fat with a thin steak outline. however the veggies were way yummy except for the baked potato which was pretty lame.
the waitress was very apologetic about the horrid service she was giving… but that was sort of annoying because she kept giving us crappy service throughout the meal. In her defense… i think she got all of our orders right… it was just that we basically had to commit acts of terrorism in order to get our drinks/​bill/​anything.
my parents left a really nice tip which kinda disgusted me a bit.
tip = to insure prompt service… of which we got none.

I am ashamed to admit I have not eaten here in years — not even in this decade! With so many other steak places including my own; its just tough to visit the oldies but goodies.
Okay went in Sunday night at 6 pm — told we had a 45 min wait. Seriously on a Sunday!!! Okay economy is slow less people eating out — apparently NOT so here.
We had a coupon for starter, app, beef/​salmon and something sweet at the end. Okay began with a simple green salad with tasty Italian dressing. The salad was clean, crisp and simple. Mopped up all the extra dressing with my tasty brown sweet bread! Although NO cracked pepper was offered, a place like this should update their tables to have mini pepper grinders on the table.
Moved onto our Fillet & Blue Cheese flat bread. Tasty sour cream mixed horse radish sauce and it disappeared quick! We were torn which app to start with.
I had the prime rib, ordered medium but got med rare. That is okay. The temp could have been warmer for me and my husband had the NY also not hot. I didn’t want to send back cuz it was not that cold. Otherwise would have gotten 5 stars. Where I work at nights, our plates are screaming HOT… can feel the heat through the pads. This at least ensures that the entrée stays hot from grill to table.
Our server, Jessica, was the cutest thing. She offered to box our sweet ending of Mud Pie b/​c obviously we were full! Thank you b/​c we enjoyed a little midnight snack!
I’d totally go back and anytime I get another coupon in the paper or mail I wont be such a snob and use it. We got out of there with 25% tip at $ 55! And plan to check out their happy hour soon. Half priced apps till 7!

The Anus is what I am callin this place. Let me tell you why. I KNEW BETTER than to go here for a steak, but I was bein cheap and it’s close so I went against my better judgement.
I booked a reservation for 7:30 and we (my family and our friends) arrived around 7:20. When we walked in, anticipating that we were gonna get that cool blast of air conditiong (that you always get when you go into an establishment when its 105 degrees) and NOPE it didn’t happen, it was just a slight bit cooler than it was outside.
We checked in and the hostess was very sweet and told us it would be about ten minutes before we were to be seated. I stood over by the railing with the fam and my friends said they were going to the bar to get a cocktail. So we were chattin it up and we see our friends coming back with their drinks. They tell us, that the bartender chick totally ignored them, walked past my girlfriend and started a conversation with a customer. My friend then asks «should I order over there»? pointing in the direction of the other bartender. The bitchy bartender says «JUST a MInute». WRONG thing to say to another unbeknownst bartender. WHAT A DUMBASS.
We are then called to be seated. Our server was great, (although we did have to remind her to give us water after she brought our bread). The steak I ordered was okay, kind of dry, but it was somewhat better when I drowned it in gross A1. My friends boyfriend was looking forward to his Prime Rib and he said it was good, but we all started laughing when he had a shit attack over the asparagus. You should have seen these things! He says «Look at these ass per grass, it doesn’t look anything like the picture, what a rip off, the grass on my lawn are thicker than these». Seriously! It was asparagas flavored dental floss, and not to mention over cooked and limp.
The dessert we had was a chocolate cake thing with ice cream. The cake was like eating chocolate flavored cardboard. Ick. So, we get our check and it was 131.00, not too bad for 4 adults and a kid, but it sucked, from beginning to end. Why is this place so busy? Are people’s taste buds just calloused or what? I don’t know… it was just awful. OH YA! I asked our server about the air situation and I said «if we’re hot, I know you must be dying» she replies «I am, but our district manager is here and we can’t adjust the air, he is in charge of the budget». WOW! If the customers are uncomfortable, you have no business. No business no budget, yet another idiot.
People, heed my advice. Don’t eat here, it’s awful. Spend a little more somewhere else and get the dining experience you deserve.

Mediocre food and plenty of it.

Stuart Anderson must be turning over in his grave. This is no better than Denny’s on Fulton Ave. Mediocrity isn’t even an adequate description. It’s just plain bad, over-​priced, and out of touch with today’s society. Expensive, decent service, and so-​so quality steaks. Maybe it’s this location, as I’ve not dined at any others, but I don’t plan on it either. There are far better steakhouses in Sacto. with better food, better service and far better prices. I’ve tried this place about 6 times and it’s not just once that forced me to this opinion.

I had a darn good dinner here tonight. My friend invited me out for Thanksgiving dinner and he wanted the traditional turkey with all the trimmings. I did my best to steer him away from Lyon’s, but our other options were limited (non-​chain restaurants were closed, Baker’s Square was closed, Marie Callender’s was closed). When he made reservations at Black Angus I wondered how this would work out — I’m a vegetarian and this place advertises beef in its name! Actually, I’d eaten lunch here a few times many years ago and I knew if all else failed, I could just order a salad.
We ordered turkey dinners and agreed to do some trading. He got my turkey and I got his yams. It worked out perfectly. The servings were generous, everything was fresh and well-​prepared, and we came away stuffed. Our server, Jennifer, was superb. She was attentive, friendly and efficient. The only glitch was my tea — they seemed to have run out of every variety except mint tea (I hate mint!) but Jennifer kept checking and eventually managed to find some black tea just in time to enjoy it with my pumpkin pie.
Our dinner was moderately priced and the atmosphere was pleasant and relaxed. If Black Angus would just put a few vegetarian entrees on the menu, I’d be a regular customer. As it is, I’m happy to know I can count on it for a good Thanksgiving dinner.