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Despite the catchy article title, Outback Steakhouse did not in fact go "from Down Under", as it was founded by 4 people in Florida who had never been to Austra
by crtified 3y ago
Despite the catchy article title, Outback Steakhouse did not in fact go "from Down Under", as it was founded by 4 people in Florida who had never been to Australia, and it has zero connection with (or operation within [edit: I stand corrected on this point below] ) Australia, aside from the marketing-minded cultural references it's words and imagery are based around.
And that's kinda the point of the (2001-dated, we note) article.
Conversely, Australia and other countries have (or had) a "Lone Star" branded restaurant chain, which operate under a very similar methodology : brand yourself as a sort of "food embassy" for a popular foreign culture. In that case, a heavy Texas USA styling.
The quality of the food dishes is rarely detailed, for fair reason.
- harry8 3y ago>zero connection with (or operation within) Australia https://outbacksteakhouse.com.au/locations/ https://outbacksteakhouse.com.au/locations/
- tastysandwich 3y agoAs an Australian, the first time I ever heard of Outback Steakhouse was in Japan. I've never seen one, or heard anyone talk about Outback Steakhouse in Australia. The locations you linked are nearly all in one state - New South Wales, and two in Queensland. And I suspect they're relatively new (last 10 years or so?). It's fair to say most Australians have never heard of Outback Steakhouse. (On the other hand, most Australians know Grill'd!)
- zik 3y agoI always wonder why Australians would frequent a place like this. I imagine it's like African American rappers listening to Vanilla Ice - amusing at best and insulting at worst.
- tastysandwich 3y agoI went to one in Japan and loved it. I didn't care that it was cringey faux-Australiana. They had like 20 different types of grilled meat - I was in heaven!
- harry8 3y agoSure but total focus on the amusing side of it, the perceived insult does not register. Australians in general don't feel at all bad about whatever australian culture comprises as compared with European or American. Stupid caricature is no more than stupid and reflects on something else than australia. There used to be a strong chip on the shoulder 60 odd years ago, "you're all convicts" etc but it doesn't hit anymore at all. It seems like Ireland is following a similar path in the past few of decades as they've become stronger economically. Being successful and strong enough to ignore and laugh at perceived prejudice is a good thing. May every decent culture get to that and then improve from there.
- catchnear4321 3y agoOutback Steakhouse :: Vanilla Ice Bloomin Onion :: Ninja Rap don’t toss the baby out with the bath water.
- defrost 3y agopost-Yothu Yindi :: post-BritPop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr3iI8gg2fo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr3iI8gg2fo :: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNxeF4KMsY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNxeF4KMsY Baby's on fire :-)
- NovaDudely 3y agoDon't forget Hogs Breath Cafe, similar in style - the food is also edible.