Outback Steakhouse
www.outbacksteakhouse.com
Last updated 2/08
A gluten-free menu is available upon request at the each Outback Steakhouse, as well as on their website. To view on their website, click on Outback Steakhouse Menu, and then on "Gluten Free Menu". The menu is provided in a PDF that will be downloaded onto your desktop. Ingredients and cooking methods were reviewed in depth by GIG (the Gluten Intolerance Group) and Outback Steakhouse to confirm their gluten-free status.
Outback Steakhouse provides a casual atmosphere “suggestive of the Australian Outback”. The menu offers beef and steak items, as well as a variety of chicken, ribs, seafood, and pasta dishes.
"Here in California:
1. Outback has just added a crab dip to their GF menu. the toasts that come with are NOT GF, but I had a chat with the manager, and he said that we are welcome to bring our own tortilla chips for the dip.
2. Outback here will probably be the last to get GF bread - boo! because the west coast ones are mainly franchises, not corporate owned
3. the waitress was emphatic - celiacs should NOT eat the special seasonings, even though they are listed as GF. based on my experience, I think she's right and had my steak with only salt, added at the table."
Maureen, 6/07
I e-mailed Outback Steakhouse about the gluten status of their new BBQ sauce. Here's what they replied....
"...Thank you for the inquiry! Our menu items are reviewed by Cynthia Kupper Executive Director of Gluten Intolerance Group of NA. Our new BBQ sauce is gluten free...."
Lani K. Thompson, Clan Thompson Celiac SmartLists, www.clanthompson.com
"Outback's Down Under Chocolate Thunder Dessert is GF and is great for a chocolate fix."
Debbie M., Poway, 6/04
"My husband has celiac disease, and we love Outback Steakhouse! Their gluten-free menu is a lifesaver! I only have one suggestion for those who use the 'takeaway' service they offer: If you order a salad, make sure to check it for crouton crumbs before you take your food home. Each time I order salads from there I specify no croutons due to a food allergy, and 9 times out of 10 times, the croutons are simply picked off of the salad leaving lots of crumbs behind. Other than this one complaint, Outback is great."
Melissa T., 2/05
". . . I echo your kudo's to the Outback. Poway not only had a GF menu, but knew how to use it. The folks at the front knew they had the menu, and the server we had seemed well versed in the issues and was very helpful."
J, San Diego, 12/05
Note: The Mustard Vinaigrette salad dressing is no longer listed as GF. The Heinz Tarragon Vinegar used in the dressing evidently contains barley.
"We have eaten at the Outback in Bellevue, WA. for many years with no
incident. Tonight changed all that. We ordered our "normal" (steak,
baked potato,steamed broccoli, and a Cesare salad)and explained to the
waitress that **everything** had to be gluten free..please wipe out the
salad bowl, etc. The dinner came and I took one bite of the broccoli (my
daughter had already eaten hers) and could taste seasonings. I asked the
waitress what was on the broccoli and she said butter and seasonings. I
asked if it was gluten free and she said she didn't know ..returned and
said the broccoli had gluten on it via the seasonings BUT it was all my
fault because I didn't order off the gluten free menu.
The manager explained to us that the kitchen does not know gluten free
from beans and it is up to the waitress to tell the kitchen "no
seasonings" and "no croutons " etc. Furthermore the waitress needs to
have the gf menu in front of her in order to read the instructions on
the menu in order to tell the kitchen what to do. Again they reiterated
that it was **my fault** for not pointing to the steamed broccoli on the
gf menu.
What concerns me the most is that the kitchen does not know what gf
means . I have a real issue with possible cross contamination exposure
if the kitchen does not understand what gluten free means.So most likely
my daughter and I will be very sick and Outback's response what that it
was our fault for not pointing to the specific item (steamed broccoli)
on the gf menu."
Kristine to Listserv, 2/08
There has been a lot of discussion on the list about Outback menus lately. I am responsible for reviewing their menus, which is a laborious process. The confusion has come in the updates to the menus which have recently taken place. The GF menu on Outback's website is the most up-to-date. In the process of doing some new marketing, the old menus were pulled from the restaurants. The message some managers got was that they were no longer offering GF menus. That was not correct, they were simply replacing menus.
Corporate offices and marketing advised that the new menus were shipped to restaurants about a week ago. IF they are not available at the restaurant you are visiting, please ask them to print a copy from the Outback website.
Outback and I appreciate feedback. When I receive comments from consumers,
they are forwarded to Outback who tends to respond very quickly. They were
the leaders in providing GF menus in chain restaurants, and are appreciative
of the response they have received in return. Because of the overwhelmingly
positive feedback, nearly all of their concept restaurants also have GF
menus available.
GIG and our GF Dining programs are evolving and growing. We appreciate the
support of the gluten intolerant community to the restaurants who have GF
menus. If you have any questions or concerns about our programs, please
contact our GF Dining Program Manager: Madelyn at GFRAP@comcast.net
Cynthia Kupper, RD, CD
Executive Director
Gluten Intolerance Group of NA
206-246-6652; F: 206-246-6531
El Cajon
722 Jamacha Road 92019
(619) 588-4332 |
Oceanside
2485 Vista Way 92054
(760) 754-8825 |
La Mesa
5628 Lake Murray Blvd. 91942
(619) 466-9795 |
Poway
14701 Pomerado Road 92064
(858) 486-1563 |
Mission Valley
1640 Camino Del Rio N. 92108
(619) 294-8998 |
San Diego
4196 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. 92117
(858) 274-6283 |
National City
2980 Plaza Bonita 91950
(619) 475-4329 |
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