Outback is open in Assembly Row!

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

I just got back from my first trip to Outback Steakhouse in Somerville's Assembly Row.  Good food, standard "Outback" fare.  I really like it.  They apparently opened last Monday, so it's been just over a week that they've been open.  Parking is getting weird, the big lot outside of Sports Authority/ACMoore/Bed,Bath,Beyond is getting difficult to park in, as it fills up.  Expect it to, since they put meters on the sidewalk about 6 feet from the curb (!) so free parking in the large lot is likely to go poof as soon as more folks decide that it's easier to park for free and closer than to pay to park further from the restaurants.

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[teko.livejournal.com]

My friends and I gave it a shot a few days ago. They're definitely still in their opening-phase jitters. We had at least three managers stop by, multiple times, to ask if everything was going OK. Our salads arrived just a few seconds after our appetizers, which was no big deal, but the nervous manager made it seem like it was. Our orders were a little mixed up, which only took a few minutes to fix, but another manager apologized profusely. Dozens of servers milled around, many with "training" badges on. They're in that "please don't give us bad early reviews on Yelp" phase of their opening. All that said, the steaks were cooked nicely.