Outback Jones Creek extinct like the Tasmanian Tiger.

We liked the Alice Springs Chicken, the Coconut Shrimp, the salads and the bread.

It was very good when it opened.

Went there a year back after a doctor's appointment and it was horrible. Service was terrible, food was worse.

Just didn't seem like the owners and management cared anymore. Maybe a dozen customers at most.

And murderballs for the rest.

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Used to hit Acadian location all the time in college.

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I remember having an accounting instructor who evidently invested in businesses and... well this was 2000-2001 I think.. And I remember him talking about how he loved Outback's business model and he said something like "Baton rouge could support three or four outbacks" Or maybe he said three or four more, but there have never been more than 2 right? Or did they have one out on O'Neil?

Anyway, the instructor was kind of a high strung guy and ended up leaving with like 2 weeks left in the semester because he accepted another job and his TA taught the last two weeks. Was there something unique about their business model?

I worked in multiple restaurants, corporate, chain, and independent. Outback (back then at least) ran the best of all of them by far.

One GM (proprieter) and one manager. Most chain restaurants have a slew of assistant managers making next to nothing and treating the staff like garbage because they desperately need to be promoted to a general manager at another store to actually afford to live.
Family-owned restaurants are usually disorganized.

Outback treated the staff great and you could make good money for a college kid working there. This is pre 2008 though. The economy crash forced Outback to market to a different demographic that tips and pays less. It's hard to come back from that once you downgrade.

Fun fact: Jamal Mashburn a former NBA player who is also a successful entrepreneur, and he owns numerous Outback Steakhouse franchises.

Also, the Outback near me in Texas is very good.


Sad to see the one on JC close. It too was very good years ago.

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Portabellos is in jeopardy of shutting the doors

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It gets a lot of lunch business.. Im there every Thursday and it’s fairly busy on those days

Thanks, I only really think about it when Outback is mentioned, but I always was curious what he was referring to or what did Outback do that was different than other chains. And I do remember, specifically in the early 2000s when Outback was a really good restaurant. I have never been one to go to a chain restaurant when going have dinner, but over the years in the early 2000s I had gone there a few times and it was always a good experience. From what I remember.

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The economy crash forced Outback to market to a different demographic that tips and pays less. It's hard to come back from that once you downgrade.

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This part makes me think about what were/are the long term impact from the great recession. If anyone has any books they can suggest that touches on this please let me know.

Sorry. Fixed the link. Just the Jones Creek location.