Elite Event: Steak-ation at LongHorn Steakhouse Piedmont #2

This event was a great experience. Ben most definitely put together another successful Elite event! Thank Longhorn for inviting us in. The staff was great and really did a great job with the history of Longhorn and everything on the menu.
My favorite appetizer was the spicy chicken. It was very flavorful and just spicy enough without overdoing it. The corn fritters were a close second!
I ordered the Blue Ridge Wedge Salad which not only was delicious but a bit different also because it came on a Romaine lettuce wedge instead of the traditional iceberg one. My favorite part of this salad was the nice portion of bacon pieces that they put on it. No better way to make a salad better than by adding bacon! Genius.
My main course was the 18 oz. Ribeye. It was cooked to perfection. Medium rare… juicy, flavorful, and heaven on a plate! I am still dreaming about this steak. I had macaroni and cheese as the side and it was pretty good also. Not the best i’ve had but it was still on the good side of the measuring stick.
After stuffing my face with all this good food, they weren’t done! The Chocolate Stampede was 2 huge pieces of Chocolate Mousse Cake and 2 huge servings of Vanilla ice cream. I don’t even remember eating it b/​c i think I passed out from how good it was.
Great food, great service, great event! Looking forward to future visits with my friends and family!

Yay! I finally was able to attend one of the events hosted by Longhorn and Ben! I was looking forward to this event all day and to try everything!
FOOD:
Complimentary LongHorn bread and butter (YUM!)
Apps:
— Sweet Corn Fritters
— Spicy Chicken Bites
— Brew Pub Pretzel Sticks
— Wild West Shrimp
Salad:
— Bleu Ridge Wedge Salad
— Mixed Green Salad
Entrée Options:
— 8oz Renegade Sirloin
— 18oz Outlaw Ribeye
— 8oz Harvest Mushroom Filet
Choices of Sides:
— Loaded Idaho Baked Potato
— Sweet Potato with Cinnamon Sugar & Butter
— Fresh Steamed Asparagus
— Steakhouse Mac & Cheese
— Potato & Leek Au Gratin
Dessert:
— Chocolate Stampede
— Pumpkin Spice Lava Cake
Out of all these options, I was able to try these:
Apps:
— Sweet Corn Fritters: I thought this reminded me a lot of hush puppies. They were okay.
— Spicy Chicken Bites: These are better than your standard chicken bites/​poppers. They have a kick in them too!
— Wild West Shrimp; Tastes somewhat like the spicy chicken bites, but these are made with shrimp instead.
— Brew Pub Pretzel Sticks: I thought I would not like these, but surprisingly, this was my favorite appetizer! It’s so good. Soft, warm, and easy to eat! I can’t wait til the next time I visit Longhorn’s again because I am craving this!
Salad: I opted for the Mixed Green Salad with the Raspberry dressing. The raspberry dressing was delicious and my new go-​to salad dressing! The greens were fresh.
Entrée:
— 18oz Outlaw Ribeye with the side of Steakhouse Mac & Cheese: Vanessa suggested the Ribeye so I decided to give it a try. I ordered the Ribeye medium. As Vanessa says, there is a little bit of everything in that Ribeye. It was so juicy and tender. The Steakhouse Mac & Cheese is not your standard mac & cheese. I like the fact that they don’t use macaraoni as the choice of pasta in this side. They use cavatappi pasta and it works very well. The top of the Mac and Cheese is baked to the perfect golden brown crust. I also think there was bacon in the mac & cheese and adding bacon to anything makes everything great in my book The mac & cheese is great combination with the ribeye!
Dessert:
— We were really lucky to be able to try both desserts! OMG. Both desserts are very delicious and delightful, but my favorite would have to be the chocolate stampede! I have never had anything like it before so I’m really looking forward to the next time I’m at LongHorn’s again to have all this great food!
SERVICE:
Service is impeccable. The staff are very hospitable. Vanessa showed us the different types of cuts that they were serving this night and explained the different textures of each. The GM and the chef both stopped by our table to say hi and to introduce themselves to us which added to the excitement of the night.
Overall, I will continue to dine at LongHorn’s and am glad that Unilocal’s Ben G. and LongHorn’s Vanessa planned an event like this so that I could learn more about steak and the history of LongHorn’s. The event was great as I got to meet more Unilocalers and made some new friends!

Thank you, Longhorn! I sure do appreciate the hospitality and all of the food. Sooo much food! Next time I’m craving something chainy I will definitely keep Longhorn in mind.
My favorites included the corn fritters and of course the steak. I had the 8oz sirloin. It was cooked nicely at medium rare. The potato and leek au gratin side was good too. I was able to get two servings out of my steak and side.
The pumpkin lava cake was too sweet for me. It looked orange, but I did not taste pumpkin. The chocolate stampede was decadent from the bite I had. Both desserts were a little too much for me but if you are an indulgent dessert lover then this is your place.
The servers and managers were great. I really could’ve done with out the steak presentation. They were wrapped in so much plastic you really couldn’t see what they were talking about… And I was two feet away. But I get that that’s part of their thing.
Overall super appreciative of a fun steak night.

Enjoyed the format of this event, I’ve only been to the larger group ones so this was a more intimate experience. I’ve never eaten at a Longhorn before so total newbie going in. The staff were so nice and always fun to Ben and JJ there. But lets get to the food — first they flooded the place with all their new appetizer offerings! Shrimp, chicken, corn fritters, pretzel bread — all great starters. I did the mushroom filet for entrée with potato and leek au gratin preceded by a bleu cheese salad — yum… I believe my fellow Unilocalers were equally satisfied with their choices, if not more. And then there were the huge portions of their famed chocolate stampede and their seasonal pumpkin cake. Everything was delicious and the service was the best. I will be back now that I know exactly what I am getting the next time I visit.

Unilocal & Ben G. continue to spoil us at these amazing elite events. It was my first time ever at LongHorn and it was a wonderful experience. Normally, I wouldn’t be eating those carb filled appetizers, but had to splurge and it was well worth it. My favorite apps were the corn fritters, chicken bites (just enough heat/​spice and 2 – 3 bites is all you need), and the pretzels (typically don’t like pretzels, but these were so soft, warm, and the dijon sauce was amazing).
Now onto healthier items like the Wedge Salad — home made Blue Cheese Dressing was absolutely spot on and delicious. I would definitely come back and just have this and a steak for dinner. The Ribeye was HUGE and in my opinion, the best cut of meat. I love how their steaks are never frozen and this one is definitely worth sharing.
As a Finale — of course we had to try the deserts. It moved quickly from «try a bite» to devouring a few scoop fulls — lol. The the pumpkin lava cake was perfect for cold night, but the chocolate & ice cream hit the spot as well.
Thank you so much to LongHorn’s team as well — the service was amazing and I loved their passion and enthusiasm. It’s great to see a company that promotes from within and invests in making their restaurants a great experience all around. I’m looking forward to coming back in the future and bringing more «newbies» with me.

Goodtimes at Longhorn again. This time in Buckhead. This is one of the newer locations that I know of in Atlanta. I know this area of shopping is fairly new, maybe 5 years old or so. Parking is convienent with the garage being directly behind the restaurant.
I walked in and appetizers were on the table. Perfect timing. They were chicken bites, shrimp and pretzel bread. The pretzel bread was soft and delicious. Dipping it into the bacon honey mustard sauce made it even better.
Approximately 22 people showed up, and all of us ate steak! Big Steak! the service was imppeccable. Vanessa, the manager of this location, was very helpful. She was personable and friendly and attractive. Keeping it professional, the entire staff went above and beyond for us. Special shout out to Michael and Katlyn because I so happen to remember their names.
The «blue salad» came out before our entrees. The Kale and Watermelon Salad we had at the last Longhorn Event was highly requestied this night. However, their salads are seasonal. Many restaurants don’t change their menus seasonally. For dessert, the pumpkin spice lava cake was warm and cream cheese on top. The Chocolate Stampede was very popular amongst the choclate lovers and came equipped with 2 scoops of ice cream.
My thoughts in summary: The décor was very western. There are pictures of cowboys, yes even black cowboys, adorning the walls. Shelves with cowboy boats and hats were also part of the décor. I noticed that the bar area had smaller tv’s than the cubby hole space alloated for them. Katilyn told me she drives from Marrietta to work with Vanessa. She stated that she is one of the best managers she has ever worked with to date. The food, was awesome! I could not finish it all and took a big bag home. Vanessa even handed us a free appetizer card for us to visit again. 2 people even won $ 25 gift cards to the restaurant, one being Angela H sitting across from me.
This was a good night and I glad that I was apart of it.

My first Elite event and it was awesome!
I recognized Ben right away who made me feel welcomed right away! Wonderful set up with the family style assigned seating. I knew I would be thrown in the mix and not separate from groups as a newbie so I felt comfortable right away. I was surrounded by awesome Elites and it was fun getting to know some new folks!
I can say without a doubt the Longhorns staff was the most enthusiastic I have ever seen at a restaurant. They love Longhorn and they loved having us there! Never for a moment did I feel like service was lacking. Everyone was attentive and very pleasant.
But you really want to hear about the food right? So… I almost felt guilty about being able to order a 18oz Ribeye. That feeling passed quickly and we got started on the appetizers. We started off with a round of appetizers that included the Corn Fritters = Yum, Pretzel Sticks with Cheese Sauce=Yum, Spicy Chicken Bites= Okay, and Wild West Shrimp=Gimme the whole plate Yummy!!! There was plenty to go around and then some! Oh, they did start us off with bread that was branded with the Unilocal logo but no one touched the bread because we knew… what we should save our self for. Next was the choice of a Bleu Ridge Wedge Salad and a Mixed Salad. Bleu Ridge all the way! It was delicious with the romaine lettuce, bacon and blue cheese.
And for our steak entrée, most of us ordered the 18oz Outlaw Ribeye. I ordered mine medium and it was cooked perfectly. Prior to bringing out the steaks they sautéed some special house BBQ sauce that has rosemary in it. Excellent, excellent, excellent! The steak without the sauce was amazing but the sauce added that extra punch of flavor!
The desserts were served family style as well and can you say family size! Plenty to go around and take home! We had the Pumpkin Spice Lava Cake and the Chocolate Stampede. Now I am not a big fan of pumpkin, but the cake with the cream cheese icing was da bomb! But the chocolate stampede? That cake barreled its way into my heart and will remain there indefinitely. Sinfully delicious.
The food was awesome, the company of fellow Unilocalers was awesome, and Longhorn was awesome. I walked out with a few Unilocal items including a towel so I feel official now! Thanks to Ben G for putting together such a great event and Longhorn for having us!

Longhorn is one of my favorite chain restaurants. Their steak is tasty, consistent, and inexpensive. At these Unilocal events, they’ve been pulling out all the stops to share their style with the Unilocal world.
The food was never ending. Four appetizers, bread, two salad options, 18 ounce rib eyes, sides of all kinds, and two kinds of dessert. Thankfully, I paced myself (and took ²⁄₃ of my perfectly cooked rib eye home) so that I could have room for the chocolate stampede — a delicious, totally trashy kind of chocolate dessert. I may lose my wannabe foodie card for how much I love those six different kinds of chocolate topped with even more chocolate sauce and really good vanilla ice cream.
The service was on point the whole night — almost to excess (no, we don’t need any extra butter, but thank you for bringing it anyway). it was great to meet some new Unilocalers and to catch up with some old friends too.

Another great Unilocal Elite Event hosted by Ben G. And J.J. Fantastically good food and great service, sampling Longhorn’s winter menu.
New items include:
Brew pub pretzel sticks (with beer cheese!) — while this isn’t the giant Bavarian pretzel being served at World of Beer, this soft, warm pretzel was quite good dipped in the dijon sauce or beer cheese!
Bleu Ridge Wedge Salad — this is one of the best salads I’ve had this year — instead of the traditional iceberg wedge, this was romaine hearts covered in bleu cheese, strips of back, red onion and other delicious things — this one was a winner for sure!
Harvest Mushroom Filet — a Flo’s filet covered in mushrooms? What more can you ask for?
Potato & Leek Au Gratin — this looked delicious but I didn’t order so I can’t offer an opinion.
Pumpkin Spice Lava Cake — I only had a bite of this one — packing too much in to take much more.
Thank you all for a fantastic event! Great seeing all my Unilocal compadres and new Unilocal Elites!