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Outback Steakhouse Takes Top Honors in Zagat Survey
Voted a “Cut Above” the Rest

Tampa, Florida, May 2007 – Outback Steakhouse has been named the overall Best Restaurant winner by Zagat’s Full-service Chains Survey. In addition to receiving top honors, Outback was also voted Most Popular by the restaurant-savvy voters.

Complete ratings and ranking results were released on ZAGAT.com. Thousands of diners who participated in this survey, which included 21of the largest family-dining restaurant companies, eat at large chain restaurants an average of 5.1 times per month (out of a possible 90 meals per month).

According to Zagat, 86 percent of questionnaire respondents reported the quality of food as their #1 priority when choosing where to dine, while 50 percent said service was the reason they would pick one restaurant over another. Outback took 1st place for the best food, and 2nd place for service.

“We are honored to be recognized by the esteemed Zagat Survey, as this is no small accomplishment,” says Outback Steakhouse President Jeff Smith. “All of our Outbackers (employees) work hard to provide the best dining experience to our customers each and every day; they truly care and it shows.”


About Zagat Survey, LLC
Zagat Survey is the world's leading provider of consumer survey-based leisure content. With more than 300,000 surveyors, Zagat Survey rates and reviews restaurants, hotels, nightlife, movies, music, golf, shopping and a range of other entertainment categories. Zagat content is available in print, on the Web, on the Palm and Windows Mobile operating systems, on BlackBerry, on mobile phones, and on TV. This marks Zagat’s 28th year reporting on the shared experiences of savvy consumers.

About Outback Steakhouse
Renowned for its bold flavors, Outback Steakhouse features a menu of uniquely-seasoned steaks, prime rib, chops, ribs, chicken, pasta, fresh salads, sides, appetizers and seafood. Serving only the freshest food possible, all dishes are made from scratch every day with only the highest quality ingredients. Outback Steakhouse was also honored with the 2006 Platinum Award in the best steakhouse category in Restaurants & Institutions magazine’s annual Consumer Choice awards. The restaurant serves dinner seven days a week.


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