Chili's "Awesome Blossom" - is it really this disgusting?

[Phokus]

http://consumerist.com/consume...-vs-reality-286097.php

I think i had this once before and i don't remember it being this gross (although it certainly didn't look as good as the picture).

 

[Looney]

LOL that's hilarious. I've eaten at Chili a couple of times, and i've never been 'wowed' by their food. Just the quantity.

 

[Josh123]

Every Chilli's that I've eaten at searved Awesome Blossoms that looked just like the picture in the menu.

 

[bucwylde23]

Every time I've gotten one at Chili's it looks "similar" to the menu picture. Food never looks as good as it does in the menu. But it looked nothing like what is seen in the picture you posted...

And it has always been very good

 

[JoeKing]

looks like it fell apart in the fryer.

 

[Canai]

Yeah I've never had one that looks like that. Most of the one's I've had have at least resembled the menu pics.

 

[Toasthead]

That looks like they just gave him 'onion petals' (its a side Like fries) instead.

They are still delicious.

 

[bucwylde23]

Originally posted by: Toasthead
That looks like they just gave him 'onion petals' (its a side Like fries) instead.

They are still delicious.

A place called Logan's Roadhouse in Manassas, VA serves them like that. They come in a metal bucket and are really good also

 

[Toasthead]

Originally posted by: chrisg22

Originally posted by: Toasthead
That looks like they just gave him 'onion petals' (its a side Like fries) instead.

They are still delicious.

A place called Logan's Roadhouse in Manassas, VA servers them like that. They come in a metal bucket and are really good also

We just had a Logans open about a mile from our house..sounds like I need to visit!

 

[bobert]

outback's blooming onion is better

 

[RagingBITCH]

Um, they messed up on that order...having worked there...I don't know why it looks like that.

 

[anxi80]

in the words of "d-fens" foster from 'falling down':

"can anybody tell me what's wrong with this picture?"

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: Toasthead

Originally posted by: chrisg22

Originally posted by: Toasthead
That looks like they just gave him 'onion petals' (its a side Like fries) instead.

They are still delicious.

A place called Logan's Roadhouse in Manassas, VA servers them like that. They come in a metal bucket and are really good also

We just had a Logans open about a mile from our house..sounds like I need to visit!

Yes, that's my favorite place for ribeyes without going to one of these outrageously priced places.

 

[hypn0tik]

"An awesome blossom with extra awesome"

 

[49erinnc]

Originally posted by: Toasthead
That looks like they just gave him 'onion petals' (its a side Like fries) instead.

They are still delicious.

Yeah, I'm calling shens on them actually ordering or having an Awesome Blossom brought to their table. I've NEVER seen an awesome blossom that resembled anything close to that one. But they do sell the onion petals, which look far more like the photo in the link. Those are good too because most of the work has been done for you.

Edit: Also, Chili's always puts the dip in the center of the onion bloom on their awesome blossoms. The fact that the dip is smaller and off to the side, further convinces me that the customer received an order of onion petals.

 

[Dimmu]

I've had their "Awesome Blossom" several times, and each time it has looked remarkably like the menu picture, and tasted very good. Nothing like the comparison photo that was posted.

 

[Heller]

Originally posted by: Dimmu
I've had their "Awesome Blossom" several times, and each time it has looked remarkably like the menu picture, and tasted very good. Nothing like the comparison photo that was posted.

QFT

 

[cKGunslinger]

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: Toasthead

Originally posted by: chrisg22

Originally posted by: Toasthead
That looks like they just gave him 'onion petals' (its a side Like fries) instead.

They are still delicious.

A place called Logan's Roadhouse in Manassas, VA servers them like that. They come in a metal bucket and are really good also

We just had a Logans open about a mile from our house..sounds like I need to visit!

Yes, that's my favorite place for ribeyes without going to one of these outrageously priced places.

Aye. Logan's make the good, not-uber-expensive, ribeye.

 

[arrfep]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Um, they messed up on that order...having worked there...I don't know why it looks like that.

I spent 3 years working at one and while on average they went out looking like the picture, if it was busy and the fry cook dropped an onion that split in the oil...the end result sometime put shame to even that Consumerist picture. I would seriously be ashamed to serve the damn things.

On a side note...check out the Nutritional Info on that badboy:

 

[Phokus]

Originally posted by: arrfep

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Um, they messed up on that order...having worked there...I don't know why it looks like that.

I spent 3 years working at one and while on average they went out looking like the picture, if it was busy and the fry cook dropped an onion that split in the oil...the end result sometime put shame to even that Consumerist picture. I would seriously be ashamed to serve the damn things.

On a side note...check out the Nutritional Info on that badboy:

ZOMG, almost 3000 calories

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: Phokus

Originally posted by: arrfep

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
Um, they messed up on that order...having worked there...I don't know why it looks like that.

I spent 3 years working at one and while on average they went out looking like the picture, if it was busy and the fry cook dropped an onion that split in the oil...the end result sometime put shame to even that Consumerist picture. I would seriously be ashamed to serve the damn things.

On a side note...check out the Nutritional Info on that badboy:

ZOMG, almost 3000 calories

Does anyone really finish it on their own? Sometimes I'll order it but I'll maybe only finish about a 1000 calories worth.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Awesome.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

from reading the comments, due to the lack of large onions because of drought conditions, they are temporarily using 2 or 3 smaller onions and giving them the same treatment. That is the result.

:rolleyes;

 

[0roo0roo]

never mind the onion sh*ts. lol no one eats the whole thing themself

 

[bearxor]

I've never had one look like that, but they don't hold a candle to a Bloomin' Onion from outback taste-wise.