Summer Of Steak: LongHorn – Davie

Loved everything about this place! Will be coming back soon.

This was my first time going to a private Unilocal elite event where you can’t bring a guest so it was extra special to me, and the staff and people that were there definitely made it memorable.
We were so spoiled with food! All the other reviews can tell you what was served, but from my personal experience it was the people that made the difference. With family style seating and large portions, it made it easy to «break bread» and make new friends. You get a sense of welcomeness from the staff there, Beth and her team were super friendly and attentive.
I enjoyed the time Beth and her team took to describe the different cuts of meats and introduce new items from the menu to the party. Blue is always an amazing host, making sure everything ran smoothly and putting together the activities to make it more fun and exciting. It’s nice to be at an event where taking pictures of the food is actually welcomed: P
The special menu and reccommendations made it easy to follow and choose from. The appetizers were amazing, my favorite was the sweet corn fritters, grilled chicken tortilla soup and I had the smoky garlic outlaw ribeye cooked to perfection with a side of mac and cheese. I also had to add the strawberry margarita drink to my order because it was so good looking! It definitely was a good choice and very tasty. For dessert, the blueberry lemon-​butter cake was surprisingly delicious, I didn’t expect to like that more than the chocolate stampede but the warm ooey gooey cake texture topped it off. There was so much food and good people around, I went home with a euphoric cloud around me. Happy to attend and experience good food, good people and a good time!

Am I the only one thinking about my next visit for Longhorn?
This was my first Unilocal event that involves an intense amount of food, an event many of my Unilocal friends have warned me about. COME HUNGRY– which I did. I was wondering how this event was going to be organized but it definitely worked out and ran smoothly. There was two long tables side-​by-​side. We grabbed our name tags and choose our seats. I sat with my new friends and we were introduced to the manager of the location who was extremely knowledgeable. She has been with LongHorn 10+ years and you can see her love of the company truly.
Now for the food… it just kept coming. We were able to get one adult beverage which I choose to have the strawberry margarita. SO GOOD. It was rimmed with sugar and they gave you the shaker full so you basically get 3 margaritas because you keep filling up. We started with appetizers that were shared among the table, two of each kind per table so everyone got plenty. All of them were good but wow the wild west shrimp was my favorite! I kept going for more. Next was our choice of a salad. The salads they gave weren’t sample sizes. They were full on large salads and boy is Longhorns version of croutons is amazing. Sweet & warm. I think i ate mostly the croutons and the bacon in the salad. Someone had to remind me that we still had our entrée to eat! Even though the filet mignon wasn’t offered on our menu, the waiter said he would hook me up and he did! I got a juicy filet mignon with mash potatoes. It was tender and juicy with flavor. I was only able to get through half of it but they notified us we were able to take it home to enjoy the next day so I took advantage of this.
Dessert! Chocolate stampede and lemon blueberry poundcake. The chocolate stampede had 4 chocolates in it and my fav was the mousse part. I even took home some dessert which, you know, I enjoyed the next day extremely happy.
In the middle of all this food, they gave us a background on the meat that followed up with a mini quiz to win a prize. I had been given the answer sheet! I wrote «I won» on top but they weren’t too happy and made me retake the quiz :(I should have probably memorized all the answers because I didn’t even end up winning LOL.
Blue really knows how to put on a event. I have been impressed with every single event I have attended. Thank you Blue for being awesome creating such events & being awesome at the actual event. A lot of people would be stressed being in charge of large parties and if you are stressed, know that nobody can even tell lol! Events are always great mingling with other Unilocalers so thank you for making this one great along with all the food– Sherri W., Michael C, Barby M, and Elizabeth C.
Catch me at Longhorn sometime this week because I can’t stop thinking about the shrimp and that margarita!

Holy moly, so this is how kings eat! We were wined & dined by a restaurant that was so close that we could’ve walked to. The wait staff, especially Stan, was informative, friendly & very competent.
I decided to start the even with a frozen strawberry piña colada. It was made to perfection… smooth…and very refreshing. Then I decided to go out of my safety zone and try my 1^st martini… a watermelon trust martini with a sugar rim. It was awesome. So good that I am looking forward to going back just to get this drink again!
Now on to the food… I switched the house salad to a Caesar salad which I really enjoyed especially the incredible croutons. Unfortunately for an appetizer I had Wildwest were in the peppers (way too spicy for me), fried green tomatoes which were ok and some really good corn fritters. I decided to get the garlic & tomato Outlaw steak with the garlic & tomato sauce on the side. The steak was HUGE, flavorful and cooked to perfection. I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS STEAK!
I didn’t eat too much of the chocolate stampede and none of the other desert.
Blue, you have outdone yourself once again… I really hope you continue to have amazing elite events such as this one… I feel very fortunate to be invited to go. Thank you!

Davie was the place to be in the BPB last Monday and Summer of Steak @ LongHorn was a 5 star event that redefines a delicious family style dinner party. Hosted by Blue and Bethany and her team, we were treated to a steak a most educational and tasty experience. Started the night with a glass of Cab… bowls of lemons and limes were on every table along w a warm sliced round loaf of bread and butter.
Then came the appetizers: fried green tomatoes, sweet corn fritters, brew pub pretzel sticks, and Wild West shrimp. All were amazing. The texture of the tomatoes was chewy and crisp, while the pretzel sticks were warm and soft… I absolutely love a good salty savory pretzel. The sweet corn fritters were served w a creamy dipping sauce that made each bite extra savory. Loved the fried shrimp w pepper slivers all around. I chose the beefsteak tomato and bacon salad, one of LH’s Summer Showcase featured dishes. Amazing tangy dressing w cornbread croutons and bacon, plus big juicy sliced tomato topped w shredded mozzarella cheese. A very generous portion that filled me up.
Next came a quick lesson in steak cuts and a pop quiz. I wrote my name on my paper and got to work. ⁷⁄₁₀ won me one sweet prize of Unilocal swag– a coffee thermos that will accompany me everywhere from now on.
Dinner time, and at this point the the Smokey garlic outlaw ribeye showed up and it was 18 ounces of tender juicy meat cooked as requested just perfectly. I chose the. Steakhouse Mac n cheese, there signature side it was cheesy, creamy, carby deliciousness in every bite!
Dessert was pure decadence in the form of a chocolate stampede, two slices of cake with ice cream and chocolate everywhere. Equally delicious was the blueberry lemon butter cake w agley frosting that was so very good. Overall an amazing first time LongHorn experience for me and one that will keep me coming back for more. Yeehaw! Thank you to everyone that coordinated this amazing event and served up a memorable night in BPB dinner history!!!

ah meat! i always toy with the idea of giving you up and then events like this happen and i reconsider and realize it’ll never happen. sitting down with some new and familiar faces, the servers were friendly fast and attentive, a la crème glass and a half to start with, warm delicious bread and butter, the flood of apps, fried green tomatoes bein the winner, close second pretzel sticks, then the schrimp. i shoulda stopped there bc i was already feelin full, but no, gluttony is a bia, and off we go to the beefsteak (!) tomato, bacon and freakin fried cornbread croûton salad, ridiculous. i ate the whole freakin thing and i hate croutons (wtf stale bread) and for the main event, a flinstone steak equivalent of an 18 oz ribeye smothered in buttery tomatoey garlicy sauce and a fully loaded idaho (no you da hoe) potato, dessert was almost unable to be tasted, but i mustered up the courage to try a bite of each, the lemony blueberry cake reminded me of something from a polish bakery, hit home, the chocolate ice cream goodness, you can never go wrong with. this event fed me for 2+ days, i am grateful for Unilocal the places i discover the food and booze in my belly, but always the people i cross paths with matter most! gracias blue and longhorn!

The greatest events are not always the ones that we attend just to enjoy just the food, ambience and service. The greatest events are often the ones where a place like Longhorn and a great long term, successful management team gives you something extra and special: THE STORY BEHIND THE COMPANY. Thanks to Longhorn and a very special part of the Management team, Bethanie Holland who after 11 years with Longhorn, moved her way up to a Managing Partner with a lot to offer her company. Well, Bethanie offered a lot to us this night by giving us the history of Longhorn and her move up to the top. For sake of not making this review too long, one incredible piece of information: Longhorn almost went bust back in 1982 until a big snowstorm saved them because they were the only hospitable place for people to eat during that storm. This was the real beginning of their road to success.
I can understand why everyone said this will be one of Blue’s greatest events. Blue and Beth really organized a perfect night. We all were seated on 2 large tables and their was a special Davie Unilocal Event menu for us to try various apps, tapas, and then finally the highlight of the evening, their steaks. The servers were always there throughout the night making sure we were enjoying our dinner choices and helping us when we had questions. I really thought it was a special touch to have a plate of Limes and Lemons on the table, very well displayed on a bed of lettuce and olives. Great touch. This event was not as much to me about the drinks, but the food, and believe it or not, the Starters were just as good as the great steaks they serve. We started out with Fried Green Tomatoes, Sweet Corn Fritters, their Wild West Shrimp and what I thought was the highlight, the Brew Pub Pretzel Sticks. Right out of the oven, they were so thick and tasty when you dipped them in the sauce. The Fried Green Tomatoes were better than what I even experienced. I really had to pace myself to make room for the steak, and after reading how much food there was at the other Longhorn events, I made it a point to taste a little of each. I definitely could of eaten more of the Wild West Shrimp. After these starters I thought I would get away from the norm regarding the salads and order the Beefsteak Tomato and Bacon Salad. The highlight: the home made Croutons; large croutons which were still warm from the kitchen. That with the wrapped bacon on the side and the freshest beefsteak tomatoes, made this a winner.
As we were enjoying all these great dishes we got another large presentation from Beth on the 4 various steaks that they were serving. All the steaks were presented on a nice garnished tray all labeled so we could identify the different cuts. This was our next learning experience from Beth and we all had to be attentive enough to take a Quiz on what we learned, but I have to admit, between picture taking, posting social media on Longhorn and eating, I missed a lot, so I am sure it must have been quite funny reading my quiz answers. We had a contest on the most answers correct on the quiz and was glad to see that Sherry W. won that one.. Getting back to the steaks, their were 4 cuts; their famous Outlaw Rib Eye, Filet, 8 oz Sirloin and the 10 oz Strip. I had to have their favorite Outlaw Rib Eye. I ordered it Medium, but it did come more medium rare, which I did not mind because the flavor was outstanding, which Rib Eyes normally have that bone in, and marbling which gives it such great flavor.(I did learn something, ya know.) Most of all this was a very juicy steak. This steak is really what is going to bring me back. My wife had the nice tender Filet with a side of asparagus. I ordered their highly recommended Steakhouse Mac and Cheese. This was not any mac and cheese dish, large pieces of macaroni, outstanding cheese, baked and touched off in the broiler to give it a little browning on the top A very nice touch Longhorn does is serving their home made table side steak sauce, made with smoky garlic, orange peels and rosemary.
Leave it to Longhorn to have 2 amazing deserts, check out the pictures of the Blueberry Lemon Buttercake and the AMAZING Chocolate Stampede. Way to finish off the evening, wow.
Leave it to Blue, there was so many fun things also to do during this event, the quiz, a social media contest which Julie R. won, nice going Julie, you are really getting good at the pictures now. Glad you were at my table too. Actually I was glad to enjoy this event as one of the top events yet with ALL my friends to get a great education about Longhorn and the different cuts of meat they served.
Blue, I don’t know how you do it, really, but just when it seems to be great, it only gets better. This, so far, was the highlight of the Summer of Steak Promotion.
Thanks to Blue and Bethanie, and Longhorn for going out of your way to make this top notch.

This event was fabulous and fed me for three days after. So much delicious food provided by Longhorn Steakhouse in Davie.
The wait staff was amazing. They came around right after we were seated and took our drink orders. Longhorn now carries La Crema wines, my favorite, so that’s what I ordered. First round was appetizers. Wild west shrimp, fried green tomatoes with goat cheese (yum), corn fritters and pretzel sticks with beer cheese. All I can say is that they went fast. I tried a little of everything and I would order them all again. The tomatoes were my favorite.
In between apps and salad we learned about the steaks Longhorn serves from Beth, the managing partner. She was great and had a lot of good information for us. It was nice to learn about the company and I gained some good steak knowledge. Lots of fun pictures were taken with the tray of steaks they brought around for the presentation. We even had a quiz for prizes, yes a quiz. I tried to remember everything Beth had told us but unfortunately I was concentrating to hard on all the delicious food and got a few answers wrong.
Next came the salad or soup course. I chose the Beefsteak Tomato Bacon Salad. It had nice, ripe tomatoes with crispy bacon and the best fried cornbread croutons. Half of it came home with me because it was a big salad and I had to save room for steak.
Now the best part, the steak. We had the option of steak, chicken or fish. I picked the huge 18oz. Outlaw ribeye with garlic and a loaded baked potato. OMG amazing. Tender and juicy and cooked to a perfect medium rare. I ate as much as I could and still took home enough of the steak for two more meals. It was just as delicious the next day when I sliced it and added it to my leftover salad.
The last course was dessert. Our little corner of the table got to try both the gigantic Chocolate Stampede and the Blueberry Lemon Butter Cake. I love the Chocolate Stampede with it’s chocolate mousse and vanilla ice cream; but, the Blueberry Lemon Cake won this course. It’s a warm blueberry butter cake filled with lemon custard, served with vanilla cream sauce and fresh blueberries. If I wasn’t so full from the rest of the meal I easily could have eaten the whole thing by myself.
This was another awesome night. I had a delicious meal and got name-​tagged from everyone. Huge thank you to Beth and her wonderful staff and; of course, to Blue. Can’t wait for the next one.

I had never been to a longhorn until this event! Now I’m upset I’ve been missing out all these years on such great food! I enjoyed learning about the different cuts of meat. I went with the smokey garlic ribeye. It was so juicy and flavorful! Of course, I had to take most of it and the Mac and cheese home since I had eaten all the yummy apps and salad.
I enjoyed meeting some new Unilocalers and getting to know current Unilocal friends better. I like the sit down venue and small number of people… it really enables you to get to know people better.
The desserts were amazing too! I’m a huge fan of the chocolate stampede. This was a well organized event and the staff did a great job.

Sooooo much food! Wow. There were appetizers, salads, soups, sides, desserts, and STEAK. And not just a little steak, a LOT of steak. I’m talking about so much steak that I took home left overs. I’m not sure if any of you know me that well, but I’m not a ‘leftovers’ kind of guy.
The appetizers were awesome. My favorite were probably the shrimp, but the pretzels were a close second.
The soup was awesome. They weren’t lying when they said it was spicy. I’m definitely a fan of spice.
I really enjoyed the desserts and the macaroni and cheese was excellent! The highlight was definitely the steak. I LOVE rib eye. I love it so much that I usually don’t trust restaurants to cook it the way I like it, so I won’t order it. Longhorn cooked this steak perfectly. Medium rare to a ‘T.’ The sauce was tasty.
To be honest I’m not usually a chain restaurant guy, but Longhorn breaks the mold. I do really like that it seems they treat their employees very well and promote from within. That’s always a nice added touch.

Well well I certainly did get a taste… Or more… Of why this event was voted the best CMYE 2 years ago!
Since I know it was summer of steak, I knew all too well to wear a really loose shirt so long that it would be able to cover my pants if I ever needed to unbutton my pants and that’s exactly what happened…
I am trying to remember all the highlights from this event because I’m still recovering from my food coma.
One, the food. DUH.
When they came out with the key West shrimp, pretzel sticks and fried tomato with goat cheese, I couldn’t help myself but quickly grab and stuff my mouth.
It was so goooodd even paired perfect with their amazing strawberry margarita with sugar on the rim!
It is no question why their key west shrimp is popular.
Also, surprisingly for me, that fried tomato with goat cheese was impressively good!!! I hate veggies especially tomatoes but damn… I can’t deny. Strongly recommend getting!
Also, the steak.
AS BIG AS MY FACE.
DROWNED not drizzled, in this beautiful garlic tomato sauce.
With Mac n cheese on the side
Imagine an 18 oz I ordered for Lil olé me. It was delicious and tender but I couldn’t finish it!
Stuffed as I was, there was always room for dessert!
Oh it certainly was a stampede, Longhorns chocolate stampede and incredibly delicious. The mousse was just crazy good.
But you know what was a real treat too? The service and steak education.
Seriously I don’t know how Blue picks the right location with the right people to represent their business and make us have one heck of a good time.
The staff was so on point even one of their waiters addresses me by my name.
Plus the ambience was perfect. And I got to have awesome convos with Sam and Bowie.
The steak education was so informational and I thought it was really important to have that but unfortunately there was a little quiz and to no surprise I failed lol. That was pretty fun and interactive.
It was definitely an awesome event! Thank you Blue and the staff for organizing this!
When I think of this event, I only have pictures of steak in my head and a lot of laughs! Thank you!
Food 5 — Me 0

What a great night filled with fun people, good conversation and yummy food. So much food that my left overs turned into TWO additional meals.
For starters, we were served pretzel sticks, fried green tomatoes, corn fritters and Longhorn’s Wild West shrimp. The shrimp was my favorite and I heard they serve it as tacos as well, so hopefully I can come back for those some time.
Next I had the beefsteak tomato and bacon salad. It tasted fresh and the dressing had a reminiscent flavor of bacon bits. Weird I know, but so delicious. I don’t have red meat very often so for the night I had to try the Smokey Garlic 18oz ribeye. Can we talk about the size of this slab of meat for a moment — it was bigger than my head! The ribeye was yummy and flavorful, although personally I could have used more garlic. For my side, I broke away from the pack and ordered the loaded baked potato which was also delish. I love sour cream with my potato.
Dessert…OMG! I thought I’d be all over the Chocolate Stampede as I’m a chocoholic but the Lemon Custard cake hit the spot. The custard was sweet and a bit tart flowing over the moist warm cake = heaven!
I really enjoy these types of events as I get to sit and talk with new and old friends. It was fun meeting and talking to Sue B. Because of her I have a new sushi restaurant I need to try, yay! I also learned a valuable lesson this night from Savanna — wear your eating pants to Unilocal events.
Thanks to Blue and Longhorn for an amazing event. Stan was our server and went above and beyond to make our night fantastic. Thank you guys so much, I had a great time!

First off– I am still full from this event, that’s how much food I consumed, and good food too.
What’s fun about the Longhorn series is that while we are there to learn about the steaks, we really get to learn about each other. Often my favorite events are the sit down and eat events. This way, I can learn about my fellow Unilocalers and maybe meet a new friend.
Everything that Longhorn provided was amazing. The pretzels and fried green tomatoes were my favorite apps. I enjoyed the beefsteak and bacon salad but if I had to choose, I’m going with the fried green tomatoes.
The 18 ounce ribeye was pure heaven. How could you not love it? The Mac and cheese was so cheesy it made me weep with happiness (says a lot about me, doesn’t it?)
The entire Longhorn staff was amazing. Our server Amy was stellar. And Stan, well I could write a review just on Stan himself (ok, I’m in love). They were on top of everything.
One of these years I’m gonna put my drink down and learn about these steaks so I can win a prize! One day. Maybe in a few years.
Thanks Blue, this was one event that definitely was, «well done». See what I did there?

I was certainly blown away from this awesome event Blue put together. This was hands down the best one yet. I’m not a huge fan of meat but I throughly enjoyed this restuarent Long Horn.
We got there a little early so we just sat in the lobby and chatted with all the other Unilocalers. They did seat us at 7 sharp with two long tables of 10.
They started with drinks. I ordered a high quality cabernet. I was pleasently surprised that they had such a great cab on their menu. A good Cab by the glass is something you don’t see that often as a selection of wines by the glass.
They then brought out apps which were fried green tomatoes that were better then the ones I had in Savannah Ga. Second there was sweet corn fritters, wild west shrimp, and their famous brew pub pretzels sticks that were awesome.
They offered two different salads and a soup, I picked the the tomato and bacon salad. I figured I could always have a mixed green salad anytime. The tomatos were ripe and the bacon and the sweet croutons that were homemede gave it a nice touch.
The managing partner gave us steak education and then we took a little quiz. Didn’t win but Sherry at our table did win… go Sherry!
Now for the main course. Four differnt cuts of meat plus one chicken dish and one fish. I opt for the filet which was so tender and buttery, I loved it. I ordered for my side dish fresh steamed asparagus and they were done perfectly. They also offered corn on cob, baked potato, mac and cheese, rice, and mashed potato and broccoli so there was plently to those from.
To end our meal for desert they had a blueberry lemon butter cake that was yummy, and a chocolate stampede that was crazy rich but oh so worth it.
The staff was friendly and did an amazing job serving us. I think Long Horn just made a new customer. Would come back anytime. Thank you Blue for including me in this special event!

Well I definitely woke up in a food coma, or maybe it was a margarita haze lol, but either way, it’s all thanks to LongHorn and most amazing evening.
2 years ago we got to do a similar LongHorn event and it’s no surprise that it was voted best CMYE of the year, so doing it again was AMAZING!
The evening started off with some bread and drinks, which amused me to see that the bread to be shared between Jeanne, Dorothea, Kim and myself wasn’t even touched, lol clearly we had other eating in mind. Dorothea and I opted for wine (the long pour clearly) but after sampling Jeanne’s amazing Chipotle Peach Margarita we made the switch. That drink has me ready to go back today (ok I’ll hold off a bit, but VERY soon) as it was the perfect mix of sweet and spicy.
Appetizers came out next and we happily enjoyed Fried Green Tomatoes, Crispy Fried Shrimp, Pretzel Sticks and Corn Fritters while Bethanie gave us some of the history behind LongHorn and some steak-​ucation for the upcoming quiz. Again, I would seriously go back tonight for those Fried Green Tomatoes, which in my opinion were perfection. You can’t go wrong with goat cheese on anything in my opinion. Second fav, the shrimp for sure, which combined with the slices of pepper gave them the perfect amount of heat. Third fav, the corn fritters which were perfectly deep fried and came with a great dipping sauce.
Next up, the quiz, which I swear last time I aced and got no prize, this time I got 2 wrong which was still good enough for a prize and I took home a new piece of swag — the Unilocal coffee thermos! SCORE! I have to note that I had a pretty good view of Christine grading the quizzes and she was cracking up. Not sure what kind of foolishness the rest of you guys wrote, but she was sure amused lol.
Soups/​Salads came out as our second course and it seemed pretty unanimous that Unilocalers like beefsteak tomatoes (or maybe they like bacon on the their salads). The beefsteak tomato salad was fresh and light, but somehow I managed to stop eating it at the half way point and prepped for my steak.
If you know me, you know Ribeyes = Savanna heaven, so of course I had to take the challenge and order the 18oz bone-​in Outlaw Ribeye (without the garlic sauce). If you know steak, you know it’s best to order anything with a bone-​in one temperature cooler than you normally go, so I decreased my standard medium-​rare down to rare, which meant it was nice and rare right at the bone, and perfectly medium-​rare on the outer edges. Seriously, this streak was amazing. I could have eaten the whole thing but decided to do the responsible thing and take half home for lunch today… especially after Kim T. noted that the steak was bigger than her head lol. Because fatness is my new thing I had to get the mac and cheese as my side which was amazing as well. Can’t say enough good things about this entrée!
Oh and almost forgot the table side steak sauce. I’m really not a steak sauce fan but I decided to give this another try and this time loved it (although my «doctoring» of it by adding a few squeezes of lemon may have helped).
As if that wasn’t enough the night capped off with dessert — the Chocolate Stampede cake and the Lemon Custard cake. Since the stampede ended up right in front of me to start I began with that, but Dorothea let me know how amazing the Lemon Custard cake was and that I had to try it before it got cold… she was right! That cake was the perfect combination of light and fluffy with warmth and lemony flavor! It may have actually ended up as my favorite!
Huge thanks to Blue (so sorry I disappointed you by not eating it all lol). Highly likely that this will be CMYE of the year again, although right now in my margarita haze I can’t remember what other CMYEs I’ve been to this year lol (blame it on the al, al, alcohol!).
Even bigger thanks to LongHorn for hosting us. I loved the staff’s participation by wearing name tags and loved their interaction with us. It was pretty clear that everyone who works at LongHorn is extremely proud to work for such a successful company!

I’m pretty sure I gained 5 lbs last night… But God was it worth it!
Longhorn Steakhouse Davie and Blue treated us to the most wonderful evening last night. I’m still smiling from ear to ear over all the delicious food and fun with new friends. The night started with bread and drink orders. I skipped the bread because I new I was in it for the long haul. For my drink I decided on the black and blue margarita. That thing was super tasty! And better yet, it was HUGE. It even came with a shaker full of a second helping! Win!
For apps we shared pretzel sticks, fried shrimp, fried green tomatoes, and corn fritters. Every single appetizer was out of this world. I especially loved the shrimp, it had such a nice spicy kick from the sliced peppers that were mixed in, and the pretzel sticks. Oh GOD the pretzel sticks. The way to my heart is a soft pretzel. I have loved them since childhood, and I will continue to love them until the day I die… Ok, enough about soft pretzels, I’m making my mouth water just thinking about them.
The next part of the evening was a very informative presentation by the Managing Partner, Bethanie. We were treated to Longhorn’s historical background (I had no idea they almost failed as a business way back when!) and a presentation about the different cuts of steak they grill. After Bethanie’s presentation we were given a steak quiz. I really wish I had been paying better attention because I did not do well at all. I’m going to blame my black and blue margarita. The top scorers all received some awesome prizes; I believe they were Unilocal thermoses.
After the quiz, soups and salads were passed out. I ordered the beefsteak tomato and bacon salad. It was a very tasty salad and I especially loved the cornbread croutons. I hate to say it, but I barely touched my salad– I just ate the important things, you know the bacon and croutons… I was trying to save room for the steak, duh!
Best part of the evening was when we got our entrees. I ordered the NY strip with mac and cheese. I was highly considering getting the outlaw ribeye, but after asking Bethanie for advice I decided on the NY Strip. I’m not a huge fan of super fatty meat, and Bethanie said she wasn’t either. She suggested I stay away from the ribeye and order the strip instead. I’m glad I did! the strip was wonderful. Grilled perfectly! I will definitely order the same on my next visit to Longhorn :).
By this point in the evening I was honestly ready to go home. I was in major food coma mode. But wait! I forgot about dessert! I had to sample the chocolate stampede and the lemon butter cake. Man were they both delicious! I only managed to eat a bite of each– such a disappointment to my dessert-​loving self, but I just couldn’t fit any more in!
Such an awesome night! I loved every moment of it! Thank you, thank you, thank you to Bethanie and her wonderful staff and of course to our awesome CM, Blue. I’m sure I will be dreaming about this event for days and months to come!

There’s just no way to describe the hospitality that we felt at Longhorn.
Once again, Blue orchestrated a fabulous event, full of great food, drinks and fun with friends. But, he couldn’t have done it without the amazing staff at Longhorn.
Lets start with the drinks. I ordered a smoky peach margarita with a rim of chipotle salt. I like to venture out at an event like this, so I left my comfort zone and went with this unusual sounding concoction. It was amazing, a perfect balance of sweet and salty with a bit of heat for interest. I shared some sips with friends at the table and the next thing I knew, everyone was following suit.
Next came the appetizers. My mom used to make fried green tomatoes and I hated them. Maybe it was just a kid thing and I figured that tomatoes were supposed to be red. These were delightful. They had just the right amount of crispy, flavorful coating and the tomatoes were fried until just crisp tender. The western shrimp were also done just right. I could have eaten the whole platter. Then there was the hot pretzel sticks and the yummy, sweet corn fritters, again with a bit of heat.
Next up was the salad. I opted for the beefsteak tomato and bacon (you know you can’t turn down bacon) salad. Huge slices of tomatoes, covered with shredded cheese set on top of a bed of fresh lettuce covered with a tangy dressing. There were several slices of crispy bacon and some really unique sweet cornbread croutons that were a unique accent.
Steak time — yep, that’s why we all came. I ordered the smoky garlic ribeye. 18 oz. of fresh beef, done to picture perfect medium rare, leaving it juicy and flavorful. It was accompanied by a rich and cheesy macaroni and cheese that was dotted with tasty bacon.
Did someone say dessert? Of course! The warm lemon cake with lemon custard was light and tender with a summery lemon flavor, spotted with fresh blueberries. Then there was the chocolate stampede cake with vanilla bean ice cream. SEVEN kinds of chocolate in this recipe, need I say more?
For entertainment, we had some education on Longhorn and steak in general, followed by a pop quiz and prizes. I managed to snag a rare Unilocal coffee travel mug! It will match our red car perfectly, LOL.
Overall, an event doesn’t get better than this. Thanks so much to our beloved Blue and the staff of Longhorn for making tonight possible!

Beyond a five star event thank you Blue and Longhorn !!
Low key, incognito Unilocal check in in the back of the Longhorn, Blue had our badges ready to stick on and scan our party passes.
Two long family style tables set up for us Unilocalers, and the same as two years ago I sat beside Andrew V and Monika, which makes for an entertaining night.
Tons of lemon and lime wedges set up on the table for our waters, the waiter took our drink orders.
Out came the warm bread and butter, and not long after the crispy Wild West Shrimp (wow so good! My pic didn’t load), fried green tomatoes with goat cheese was a big winner, hush puppies, pretzel sticks and beer cheese sauce to compliment, and there were still more courses coming up.
Choice of soup or salad I ordered the Beefsteak Tomato Bacon cheese salad. It had a southwestern ranch dressing and fried cornbread croutons, thick slices of tomatoes, crispy bacon strips, and topped with shredded cheese. Really yummy, and I boxed half to-​go, gotta save room.
There were a few contests held, I tried to win the Instagram post contest, but no luck :(I was practically anti social trying to post online the whole event.
The main course I chose the hearty Ribeye, and this time I chose the new garlic version medium-​rare of course. Tender buttery steak, perfect temperature, a vinegary, grape tomato sauce, not garlicky at all, no worries about the kiss goodbye or close talking here.
I accompanied the perfect steak with the Mac and cheese. Creamy spirals of noodles, gooey cheese and a crispy broiled crust. Haven’t had yummy Mac and cheese like this for a long time! :)
Ahh sweet dessert! Out came the chocolate stampede cake, which is one of my fav chocolate cakes! Mousse layers of chocolate, chocolate cake bottom, chocolate shavings on top, served with ice cream and whipped cream. I’ve ordered this dessert to-​go a few times after the Longhorn event in the past, decadent.
A lemon cake was served worth fresh blueberries. This reminded me of a lemon seed poppy muffin minus the poppy seeds. Light and fresh it’s how I would describe this dessert, and surprisingly delish (and I’m a chocolate fan).
The staff did a fantastic job at keeping things clean, glasses filled, and took away left-​overs and bagged them for our future dining pleasure. Our orders were tended to a few times after receiving them making sure everything was to perfection. Thank you!
Great seeing my Unilocal friends again. Savannah looking fab as always, Joan and Sue my fav, sat beside some great company which brings things up a notch.
Had the best time, thanks Blue a top All Time Unilocal event I’m sure.
Longhorn is a gracious host, thank you for your hospitality, I will come back soon.

Spoiled again… by none other than Blue, our fabulous CM! I have not been to event in a while and I am glad I picked this super fabulous, delicious event to attend. We have been to the Davie Longhorn quite a few times before, as we are Davie locals, but this time Longhorn truly outdid itself!
Every course was strong. My favorite app was the Wild West Shrimp. It was nice to have it the usual way, with the heat, since my men usually make us order it sans peppers. The Bavarian Pretzel was great too… hot, soft, and a bit chewy. For the salad course most at our table had the Beefsteak Tomato & Bacon Salad. The tomatoes were very fresh and the croutons had a tinge of sweetness. They just melted in your mouth. Definitely a winner! Others at the table said the Grilled Chicken Tortilla Soup was very tasty!
For the entrée, there was a choice of four cuts of steak, Parmesan Crusted Chicken, and Citrus Salmon. You also got to choose a side of a starch or veggie. Not being a steak lover, I chose the Salmon. It was seasoned well, cooked perfectly, and delicious. The broccoli was also cooked and flavored just right. I would be happy to go to Longhorn and order this duo again. Husband ordered the Outlaw Ribeye and a Sweet Potato and said they were absolutely delicious. I skipped dessert but both the Chocolate Stampede and Blueberry Lemon Butter Cake looked amazing. Everyone seemed to enjoy their dinners immensely!
The evening was not all about eating though. We did get a «steak education» by the Longhorn manager. Unfortunately, I think I failed the quiz that came soon after. However, we did have some lucky winners who must have been paying better attention than me (or knew a lot more about steak to begin with!) So congrats to all the quiz winners (and the Grand Prize Winner, Sherry) and the social media winners who won fabulous prizes!
Thank you to Blue for setting up this super fantastic event and also having to endure four steak dinners. Thanks also to the management and entire staff at Longhorn. You were awesome!
Of course, it was great seeing old and new Unilocal friends! I think so sometimes I forget how much fun it is to see everyone! So maybe it won’t be another five months before my next event…

Blue invited me to Bethanie’s house — she married into the Darden family 11 years ago and proudly represents them at their LongHorn house in Davie. Ok, she’s a managing partner and not formally married to Darden but you wouldn’t know it from her actions.
She devoted a good section of the restaurant for her dinner party with her new Unilocal friends. Her extended family of servers, busers and others chatted with us as they decorated our tables with platters of tasty food and icy drinks.
This wasn’t just a restaurant presenting dishes. This was one of the most hospitable dinner parties I’ve ever attended through Unilocal.My server, Stan, was more of a tour guide than server. He ushered me towards seasonal delights, like the heirloom tomato salad. He hooked me up with a traditional vodka Moscow Mule (a drink Sylvia introduced me to a few Unilocal events ago!) instead of the bourbon one on their menu. Stan packed my leftovers, kept hubby’s steakhouse burger to-​go warm, engaged me in conversation whenever he passed our table, and was more of a dinner companion than a server on the fly. Marcos joined in on the fun when we took pics — he was hands on and totally into the party!
Beth proudly shared her experience as an employee who moved up the ranks into management. She was genuinely excited when she discussed the menu items and spoke with authority about their cuts of steak. We took a 2 minute test after her presentation and while I didn’t correctly answer all the questions, I did earn a Unilocal travel mug! Yeah, baby!!!
I LOVED the sweet and crunchy corn fritters, the fresh tomato taste of the fried green tomato appetizers and the brew pub pretzel sticks. Oh yes I did. The bacon and tomato in the seasonal salad was worth the space in my stomach but I took most of it to go so I could enjoy the PERFECTLY grilled mid rare Outlaw ribeye steak. It was seasoned right — not too salty or peppery, but the perfect blend to accompany the meat flavor and grill taste. The mac and cheese was good too.
The chocolate stampede was aptly named because that’s what happened when the platter was put on the table. Unilocalers pushed into one another to snap pics of the standing triangles of cake and chocolate sauce drizzled over ice cream mounds. Water was spilling, forks and spoons were clanging and arms were pushed across people’s faces. You’d never know we just ate 4 appetizers, salad and steak with sides! We also had buttery lemon pound cake with lemon cream — a super-​moist seasonal dessert garnished with fresh, juicy blueberries. Both were great desserts but the Stampede was chocolate heaven.
I loved seeing my Unilocal friends and making new ones (Dorothea and Kim — see you at Yuzu soon I hope!). I broke bread with people I hold dear. I laughed and joked with people I’ve only virtually communicated with until tonight. I got to tell Blue how wonderful he is — and how he alone has heightened my social life and personal joy. Thank you for the Unilocal swag and fun night!
So Blue, between you and Beth, I’m still smiling about tonight. Thanks for making Monday night spectacular! I’m taking my family to LongHorn soon so we can replicate tonight’s experience — well at least a couple of appetizers, entrees and desserts of it!