Longhorn Steak House

We like going to a steakhouse for a lunch time burger. Generally speaking a decent steakhouse, even a chain, is going to offer up a good quality piece of beef out of which they make their burger. So when the opportunity presented itself, we stopped in and grabbed a table at Longhorn Steak House.

Founded in 1981 in Atlanta as Longhorn Steaks Restaurant and Saloon, Longhorn now has over 435 locations throughout the U.S. and in Puerto Rico. In fact, there are seven in the Greater Cincinnati and Dayton area. To find the one nearest to you, go to their website at http://www.longhornsteakhouse.com/. Just don't be surprised if that little music loop that plays doesn't drive you crazy before you can find out where you want to go.

This isn't a fast food joint, it gives off the air of a mid-scale family restaurant, a true steakhouse. In addition to the steaks they offer up a full menu of meals for every member of the family. But we were there at lunch and we wanted one thing: burgers.

Burgers

We each ordered the basic Steakhouse Burger which is a half pound of Angus beef cooked to the chef's specifications (as though we, the consumers, didn't know how we wanted it fixed) and served on a fresh brioche bun.

As is the case with all steak houses, the burger is a bit expensive, some might say even over priced. That holds with Longhorn. But to their credit, the quality of meat they use is very, very good and though we weren't allowed to decide on how rare or well done it was, came out close to what we would have probably chosen. 

The bottom line on any burger is the taste and this one tasted good. No, it isn't up there with our favorites but it is one of the better chain burgers we've had in a while. If you're curious and have never had a Longhorn burger, and you don't mind paying for the privileged, you should check them out some time for lunch. If you're going for dinner, we suggest that you dive into one of those Porterhouse beauties.