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I ordered the sirloin dinner, I asked for my steak to be cooked medium, it came out looking extremely rare, and it didn't even look like real steak. I took a ***, and the consistency was not of real steak.

I had a manager take the steak back, only to return it a little more browned, but still rare. I told the manager that it didn't look right, and asked for a new steak. They brought a new "fake steak", as rare as the first one. I took a *** while the manager stayed and asked me how it was, I told him it was still not right, my husband insisted it was ok.

The manager left the table. I asked the waitress for a to go box so I could bring the meat home to look at it, and the "blood: was not even real, I'm not sure what it was.

I have never had such a bad experience at a restaurant, and it something I will not forget. I will never go to Applebee's again.

Monetary Loss: $10.

Location: Orlando, Florida

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Guest

You're literally psycho. They get their meats from a distributor.

Stop making up fake crap. Just like people spitting in your food. No one wants to go through the effort because they would rather you leave than dealing with you more. Why would a major chain franchise try to trick people when it would slander it's own name.

Think before you post. I guerentee it wasnt fake. Maybe it wasnt quality.

But it's not fake. They dont care enough about making the extra 20cents on fake meat.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-2034768

I WORKED at an Applebee's! My first day of training, I was advised by management never order their steak or ribs/riblets.

YOU are the literal know-it-all psycho! Don't comment on things you know NOTHING about!

Guest

I too purchased a rib eye steak med-well from Applebees . I have never had a steak with the appearence of a piece of boiled meat.

The texture was nothing that resembled what a real rib eye steak suppose to be. I will never order another from them .

You mess with my steak once and Im done with you. it sure wasn't beef !

Guest

WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO COME OUT WITH FAKE PORK CHOPS ???? IF SOMEONE COULD COME OUT WITH AN ALL VEGAN VERSION OF PORK CHOPS THAT LOOKED AND TASTED JUST LIKE THE REAL THING, THEY WOULD BECOME MILLIONAIRES!

Guest

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll make sure not to ever steak of chicken from Applebees.

The fake steak i can understand, but how do they make a fake chicken? Any ideas?

Guest

Same with their chicken it was FAKE

Guest

THAT FAKE STEAK WOULD BE THE PERFECT COMPLIMENT TO THE FAKE NEWS ABOUT DONALD TRUMP AIRING ON THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL. JUST GRAB THEM BY THE FAKE NEWS!

Guest

Same thing. I ordered this steak mr, it was real red in the center and tasted odd.

I didn't eat it, but thought I would later. I just had this steak in my toaster oven for 15 minutes. It looks exactly the same color.

It is some kind of pressed steak compound. It even looks like it.

Guest

Same thing happened to me today deafly not real steak totally gross almost threw up as flashy weird texture have no idea what it even was what kind of meat the taste was horrible I deafly take it to lab to have a test in

Guest

I had to Google this due to having a similar experience. I asked for a replacement and both taste like v rubber not juice info site . I'm use to steak being juicy and flavorful this v sted taste v worst than a cardboard cheese steak.

Guest

Meat glue is seriously weird!On my first visit to Chili's in 2003, I was served my first and (thankfully) last fake steak at the Chili's in Mililani, HI. It was supposed to have been a sirloin.

The shape of it looked artificial. It seemed perfectly browned/grilled on the outside but the inside was uniformly pink all the way through to the edges. It had a texture like some kind of very finely minced, molded, canned meat - like a Spam steak, only it was made of what seemed like beef and it tasted like some kind of processed beef product. I've visited 3 other locations and although I never ordered another steak from them, they were all bad experiences...

but that's another story.As for Applebee's, the steaks were always definitely real. I've only been to one particular location (Bristol, TN). I haven't ordered steak there in the last 8 years or so since I no longer eat steaks these days.

Makes me curious if things have changed there... I just hope my description above helps anyone in identifying a fake steak.

Guest
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Wow, that's absolutely not how I formatted my comment. What happened?!

It's missing line breaks and spaces before periods and inserted breaks where none should be. How wild!

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1474082

It did it again! This must not like my Android tablet lol...

Guest

You had a "meat glue" steak [Googlemeat glue] which is scrap ends of beef formed together and this glue bonds the meat as well and tenderizes/ breaks down the fibers, after a few hours all the scrap pieces are now one giant "steak"

Guest

Yea Applebee's uses some form of baked steak or "fake" bs in there steaks .. never will eat there again .. I also used to work there and is by far the dirtiest place in the kitchen with a bunch of {{Redacted}} addicts cooking your food

Guest

This same thing happened to me today at Texas Roadhouse. I got a sirloin and it was for sure formed steak!

No matter how you cut it you got the same texture. Almost like boiled hamburger meat.

Guest

Had same experience in Colorado !!

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1189328

Same thing west virginia.

Guest

I am not sure but i had this problem at Chili's with my wife. I think they are using a method a lot now where they prepare them by boiling in plastic pouches which if done right can be good.

But if not or done twice it could be causing this. Rubbery. I used to get steak at Coco's also and suddenly one day it was rubbery.

I think it will depend on the chef and how they handle the steak cooking. But the texture being rubbery even if a little, even if tender, just seems strange.

Guest
reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-1147106

cooking method described here sousvide.

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