Elite VIP Dinner and Steakversity @ Longhorn Steakhouse

Sorry for the delay!
Not a reflection on the event in ANY way as it was definitely well done and exceeded my expectations.
From the greetings at the door to the table side demonstrations and education on cuts of steak I left very full and with better knowledge of meats and cookery.
The servers were all really nice and (as I said in my review) attentive without hovering. They accommodated my drinking preferences and made me a special drink as well.
The fellow Unilocalers there were so kind to me — first event — and the conversations were good (as were those Brie croutons in the salad)
Glad to have gotten to know everyone under such nice conditions

Great event!
Free wine glasses, steak knives, and a HUGE dinner! The staff at Longhorn was super nice to everyone. Thanks for a great event!

I have to apologize to Aaron for taking so long to write this review. There really should be no excuse given the fantastic time I had at this event!
I have to admit I was a bit skeptical given the restaurant is not «local». However Aaron and Unilocal have a way of personalizing the event.
Walking in I noted the restaurant was «packed»! Yet they had still reserved an entire section for the Unilocal Elite event. Longhorn was taking this very seriously. We met the regional manager for LongHorn and each of the managers for the local stores as well.
It was just the right sized event. They started out with a signature cocktail and then sat us down to begin our steak education. They discussed the different cuts of meat and also the different seasonings that are used. There was even a quiz with a prize at the end of the evening.
I did learn that their special steak sauce is concocted tableside & they also can cut your ribeye to order in the store. If you want a 12 oz they can do that. If you want 14 oz they can do that too. Etc…
Now to the food… I opted for the ribeye which is my favorite cut. They steak overall was very flavorful and very good. Is it the best steak I have ever had no. However their signature steak sauce was fantastic. I don’t know why they don’t advertise this more. The sauce alone is making me want to return. It is made with their signature sauce that is poured over a 600 degree metal disc in a tureen. This is mixed with rosemary and other herbs (I have already forgotten) and smells AMAZING!
Then they paraded out the desserts, family style. Typically I’m not good at sharing but after all the food I have to admit I couldn’t clean my plate. They let us try the chocolate stampede and the Butterscotch pudding. The pudding took the prize! I had to take another one home!
Overall what a wonderful evening. I agree with Ben, I don’t think there is such thing as a sucky elite event. Thank you to Aaron for organizing and to Longhorn for being such gracious hosts! I learned a lot about the restaurant and steaks. I also was lucky enough to meet some fellow Elites and make some new friends!
Can’t wait for the next one Aaron!

Probably one of the coolest Unilocal Elite Dinners I have been to. From walking in the door I was greeted along with other regular customers by one of the management team members. He was well dressed and friendly and showed me back to where the event was. I noticed right away that they had all hands on deck for this event and I was excited that a chain restaurant took this much interest in Unilocal and making us feel welcome.
I was able to talk to some new people and that is always a great thing. The Drink I had was the Angry orchard stag and it was awesome.
I was excited to learn about all the different things that are involved in cooking and preparing a steak. I liked how the night was informative and really fun. The team at Longhorn really made it fun and interesting and kept things rolling at a good pace.
The starters were awesome especially the Shrimp which was my favorite part outside of the steak of course. But the mushrooms were fantastic as well (making my mouth water just thinking about them)
The salad was Awesome and one of the best I have had outside of a very expensive dining experience.
I had the Flo’s Fillet and they cooked it exactly like I wanted it cooked as rare as possible. it was so juicy and tender I barely had to cut it.
I also rather enjoyed the test they gave us, it kept us interested in what they were saying but I found it hard to write down answers with a steak knife in my hand.
I also loved the table side and made steak sauce. The technique they use is so cool and the aromas were intoxicating.
I feel kind of silly because I took so many photos that ended up also being taken by others but its cool to see that so many of us were impressed by everything equally.
The prize for a perfect score was a set of steak knives, of which I missed one question. I was pretty bummed that I didn’t get a set. but they did give us all a set of wine glasses with a longhorn logo on them as a consolation prize.
On my way out they stopped me and gave me a set of the knives because they saw how much I was eying them and excited about them. Totally unexpected but you can tell the management is very attentive to their customers.
I will for sure be back to try out other things on the menu and maybe their lunch menu since I work across the highway.
Thanks to the Team at Longhorn for your generosity and Aaron B for setting up such a wonderful evening.

This event really changed my perspective on large-​chain restaurants — they really can be focused on detail, attentive and even creative!
Mad props to Aaron B. for putting on such a fun and steak-​swaggy event — I walked away with a sweet set of steak knives and wine glasses!
Longhorn brought out the big guns for this event!

I’m pretty much convinced that there is no such thing as a sucky elite event!
Aaron — you really outdid yourself on this one. The amount of buzz and corporate-​level involvement on the part of the Longhorn management team was nothing short of spectacular. I am absolutely positive that I witnessed this restaurant chain at the very top of their game.
I really appreciated all of the attention, instruction and hospitality. I have several customers who really like the chain so I’m in their restaurants every couple of months. Generally, I’m more focused on the business discussions than the food so this was a nice change of pace.
One observation: Longhorn seems to be trying to take their brand up-​market while still keeping something for everyone. I wish them luck as this is a difficult strategy to execute…

As this was my first Unilocal event and I have nothing to compare, I probably shouldn’t give this event five stars. However I have been assured by my dining companions that this event is as good as it gets.
Awesome combination of Unilocalers, food, freebies and restaurant education. Can’t wait for the next event.
Hats off to you Aaron!

SUPERB elite event yet again!
This was my first time at LH steakhouse and I had a great time. Not only did we dine to the nines with a menu complete with a signature Angry Apple Sting cocktail, a glass of cab, grilled white cheddar stuffed mushrooms, Wild West Shrimp, Winter brie salad, an 18 oz bone-​in ribeye, AND dessert, but also we got a professional Steakversity education from the managers! (I can proudly say that now I can differentiate a filet, porterhouse, sirloin and ribeye cut on sight! ANDDDD didja know that the perfect steak is cooked at 500 degrees?!)
Something really cool available for ALL customers is the steak sauce. If you order it, the servers will arrive at the table with a 500 degrees little hot plate, sautee fresh herbs and mix in steak sauce. It’s bubbling altogether when your pour it over your steak and it smells heavenly!
We all took a quiz at the end of our «training,» and those who scored 100% brought back a set of steak knives. For the rest of us plebes, we got 2 wine glasses– not complaining.
Also the manager’s were so nice– they offered their butterscotch dessert to go, and I gladly obliged and brought one back for my housemate!
It was so nice getting to talk and meet other Unilocalers in a more intimate setting. Looking forward to more events to come!

This was so easy a 5 star event … and I was sure to write it NOT last night since I had 3 really, really good drinks. What made this a stand out event was the approach that management took to us Unilocalers, not only just being down home and friendly, but educating us some on steaks and how their process works, and I did learn a few things. They were real people, not some canned management speak that often comes from promotional events (in general, not saying Unilocal). They also handled the flow of food very well on top of being very generous with the fixed menu. I think most of us had leftovers on top of sending us home with extra desserts for those that wanted them. Those of us who did well on the quiz (after my first drink I gave up) got a bonus gift and everyone got a pair of wine glasses with their signature logo, I like them. And if that wasn’t enough, the gift card and free app card for later … on food and gifts alone it was very fun but again, it was the approach that management took that made this one of the best Unilocal events I’ve been too.
I also much prefer this arrangement of seating where in this case I was able to sit with someone I knew and them meet new people that really enjoyed being around. New Unilocal friends! Thank you Aaron, you did great!

Boy did this event blow me away! I have been to a handful of Unilocal events by this point, but I can’t think of a time when I left an event feeling so… treated. That is really the appropriate word.
The Management of Longhorn really pulled out all of the stops to make this a great event for everyone. As far as the food, the real standouts for me were the shrimp appetizer and the tableside steak sauce. Odd because I don’t really like shrimp or believe in steak sauce. I guess that speaks to how good they truly were.
We received quite the education on steaks and how Longhorn does business from the many members of management that were present at the event. And it was interactive with a fun game involved, not just some canned speech that they give to people. The servers should also be commended; they were friendly, knowledgeable about the food, and provided great service without requiring too much attention in the process.
As if management attention, great food, steak education, and spectacular service weren’t enough, they sent us each home with an extra dessert, two wine glasses in a gift bag and a $ 10 gift card to try them again!
Thank you, Aaron, for agreeing to this event and including me! You hit another home run with this one :-)

Showed up with high expectations and they blew it out of the water!!! From start to finish Aaron really knows how to plan and Longhorn really knows how to host an event! They informed /​taught us on almost every aspect of everything about steaks from picking the right one for your preference, how to season it, to how to cooking and making it Delicious! We even took tests to see how good our steak knowledge was! :)
This event was so amazing and I have been to quite a few but really impressed with this one! I would easily make it my #1 event The owner and staff were all out welcoming us, and interacting with the entire Unilocal elites. I had to check for name tags to see if they were elites or not because everyone was being so social, it was fantastic! after talking for a while we finally took our seats and they introduced the entire staff and explained in brief detail a summery of what they would be offering for us, then they got started right away, they were very prepared and it made for an AMAZING event!
Immediately they brought out some of there scrumptious house made wheat bread with butter. Someone asked if they had a honey butter and they said upon request they will make it! I thought that was cool because usually the waitress just says nope! :/​but not here, they aim to please! :) quickly we were surrounded by long sharable plates of their wild west shrimp and cheese covered mushroom appetizers which were really good! I personally like the shrimp more, but the mushrooms were very good as well. Both had so much flavor and I would have to stop myself from ordering both next time just because it would only be me, the wife and kiddo! That wouldn’t have left me room for the awesome salad that came next, and I can’t have that!
I am very picky about ordering a salad when I go out to eat! There is something about spending money on leafs and vegetables when I know or think I know that something greasy and fatty that would taste so much better is to offer! But not here! The salad they brought out was perfect portion for before a steak, it wasn’t small and it wasn’t too big, as for the salad, I really enjoyed it, it had a great mix of greens and cranberries along with these «oh so good» fried bree cheese triangles that really made me happy! They had a vinaigrette dressing on it so it was up my alley for sure! I love house dressings and this one was for real fantastic! So in short I would come here just for lunch and order just the salad, always looking for places I would do that and this is one of them!
Then came STEAK… Did someone say STEAK! oh yea, 18oz porterhouse is what I ordered along with a sweet potato, which I was told were Georgia sweet potatoes, were the only ones they use, and I could really go on and on about this sweet potato, because one sweet potatoes are honestly one of my favorites, I love that when i go out for ribs or steak or any place that serves them that I know part of me is going to leave happy no matter what the experience… unless you don’t give me my sweet potato, then we have problems, or drop it on the way to my table! ha, anyway, that sweet potato really made me happy, it was perfectly cooked, had the butter and cinnamon and just melted in my mouth with every bite! get the sweet potato!
On to the steak, and it didn’t disappoint! I ordered it medium rare, and it came out perfect! there are pictures on here to prove it if you don’t believe me! Temperature was just right! So I had a big warm pink center steak that was juicier than ever! and I could barely eat any more I was so stuffed so I decided on eating half and saving room for dessert and taking the steak home. The dessert they gave us was chocolate (5 kinds I think they said) cake along with ice cream, so good and HUGE! if that is the normal size you better bring some friends to share it with! I wasn’t wanting to share it with anyone! The second dessert was a butterscotch pudding, had some nuts in it, butterscotch is really hard for me to like, but this wasn’t bad at all, and I think it was pecans inside, and those really mixed well and made this a really good pudding!
After all this eating it was time to grade our tests! I got 100% and boy did it pay off!, for the people that got 100% we received a set of 4 Longhorn embroidered steak knifes!!! that was awesome, then everyone received 2 embroidered wine glasses, a gift card and a free appetizer card! SERIOUSLY… THANK YOU LONGHORN! That was so unexpected and awesome, thank you so much!
This was truly an OUTSTANDING event and couldn’t have been done without Aaron, A BIG THANK YOU and looking forward to so many more events you put on, this one was so great and definitely did not disappoint! Thanks for getting me in, it was a last minute «your in» but I am so glad I could make it, and for sure will make any last minute invite anytime!
One more time, a big THANK YOU! to Aaron and Longhorn for this TREMENDOUS event!!!

Wow, was this an awesome event! I never knew longhorn had so much to offer its guests. We were filled with loads of knowledge about the beef we have all come to love and want devour, that scrumptious, juicy, mouthwatering steak!
You couldn’t eat another bite after everything we tried here, so on to the review!
Firstly, we started off with their stuffed mushrooms which, I love mushrooms so you can’t really go wrong. I felt they were full of cheesy yumminess bur could use a little more flavor, I would still probably order them again if I was craving mushrooms.
The shrimp appetizer was amazing! Only get this if you like that kick they are spicy. I believe they serve them with ranch. It is a filling appetizer and addicting so be warned!
The winter Brie salad was very good. I have never had a Brie crunchy looking crochet/​croûton looking thing before, but I couldn’t stop eating them. The red onions complimented the sweet vinegarete dressing well. I may or may not order this again just depends on what salad mood I would be in for.
Now the steak. I always order a filet but after our steakucation I decided to try that juicy mouthwatering ginormous 18oz ribeye… by the way they have a 30 on too! I got mine medium rare and it was perfect! Ot would’ve been even more perfect if I had my A1 sauce, yes I know they make their own sauce but I just am stuck on A1. I received my steak with an amazing loaded baked potato that was cooked to perfection.
There’s more! We has their seven chocolate chocolate cake with ice cream and it was to die for! I would come and get just dessert here! It was loaded with flavor and just the perfect sweet to finish off a fen meal!
The butterscotch pudding wasn’t my favorite too many nuts for me, but if you love nuts it’s perfect for you!
This was a great event, the managers and staff were more than accommodating. The service was perfect and if it is like this always I would come often.
Way to go longhorn for an amazing event. And amazing food. Aaron your a rockstar for this fantastic event, thank you for letting me be a part of it!
I will recommend this restaurant to anyone who is crazing a succulent steak!

Oh my gosh. This event was off the chain. Longhorn steakhouse knows how to put on a show and that’s not a lie. So much delicious foods. The apps were scrumptious, steaks cooked to perfection as promised and mountains of dessert to sample. That was all fantastic without mentioning some quality prizes to help me enjoy my own home cooked steaks all summer long.