"LongHorn Steakhouse's Texas Tonion is the deconstructed version of a bloomin' onion. Since the bloomin' onion is among the most iconic popular menu items at its competitor, Outback Steakhouse, the crunchy breaded onion pieces and zesty dipping sauce included with the Texas Tonion had a lot to live up to. Unfortunately, it fell short in every way, from flavor to ingredient proportions. Reviews on Tripadvisor and Yelp bemoaned a poorly executed and disappointing appetizer."
"A Texas Tonion review on YouTube summed up the dish as "thick breading, thin onion, [and] not much flavor," demonstrating how little onion there was compared to the breading as they pulled a bite apart. The reviewer tended to rely on the dipping sauces for any flavor at all. But even the dipping sauce was flavorless according to our taste test; the "zesty" mayo-based sauce lacked zestiness and failed to save these flavorless deep-fried onions."
Texas Tonion is a deconstructed bloomin' onion served with crunchy breaded onion pieces and a mayo-based 'zesty' dipping sauce. The dish often features excessive breading with too little onion, producing thick, salty, and sometimes overcooked edges. Reviewers described the appetizer as lacking flavor and relying on sauces for taste. The mayo-based 'zesty' sauce repeatedly failed to provide zest or rescue the deep-fried onions. Negative customer feedback appeared on Tripadvisor, Yelp, and YouTube. Other LongHorn appetizers receive positive responses, with Wild West Shrimp noted as a popular and well-regarded starter.
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