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IrelandMax the Meat Guy finds a steak surprise at Denny's
Olive Garden also earns an unexpectedly warm reception as Max, Kyle and Sofia work through America's chain-restaurant steaks.
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I Tried EVERY Steak in America
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- 0:15Arby's Steak Nuggets taste intensely smoky, but Max finds them insufficiently tender to call steak.
- 5:17Denny's T-bone surprises the judges with its well-cooked breakfast-steak texture.
- 8:58Olive Garden's sirloin earns unexpectedly positive comments for tenderness and flavor.
- 10:24IHOP's T-bone disappoints the panel for its lack of sear, crust and seasoning.
- 11:50Kyle notices Fogo de Chão's picanha has been sliced with the grain rather than against it.
- 18:14Applebee's ribeye gives the judges a fire-charred flavor reminiscent of a home-grilled steak.
Denny's gives Max the Meat Guy's steak judges something they weren't necessarily expecting from a breakfast order: a well-cooked T-bone worth taking seriously. Olive Garden's sirloin follows with another surprise, earning praise for tenderness and flavor rather than leaving the accompanying Alfredo to do all the work.
Posted today, "I Tried EVERY Steak in America" has drawn roughly 88,000 views in just over two hours. Max, Kyle and Sofia taste their way upward through restaurant price tiers, with individual scores feeding an ongoing leaderboard. Despite that expansive title, the premise is a chain-restaurant comparison, not a survey of every steak in the country.
The opening stretch makes the breakfast success more striking. Arby's Steak Nuggets strike Max as smoky but insufficiently tender: "I definitely wouldn't call this a steak." Waffle House's Delmonico gets a rubbery, heavily peppered assessment. Later, IHOP's steak and eggs falls short for the panel because it lacks the sear, crust and seasoning they want.
Max also sets out a practical condition for the tasting: "Each one of these is being eaten within one hour of being ordered." These are ordered-in meals, rather than steaks eaten straight from the restaurant grill.
There is technique among the jokes. Kyle spots Fogo de Chão's picanha cut with the grain, while Texas de Brazil's version brings a rendered fat cap and simple salt seasoning. Golden Corral, meanwhile, inspires an entirely different response: a rock-band skit built around its steak's "salinity vibe." Viewers are already treating the fictional band as an act they could buy tickets to see.
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Which breakfast chain's T-bone pleasantly surprises the judges in this tasting?
The panel finds Denny's T-bone surprisingly well cooked, while the Waffle House and IHOP steaks receive tougher assessments.