Enter To Win a Pair of Tickets to the 5th Annual Taste of MetroWest

It’s not easy to replace Big Papi in the line up. But Outback Steakhouse, an Australian-themed steakhouse restaurant, has been doing well since opening on the site once occupied by the Big Papi Grille restaurant. Outback Steakhouse opened in early 2013. The Red Sox slugger’s restaurant closed in June 2011.

Although beef and steak items are options on the menu, the Australian-themed restaurant also has chicken, ribs, seafood, salads, and pasta dishes.

Outback‘s strategy is to emphasize “consistently high-quality food and service, generous portions at moderate prices and a casual atmosphere suggestive of the Australian Outback.”

One of the best known menu items is is the Bloomin’ Onion appetizer. Other popular appetizers are the Alice Springs Chicken Quesadillas and the Coconut Shrimp.

If you have never been to Outback Steakhouse on Route 9 in Framingham, you can sample their food at the 5th Annual Taste of MetroWest on Tuesday, March 24 from 5 to 8 p.m.

The MetroWest Chamber of Commerce is hosting the event at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in Framingham.

Last year, more than 1,200 people attended the event, which showcases food and beverages from MetroWest’s finest restaurants, caterers, gourmet and ethnic markets, wineries, brew houses and local purveyors of fine liquors.

Tickets are now available for the 5th Annual Taste of MetroWest. Tickets are $28 in advance. The price will increase to $40 the day of the event.

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Framingham Patch and Petroni Media Company has teamed up with the MetroWest Chamber to give away 5 pairs of tickets to the Taste of MetroWest. Each of the giveaways will be announced first in the Framingham Patch newsletter. Sign up here to become a newsletter subscriber. It is free and we do not share our list.

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Outback offers several menu items under 600 calories, including seafood, steaks and salads for the healthy-conscious consumer.

Other signature favorites to try is the New Zealand Lamb or the baby-back ribs. Or try something from the seafood menu including the crab-topped tilapia.

Outback Steakhouse amassed $4.4 billion in revenue in fiscal year 2014, an increase of 7.6 percent from ‘13. The company opened 57 new restaurants in 2014, including 15 in Brazil.

Outback Steakhouse offers curb side take out service. Order ahead and your food can be delivered to your car to enjoy juicy steaks, grilled chicken, shrimp and fish and the original Bloomin’ Onion® at home.

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To enter to win a pair of tickets, tell Framingham Patch in the comment section below what is your favorite appetizer or entree at Outback Steakhouse in Framingham. If you have never been to the restaurant, post in the comment section which menu item you would like to sample and why. Please include your full name and hometown in your comment.

Deadline to enter is Thursday, Feb. 26 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

Only posts on the main Framingham Patch community news site under this report, and NOT comments on our Facebook page will be considered entries.

One winner will be chosen at random to receive 2 tickets to the 5th Annual Taste of MetroWest, sponsored by the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce.

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The MetroWest Chamber of Commerce, with an office in Framingham, will host the 5th Annual Taste of MetroWest. The Chamber serves the communities of Framingham, Ashland, Bellingham Dover, Franklin, Holliston, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Medfield, Medway, Milford, Millis, Natick, Northborough, Sherborn, Southborough, Sudbury, Wayland, Wellesley, Westborough, and Weston.

Photos courtesy of Photography in Motion in Framingham and Outback Steakhouse.