Was going to say they are served at most county fairs I have been to. And yes fair food is expensive in general isn't it? Why are you surprised ? lol Now I can't wait for the fair in October lol
Longhorn Steakhouse has their version called onion petals. They are the best! Not greasy and fried to perfection and so crunchy. I find the blooming onions at Texas Roadhouse and Outback to be a tad greasy.
@@nick.100 Seems about right to me; I live next door to one and there's always a full parking lot plus the street and another parking lot full on the weekends and the Cactus Blossom is super affordable so you can just get one even if you're usually on the fence about apps. I walk over and get one on occasion, just the Cactus Blossom and nothing else (comes with the bread as well), did it just a few days ago in fact.
Makes me wonder if that vegan restaurant could have gotten away with it if they just named it much more succinctly differently. Battered Onion? Roadhouse Onion? Flowering Onion? Flouring Onion (for a pun maybe), Flour Power Onion? Or would that have pissed off Outbreak even more for an even bigger lawsuit fit?
My first question would be “can I have some?” Your no friend of mine if that’s what you would be thinking. He’s living in reverie we don’t even dare dream of.
Totally disagree. I think this is some of the most boring/uninteresting content I've ever seen for someone above 100k subs. Seems like a weirdo and wtf is up with the suit thing
@@liveforeverordie I will respectfully disagree. Sam seems like a great guy and his content is unique and one of a kind. The suit thing is just him being a host and wanting to be professional which i'm chilling with it. I prefer his non cringey content with a positive message than something that's high energy and a cringefest. Didn't your mother teach you if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all?
@@welcomebackpotter722 This video is a cringefest. Brother I'm giving my opinion in a youtube comment section, get off your high horse its not that serious. Sorry I hurt your feelings
Sam, I know I'm a day late, but I want to thank you saying the line that you always say at the end of your videos, "Even when it doesn't feel like it, it's gonna be okay." I've been dealing with some mental stuff for the last year (never had any issues with it before, so it was pretty rough), and now in the past few days, I finally have been seeing breakthrough and feeling a lot better. During those dark times, I comforted myself every time hearing you say your catchphrase at the end of each video. Thank you so much, and I hope others can also find comfort in your words that you reiterate every video :)
Fun fact about Texas Roadhouse rolls, if you want to take some home, just ask. They will bring you more, I've even asked them for some rolls to go and the waitress brought them out in a to-go container, butter and all
The owner of Russel’s Marina Grill son eventually went on to start a popular music group with his cousin named $uicideboy$. They have around 12 million monthly listeners on Spotify. His son, Ruby da Cherry, even has his own special on the menu.
"Even when it doesn't feel like it, it's going to be ok" Going through a very emotional time at the moment. Thank you, I really needed that reassurance today :)
For years, my wife & I lived just blocks away from Russell’s on the edge of the Bucktown neighborhood. I had no idea the real home of the bloomin’ onion was so close to me all that time! Thanks for your well researched, well produced, and positive videos.
Hey, I just came through because I couldn’t comment on the video from your second channel you linked all the way at the bottom of the description. I’m going through a hard breakup right now, and your insistence that it will be okay that you always end every video with means a lot to me, now more than ever. Thank you for always striving to bring light to the lives of folks like me who watch all your videos, it really means a lot. God bless you.
2:09 nice jetlag hat!! With your history of random challenges (doughnut run comes to mind in particular), makes me think you'd be a fun contestant that could go against Sam or Adam in a footrace someday.
Roadhouse and Outback both use a hollow cylindrical cutter to cut out the middle of the onion post cooking. Thus cutting the core that holds the onion together.
Love this video! The Bloomin’ Onion is my favorite food in the world - one year for my birthday, I ordered 13 crispy Bloomin’ Onions. I’ve even met the Bloomin’ Onion mascot at the (now defunct) Outback Bowl in Tampa a couple years back. When I was in New Orleans a couple years ago, of course Russel’s was my first stop. Although it was unique to taste a piece of history, I have to say that I prefer Outback - the horseradish sauce pairs so much better with fried onion in my opinion. Thanks for such a great video and informing the world of the history of this delicious appetizer!
No way! I lived on a sailboat at that marina across the street for 2 years. I’ve been to Russell’s many a times and have enjoyed the onion mum but never knew it was the OG!
I don't understand how you only have 200k subscribers. This channel is underrated, and the UA-cam algorithm has failed you. Texas Roadhouse has better bread.
200k is good though lol. you can easily make a career off that number, with sponsors and a patreon. as is evidenced by, you know, this guy clearly being fine
hey Sam, I've been subbed for probably a year (I think I first saw the Taco Bell challenge video), but I've recently been having your videos on while I'm doing my makeup, getting ready, or just hanging on the couch. I've been really stressed lately with work and some upcoming surgical things, and your videos are very feel-good and fun and uplifting. Especially your "It's going to be okay" mantra. I really love your channel and your positive, wholesome energy. Not only that, you put a lot of care and effort into producing and editing these, by far some of the best quality videos I see on this platform nowadays. Thanks for being such an awesome creator!
Oneo f the most ironic parts about the bloomin onion, is that it's made convenient by a tool Outback calles "gloria" which is a modified veggie dicer on rails that stops short of pushing through. An engineer and inventor who loved their bloomin onion so much he wanted to help them make it easier for a nominal price. He was laughed out of the board room at his proposal. Years later he got frustrated that he designed it for them, and was rejected-- so he gave it to them as a gift. They immediately patented it and secured a manufacturer to put it in all of their stores. they only opened the restaurant because they wanted to eat and drink at cost for cheap after playing golf, and Crocodile Dundee was super popular which lead to huge booms in australian tourism. It only exists because rich dudes wanted to get drunk and eat steak for cheap and they figured they could get their neighbors to pay a premium to sit in a crocodile dundee themed restaurant lmao. They proudly teach you all of this as part of your entry training.
Growing up in New Orleans, I fondly remember the Onion Mum at Copeland's in the late 80's and early 90's. It doesn't appear to be on their menu anymore.
My first encounter with a blooming onion was the Awesome Blossom at a Virginia Beach Chili's back in the early 90's. Because I like any deep-fried breaded onion, I don't have a favorite. I still like ketchup as the best dip for onion blossoms and rings.
My favorite variation of the Bloomin' Onion was from a regional chain called Texas Steakhouse & Saloon (same company that owns Sagebrush Steakhouse), that has locations in WV and NC. Their version was called The Yellow Rose of Texas. It was phenomenal. Sadly, they ended up replacing it with onion petals. The batter and sauce are the same, but the fun of pulling petals from the blossom is a big part of the experience in my book. Their sauce is top tier, though. Its honey mustard based, but has a bit of a BBQ kick to it.
I can confirm that onion mums have been all over southern Louisiana forever. I'm 60 and have lived here my whole life and have been eating them since the early 80's.
In Australia Lone Star steakhouse no longer exists as a brand but many of the outlets have reopened as Lone Star Rib House. It's basically the same thing with a slightly different name. All the locations seem to be the more successful former Lone Star steakhouse sites
If anyone could solve life's biggest mysteries like "why did the chicken cross the road", "which came first the egg or the chicken", "if a tree falls in a forest and nobody around, does it make a sound" I think Sam Reid is our guy.
Red Robin here in Canada definitely had some version of a blooming onion for a while as I'm pretty sure remember eating one at least once when I was a teenager.
I'd say that I enjoy the Cactus Blossom fro Texas Roadhouse slightly more than the Bloomin' Onion from Outback Steakhouse. I would very much love to try more from other restaurants. Also, I once had Bloomin' Onion that was being served at my local state fair. It wasn't bad, but I do recall having a difficult time pulling the pieces of breaded onion off of it as well.
Another thing with the bloomin' onion is that the idea also came from the "onion petals" which were, essentially the same, basic thing as onion rings other than how it was cut. They're essentially the same cut except all the way prior to frying, so you have a pile of petals rather than the whole blossom effect.
Lone Star Texas Grill is HUGEEEE in Canada! Not sure if we have one here because no one orders anything but the fajitas in Canada. Come visit, you are always welcome at our place if you need somewhere to stay :).
Who do you think has the best Bloomin Onion? What about the best bread??? PS - you can try Rocket Money for free here: rocketmoney.com/samreid
@@therealsamreid outback has the best in my opinion
Was going to say they are served at most county fairs I have been to. And yes fair food is expensive in general isn't it? Why are you surprised ? lol Now I can't wait for the fair in October lol
Longhorn Steakhouse has their version called onion petals. They are the best! Not greasy and fried to perfection and so crunchy. I find the blooming onions at Texas Roadhouse and Outback to be a tad greasy.
Chilis also has the onion petals now with a horseradish based sauce.
Leidenheimer French bread is the best. I won't eat a po-boy without it.
As a former prep cook for Texas Roadhouse, I don't wish anyone to have to cut those onions daily. I used to prep 100-300 of those onions daily.
Thank you for your service 🫡
@@kainslance you would sometimes sell 300 a day???
@@nick.100 Seems about right to me; I live next door to one and there's always a full parking lot plus the street and another parking lot full on the weekends and the Cactus Blossom is super affordable so you can just get one even if you're usually on the fence about apps. I walk over and get one on occasion, just the Cactus Blossom and nothing else (comes with the bread as well), did it just a few days ago in fact.
I can definitely believe it. The closest Texas Roadhouse to me is about a thirty minute drive and is perpetually packed.
What if I like cutting onions daily?
" if you're ever in guam, you can go to the last remaining Lone Star Steakhouse on the planet"
Okay so we know what Sam's next video is
I was thinking the same thing! 😂
Yeah, hes going to Australia because theres still like 20 here.
Another excuse to visit Australia, as Lone Star Rib House (rebranded from Steakhouse) still exists.
Canada still have them
I like that the street vendor caught so many strays just from coincidentally existing around the time of this video 😂
They deserve it for overcharging and underdelivering
there is a reason they travel around the country instead of staying in one location
@@GyroCannon Well to be fair he's comparing a food vendor at a fair/convention vs a normal restaurant.
@@fengstar1 Also Tbf. I've had a lot of fair food that was really f-ing good
@@TNTspazThey tend to be very hit or miss in my experience.
Outback recently sued a locally owned vegan restaurant in my town for offering a vegan blooming onion (with a G), this video is pure vindication
St. Pete?
@@Jaytothema Yes!!
@@Jaytothemabros the blumin onion buster
Makes me wonder if that vegan restaurant could have gotten away with it if they just named it much more succinctly differently. Battered Onion? Roadhouse Onion? Flowering Onion? Flouring Onion (for a pun maybe), Flour Power Onion? Or would that have pissed off Outbreak even more for an even bigger lawsuit fit?
@ you can’t sue them if they use a different name. They didn’t invent the dish, just the name
if i saw a friend of mine sitting alone on a park bench housing a bloomin onion, my first question would be "R U OK?"
Lol same 😂
Well that's because they're not a food UA-camr 🤷♂️
My first question would be “can I have some?” Your no friend of mine if that’s what you would be thinking. He’s living in reverie we don’t even dare dream of.
Undoubtedly the most underrated youtuber on the platform. Only 202k subs is criminally low
This.. say this every episode (maybe)
Totally disagree. I think this is some of the most boring/uninteresting content I've ever seen for someone above 100k subs. Seems like a weirdo and wtf is up with the suit thing
@@liveforeverordie I will respectfully disagree. Sam seems like a great guy and his content is unique and one of a kind. The suit thing is just him being a host and wanting to be professional which i'm chilling with it. I prefer his non cringey content with a positive message than something that's high energy and a cringefest. Didn't your mother teach you if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all?
@@redisgreatYT Bro, he doesn't know hamburger helper from a prime rib if he saw them side by side lol
@@welcomebackpotter722 This video is a cringefest. Brother I'm giving my opinion in a youtube comment section, get off your high horse its not that serious. Sorry I hurt your feelings
Sam, I know I'm a day late, but I want to thank you saying the line that you always say at the end of your videos, "Even when it doesn't feel like it, it's gonna be okay." I've been dealing with some mental stuff for the last year (never had any issues with it before, so it was pretty rough), and now in the past few days, I finally have been seeing breakthrough and feeling a lot better. During those dark times, I comforted myself every time hearing you say your catchphrase at the end of each video. Thank you so much, and I hope others can also find comfort in your words that you reiterate every video :)
Fun fact about Texas Roadhouse rolls, if you want to take some home, just ask. They will bring you more, I've even asked them for some rolls to go and the waitress brought them out in a to-go container, butter and all
Sam supporting a fellow Sam with the hat!! Jet Lag and The Studio Revue unite!
Was just about to comment on it asking it was a Jet lag hat
So glad im not the only one who noticed the hat 🤣 We are sooooo back!
Sam on a season of Jet Leg would be an instant watch!
@@meowsticks2883the team of Sam’s
Let's go team samsam
The owner of Russel’s Marina Grill son eventually went on to start a popular music group with his cousin named $uicideboy$. They have around 12 million monthly listeners on Spotify. His son, Ruby da Cherry, even has his own special on the menu.
i was looking for this comment
this comment is worded so much better than anything i could’ve said. hell yeah 🤝🏼
I used to work at an outback steakhouse. They have a core onion cutter they use after frying it to make it was to pull apart
Ahhh the post-fry core removal. Okay that makes total sense
@@therealsamreid yes
"Even when it doesn't feel like it, it's going to be ok"
Going through a very emotional time at the moment. Thank you, I really needed that reassurance today :)
Sam posts a video about onions. I'm not crying about it.
For years, my wife & I lived just blocks away from Russell’s on the edge of the Bucktown neighborhood. I had no idea the real home of the bloomin’ onion was so close to me all that time! Thanks for your well researched, well produced, and positive videos.
The owners son of Marina grill is now a world famous rapper!!!!!!!!
This feels like a CSI episode for friend onion blooms. I freaking love it.
thank you for the onion lore
It was truly my pleasure 🫡
Hey, I just came through because I couldn’t comment on the video from your second channel you linked all the way at the bottom of the description. I’m going through a hard breakup right now, and your insistence that it will be okay that you always end every video with means a lot to me, now more than ever. Thank you for always striving to bring light to the lives of folks like me who watch all your videos, it really means a lot. God bless you.
A battle of blooming onions! Who wins? Us the audience!!
I can confirm the version at Lone Star was called the "Texas Rose" when I working there in the early 2000s.
I think we should all just take a moment to appreciate the level of effort put into research for Sam's videos. Some of the best content on YT.
Never a bad video. They're all bangers. Thank you, Sam!
2:09 nice jetlag hat!! With your history of random challenges (doughnut run comes to mind in particular), makes me think you'd be a fun contestant that could go against Sam or Adam in a footrace someday.
I had a rough day at work today, and I just wanted to say that this video improved my mood after I got home. Thanks :)
stoked to see you at 200 K subs, was following since 55K
Only liking your comment because of your user name 🤣
Roadhouse and Outback both use a hollow cylindrical cutter to cut out the middle of the onion post cooking. Thus cutting the core that holds the onion together.
Congrats on 200k!
Cccoooooooppppppppp! Never thought I'd see you here!!!! We love you're content man! Came from your videos to here.
Love this video! The Bloomin’ Onion is my favorite food in the world - one year for my birthday, I ordered 13 crispy Bloomin’ Onions. I’ve even met the Bloomin’ Onion mascot at the (now defunct) Outback Bowl in Tampa a couple years back. When I was in New Orleans a couple years ago, of course Russel’s was my first stop. Although it was unique to taste a piece of history, I have to say that I prefer Outback - the horseradish sauce pairs so much better with fried onion in my opinion. Thanks for such a great video and informing the world of the history of this delicious appetizer!
I just love this dude's channel. I dont know what it is, there is something that he does that makes everything so captivating
No way! I lived on a sailboat at that marina across the street for 2 years. I’ve been to Russell’s many a times and have enjoyed the onion mum but never knew it was the OG!
I love the long time gotcha look you had on your face when you said the piece about the onion being in Australia 2 years before outback opened lol
I don't understand how you only have 200k subscribers. This channel is underrated, and the UA-cam algorithm has failed you. Texas Roadhouse has better bread.
yeah, he's in my weekly watch list o7
200k is good though lol. you can easily make a career off that number, with sponsors and a patreon. as is evidenced by, you know, this guy clearly being fine
Putting the Australian anthem at the end for no reason just made my day
This is a joke right? That's America the Beautiful lol
@@Boneless6065 Bruh, don't you listen to the news? We annexed Australia. Its the 52st state now.
The Longhorn Texas Tonion is where it’s at, yes it’s deconstructed… but it’s no nonsense and no soggy bottom!! Also infinitely more fun to say
Haven’t even watched the full video yet, but seeing the Jet Lag hat brought some excitement. We need to get you on there!
Another great video!! The joy you have talking about all things Outback in Australia is just so 🙌🏻
I love how Sam cheeses ear to ear when he starts stating facts about the Bloomin Onion being in Australia 😂.
Funny I’m Australian and I’ve never seen a bloomin onion in Australia in 50 years.
you are such an underrated content creator. Good as gold brother keep it up.
Your choice of theme music to accompany your ultimate verdict is well......EVERYTHING ! Bravo ! Well done !
Once again you killed it Sam, I absolutely love seeing a video of yours pop up on the feed ! Makes my day !
This video is some of the best culinary journalism I've ever watched on this site.
200k!! Congrats Sam
Solid episode Sam. Love the positive energy! Keep it up!
hey Sam, I've been subbed for probably a year (I think I first saw the Taco Bell challenge video), but I've recently been having your videos on while I'm doing my makeup, getting ready, or just hanging on the couch. I've been really stressed lately with work and some upcoming surgical things, and your videos are very feel-good and fun and uplifting. Especially your "It's going to be okay" mantra. I really love your channel and your positive, wholesome energy. Not only that, you put a lot of care and effort into producing and editing these, by far some of the best quality videos I see on this platform nowadays. Thanks for being such an awesome creator!
great content sam!! cant wait for the channel to hit 500k
No one has a better outro on UA-cam, keep killing it Sam!
Love to see you taking on Main Street in Lex. Keep up the great work!
Sam has a Jet Lag hat!! Why am I not surprised that he's a fan. When are we going to get him as a guest???
We had a Lone Star open about a month ago here in Townsville, Queensland, Australia it's called "Lone Star Rib House Townsville"
I came to comment, there’s still a few Lone Star’s in Sydney!
We had Outback Steakhouses in Canada but they all turned in to Lone Star Texas Grills.
this is a great video that embodies excellence in youtube!
Your production quality is bananas good. Great work.❤
Oneo f the most ironic parts about the bloomin onion, is that it's made convenient by a tool Outback calles "gloria" which is a modified veggie dicer on rails that stops short of pushing through. An engineer and inventor who loved their bloomin onion so much he wanted to help them make it easier for a nominal price. He was laughed out of the board room at his proposal. Years later he got frustrated that he designed it for them, and was rejected-- so he gave it to them as a gift. They immediately patented it and secured a manufacturer to put it in all of their stores.
they only opened the restaurant because they wanted to eat and drink at cost for cheap after playing golf, and Crocodile Dundee was super popular which lead to huge booms in australian tourism. It only exists because rich dudes wanted to get drunk and eat steak for cheap and they figured they could get their neighbors to pay a premium to sit in a crocodile dundee themed restaurant lmao. They proudly teach you all of this as part of your entry training.
How can we get this man on the next season of Jet lag the game?
$640 AND $93 for an onion cutter is crazy. Who is buying that 😂😂😂
"a pint of ranch isn't exactly the best move in most situations"
sam out here casually picking fights with the entire Midwest smh
Longhorn has a bloomin onion too
The Australian jokes about Outback are so funny. 🤣
babe wake up sam reid posted a bloomin onion video
God I love this channel, no reason you don’t have a million subs
Outback swears up and down their sause contains NO horse radish even though everyone tastes it in it.
Growing up in New Orleans, I fondly remember the Onion Mum at Copeland's in the late 80's and early 90's. It doesn't appear to be on their menu anymore.
I clicked on this video so fast I didn’t even read the whole title lol just saw Sam posted and was like yessss
This channel is one of like 6 channels that I will look up like 3 times a week to see if they've posted
My first encounter with a blooming onion was the Awesome Blossom at a Virginia Beach Chili's back in the early 90's. Because I like any deep-fried breaded onion, I don't have a favorite. I still like ketchup as the best dip for onion blossoms and rings.
The nod to National Treasure!!!!! Yessss 😂😂
SEEMINGLY RANCH IM CRYING do you know the lore
😏
@@therealsamreidthis is how I found out my favorite food youtuber is also a swiftie 😆
Colton’s steakhouse and grill(Kentucky) actually has one called “J.T.’s onion blossom” it’s not bad
I’ve always felt somewhat odd for my Outback obsession but since I’ve found this channel I don’t feel so alone 😂
My favorite variation of the Bloomin' Onion was from a regional chain called Texas Steakhouse & Saloon (same company that owns Sagebrush Steakhouse), that has locations in WV and NC. Their version was called The Yellow Rose of Texas. It was phenomenal. Sadly, they ended up replacing it with onion petals. The batter and sauce are the same, but the fun of pulling petals from the blossom is a big part of the experience in my book. Their sauce is top tier, though. Its honey mustard based, but has a bit of a BBQ kick to it.
I can confirm that onion mums have been all over southern Louisiana forever. I'm 60 and have lived here my whole life and have been eating them since the early 80's.
The final Outback Steakhouse related side quest is to take a Subaru Outback out back of an Outback in the Outback.
That title card music is bringing me back to old school Kyle Mooney skits.
In Australia Lone Star steakhouse no longer exists as a brand but many of the outlets have reopened as Lone Star Rib House. It's basically the same thing with a slightly different name. All the locations seem to be the more successful former Lone Star steakhouse sites
Your videos are just SO. DAMN. GOOD.
Freaking out you were in new orleans!!! Glad you enjoyed our food!!
Your dedication to travel for a fried onion is just genious.
Now I want one.
I thought I was gonna get through a Studio Revue video without hearing “When in Rome”. I was wrong.
Duuuude I remember that music you put in each intro screen for the bloomin onions. It’s from old Kyle Mooney videos, that’s hilarious
Did not expect this much bloomin onion lore
This channel is underrated it deserves a million subs
What a perfect choice of song at the end after all the Australia stuff 😂
If anyone could solve life's biggest mysteries like "why did the chicken cross the road", "which came first the egg or the chicken", "if a tree falls in a forest and nobody around, does it make a sound" I think Sam Reid is our guy.
LongHorn Steakhouse has a version they call the "Texas Tonion".It's not bad (and the sauce is in a cup)
Red Robin here in Canada definitely had some version of a blooming onion for a while as I'm pretty sure remember eating one at least once when I was a teenager.
Longhorn Steakhouse' take on the onion is my favorite. It's incredibly flavorful and well priced.
I'd say that I enjoy the Cactus Blossom fro Texas Roadhouse slightly more than the Bloomin' Onion from Outback Steakhouse. I would very much love to try more from other restaurants. Also, I once had Bloomin' Onion that was being served at my local state fair. It wasn't bad, but I do recall having a difficult time pulling the pieces of breaded onion off of it as well.
The Mum was Japans crest, and national flower. So respect to them for naming the original after Japan
the street vendor just dumping ranch in the middle of the bloomin' onion is criminal
Always enjoy your videos. You really gotta take a little trip south and do a video about Pals.
OMG, I live like 5 minutes from Russell's and never knew this! I'll have to try it!
Bloomin good video as always Sam
The Mario Kart sound bytes are what does it for me..
We still have Lone Stars here in New Zealand so not the last one
Great report aka actual journalism
Another thing with the bloomin' onion is that the idea also came from the "onion petals" which were, essentially the same, basic thing as onion rings other than how it was cut. They're essentially the same cut except all the way prior to frying, so you have a pile of petals rather than the whole blossom effect.
Sam Reid next jat lag pls
street vendor is preparing for law suit with that 15$ price that is coming when outback realises hes using their trade mark
Nice review, I love a good bloomin onion. That's also a wicked dry erase message, love the humor, keep it up . Good eating
Lone Star Texas Grill is HUGEEEE in Canada! Not sure if we have one here because no one orders anything but the fajitas in Canada. Come visit, you are always welcome at our place if you need somewhere to stay :).
I never thought of horseradish as bitter. Interesting🤔