Black Angus Steakhouse - San Lorenzo, California

Steven M.

Nah. Don't do it. I don't like leaving reviews like this, but it's a chain, so who cares. Here we go:

No wonder this place is disappearing.

Charging the prices they do for what I experienced is a war crime, in my opinion.

I'm a pretty dang good cook myself. The family cook, that's for sure, every event, it's my show. If I dropped the level of steak and sides we received in my own home, I'd fire myself immediately.

The steaks looked microwaved and then hit with a hot grill mark maker. I'm almost positive they're not, but sad I'd think that, they were very off-putting when looking at it. I don't understand how a steak house doesn't know how to fire a steak and create a crust or sear properly.

Steaks are a basic, in my opinion, over hyped on skills required to make a good one. Ours didn't even have a crisp on the fat. Or any real render of it at all. Was impossible to cut through the gristle level, and the fat was well, not good.

Caramelized fat on a steak is a massive selling point, and I knew immediately this "steak house" had no business firing steaks at these prices, maybe a dive bar, but not a steak house.

Anyway, our steaks were a mix of rare and med rare. I eat rare, and my wife is med rare. We traded steaks, twice, to eat the temp we ordered.

My Au Gratin potatoes came out, looking done, but had to have just been placed in the broiler because underneath it was ice cold. I'm not sure if it's a pre made frozen entree and just baked, or was simply misshandled in the kitchen.

Soup was good, salad was good.

I never send anything back (maybe under cooked chicken), but I had no choice but to send back the potatoes.

The green beans were "mid" at best.

We also shared a steak french fry. Again, it was a miss. The fries were basic, cheese fired under a broiler, some cold toppings and steak so well done if I thew one at a window it'd have broken it.

Server, she was nice but almost seemed forcibly nice. My tea remained empty for my entire meal, I asked twice for it to be refilled and was forgotten.

Pass on this place. If you wanna drop these prices, go to any other steak house. Heck, Texas Roadhouse could beat these dudes.

Ton T.

I was disappointed with this restaurant. When ordering our steaks, our server casually suggested some toppers like onions and mushrooms, but didn’t tell us that every topper is an additional and separate cost. I wouldn’t have minded paying for them had they been upfront about it but when asked, the manager told us that such added costs are typically not mentioned by the server in an effort not to appear discriminatory. Seriously?

With respect to the food, the steaks were ok but could definitely been better trimmed. Our food was overall more greasy than I would have liked it.

Selima T.

The service was quick and friendly. Food came out hot and delicious, would definitely go back!

Josh L.

Overall we were very happy. The service, prices and atmosphere were great. Giving them four stars as the food was good and considering the price we were happy, but we did feel the steaks could use a little more flavor. The lobster tails were perfection!

Ray H.

I love Black Angus. I don't have this California steakhouse staple where I live. So when ever I visit Cali this is always on the list. And why? The fried zucchini is the absolute best. No one does fried zucchini like BA. Plus the teriyaki sauce they use? Amazing. Sure it's expensive but the food is great. Only took off 1 star cause service at this location is hit or miss. Once sat in the bar area and the waitress was so distracted she never brought their delicious bread. And drinks were slow to get refilled. So if you want good service make sure you sit in the dinningroom.

Don C.

Food tasted great, price is withing acceptable range for a steak house. Service wasn't as good. It was not that busy and we had to wait a long time for our food. Waitress came to ask if we needed something ones. Needs improvement. Lots of space between tables

Liliana O.

Food was good except the steak was not tender, the shrimp and lobster tails were delicious. Service was good but slow, atmosphere was relaxed and enjoyable. I would recommend it.

California C. C.

Felt a little adventurous one night and headed in solo. The place has been around forever and it is a little run down. I dont care about modern decor as long as it is kept up but it was just falling apart. Service was top notch. My server was as promt and on top of it. I ordered the fillet and it was very good. I am usually a stickler for price and i felt that the cost was reasonable. It was a good meal.