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On the following pages, you'll find restaurants in Bowling Green, Kentucky, restaurant reviews, things to do in Bowling Green, events, and attractions. First thing you should know about Bowling Green is this: You must eat at Double Dogs! Look for the reviews and you'll see why.

Outback Steakhouse in Bowling Green, Kentucky: A Raving Review

March 4, 2013 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Outback Salad

We ate at Outback Steakhouse in Bowling Green, Kentucky about a week ago and I’m already craving their steak, garlic mashed potatoes, and Chocolate Covered Heaven they call dessert again.  In fact, writing this restaurant review is making it hard to think about anything but their amazing food!

The iced tea was perfect, the hostess was a sweetheart and our server was totally on the ball.

One of the things I’ve always loved the most about Outback (in addition to the Bloomin’ Onion!) is their great menu. Restaurants that give you precious few options give me a precious migraine.  Outback has a fun wide variety of steaks, seafood, chicken, salads, appetizers, soup, desserts, and sides and I love them for that.

(Click here to check out a few delicious featured items like Crab Stuffed Mushrooms and Strawberry Waffle Shortcake – yes, you read that right… and you’re welcome.)

I love, love, love restaurants that provide you with complimentary bread and butter and keep it coming. Outback’s bread is as unique as their Bloomin’ Onion and our server never let us run low. He’s cool like that.

I also love a great salad. When a restaurant serves me a salad that looks like it came from a bag of tossed salad from Kroger, I’m tempted to tell the server, “You can have this back.”  I never do, of course, because that would be tacky and my mom and dad didn’t raise a tacky daughter.  An over-spending, free-spirited, tree-hugging, coffee-addicted animal lover that drives too fast? Yes. But never tacky.  So I simply sit a disappointing salad to the side and occasionally scowl at it.

My mother would approve.

The salads at Outback never make me scowl. They’re simply beautiful. And fresh. And fantastic.  If we’re being 100 percent honest, though, I don’t care much for their French dressing. It tastes closer to Russian dressing.  I think it lost itself somewhere around Belarus or Poland (praying that my high school geography is finally paying off here). While I was eating my salad, my husband asked me how it was. I told him the salad, itself, was amazing but that I couldn’t decide if I loved or hated the dressing.

Curiosity made him reach over and take a bite for himself.  He thought about it and said, “You’re right.”  The dressing is sweet, though – I’ll give it that.  While I tried to get a handle on my relationship with my dressing, he said his Blue Cheese Pecan Chopped Salad was perfectly delicious.

Outback Salad

Great. So why I’d have to choose “It’s complicated” as my Facebook relationship status with MY dressing, he was able to say he was in a happy relationship with HIS dressing. Dressing envy ensued.

We both chose the Create Your Own Signature Steak option on the menu. He ordered his steak “Classic” and I chose “Wood-Fired Grill.”  We were both convinced that our own personal choice was the best.  Truth be told, you can’t possibly go wrong with steak at Outback. They know what they’re doing.  Michael ordered a Blue Cheese Crumb Crust as an “add on” (what is it with this boy and Blue Cheese???). I didn’t choose any add on because the only thing I want between me and my steak is opportunity.

The steaks were beyond delicious – juicy, full of flavor you only get with a grilled steak, and cooked just like we ordered.

Outback Steak and Asparagus

Michael ordered grilled asparagus as a side while I went with a favorite, garlic mashed potatoes. The asparagus was perfect.  As someone who cooks a lot (I’d say daily qualifies for a lot, right?), I know there’s an art to getting asparagus “just right.”  You don’t want to break a tooth when you bite into your asparagus, but – at the same time – limp, soft asparagus that has lost the will to live is a culinary sin.  There’s a tiny window of opportunity to get asparagus just the way it should be and Outback does it like a champ. This asparagus was dead on perfect.

I’m equally wild about their garlic mashed potatoes. Outstanding. Outbacks garlic mashed potatoes are as good as anyone’s.

Some restaurants only give you one side with your meat, charging you extra for a salad. I love that Outback gives you a side and throws in the salad as well with the Choose your Signature Steak plan.  When you find a restaurant that either gives you two sides or throws in a salad like Outback, program them into your GPS and visit them as often as family. That you like.

Generous restaurants are a dying breed.  Seriously, restaurants are getting chintzy.

Outback Steak and Garlic Mashed Potatoes

In the name of keeping calories within a range we can live with, we normally either choose an appetizer or dessert when eating out. The husband was more in the mood for dessert than he was for an appetizer on this trip, so I didn’t get to cozy up with one of my beloved Bloomin’ Onions.  To keep our trip home to Owensboro from being a LONG one for him, he did – to his credit – make sure he ordered dessert which involved chocolate. A must when you’re married to a chocoholic like he is.

We got the Chocolate Thunder from Down Under. Oh. My. Heavens. SO GOOD!  Outback’s website describes it like this: An extra generous pecan brownie is topped with rich vanilla ice cream, drizzled with our warm chocolate sauce and finished with chocolate shavings and whipped cream.

I describe it like this, Oh. My Heavens. SO GOOD!

We’re both right.

The Chocolate Thunder from Down Under is a mind-blowing creation. It’s more delicious than any dessert has a right to be.

Outback's Chocolate Thunder from Down Under

This is some of the best chocolate this chocoholic has ever tasted and.. yes, as a matter of fact, I am an expert.

I don’t care where you live, you have to make your way to Bowling Green’s Outback Steakhouse. The food will blow your mind.

A special note to my neighbors in and around Owensboro, Kentucky (as well as Henderson, Madisonville, Sebree, Hanson…): I know a lot of you frequently go to Evansville, Indiana for shopping and dining. Evansville has restaurants we don’t have in Owensboro (yet) and it has a much bigger mall than we have in Owensboro (as of now… God willing that may change one day… would it help to beg?). Rather than heading off for Evansville, why not head for Bowling Green and keep your money in your own state?!  Bowling Green has everything you enjoy about Evansville. If it’s been a while since you visited Bowling Green, you might be surprised.

This little girl has really grown up…. and filled out nicely!

Yes. Yes. This is me on my “Keep your money in Kentucky whenever possible!” platform but it’s even more a case of  me offering my sexy, cool, intelligent, and witty readers the best advice possible. Bowling Green has some of the best restaurants in the entire area. They’re managed beautifully, impeccably staffed, and I can’t recall the last time I got bad service at a Bowling Green restaurant.  You get “all that” served up with Kentucky’s infamous Southern hospitality.

Shopping is also outstanding in Bowling Green. The Greenwood Mall has 100 or more stores and I personally can’t think of one they DON’T have.

Seriously. Why even think of crossing a state border?  Just promise me you’ll make a date with Bowling Green soon. You won’t believe what you’ve been missing.

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Picture of the Day: Mouth-Watering Thai Pasta Salad from Double Dogs in Bowling Green

February 21, 2013 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Thai Pasta Salad Double Dogs Bowling Green

When I started thinking about today’s picture of the day, I felt it was time for a food pic. Here in our beautiful state, we have some exceptional Kentucky restaurants to be proud of.  Highlighting and reviewing those who are doing things the right way gives me a significant amount of joy.  So I’m always game to shine a little spotlight on the best of the best.

Double Dogs in Bowling Green, Kentucky is as good as it gets. As an animal lover, I’m wild about the fact that they love dogs so much. The atmosphere is fun, the servers are exceptional, and the food never fails to make me smile as I savor each and every bite. If you’ve never eaten at Double Dogs, you’re missing out on an amazing experience and uber amazing food.  You can read my Double Dogs in Bowling Green Review for more information (you can read yet another Double Dogs Review here).

The picture above? It’s simply the best pasta salad in the world, that’s all. Available as a side or as a main entree, Double Dog’s Thai Pasta Salad is unlike anything you’ve ever tasted. If you read many of my Kentucky Restaurant Reviews, you know I’m straight up obsessed with onion rings – as in I order them any time I see them on a menu. I honestly put this Thai Pasta Salad on par with onion rings as far as exceptionally delicious sides go.  Naturally, Double Dogs also has unbelievably perfect onion rings.

Does everything they do have to be extraordinary?!  And if so, can they not open a restaurant in my hometown of Owensboro? Would it help to beg?

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Raving Double Dogs in Bowling Green Kentucky Review

August 20, 2012 by Joi Sigers 1 Comment

Double Dogs in Bowing Green, Kentucky

In my last Double Dogs in Bowling Green Review, I told you just how incredible their hamburgers and fries are. Again, they’re out of this world. So much so that it was difficult to order something else on our most recent trip. I kept thinking about the perfect fries and mouth-watering, delicious burgers.  My desire to have new food to write another review won out, though, and I stepped away from the burgers and fries (not even remotely easy to do).

Fortunately, Double Dogs has a wide range of choices on their menu. You can find everything from wings, burgers, chili dogs, and pizza to tossed salads, pasta salads, and chicken sandwiches. Everything looked so good and sounded so perfect that it was difficult for me to decide.  Michael went with a game plan: Chili Dog.  It wasn’t just any chili dog, as you can see from the picture below… it was a beast! When I saw it, I thought, “Now there’s a man’s chili dog.”  It also smelled incredible, I could smell the amazing chili across the table.

Chili Dog at Double Dogs

We ordered a large order of onion rings (pictured at the top) as an appetizer and they were darn good – outstanding, even.  If they aren’t the best onion rings in Kentucky, they’re certainly one of them.  As you know, I eat onion rings everywhere we go, so I know my rings like a jeweler knows hers. Double Dogs onion rings are spectacular – whether you use their delicious sauce, their Heinz Ketchup (good on them!), or no condiment whatsoever. Excellent, excellent rings. Just look at the delicious coating in the picture.  SO GOOD!

I decided to order a Greek Salad.  It came with the option to add Grilled Chicken or Shrimp for a little extra.  I love shrimp as much as I love catfish and onion rings, so my choice was an easy one. When my Greek Salad came, with 5 huge, succulent grilled shrimp riding shotgun, my eyes popped out of my head. What a gorgeous presentation! I always get a special kick out of a dish that knows how to make an entrance, and Double Dog’s Greek Salad excels at making an entrance.

Double Dogs in Bowling Green, Kentucky

The salad is composed of fresh, healthy, and delicious team players:

  • feta cheese
  • toasted pita triangles
  • spinach
  • lettuce
  • tomatoes
  • roasted red peppers
  • cucumbers
  • black olives
  • artichokes
  • probably the best vinaigrette ever made – EVER

With, of course, the beautiful and delicious shrimp I added.  Sometimes people wonder if a salad will be “filling” enough.  This one certainly was.  I only wish I had another one sitting right in front of me at this moment.

Double Dogs iced tea’s even outstanding!  Our server was nothing short of perfect. She couldn’t have been any friendlier and frequently brought us refills.  I loved that she did so without even asking.  It’s always kind of funny when a server asks if we want refills when we’ve barely eaten anything.  This young lady was as on the ball as any server I’ve ever encountered. She also nailed two other things that separate a good server from a bad server: She asked if we wanted dessert BEFORE bringing our ticket and she asked if we wanted drinks to go.

Our adorable little brunette server was all over her game. If I ran a restaurant, I’d want an entire staff just like her.

Double Dogs is located at 1780 Scottsville Road in Bowling Green, Kentucky.  They’re open for lunch every day at 11:00. They’re open till midnight Sunday through Wednesday and till 1:00 am Thursday through Saturday. View their menu online and plan your course of attack.

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Fun and Delicious: Double Dogs in Bowling Green Kentucky is a Winner

December 13, 2011 by Joi Sigers

Double Dogs in Bowling Green, Kentucky: Mushroom Swiss Burger and Onion Rings

The hardest part about doing Kentucky Restaurant Reviews? You’re looking at it. I have to relive the deliciousness of food such as Double Dog’s Mushroom & Swiss Burger and Onion Rings while I’m, literally, miles away from having another. This is agony.

{EDIT 3/23/2015: Before I go any further, I want to apologize for the picture above – when I first began doing reviews, the camera on my phone was.. well… kind of a weakling. The pictures I took with it don’t live up to the ones I can take today – but I don’t want to delete them, because – at the very least – they did capture the moment.}

My husband and I took one of our beloved one day mini-vacations through Kentucky last Saturday. I LIVE for these trips.  I’ll let you in on a little secret: When I’m under the weather or going through something that rips at my nerves (you know – dental visits, agonizing ballgames that are way too close for comfort…), I make everything in my world alright just by thinking about these little trips.  I picture us driving down the road, enjoying the scenery and a conversation or sitting in a Kentucky restaurant enjoying a meal and a conversation (note: there’s always talking if I’m involved).

While I LOVE eating at favorite restaurants, I also get a huge kick out of discovering new favorites. Such was the case Saturday when I was treated to, not one, but two restaurants I’d ever eaten at before. Mark my words, I’ll be returning to each one millions of times.

I’ll tell you about our special supper destination in the next post, but I’m going to let this restaurant review go to the dogs…. Double Dogs.

We ate lunch at one of the cutest restaurants I’ve ever seen, Double Dogs in Bowling Green, Kentucky.  How could an animal lover extraordinaire not fall in love with this place?! While walking into the restaurant, the Double Dog doghouse, with its barking invisible dog, caught me of guard. The highlight of my husband’s day (or week) may have been when I jumped out of my skin.  I got a kick out of it, too, but an even bigger kick out of walking in the door and seeing trees filled with information about, and pictures of, precious shelter dogs and cats that are looking for a little love.

A restaurant with a heart of gold? You had me at hello.

Our adorable server took care of us right off the bat. I was actually shocked at how fast our food arrived. I ordered the Mushroom & Swiss Burger with Onion Rings (you know my ring obsession) and my husband Michael ordered the Betty Burger, fries, and coleslaw.

The Betty Burger

Double Dog’s famous Betty Burger is a ridiculously delicious single patty with American cheese, topped with their (very) special sauce, grilled onions, tomatoes, lettuce and pickle. Words cannot describe just how amazing this sauce is. Combined with a burger that can only be described as PERFECT, this makes a stupendous hamburger. Betty is perfection.

The Mushroom Swiss Burger

Gumbo’s Mushroom Swiss Burger is topped with grilled onions, mushrooms, Swiss cheese, mayo and Dijon mustard. This is unlike any Mushroom and Swiss burger I’ve ever had and, believe me, I’ve had them all. It’s a favorite burger of mine, so I’ve ordered it far and wide. Double Dog’s Mushroom Swiss Burger doesn’t have the sauce that you’ll find on a lot of Mushroom Swiss burgers. It has, instead, Dijon mustard – which, surprisingly enough, is quite delicious.

The Fries, Onion Rings, and Coleslaw

The hand cut fries were exceptional. I’m such an onion ring fanatic that I often slight french fries, but these fries would be darn near impossible to slight. It’d be even more impossible to eat just one. Or ten. Or fifteen…

This is actually one of the few restaurants where I’d consider ordering fries as much as I would my beloved onion rings. I say consider because their onion rings were off the charts spectacular. To be on the safe side, make sure the people at your table order each – trust me, you’ll want BOTH the fries and the onion rings.

The coleslaw was good, at first bite, but it became delicious after being graced with a little salt and pepper. Apparently coleslaw and pasta salad are new items at Double Dogs in Bowling Green. I can’t wait to try the pasta salad – I’m sure, like everything else they’ll be extraordinary.

As huge sports fans, we also LOVED that we were surrounded by tvs, each with sporting events to enjoy. Great onion rings and fries, some of the best burgers on the planet, and sports everywhere you look? How is that not paradise?

This beautiful and fun restaurant, with food so delicious your knees get weak, is open for lunch everyday at 11:00 am. Sunday through Wednesday, they’re open until midnight and Thursday through Saturday, you can feast on deliciousness til 1:00 am.

Double Dog’s burgers, fries, and onion rings are to die for and their wings look sensational. Check out Double Dog’s menu HERE. Better yet, just go and “wing it.”Ã?  Sorry I couldn’t resist.

Double Dog’s is located at 1780 Scottsville Rd. in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Go as soon as you possibly can and then pray, just pray, that they’ll one day open a location in your city.

Double Dogs Betty Burger and Coleslaw

Double Dogs’ Betty Burger and Coleslaw. I’m not sure you’ll find a better hamburger in Kentucky or anywhere else.

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