Referencing another website (Chowhound.com). A regular poster, "David A." visited the Angus Barn recently and placed this summary of his visit: "Merrily wielding a gift certificate from my mother, my wife and I headed to Angus Barn last night. I hate to be the perpetual killjoy, especially during the holiday season, but the meal was disappointing at $50 per person without drinks or wine. I ordered a 10 oz. filet mignon medium rare, as did my wife -- both steaks arrived looking and chewing like hockey pucks. I couldn't tell whether the meat would have been good had it been properly cooked. Maybe so. I ordered the thick cut fries -- I was served thin-cut fries that were indistinguishable from the fries at McDonalds. The apple cobbler was undercooked (the apples were unpleasantly crunchy) and merely sweet, a far cry from the Cobbler served at Elmo's and Tyler's (which I've lately discovered is pretty good). Worst of all was the cappuccino. At $3.50 per cup, one expects something other than sub-Starbucks-grade sludge. In all, we felt as if we'd eaten at a very expensive diner. As we walked through the jam-packed parking lot to our car, we agreed that the best part of the meal had been the pickled cherry peppers that were served as a complimentary appetizer. We intend to hunt down some of these peppers and try our hand at pickling them ourselves. I wonder why Angus Barn is so popular. I've read that it's one of the fifty highest grossing restaurants in the U.S. I'd much rather eat at Outback." If you're not familiar with David's posting style, he can come across somewhat harsh. I occasionally think he ought to move back to wherever he came from rather than live in the southeast and constantly try to locate good asian cuisine in the triangle area... but, everyone's entitled to their opinion - and he has made some good, thorough observations of dining establishments in the local area... Being a Raleigh native, I've never eaten at the AB - and now that I live on the west coast, I'll occasionally say that on my visits back home make it there to eat - but, I'm still trying... Please let us know how your visit turns out..... T