Outrage over popular steakhouse chains allegedly passing off cheaper cuts as filet mignon - but there is one brand whose meat you can trust

There is outrage over popular steakhouse chains in Georgia allegedly passing off their cheaper cuts as filet mignon.

Ordering a steak in a restaurant is expensive and customers expect to be given the right order.

But some chains are swapping out the filet mignon for cheaper cuts of steak, according to a test by Channel 2 on WSB TV.

In an investigation by reporter Sophia Choi, the outlet ordered filets from Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Outback Steakhouse and LongHorn Steakhouse and claimed only one brand was telling the truth.

There is outrage over popular steakhouse chains in Georgia allegedly passing off their cheaper cuts as filet mignon

A professionally-trained chef and butcher with 15 years of experience was brought in to determine if chains, including Outback Steakhouse, were really selling what they advertised

A professionally-trained chef and butcher with 15 years of experience was brought in to determine if the chains were really selling what they advertised. 

He did a blind taste test of one filet from Carrabba’s Italian Grill, two from different Outback Steakhouse locations and two from separate LongHorn Steakhouse stores. 

The chef claimed the steaks from Outback Steakhouse, which start at $26.99, were not filet mignon.

He also determined the $34 one from Carrabba’s was also not the right cut.

But one restaurant chain lived up to its order and both the $25 steaks from LongHorn Steakhouse were filets. 

The chef claimed the steaks from Outback Steakhouse, which start at $26.99, were not filet mignon

He also determined the $34 one from Carrabba’s was also not the right cut 

But one restaurant chain lived up to it's order and both the $25 steaks from LongHorn Steakhouse were filets

'If you order a filet, you get sirloin and it looks nothing like the picture on the menu,” steak lover Helen Blythe-Hart said. 

'So, people are paying $26, $27, $30 for essentially a piece of hamburger that’s not ground.' 

Carrabba’s and Outback are owned by Bloomin’ Brands and the company denied claims their tested steaks were not filets.

'We take these claims very seriously and have done a thorough review of the photos as well as the orders and inventory at these restaurants,' it said in a statement.    

'What we served are unquestionably filets.'

LongHorn told Channel 2: 'The foundation of LongHorn Steakhouse is, has been and always will be fresh, never frozen, high-quality steak.

'Every time a Guest orders a Flo’s Filet (or any of our seven iconic cuts), that’s exactly what they receive.'

DailyMail.com has contacted Bloomin’ Brands and LongHorn for comment.