Kuhrel (@wtfkarelll), a TikTok creator, says LongHorn Steakhouse served him a steak so small he issued the chain an ultimatum: 24 hours to make it right.
The content creator posted a video, which received more than 79,000 views, of a to-go tray holding a single, small browned cut of beef beside a generous pile of broccoli. “What is this?” he asked. To him, the size of the steak is the whole problem.
The story
The clip is pure exasperation. Filming the open takeout container, Kuhrel can barely get the words out. “This is bizarre,” he says, turning the tray in his hand. In the comment section, he says he ordered an 8-ounce steak, medium well.
The broccoli is his Exhibit A. “Look at the broccoli, and y’all gave me this little,” he says, letting the lopsided portion finish the thought. The outrage plays as comedy; he riffs about who at his nearest location deserves a smack for sending the plate out.
Frustrated knowing he would be underfed, the content creator came up with a deadline. “Y’all got twenty-four hours to hit me with another filet,” he says. “This is how y’all giving it up.” He repeats it as a countdown: “Twenty-four hours, LongHorns. Yeah. Twenty-four hours.”
His caption has a theory. “I think the lunch special hack is patched smh,” he writes, tagging the chain. In it, he implies the shrunken portion is payback for the viral ordering trick.
The peanut gallery
In the comment section, one person joked: “Is that a steak nugget?” The laughs kept coming, with someone writing, “nah they gave you a sample of steak.”
Another person claiming to be an employee thinks Kuhrel is either faking it for content or went cheap on his meal and expected more. “As someone who works there, you ordered a kids sirloin and called it a filet. Hope this helps.”
In fact, one person gave the reason: “You ordered a kids sirloin which is now 4 oz. they did that recently cause grown [expletive] men [were] ordering kid food.”
The kid’s meal steak was once 6 ounces, which adults took advantage of. But according to some sources, the steakhouse has allegedly changed the portion size to 4 ounces.
@wtfkarelll I think the lunch special hack is patched smh @Longhorn Steakhouse yall gotta explain yourselves this is outlandish 😳 #longhornsteakhouse #lunchspecial #wtfisthis ♬ sonido original – Music+
Opposing accounts
In June, TikTok user @dccustomjewelry pulled more than 15 million views pressing a thumb into what was billed as a 6-ounce cut. He guessed it closer to two. “When times are hard they raise the price and give you half,” he wrote.
LongHorn Steakhouse’s parent company, Darden, tells the opposite story. At an investor conference in January 2025, CEO Rick Cardenas said that the chain moved marketing dollars to something patrons can literally chew on. “Put more food on the plate and talk about quality,” he said.
Darden reported LongHorn same-store sales up 7.5% that quarter. Neither the chain nor its parent has openly addressed the summer’s run of portion complaints.
Buzz News reached out to Kuhrel via TikTok direct message and comment, as well as LongHorn Steakhouse via email for more information.







































































