Applebee’s

I keep wanting to love Applebee’s again, but their menu changes mess up my plan. We got a gift card for Christmas, so we splurged with the Two for $ 25. My buddy had the 3-​cheese chicken pesto pasta — always a big hit with him. I tried the Chicken breast with shrimp and was half-​pleased. The screaming hot platter came with a nice chicken breast that was partially charred on top. It came with 4 (count ‘em) four baby shrimp — make that four COLD baby shrimp. Apparently, they had just been popped onto the grill from a freezer bag, and were chewy and rubbery. There were some very nice red-​skinned potatoes that were delicious, but the whole thing was atop a pile of burnt, no, cremated onions. I removed the onions and cut off the charcoal side of the chicken breast. Chicken absorbs any strong flavors, and most of what I tasted was burnt onions.
Service was sporadic as always at Applebee’s. I’m not quite sure what they have the servers doing when they aren’t on the floor, but it’s all-​consuming for them. We see them briefly when we order and when the food comes, but poof, they disappear somewhere and we wait every single time.

Well since the new owners have taken over this eatery has gone from GOOD to just OK. My main problem is with the liquor prices. You used to be able to get to large domestic drafts for $ 7.00. Now a 25 oz draw is $ 5.50 and domestic bottles are $ 3.50. The food remains the same. A restaurant trying to serve all kinds and not great at any of it. I do have to say the bone in wings are better than good.

I have to admit I was not thrilled that Applebees was our only option after a late night arrival at our hotel. But I couldn’t have been happier about this visit. Shelby, our server was spectacular. We all ordered steaks, and to my surprise they were great. All around everything was good about this visit. Thank you Liberty city for changing my viewpoint! I’ll be back next time I pass through here.

Service was good food was Applebee’s but the restrooms were filthy the men’s and women’s obvious it had not been cleaned from the previous day we were there on a Sunday afternoon… Mentioned it to a manager and he had an oh well attitude… When the bathrooms and a restaurant appeared to be and kept it always makes me concerned about the cleanliness in the kitchen.

Let’s start off with the bad. We showed up around 7:00 tonight for a dinner for 4. We expected a wait as that is a busy time and this is always a busy restaurant it seems. We checked in with the hostess and we’re informed the wait was around 25 minutes. No problem. We expected that.
The waiting area was completely full and there were about eight of us standing. As I looked around I started noticing empty tables and booths. I shrugged it off and continued to wait. As the wait went on, I started counting more and more empty tables/​booths. I then counted them and just up front there were never less than 8 empty tables and the high I counted was 11.
I decided to ask the hostess about it and I was informed that she was sorry and they were «trying to catch up». At one point the section to the right of the door was completely empty save for 2 tables.
After the 25 minutes of waiting we were seated. The irony of it was, we were seated at a a table up front that was empty all along.
I don’t know the restaurant business, but I find it hard to believe that it is standard process to keep people waiting half an hour for a table that was empty all along.
So we sat down and Brooke was our waitress. She was very friendly and very on top of things. A very good waitress! Things were looking up! However it then took over half an hour for our food to reach our table. I don’t expect fast food times but I think 30+ minutes is stretching things.
It did improve though. The food, when it arrived, was typical Applebees food. I like it. The steak was cooked as I ordered it and it was tasty. The veggies were good as we’re the mashed potatoes. Brooke kept our drinks full and that is saying something. The service and friendly nature of the employees is what salvaged the visit for me.

Normally I would not post a review of a chain restaurant as I think you should know what you are getting at these places. But I spent 3 days in Vegas eating at some of the «Top 10» restaurants on a business trip and was underwhelmed with the food. Upon return I took my family to Applebee’s and had a damn good meal.
With so many options on the menu, I had a tough time deciding but went with the sirloin and parmesan shrimp. It was excellent. My wife got the chicken parmesan stack which she liked and I liked as well. The kids got… of course mac and cheese. I always think this is a rip to pay $ 5 for a bowl of mac n cheese at a restaurant, but the kids love the stuff and won’t order anything else if it’s on the menu.
The servers are always friendly and quick on refills and anything else we need. They have big booths that don’t make us feel cramped while eating.

I ate lunch at this Applebee’s location recently and came here around noon time. The parking lot was filled with cars; however, the inside had a lot of seating. The girl at the podium greeted me and took me to my booth. Pretty nice girl and asked me how I was doing. This place felt small or maybe it was because I’m used to the Applebee’s that I went to back in California (yeah I’m probably going to keep saying «back in California» in my reviews lol).
The waiter came and I told him I needed a few minutes. I couldn’t decide if I wanted a burger or the sliders. Either way, it came with fries and I had way too many fries in a short period of time (like one day). I finally decided on the French Dip Sliders ($ 7.19). My food came out pretty quick and I was about to start taking pictures when my phone rang.
It was my mom and so I had to talk with her while trying to take pictures with one hand (thank you battery grip for more holding area). I’m positive everybody around was looking since the flash kept firing when I took a picture. The picture of the French Dip Slider up close was taken with my macro lens and while I was on the phone. My camera was heavy to hold with one hand but the picture turned out good. I told my mom that I was trying to eat so we hung up.
My French Dip Sliders (despite the fact that I was on the phone for a few minutes) was good especially when I dipped it. If you want something light, then sliders would be a good choice because burgers are a lot (not to me though). The fries were good as well.
I will be back since it’s pretty close to where I live.
Here are their hours according to their website:
Monday-​Sunday: 11am — 12am