Applebee’s

Applebee’s is a chain restaurant found around the country. The service is friendly and now they have added to your table a machine where you can play games, answer trivia questions, or add to your order. There is a slight fee for the two former items so you would swipe your card in order to use it.
I normally come here during the week when they have lunch specials. You get a choice or soup, half sandwich or half salad of the ones listed.
I normally order the French onion soup along with the Chinese chicken salad. Although it comes fried you can request it grilled and you get a small breadstick to go with it.
It is a smaller portion than regular size for the same items but since I don’t eat a whole lot I find it to be enough. Food is okay. Prices are reasonable.
They have another option when you come at other times for a 2 party sharing meal which is listed on the menu.
On this particular visit I noticed a young boy was celebrating a birthday so a group of waiters came gave him a small dessert and sang to him. Desserts are also reasonably priced but not overly big.
I stop here when I want a change of pace and want to save a few dollars on a lunch.

Haven’t been here in a long time. Never thought Applebee’s would be so good.
The new Sriracha Shrimp are fantastic. BBQ-​ish, spicy, fried perfectly.
The Pub Philly with extra grilled jalapeño was another hit.
If you get fries, get the BBQ dust on them or on the side.
Best part was their in house made spicy cucumbers. Pickles gone WILD!
If you sit at the bar, see Nucc. He’s great.

The 7 ounce house sirloin is the bomb! ‘Nuff said.

I didn’t care for this Applebee’s as much. The service was acceptable, but as I said in my review of the Greentree location, it often depends on where you go and what you order.
I can’t remember why exactly we were out this way, but Kay was payin’ (!), so I didn’t fuss a heckuva lot. When she insisted we order from the 2 for $ 20 menu, my appetite deflated a bit.
Gosh, those riblets are bizarre and unpleasantly challenging to eat. Being that each piece is a bone chip with some sauced pork on it, I was reminded of the infamous banquet scene in the film «King Solomon’s Mines» during which a man could be seen scraping meat from the shell of a beetle with his teeth.
The french fries, however, were toasty, crispy, and adequate.
I tend to avoid dessert shooters and warm lava cakes out of ennui for them, and milkshakes usually prove to be overly filling for me, so I went with the Blue Ribbon Brownie. It proved to be a smoldering celebration of nearly flourless chocolate decadence drizzled with hot fudge, studded with nuts, and accompanied by a dome of vanilla ice cream to keep the affair from getting out of hand. I am addicted to these types of sundaes, and Applebee’s makes a dandy version.
When Applebee’s is at its best, you are made to forget that you’re eating at a franchise. This Applebee’s will leave a post-​it note on the windshield of your car stating «We have 19 locations in and around your metro area!»

This chain has gotten heavy handed on the salt. They will kill someone someday. It’s not just this store of the chain.

It wasn’t a busy night at the neighborhood, but you could have been fooled by how long the food took. While it did take a while everyone was extremely friendly. The food did come out hot, at least mine did, the rest of the plates were plate-​warmer hot. Everyone in the table resented me for «holding back» the table since they staff pointed out they were waiting on my burger.
Which hey works as a segway onto the burger. Quesadilla Burger. I knew that was a mistake but I did it anyways. The patty was sorta flavorful. The toppings were in the bland category. Cheese went MIA. And the tortilla were over-​toasted and tasteless.
A big blah overall, which is sad, since we’ve had a grand olé time and good food in past visits.