Applebee’s

Once we were seated we waited at least twenty minutes and were not helped once. No one asked what we wanted to drink or even acknowledged us. Several waiters walked by us and stood around talking so it’s not like they were busy. We ended up walking out because we were never helped. One star for service.

Mama, my granddaughter & I stopped here for dinner tonight. Mama ordered the potstickers and I ordered the pretzels with the cheese sauce. Very good! For our entries she ordered the chicken magarita and I ordered the triple bacon cheese burger. She loved her meal, I didn’t care for mine because there was a sweet BBQ sauce on it. Waitress asked me if it was alright, told her about the sauce, she asked me to order something else. I told her the burger with no sauce. Came back with the meal and loved it. I feel if you put sauce on it, you’re trying to hide something. The service was outstanding, we will be going back!

Don’t order the ribs. Just tried riblet’s and my husband had ½ slab dinner. Meat was dry and sauce tasteless. Very disappointed since we have had other food that was good. Stick with Chili’s for ribs.

I’ve been to my share of Applebee’s over the years & they used to be pretty good. Maybe it’s just this location or maybe I just had a bad experience. The place was nearly empty as we arrived just shy of 3 PM.
We only had 2 people in our party. One ordered a pasta dish that came with 1 small bread stick. Not enough to eat with the amount of pasta, so we ordered extra. I ordered the 12 oz. strip steak. I wanted a baked potato, but they don’t serve those until 4 pm (whatever!). The steak looked good on the outside. Unfortunately when I cut into it & continued to eat it there was more fat & gristle than actual meat. Ugh! I hate that. So I cut it off & out & was left with much less than 12 oz. of steak. We ordered 2 sodas & no alcohol. Just for the 2 meals & our drinks it came to $ 40 not including the gratuity. Ouch!
Our server was very kind and prompt. The ambience was pleasant & the restaurant was clean. Really nice bar in the center too.
I don’t see me going back here as the food was not representative of the price. Good service doesn’t outweigh quantity/​quality.

The menu is super long, which means there are some pretty tasty options, but some vert boring ones as well. I liked the local Valpo art on the wall. Our server was attentive and nice. Theres not enough beer selection, but the long islands are good. I like the flavored lemonades, too. The price is a bit higv for what you get. By black and blue burger was cooked well, but the but was hars and way over processed. There were no real bleu cheese crumbles, just a sauce.