Diabetics must resist their temptations when dining at Applebee's. Most of the items on Applebee's menu is either stuffed with sodium or sugar. You must be extra careful and pick low-sugar and low-sodium diet at Applebee's if you are diabetic.
Foods to Avoid at Applebee's for Diabetics:
If you are starting your meal with appetizers then make sure you skip the Classic Buffalo sauce, Honey BBQ sauce, and sweet Asian Chile sauce on your wings order. It is highly recommended to skip the appetizers if you are dining alone and instead build your appetizer keeping nutrition in check. Among the steaks, you must stay away from the Applebee's Riblets platter as well as Bourbon Street Steak at all costs. Shrimp 'N Parmesan Sirloin is also not recommended. Skip the sandwiches, wraps, and tacos as well. Desserts may be tempting but it is recommended to avoid them at Applebee's for their high sugar content. All the beverages except Iced Teas must be avoided as well to control your sugar intake.
Most of the foods served at Applebee's restaurants are high in sodium. Unless you are visiting the restaurant or dining here in the group, there are hardly any options from the main meals if you wish to keep your blood pressure in check. You can rely on a few salad options though. If lucky, you may find low-sodium ribs as well at the restaurant.
Foods to Avoid at Applebee's for High Blood Pressure
Avoid Green Goddess Wedge at Applebee's. Broccoli Cheese Soup and French Onion Soup contain over 1000mg sodium and hence must be skipped as well. Skip all the chicken dishes and seafood at Applebee's except Grilled Chicken Breast and Baked Haddock without sides respectively. You must also skip Brunch Burger, Quesadilla Burger, Triple Bacon Burger, and Whiskey Bacon Burger at Applebee's. High sodium intake can be lethal for a high blood pressure candidate. Avoid ordering foods that contain over 1000mg sodium at Applebee's, especially if you're dining alone.
Food Suggestions for High Blood Pressure at Applebee's
Well, steaks and ribs go hand in hand with cholesterol. Being their signature dish, it will be a challenge to find low-calorie, healthy food for those concerned with their cholesterol levels. However, you can always opt for their salads and other light foods to keep the cholesterol in check.
Foods to Avoid at Applebee's for High Cholesterol
If you have high cholesterol, then you must avoid eating sandwiches, wraps, and tacos at Applebee's. While the salads and soups sound healthy, you must skip the Fiesta Chopped Salad and Loaded Potato Soup at Applebee's. It is also advised to dodge the Three Cheese Chicken Penne and Chicken Fajita Rollup. Any main meal with over 100mg cholesterol is not idle for someone with high cholesterol. So, skip those items at Applebee's.
Food Suggestions to Maintain Cholesterol Level at Applebee's
In high school I would head to Applebees a few times a month. Afterwards, I all but swore it off. Another national chain that was using huge portions to justify bloated prices. But my last trip was promising. The food was good, the prices were fair, and the portions were about right. Before I'd say go somewhere else for dinner and stop by Applebees for a blondee for desert. Now, I can see wanting to make a trip there for dinner again!
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Anthony S.
Menus were old, dirty and torn...manager talked to 3 tables around us because they had issues. Our food came out wrong but we didn't feel like waiting for more. The manager seemed to handle himself and the customers well...that's honestly the only thing that impressed me. 3 visits and poor service/surroundings.
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Brandon E.
Ordered the 8.99 lunch special tomato soup and blt. What a mess when it arrived, made using 1 slice of stale bread cut uneven to somewhat resemble a 1/2 sandwich. Bread was crushed with no mayo, 2skimpy slices of bacon 1/2 thin slice of tomato and a shed of lettuce. Horrible execution by the cook and never saw our server again to get mayo or refills of drinks. This location has ruined me at going to Applebee's ever again. See picture of ptesentation.
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Brittany B.
I cam here for lunch and my experience was mediocre to say the best the server got my strawberry perfect wrong ans gave me mango the we got the build your own sampler with the stomachs shrimp which looks nothing like the picture and is mayo based while the description does make you think its a barbecue base so beware the potstickers were luscious but they are everywhere hard thing to mess up. We also got the wonton tacos they were good as well ny other food was very poorly made I wouldn't suggest going here and I usually love applebees
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H. C.
I went with my mother and aunt for Applebee's Teacher Appreciation Day! They were serving free entrees for teachers with a valid school ID or pay-stub. We got there pretty late in the day around 9:30 pm, so there wasn't really a wait. The place was probably half full, and for a Tuesday night, that's not bad. (Granted it was Happy Hour too though!) We ordered up a spinach and artichoke dip appetizer which was pretty tasty. The chips were a bit over salted, but considering it was half price for appetizers I guess I can't complain. They had a specially made menu for Teachers, and all three of us decided to go with the 7 oz. Sirloin Steak with the option of mashed potatoes or baked potato, and vegetables. I didn't expect much since Applebee's isn't exactly well known for their steaks, and so I wasn't too disappointed to find that my steak was cooked kinda funny, the veggies were mediocre, and the mashed potatoes kinda cold. Their baked potato (which I sampled from my mother's plate) was pretty tasty though as well as the cherry limeade. The baked apple pie dessert with ice cream was pretty darned tasty though! I think the best part of the night, which is also why I chose to give three stars instead of two was the service. Typically, three Asian women, on a FREE Teacher's Day meal, probably doesn't scream of "hey we tip well!!!" I've actually been to some restaurants where service wasn't that most likely because of the notoriety of Asians as being bad tippers. However, service here was great! Our server came and took our orders promptly, was kind about waiting for my mother and aunt to decide what they wanted to drink (water, which again doesn't scream of good tips) and eat. Made sure our beverage glasses were always full, and was very kind and courteous. Our whole meal ended up just being shy of $15, but we tipped our server well because she deserved it! So in a nutshell... wait: not long, but we came late food: OK. cherry limeade was tasty, and dessert was tasty service: great!
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Amanda V.
The food is terrible. Service is ok. Be prepared for a high school reunion.
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Dave H.
My wife and I went here for lunch because it was close to our shopping and really did not expect much from a chain restaurant but I was more than pleasantly surprised. I feel funny writing a great review for a chain restaurant but it was very good and the waitress, Heather, was great and we were seated quickly even though it was right at lunch on a Wednesday. Manager came by and asked how everything was and was interested in what we said. I had the 'Unlimited soup and salad" and the first soup was their tomato basil which was great and I had the Santa Fe chicken salad with it, also very good. Then I opted for the potato bacon soup which was very very good and the spinach shrimp salad with bacon dressing that was excellent also and for $7, that was amazing compared to Olive Garden, for example. My wife had one of the new sandwiches which was a roast beef bacon mushroom melt and I had a bite and it was top of the line as well. Service and food were both great, yeah, I know it is a chain restaurant and the 'foodies' will probably turn their nose up with this review but what the heck, I liked it a lot and we will be back.
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Ant M. A.
One of the most disorganized Apple Bee's experiences. The service was rushed at all times. This rush caused the main course to arrive before the appetizers. Big screw up and all the waitress had to say was "at least you have more food at once". Ridiculous is all I can say. The bourbon shrimp and chicken had a strong burnt taste which is unacceptable on all counts. The boneless buffalo wings were the only thing worth having. These folks seriously need to get their sh!t together.
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Darren L.
Medicore food. Salad might of been edible but they ruined it with diced tomatoes. Ever heard of wedges that people can pick out if they hate tomatoes? I guess I should of asked. Slow service. The restaurant smelled old and musty. A tired chain that should of closed its doors years ago.
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Taylor M.
Worst applebees I've ever been too...I ordered the same thing I always do..the oriental chicken salad. The chicken was chewy and there was hardly and dressing or toppings. It was 11am and she brought me the dinner size without asking what is prefer...my grandfather had the quesadilla burger and said it was gross and he always likes to order that regularly. Kinda mad I wasted my gift card here...
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Bridget A.
Applebee's is a place you go for cheap drinks and happy hour. The food is ok. They do not have any vegetarian options except fried mozzarella sticks or French fries. No actual food. I come here to drink for cheap and maybe eat a fried cheese stick or two.
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Amber L.
The sever was very nice, but my food took over 45 minutes. When it arrived it was cold, I will not be returning.
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Alexis B.
Every time I come here it is always horrible service. I'm a waitress as well so I try to be very easy going with servers because I know how hard of a job it is. Tonight it took almost 30 min just to be greeted and an additional 10 min just to get our drinks. The server never came back to refill our drinks and the manager was soooooo rude. Definitely not returning.
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Eric H.
Walked in and was waiting to be seated while host was talking to his friend for at least five minutes. Once he saw us he took us to be seated at a table that was drenched in water. I'm not even exaggerating, the table had a ton of water on it. We asked for a rag to wipe the table down and he brought us some napkins and set them on the table and walked away. We preceded to wipe down our own table and our waitress came by to help us out. She was good and so was the food but the host was really rude and didn't seem to care that he sat us at a wet table and let us wipe it down ourselves.
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Valerie V.
I always come here , for happy hour , especially on Thursdays for karaoke , majority of which I have good service , this past Thursday 4/4/14 we had a new server that we've never had before Noe R. , excellent service , and not just with us , I noticed how he was hit the rest of his section . Definitely will be asking for his section in the future . We also usually get the trio sampler appetizer , wings , mozz sticks & wonton tacos & out of all the other times we've gotten this , this time was the best , service , drinks , food and music was on point !
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Brook J.
Worst customer service ever. Sitting at the bar and never asked if I wanted a menu or anything else, it's been 20 minutes and still neither bartender had asked me if I want anything. I left. It was awful.
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Davina R.
WHILE at my table, PARTY of 4. Plenty of drinks, some appetizers and although OUR service from the MANAGER LEON HALL was impeccable. .. our assigned server LEXI took it upon herself to make an inappropriate executive decision to charge someone at my table for an add on WITHOUT any type of consultation OR permission. RUDE, inappropriate AND on top of it all NEVER EVER returned to our table. "GUILT WILL EAT AT YOU AND I HOPE YOU CHOKE ON YOUR DECISION LEXI"
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Yarin P.
Food sucks . Wings and celery are from east Sudan : Ethiopia ( stale and cold and no meat on them ) management should consider closing down. Not a good place to eat at all
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Aaron H.
Walked in saw 2 tables open right in the front was told 20 minute wait I waited 20 minutes to be sat in the tank right in the front that was open the whole time the server randy was slow took him 10 minutes to take our drink order and another 10 to bring it probably longer because we walked out unorganized a waste of time stupid employees and the seats have no seperatetion from everyone else I'll never return to this apple bees the parking is shit to I'm now at I'm 43rd and peoria at applebees within 20 minutes already ordered our food thw drive 5 miles to this one is worth not going back to that shity one on northern
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Jackie F.
Unfortunately our experience was very lacking tonight. The appetizer was brought out after we were eating the main dish... And only then because we asked. Both of our main dishes were lukewarm.. Not hot and they looked like they had been sitting for awhile. Ugh..... We won't be back any time soon.
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Heather J.
This place seems to go up and down with servers so it is hard to give it a great review. The food is normal for a chain but for me the service is what matters. We attend this location lots of times because it is close to home. I appreciate the kids menu and the fact that they are kid friendly.
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Bella B.
I came here last night for a late dinner and had the best service we have ever had by Jonathan S. We were greeted quickly and got our drinks and orders in quickly as well. The food was good! The only thing I was disappointed about was they changed the pretzel cheese dip recipe since the last time we came! It was SO good and was one of the reasons we would come here. They put something in it which made is spicy, it might have been peppers. The wings and entrees were good! We had a good time and I really appreciated the good and friendly service!
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Merissa T.
I'm disappointed in the Applebee's franchise altogether. About 10 years ago it was like the best place to go for food and drinks. Now it sucks balls! They took away the veggie patch pizza and the grande nachos. Now they only have a select amount of appetizers for half off. What a rip off! I doubt if I'll ever eat at this franchise again, there are better places to go with better food. Even the drink I had was weak, very disappointing
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Ana Q.
I been to many Applebee's before but this one takes the cake. The waiting is long!!!!! The place is dirty you can tell they don't do a deep cleaning enough. The server take forever to take your order and to fill up your drinks as well. Let's not forget the food it's gross. For example I order a cheese dip and it was cold. I swear they just poured it out of the bag and stuck it in the microwave and my chicken was very dry. I order a margarita and I'm pretty sure the mixture is from a bag that they add water to it. I only finished it because it had tequila. I had plenty of margaritas to taste the difference. Whatever happened to making them the old fashioned way??? I WILL NEVER EVER GO AGAIN IN MY LIFE. I'll make sure my friends know as well.
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Anastasia S.
Date: Monday March 26, 2012 Arrived at 6:30PM, Happy Hour ended at 7:00PM Party Size: 4 Server: Marisol Ordered: $17.56... 4 - Top Shelf, Long Island Ice Teas (Happy Hour) $3.74... 1 - Mozzarella Sticks (Happy Hour) $7.98... 2 - Spinach Dip (Happy Hour) $4.49... 1 - Boneless Buffalo wings, Honey BBQ (Happy Hour) $20.00... 2 for $20: 1 - Onion Rings 2 - Blackened Chicken Penne $8.79... 1 - Top Shelf, Long Island Ice Teas (Non- Happy Hour) $62.56 - Sub Total $6.30 - Tax $68.86 - Total This was my best experience at Applebee's. Top Shelf, Long Island Ice Teas - Amazingly delicious and strong enough to give a buzz; I will be back for this. Mozzarella Sticks - Hot, cheesy and worth ordering again, came w/ marinara. Spinach Dip - Hot and cheesy with a few pieces of artichoke in the dip. Chips were too salty, accompanied with a mild salsa, salsa was just ok. Boneless Buffalo wings, Honey BBQ - Savory and sweet, accompanied with celery and ranch. Onion Rings - Large pieces or onion, breading was too thick. Accompanied with BBQ sauce. Blackened Chicken Penne - Amazing and slightly spicy. Blackened chicken over penne with diced tomato and a few leaves of spinach in a creamy alfredo all topped with extra cheese on top. Accompanied with a garlic bread stick. Craving this right now. Service: Our server was attentive and recommended we add another drink before happy hour was over, I appreciated this. Atmosphere: Causal, family friendly. The customers at the time depend on the special for that day. Misbehaving children has been rare. Will I be back? Yes. Applebee's is consistently good, usually I order the 2 for $20, but I choose the 7oz sirloin. I have noticed the sirloin with broccoli as a side has as odor. Perhaps it is the steamed broccoli, but I won't be getting that anymore. The blackened chicken penne was worth ordering again, this also comes in the 2 for $24 deal, but is blackened sirloin. The all you can eat soup and salad lunch special is delicious too. This special runs from 11AM to 3PM. There are about 8 salads to choose from and at least 2 soups; yes, you are able to mix and match. My favorites: French onion soup, pecan chicken salad, and the oriental salad (grilled). Happy Hour Special : 1/2 price alcholoic drink, excluding shots. 1/2 price on selcet appetizers. *** This is my first real review, feedback is appreciated.
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Christopher D.
I wish that I could give this place NO stars. We were seated quickly, asked for water which came in filthy glasses and the straw already in the cup (huge deal to me). Anyway, then asked for ice tea which came in a similarly filthy glass and tasted like dirty water, oh and by the way the water tasted like pool water. I mean this place was gross. I had enough and just asked to cancel my food order, tipped and left. Just don't go unless this is ur kind of place. I just wanted to have a quick lunch with my sweetheart who worked in the area. Bad idea.
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Ashley C.
This has to be the worst restaurant I have ever been to. We had a party of 6 and when we finally got a table it took forever to get our server to drink us our drinks. Probably a good 15 min. After which we ordered our food and that took 45 minutes to come out. 45 minutes. They weren't even that busy. One of my friends ordered more french fries and that took another 20 minutes to come. After we finished our food, some of us ordered dessert but our server didn't clear our table of any of our plates which is beyond annoying. The GM came out to inform us that they were out of whipped cream and we then expressed our concerns about how our service was going and how clearly our server hadn't even cleared our table and her response was "Well what would you like me to do about it?" and I said to her "Well you could start by clearing our table." and she walked away. The table behind us complained to her about not having the hot sauce he wanted and he got a comped meal, so I'm not sure if it was because of our age (which shouldn't matter since we were paying customers), which is why she chose to be so rude. Needless to say, I will never go to another Applebee's again, their food sucks and so does their service.
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Stacy Z.
Applebee's is one of those places that has gotten better over the years. They actually reduced the portion sizes a bit and improved the taste of their food. I wasn't overly in love with the fish and chips I ordered, but it wasn't bad. Just tasted a bit off from what I expected. The fries were good, and the portion sizes were much more reasonable than I remember. Hubby liked his meal as well, and the blondie for dessert is always our favorite. They're back to bringing them out piping hot instead of lukewarm like they did for a few years. Service was fast and friendly. As always though, if you want a quiet restaurant where you can chat, go elsewhere.
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Lindsay K.
Oh where to start! The food is less than desirable especially since I had a pubic hair in my salad! It was way too crowded and we were seated next to a very large of noxious group of people. Instead of the waitress realizing that we were uncomfortable and asking them to quiet down a bit she just went about her business as if nothing was going on. Shows a lack of effort! More than anything though the food is just not good! Go to Chili's instead!!
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Nichole M.
I used to come here all the time for reasonable prices until I started realizing how shitty the food is. I just go for happy hour because my boyfriend likes the wings and I do enjoy a Long Island here and there, but this time was terrible. We didn't even get acknowledged walking in, we sat ourselves at the bar, my boyfriend ordered his wings and a Pepsi and I got a water. She got the wings to us pretty quickly and then after that she completely just forgot about us. She was too busy chatting with her friends that came to visit. Served them drink after drink and didn't even give us a refill until we were about ready to go. When she finally gave ME a refill, she completely ignored the fact my boyfriend needed one too. She rushed off to make yet another drink for her friends. My boyfriend had to yell check just to get her attention and give us our check because otherwise she would have left us sitting there. After she gave us our check she again left to make her friends another drink failing to ask if everything was alright and forgot about us again, my boyfriend had to wave his check in the air for her to notice. I've had pretty good service at Applebee's until tonight. She just completely ignored us and went on taking care of her friends.
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Sherin C.
The only reason I went was for Thursdays karaoke night. Which the girl who hosted the karaoke was full of energy and very friendly. The actual restaurant host was a snob. Our waitress, Ashley, was terrible.She took forever to take our orders, and never checked up on us. I get thirsty really easily, so I require multiple refills.. Food is mediocre but thats expected. When she brought the food to our party she would hold the hot plates over my son's head which made me feel very nervous. When it came time for our bill, I paid with a twenty plus the exact change. Typically when someone does this they are indicating they want dollar bills back, not coins. Right? Well, she returned with a handful of coins and said I gave her 50¢ instead of 65¢. I know very well that I didnt. Oh well, the change was her tip.
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Nicole K.
Poor service. Brought out the wrong order (salad) and was of little help. And veryyyyy slow. I won't be back. Ended up not eating anything because of their incompetency
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Dione G.
We would like to personally thank Rebecca the manager for the wonderful service she provided to my brother and his friends for prom. I was given bad information for my brother and his friends for prom night but Rebecca worked everything out and was so wonderful to have a table waiting and ready when they arrived. Thank you, thank you, thank you that was so awesome that you were able to do that.
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Melinda B.
Our fav spot for happy hour! We always order the hot wings and a blue moon... The manager is usually here and always comes over asks how we are doing...
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Edward D.
Wife, Daughter, and Daughter's boyfriend! Yes I said it, Daughter's boyfriend. Well they wanted to meet me for lunch. So they picked Applebee's? I have never been much of a fan of this franchise, I just never liked them. So any who! Daughter and wife shared a two for twenty meal. Daughter had the Three-Cheese Chicken Penne, she actually enjoyed it, I had a taste of it. It wasn't to bad. Chicken was really good, and since she likes bruschetta! This made the plate even more enjoyable for her. Wife was OK with her sirloin steak, and broccoli. Only problem was it had to much salt on both the steak and veggies. The boyfried (we are calling him this as of now) had their Classic Buffalo Wings and fries. Since it was all gone, I guessed he liked them. I had the Provolone-Stuffed Meatballs with Fettuccine, I seen the commercials, so I wanted to try this. It's alright. I just didn't like the mixture of the cream sauce and marinara sauce. Meatballs were very good. Service needs to get better, but overall it was OK.
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Jack N.
Wretched service and disgusting food. Not sure why people line up for Applebees but this one was especially bad. All I ordered was a couple of appetizers (previously learned never to order food from these places) and it took over 45 minutes. Then the appetizers came out wrong and were no good. I've eaten better finger foods at AM/PM. I understand people like the 1/2 off happy hour specials but I dont. The beer selection sucks and so do the apps. I just need to find out who I'm going to give the last gift card I got to this place. Note to everyone: If you hate your friend/relative give them a gift card to Applebees.
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Terry T.
I visited this place with the family during happy hour. We had to wait about 15 minutes before we were seated. This was understandable as the place was packed. I sat at the bar to catch a few minutes of whatever game was playing and enjoyed a beer until we were seated. The bartender's service, I noticed just in those few minutes, was top notch. Once seated we were served by a nice waitress. Really the best service I've had in quite some time. A guy in a shirt/tie came by a few times to check on things. This was not to the annoying point, but it was just right. The waitress also came back quite often to check on things. I never had to ask for a refill The food, while not great, was not bad. I mean it is what it is with this type of place. I'm not going to brag to my friends about the food, but I will recommend based on the service alone.
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Heidi R.
I have been to this Applebees many times but the last two times have made me decide that I'm not going there again. The first of the two visits they sat my family very quickly. Then we waited, and waited, and waited. Finally after 10 minutes the manager asked us if our waiter had gotten our drinks. We told her that we haven't even talked to the waiter and had no clue who he was. She took our order. After that the waiter did come and apologize saying he didn't realize we were his table. The second time we waited AGAIN for our drink order and this waitress was horrible. We kept having to find her for everything-placing our orders, refills, even the bill. I doubt I will go this location again.
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Jason I.
Got seated right away. Ordered drinks and they arrived fast. Then all went wrong. Waited half hour for refill then got to order food. Ordered the trio platter. Arrived cold and sloppy. The portion size was terrible. The wings were not hot they were dry and tasteless. My nephews kids plate had bigger mini cheeseburgers then mine! and it looks like the steak burrito thing they got on there was taken from a short end piece. The manager took my meal off when I complained but he said next time order something else if I don't like the portion size. Are you kidding me. Next time? How about next time I go to village in which is next door. Food is like Denny's but at least it is served fast, hot, and portions are good. Don't go to this apple bees if you can help it. Find another one. Or go to the Carl's Jr next door you will save money and will be more satisfied.
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Q & A on Applebee's
What time does Applebee's half price appetizers start?
Applebee's restaurant has launched the late-night happy hour where some of the listed appetizers are sold at half price. The offer is available at most of the Applebee's locations where one can enjoy the offer after 9 pm on weekdays and after 10 pm on weekends.
What time is the happy hour at Applebee's?
Applebee's Happy Hour Monday starts from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Apples Late Night Happy Hour Monday starts from 9:00 PM until midnight.
What can a vegan and Vegetarian eat at Applebee's?
There are almost no vegan option and sparse vegetarian option at Applebee's. If you are a vegan ask for steamed vegetables, baked potato, salads, or fried vegetables without butter. There are certain vegan dressings you can try to make your salad tastier.
What are the opening and closing timing at Applebee's?
Applebee's Restaurant operational hours on weekdays (Monday through Thursday) and Sundays start from 11 am until midnight. While on Fridays and Saturdays, the restaurant remains open until 1 am. The timing may vary as per the location.
Does Applebee's remain close on holidays?
Applebee's remain closed on many holidays, but it may vary as per the location of the restaurant. For holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving, the restaurant remains closed throughout the USA.
How to find the nearest Applebee's Restaurant?
Today Applebee's is located on 135+ locations in the USA and growing. The restaurant is famous for its lip-smacking ribs and steaks, seafood and fried chicken wings. There are healthier salads and sides for people who are health conscious. If you want to find nearest Applebee's restaurant in your area, just go through the Restaurant Listing Directory to find one.
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About Applebee's
Applebee is an American full-service restaurant brand popularly known for its signature Riblets. Applebee was conceptualized in 1980 by Bill and TJ Palmer in Atlanta, Georgia. At first, the restaurant was named T.J. Applebee's RX for Edibles and Elixirs. After the concept was acquired by W.R. Grace and Company, the restaurant was renamed as Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar. Later the company and the Applebee's concept changed hands with Abe Gustin and John Hamra who started the first Applebee's franchise restaurant in Kansas City.
Later in 2007, IHOP Corp. now known as DineEquity, Inc. acquired Applebee's and began their journey together to make Applebee's the world's largest full-service restaurant chain. Today, Applebee's serves at more than 1,830 locations worldwide. The Applebee's menu ranges from Appetizers and Salads to heavy meals consisting of ribs and steak. Although the trademark dish Riblets is a hot favorite among regular Applebee's dwellers, the restaurant also serves some amazing burgers, sandwiches, pasta, and salads.
Healthy Food Options at Applebee's
When a restaurant serves ribs as their main dish, then you can assume the diet-friendliness of their menu. Well, Applebee's is no different. However, you can dig deeper into their menu and pick some good healthy food options for sure. You can try the salads, light sandwiches, appetizers to ensure you don't order heavy items, etc. If you are really diet conscious, then you got to be careful with their steaks & ribs as well as desserts section.
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Chris Z.
In high school I would head to Applebees a few times a month. Afterwards, I all but swore it off. Another national chain that was using huge portions to justify bloated prices. But my last trip was promising. The food was good, the prices were fair, and the portions were about right. Before I'd say go somewhere else for dinner and stop by Applebees for a blondee for desert. Now, I can see wanting to make a trip there for dinner again!
(3)Anthony S.
Menus were old, dirty and torn...manager talked to 3 tables around us because they had issues. Our food came out wrong but we didn't feel like waiting for more. The manager seemed to handle himself and the customers well...that's honestly the only thing that impressed me. 3 visits and poor service/surroundings.
(2)Brandon E.
Ordered the 8.99 lunch special tomato soup and blt. What a mess when it arrived, made using 1 slice of stale bread cut uneven to somewhat resemble a 1/2 sandwich. Bread was crushed with no mayo, 2skimpy slices of bacon 1/2 thin slice of tomato and a shed of lettuce. Horrible execution by the cook and never saw our server again to get mayo or refills of drinks. This location has ruined me at going to Applebee's ever again. See picture of ptesentation.
(1)Brittany B.
I cam here for lunch and my experience was mediocre to say the best the server got my strawberry perfect wrong ans gave me mango the we got the build your own sampler with the stomachs shrimp which looks nothing like the picture and is mayo based while the description does make you think its a barbecue base so beware the potstickers were luscious but they are everywhere hard thing to mess up. We also got the wonton tacos they were good as well ny other food was very poorly made I wouldn't suggest going here and I usually love applebees
(1)H. C.
I went with my mother and aunt for Applebee's Teacher Appreciation Day! They were serving free entrees for teachers with a valid school ID or pay-stub. We got there pretty late in the day around 9:30 pm, so there wasn't really a wait. The place was probably half full, and for a Tuesday night, that's not bad. (Granted it was Happy Hour too though!) We ordered up a spinach and artichoke dip appetizer which was pretty tasty. The chips were a bit over salted, but considering it was half price for appetizers I guess I can't complain. They had a specially made menu for Teachers, and all three of us decided to go with the 7 oz. Sirloin Steak with the option of mashed potatoes or baked potato, and vegetables. I didn't expect much since Applebee's isn't exactly well known for their steaks, and so I wasn't too disappointed to find that my steak was cooked kinda funny, the veggies were mediocre, and the mashed potatoes kinda cold. Their baked potato (which I sampled from my mother's plate) was pretty tasty though as well as the cherry limeade. The baked apple pie dessert with ice cream was pretty darned tasty though! I think the best part of the night, which is also why I chose to give three stars instead of two was the service. Typically, three Asian women, on a FREE Teacher's Day meal, probably doesn't scream of "hey we tip well!!!" I've actually been to some restaurants where service wasn't that most likely because of the notoriety of Asians as being bad tippers. However, service here was great! Our server came and took our orders promptly, was kind about waiting for my mother and aunt to decide what they wanted to drink (water, which again doesn't scream of good tips) and eat. Made sure our beverage glasses were always full, and was very kind and courteous. Our whole meal ended up just being shy of $15, but we tipped our server well because she deserved it! So in a nutshell... wait: not long, but we came late food: OK. cherry limeade was tasty, and dessert was tasty service: great!
(3)Amanda V.
The food is terrible. Service is ok. Be prepared for a high school reunion.
(2)Dave H.
My wife and I went here for lunch because it was close to our shopping and really did not expect much from a chain restaurant but I was more than pleasantly surprised. I feel funny writing a great review for a chain restaurant but it was very good and the waitress, Heather, was great and we were seated quickly even though it was right at lunch on a Wednesday. Manager came by and asked how everything was and was interested in what we said. I had the 'Unlimited soup and salad" and the first soup was their tomato basil which was great and I had the Santa Fe chicken salad with it, also very good. Then I opted for the potato bacon soup which was very very good and the spinach shrimp salad with bacon dressing that was excellent also and for $7, that was amazing compared to Olive Garden, for example. My wife had one of the new sandwiches which was a roast beef bacon mushroom melt and I had a bite and it was top of the line as well. Service and food were both great, yeah, I know it is a chain restaurant and the 'foodies' will probably turn their nose up with this review but what the heck, I liked it a lot and we will be back.
(5)Ant M. A.
One of the most disorganized Apple Bee's experiences. The service was rushed at all times. This rush caused the main course to arrive before the appetizers. Big screw up and all the waitress had to say was "at least you have more food at once". Ridiculous is all I can say. The bourbon shrimp and chicken had a strong burnt taste which is unacceptable on all counts. The boneless buffalo wings were the only thing worth having. These folks seriously need to get their sh!t together.
(1)Darren L.
Medicore food. Salad might of been edible but they ruined it with diced tomatoes. Ever heard of wedges that people can pick out if they hate tomatoes? I guess I should of asked. Slow service. The restaurant smelled old and musty. A tired chain that should of closed its doors years ago.
(2)Taylor M.
Worst applebees I've ever been too...I ordered the same thing I always do..the oriental chicken salad. The chicken was chewy and there was hardly and dressing or toppings. It was 11am and she brought me the dinner size without asking what is prefer...my grandfather had the quesadilla burger and said it was gross and he always likes to order that regularly. Kinda mad I wasted my gift card here...
(1)Bridget A.
Applebee's is a place you go for cheap drinks and happy hour. The food is ok. They do not have any vegetarian options except fried mozzarella sticks or French fries. No actual food. I come here to drink for cheap and maybe eat a fried cheese stick or two.
(3)Amber L.
The sever was very nice, but my food took over 45 minutes. When it arrived it was cold, I will not be returning.
(1)Alexis B.
Every time I come here it is always horrible service. I'm a waitress as well so I try to be very easy going with servers because I know how hard of a job it is. Tonight it took almost 30 min just to be greeted and an additional 10 min just to get our drinks. The server never came back to refill our drinks and the manager was soooooo rude. Definitely not returning.
(1)Eric H.
Walked in and was waiting to be seated while host was talking to his friend for at least five minutes. Once he saw us he took us to be seated at a table that was drenched in water. I'm not even exaggerating, the table had a ton of water on it. We asked for a rag to wipe the table down and he brought us some napkins and set them on the table and walked away. We preceded to wipe down our own table and our waitress came by to help us out. She was good and so was the food but the host was really rude and didn't seem to care that he sat us at a wet table and let us wipe it down ourselves.
(1)Valerie V.
I always come here , for happy hour , especially on Thursdays for karaoke , majority of which I have good service , this past Thursday 4/4/14 we had a new server that we've never had before Noe R. , excellent service , and not just with us , I noticed how he was hit the rest of his section . Definitely will be asking for his section in the future . We also usually get the trio sampler appetizer , wings , mozz sticks & wonton tacos & out of all the other times we've gotten this , this time was the best , service , drinks , food and music was on point !
(5)Brook J.
Worst customer service ever. Sitting at the bar and never asked if I wanted a menu or anything else, it's been 20 minutes and still neither bartender had asked me if I want anything. I left. It was awful.
(1)Davina R.
WHILE at my table, PARTY of 4. Plenty of drinks, some appetizers and although OUR service from the MANAGER LEON HALL was impeccable. .. our assigned server LEXI took it upon herself to make an inappropriate executive decision to charge someone at my table for an add on WITHOUT any type of consultation OR permission. RUDE, inappropriate AND on top of it all NEVER EVER returned to our table. "GUILT WILL EAT AT YOU AND I HOPE YOU CHOKE ON YOUR DECISION LEXI"
(3)Yarin P.
Food sucks . Wings and celery are from east Sudan : Ethiopia ( stale and cold and no meat on them ) management should consider closing down. Not a good place to eat at all
(1)Aaron H.
Walked in saw 2 tables open right in the front was told 20 minute wait I waited 20 minutes to be sat in the tank right in the front that was open the whole time the server randy was slow took him 10 minutes to take our drink order and another 10 to bring it probably longer because we walked out unorganized a waste of time stupid employees and the seats have no seperatetion from everyone else I'll never return to this apple bees the parking is shit to I'm now at I'm 43rd and peoria at applebees within 20 minutes already ordered our food thw drive 5 miles to this one is worth not going back to that shity one on northern
(1)Jackie F.
Unfortunately our experience was very lacking tonight. The appetizer was brought out after we were eating the main dish... And only then because we asked. Both of our main dishes were lukewarm.. Not hot and they looked like they had been sitting for awhile. Ugh..... We won't be back any time soon.
(1)Heather J.
This place seems to go up and down with servers so it is hard to give it a great review. The food is normal for a chain but for me the service is what matters. We attend this location lots of times because it is close to home. I appreciate the kids menu and the fact that they are kid friendly.
(3)Bella B.
I came here last night for a late dinner and had the best service we have ever had by Jonathan S. We were greeted quickly and got our drinks and orders in quickly as well. The food was good! The only thing I was disappointed about was they changed the pretzel cheese dip recipe since the last time we came! It was SO good and was one of the reasons we would come here. They put something in it which made is spicy, it might have been peppers. The wings and entrees were good! We had a good time and I really appreciated the good and friendly service!
(4)Merissa T.
I'm disappointed in the Applebee's franchise altogether. About 10 years ago it was like the best place to go for food and drinks. Now it sucks balls! They took away the veggie patch pizza and the grande nachos. Now they only have a select amount of appetizers for half off. What a rip off! I doubt if I'll ever eat at this franchise again, there are better places to go with better food. Even the drink I had was weak, very disappointing
(1)Ana Q.
I been to many Applebee's before but this one takes the cake. The waiting is long!!!!! The place is dirty you can tell they don't do a deep cleaning enough. The server take forever to take your order and to fill up your drinks as well. Let's not forget the food it's gross. For example I order a cheese dip and it was cold. I swear they just poured it out of the bag and stuck it in the microwave and my chicken was very dry. I order a margarita and I'm pretty sure the mixture is from a bag that they add water to it. I only finished it because it had tequila. I had plenty of margaritas to taste the difference. Whatever happened to making them the old fashioned way??? I WILL NEVER EVER GO AGAIN IN MY LIFE. I'll make sure my friends know as well.
(1)Anastasia S.
Date: Monday March 26, 2012 Arrived at 6:30PM, Happy Hour ended at 7:00PM Party Size: 4 Server: Marisol Ordered: $17.56... 4 - Top Shelf, Long Island Ice Teas (Happy Hour) $3.74... 1 - Mozzarella Sticks (Happy Hour) $7.98... 2 - Spinach Dip (Happy Hour) $4.49... 1 - Boneless Buffalo wings, Honey BBQ (Happy Hour) $20.00... 2 for $20: 1 - Onion Rings 2 - Blackened Chicken Penne $8.79... 1 - Top Shelf, Long Island Ice Teas (Non- Happy Hour) $62.56 - Sub Total $6.30 - Tax $68.86 - Total This was my best experience at Applebee's. Top Shelf, Long Island Ice Teas - Amazingly delicious and strong enough to give a buzz; I will be back for this. Mozzarella Sticks - Hot, cheesy and worth ordering again, came w/ marinara. Spinach Dip - Hot and cheesy with a few pieces of artichoke in the dip. Chips were too salty, accompanied with a mild salsa, salsa was just ok. Boneless Buffalo wings, Honey BBQ - Savory and sweet, accompanied with celery and ranch. Onion Rings - Large pieces or onion, breading was too thick. Accompanied with BBQ sauce. Blackened Chicken Penne - Amazing and slightly spicy. Blackened chicken over penne with diced tomato and a few leaves of spinach in a creamy alfredo all topped with extra cheese on top. Accompanied with a garlic bread stick. Craving this right now. Service: Our server was attentive and recommended we add another drink before happy hour was over, I appreciated this. Atmosphere: Causal, family friendly. The customers at the time depend on the special for that day. Misbehaving children has been rare. Will I be back? Yes. Applebee's is consistently good, usually I order the 2 for $20, but I choose the 7oz sirloin. I have noticed the sirloin with broccoli as a side has as odor. Perhaps it is the steamed broccoli, but I won't be getting that anymore. The blackened chicken penne was worth ordering again, this also comes in the 2 for $24 deal, but is blackened sirloin. The all you can eat soup and salad lunch special is delicious too. This special runs from 11AM to 3PM. There are about 8 salads to choose from and at least 2 soups; yes, you are able to mix and match. My favorites: French onion soup, pecan chicken salad, and the oriental salad (grilled). Happy Hour Special : 1/2 price alcholoic drink, excluding shots. 1/2 price on selcet appetizers. *** This is my first real review, feedback is appreciated.
(4)Christopher D.
I wish that I could give this place NO stars. We were seated quickly, asked for water which came in filthy glasses and the straw already in the cup (huge deal to me). Anyway, then asked for ice tea which came in a similarly filthy glass and tasted like dirty water, oh and by the way the water tasted like pool water. I mean this place was gross. I had enough and just asked to cancel my food order, tipped and left. Just don't go unless this is ur kind of place. I just wanted to have a quick lunch with my sweetheart who worked in the area. Bad idea.
(1)Ashley C.
This has to be the worst restaurant I have ever been to. We had a party of 6 and when we finally got a table it took forever to get our server to drink us our drinks. Probably a good 15 min. After which we ordered our food and that took 45 minutes to come out. 45 minutes. They weren't even that busy. One of my friends ordered more french fries and that took another 20 minutes to come. After we finished our food, some of us ordered dessert but our server didn't clear our table of any of our plates which is beyond annoying. The GM came out to inform us that they were out of whipped cream and we then expressed our concerns about how our service was going and how clearly our server hadn't even cleared our table and her response was "Well what would you like me to do about it?" and I said to her "Well you could start by clearing our table." and she walked away. The table behind us complained to her about not having the hot sauce he wanted and he got a comped meal, so I'm not sure if it was because of our age (which shouldn't matter since we were paying customers), which is why she chose to be so rude. Needless to say, I will never go to another Applebee's again, their food sucks and so does their service.
(1)Stacy Z.
Applebee's is one of those places that has gotten better over the years. They actually reduced the portion sizes a bit and improved the taste of their food. I wasn't overly in love with the fish and chips I ordered, but it wasn't bad. Just tasted a bit off from what I expected. The fries were good, and the portion sizes were much more reasonable than I remember. Hubby liked his meal as well, and the blondie for dessert is always our favorite. They're back to bringing them out piping hot instead of lukewarm like they did for a few years. Service was fast and friendly. As always though, if you want a quiet restaurant where you can chat, go elsewhere.
(3)Lindsay K.
Oh where to start! The food is less than desirable especially since I had a pubic hair in my salad! It was way too crowded and we were seated next to a very large of noxious group of people. Instead of the waitress realizing that we were uncomfortable and asking them to quiet down a bit she just went about her business as if nothing was going on. Shows a lack of effort! More than anything though the food is just not good! Go to Chili's instead!!
(1)Nichole M.
I used to come here all the time for reasonable prices until I started realizing how shitty the food is. I just go for happy hour because my boyfriend likes the wings and I do enjoy a Long Island here and there, but this time was terrible. We didn't even get acknowledged walking in, we sat ourselves at the bar, my boyfriend ordered his wings and a Pepsi and I got a water. She got the wings to us pretty quickly and then after that she completely just forgot about us. She was too busy chatting with her friends that came to visit. Served them drink after drink and didn't even give us a refill until we were about ready to go. When she finally gave ME a refill, she completely ignored the fact my boyfriend needed one too. She rushed off to make yet another drink for her friends. My boyfriend had to yell check just to get her attention and give us our check because otherwise she would have left us sitting there. After she gave us our check she again left to make her friends another drink failing to ask if everything was alright and forgot about us again, my boyfriend had to wave his check in the air for her to notice. I've had pretty good service at Applebee's until tonight. She just completely ignored us and went on taking care of her friends.
(1)Sherin C.
The only reason I went was for Thursdays karaoke night. Which the girl who hosted the karaoke was full of energy and very friendly. The actual restaurant host was a snob. Our waitress, Ashley, was terrible.She took forever to take our orders, and never checked up on us. I get thirsty really easily, so I require multiple refills.. Food is mediocre but thats expected. When she brought the food to our party she would hold the hot plates over my son's head which made me feel very nervous. When it came time for our bill, I paid with a twenty plus the exact change. Typically when someone does this they are indicating they want dollar bills back, not coins. Right? Well, she returned with a handful of coins and said I gave her 50¢ instead of 65¢. I know very well that I didnt. Oh well, the change was her tip.
(2)Nicole K.
Poor service. Brought out the wrong order (salad) and was of little help. And veryyyyy slow. I won't be back. Ended up not eating anything because of their incompetency
(1)Dione G.
We would like to personally thank Rebecca the manager for the wonderful service she provided to my brother and his friends for prom. I was given bad information for my brother and his friends for prom night but Rebecca worked everything out and was so wonderful to have a table waiting and ready when they arrived. Thank you, thank you, thank you that was so awesome that you were able to do that.
(5)Melinda B.
Our fav spot for happy hour! We always order the hot wings and a blue moon... The manager is usually here and always comes over asks how we are doing...
(5)Edward D.
Wife, Daughter, and Daughter's boyfriend! Yes I said it, Daughter's boyfriend. Well they wanted to meet me for lunch. So they picked Applebee's? I have never been much of a fan of this franchise, I just never liked them. So any who! Daughter and wife shared a two for twenty meal. Daughter had the Three-Cheese Chicken Penne, she actually enjoyed it, I had a taste of it. It wasn't to bad. Chicken was really good, and since she likes bruschetta! This made the plate even more enjoyable for her. Wife was OK with her sirloin steak, and broccoli. Only problem was it had to much salt on both the steak and veggies. The boyfried (we are calling him this as of now) had their Classic Buffalo Wings and fries. Since it was all gone, I guessed he liked them. I had the Provolone-Stuffed Meatballs with Fettuccine, I seen the commercials, so I wanted to try this. It's alright. I just didn't like the mixture of the cream sauce and marinara sauce. Meatballs were very good. Service needs to get better, but overall it was OK.
(3)Jack N.
Wretched service and disgusting food. Not sure why people line up for Applebees but this one was especially bad. All I ordered was a couple of appetizers (previously learned never to order food from these places) and it took over 45 minutes. Then the appetizers came out wrong and were no good. I've eaten better finger foods at AM/PM. I understand people like the 1/2 off happy hour specials but I dont. The beer selection sucks and so do the apps. I just need to find out who I'm going to give the last gift card I got to this place. Note to everyone: If you hate your friend/relative give them a gift card to Applebees.
(1)Terry T.
I visited this place with the family during happy hour. We had to wait about 15 minutes before we were seated. This was understandable as the place was packed. I sat at the bar to catch a few minutes of whatever game was playing and enjoyed a beer until we were seated. The bartender's service, I noticed just in those few minutes, was top notch. Once seated we were served by a nice waitress. Really the best service I've had in quite some time. A guy in a shirt/tie came by a few times to check on things. This was not to the annoying point, but it was just right. The waitress also came back quite often to check on things. I never had to ask for a refill The food, while not great, was not bad. I mean it is what it is with this type of place. I'm not going to brag to my friends about the food, but I will recommend based on the service alone.
(4)Heidi R.
I have been to this Applebees many times but the last two times have made me decide that I'm not going there again. The first of the two visits they sat my family very quickly. Then we waited, and waited, and waited. Finally after 10 minutes the manager asked us if our waiter had gotten our drinks. We told her that we haven't even talked to the waiter and had no clue who he was. She took our order. After that the waiter did come and apologize saying he didn't realize we were his table. The second time we waited AGAIN for our drink order and this waitress was horrible. We kept having to find her for everything-placing our orders, refills, even the bill. I doubt I will go this location again.
(1)Jason I.
Got seated right away. Ordered drinks and they arrived fast. Then all went wrong. Waited half hour for refill then got to order food. Ordered the trio platter. Arrived cold and sloppy. The portion size was terrible. The wings were not hot they were dry and tasteless. My nephews kids plate had bigger mini cheeseburgers then mine! and it looks like the steak burrito thing they got on there was taken from a short end piece. The manager took my meal off when I complained but he said next time order something else if I don't like the portion size. Are you kidding me. Next time? How about next time I go to village in which is next door. Food is like Denny's but at least it is served fast, hot, and portions are good. Don't go to this apple bees if you can help it. Find another one. Or go to the Carl's Jr next door you will save money and will be more satisfied.
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