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
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High Cholesterol 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
It's a McDonald's. Pretty standard, not much to complain about. The Big Mac I had was OK.
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Elle L.
why did i even think of going to mcdonald's? after four years, i went to mcdonald's because i was craving french fries so much. how ridiculous of me! i had the notion in my head that this chain would be cheap, but then i didn't even remember the dollar menu. i ordered the big mac with the meal which cost me $7-8! well, okay it is my fault that i did not check the overpriced menu, but seriously? for such a sad outcome... the burger was alright, not toooooo bad...but then the fries! the fries that i had so waited to devour! it was not at all "golden on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside" as their website describes...this was limp and dry, just very salty. sad i was hungry enough to finish it all... well, see you in another four years, mcdonald's... or just never...?
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Tillie K.
My "to go" experience, I come here to grab breakfast at least once a week. The line to line up is also confusing, people are just standing randomly. One time a person that came into the store later then me got in front of me. She might thought I was waiting for my food and didn't know that I was actually on line. Today I ordered a #9 with hot tea. she repeated "hot coffee and a #what?" LOL that was two wrongs in 1 order. i said i ordered a hot tea... shes like "oh right. what number again?" she was not ready to take my order so why say next?.... I'm sure my English is understandable and i was not talking low at all. This McDonald is just on the way to work so it's very convenient for me. Therefore, they will see me back here despite my poor review. i just come for my breakfast and go.
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Jennifer H.
This is one the worst Mcdonald's in the area I rarely come here for breakfast b/c the lines are ridiculously slow the staff is rude and ghetto which considering the area of the city I'm surprised they have employees like this working here. This place has made me late and I was here for lunch yesterday and the crowds are horrendous they never have enough cashiers morning or lunch rush. I've complained to coporate before and I got free coupons but they need improvement on service food quality isn't bad.
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William S.
One of the most inefficiently run McDonalds I've ever had the misfortune to visit. Sadly, the location will provide it with constant business, so I'm not betting on better mgmt anytime soon...
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Lina D.
Everyday on the way home from work I stop here to use the downstairs restroom for free. No one every asked me to spend a penny here. I can't complain.
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Raven M.
Ronald, something tells me that your crew here ain't "lovin' it." Depressing was the ambiance, where tables were decorated with leftover crumbs and grease, as though to act as a customer repellant. There were travelers freeloading shamelessly off the outlets to charge their phones, folks dining solo after a long day at the office, a pair of bearded hobo pals, and a sleepy-looking guy that looked like a meth addict who had come in to satisfy his munchies with something cheap. The mish-mash of citizens was like an urban, modern-day version of The Breakfast Club. It was a bit unsettling as I sat there, clutching cautiously onto my handbag. (I was in no mood to be getting mugged and catapulting myself upon a perpetrator, as I had been walking all day.) I couldn't help but feel unsafe, and this is coming from someone who's lived in New York all her life. Inside this virtually dead and deserted McDonald's, you wouldn't know that it is located on one of the busiest streets in the Financial District, the blocks filled with people waiting at bus stops, where it is inevitable to bump into clueless tourists and impatient white collar workers alike. I would recommend dining at 160 Broadway instead, if you are determined to get your fix, where the restaurant is better maintained, and has live entertainers on the second floor playing music throughout the day to lift spirits of the weary, hungry, and tired. If you don't mind dining amongst shady low-lives, however, then feel free to boldly come here, but heed my words: guard your personal belongings, or I guarantee that someone will be running off with more than just your Happy Meal.
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David L.
Came here with a friend on a Saturday morning. Both of us got commodity different items from what we had ordered. Table was pretty dirty too
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Alyssa P.
::sigh:: I should know better. Really I should. But I figured hey- I just want a sweet tea on this 90-degree day.. let me pop in for one. Ugh. 1) The line was ridiculous. 2) The staff (at least my cashier) looked miserable. 3) I stood and waited and waited... and waited for a Sweet Tea. Yes, you read that correctly. I didn't order a meal, didn't order multiple drinks. Just one. I finally had to go up and ask my cashier about the Sweet Tea. I got an "oh" and then my tea appeared. ::sigh:: 4) As I turned to grab a straw I found myself being lectured but a mumbling McDonalds employee about my choice in drink. She apparently disapproved of the sweet tea in my hand as well as the soda in the hand of the gentleman next to me. She said "everyone should just drink water. I don't even know why they sell this stuff." Obviously this lady has been spending time w/ Bloomy and his 16oz campaign. Whatever the reason she probably shouldn't be knocking the product of the company she works for. ::sigh:: Bottom line- don't bother visiting this McDonalds...even if its for a single item. You'll barely make it out alive.
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Pat N.
Service was fast and food well prepared. Staff keeping the place pretty clean. The staff gave me the wrong grilled chicken McWrap and the trash receptacle wasn't in its place. My table could have been cleaner.
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Hank C.
Crazy busy, minimal control over the lines/wait, and over 140 seats upstairs (literally there's a sign at the door for that). 2 Big Macs for $5 right now (sandwiches only).
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Robin G.
The line situation here is a disaster. There is no room, and there are enough tourists who do not understand the line-up system at NYC McDs. Since it's a busy place, expect to wait in line a bit, get pushed up against a lot of other people, etc. However, when you do get your food, it will be nice and fresh. Also, despite the frenzy, this McDonald's accuracy is remarkably good.
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Umes M.
By far the worst McDonalds I have ever been in, and I have been to many. Takes forever to get your order taken and when you do, I would almost bet that it will be wrong. I've been here several times (maybe six times) and only one time did I get my order correct. And no, I did not have any special requests, just straight from the menu. And the worst thing of all, French Fries are never good. Come on!!! Messing up the McDonalds French fries...every time! Isn't French Fries one of McDonald's specialties...also, isn't it all programmed???? Always either undercooked or rubbery. Worst McDonalds...no...worst food establishment ever.
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Alan C.
Scale of 1-10: Food: 4 Service: 0 Atmosphere: 1 Dinner for 2 people (plus tax): $15 Favorite dish: Value meal #7 Pros: -It's McDonald's, if you like fast food you'll probably like the food regardless of how incompetent the staff is -Open late or 24 hours, I forget which -They gave us a free order of fries after we waited 25 minutes for a filet o' fish sandwich Cons: -Worst service in the city, hands down, and that is saying a lot. Most of the tellers/cooks/preppers etc. are borderline lucid, and the ones that are spend more time talking to each other than serving the customers or cooking the food. At one point I counted 8 people behind the counter, none of whom were taking orders, cooking food, or doing anything that resembled work. Even one of the street bums who came in to get a coffee said it was the worst McDonald's in the city. -Prepare to wait a very long time if there are more than 2 people in line. The tellers don't seem to know how to take orders, enter orders, or fetch the food. The cooks don't seem to know how to cook more than one sandwich at a time when they're not busy goofing around. -That filet o' fish sandwich mentioned above took 3 reminders from me to the tellers who don't seem to have any sense of short term memory, 2 tellers to find the cooks who were goofing off, and 2 different cooks to figure out how to cook the sandwich before it finally came out 25 minutes later. Did I mentioned that there were only 3 customers in the entire restaurant and 8 workers behind the counter doing who knows what while I waited for something to get done. -When I got the fish sandwich everything else was cold -I would rather eat out of the trash can outside the store than dignify this restaurant's workers' existences by going in again. The only reasons I even waited for the fish sandwich instead of demanding my money back were that a) my wife was craving it and b) it would've been a minor miracle if the tellers could figure out something as complicated as how much money to give back to me
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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.
Tony J.
It's a McDonald's. Pretty standard, not much to complain about. The Big Mac I had was OK.
(2)Elle L.
why did i even think of going to mcdonald's? after four years, i went to mcdonald's because i was craving french fries so much. how ridiculous of me! i had the notion in my head that this chain would be cheap, but then i didn't even remember the dollar menu. i ordered the big mac with the meal which cost me $7-8! well, okay it is my fault that i did not check the overpriced menu, but seriously? for such a sad outcome... the burger was alright, not toooooo bad...but then the fries! the fries that i had so waited to devour! it was not at all "golden on the outside, soft and fluffy on the inside" as their website describes...this was limp and dry, just very salty. sad i was hungry enough to finish it all... well, see you in another four years, mcdonald's... or just never...?
(1)Tillie K.
My "to go" experience, I come here to grab breakfast at least once a week. The line to line up is also confusing, people are just standing randomly. One time a person that came into the store later then me got in front of me. She might thought I was waiting for my food and didn't know that I was actually on line. Today I ordered a #9 with hot tea. she repeated "hot coffee and a #what?" LOL that was two wrongs in 1 order. i said i ordered a hot tea... shes like "oh right. what number again?" she was not ready to take my order so why say next?.... I'm sure my English is understandable and i was not talking low at all. This McDonald is just on the way to work so it's very convenient for me. Therefore, they will see me back here despite my poor review. i just come for my breakfast and go.
(1)Jennifer H.
This is one the worst Mcdonald's in the area I rarely come here for breakfast b/c the lines are ridiculously slow the staff is rude and ghetto which considering the area of the city I'm surprised they have employees like this working here. This place has made me late and I was here for lunch yesterday and the crowds are horrendous they never have enough cashiers morning or lunch rush. I've complained to coporate before and I got free coupons but they need improvement on service food quality isn't bad.
(2)William S.
One of the most inefficiently run McDonalds I've ever had the misfortune to visit. Sadly, the location will provide it with constant business, so I'm not betting on better mgmt anytime soon...
(1)Lina D.
Everyday on the way home from work I stop here to use the downstairs restroom for free. No one every asked me to spend a penny here. I can't complain.
(3)Raven M.
Ronald, something tells me that your crew here ain't "lovin' it." Depressing was the ambiance, where tables were decorated with leftover crumbs and grease, as though to act as a customer repellant. There were travelers freeloading shamelessly off the outlets to charge their phones, folks dining solo after a long day at the office, a pair of bearded hobo pals, and a sleepy-looking guy that looked like a meth addict who had come in to satisfy his munchies with something cheap. The mish-mash of citizens was like an urban, modern-day version of The Breakfast Club. It was a bit unsettling as I sat there, clutching cautiously onto my handbag. (I was in no mood to be getting mugged and catapulting myself upon a perpetrator, as I had been walking all day.) I couldn't help but feel unsafe, and this is coming from someone who's lived in New York all her life. Inside this virtually dead and deserted McDonald's, you wouldn't know that it is located on one of the busiest streets in the Financial District, the blocks filled with people waiting at bus stops, where it is inevitable to bump into clueless tourists and impatient white collar workers alike. I would recommend dining at 160 Broadway instead, if you are determined to get your fix, where the restaurant is better maintained, and has live entertainers on the second floor playing music throughout the day to lift spirits of the weary, hungry, and tired. If you don't mind dining amongst shady low-lives, however, then feel free to boldly come here, but heed my words: guard your personal belongings, or I guarantee that someone will be running off with more than just your Happy Meal.
(2)David L.
Came here with a friend on a Saturday morning. Both of us got commodity different items from what we had ordered. Table was pretty dirty too
(1)Alyssa P.
::sigh:: I should know better. Really I should. But I figured hey- I just want a sweet tea on this 90-degree day.. let me pop in for one. Ugh. 1) The line was ridiculous. 2) The staff (at least my cashier) looked miserable. 3) I stood and waited and waited... and waited for a Sweet Tea. Yes, you read that correctly. I didn't order a meal, didn't order multiple drinks. Just one. I finally had to go up and ask my cashier about the Sweet Tea. I got an "oh" and then my tea appeared. ::sigh:: 4) As I turned to grab a straw I found myself being lectured but a mumbling McDonalds employee about my choice in drink. She apparently disapproved of the sweet tea in my hand as well as the soda in the hand of the gentleman next to me. She said "everyone should just drink water. I don't even know why they sell this stuff." Obviously this lady has been spending time w/ Bloomy and his 16oz campaign. Whatever the reason she probably shouldn't be knocking the product of the company she works for. ::sigh:: Bottom line- don't bother visiting this McDonalds...even if its for a single item. You'll barely make it out alive.
(2)Pat N.
Service was fast and food well prepared. Staff keeping the place pretty clean. The staff gave me the wrong grilled chicken McWrap and the trash receptacle wasn't in its place. My table could have been cleaner.
(3)Hank C.
Crazy busy, minimal control over the lines/wait, and over 140 seats upstairs (literally there's a sign at the door for that). 2 Big Macs for $5 right now (sandwiches only).
(2)Robin G.
The line situation here is a disaster. There is no room, and there are enough tourists who do not understand the line-up system at NYC McDs. Since it's a busy place, expect to wait in line a bit, get pushed up against a lot of other people, etc. However, when you do get your food, it will be nice and fresh. Also, despite the frenzy, this McDonald's accuracy is remarkably good.
(3)Umes M.
By far the worst McDonalds I have ever been in, and I have been to many. Takes forever to get your order taken and when you do, I would almost bet that it will be wrong. I've been here several times (maybe six times) and only one time did I get my order correct. And no, I did not have any special requests, just straight from the menu. And the worst thing of all, French Fries are never good. Come on!!! Messing up the McDonalds French fries...every time! Isn't French Fries one of McDonald's specialties...also, isn't it all programmed???? Always either undercooked or rubbery. Worst McDonalds...no...worst food establishment ever.
(1)Alan C.
Scale of 1-10: Food: 4 Service: 0 Atmosphere: 1 Dinner for 2 people (plus tax): $15 Favorite dish: Value meal #7 Pros: -It's McDonald's, if you like fast food you'll probably like the food regardless of how incompetent the staff is -Open late or 24 hours, I forget which -They gave us a free order of fries after we waited 25 minutes for a filet o' fish sandwich Cons: -Worst service in the city, hands down, and that is saying a lot. Most of the tellers/cooks/preppers etc. are borderline lucid, and the ones that are spend more time talking to each other than serving the customers or cooking the food. At one point I counted 8 people behind the counter, none of whom were taking orders, cooking food, or doing anything that resembled work. Even one of the street bums who came in to get a coffee said it was the worst McDonald's in the city. -Prepare to wait a very long time if there are more than 2 people in line. The tellers don't seem to know how to take orders, enter orders, or fetch the food. The cooks don't seem to know how to cook more than one sandwich at a time when they're not busy goofing around. -That filet o' fish sandwich mentioned above took 3 reminders from me to the tellers who don't seem to have any sense of short term memory, 2 tellers to find the cooks who were goofing off, and 2 different cooks to figure out how to cook the sandwich before it finally came out 25 minutes later. Did I mentioned that there were only 3 customers in the entire restaurant and 8 workers behind the counter doing who knows what while I waited for something to get done. -When I got the fish sandwich everything else was cold -I would rather eat out of the trash can outside the store than dignify this restaurant's workers' existences by going in again. The only reasons I even waited for the fish sandwich instead of demanding my money back were that a) my wife was craving it and b) it would've been a minor miracle if the tellers could figure out something as complicated as how much money to give back to me
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