Applebee’s

As a chain restaurant, Applebee’s seem to be pretty much the same most anywhere you go. I don’t really have high expectations at chains, just decent food at a fair price. That’s what we have had whenever we have gone here in the past.
On the plus side, our waitress was friendly, helpful, and got our order correct; food came out promptly save for the dessert which seemed to take longer than the other courses.
On the other hand, some of the food left a lot to be desired. We decided to try the new Pot Sticker appetizer. They were deep fried crispy little things served on top of a plate of undressed salad greens and assorted cabbages etc. with a dipping sauce. There is nothing wrong with deep fried crispy little things, however Pot Stickers are not supposed to be deep fried or crispy! They should be cooked in a pot or pan and are a form of a dumpling; they should be moist not potato-​chip-​crispy. Please change the description in the menu or something so that people know they will be getting deep fried junk. I was thoroughly disappointed by them mainly because they were nothing like what I was expecting.
My caesar salad was under dressed, but the waitress quickly brought more dressing which rectified the problem. The fries and riblets were great as usual. I confess, I do enjoy those what-​the-​heck-​part-​of-​the-​animal-​is-​this «riblets»; it’s a weakness of mine, I’m a sucker for food slathered in sauce, especially spicy sweet Asian sauce.
The disappointment of the night however was the dessert. We tried the S’mores Churros. The chocolate sauce with toasted melty mini marshmallows was fine, but the churros themselves were NOT. They were extremely greasy, to the point of dripping grease onto the plate when you held one up; there was at least a teaspoon full of grease on the plate underneath them. Besides being overly greasy, they were dense and chewy/​tough; the absolute worst churros I have ever eaten. I don’t know if it was the chain’s fault, or just this location, but they were horrible.
Do yourself a favor and DO NOT order the churros, and If you are in the mood for pot stickers, you will find them better at even the worst of the strip mall Chinese dive restaurants than at Applebee’s. I guess Applebee’s needs to stick with American fare, as they seem to bomb out with Asian and Mexican…

My daughters picked this place. I do like the 2 for $ 20 meal deals. I did enjoy one of their tasty skinny drinks… It is a chain restaurant and everything is pretty much the same as the last Applebee’s. Our waitress Chelsey was awesome.

Wow where do I begin… went in last night with a rather large group by Applebee’s standards (13). Our server Kris (older female), and Kaylyn (who I believe was a manager) were both great, even with the incompetence of the kitchen. Most of our party had the 2 for $ 20. We had to send 2 steaks back several times to get them done medium well. (1 steak 4 times, and another 3 times.) Seriously how hard is it to cook a steak? Normally I’d say it isn’t but I guess some people are just that lazy/​crappy at their job that they cannot do it. The Men’s bathroom was trashed… soap all over the counter, a overflowing trashcan, and the paper towel dispensers were both barely working. A group of 5 – 6 employees at the corner station next to the bathrooms seemed more concerned with socializing than doing their jobs. I wouldn’t recommend going there unless they get some new cooks, well at least do not go on a Saturday night. Obviously this hasn’t been a bad Applebee’s over all since they’ve been open in this location for 6 years. And normally I’m pretty impressed with the service and food at every other Applebee’s I’ve been to.