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    Applebee's Grill + Bar

    3.2 (62 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Jessi A.

    Fancy like Applebee's on date night. It's an Applebee's. When my mom visited, we went out to dinner. I picked Applebee's because I wanted to try one of their Halloween drinks. This is Dracula's Juice. The server called it "Dracula smackula" and that cracked me up. It was okay. I wish I had tried the zombie drink, instead. ‍

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    Stephanie B.

    Service was great! Our waiter was so helpful and nice. Plenty of parking but it gets crowded fast. The margaritas were in fact "perfect" and so was my zombie drink. My only criticism was the pasta was lukewarm and not 4-cheese. Great place to grab a casual fun bite with a friend!

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    Sean V.

    Food was great. My quesadilla burger was not as warm as it could be as well as the fries is the only down fall with the food. Dessert was good. The atmosphere was nice, clean and spacious inside with TV's. The reason this gets 3 stars is because of the waitress and serving time. She was hardly around and we sat waiting for a long time with hardly any customers in the restaurant. She had a stinking attitude when we asked for change back for a client that has special needs. Just threw the money on the table in front of us. Disrespectful but we did not retaliate. We still left her a tip as we were planning to because we always tip. But not as much for her because of her rudeness and miscommunication. Her name is Tabitha, I believe her last name may start with a G. Please train her on respect on letting customers know service will be slow or something. As well as her being prompt and RESPECTFUL. Very sad. But appreciative and thankful for the food. Thank you!

    Jessierey C.

    It was a great place, very clean very quiet as well as very friendly staff. The food was good I had a salad and the breadsticks were hot out of the oven it definitely feel that and tell that by the taste from and to top it off I had a triple chocolate melt I believe it was cold and very hot very good I have no complaints at all all about the mid-20s for the price that's more than reasonable for the good meal out for one person. I will definitely be coming back here again but even if I don't I do highly recommend this location.

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    Martin H.

    We stopped at Applebee's on the way home from church. Social distancing and wait staff in masks was part of the new way of dining. The staff took good care of us. Our waiter treated us well. We tried the two for $22. It was more than enough food for two. The innovation brought about by the pandemic is great. Don't be too timid to try them out.

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    Beautiful ambiance. 10/10 french onion soup. Wait staff was immaculate. Bathrooms were clean! Loved it

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    Good food and the drinks were perfect. Has been a while since we ate here and now that we live down the street, we are gonna go back soon!

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    I absolutely loved the food and the waitress was super nice. Shout out Sunny A. for being awesome.

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    Never get chicken from applebees, it's always undercooked and WILL give you food poisoning.

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