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    Applebee's Grill + Bar

    2.9 (37 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    The Caesar Dinner Salad is huge, very fresh & delicious ....
    Paul G.

    The Applebee's in Salem, Illinois is a very good place to dine, probably the best place in this little town. Salem, IL is a friendly little town halfway between Kansas City and Nashville , TN, or about one-third of the way from Kansas City to Louisville, KY, depending where you are headed! I've dined in this particular Applebee's a number of times and every time my waitress has been above average and my food has been hot and delicious! I've also been to the this particular bar several times and the drinks are always very well made and tasty! This'Applebee's offers $1 drinks, they vary daily and are not weak! The bar tenders have been quite knowledgeable about the drinks and also about interesting sites and history in the Salem area! This is NOT the Salem with the Witch Trials, that's in Massachusetts.

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    Sherree N.

    Well we left one restaurant that we didn't get service at so after we had a drink we then went to Applebee's which we thought we'd have better service. Yes we got seated fast, ordered drinks and asked for water and the drinks came 20 minutes later. I ordered sirloin with Parmesan shrimp on the side, medium rare, Caesar side salad and green beans. My husband ordered the fish and chips and a side salad. We asked to have our salads brought to us before dinner yet they arrived 30 seconds before our meals. My steak was well and the parmesan shrimp was on top even though I specifically asked for it on the side it was dumped on top of it. They said oh will redo it and be right out. By the time my husband finished his salad and ate his food my steak showed up, no green beans the shrimp in a bowl the side and the parmesan dumped right back on the steak. What a poor excuse for an Applebee's. When we've been on vacation they've been our go-to restaurant because we always know their food is consistent. Corporate should look at this restaurant because it's what they don't want, a very poor representation of a good restaurant that we enjoyed in the past but not this one in Salem. OR I guess after this being our second restaurant we went to there aren't any good service restaurants in Salem. So if you're passing through Illinois and you want to stop in Salem for food keep going to Effingham or Mount Vernon whichever way you're going because this is a place to stop to eat. Wish I could give no stars

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    Great food and fast service. We were tired from our drive from Arkansas and this was a half way point. Never a let down!

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    Best place to eat! Stellar management great service and best food in town! I highly recommend stopping in.

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    Great service, everyone is very nice. Food is delicious and comes out very quickly! Always hot and fresh.

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    Nicest little Applebee's you ever seen great service from our waitress Haley and great new sandwich list try the pub philly it was great!

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    What a great staff. Doesn't hurt that a lot of the waitresses are attractive either.

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    Want to listen to children scream from every corner of the restaurant!? Than this is the place for you!

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    We went on a busy Saturday night, got good, fast service, a variety of food choices, a few key specials to save money.

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