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No. 607936
>>607932The Cheesecake Factory is absolutely disgusting and severely overpriced on top of that. If they stuck to JUST cheesecake, they'd be great, but doing all that they do cheapens them.
Also fuck Applebees. Absolutely enraged that this thread exists.
No. 607948
>>607937I've only eaten at the restaurant itself once, but both my dish and my friend's dish were inedibley bad. I don't consider myself picky, but it was really unappetizing. My orange chicken was far too sweet and saucy, and her Cuban sandwich was garlicky(???), so it was overall unpleasant, especially after all the hype.
Our take-home cheesecake and all the cheesecakes I've gotten of their brand have been A+++ though.
No. 607960
>>607951A chain being special? Easy there. But you're right, at least it tastes good.
Except the cheese curds. Fuck those cheese curds, they're an embarrassment.
No. 607977
Ugh, Worked there breifly and my manager was a cunt. Although, I was a huge cokehead at the time so….
>>607932BJs and Cheesecake are slightly more classy but Chili's is on the same level, if not worse, than Applebee's. I once had a coworker who told me that he used to work at Chili's and some old dude pulled a knife on him because he didn't want to pay his bill.
No. 608071
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RIP to the greatest Applebees menu item: The Crispy Orange Chicken Bowl.
This shit was filling as fuck, it gave you enough for at least 3 people, and ONLY $10. They did not skimp out on the chicken.
They tried to replace it with another orange chicken meal, but that one was $13 and had a dinky bed of rice, like 1/4th of an inch and like 4 pieces of chicken.
It will never be the same, anons.
No. 608074
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Honestly I don't think I've been to Applebee's in like … over a decade … and even then it was probably only when my family was on a road trip. I'd like to go and eat a bunch of food with excessive caloric content and get drunk off the cheap drinks but I don't think any of my friends would even be interested
Have any Southeastern US anons been to Sticky Fingers? It's basically applebee's but Memphis themed. I remember going there a lot as a kid and I'd always just get a plain baked potato lol but I remember
I loved the music they played (jazz) and thinking the vibe was ~cool~ when I was like, 5, and I can still remember the smell. The one in my hometown is long gone and they only have 2 locations now, I think
No. 608083
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>I made reservations for us at this cool club, anon! Make sure to dress up!
No. 608182
>>608083This is the most whitest thing I've ever seen
>>608085That sounds oddly wholesome
No. 608190
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mods are asleep post cracker barrel
No. 608199
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Why do people go to those microwave meal restaurants? Is it pure desperation? Nostalgia? Aside from Red Robin, which is actually pretty ok, the only reason I've been to one of free will was because it was the only restaurant I could walk to that had a bar open past 10. Those were troubling times
>>607984Should have tried to get the sexist practices on record via text or video (if a one-party consent state) and sued the shit out of them for discrimination, but I appreciate that you took them to court out of spite.
No. 608207
>>608074> Anon implies that Sticky Fingers, a quality Tennessee barbecue joint, is similar to Applebee'sAs a Southeasterner who loves barbecue I can't lie that I'm a little hurt by this comparison since Applebee's is utter garbage. Sticky Fingers specializes specifically in good southern barbecue, whereas Applebee's is just a 'classier' sit down white trash cafeteria. Maybe I'm wrong but I regard a lot of these relatively low-to-medium-end sit-down restaurant chains to be essentially the same with their extensive menus of sub-par foods that's particularly designed for the average American palate (i.e, nachos, burgers, fries, salad, tacos).
Chili's, Applebee's, TGI Fridays, and Ruby Tuesday are basically all the same to me.
No. 608230
>>607909been to apple bees only once as a kid and it was the first time i ever had breakfast at a place that wasnt my house so i always thought it was so amazing after that one time kek
ive never been there after that one time but i cant go anyways because i dont think theres applebees in canada anymore (not in my province at least)
No. 608238
>>608190my mom and grandma fucking love cracker barrel so i eat there quite often with them
love the free biscuits
No. 608246
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Has anyone ever been to a Golden Corral outside of a major metropolitan area?
No. 608262
>>608256Most anti chain restaurant folks are, most processed, frozen or canned food doesn't change in quality and taste (most of the time), if food is microwaved properly it can taste gourmet, but it's not literal TV dinners like anon is trying to claim
If someone likes the restaurant I don't see the point in going nuts over someone simply liking a place
No. 608265
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>>608262> processed, frozen or canned food>it can taste gourmet >at a chain restaurant Rare occurrence, highly dependent on cooks, Simply unlikely
No. 608274
>>608265>Rare occurrence, highly dependent on cooks, Simply unlikelyYeah it depends on the cook but the vast majority of even fancy restaurants use canned and frozen shit (I use to work at a 60$/entree type restaurant and the kitchen was filled with industrial sized cans and walk in freezers full of frozen foods)
I feel like the pretentious bougie snobs are the ones who started the whole "processed food is soooo gross!" lie
No. 608343
>>608256How is that snobby? I'm not shitting on cheap restaurant food, just this particular type of restaurant. ffs my local chicken joint sells dick pills and black n' milds through bullet-proof glass and I'm still happy to go there when the craving hits.
These restaurants just occupy a weird space where everything they try to do is done better by something else unless there are no other restaurants around.
>cheap, casual, fast, familiar - any given fast food restaurant>cheap, comfortable, familiar - any given local diner>tasty - pick pretty much any restaurant; Applebee's et al can't compete in this domain>good for kids - might actually win this one>good for old people - local diner>good on a road trip - try the local fare if possible, but if not then there are probably fast food joints and cheap gas station meals at the next rest stop No. 608377
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You know which restaurant doesn't disappoint AND is 24/7? This baby.
No. 608405
I’ve never been to Applebee’s and by the sounds of it, thank God lol
>>608377I went to a Denny’s near the Mexican border for brekkie and it was pretty good but maybe that’s my stomach talking.
No. 608535
>>608406I always get steak tips and eggs whenever I go to IHOP. Their omelets ain't bad either. Pancakes are alright.
But I would suggest Waffle House for a decent waffle, and late night hash browns with all the fixins. Just too bad their cleanliness is so sketch, I can't tell you how many times I've had dirty dishware and hair in my food.
No. 608672
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>>608637Applebees will do what needs to be done to ensure a good time and i respect them for that
No. 608770
>>608173You did it to yourself. I don't live in the US, I have never seen an Applebees and also do not understand half of this thread, but even I know that if you suspect a restaurant is going to give you food poisoning then you don't pick seafood.
>>608343>dick pills and black n' mildsCan someone translate this for me?
No. 608914
>>608652I've heard of most of these places but only ever been to
>>608377, in Japan. It was pretty crappy from what I remember. Actually, speaking of Japan these sorts of places seem more similar to Japanese family restaurants than anything else I've been to. Cheap sit down chains with mediocre food, but they're everywhere and consistent so you go when you can't be bothered finding somewhere better.
No. 608941
>>608937Fuck omg samefagging but I have some really good applebees stories
I saw a guy drop off a car of prostitutes in our applebees parking lot and drive off as some of them walked to the hotel across the street and the rest of them went the other way.
A family had their baby in the car seat/carrier thing on top of the table while they were eating. The family left the lid off of a bottle of Tabasco sauce. The baby picked up the Tabasco and drank it out of the bottle and started crying. The family called their waitress over and screamed at her and blamed her even though she wasn’t even at the table. she came to the kitchen to tell us what happened and couldn’t stop laughing while telling us A BABY DRANK HOTSAUCE.
No. 609094
>>608918there's a fuck ton of videos on youtube of dennys fights.
this gem will always reign.
No. 609119
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I’ll get the mozzarella sticks if you’ll have some. Or do you prefer the nachos? Idk it wasn’t that good last time.
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>>609121Okay let’s get the spinach dip and chips. Are u gonna drink? I’m not drinking if you’re not drinking lol
No. 609149
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I used to work at Applebees, AMA. The “employees” are so jaded that they intentionally dirtied the dishes and silverware. The one that I worked at had something wrong with the plumbing- SEWAGE started flooding into kitchen and they still didn’t shut it down. It was actually rumored to be the establishment with the highest employee turnover in my entire state. All of them are like this.
No. 609904
>>609149>The “employees” are so jaded that they intentionally dirtied the dishes and silverwareI worked at a similar chain and can confirm. The dishwashers don't care and the servers will roll dirty silverware for the next shift because they also don't care. The glasses are disgusting and never cleaned right.
If you see employees eating anything, they always use paper cups and take out containers because they know how gross it is.
No. 609926
>>609902Not that anon, but I live in Canada and I once travelled to the US (which is like 1.5 hrs away by car) just to try some Chic-fil-a. It was so good. At border patrol they asked for how reasonings to be there, and we lied and said Walmart (a lot Canadians go to the US for groceries and vice versa)
On our way back, we almost got in trouble because they checked our SUV and saw fireworks from when we stayed at our cottage back in Canada. Apparently, it's illegal to bring fireworks. Luckily the receipt in the bag saved our asses.
Saged for OT
No. 609970
>>609898As long as you know how to microwave a lean cuisine there’s no reason to go to Applebees. Let alone travel country borders for it.
Sidenote: is there a single adult entree on the Applebees menu below 600 calories?
No. 611208
>>610571kek is there no dairy queen near you? i love your style anon
>>610615did you like it? i think popeyes is pretty good
No. 611434
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>This entire thread
No. 611444
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>>608202One time when I was just becoming sexually active I brought one of the bottles home with me. I used it as a makeshift dildo because I had no toys and I was curious to know what it was like to feel a foreign object inside of you. I don’t know what I was expecting.
No. 611449
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>>611444you fucked a cracker barrel syrup bottle?
No. 615897
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Reject men who only offer Applebee's on the first date.
No. 615936
>>615899The guys who do this are bonafide losers for sure.
A guy who matched me on Tinder once tried to get me to drive out (~30+ minutes) to meet him at his local Applebee's. I laughed at him and told him no, but he insisted on a date. He looked muscular in pics so I was willing to give him a second shot based on attractiveness and told him to meet me at my local steakhouse chain. I didn't tell him it was only a 8 minute drive for me, teehee.
I roll up and he's a catfish. The pics on his Tinder had to have been years ago. He was hiding his balding underneath a beanie, obese, shorter than what he said on his profile, and wearing a beat up and faded hockey jersey like wtf. He spent the first 25 minutes of our date showing me texts and voice recordings of him harassing and being salty towards a drug-addicted stripper who he claimed "used him for money," when it's clear she never agreed to be the scrote's gf and was taking his money cause it was her job. Claimed she took his parent's house he was set to inherit, lol.
He orders a cheap burger at this steakhouse, and money be damned, I ordered an expensive steak cause I was gonna eat well regardless if the scrote wanted to pay. Tells me how he was fired and rehired at the local dollar store and that he'd be starting soon again. What a catch!
He wanted to flex so he paid for my dinner even though I could see how much he didn't wanna pay. I ended the date with a pity hug and vowed to never have another with him.
He pestered me a day later, this time wanting a date at his place where I could "cook for us." LMAO. I told him no.
He proceeded to sperg out and called me a gold digger cause I explained how I expect to be taken out for dates, and how I didn't want to cook in his cluttered hovel where he lived with some creepy religious nutjob. Wah wah wah.
tl;dr Applebee's men are broke! Lol @ butthurt scrotes saying how cheap dates are secretly rich and good deep down. Nah, they're classless losers.
No. 615938
>>615912Gross, and ngl thought this was about to be a playground assault story for a sec there
>sitting at a hangout spot and making fun of fat people they saw Dated a 40 year old who did this. His current gf is very fat and it took every bit of self control for me not to point that out and y'know ask about his current views on fat people
As a non-US anon, what does an average main course cost at applebees?
No. 615944
>>615938From the looks of the website an entree can run anywhere between 10-30 dollars
Also hilarious about your ex, I wonder how much pride he had to suck up to date her.
No. 615959
>>615921This is the issue. I've lived in small towns in the midwest, and if your shitty one horse town has an Applebee's, I guarantee there is a better local restaurant nearby at a similar price.
Chain restaurants are more for families who want "reliable" food that they know their kid will eat.
No. 615996
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lets all agree to agree that dennys sucks
No. 616611
>>616040around April or May they had a deal going where you could get their family meal (3 entrees/2 sides) for only $20 and that fed me for the week.
So that was cool.
No. 616693
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>>616591i used to use an umbrella handle like pic related
No. 619134
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>>612512this one? idk where it is but it looks like it fuckin sucks lol
No. 619689
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Eurofag so I'll post what I think is my Applebee's.
It's Buffalo grill. It's ranch/native american themed (so I guess it will be canceled in the futur? Cancel culture is coming at the slow pace here) completed with a plastic totem in each parking lot.
It was my preferred place of dining when I was a child. There was coloring place mats and Indian themed toys with the children meals.
My parents must have hated me for wanting to go there for EVERY fancy occasion but at least it was cheap.
I know now it was probably very bad food and I'm tempted to go back as an adult (looks like they are still going strong) and see but I also don't want to tarnish my childhood memories.
Once, I was 8 and we got there with my aunt and younger niece. I remember being really upset because they gave us two different gifts. One was obviously sub-par : a girl gift, an "Indian" necklace and the other one, a cool boy gift : some kind of whistle.
I ended up letting my niece have the whistle because I felt deeply responsible for being the older one but damn, I wanted that whistle so bad. I still do 20 fucking years later.
No. 902442
>>902441This thread is hilarious!!!
Anon, it’s so the dirt is hidden longer, less need to constantly sweep and such.