Same fuck that place I had friends who worked their an told me how I shouldn’t eat there one friend said his coworker made a customer a pork chop an customer either tipped or complimented him on how good the pork chop was when he also told me it comes from fridge or freezer an gets microwaved then put grill marks on it that’s fucking disgusting an disgraceful I’ll never eat there plus I can cook so don’t eat out much because of trash establishment’s like that 👍 enjoy eating dog food 😂
I will never forget the time when me and my family were at Applebees and the waitress asked us how was the food and my dad dead ass responded “ItS APlebEeS” AND PROCEEDED TO CHUCKLE TO HIMSELF
Applebee's used to be so good in the early 2000s now it feels like they just gave up. I do love their double crunch bone in wings with honey bbq sauce.
as a line cook, the promo I really hated was the fucking boneless wings (aka chicken nuggets) like on my screen, it would be filled with wings non stop & it drives me crazy lol as a customer, I wouldn't mine but working the line, shit vets hectic
I currently work there as a line cook (used to be the dishwasher) occasionally the prep person I wouldn't care if we end up like Red Lobster cause my GM is always up my ass annoying me throughout my whole shift he wanted to fire me but yet here I am almost 3 years later lol if I get let go, I'm thinking about going to either Chipotle or Whataburger (or whatever chain restaurant allows OT, doesn't cut hours, etc
And fourth option - most popular item. Problem with the most expensive thing concept - probably not many people order it, so the chef doesn't make it often, or the ingredients might not be fresh, etc, etc...
I don’t go to Applebees for steaks, I usually get the burgers, chicken tenders or Quesadillas there But in steakhouses like Texas Roadhouse, Outback and Longhorn I get steaks there and not burgers
I'm a line cook there in the mornings (sometimes at night), whenever the manager isn't around at all, I quickly make myself 4 quesadillas cause I'm always hungry lol
I work there. Here's the thing at my store at least- almost everything is made in house and portioned in house. So alot of the times we are just warming them up to the correct temp. But that's some of the sides. I'm not saying you're wrong but I figured to explain more :)) obviously meat, chicken, and fried items are made as they are ordered
The best thing to get a applebees has and always will be there oriental chicken salad, but you can also get it and wrap form, which is what I originally came as and it is amazing. The sauce they put on that stuff is god tier.
That salad was my go-to order until about a year ago. They changed the noodles from the thick, crunchy ones to thin ones that instantly became soggy. I make it at home now.
I also work there but as a line cook lol the food I usually get is the southwest chicken bowl, fiesta lime chicken, 3 cheese chicken penne, broccoli chicken alfredo, or any of the burgers the lotta bacon burger we have (basically copied the Wendy's baconator with a few tweaks) is also good also the quesadilla chicken salad we have, literally just copied from Chili's the chicken bacon ranch fries, copied from Charley's Phillysteak (I think, not sure), only difference with ours I just diced up chicken tenders
Applebees gets trashed on for utilizing microwaves, but they have some really affordable deals... also their woodfire grill steaks imo were always on point.
Yooo I worked at a local chain restaurant next to an Applebees and I would walk over there after my shift sometimes for the cheap drinks (we charged stupid prices for alcohol). They also have a breakfast burger which my drunk ass loved 🤷🏻
Honestly, apple bees quality probably really depends on the place. Went there once somewhere in NM and it was fine, but heard from others it can be horrendous.
I did the boneless wings before and they shaft you. You get a small plate to start with and then they bring you out a little plate with like 3 of them on it for you to eat. Server takes like 20 mins to come check on you so you get annoyed before you get full.
I went to Applebee's with my cousin's family about 10 years ago, maybe a little more. When the server brought out the food, my cousin's vegetables were in plastic bags. We calked the server back and she started apologizing like crazy. She wouldn't explain it, but an employee I spoke to online said that none of the side dishes are fresh. The steaks are cooked fresh, but just about everything else there is frozen, even the "stir fry vegetables." They dropped the freezer bags into boiling water for X amount of minutes, then plate them. So either the server or the kitchen staff forgot to cut open and remove the plastic. Starting about 20 years ago, we'd all go out to Applebee's together about once every 3 months. We had noticed the food quality dropping substantially over the previous few years. That was the straw that broke the camel's back. None of us have ever been back.
i worked at applebees for years. some stuff comes frozen, but "the vegetables are frozen" is a straight up lie, as is your description of how they heat them up.
I freaking believe everything you've said. Back then it used to be good but now it's gotten down hill. They started cutting corners & getting lazy with their food. I mean even their drinks have cheap alcohol in it & tbh I don't trust the all you can eat meals. Now it's become a ratchet place, the one that's close-ish to me is & it has been probably five years or more since I've been back. I'm still shocked that people still eat there after many employees have put them on blast about the food, drinks & poor quality.
I currently work there & can agree with you its also my first job too & my GM is always up my ass no matter what, annoying me, always rushing, etc which raises my anger levels also hate it when it's dead, the other cooks are on their phone doing nothing (mainly either mornings or Tuesday which is the dead day) & the GM doesn't bat an eye but when I do it, I always get caught 🙄 (yes I know we're not supposed to be on our phones but I just wanna chill after making a few orders) next month will be my 3rd year there started off as a dishwasher (hated it so much that I wanted to quit) & went to a line cook and occasionally the prep person (that makes the pico de gallo, etc)
our town's applebee's is always full but I think it has to do with being able to buy alcoholic drinks with meals. people around here apparently can't eat a meal without alcohol.
the Applebee's I'm at, it's right next to a freeway & between a Tropical Smoothie Cafe & a Village Inn so on busy days (mainly Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays), the parking lot will be full & sometimes have to park at the other restaurants lol
Applebees is my go to place when I can’t decide. They always have deals. I especially love that every single night from 9-close all appetizers are half price. ❤
cant even cap ive enjoyed applebees more than ive enjoyed chillis the last few times ive been going to both...i usually go for drinks, club 🥪, or the chicken fajita over rice
Applebee's is notorious for having super high amounts of sodium. Im almost positive most of their foods exceed the daily intake of sodium, which is 2,000 mg
The nearly unseasoned fries seems to be a running theme with Applebees. The one in my town is the same. The only thing worthwhile to get are the half-price appetizers.
Applebee's actually used to be better. I remember we had one in Alabama that was super popular and always full of people. After I moved, I came back 12 years later and found it was shut down and I don't know why. I've had othe Applebee's since then but they just got worse over time
The difference is people who work at these establishments don’t make enough money to survive now. So that comes out in their work. This goes all the way up to even the owners of these fucking places times are hard and unfortunately that means a lot of people aren’t gonna try their best.
Well yeah it doesn't take a genius to realize all you can eat wings and shrimp for $15 has a cost. That cost is an inevitable race to the bottom for quality, as the only way this financially makes sense is to get the absolute cheapest quality ingredients and cheapest labor. So yeah, always take "all you can eat for x price" with a massive grain of salt
I got boneless honey barbecue wings and a medium well steak, it’s definitely worth it. They taste great and the steak has a weird but pretty nice flavor
as an Applebee's line cook, our most "expensive" item is the 12oz ribeye at $22.99 lol I usually just order the usual 3 cheese chicken penne, broccoli chicken alfredo, or the southwest chicken bowl
Personally when i go I stick to either the bourbon street chicken and shrimp with mushrooms and mash patatos or the bourbon street mushroom burger the burger wont blow you out of the water because the only thing really flavoring it is the brioche breaks and mushroom and the onions but the burger is bland but the chicken and shrimp is really good 10/10 would recommend
