Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

Quick, friendly, accurate service, at the bar, on a Friday, during a Phillies game.

I debated between 1 star or 2 stars.  I figure a one star rating would mean I would have conviction to NEVER return again (over my dead body.)  I'm not sure I care to have that kind of conviction about Applebees, but the one star description is "Eek!."  Eeek about sums it up.
I cannot understand why people choose to go to Applebees.  There are so many other option in the area.

The only appetizer option that is not fried is the spinach and artichoke dip.  And really it was not very good.  

We went to Applebees because we figured they would have nice big salads.  Well, they have salads, but they had none that I would choose to eat.  The only non-meat salad option was shrimp, but they had bacon on that salad.  

So, instead, I chose a bbq shrimp dinner.  It was spicy, but not in a good way.  It was spicy in a "I now cannot taste anything because this spice is smothering, not enhancing, my food."

We were rushed out of our table, understandable, because there were at least 15 people waiting for a table.  When we left, the wait was 25 minutes.  I cannot fathom why anyone would wait 25 minutes to eat here.  It must be the half priced fried food.