Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

I wish I could give this place a zero. There needs to be an inspection done on this place. My mom and I chose this place for lunch and in the middle of our meal a ROACH.... yes you read right R-O-A-C-H ran across our TABLE... yes T-A-B-L-E.
the most disgusting meal ever.  The manager comped the meal and killed the roach... at the table.

Food wasn't bad, but I had to write this review based on our waiter. The guy left the check on our table at the end of our meal.. When I had cash to pay, we handed it to him and asked us if we needed change. After we said no he just took it and walked away! No, thank you or nothing! Rudest waiter I've ever met.

I've eaten here twice just out of curiosity or desperation, and got diarrhea both times. Seriously.

Even if it was just a typically mediocre Applebees rather than a downright bad one, why would anyone eat at a mall-parking-lot chain restaurant in Chicago where there are dozens of wonderful restaurants in any neighborhood, the majority of which are downright cheap. Fast food is one thing, sure, everyone needs a quick  cheap junk food fix once in a while, but I just don't understand why people would spend time and money at a place like this.

Looking at the other reviews, it sounds like people just go here to drink frosty girl-drinks. Trust me, there are five restaurants within walking distance of this Applebees that make margaritas that would blow your mind. If only you people knew what you were missing.