Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

Very strange experience.  It had literally been 6 years since trying my last Applebee's and now I remember why.  I had some kind of Cajun Shrimp and pasta dish that was just awful.  The shrimp itself was spicy but without nuance.  Kind of hit-you-over-the-head with pepper.  Then there was the pasta which was overcooked and had zero flavor.  I won't be returning.

Ok, I am in Chicago, having just moved my son there.  Restaurants all over the place.  so where do we go?  Applebees.  I apologize, but every so often, I jst want something familiar.

The restaurant was busy even at 10 pm.  May it was the Olympics or the White Sox plaing, but the parking lot was full and ti took three trips around before I got a recently vacated parking spot.  One more time and I would have qualified.  

Clean restaurant.   Food was good and hot.  Server was fine, though I thought it was odd when he told me I would not like the Long Island Iced Tea if I had it made from the well liquour.  It tasted just fine to me.

Otherwise, nothing out of the ordinary, good or bad.  Just a nice, comfortable chain restaurant.  Now off to McDonalds!

It is a comfort food type of place. Very good food selection. Spacious comfortable seats decent taste. I will highly recommend their dessert for dessert lovers. Try their maple butter blondie. Constructively it's unhealthy greasy food and the venues AC is too cold