Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

Had late night half price appetizers, mozzarella sticks and queso dip were both good, but my margarita left much to be desired-  it was on special, so i should have guessed.  The bartender was personable, and the crowd was quiet, good place to sober up with fried food after a few drinks.

I've been to bad Applebee's and this is not one of them.

We had an amazing lunch here.  We walked in on a Thursday at 1pm and the place was packed.  Good for them in this economy. In fact, it was still packed about 2 hours later.  

The waiter was really good even though he was swamped. He told us about the 2 buck Long Island Iced Tea...SOLD!!!  They were really good...great all day drink special...actually cheaper then a soda.

We also had the all you can eat salad and soup. It was really good. I am now in love with their French onion soup. Only mistake was my wife asked for no crutons on her salad but they were there. Easily fixed with two fingers.  

They also had a great kids menu too. Nice healthy options!!!.  

My favorite part was the manager coming to our table and asking us if everything was good.  He actually cares and now I know why they are packed. We call that customer service!!!  I will definitely return because of the managers attention to customers.  I told him some of my horror stories of different Applebee's locations visits and he was shocked but chuckled a little.

I have visited Applebee's many times, just as a last minute lunch choice.  Today, however, I drove to Kenosha to take my 81 yr. old mother out to lunch, since it is her birthday tomorrow.   (BTW--I also had a few gifts, so this lunch wasn't one of them!)  

I had consulted the "Queen of Kenosha" - Tina, early today, and she had given me several recommendations.  However, when I arrived my mom informed me that she would like to go to Applebees.  She remembered having a great spinach and shrimp salad the last time she was there, so off we went.  I said to her,  "Are you sure?"  " I'd like to take you to a nicer place", but she was firm on Applebees, so off we went!

We arrived around 11:45.  There wasn't a hostess at the door, so we proceeded to find a booth to sit on.   Our waitress arrived shortly and was very pleasant to us.   We looked at the menu and then both decided to order the Asian Chicken Crunch Salad (I took a picture)  and coffee.   It arrived promptly and was tasty---very fresh.   In fact, I think my mother may have a new "favorite salad at Applebees".    Because of her physical limitations due to a stroke, she doesn't get out often.   But, I think she was very happy with the outing and her choice of restaurants!