Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

Had a overall good experience, im on a low carb kick so i choose to have the chicken and shrimp with onions and mushrooms with a side of broccoli. My dinner was very good and filling--decent size chicken and 6 shrimp came out on a sizzling plate. I had a quarter of the chicken left  when i was full. My Bf had a chicken wrap that was good and a good size portion too.

When we were seated they had a flyer out on the table with drink specials- seem like good specials BUT you have to be sitting at the bar area to get the specials....??!!!???Our waitress confirmed this. Why put the flyer out on the tables if you cant get the drink specials.?

I like Applebee's because it really is a "neghborhood bar and grill." It's close by and casual. I stop in when I don't feel like cooking, don't want fast food, and I just want to get off the couch and grab a bite to eat.

I recently went to lunch on a Sunday with a party of five; there was no wait and we were seated at a roomy booth. We ordered the Queso Blanco as an appetizer. It was too spicy for me, but otherwise decent.

For my entree, I ordered the Ultimate Trio and choose the following: wonton tacos, mozzarella sticks, and boneless buffalo wings with honey barbecue sauce. The mozz sticks were perfectly fried and came with marinara. The wonton tacos had a unique Asian flavor and came with a wedge of lime. The boneless wings were adequate bites of chicken and came with ranch but were slathered with way too much sauce.

Our server was friendly and did a great job managing all of our entrees, refilling our drinks and making sure our orders were correct (three of us ordered the Ultimate Trio and each arrived just as we ordered).

I know, it's pretty silly to review an Applebee's. You know exactly what to expect from the food here, and it isn't much. However, this place deserves a review because it transcends every stereotype you've ever had about a chain of its type. The Applebee's motto - your "neighborhood bar and grill" - is usually laughable. But here, it really rings true. No kidding, this place is just like Cheers. A great group of diverse regulars can be found there any night of the week, tightly knit but welcoming to newcomers to sit around the bar and get to know them. The staff is awesome too and plays right into the unique thing that has been created here. True, the quesadilla is about the only thing on the menu that I can choke down, and I have to be in the right mood to crave the icy cold $2 brewtus of yellow beer, but the way this group of individuals has transformed a stale Erie Blvd chain into an old-fashioned neighborhood bar will surely change your preconceptions in a positive way.