What's so great about this place? I assumed it would be another TGIF or Chili's but it's just not as good. I have gone to Applebee's in two different states and at least four times and haven't received a good meal at any of these times. I thought it was just me, but my friends have not had a good meal here either.
The Riblets (which is supposed to be one of their favorites) were dry and chalky. Hard to have bad ribs when they're right next to Tony Roma's in Saratoga. I've had their steak and shrimp special at one time and the steak was just gross. It had a texture of airplane food, I guess like pre-made food that got heated up in the back. The shrimp was OK.
The prices are compariable to Chili's and their service is about the same. But the food just stinks. Perhaps I'm missing something. I used to like that they would give a great salad before every meal, but I think they stopped that now. So really there isn't much to like about applebees.
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