I am a fan of the following things at applebees:
Wedge Salad
Beer
Mozz Sticks
That's about it.
I always sit at the bar, so I don't know what it's like to hang out in the regular seating with all the children, but I can tell you that the bar area is nice, the bartenders have always been helpful and they have super reasonably priced beer.
The parking lot is being remodeled for the entire center so parking can be a real pain if you go in around lunch or dinner time because the lot is 1/3 the size of what it used to be, but still has all the traffic for all of the open businesses.
Anyway, it's a fun place to go to hang out and chat with friends, eat some alright food and drink good beer.