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| - What happened to this place? The food used to be really good, and the portions reasonable. Nowadays the portion sizes are skimpy and it's obvious the food isn't fresh, but reheated. Today I ordered the soup and salad lunch combo, which I've ordered before. I love their French onion soup, even if it is reheated, but the salad was really disappointing. I should have taken a picture. The serving size was noticeably smaller than normal. I've ordered the combo before, so I get that is a smaller portion, but this was just sad. If I had to guess, I'd say there was less than a cup of lettuce, and I feel like they skimped on the chicken too (I ordered the southwest chicken salad). The kids meals are sad too. The serving sizes are very small, and personally I feel like a sit-down restaurant should be making their own mac and cheese instead of using Kraft. It just feels cheap and half-assed, and they charge $5 for it.
Another thing that I've found disappointing over the years with Applebees is how they've discontinued so many good dishes. One of my favorite things was their blackened chicken salad. Now, they only have a lot four or five different salads to choose from and they're hella-expensive for the regular size - over $11. That's insane. Years ago it used to be $8-$9 was which a little more reasonable.
I've also heard from current/former employees that the food isn't made fresh. It's reheated. How can Applebees have the audacity to masquerade as an actual restaurant if they lack actual cooks in their kitchens?
The entire franchise has really gone downhill over the years.
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