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| - This is the second Applebee's that I tried in the last year. I went again to this one for a simple lunch with a friend, and we decided to try the 2 for $20 special again. Once again, I was disappointed -- so I must remember to honor the old saying, "fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice shame on me". We shared the one appetizer, and we selected the fried mozzarella sticks. They were bad and hard. My friend order the SW shrimp and pasta dish and that looked pretty bad (I did not get a chance to taste it). I ordered the three cheese pasta and grilled chicken. There was some cheese on the pasta -- I could taste it, but there was no sauce or liquid -- just dry, cooked pasta, that tasted cheesy. And my chicken was burnt and dry and overcooked. The whole dish was disturbingly dry and bad!!
I know that what they show on their TV advertising and on their menus are "doctored" and "made up" dishes to make them "show" better for advertising purposes. But what they actually serve is pretty bad and that is a travesty.
I think the other "semi-fast food" places like Olive Garden, Chili's, and Red Lobster, have better food. And I think Applebee's would be better off (or perhaps their customers) if they provided small salads instead of the sickly "one appetizer to share" option.
So if anyone ever sees me write another Applebee's review, slap me up against the side of my head!!
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