Never thought I would be leaving a 4 star review for Applebee's after the many years of meeting my Mom/grandma/old person there for a special dinner/lunch and leaving disappointed. 6 or so years ago I finally put my foot down and started directing my older family members to other restaurants that were better in my book(of course they didn't see it the same way). Fast forward 6 years...wife and I want an easy place to go, close by with a simple menu. Weren't that hungry for food, mainly libations, so we figured why not...lets hit the Applebee's by our house. Beer was cold, her margarita was surprisingly great with fresh ingredients and 1800 tequila, not the pre-mix sugary crap. Got an appetizer sampler and a salad and everything was....good...not great, but above average good. Perhaps things have changed...I will go again and see if it was a fluke...hope not as many of these new places while cool in concept, are overhyped and overpriced.