I guess there is a difference in menus from state to state. I love Applebee's in New York, food is great and great choices. Not so much down here. We tried the one off of Tryon in Charlotte and the menu didn't have the same food as NY, at least nothing appealed to me as it use to. Anywho, I ordered a french onion soup that I barely ate and some fried shrimp dish, the shrimp was just ok. My daughter ordered mashed potatoes with chicken fingers, chicken was ok as well but they brought her french fries instead of mashed but because of the service we didn't bother to correct it. Waitress wasn't too bad, refilled the kids sodas three times even though we didn't want them drinking more than one. I guess if we want Applebee's again it will have to be in NY.