A lot of people assume that all chain restaurant locations are more or less the same, but there is often a lot of variation between different locations. As far as Applebee's goes, the Mentor location is one of the best in my opinion. The food was good, the service was fast and polite, the restaurant was clean and inviting, and the price is right. It's everything you could ask for from a casual dining restaurant. No, it's not a super hip indie restaurant with certified fresh organic ingredients and trendy music piped in through the speakers. But of you've got twenty bucks in your pocket and you want to catch up with an old friend over a burger and a couple drinks, you could sure do a whole lot worse.