I recently read an article on how reddit had asked for reviews on horrible dining experiences. Turns out Applebee's was highly unpopular to say the least. I am not one to simply buy in on hype so I decided to try it for myself and see if the location near me deserved to be included with all that negativity.
Overall it was an average experience. Our waitress Lisa tended to range from friendly to out right cold on what appeared to us as nothing more than a whim. The opening order and drinks she was warm and friendly, delivering the food and follow ups was not friendly at all and finally checkout was back to warm and friendly.
Our food (both of us had the triple bacon burger) was not cooked to what we asked for (pink). Our burgers were well done to the point of being crumbly. We also had the spinach artichoke dip appetizer that was pretty good. Not the top shelf mind you but , better than what you might expect from a chain restaurant.
Based on this experience I cannot agree with the reddit article but this place has some room for improvement.