Applebee's Grill + Bar

Madison, 4710 E Towne Blvd, Madison, WI 53704, United States | ★ 3.5 (1718 Review)

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Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar offers a lively casual dining experience combining simple, craveable American fare, classic drinks and local drafts. Now that's Eatin' Good in the Neighborhood.

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Chris

★ 4

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Laura Albert

★ 5

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Andrew Little

★ 1

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Nancy Sporer

★ 5

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Kathryn Kozel

★ 2

I went into Applebee's and ordered two desserts 🍨 to go - I was the only person in there except for a family of 4 sitting in a booth - and served - took almost 40 minutes to put my order together - way to long to wait for a to-go order

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Julie Kortendick

★ 4

Tried the new entrée chicken parmasan Alfredo. Was good. Had gift card to use up was in the area. Locations around me closed permanently.

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Jean K

★ 1

Four of us dined here for a late lunch. Service took quite awhile because they were short staffed. All of our meals were good. Our waitress did her best and was friendly while they were also short staffed. She did her best.
Here is the one star atmosphere rating reason and I wish I could give it zero....
This restaurant is gross! There is definite water damage and black stains in ceiling panels.just look up and you will see them! The womens' bathroom was disgusting and smelled of septic beyond belief and was not clean at all. There were puddles of water on the tile in the restaurant area where people walked through, which could be very slippery. Food messes were all over the place and you could tell that nothing had been sprayed/sanitized and wiped down for a long time. I have gone to many Applebee's over the years and they always have clean everything and good management. Someone needs to clean clean clean it and also look at all the water damage which will lead to black mold and more. I would not recommend going here at all. Don't know how they can stay open like that.

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Rodrigo Reckziegel Cambraia

★ 5

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Carolynne Fox

★ 3

Standard chain fare. Very reasonable, good value and the staff were friendly. Will visit again.

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Keith Norris

★ 3

Arrived at this location at 4:45 p.m. with my wife I want to use the restroom handicap stall it was ridiculously bad I came back and told my wife about the restroom she has to speak to the manager who is very pleasant and got a staff member to clean the restroom which they did have to accompany my wife had a booth we noticed that more people were coming in and there was no greeter apparently they were severely understaffed in some departments mind you we hated this same location a week ago and once had to send back the food because it was not prepared correctly a different manager agreed at that time and got things handled and we continue with our dining experience at that point it was not the best but we made it work because we were hungry we got food to go after eating just the advertisers however on this visit because we enjoy the particular dish and the special that was going on that's why we went back in the first place this time around like I mentioned before the restroom issue the slow service but then the food came out and I had ordered like my wife parmesan chicken over fettuccine with Alfredo sauce My chicken was completely burnt The manager agreed that took the plates away we then had been there for over an hour we decided after having one beer and my wife having two drinks let's order to go since the food had not come out yet we have to start waitress to have everything packed to go which meant we were kind of scared that something could potentially be done to the food but we trusted in the Lord that our food will be not harmful to us keep in mind last week when we visited that was a $70 visit this time around with drinks and tip and we ordered a dub of portion of food for both of us to go put us in the close to $90 range we were fine until the waitress came out and told us that due to a language barriers with people in the back it was difficult for her and please be patient she told us directly that the cooks in the back said if we send back another order they don't want us to come back to that location anymore we continue to wait on the order to come out so we can take it to go it finally came now we're pushing closer 2 hours at this establishment and all we did was come to eat and at that point remember all we had was two drinks one beer and a order of onion rings I was basically exhausted behind the bathroom situation the long Wait for food we think our wages tipped her well got her name which is Nykeria, we thank her very much for her time she spent getting everything corrected even the bill was incorrect based on we got there just before happy hour starting at drinks more price differently and happy hour didn't they wear after happy hour was over My wife lost it discrepancy of the deal on The Price of the drinks again are we just got that all taken care of we were very peeved at the fact that we're the customer within two weeks spending $150 in this location easy and then finding out that we're going to be told not to come back to the location by the cooks not the waitress staff not the manager the cooks we will never visit this location again I really want to give them a one star but I will leave my ratings as they stand I'll advise you if visiting this restaurant check the restroom first be prepared to wait a long time on your food check and receipt for discrepancies Applebee's at your own risk the commercial with Coach Dan Campbell of the Lions is what got us interested in either visiting this location it's the only one in Madison Wisconsin and we're used Detroit Lions fans by advise you be careful with this restaurant Applebee's East Town drive Madison Wisconsin

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John Bunnell

★ 5

Great food great prices friendly staff

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Susan Voight

★ 5

Betty M was an amazing waitress

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Jenni Webb

★ 1

The day time bartender was so rude and only talked bad about other coworkers.

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Jennifer Heck

★ 5

Really good food and service on a busy night.

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Kara Blumer

★ 5

Delicious food!

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Carol Thrawley

★ 5

Stopped for afternoon/early dinner. The waitstaff was attentive and great. Appetizers and food came out timely and HOT.

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Megan Wigtion

★ 1

I usually don’t leave reviews but today was a very horrible experience. I walked into the restaurant and after waiting a few minutes to be seated I proceeded to seat myself, only then did someone come to the door and tell me only 2 servers are working and I could only sit in one section of the restaurant.

4 employees sat at the table next to me complaining about everything from pay to bad customers to work environment and how they don’t get to hang out at work.

Ordered chips and cheese dip or should be called cardboard the taste was so bad I stopped eating it. Got my meal, took a few bites and I could just tell the food was off. I asked for my bill, paid in cash and left. Most disgusting restaurant food I have ever been served along with really crappy service.

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Carl Miller

★ 5

Burger was soooo fire 🔥 loved every bite
Cheese sauce perfect 🥰 with the fries yum 😋

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Bob M

★ 4

The food was good. The server was friendly and helpful but gave us our check before we finished and didn't ask if we wanted anything else. We would have probably had another drink. The restaurant overall is very dirty. Restrooms were pretty bad. Windows ledges and booths had build up of dirt. There were only 4 tables of customers, and 5 servers huddled together talking. Perhaps one or two could do some cleaning.

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Greg W

★ 2

Very disappointed. Service was slow and my order wasn’t right.

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Melissa Braun

★ 5

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Joyanne MacDonald

★ 5

Good food, good service, I've got no complaints. Overall very good, better than I expected. I had a thoroughly satisfying meal with my family.

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Greg Gersbach (Gersh)

★ 5

Ordered takeout Fish on Friday. Order was ready when I arrived. Everything was done perfectly.

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Terri Lynn Price

★ 5

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Valerie Kennedy

★ 5

Our waiter Ryder O was awesome. The food was delicious.

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Michelle V.

★ 1

Absolutely insane. 4 waitress/waiters standing around. Could not service and waited over 5 minutes, with no ask of water or anything. Trash service, unfriendly staff.

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DylanTheGamerLIVE

★ 3

Food was great but once the place started to fill up with people our waiter forgot about us. Waited more than half an hour for to go boxes and to pay for the meal. Again the food was great but I wouldn’t recommend eating here unless you’re in the mood sitting down for about 2 hours waiting for the server.

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Aquarius Tarot

★ 3

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Sharen Hook

★ 2

7/19/25 Amazing hostesses but Cadence G ignored us completely. My husband after a twenty minute wait went to the bar and got our drinks. The bartender found our 2 waiters and in awhile our order was in. We watched people leave without being served. There were 2 of us we would have left but , I was struggling with my leg issue and my cane wasn’t helping. This person should not be training anyone!

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Sherry Sowders-Welch

★ 1

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Selepri Amachree

★ 4

Betty was wonderful ❤️

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Jenniffer Gandia

★ 1

Every time I go, the experience and service have been very good. But today I was at the restaurant with my family. When we arrived, most of the tables were dirty, and they couldn't find a seat for us. When we finally got a table, they kept us waiting at our table for over five minutes while the staff smoked outside, and the waitress chatted with others and never came to take our order. We got up and left. It's a shame, because I really like eating there. It was a very bad experience.

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Hannah Praegitzer

★ 1

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Anthony Dell Isola

★ 1

typically I don’t leave negative reviews but my recent experience really compelled me to write something. I recently had a nice lunch with my family and our waitress was Caitlyn. We typically love eating at the location but our waitress ruined our recent experience. As soon as we sat down and ordered, she began showing signs of trying to rush us. 5 min after ordering she stopped by to tell us our food would be out shortly. My wife was first to begin speculating that she was trying to rush us but I scoffed it off because I typically give the benefit of the doubt. 5 min after recieving our main dish, she came either the bill and left. Didn’t ask for drinks dessert or whatever. I began to get annoyed because she asked cash or card when still had half my burger left. We began rushing due to the environment she was creating. Funny enough she sat down in the booth next to us, was speaking loud to another waiter, and said to him that we were her last table and wanted us to leave soon. At that point when she came over, I gave her my card but told her I needed to transfer over money first. she then began to ignore me, walk off with my card and then had the nerve to announce to me and the neighboring tables that I did not have enough money on card. I rudely answered her she didn’t give me time to transfer and to try again. The lunch ended and we went out separate ways. Only for me to find out through my bank that she ran my card 3 times and instead of paying the $31 I owed, over $90 was taken from my account cuz it was charged three times. disputing it with my bank but seriously considering not going to Applebees anytime in the future

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Oleksandr Bihas

★ 5

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Denic Brooks

★ 1

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destiny marie

★ 2

I honestly shouldn't have to wait a hour and a half somewhere and its not busy for food or drinks and just go get home and im missing one of my orders... just not alright

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Jacqui Carpenter

★ 5

I have to let you know how outstanding our server, Betty is! She is amazing! She bartends, serves, and almost every time I am in here she is the ONLY person. What a Valued employee- you don't see that anymore!!! No servers, servers that leave on their shift- Noone wants to work anymore! She is so hard- working, personable and loyal to Applebee's! I hope as the owners of a business, she is valued and paid. I think if she ever left, the place would fold- like Tj Fridays just did! Please value an outstanding employee like this!

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Hayden Brazeau

★ 2

Food was mid and the service took forever🤷‍♀️

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P Blaze

★ 3

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erik swenson

★ 4

Good experience overall, everyone was busy and still good service and food.

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Sean Lanigan

★ 4

It's an Applebee's. It's not bad.

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A Yang

★ 3

Extremely short staffed. Be prepared to wait a long time to be seated and for your food.

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Nicole Means

★ 5

Great

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Brian Van Etten

★ 4

Extremely under staffed which caused slow service. I mean 15 minutes just for drinks. Otherwise it's a normal applebees.

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Timothy Voeck

★ 3

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Robert Brown

★ 2

Couldn't get my wings right. Won't go back.

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Kristian Santos

★ 1

Place needs to be closed down or new management. Slow, inconsistent meals and drinks, old.

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Effie Gonzales

★ 5

Jasmine is the best server we've had since moving to Wisconsin. Her drinks were spot home tast just like back home in Texas. I tried doing the applebees surgery on line and it only asked questions about the household nothing about applebees or my server. Jasmine was the best.

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Sharon Iacovetto

★ 5

Jasmine was an amazing waitress..great customer service..will definitely
I tried to do the survey but it was asking household questions nothing pertaining to applebees...so im leaving my review here for Ms Jasmine

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Alexia Bongiovani

★ 5

Jasmine S. and Brianna M. always are so kind and provide great service! - David Bongiovani

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Michael Lundergan

★ 4

The food and service were very good, but the restaurant itself is very rundown. Definitely needs an updating.

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Jess Chipley-Trudeau

★ 5

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Matthew Twing

★ 4

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Dougie Cyanide

★ 3

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Jim Newton

★ 4

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Josh Sorenson

★ 2

Probably in my top 5 worst experience eating out. Was there tonight with a group. It took over an hour for us to get our food and some of the order wasn’t even right. Some people never got their drinks they ordered. And one of the girls had a horrible milk shake. There was one period where we were waiting to order nd we didn’t see our waiter for over 20 minutes. My group of friends and I will likely not be back to this location.

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Samantha Schiefelbein

★ 1

I took my 2 sisters and 2 daughters here last night and was very disappointed. They forgot to bring me my food while everyone else had their food. I had to track down a different server after 20 mins to ask about where my food was. They told me it was just sitting back there and they forgot to bring it out. Then they forgot to bring the breadsticks for 2 of the other meals. Then I had to track down a server to pay my bill. The food was not even good.

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Brenton Gabrielse

★ 4

EVERYTIME I GO IN HERE IT SEEMS LIKE THE SERVERS OWN THE DAMN PLACE.. ITS GETTING OLD. THEY BLAST THE JUKEBOX AND ITS VERY HARD TO HOLD A CONVERSATION WITH ANYONE ANYWHERE IN THE RESTAURANT. ITS NOT A NIGHTCLUB..

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The Chef

★ 1

Got sat, waited 20 minutes, watched multiple people sat after us get served, left.

3 times I’ve went here, 3 times it’s been awful.

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william carters

★ 1

Nope sucks I will never eat hear again

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Judy Cusack

★ 3

So Applebees had this new (at least new to me) cream soda. It was a mountain dew berry soda with whipped cream on it, and there were a couple of other flavors offered like Pepsi believe. It was extremely yummy. I then proceeded to order some of the wings to share with my partner, they were honey bbq flavored, and then ordered a chicken cesear salad for my entree. The food was what you expect from Applebee's in my opinion: okay. It was very good for its price and its good old faithful when you want something quick and good!

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Sunshine Fever (Mony K)

★ 1

took forever to get food bought out to table. Forever I'll never go to this location again.

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Irving Hernandez

★ 2

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Nathalia Britton

★ 5

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Jose Varelas

★ 1

Really bad service they never come over our table to take our order.. so we just walked out.thanks a lot

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led 522

★ 5

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Sherri Martens

★ 1

Went in and they had maybe a third of the tables filled. This one lady that works there, not sure what her job is says to us in a rough tone of voice. "Its going to be 10 minutes! We only have 2 servers!" She didnt say hello or anything. Just blurts it out in a rude manor. We left.

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Onur Can Özer

★ 1

It says it will close at 12.00 am but I went at
11.20 pm and the doors were locked and they were not opening the doors.

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Darnell Thompson

★ 4

Very nice atmosphere and fast and good service . Food a little salty , but good. Fast service

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Jason Martin

★ 5

Great Place! Lowest Prices In Town! Service Was Great! I Understand That Restaurants Are Short Staff And One Or Two Servers Can Only Do So Much. Thank You For Your Service. Keep Up The Great Work And Please Ignore The Negativity Of Those That Are Not Familiar Of Hard Work :) Our Server Was Jasmine Very Professional And Well Mannered. See you soon!

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William Ford

★ 1

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Cha Xiong

★ 1

Attempted to eat there tonight. Went in about 8pm. It was somewhat busy but there were tables available. Waited at the door to be seated but no one came to greet us. Stood there waiting for about 5 minutes and another couple arrived behind us. There was someone that looked to be a manager talking to some people at a table near the door but she never looked out way. I could see plenty of workers from where I stood but no one acknowledged us at the door. They need to do better. I wouldn't be surprised if this one closed down too.

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little guy

★ 1

they took at least 20 minutes to get to our table, and even then it was as soon as we were gonna leave, so i full heartedly believe that they only came because we weren’t gonna stay any longer.
no one checked in on us through our meal
it took at least 10 minutes to get our drinks and food.. one of the people with me ordered water. 10 minutes for water
even then, they forgot, like, 3 drinks
our food took for freaking ever
only one of us asked for a refill but she didn’t get the right drink, and two other people got refills they didn’t ask for - one of them wasn’t even the same drink.

do not go to applebees

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Lori Mohrbacker

★ 4

Waited awhile but worth the wait, food was delicious.

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Paul “Gilby” Gilbertson

★ 4

Not too Shabby...

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H.L. Lambo

★ 5

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Sean Young

★ 5

Betty was an amazing sever and very nice

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Terri Butler

★ 1

Waited at the door 20 minutes and were never even spoken to. The restaurant was Not busy. I would estimate around 20 to 25% of tables were occupied. Waved at 2 different servers and someone who stood behind the bar fir a brief moment and they all ran the other direction. No one would say hello, or be with you soon, or anything. Finally tracked someone down who said she told someone 30 minutes ago it would be a bit if a wait. I believer her, since I saw 3 groups walk out as they were unwilling to wait without even being greeted. I assume that whomever she spoke with was one of those groups. I understand being short staffed or busy. I am far less understanding if being blatantly rude.

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Edward Ethridge

★ 5

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Alexcia Payton

★ 5

My cousin Star LOVED the service received! She has nothing bad to say!

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John McGregor

★ 5

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Kris Escalante

★ 5

This was a nice Applebee's with the typical large selection menu. Service was great and super fast. As a vegetarian, I like that I can get any burger on the menu prepared with a veggie patty.

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Arniewood2

★ 5

Fast friendly service food was great a very calm relaxing environment

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Karen Musito

★ 2

The host with blue hair smelled really bad, after she sat us at our table the smell lingered. Our server was very polite and quick although our food took a long time to come out. Reminder it’s better to eat at home.

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Monica Lucid

★ 3

I went to Applebee's about a year or so ago and really enjoyed it and the food. This year I went for my birthday dinner with my family and the menu had completely changed and The selection was not great. My local family diner has a larger selection than this Applebee's.
I believe they must have been short-staffed because we waited a very long time for drink refills, food orders, the bill, etc.
We started out with the spinach and artichoke dip and got the bottom chips from the bag so they were all tiny and crumbled up and didn't scoop up the dip. We weren't able to finish it for lack of chips.
The Southwest bowl was pretty well flavored.
The mac and cheese had no flavor at all and the sweet and spicy chicken tenders were very sweet with no spice. This dish is not recommended.
The portion size for the grilled maple bacon chicken and cheesy broccoli was very small. It left me unsatisfied. It tasted great though.
The blackened salmon was requested with only a little black and it came with no black.
The Alfredo pasta with sausage was apparently okay.
The birthday Sundae at the end was YUMMY.
Someone left us an origami crane. I thought I'd include a photo of it. We left it for the next customer.
I don't think any of us will be going back.

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Lillyan Sigsworth

★ 2

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Stacey Doeseckle

★ 2

The restaurant was extremely dirty. We waited 20 minutes to be seated. There was maybe 6 other people in the place. It took about 30 to 45 minutes to get our food. Boneless chicken wings were extremely dried out, the rest of the food was cold. A steak was ordered well done and was rare. While our waitress was friendly I also watched her stand behind the bar and eat food before bringing our order. Three other tables who were seated after us received their food before us.

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Khrystyna Vozna

★ 5

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Carissa Balow

★ 3

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mark zimmer

★ 5

The bartender took great care of us. We stopped in for dinner before we went to see a comedy show at the Barrymore.

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Emma Hoffmann

★ 5

My husband and I will go for half off apps pretty often and have been pleased with our service. We have had Bree (Brie)? I'm not sure how that's spelled. 😂 Bree is attentive, kind, and knows what we order every time. Thank you, Bree! You're awesome!

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Flo Burnett

★ 1

Came in yesterday with a group of 10 people the hostess was incredibly rude, didn’t smile, looked miserable, didn’t greet us either. We waited over 10 minutes, finally was seated. Our waitress was a Hispanic lady, at first we didn’t even know who are waitress was because she didn’t sit us down at the table the hostess did. After about 5 minutes she comes out her demeanor was awful no smiling no great communication nothing! Towards the end of us eating my cousin asked for a refill she looked at my cousin and didn’t say anything and went back to whatever she was doing (rude). Lastly, she messed up the bill I explained to her that it needed to be split and told her who I was paying for, I looked at the bill she didn’t add my meal so I called her back over and she seemed irritated at that point. She fixed it but added a drink on there for a person I wasn’t paying for! At this point I just wanted to go. With that being said Applebees please train your employees on better customer service skills! Also the food wasn’t good at all Everything seemed rushed, uncooked and not done.

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mayolo quintana

★ 2

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Nicholas Paschal

★ 4

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Diane Dushack

★ 1

The staff that is there is rude as hell! Don't waste ur time today

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Pete Taylor

★ 5

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Jeffrey Jones

★ 4

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Chnky Jay

★ 1

This place is ran down the lady I think name is Betty Hispanic was very rude she rushed us, eyed us the whole time we ate complained and gossiped about the other customers complaints as her and her daughter and the white lady with the red hair ran in and out o the kitchen with street clothes on no hair nets. I over heard the lady with the red hair say to the Hispanic lady that one of the customers can stop asking her for a star service unless he’s willing to be her sugar daddy. Tacky, classless, deplorable and distasteful

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randy ma

★ 2

Sunday 02.23. Seated by hostess, only 2 people at bar, waited apx 10 minutes and had to ask 2 employees next to me playing with silverware if there was a bartender. 1 gal said she was the bartender and went and got me a drink, finally!!. Waitress came, took our order to include appetizers. Waited a long time, flagged down the only other waitresses, and she brought our appetizer out, and yes 1 minute later, our food came out. Waitress made an excuse of six top when hostess was doing nothing and another employee was still playing with silverware. Complained to waitress, and Mgr ,if any NEVER even came out.

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Nate Clark

★ 4

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Kaci Sullivan

★ 4

The meal deals are a real bargain, and the food is way better than it used to be. Plus, the drink deals are no joke! I also love the ladies that run this place. They work so hard and they're so kind. Definitely go check it out!

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Fox Von-Whitley

★ 1

Got food from Applebee's today for delivery. The burger was great but the crispy chicken sandwich was terrible and burnt. As I bit into the sandwich a ton of grease came out of the chicken. It was disgusting. Probably the worst crispy chicken sandwich I ever had.

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Jason Schulte

★ 5

I have been coming to this location since the 90's. It was always one of my favorite places to go in the area when I want something decent but not super expensive either. Visting recently the food was still good, the service was great, and it still was an overall great experience.

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Harvey Phillips

★ 5

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Shirley Kohls

★ 4

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Sandra lee

★ 3

Needs a cleaning windows had dirty fingerprints all over them

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Ron Cash

★ 1

Really needs a deep clean and better cooks

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Angie marr

★ 1

Worst food EVER! Service was great, food was absolutely disgusting! Go to McDonald's instead

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LaTonya “Sexebrownone” Brown

★ 1

Each time I went I always had to wait for at least 10-20 minutes to be seated, they weren't even busy. Then I'm seated way in the back away from everyone else. Another 20-30 minutes before they take my order.

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Tammy Starr

★ 5

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Carly Kopinski

★ 5

Lisa the manager is so friendly and nice and was great with my kids! My kids wanted to leave a 5 star review for her and the food!

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Jon Lehman

★ 5

Great meal 😋 service was awesome 👌 will go back 😀

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Rj Pa

★ 5

About 10 years ago, I went to Applebees for a dissapointing birthday meal. But after seeing time pass, ads for a 10 dollar meal deal, a few of East Towne's chain restaurants disappearing, and locations closing within my half of the state closing down in droves, I decided 10 bucks is worth a try. Actually impressed. Way better than the last time, 10 years ago. Last one in the area. Takes me back to my childhood and if its still here, will be comin back

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Gerry Dunn

★ 5

We stopped in for the riblette platter and were not disappointed. The ribs were cooked perfectly, the fries were nicely seasoned and crisp, and the cole slaw was super fresh and delicious. Our waitress was very attentive and timely. We'll definitely return.

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Alexander Unger

★ 5

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Jimmy Katie

★ 5

Betty was absolutely amazing! We went to lunch with a toddler, and instead of being annoyed with us we were offered extra crayons, Betty brough fries - at the right temperature - immediately with the drinks. Also, our food was fantastic! We are so grateful to have a family friendly waitress to go see again!

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Travis Nolty

★ 5

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Brynn Mancillas

★ 5

Our waitress was very sweet, fast, and attentive. The rest of the wait staff also seemed nice, good environment. Good drinks. Amazing mashed potatoes. The steak could benefit from seasoning in my opinion, it was a little bland and a little more cooked than I wished but it was still good:) would definitely return.

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Nicholas Patzlaff

★ 1

The bartender claimed that the wait would be about Five minutes and after ten minutes we still were not being served. Keep in mind that there was one costumer at the bar and two employees working.

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Joe Daniel

★ 5

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Joshua Jerisha

★ 5

Good food - Betty was a fantastic server!

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Cogito Ergo sum

★ 5

I really enjoyed my entire food. It's a place I want to visit always .

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Danielle Kawlewski

★ 2

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Nicole Ledvina

★ 1

Placed a Togo order. When I went to pick it up half of it was ready the second half they forgot to make so it would be another 15min wait plus the food that was done would be cold by the time the other was ready. I walked out without the food. Never going here again.

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Donna Dorn

★ 1

We waited and waited and finally left!! Will probably never go back!!

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JeffrO Thunda

★ 3

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Jessica Anne

★ 3

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Ck B

★ 3

They are not what they used to be.
This used to be one of our go-to places

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Josh White

★ 5

Will the bartender is the best!

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Susan Wilde

★ 2

Came in after 10yrs from a bad experience the last time we were here... and it seems more like a bar, the drunk guy yelling at tv was not my idea for a restaurant family atmosphere. Waitress was somewhat rude...we sat down before 5pm and I asked for the 1/2 price appetizer, she said they stopped that at 5pm...when I said we were here before 5pm, she said the people before us ordered at 5:01pm, and we sat down late. The appetizer we got was the pretzel with beer cheese, that was good...my husband's meal, was a bacon cheeseburger with fries, the bun was burnt, burger was dry, too spicy...fries were cold....my meal was the shrimp parmesan steak, and surprisingly it was actually good... we probably won't be back...

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Patricia Stands

★ 5

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Priscilla

★ 5

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Mr HooD GooD

★ 1

Don’t eat pork at all for the last 15 years. I made sure I asked could I remove the bacon from the dish. I was told yes. When the plate comes it looks like it has no pork. As I eat a lil bit more. The. Bacon was on the bottom. Told the manager nothing was done. Not even a remake or compensation. Will not be returning.

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Araceli Nord

★ 3

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Greg Anderson

★ 5

Will was a greater server, and the foos was great!

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Alex Giebler

★ 5

Jasmine L is the goat, once in a lifetime experience.

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Anna Lee

★ 5

I had a great time and great service by Jasmine L. Will come back only if Jasmine is my server

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Sophia Encarnacion

★ 5

Jazmine L. was so hospitable and made us feel so welcomed!!! Get that girl a raise🫨

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Jarrod Robertson

★ 5

Great service and food. Our server was very nice and friendly!!!

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Carmella Beattie

★ 3

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Janet nayeli

★ 5

Me gusta ir por las costillas 😎tienen platillos económicos y salgo satisfecha de ahí con mi barriguita llena 😀

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Justin Coleman

★ 5

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Josie Summers

★ 5

My family and I are here for my son as he got a huge surgery recently so we took our son out to eat as a “good job” meal.

I cannot thank Betty enough for the service she provided. She was the kindest soul yet. As a bartender, service is key, and she nailed it. She made us feel at home, and treated my son like a king.

The food was also fantastic, came quickly and was absolutely delicious.

There was also a gentlemen in a packer shirt who my son absolutely adored. Thank you for all your kind words, and offers.

You are all so wonderful.

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Dillion Crier

★ 5

I took my son to Applebees for the first time. And let me say he had an awesome experience. Everyone was so kind to my family and left an everlasting impression on us all we can’t wait to come back. Thank you Betty for everything you did for us today!

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Ronald Schmidt

★ 5

Steak was really good, broccoli 🥦 was excellent and garlic mashed potatoes were awesome. Very quiet night and not busy. UPDATED 10/6/24 Bathrooms clean and service was good. Updated rating to 5 stars.

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Crystal Quartz

★ 5

We went to this applebees for a lovely evening. We were served by Joey who did a fabulous job, he was attentive and kind while also managing the bar/making drinks. My favorite part was the boo-ze bucket. 👻 👽 🎃 Joey was fabulous!

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Nataly Garofalo

★ 5

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Sherry Ryan

★ 1

My husband became ill after he ate there on Friday. I stopped by to talk with the manager about and he refused to admit the Oriental Salad was bad. I never have met such a rude manager in my life. My husband was admitted overnight to the hospital after our emergency room visit. I just needed to see if someone else became ill he said nothing was wrong with the food told me to leave and not come back. Why would I? The one emergency visit was enough

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My Straw Man

★ 2

Upon arriving was seated at a table by the hostess and the table was very sticky after appearing to be just wiped prior to being seated. Ordered the 2 for 25 meal special; The Fiesta lime chicken and the American burger with fries. Fries were dry. Fiesta lime chicken rice was dry. The spinach and artichoke dip had something in it that was foreign. The beverages took forever to get to the table. Did not receive smaller saucers to share appetizers. Wait staff barely checked on table. Somewhat likely not to return there at that location in Madison WI.

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Alitta Saxer

★ 5

My server Betty did an excellent job. Food tasted great and spot on service.

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Ms Smith

★ 1

On June 3 2024 My card was used by Jasmine the waitress without my permission to pay for her own tips that I did not approve. I called the company Applebees and spoke with the store manager James who after hearing my complaint that my card had been swiped by the waitress Jasmine without my permission called me a liar and hung up the phone in my face. I decided to visit the store in person so that he could not hang up on this situation.
After arriving at the restaurant I spoke with the store manager James. I informed him that I did not give any of his staff permission to swipe my card for any additional tips and that I would be making a Google review on the fraudulent charge allowed by Applebees if he did not rectify the charges. I showed him a copy of my receipt and his staff also found a copy of the receipt that shows the correct amount without the additional tip that the waitress added. At this point the store manager James said that since I made a google review he would leave the fraud without rectifying it. He then turned his back and walked away from me. I am now reaching out to others who can assist with this company getting away with fraud. I also have documented a police report with the state of Wisconsin because James at Applebees and his staff are committing fraud through charging customer cards for additional amounts without consent.

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Charles Siegler

★ 1

Was made to wait 10 minutes to be seated while the restaurant was nearly empty. Took 15 more minutes to have a server come take out drink order. When the food was brought they forgot two of the dishes and we had to then wait for them to bring those. All this time we were seated in a section that they did not turn the lights on. The lights were finally turned on as we were going to leave and they seated another customer. Worst experience ever and the manager in duty didn't care. For a order of over $100 you would think they would take care of their customers.

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Samantha Lesko

★ 5

Great restaurant, friendly staff. Made a mistake with our order and made good on it.

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Mel Silverbrandt

★ 5

As always, food and service were good.

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Debbie Brown

★ 5

The workplace was buzzing with energy, filled with a remarkable mother and her exceptional son and daughter, each excelling in their endeavors. We even left them a generous $100 tip!

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Irizarry Magaly

★ 5

I loved 🥰 too much

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Brenda A Speth

★ 1

Took approximately 30 minutes to be sat, not because they were busy but because no one came to seat us. Only saw 1 person at the bar, who looked at us but didn't come over. No other employees were to be seen.
Took more than 30-40 minutes to get our appetizers, and about another 30 minutes to get our food. Once again, NOT BECAUSE they were busy, but because no employees were were there on the floor.
I was with 3 others and before the food came, I had walked out.
They told us they couldn't take credit or debit cards, NOR cash!?!?!?
I did not go back in. And I will NEVER again return to this restaurant.

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Kelly Baldwridge

★ 5

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Antwon Clipps

★ 5

Jasmine was great!

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Sharon Bock-Dixon

★ 5

Kyle, our waiter, was great! The food was good and we had a great time!

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Lacee Blair

★ 5

My server Jasmine S. was phenomenal! I had a six and seven-year-old with me, and she was patient and very kind while they decided on their meals. Best service EVER!

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Noelle Kirsch

★ 4

We had avoided Applebee's for a long time due to some not so great experiences. But today our server Jovante was super friendly and enthusiastic. My oriental salad was VERY good. Husband's boneless wings were good. Blondie dessert was amazing!!

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Tiff

★ 5

My experience at this apple bees was great food was delicious and our server was on her game. Great for after a large event and just wanting to enjoy some time although the music was so loud I could barely hear my husband sitting next to me.

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Brenda Norton

★ 5

My server Sierra was super friendly and gave excellent and fast service. She also gave great drink and dessert recommendations!

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Jenisworld

★ 5

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Ari Williams

★ 5

Thanks to Betty she did the best job!

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Jamie Wolff

★ 5

I wanted to give a big shout out to Betty. She was very friendly and was always on top of making sure that our food was fast and our drinks were delicious.

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Casey Fleischmann

★ 5

Betty was great!! She is so sweet and funny! Ask for her when you come in!

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Tristan Tucker

★ 5

Betty was great

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Sean McQuillan

★ 5

Great staff that cares about each visit, made the visit more connected because my server went out of her way to ask my name, what I do for work etc, even though it’s across town from me, my experience there definitely encouraged me to come back more often

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Daniel Chaloeunporn

★ 5

It’s really good and the best worker betty

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Jennifer Thomas

★ 5

Our waiter was great! Very attentive and sweet! Food was super yummy as well

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Debi Fleischauer

★ 5

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Cindy Loomis

★ 5

We love Betty. She is our favorite server and this is one stop we make 1-2 times per week. Food is great, too.

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Dee Dee

★ 5

Fav kick back place.
Staff is Fire.

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Tiffany Shields

★ 5

We Had Jasmine today. I sat down with 4 rambunctious toddlers and she put our minds to easy. The service was great! The food was great, and I just enjoyed the kids eating and letting me eat. She sat with them when it was time to go! Just going above and beyond. Today was Awesome, thank you Jasmine♥️

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Brooke Brandt

★ 5

Jasmine was wonderful! Very attentive and kind!

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Paul Schaff

★ 5

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Riss G

★ 3

No like it use to be. Food was no the same!

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Janet Jenkins

★ 5

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Lekeyo Mincey

★ 4

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james stands

★ 5

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Pamela S.

★ 4

Had the new Caprese Mozzarella Chicken. It was good. Would have liked the garlic mashed potatoes on the side instead of under the other ingredients.

Update 6/12/24: Had the Blackened Cajun Salmon. It was really good. Not to spicy and cooked just right for me. Tried my husband's Bourbon Street Steak it also was spot on!

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Cindy Mani

★ 5

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Dan Piechocki

★ 1

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Emrecan soruç

★ 1

So i had my order and store lady store manager after make me 20 minute wait she just told me your order is stolen . I asked why you didnt confirm me and she just using racist slurs and kicked me out to restaurant. Just because im black its doesnt mean im not human. I DONT RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT TO ANY OF MY PEOPLE!!!!!

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Mahmud Nurievi

★ 1

As an driver that was the rudest store manager ever! Please fire herr!!

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E Ross-Washington

★ 2

This place seems to have lost its appeal. Food was ok, service was nice, place was empty on a Froday night

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veysel arslan

★ 1

I found hair on my food and wanted to get new one.I asked to speak with manager. and manager didn't even care.

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Mackenzie Johnson

★ 4

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Kadir Cankaya

★ 1

Just one word:Terribble.
Just one sentence:Rude management with rude servers.

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Rita Crawford

★ 5

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Phebe Kern

★ 5

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zachariah ostenson

★ 5

Food was great & Shannon made sure we where good all night making sure food was too us and drinks where filled. Thanks for your great service!!

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Rahul Patil

★ 4

Server was very friendly.

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Chris P

★ 1

I ordered a dinner for 4 people for delivery. It arrived on time, but we were missing one entree. I didn't realize that delivery would be from door dash. Nowhere on the Applebee's website does it tell you that they use a delivery service. I caught the driver before he left and he did his best to rectify the situation. After at least 10 minutes on the phone, he told me I would have to call the restaurant. He was a very nice, polite young man and apologized several times.

I called the restaurant and spoke with the manager, Missy, who said they would contact Door dash to refund me, since the payment goes to them first. She also blamed the screw-up on the driver. They ran out of the item we ordered and supposedly left a post-it note telling the driver to call us to let us know.

Seems to me the restaurant should be the one to take responsibility for running out of a menu item.

The food that we did get was... eh. Fries were soggy, shrimp was so-so. I wish I had looked at the other reviews before I ordered, definitely would have skipped Applebee's and gone to McDonalds or Popeye's. The food would have been better and would have cost 1/4 of what I paid.

UPDATE: 8 days later and still no refund.

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Buddy

★ 5

Great place

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Kimberly

★ 1

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Umami Party

★ 5

Jasmine, our server, was a delight. Attentive and professional she handled everything with ease. We had come out for a nice, affordable meal and our expectations had been met above and beyond. We did the 2 for $28 deal. The mozzarella sticks were our appetizer, but we added on 2 French onion soups and boy howdy were those tasty! They were the highlight of our dinner! Thank you very much for the nice date night, Jasmine and Applebee's.

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