Eating at Applebees just isn't what it used to be

I'll start out by saying I used to be a big fan.  I ate there about every other week between 2003 and 2005.  I use to love the take two menu.  You could get steak and chicken, steak and ribs, chicken and ribs, ect for a cheap price.  Boy have things changed.  Back in the day I use to get steak and grilled chicken breasts.  It came with a sweet honey type sauce.  You got two chicken breasts and a 8oz sirloin.  Along with a potato and vegtables for a reasonable price. 

Then they tried to save money and got rid of the sauce that came with the chicken breast.  The breast were no longer flavored.  Well fast forward to today and the cost cutting continues.  Just got home and was less than impressed.  My 9oz sirloin cost me 16.99.  The same price a sirloin and two chicken breasts would of cost me 9 years ago.  Do you get a salad with your meal?  No.  Do you get rolls with your meal?  No.  Instead of three scoops of vegtables you get one.  I didn't get two chicken breasts yet I paid the same price I would of 9 years ago with them.  Then to top off the insult to injury they have tablets at the table you can play games on but of course for an extra 99 cents.

I remember when applebees use to care about their customers.  You got two good pieces of grilled chicken breasts, a nice size sirloin, two or three scoops of vegtables and a potato for a similar 16.99 price.  You paid a lot but for the amount of food you got you left feeling pretty good about it.

Now the corporate applebees has taken over.  For 16.99 you get one sirloin, one scoop of vegtables, much less of a potato, no chicken breasts, and the chance to play games at your table for an extra 99 cents.  No salad with your meal no dinner rolls with your meal.

It will be another good 8 to 10 years before I choose to eat at another one.  Everything done is not to make the customer happy or feel like they got a good deal with their meal.  Everything is done to maximize profits.

I would highly suggest Red lobster, Texas Roadhouse, or a Perkins over any Applebees.  Applebees charges you to the max and gives you very little for your money.

That place is Garbage

Chains = bottom of the barrel

would not feed my Dog or the homeless man that toxic waste

Pre packaged entrees shipped from Corp. and reheated in the Microwave

You might as well just stock up on Hungry Man Frozen poop  

Here in WNY only tourists and sheep are patrons

You don't have MOM and POP places where you Live >????

Didn't they do the 2 entrees and 1 appetizer(or dessert) for $20? I know Chili's did that. They would do that to as promos to get people in the door. The Applebee's near me closed last year. I would do half price appetizers/drinks at Happy Hour. I used to sit at the bar and drink the half price Brutus beers and top shelf margaritas, with a couple appetizers to eat. (Onion rings, nachos, mozz sticks, etc).

And no, the food is not frozen, no pre prepped meals and yes, they do have grills. Not suggesting they are great, but the Happy Hour deals were good. And I recently was at Outback. They are not cheap. The steaks are decent, you get 2 sides but you have to pay extra for a salad, if you want it. And the sides portions are smaller.

The only chains I would ever eat at are Olive Garden and Red Lobster, both owned by same company.

Other than that eating at a chain restaurant is like paying -120 juice when you can get -110.

Haven't eaten at BurgerKing since I ordered a specialty burger and was given something that looked like a slider from WhiteCastle.

As far as RedLobster/Applebees I can stay home and microwave a frozen dinner that is the same as their menu.