2226
West Broad Street, Athens, GA 30601, T: 706-543-1339
Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill is one of the
main restaurant chains in the United States, together with TGI Friday’s, Chili’s,
etc. It has over 2,000 restaurants across the country and I don’t think I have
ever lived in a place that didn’t have one within 10 miles of my house. Although
I don’t go there often, I actually mostly have decent eating experiences. Their
menu is pretty standard, although they have recently increased the number of
healthy options.
We started with 12
Boneless Wings (Hot & Spicy), which are really more chunky nuggets than
wings. They taste like big chunk of General Tso chicken, delicious. They are
normally $9.29, but were taken off the bill because of the $20 Deal. I
had the Black & Blue Burger ($9.29); a thick juicy burger, blackened, with
mushrooms and red peppers on a fresh bun with some spicy mayo – I opted out of
the Jack cheese and Blue Cheese crumbles. The burger was so good that it didn’t
need to be smothered in sauce (or cheese): very well grilled and directly from
the grill. It came with very fresh and crispy French fries – not homemade, but
pretty much as good as prefab fries go. M. had a Quesadilla Burger ($9.29).
VERDICT: 87/100
To be fair, like most
chain restaurants, quality can vary significantly, particularly in terms of
freshness – often the fries are old and stale, while the main dish has been
waiting in the kitchen too long. Still, if you get the food freshly made from
the kitchen, Applebee’s can cook up some remarkably good, and very affordable,
burgers and fries!
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