Applebee’s

June 17, 2016 — We were a party of four, taking my daughter out after her 8^th Grade Graduation ceremony. I’m so glad we came to this location. While others found the restrooms, I explained my daughter’s special order onion soup to our waiter (James) and that we were celebrating.
He told me they’d do a dessert and sing for her at the end. I didn’t have to ask him to bring it. They showed up at the table at the appropriate time and sang for her and she was just delighted.
She loves the onion soup, and asks them to make it with just the cheese and the broth. They do it for her no problem. I had the 12 oz sirloin, rare, with broccoli and green beans. It was cooked perfectly (broccoli is always overcooked, but I can live with that). I also had a red apple sangria, which was very tasty.
James (who I called Josh at one point, but he was gracious and overlooked it) was attentive without being too pushy. He’s very good. Some people you can tell should not be wait staff. Others excel at it. He excels.
Our thanks to him and the rest of the staff for a great visit. The soup was perfect. She said she didn’t find even a single piece of onion. The steak was terrific and perfectly cooked. We are going to make a point of coming back to explore the mall and dine again.

Wow! I cannot believe someone else had the same experience as me with that waitress in the ponytail and glasses. When she brought over my food, she didn’t even acknowledge the fact that we had things in the middle of the table and completely ignores the fact that she has to warn us about any hot food coming in so that we wouldn’t burn ourselves. When I asked her to change the channel, she didn’t even answer me even though she was right next to me. They have literally 20 sets of TV in the restaurant, put them to use. I had to ask another waitress to help me. Service from her was horrendous because not only did she give me an attitude throughout the night, but she rushed me to leave in the end. There were still customers in the restaurant and all of the other waitresses/​waiters were productive, but then you have her standing in one corner complaining to leave. I was hesitating to write this review because it was already my last resort to come here, but this place should not even exist to become an option. This place really needs to get themselves together and teach that waitress, wait my bad, unmannerly little girl how to be a decent human.

This place doesn’t even deserve to earn a star. I was actually there to witness that rude waitress with glasses and ponytail, shutting the TV off on another party because I experienced the same thing. There were plenty of other TV around us which were still on, but she just had to come up to us and shut it off. Not only that, but she had the audacity to complain to us in front of our face. When we asked for someone to complain to, everyone including her disappeared. It was a pity that the manager left early, but then again I doubt he would actually do anything because I overheard the other party call the manager over after discovering an unknown substance in their food and instead of resolving the issue, he acted oblivious towards the whole situation. After overhearing that incidence, my appetite went downhill after that because of their lack of concern for their customer’s safety and the way they reacted seems as if this happens on a daily basis, or maybe hourly basis. You can definitely go to the Coop, Pizza Maru, Zebra Lounge, or Leaf bar for some quality service and clean food instead of putting your stomach at risk and your mood at blue for coming here.

So I was the friend that almost swallowed a piece of plastic. At first I didn’t want to start anything because they’re already a shitty restaurant to start off with and I didn’t need to push them to rock bottom. But this one waitress wearing glasses and ponytail, shuts the tv off right in front of us even acknowledging the fact that there is literally 1 minute left of the game and our eyes are still glued onto the television. At first we expected an excuse such as I have an emergency, but she pushes the responsibility onto the customers saying to her coworker «I don’t care about these people. I gotta clock out». What kind of service is this. You see the customers are watching TV and you just close the TV without saying a word to us. All of us were so stunned, we didn’t know what to say. And she has the guts to say I don’t care right next to us. Are you serious? Are we serving you or you’re serving us. Never will I ever come back to this Applebee’s with such unpleasant service and food. This place isn’t just a terrible place to go eat but the pathetic attitude from that waitress is just not worth the trouble to even bother giving this place another chance. If you really want Applebee’s go to the one in fresh meadows where they hire decent human beings and not selfish trolls.

The waitress was really attentive and was able to change the channels for us so that we were able to watch the game. But my friend almost swallowed a piece of plastic from the quesadilla. So I question how sanitary their food is. Instead of offering us other food, they offered us more quesadilla. Yes I would love to eat some more of that quesadilla stuffed with plastic. Please enlighten me with more of that taste.
Initially I gave this place a 2, even after neglecting the whole plastic incidence, I looked passed it for the waitress. But this other waitress from God knows where she came from shuts the TV off and says «I don’t care if these people stay, I’m clocking out.» First of all, she could have asked nicely and informed us that she has to go home. Second of all, why the hell are you working at a restaurant if you’re going to criticize customers in front of their face? She was lucky the manager wasn’t there, but horrible service and disgusting food. Now I’m wondering if they substituted my chicken with rats.

ap·a·thet·ic
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showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern. That was the staff attitude. The place was not busy, but that didn’t prevent the food to take a while to arrive. My group was heading to a meeting at the New York Times print site plant. Bad idea and a frustrating experience.

This is your typical Applebee’s. The waitstaff could care less. We came in pretty late, but at least an hour before closing and the waiters were already being nasty about how we were coming in so late. Well, don’t advertise being open till late if your employees are going to be disrespectful!
We order the 4-​cheese Mac and cheese with honey pepper chicken tenders and double glazed baby back ribs. The cheese sauce on the Mac and cheese was surprisingly ooey and stringy. It was very good. The chicken tenders were weirdly sweet due to the honey. The baby back ribs were falling off the bone but the portion size was extremely small. It had a good smoke layer and grill marks on it as well. It was served with some very unseasoned fries.

I would have to say coming to this Applebee’s was the worse restaurant experience I have ever encountered in my life and I’m sure I can speak for all the friends I went with.
I will never return to this location and as a result of the service (or lack of), I have not returned to any Applebee’s franchise since 2011.
I came here late September 2011 to celebrate my girlfriend’s (now my wife) birthday with a group of friends and coworkers. We were a group of 15 people and made reservations two weeks in advance. Upon entering Applebee’s, the table was all set up and everything was well. The restaurant was almost empty; there were only two other tables occupied. We were expecting service to be fast, however, it was slow and very unprofessional. Thanks to a waitress by the name of Kimberly.
Before the groups arrival, a friend prepared the birthday cake and told the waitress that the cake was a surprise. My wife being a Pokémon fan, we ordered her a pikachu cake. Upon ordering, what struck me was that Kimberly said there was no tap water available! Okay, fine! Let’s assume the fountain water wasn’t working. However, 3 minutes later, the table next to us, serviced by a different waiter, was brought out some fountain/​tap water? Unbelievable! Kimberly wanted the whole table to order drinks so by default she could get a bigger tip. She could have told us that water was available or that the machine was fixed, but she did not.
As for the pickachu cake, it happened to be somebody else’s birthday at the restaurant as well. Guess what? Kimberly and her coworkers brought the pickachu cake to the wrong table! The other table pointed out the error, and the staff blew the candles out and brought it to the back. Upon bringing the cake to our table, different candles were in the cake and there were holes all over the pikachu cake like it got shot up by a shotgun.
Service by this restaurant was very unprofessional throughout. If you want a horrible time, and a way to ruin a special occasion, this would be the ideal place to go.
I highly recommend that you don’t come here.

Very clean restaurant. Party of two food was worth the money. Enrique the waiter was great kept coming to ask if we need anything we love the food is amazing we will be back soon

It’s really hard to review chain restaurants. Not every chain are the same. But as a general rule i stick to what that chain restaurant is good for. That way nothing can go wrong. I usually order burgers from applebee. They are a good size and semi filing. Although they are more expensive than fast food burgers. Wish they have more fries to the burger. Service is decent. I barely see my waitress which is something i am not surprise about. This location isn’t pack at anytime so wait time is almost nonexistence. But this restaurant is one of the only few American cuisine in flushing. That is something i am happy about.

It’s my first time at Applebee’s. The server is pretty nice. I got the $ 26(one appetizer, two entrées) combo for my friend and I. We got boneless wings, sirloin steak and a chicken steak. Now I know why people get medium rare, because it’s very good! The portion is enough for three, I was satisfied. :)

We were here for dinner on a Monday night. The food here is good but nothing special. It taste just like any other Applebee’s out there. 3 stars for the food & an extra 1 more star for the service. The service was great. Our waiter were very polite & attentive. We would most likely go back again.

Terrible experience and a great reminder of why I don’t eat at chain restaurants such as Applebee’s. Food has TERRIBLE and service was horrible at this location. I ordered the 9 oz Sirloin with mashed potatoes & mixed vegetables, and really wish that I didn’t and that I had gone somewhere else, but we were desperate after a long day of shopping at the mall. Food gave me diarrhea before I even made it back to my car. STAY AWAY! Food was bad, and so was the service. It took forever just to get a refill and our waitress was not pleasant and seemed to either be hating life or her job. I really wish there was an option to give zero stars because I don’t even feel that they deserve one star. The only good experience was the hostess. The hostess was wonderful and is a great representation of what other employees should be like.

This Applebee’s is pretty standard. Solid food. They have happy hour specials with half off appetizers. They have a large variety of food dishes.

I’ve been coming here for the past 2 years & it has never Let me down with amazing service and food! & ive been to plenty Applebee’s in the area and this is one of the best, highly recommend this place to anyone who wants to kick back and chill and have a nice drink by the bar at happy hour! Raylin, Carolina, Stephanie, Brianna are one of the best waiters you can ask for, very attentive and friendly! This is my go to spot

So despite a few of the reviews, I decided to be a rebel & try this Applebee’s. To be honest it was not bad at all.
I ordered the 4 cheese Mac n cheese & my boyfriend ordered the brisket enchiladas. We also got salsa verde nachos as an appetizer. The quality of the food wasn’t bad but not amazing either. It was tasteful but some things like the rice were a bit stale. The nachos on the other hand were simply perfect. Right amount of everything. My Mac n cheese was really good. Very cheesy but I didn’t really taste 4 cheeses, more like 1.
The service was pretty good considering its a Friday @ 9pm. It was pretty busy. The cool thing is that they got these new tablet things were you can place orders, drinks, play games with your friends or date while you wait for your meal. So in a way it makes the wait time enjoyable. The waitress was sweet & very attentive. I guess this place has its good days :)

I’ve always hated Applebee’s only cause I don’t think their food is good and their service always tends to suck regardless of which one I go to.
I thought I would just mention that the food tastes like it was microwaved and I actually can’t believe they can sell that stuff and call it food.
The service was ok I guess. I’ve definitely gotten better service elsewhere. We placed an order and they forgot certain specific things we mentioned. But that’s not a huge deal anyway cause whether they got it right or not the food will probably be equally bad.
They have somewhat a decent list of beer and they have a lot of seating (maybe due to the fact that not too many people go). I guess the only thing going for them.
Not my recommendation. If you’re in this area, why not go for some authentic chinese food down on Main Street. Cheaper, better, and local (support local businesses!)

— Great speedy service, & great bank for your buck! Love the steaks and the appetizer choices here. It is very clean and I highly recommend this Applebees !

My boyfriend and I ordered the classic standard burger and the all day breakfast burger. My boyfriend requested his egg to be sunny side up, or runny. It came back hard as a rock.
My burger (classic) was so oily and greasy, I could squeeze the oil out the bun.
It was really disgusting.
I had such a terrible stomachache after!
We probably won’t be back, too bad it’s the only Applebee’s in the area.

Typical Applebee’s.
We were seated immediately and had a very friendly server.
Food was cooked perfectly and we didn’t have to wait long.
After 7 hours of shopping at Skyview mall, we so needed our bellies to be full and a good drink. they brought our margaritas in martini glasses though. The bartender made up for it by giving us a glass full of olives at no charge.
Bathroom could have been a little cleaner but definitely useable.