Applebee’s

As far as Applebee’s goes this is one of the worst, if I wasn’t from out of town I’d make sure to never come back. Service was not good, had to ask for things constantly and the order was wrong. The restaurant felt dirty and dingy. The lettuce was wilted, both steaks cooked wrong. Definitely not up to the beach standards I feel most Applebee’s are.

as far as dinning in — the place still allows smoking and totally reeks so I vote no. that being said, i enjoy (enjoyed) the carside togo — the staff is like SUPER friendly.
recently ordered a couple salads (been doing this weekly for about a month or so — dieting) and this last visit, the salad is like near half the size that I’ve been getting. i know, i’m dieting so i should just suck it up, but i’m like hungry so — deal with it!
i called the store and said the salads are super small and the mgr’s all — «so, you want to come back and we’ll redo the order?» and I’m like, «no, I just want you to be aware so the next person who orders a salad doesn’t get jipped.» and to that she replied, «well the salads are made the correct size because they’re weighed out…» and blah blah blah.
so, whatever, I get it, defend your staff, I’m just saying, this visit doesn’t match the past several and I’m not just some jerk looking for a free meal, I was trying to make them aware and once I didn’t want the «free-​bee» (assuming driving there and back again can be considered ‘free’) she jumped down my throat… so guess carside’s out too… goodbye crapplebee’s, your mediocre salads will be moderately missed.

Ordered a sirloin steak on a late Friday evening while driving back with the wife from Winston-​Salem on February 12, 2016. The steak was unacceptable with a huge piece of fat in the center of the steak about the size of lemon with a big side of gristle and cooked rare not medium rare. I sent it back and they brought another to the table that was better and was cooked correctly. However I didn’t think that there really is a grade of meat lower than choice, I was wrong. Our waiter was the bartender. After I received the second steak the manager came over to check on things and apologized and he altered our bill so that my steak and only my steak was half price. Applebee’s needs to buy better meat. Glad we don’t have to go back. Sorry for the 3 week delay in posting this review, I haven’t had time and was hoping I would forget about it, but it just kept creeping up in my memory. Maybe now that I wrote this review i will be able to forget.

Let me start by saying that I am an ex-​smoker. Didn’t realize they still allowed smoking in restaurants. We’re starving so I’m putting up with it this once, but please hurry, it’s not pleasant. Started with a Yuengling. Kind of on the warm side. We’re ordering the two for $ 25, two side salads, one half rack ribs with fries and one Bourbon Chicken and Shrimp.
The salads are nice, fresh crisp lettuce, tomatoes, bacon, croutons, cheese. Good flavor. Meals are ok, on the small side. I guess you get what you pay for.
Because of the cigarette smoke causing our sinuses to act up, we won’t be back to this location.

And let me say 3 stars is pushing it! There was hardly anyone in the restaurant and once we were seated, I completely understood! A young couple had 2 irritating children that they could not control dining just a few tables from us. The lady would stand & play these loud games with about a 2 year old to entertain him. I’m sorry but management should’ve intervened & asked her to sit & shut up! We should’ve left, but didn’t. The service was good, but food was awful. It was the toughest steak my husband has ever had. He actually tried to chew a bite, couldn’t & spit it into a napkin! Chicken tenders tasted like they came straight from a freezer & fries were cold. Sorry, but we are done here!

Why write a review of Applebee’s? I doubt anyone has ever gone to Unilocal and said «hey I just found this great new place called Applebee’s on Unilocal.» In fact, I expect most Unilocalers hold chains like Applebee’s in disdain and I doubt many will read this review, but over a fairly short span of time recently, I have dined at Applebee’s in Dickinson, North Dakota, Cloquet, Minnesota, and most recently Spartanburg, South Carolina. In no case has Applebee’s been my real choice but was selected more or less for the sake of convenience. I was in Spartanburg on business and looking for a place to eat on Sunday night, I found that my first two choices from Unilocal were closed but the Applebee’s across the street was open. I was tired and hungry so I ended up eating there and you know what? It is pretty good. This got me thinking about a review of my recent experiences. I had essentially the same thing each time, the sirloin cooked rare. I usually don’t order a steak at an upscale restaurant because it is so hard to screw up and I want to see what the chef can do on something more complex. However, since a steak is so hard to do badly, I usually order it if I have concerns about the ability of the kitchen to deliver on something more difficult. All Applebee’s appear to be identical in terms of the menu and the internal layout. No local variations. This certainly promotes uniformity which is what you want in a chain. In two of the three meals, I started with the tortilla soup. This is actually very good. In the third case I had the French Onion soup which was less successful but good French onion soup is hard to get right. In all cases I had the sirloin rare. It was cooked to my satisfaction — red and cool in the center. The meat was flavorful but a bit chewy but sirloin is a chewy cut. No desert. Service was good and servers friendly. I like the idea of offering low calorie options on main courses. Applebee’s would never be a «destination restaurant» for me. On the other hand I would not hesitate to return.

Walked in an asked i I wanted smoking or none smoking hmmm didn’t think you could smoke in any restaurant anymore service was good typical applebees nothing special ok place to grab a quick bite an drink

Typical franchise food experience. Nothing spectacular. Food ok and service ok. Great for gatherings after work to have a few drinks and an appetizers. The desert was good.

Wonton Taco’s, Omg delicious! Our dinner was good & our waitress was fast & friendly.
Hostess, not very friendly though.

Really??? Smoking or non smoking does it really matter it’s all in the same dam room. Get the smoke out of here and you may get more business… Just saying!!!

Sorry service and disgusting food. I ordered the Creamy Parmesan Chicken. That is short for slop. The chicken was dry. There wasn’t enough Parmesan sauce to fill a tablespoon. The cheese was cold and hard. The rice was minus the onion and mushrooms. There was two tablespoons of spinach cooked to mush. The server never came back to the table. I only got one glass of tea and all I could eat was the rubbery chicken. I left hungry and had to stop and buy something else to eat.
I noticed others in the restaurant only ate the chicken like I did. They also looked very dissatisfied. We had to endure smokers while we were there.
Wont be back. Eat at Bubba’s instead.

Always great service! Very upbeat atmosphere. Always a great place to head to with my family. We love Wednesday night trivia. And to the previous post smoking is not banned in the whole county, only restaurants within city limits. This is probably the only thing about this store that is a con to me.

Let’s discuss the pros and cons of eating out in Spartanburg, and which way you put a bizarre Applebee’s on the sleepy side of town.
Pros:
+ The portions at this Applebee’s seem pretty darn massive for the price. The quesadilla that was about $ 9, seems to have two layers of itself, both of which are loaded with tons of cheese.
Cons:
— Why are there still ash trays with used cigarettes on the bar? Smoking is banned in this county.
— The chicken in the quesadillas isn’t very good despite all the cheese.
— What’s with the service here. Most of the waiters and waitresses seem like you’re interrupting their time together.
— Why is it so hard to get seated here? Shouldn’t the hostess be around?
— The layout of this place is kind of bizarre, the booths are really open to the bar.
Overall, there’s not a lot worth eating in the area, but this is still worth avoiding in this area. More options seem to be opening down the street, like a Buffalo Wild Wings. If it’s between this and FATZ though, it might be a tough call.