Posts about Applebee's
—>Perhaps you have noticed that restaurants like to give their food interesting names. Perhaps you have also avoided ordering the food by its interesting name because it's completely ridiculous. We looked through dozens of chain-restaurant menus to find the 7 most painful-to-order names out there. Enjoy. More »
—>Chain restaurants are trying to lure in recession-weary diners with deep discounts, but franchisers worry that if you suddenly start paying half-price for sandwiches, you won't be willing to pay full price when the economy recovers. We're all accustomed to chain restaurant sandwiches costing $8 and up, but how much do those sandwiches really cost restaurants to make? More »
—>Applebee's: Free entree for military veterans. Be sure to check if your Applebee's is on the list of 164 participating locations before leaving the house. (Thanks to Jamie!) More »
—>Awhile back we posted about some testing done by a group of local news affiliates that showed that the actual amount of fat (and calories) in certain "healthy" menu items from a variety of restaurants was different than what was listed on the menu. More »
—>Reader Jamie's Applebee's dinner came with an interesting ingredient: an expiration date sticker. Understandably grossed out, Jamie asked Applebee's for some new food. They agreed, fished out the sticker and brought the old food back. Ick.
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—>Applebee's served a four-inch dead lizard as part of a salad last week. The McLean County Health Department investigated the surprise garnish and found that while "management confirmed it did happen," "it’s just one of those extraordinary circumstances," and that the restaurant was not at fault. More »
—>Reader Jose wants to know what happened to all the hot fudge that was supposed to grace this excuse for an Applebees sundae... More »
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I waited all morning for Verizon to come fix our landline (our cell phones barely work in our apartment), and around 11:30 I had Sam call them from work, and they told him they had come by the apartment and no one was there so they left, and that they had called my cell phone. More »
We always wondered what wild and wacky things happened in the Applebee's in Times Square. Now we know. More »
I went to dinner at the Applebee's in Woodland, CA a couple nights ago and ordered their bruschetta burger. As soon as I saw my order, I immediately took a picture and thought Consumerist needed to see it because it fits so well in the ad v. reality posts. The burger itself was a bit sloppy, but still looked similar to the menu picture. The fries, however, were a different story. In the menu photo, "garlic parmesan fries" are served in a ramekin and look quite tasty. Instead, I was served a cylinder of slimy, greasy fries with a couple pieces of parmesan cheese on top. More »
—>Applebees in the San Francisco Bay area, until last Monday, kept the pre-made margaritas in a jug that was identical to the one where they kept the apple juice. No more. Why? Because they served a margarita to a toddler, complete with sippy cup, More »
—>Remember that huge grasshopper-ish insect leg that Reader Stacie pulled out of her mouth while eating an Applebee's Apple Walnut Chicken Salad? After her story was posted to the Consumerist, Stacie was contacted by Applebee's and finally got the apology that she wanted. More »
Here at the Consumerist we're wary of stories where people "find something in their food." That being said, we believe Stacie found an enormous insect leg in her Applebee's salad...after biting into it. More »
Here's a roundup of some relevant Comsumer-type urban legends from Snopes's Hottest Urban Legends Page: More »
—>The Center for Consumer Freedom is a lobbying and media group that advocates 'consumer choice,' specifically the choice to consume fast foods, alcohol, and tobacco. Originally founded with money from a grant from the Philip Morris company (and launching as the 'Guest Choice Network'), the Center for Consumer Freedom is currently funded by a long list of food and restaurant companies, including Coco-Cola, Monsanto, Tyson Foods, and Applebees. More »
