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• silly

  7 Restaurant Dishes That Are Too Embarrassing To Order By Name

  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 »

  

  1:47 PM on Mon Aug 10 2009
  By Meg Marco
  42,007 views, 189 comments

  Most discussed Danj3ris is accepting...: I love the Quesadilla explosion. It is my default order at Chili's. And I love saying it with my "Let's more »

• restaurants

  How Much Does That $12 Chain Restaurant Sandwich Really Cost?

  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 »

  2:00 PM on Sat Jul 4 2009
  By Carey Alexander
  35,505 views, 189 comments

  Most discussed Radi0logy: Yeah right the ingredients cost $4. It costs Pizza Hut like a buck twenty five to make a large pizza, more »

• free

  Free Entree At Applebee's For Military Veterans

  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!)

  2:23 PM on Tue Nov 11 2008
  By Ben Popken
  2,220 views, 24 comments

• nutrition information

  Lawsuits Claim Applebee's Weight Watchers Food Has Too Much Fat

  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 »

  1:34 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
  By Meg Marco
  11,231 views, 39 comments

  Most discussed GitEmSteveDave_RockinL...: When dealing with meat, is it possible to get the exact amount of fat? I mean, if they switch more »

• applebees

  Top Posts Of The Week

  Applebee's Food Comes With Delicious "Use By" Sticker
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  3:15 PM on Fri Aug 29 2008
  By Ben Popken
  1,424 views, 1 comment

• unacceptable food

  Applebee's Food Comes With Delicious "Use By" Sticker

  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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  9:50 AM on Wed Aug 27 2008
  By Meg Marco
  93,550 views, 146 comments

• applebee's

  Now In Applebee's Salads: Lizards!

  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 »

  7:00 PM on Sun Aug 10 2008
  By Carey Alexander
  25,982 views, 34 comments

  Latest by busydoingnothing: This just in: shit happens! Things outside of the realm of our imagination happen! Remotely possible incidents occur in real more »

• unacceptable food

  Applebees Hot Fudge Sundae Menu Picture Vs. Reality

  Reader Jose wants to know what happened to all the hot fudge that was supposed to grace this excuse for an Applebees sundae... More »

  8:55 AM on Sun May 25 2008
  By Carey Alexander
  32,440 views, 98 comments

  Latest by dlemay69: How petty! Why not complain about why a Big Mac never looks as good as it does on TV. Better more »

• shady

  Does That Chain Restaurant Or Fast Food Match The Nutritional Information? Apparently Not.

  TV stations all over the country recently got together and tested a bunch of dishes from chain restaurants and fast food places to see if the nutritional information they were advertising actually matched the food. The report targeted menu options from chains such as Applebee's, Macaroni Grill, Taco Bell and Chili's that were marketed as healthy. So did the calories in the food match the calories on the menu? Nope. Of the items tested, all but one were way over on calories, or fat content... or both. More »

  10:27 AM on Wed May 21 2008
  By Meg Marco
  11,389 views, 42 comments

  Latest by RvLeshrac: @Hambriq: Another good point. Don't forget that, say, Taco Bell meat from the bottom of the pan is going to have a more »

• sorry you weren't home

  Verizon Claims You Weren't Home, Decides To Grab Lunch At Applebee's?

  Doree writes: More »
• cutting corners

  NC Applebee's Can't Afford Breadsticks Or Candles Anymore

  Glenn's family went to Applebee's last night and discovered that the restaurant is cutting back. Really cutting back. You have to bring your own candles now for their birthday cakes, because "Applebee's doesn't supply birthday candles anymore." More »

  12:39 PM on Tue Mar 18 2008
  By Chris Walters
  12,282 views, 111 comments

• badvertising

  These Applebee's Dessert Shooters Advertisements Are Confusing

  [January 2008, 42nd St, New York, NY. Image thanks to Karl!]

  We always wondered what wild and wacky things happened in the Applebee's in Times Square. Now we know.

  9:30 AM on Sun Jan 6 2008
  By Carey Alexander
  6,831 views, 42 comments

• unacceptable food

  Applebee's Bruschetta Burger Menu Picture Vs Reality

  Reader Megan is troubled by the strange, slimy cylinder of fries she received from Applebee's: More »
• mergers and acquisitions

  IHOP Buys Applebee's for $2.2 Billion

  The International House of Pancakes has purchased chain restaurant leader Applebee's for $2.2 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal. So, what did they get for their money? And does this mean Applebee's is going to start having sticky tables? More »

  3:23 PM on Mon Jul 16 2007
  By Meg Marco
  4,769 views, 51 comments

• drunk babies

  Applebees Serves Toddler Margarita In A Sippy Cup

  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 »

  9:25 AM on Mon Jun 18 2007
  By Meg Marco
  6,468 views, 55 comments

  Latest by bnissan97: You know-this was an honest mistake that Applebee's tried to make right. I am anti corporation but they did more »

• applebee's

  UPDATE: Applebee's Is Sorry About Huge Insect Leg In Salad

  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 »

  5:33 PM on Mon Mar 19 2007
  By Meg Marco
  4,943 views, 12 comments

  Latest by Hirayuki: @joey_bones: About two inches long, if the photos posted in the original story were to be believed (and there's no more »

• applebee's

  Applebee's Apple Walnut Chicken Salad, Now With Free Insect Leg

  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 »

  1:57 PM on Tue Mar 13 2007
  By Meg Marco
  20,350 views, 68 comments

• rumors

  Snopes Round Up: Panic PINs and More

  Here's a roundup of some relevant Comsumer-type urban legends from Snopes's Hottest Urban Legends Page: More »

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