Appetite for Applebee's

With meals ranging from 4.99 to 16.49, Applebee’s truly is a wonderful neighborhood restaurant. The prices of meals at this restaurant are affordable to pretty much any social class. The meals are worth the value, and they increased their marketing approach when they began the two meals and one appetizer for twenty dollars promotion. It is a wonderful promotion for a date or a family dinner, or just a really hungry college student. They also have a wonderful drink selection from your traditional alcoholic beverages to flavored lemonades, all for reasonable prices.

Applebee’s was easy to find due to its prime location, just off Sycamore road. It is easily accessible to college students, because it is only about 10-15 min from campus. The campus bus also makes a stop near the Applebee’s location, just in case college students get tired of the residence hall food and want something different and affordable to eat. The view from the restaurant isn’t very interesting, it is mostly different stores, restaurants and Sycamore road. I saw that the restaurant was handicap accessible, because they provided handicap parking and they opened the door for you when you walked in, which would be perfect for disabled people in wheel chairs. The neighborhood that surrounded Applebee’s, seemed to be middle class, and neat, the stores were also well maintained on the outside. The prime times to visit this location would be week days between 1pm-4pm to avoid the dinner rush from 5pm-8pm, and of course to avoid the weekend rush.

As their décor, they had decorative chandeliers hanging over all the tables; they also had a lot of sport memorabilia lining the walls. The lighting of the restaurant was dim to give it a sporty feel. You could also feel that it was a sports bar and grill atmosphere because they had a big wooden bar in the middle of the restaurant. Their seating choices included the booth seats, tall chair with a tall table, regular sized table and chairs, and of course bar seats.

The menu has a variety of foods, but they are all Americanized so if that is the style of food you wanted, then you are going to the right place. I ordered the ½ rack of glazed baby back ribs which came with fries and Cole slaw, they were okay but they could have been way better, by cooking them differently or making a better sauce for them. When I looked through the menu an interesting item I noticed was their new sliders, they stood out to me because when I saw them I thought of white castles famous sliders. I think that Applebee’s just put a new spin on white castles sliders, by making it into a smaller version of what they serve as normal sized hamburgers. They have an assortment of appetizers for every taste. I sampled the mozzarella sticks and I really didn’t think they were very appetizing, but they were not the worst mozzarella sticks I ever had. In a previous visit I had also tried the spinach and artichoke dip, which I feel was phenomenal.


My dining experience was really enjoyable. My waitress had a great attitude and it seemed to me that she really enjoyed her job. The drinks were to our table really fast, the appetizer and main dish took a little while but it wasn’t really a long wait time. As stated by my mother, “I liked how our waitress gave us our food in a quick manner and how she refilled our drinks as soon as they were gone. She made our dining experience truly pleasurable.”

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Applebee’s
2411 Sycamore road
Dekalb, Il 60115
(815) 748-3222
http://www.Applebees.com