Applebee's
PureandEasy
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I went to Applebee’s for the first time in probably 15 years the other day. You know their big thing is their 2 for $20 meals (one appetizer, two entrée’s for $20). It was early and we only wanted something light so we went for that.
Well, I open the menu and the waitress shows me the options for the 2 for $20 deal, and there is a orange notation on a few of the entrees (one says 1$ more, others $2 more).
The one I wanted was the 7oz sirloin and it said for a $1 more. I said what do I get if I want to pay the $1 more, do I get more veggies? She said, no, nothing, it’s just a dollar more.
I said, what do you mean?
She points to the sirloin entrée and said, if you get this, and then points to another entrée, and you get that, it’s $21.00, not $20. :nono:
How is that 2 for $20 then?
It’s not the money, it’s the fucking principle of it and the fact that it’s false advertising!
So fuck Applebee’s, I will never go there again and I’m passing it on to anyone who wants to join me.
Well, I open the menu and the waitress shows me the options for the 2 for $20 deal, and there is a orange notation on a few of the entrees (one says 1$ more, others $2 more).
The one I wanted was the 7oz sirloin and it said for a $1 more. I said what do I get if I want to pay the $1 more, do I get more veggies? She said, no, nothing, it’s just a dollar more.
I said, what do you mean?
She points to the sirloin entrée and said, if you get this, and then points to another entrée, and you get that, it’s $21.00, not $20. :nono:
How is that 2 for $20 then?
It’s not the money, it’s the fucking principle of it and the fact that it’s false advertising!
So fuck Applebee’s, I will never go there again and I’m passing it on to anyone who wants to join me.
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no more applebee's
then we gave them another chance
joke on us
no more applebee's
ever
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Tom O.
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
-The Writer
the jigs up applebees :x
- Christopher McCandless
but stuff like this just infuriates me, that ad is ALL OVER TV. Applebee's 2 for $20
but it's a flat out LIE
or something like that
no fucking way anything that comes out of that kitchen is under 550 calories
I kind of feel bad too because we gave the waitress a hard time about it and it’s not her fault. But I was just stunned by the blatancy of it. I asked if they participate in the 2 for $20 and she said yes, that menu is on the back page.
She didn’t say anything about it all being a lie.
most chain restaurants are that way now.
- Christopher McCandless
There has to be SOMETHING on their menu that is good and keeps them open. Otherwise I would think they would have gone out of business. But whatever that menu item is, I've never ordered it.
You must be right because there was a couple of woman sitting at the bar and they were eating some kind of salads and immediately, the one woman said, this has pork in it (bacon I assume) and I can't eat pork, so they had to make a whole new salad for her. Apparently, bacon wasn't listed as one of the ingredients on the menu.
Well, I'm actually getting a lot of satisfaction out of this thread, because what I really wanted was to get the news out that Applebee's is a fraud but apparently all of you already have your qualms with them and that suits me just fine.
I've noticed they've been kind of a punching bag around here for a while, and for pretty good reason. They have several mentions in the "Most Hated Foods" thread.
It's amazing they stay in business to be honest. I think they just have pretty good marketing. Their commercials try to give the impression of being part of your neighborhood and family, sort of like Cheers, everybody knows your name, etc. As if they weren't a corporate chain. I remember a commercial they used to air a lot, where the local football team just lost the "big game" and pulled up to Applebee's to drown their sorrows in bacon. But to their disappointment Applebee's is closed and they walk away looking completely depressed, because even though their hard work hadn't paid off and they lost the big game, a quesadilla burger could have made life worth living again. Luckily the kindly manager of the restaurant flips the sign to open and lets them in and feeds them. A lot of people go to the local Applebee's as more of a bar than a restaurant, and a guy I knew left his jacket in there one night, he went back about 20 minutes after closing. They would not let him in, and after they unsuccessfully tried to look for it themselves he tried get let in to look for himself, but they refused to let him in the door and said to come back the next day. He never saw that jacket again. I'm not saying they stole it, it was just as likely another bar patron, but the point is that friendly neighborhood restaurant thing is a bunch of bullshit. They won't let you in for 2 minutes to grab your jacket, much less cook a meal for an entire football team.
Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
The only thing I liked there was this cinnamon caramel apple roll-up. It was apple pie filling with cream cheese and rolled up in an egg roll type wrapper and then deep fried and topped with caramel sauce.
Pretty much everything on their menu is stuff you can find on any 'diner' type restaurant menu. He always suggests going there, but then I make the face
- Christopher McCandless
Tom O.
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"
-The Writer
Happy Birthday
Thanks!!
Their fries are awesome
Certainly... they just give you a smaller portion and vegetables
SatansFuton...I think I found the only person who will eat at Applebee's...Will.
- Christopher McCandless