How is it so successful? How did they do it? Its a pretty generic menu, even Moreso than a Chilis or the late great Ruby Tuesdays who had bison etc....
>>21104613This was many years ago but one time I got invited to a bar and “the bar” turned out to be an Applebees, I figured it wouldn’t be busy but the bar area was absolutely packed
>>21104687Yea the one near me is always packed no matter weekday or weekend it’s weird
>>21104613>Its a pretty generic menu...I'm posting purely out of my ass, but that may be part of the winning formula.
i'm going next week with this gilf i'm texting withis there anything good?
>>21104931The boneless wings and tendies are good. Burgers aren’t bad either.
>>21104613They open locations in every city with 30k population and it's mostly those locations that drive their success, in bigger cities they're mostly selling apps to the people that come in for dollar beers and long Island teas.
>>21104613It's cheap like fast food, but you can pretend it's a real restaurant. Plus the drink deals. You're SUPPOSED to get drunk to make the cheap food taste even better. Plus, you know, it's more enjoyable with friends.
>>21104613>How is it so successful?I keep wondering how they stay in business>crappy bland food>loud music>sticky tables>always pushing the booze drinks.
>>21105499Alcohol markup and high margin appetizers.
>>21104613When I visited the US, I really wanted to go to Applebee's - we were actually going to go, but then a couple of people suggested somewhere else. I was already eyeing up the bourbon street chicken and shrimp, brew pub loaded waffle fries and the riblet platter. I sound like a fat cunt, but I'm not... I was just doing this to get to sample as much different food as I could whilst I was there. I can eat a lot, I just usually don't. Sounds like I shouldn't be disappointed that I didn't get to go?
Cheapish booze. Lots of promos: $1 drink specials, half price appetizers after 9pm, meals that compete well with today's high fast food prices. If you ever went to Arby's and thought "if this place had waitresses and a full menu and I could drink beer, it would be perfect", then Applebee's is for you.
They're cheaper than fast food these daysBut I don't consider the slop they serve worthy of the sit-down dining experience.
>>21107398this stuff turns a lot of us off but there is a big segment of the population who actively enjoys all of that
I go with my girlfriend there after watching a movie at my local AMC theater but we only go after ten for half apps We get three appetizers and water and only spend 16 and with tip it comes out to 20 dollars which is way cheaper than if he had gone to McDonald’s or even dominosWe get good service and we get to sit down and enjoy a nice environment I love Applebees
>>21107407Then just get it to go. I've gotten the meal deal twice, once the chicken sandwich and the other time the bacon cheeseburger, for my roommate and I as a quick meal. We both enjoyed it enough to get it twice. Much better than normal fast food slop at the same price. Really can't complain.
>>21104613I've never been to an Applebees, always wanted to no lie, even if it's mid I'm just curious about it, but I really don't eat out much and when I do it's usually with others and it just isn't the first choice.My experience with restaurants and chains was dominated by Coney Islands, local diners or Chinee places, Big Boy's that hardly exist anymore, Famous Daves BBQ, and Outback/Logans/Texas Roadhouse
>>21109025Based Big Boy enjoyer, food so mediocre it transcends its own mediocrity.
>>21109033Better than a big Mac. Especially the big boy with the spicy tartar sauce.
>>21109033>>21109045My main order there was the chicken fried steak or veal parm depending on mood. It was totally nothing special but perfectly serviceable for such a generic type place. I don't eat veal anymore cause baby cows make me sad as I age but as a kid I didn't give a shit.Also yeah, they invented the double decker style burger that Big Mac was based on.
>>21104613What the hell is an "apple bee" anyway?
>>21108132I've been to much worse casual dining restaurants. It's also a relatively clean, well-lit place that normie coworkers can agree on for a beer.
>>21109445apples bee
>>21109445Aww you've found a kindred retard right here >>21109748
>>21109445Appelbee's is just the name of the guy it doesn't mean anything
Chilis is too exotic, I heard they got messicans on the grill
>>21104613>Its a pretty generic menu, even Moreso than a ChilisThe Chilis in my town is always packed, really like there Cajun pasta that comes with chicken/shrimp.
>>21107407It's laughable at how pathetically some random Applebee's advertising exec tried to counter Chili's version of this. Chili's looked around at the absolute madness that McDicks is charging for fast food and made an advertisement that said "Ayo here you can get a burger, fries, drink, and unlimited chips and salsa for 10.99?? We're scrapping it out here aren't we?"Meanwhile, the Applebees exec saw that and decided to make an add that was essentially "By the high graces of our holy supreme overlords, we've decided to grant you peasants with this astronomical blessing (out of the tolerant love of our hearts) this burger plate that comes with unlimited fries (that we act comes from our own private vault) for 10 dollars. Also there's a drink I guess." If you haven't heard the actual audio adverts, yes this is exactly how their respective tones were.
>>21111336But the fries are not unlimited, sadly.
>>21104931Pics faggot
>>21104613They are champions of mediocrity, the bulk of Americans are mediocre and just want a hot, consistent meal. Pretty simple.
>>21109753Who the hell names their kid Applebee's?
>>21104931>gilfAre we talking about “had a kid young that had a kid young” or Blanche Devereaux?
>>21104613Britfag here, is Applebees pretty much just to America what spoons is to us, or does it fall short of the god status of spoons and is basically just a pale facsimile failing to imitate Spoons, like harvester?
