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When’s the last time you ate at Appleby’s?

Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:14 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
10385 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:14 pm
I think it’s been about 6 years for me. The food is always mediocre, and the drinks aren’t good.

When I was single years ago, I used to go there sometimes to try to pick up girls at the bar, but it was mostly a bunch of trashy ho’s.

I haven’t been back in a very long time.
Posted by TheGeauxt9
South Louisiana
Member since May 2021
1007 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:16 pm to
Chilis > Applebee's baw, plus hundreds of places better than Applebee's to spend your time and money
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 9:17 pm
Posted by cypresstiger
The South
Member since Aug 2008
13960 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:18 pm to
I quit Appleby’s when they ran their gay commercials.
Posted by IndianPower
Louisiana
Member since May 2021
1734 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:21 pm to
1999
Posted by Ghost of Colby
Alberta, overlooking B.C.
Member since Jan 2009
15574 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:22 pm to
quote:

try to pick up girls at the bar, but it was mostly a bunch of trashy ho’s.
Were you expecting some classy women to be hanging out at Applebees?
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
91143 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:25 pm to
My mom gave me an Appleby’s gift card as a sort of gag gift a couple years ago. The food was bad to terrible. And I am about as easy to please as they come. And even I thought it was terrible.

Chilis is on another planet in comparison.

Applebees
This post was edited on 4/20/26 at 9:33 pm
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
25553 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:25 pm to
Probably 2004
Posted by TTB
LA to L.A.
Member since Nov 2006
3286 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:26 pm to
quote:

1999


Same. I had a shite job working retail for the holidays and they had an Applebees in the parking lot. I’d take my lunch break and go get one of those big draft beers.
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
121958 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:26 pm to
I ate there one time in my life. I am not a fan of chain restaurants.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
156757 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:26 pm to
1988
Posted by TDsngumbo
Member since Oct 2011
50314 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:27 pm to
I thought I was hot shite taking my girlfriend there on dates in high school. I was convinced I’d marry her one day.

I sometimes think about how she must’ve judged me for taking her there so many times, thinking it was something special, but then I remember she eventually killed her husband and I realize taking her to Applebees for date nights might have saved my life by pushing her away.

I owe my life to Applebees.
Posted by TheWalrus
Land of the Hogs
Member since Dec 2012
47077 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:42 pm to
I’m not a food snob and actually like the food there. The problem with Applebee’s is it is priced higher than Chili’s or other comparable restaurants.

I really like the bourbon street chicken and shrimp, but $18.99 plus a soft drink and tip is nearly 30 bucks per person. I can get a nice meal at a fast casual place for 15 to 20 dollars per person.

And Applebee’s is usually so empty that it’s depressing and I just feel kind of bad for the employees having to work in that environment.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
30295 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:42 pm to
It was prior to 2000. Before then, Applebee's was the closest restaurant to our house, even if only by a couple of hundred yards. We would occasionally get home after work and just not feel like cooking or have nothing we wanted to eat in the house, and Applebee's was close, quick, and decent. When we moved to another side of town there were/are 20+ restaurants closer to our home than the nearest Applebee's with a variety of attributes: quicker/cheaper/better.

I am not surprised at the long times posted, given the number who can't even spell Applebee's. Not really a dig, just clear unfamiliarity.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
32657 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:49 pm to
quote:

I thought I was hot shite taking my girlfriend there on dates in high school. I was convinced I’d marry her one day. I sometimes think about how she must’ve judged me for taking her there so many times, thinking it was something special, but then I remember she eventually killed her husband and I realize taking her to Applebees for date nights might have saved my life by pushing her away. I owe my life to Applebees.

Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
19878 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:51 pm to
So long that i have no idea.

Chilli’s would be my choice
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown
Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Oct 2007
24318 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 9:51 pm to
I used to go at 10pm for half priced apps and $1 bud lites 15 years ago pretty regular.

Got a burger and fries from there 5 years or so ago. It was a real burger for $9.99. Fries were good. Dipped them in Chipotle Ranch.
Posted by Bamafig
Member since Nov 2018
6404 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:07 pm to
I’ve eaten there twice in the last month. There cheeseburgers are fire! It’s not much difference in price than fast food nowadays. No line, no waiting because people haven’t been there since the 90’s. Stay away. I like it like that.
Posted by Pedro
Geaux Hawks
Member since Jul 2008
39044 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:11 pm to
Wife and I went in Manhattan Ks for late night apps after the LSU-K State basketball game last year. It was fine for what we were looking for. Can’t tell you the last time I went for an actually meal but I do remember swearing I’d never do it again after.
Posted by Patfic15
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2018
4338 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:23 pm to
2005...same week Katrina blew through and destroyed Baton Rouge over the next week.

Remember walking out without paying and have never been back.
Posted by BowDownToLSU
Livingston louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
21554 posts
Posted on 4/20/26 at 10:26 pm to
It’s been probably 10 years ago and the it was ghettoish then I can imagine now
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