Most places like Applebees who give a free desert give soft serve with a little chocolate sauce and sprinkles or some equivalent which costs a minimal amount material wise while independent restaurants spend much more time and money on their desert. Our deserts are $6-8 for a reason.
Much better than o'charleys or applebees or those type of restaurants. It shares a kitchen with Makers Mark tavern. So if you get the ribs at sullys its the same exact ones you would get at Makers, its all the same cooks and prep, just different menu. Now with that said, the menu is typical bar food. Nothing too exciting.
Do you work at Applebees, Chili's, or O'charley's? I'm leaning towards Applebees, but I'm not ready to give my final answer. You ready to spill the beans?
James Natsis wrote: [Nobody expects more than an Applebees/O'Charlies type of food experience along with a decent beer or other booze choice---that's it, don't make it into more than that. Dave & Busters is different, but I think the description above depicts it pretty well. Much like Las Vegas had to reinvent itself beyong gambling, malls need to expand beyong shopping. I think D & B is a ...
thanks for the tips everyone.. im now armed with lots of suggestions to interject if someone happens to mention Applebees! Im on my way out the door right now, but will surely be signing on via laptop tonight from the hotel since i am SOO hopelessly addicted to this forum!
Applebees, on the other hand, isn't putting BBC Beer on tap and isn't sourcing their food locally at all. There is a differce that goes far beyond the fact that chains employ locally - a "chain" like Liquor Barn does support the local economy simply by virtue of SELLING items produced locally.