Anyone else really like places like Applebee's, Chilies ect .

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cjsdowg
03/27/2024
12:39 PM
#1


Anyone else really like places like Applebee's, Chili's, etc.? I don't know what you call these places. They are like a step above fast food, but they are not fancy. Like if you go above Red Lobster then you are getting too fancy for these types of places. Anywho, I just love them so much, I don't know why. Maybe good food and good prices. And I really love that most of them have Ice Cream served with a hot brownie. Chef's kiss. I know that there are way better places. But I don't care for them as much as these types of places. But I have not been since Covid. I am not eating in public and getting to go takes away from it. So that makes me sad.
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Fluttershy
03/27/2024
12:41 PM
#2
family restaurant is probably an appropriate term for them.

go in and there's all sorts of weird shit on the walls. old newspaper clippings. a license plate or two.
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Heineken14
03/27/2024
12:42 PM
#3
Casual dining.
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Killmonger
03/27/2024
12:43 PM
#4
Chilis has good tacos!
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Kajagogo
03/27/2024
12:43 PM
#5
Just last week I went to Chili's for the first time in a really long time because I was in the mood for fajitas, and it was really good! Service was really fast and prompt, and I had a nice time/experience.
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Hayame_Zero
03/27/2024
12:43 PM
#6
I've weirdly never been to Applebee's, but I've been to countless other similar restaurants, including Chili's.
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Kaldrenthebold
03/27/2024
12:44 PM
#7
I actually haven't been to one of them in a long long time. I'm on the Jersey Shore and there's so many good restaurants it feels like a waste to go to one of them. They aren't that much cheaper, either.
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Bass
03/27/2024
12:45 PM
#8
They're alright. Chili's is better than Applebee's, but it pisses me off that almost everything they have is a million calories.
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Kajagogo
03/27/2024
12:46 PM
#9
Hayame_Zero posted...
I've weirdly never been to Applebee's.


I liked it, at least I did. I haven't been to one in a long time, but I used to work next to one, so I would stop in there after work two or three nights a week to eat dinner. For a while it became my Cheers. They knew my name, and sometimes, if the bartender saw me come in, there's be a beer waiting for me before I even sat down at the bar.
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PeteyParker
03/27/2024
12:46 PM
#10
I like the appetizers at both better than the entrees. The mozzarella sticks at Applebees are really good and the chips and salsa at Chili's is great. I used to love the chicken crispers at Chili's but they changed them and they aren't as good now.
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FolkenRawr
03/27/2024
12:47 PM
#11
Hayame_Zero posted...
I've weirdly never been to Applebee's, but I've been to countless other similar restaurants, including Chili's.

The Quesadilla burger is great, and they have a really strong appetizer selection

The chicken enchilada soup from Chili's is legit one of my favorite things from any restaurant.
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ItsNotA2Mer
03/27/2024
12:47 PM
#12
I've never understood the appeal. For as much as they cost, you could get better food. But they're obviously popular.
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MistyKnight
03/27/2024
12:47 PM
#13
Applebee's has the maple butter blondie one of the best things you can buy at any restaurant
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FolkenRawr
03/27/2024
12:58 PM
#14
ItsNotA2Mer posted...
I've never understood the appeal. For as much as they cost, you could get better food. But they're obviously popular.

They're both very reasonably priced
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Kajagogo
03/27/2024
01:00 PM
#15
MistyKnight posted...
Applebee's has the maple butter blondie one of the best things you can buy at any restaurant

Those were good!
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Fluttershy
03/27/2024
01:02 PM
#16
i've always liked the chicken finger basket from applebees but i don't know if it's different these days.
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modena
03/27/2024
01:04 PM
#17
Really like? Nah. But they are good in a pinch. Like if I'm on the road and see them on a sign, I know I can atleast go to the bar and get an appetizer.
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TimeForAction
03/27/2024
01:05 PM
#18
I like Chilis but never make a point to go there
LonelyStoner
03/27/2024
01:05 PM
#19
I honestly love Texas Roadhouse
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cjsdowg
03/27/2024
01:06 PM
#20
LonelyStoner posted...
I honestly love Texas Roadhouse


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Cornmuffins
03/27/2024
01:06 PM
#21
Not a fan of those two but I like places like Olive Garden and red lobster well enough. I was bummed when they shut down the Outback here
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MrResetti
03/27/2024
01:07 PM
#22
They're decent places to go to if you're taking the kids out too
Sandalorn
03/27/2024
01:12 PM
#23
ItsNotA2Mer posted...
I've never understood the appeal. For as much as they cost, you could get better food. But they're obviously popular.


What are you talking about. Chili's is damn reasonable for what you get. Compared to fast food, it is a great deal.
RetuenOfDevsman
03/27/2024
01:12 PM
#24
I used to like them but then I stopped being able to find anyone to go with. Generational thing, I guess. Must be all old people who go there.

Fluttershy posted...
i've always liked the chicken finger basket from applebees but i don't know if it's different these days.
They've been fighting that battle for decades. They'll change to a variety that's not as good, keep it that way for a little while, then change them back.
ClayGuida
03/27/2024
01:12 PM
#25
I hate chains. Especially nationwide ones. Local chains are fine.
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ItsNotA2Mer
03/27/2024
01:12 PM
#26
Sandalorn posted...
What are you talking about. Chili's is damn reasonable for what you get. Compared to fast food, it is a great deal.

Guess it depends on where you live/what's available.
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brestugo
03/27/2024
01:16 PM
#27
I actually like Chili's for that niche of restaurant. Usually a fairly diverse menu compared to others in that category.
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GeraldDarko
03/27/2024
01:19 PM
#28
They used to be okay a few years ago, before covid, but now the quality has gone way down hill.
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Dalthine
03/27/2024
01:31 PM
#29
I think they're alright. Can be kind of pricy, but with how fast food prices shot up it's way more competitive now, especially with things like lunch deals. Quality does feel like it dipped a bit in recent years, though.

I tend to get takeout if I have it, with rare exceptions. There was a Chili's like a block from my old office, so I did the lunch deal every few weeks.
BuzzKilljoy
03/27/2024
01:37 PM
#30
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coolpal23
03/27/2024
01:37 PM
#31
I love chili's because my girlfriend has a 50% off discount card we use whenever we go there since she works at one, its great
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TheGoldenEel
03/27/2024
01:39 PM
#32
I have no reason to eat at these places. I can walk from my house to at least dozens of restaurants that are better

when Im traveling I want to go somewhere local

if I want something fast I get fast food

actually theres one case where Ive eaten at one of these, and its when Im at the airport (which has a Chilis in the terminal) and literally every other option is closed, and I immediately regret it
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texanfan27
03/27/2024
01:40 PM
#33
Applebees sucks. Chiles is ok for some items.
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PoopPotato
03/27/2024
01:43 PM
#34
I like Chili's. Their southwestern egg rolls are bomb.
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W_S_C_M
03/27/2024
01:44 PM
#35
I'd rather pay a little more and get better quality
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Blue_Dream87
03/27/2024
01:45 PM
#36
Chili's is legit. Applebee's is mid at best.
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FL81
03/27/2024
03:44 PM
#37
chilis yes
applebees no
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