Okay, Here's the truth: I go to this Applebee's for dinner because my son and I can walk there from the movie theater, where we've been dropped off to see a show. The food is not very good. It's mostly out of a box or a bag that started in the freezer and prepared by someone with limited culinary training or authority. They are reheating and combining. What little comes fresh is often not fresh at all (think two to three item salads, with that one wonky tomato wedge). We once asked for steamed broccoli for my son and were brought a hunk of broccoli that had not even been trimmed -- stalk, leaves, and all. It had been lightly steamed, at least. \n\nWhat's best are things like steaks, burgers, little sliders and other fried appetizers (because, well, fried), dessert shots (like pudding in a glass). The drinks are okay, too. \n\nThe tables are getting sticky with age. They're wiped off with a communal rag kept in a bucket of disinfectant stuff behind the greeters' podium (it just makes my skin crawl every time it comes out of the gray \"water\"). \n\nThe best thing about the place is the staff. They're nice folks and well focused on customer service. We try to leave a good tip every time.