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Applebee's... — Brooklynian

Applebee's...

kimberjacks
kimberjacks
edited November -1 in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

Subject: Applebee's...

Did anyone see those crazy lines of people when the Applebee's opened on New York and Fulton?

Has anyone bothered to walk in there yet? Any opinions on how this affects the area (chain sit-down restaurants)?

-k

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  • carnivore
    carnivore
    I think this says is all: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: 8)

    http://www.bullshitjob.com/officespace/moreflair.wav
  • kimberjacks
    kimberjacks
    you're my new best friend for quoting that movie...
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    kimberjacks wrote: you're my new best friend for quoting that movie...
    :D
  • kevin_on_putnam
    kevin_on_putnam
    um.... What's an applebee's? I know it's a restaurant, but is it like Wendy's BK etc.
  • kimberjacks
    kimberjacks
    Kevin_on_Putnam wrote: um.... What's an applebee's? I know it's a restaurant, but is it like Wendy's BK etc.
    It's more like a TGI Friday's or a Bennigan's.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    kimberjacks wrote: [quote=Kevin_on_Putnam]um.... What's an applebee's? I know it's a restaurant, but is it like Wendy's BK etc.
    It's more like a TGI Friday's or a Bennigan's.
    Or Chili's, Houlihan's, Olive Garden... or Chotchky's, of course!

    I think the category is called "casual dining restaurants." It's mostly a suburban phenomenon (although more and more of them are opening in NYC)- basically a step up (barely) from fast food. They tend to have very standard accessible food (burgers, chicken fingers, salads, chicken sandwiches, wings, potato skins, nachos, steaks, salmon, pastas, etc), a bar, and very explicit policies regarding customer service for waitstaff. They try to cater to families and an after-work crowd.

    There was also a Simpsons episode where Moe turns his bar into a restaurant of this type, called Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag.
  • kevin_on_putnam
    kevin_on_putnam
    Carnivore wrote: [quote=kimberjacks][quote=Kevin_on_Putnam]um.... What's an applebee's? I know it's a restaurant, but is it like Wendy's BK etc.
    It's more like a TGI Friday's or a Bennigan's.
    Or Chili's, Houlihan's, Olive Garden... or Chotchky's, of course!

    I think the category is called "casual dining restaurants." It's mostly a suburban phenomenon (although more and more of them are opening in NYC)- basically a step up (barely) from fast food. They tend to have very standard accessible food (burgers, chicken fingers, salads, chicken sandwiches, wings, potato skins, nachos, steaks, salmon, pastas, etc), a bar, and very explicit policies regarding customer service for waitstaff. They try to cater to families and an after-work crowd.

    Thanks - It seems really out of place in Bed-Stuy, there's a lot of small moderately priced restaurants along and around Fulton, a bland chain restaurant would seem like it would not do well.

    There was also a Simpsons episode where Moe turns his bar into a restaurant of this type, called Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag.
  • ar
    ar
    Carnivore wrote:
    Or Chili's, Houlihan's, Olive Garden... or Chotchky's, of course!

    I prefer Flinger's
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    AR wrote: [quote=Carnivore]
    Or Chili's, Houlihan's, Olive Garden... or Chotchky's, of course!

    I prefer Flinger's
    :D 8)
  • anonymous
    anonymous
    The Applebee's downtown Brooklyn has really bad service. The waiters/waitresses are rude and hardly ever get the order right, so I don't expect for this one to be any better. They both are under the same management.
  • carnivore
    carnivore
    Anonymous wrote: The Applebee's downtown Brooklyn has really bad service. The waiters/waitresses are rude and hardly ever get the order right, so I don't expect for this one to be any better. They both are under the same management.
    I don't see any possible reason to find out. This isn't the suburbs- we have plenty of inexpensive dining options without going to some crappy chain restaurant.
  • homeowner
    homeowner
    Applebee's update. Went to an event at Citibank one night and after it was over went with some folks to Applebee’s for a drink.

    Waitress: What would you like?
    Man: Do you have Bass?
    Waitress: No, we don't have that kind of fish

    Another gentleman ordered Johnnie Walker Black on the rocks. She kept referring to his drink as "Walkers"...

    "I'll come back with your Walkers" "Do you want a refill on your Walkers?"

    Now, in her defense, she looked to be sixteen, this was clearly her first waitressing job and what she lacked in experience she made up for in enthusiasm. Don't see myself going there to eat if I have any other option, but it's clean and they were clearly trying. Also, its really bright inside. Don't know what the logic is behind that, but everyone I was with commented on it.
  • armchair_warrior
    armchair_warrior
    i hate applebees and other chains like it, but folks not from the city tend to love it and only eat that kinda crap when they come vist instead of myriad of food joints around the city.
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