Applebee's Grill - Peoria

Honestly, we weren?t expecting it to be good. Not at all. But the food was?really good. The poor waitress looked like she was spread thin and the wait time was super bad but I feel like they were maybe understaffed. I live in Texas and our Applebees closed down post-Covid and we were just desperate for food?and pleasantly surprised. Drinks were also really good. We?d probably eat here again on this trip.

Malcolm was an excellent server. Seems like a great young man. He was knowledgeable about the menu, prompt, efficient, and conscience about tidying up. It's been years since I've eaten in an Applebee's. Got a $10 gift card at Easter and decided to wipe that out. Glad they still serve the Fiesta Lime Chicken that I used to enjoy. Still good for the price. I missed that it didn't (no longer? comes with veggies or I would have ordered a side. Maybe less rice substituted with veggies? Overall, I ate good in the neighborhood. ????

I usually give this place 10/10 but tonight not so much. Usually the servers are very attentive and food is great. Walked in and it was pretty dark, it is late came at 10 pm which okay understandable but usually it?s loud and fun. Our server the bartender was just kind of bland. We ordered the new brew fries or whatever and we asked for extra bacon, got hardly any bacon, the server asked how things were I said they were okay and he didn?t respond. Not looking for much but definitely looking for more than silence when I said things were just okay. The most we got from our server was when we asked for the check, then he was right there, asked to take our plates and pretty much made us feel as if he just wanted us out. We got here at 10, we?re leaving by 10:30? I get people want to close up and get out, all we ordered was a drink and an appetizer. We weren?t looking to be here long but I have never felt more rushed

Food was really good, drinks were weak. Wasn't busy, walked in at 630 and was seated immediately. Service was slow. Someone ordered another drink, took to long, we were down with our food, so we canceled the drink order

I have a soft spot in my heart for this restaurant. This place is considered fast food but it's not bad not bad at all. It's probably one of the only restaurants of its nature that you can go and eat just about anything on the menu and not worry about what's going to happen a half hour later.