{"id":7299,"date":"2012-05-15T06:19:57","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T13:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=7299"},"modified":"2012-05-15T06:19:57","modified_gmt":"2012-05-15T13:19:57","slug":"nationwide-applebees-neighborhood-bar-grill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=7299","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide – Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, I’ve officially flipped over – to dirty old man status, where leering at the waitress and hanging on her every word becomes one of the more important elements of my dining out. \u00a0 At least I haven’t gotten to the point where I’m the kind of guy making the disgusting suggestive comments.<\/p>\n

Point? \u00a0My waitress was the highlight of my visit to an Applebee’s<\/a> yesterday. \u00a0Everything else is a blur. Almost.<\/p>\n

Colleague and I stopped by for lunch, he suggested I’d like the “Cowboy Burger,” \u00a0which features a patty topped with onion strings, cheddar, bacon, and bbq sauce.<\/p>\n

The waitress (what did you say?) overruled him and suggested I go for the Bourbon Black and Blue – with blackened seasoning, blue cheese crumbles, bourbon caramelized onions, \u00a0mushrooms, bell peppers, jack cheese, Applewood bacon, with smoky mayo.<\/p>\n

I had her leave the vegetables in the kitchen, and the burger, in and by itself, was pretty good. \u00a0Obviously hand-formed, served to my preference when she asked “do you like it pink or not?”<\/p>\n

The fresh toasted buns are a nice touch at Applebee’s too. \u00a0 I don’t think I have been in one of their restaurants (there are about 1300 worldwide) for a couple decades, and it’s as good a choice as any in the fast casual arena.<\/p>\n

The fries were doused with a seasoned salt, a little too much for my taste, the taters cut on the chubby side, bordering on crispy.<\/p>\n

Service was prompt and friendly, with the burger weighing in at just over a sawbuck.<\/p>\n

I’d go again.<\/p>\n

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