Applebee's - Grand Island

I absolutely love this restaurant!!! The food is delicious, and I'm particularly fond of the baby ribs dish with its sweet BBQ sauce.

It's also concerning how many people seem to have forgotten the art of tipping. How can you expect outstanding service if you're not willing to reciprocate? It's disheartening to see guests creating messes around their tables, such as tearing up small pieces of paper or throwing food on the floor. As servers, we strive to provide excellent service, but we can't do that without receiving respect and appreciation in return.

This chain consistently delivers excellent service, high-quality food, and generous portions, though it's not always the fastest option. That’s part of the appeal – taking the time to sit down, unwind, and savor your meal. The bourbon chicken and shrimp were outstanding, and the beef nachos and spinach artichoke dip appetizers were equally impressive. I've never had a bad experience at Applebee's, and the Grand Island location is no exception.

One of the best Applebee's around! I loved their half price apps. It was very refreshing to eat here after a long hard day of walking at the state fair. They do have a long wait time, but the wait is worth it.

We went to Applebees last night for supper. It was not busy, maybe 8 seated tables. We have not been there for 3 years because of past poor service, but I had recently been to another Applebees in IA and had delicious food so we decided to give them a chance. First red flag. Even though more than 2/3 of the resturant was empty tables I overheard the blonde (manager? Tell the host to not seat anyone for at least 10 minutes because they had a large carside order come in. If I came into a resturant that was that empty and they wouldn 't even seat me and get drinks I 'd walk back out. Sure enough two different partys, one with an infant carrier, stood waiting to be seated with all of those emply tables. Poor management I felt. Then our food came out. My food looked fine. However, my husband had ordered the double cheeseburger and fries. What they sat in front of him looked like a kids meal. He had about half the fries that I had and his burger was more the size of a slider. He immediately questioned the wait staff, then asked for the manager. Same blonde at the bar came over and tried to reason this small double burger was in fact what he ordered. My husband demanded she compare it to the picture on the menu. She flipped attitude and finally got the menu. Well yes it does look smaller, but its probably just the way they smashed it she literally didn 't care. I gave him most of my fries and had to talk him into leaving a tip since it was not the wait staffs fault. Not happy. Will never go to Applebees in GI again. They just don 't care. Last time it was cold food because the oven wasn 't working right. Shouldn 't a resturant close if they cannot cook the food right?