Depends on the company. It's also got nothing to do with Applebees.

As for Applebees, I drove past it a few hours ago, at the later end of lunch hour and the parking lot had lots of cars in it. It is usually pretty busy there during the day.

Heh. Reminds me of a time at an Applebee's UpNort. My wife and I were there for dinner and the waitress asked if we'd like to order a drink, mentioning that their "Perfect Margarita" was on special for $9. I asked her what they'd charge for an IMperfect Margarita. Took her a second or two to realize I was joking.

Not Bull and Bears or Victoria and Alberts. I’m not too concerned about a poor standard microwaved food chain restaurant. Close em all down.

Why, so that only wealthy people can afford a night out? You seem nice.

Not what you think
 

It isn’t what you imply at all. I’ll try anything once. It’s just Applebees mostly sells processed and microwaved food. I can get that at home. Heck, for the most part I wouldn’t even eat that at home. A dreary dark hole of a restaurant, not cleaned, that can’t lift a finger to microwave a batch of mashed potatoes for you? Pre cooked steaks grilled for 30 seconds? Money is best spent elsewhere. It doesn’t take a lot of money for fine dining. Buy a lobster at a seafood store, get some steaks at the local butcher etc., it would cost about the same as going out to Applebees.

Here is a helpful link
Does Applebee's really microwave their food? - Quora

That’s a good point — that prospective employees might shy away from Applebee’s after that shooting incident. BTW I thought the incident occurred outside the restaurant in the parking lot, but either way, that’s a tough thing to forget about.

Also, isn’t that Applebee’s open late at night, closing at 3am on weekends? That’s not a great policy either.

Your appreciation of your neighbors doesn't sound very sincere. Were they supposed to do a Google search of Applebee's restaurant near Deluna? Have you ever commented on how you like Applebees thus giving them incentive to pony up $100 for a gift card there? During your travels have you ever passed an Applebees around lunchtime or dinner time?

Tell ya what, you send me the gift card, and I'll send you $50 - win/win

Thank you! We will give it a try. 👍🏻

Thank you! Wish we’d thought to look for one when we were at Palm Casual a week ago. Next time! 👍🏻

Nothing you said in this nasty comment is even close to the situation, so sorry no gift card for you.

Again - so what? Why is it harmful to YOU, who wouldn't eat there anyway, that some people want to go OUT to eat, and can't afford the high-end restaurants like the ones you specified in your post? If someone doesn't want to cook at home, and wants to go OUT to eat, and can't afford a fancy high-end restaurant, Applebee's is an option. Even if it's microwaved. I mean, I microwave my "baked" potatoes and corn on the cob and they come out better anyway. But I don't want to clean up or do any of the prep work. I just want to sit down and have everyone else do all the work for me once in awhile. That's why people dine OUT. So that they don't have to do the work themselves.

It's also a good reason to get out of the house. You go to Applebee's or World of Beer or whatever else is in the area, and enjoy the evening with free music in the town square. You make a night of it, at a reasonable expense if you're on a budget.

People who have lots of money might not appreciate that. But people with lots of money are able to go to their Waldorf-Astoria steakhouse. If you meant there were better places at similar prices elsewhere, you wouldn't have selected THAT as your example.

Us plebes like dining out too, in a restaurant atmosphere with waiter service. For us, places like Applebees are an affordable option.

Enjoy your $65 filet mignon and $13 french fries on the side at the Bull and Bear. I'll pay $25 for a cheeseburger, fries, and tip, and a drink, and be able to afford to do it twice right across the street from my house, and get free dancing and live music at the same time.

We are just average folksy people here, but it is not a crime to like aged beef on rare occasions (once or twice a year). We are no better than anybody else and can’t stand the snooty. We like all food and many restaurants in the local area. Gio’s and Francesco’s are both in the northern area and we tend to frequent them. We love fresh cooked food and it isn’t necessarily high priced in many situations. I’m just saying it isn’t a catastrophe to loose a chain restaurant like Applebees. We love the squares and we love our community, you don’t have to spend a mint to enjoy a nice night out here. We also don’t have to pay for or consume food that was placed in boil bags or microwaved to be served to me. Applebee’s is a poor example of the restaurant middle man model.

Lots of restaurants actually cook the food they serve to you. Why go to a restaurant that just reheats food that others cooked?

Do not have to buy a $ 65 steak to get food cooked to order.

Isn't that Covid funding just about coming to a end??

Ah Applebee's, just one of many of chain businesses were one supports the other.
One might be doing great and the one down the road sucks.