Today my boyfriend and I went to Applebee's for lunch. We aren't really the biggest fans of Applebee's- but we couldn't decide what we wanted for lunch and Applebee's seemed like a good option.
We weren't really expecting much- but I remembered liking the lunch combos they used to have and that seemed like a good idea for a light lunch. We wanted to get dinner out also... so we didn't want anything too big. I think the combos were 7.99, 9.99, and 10.99. The 7.99 ones were 2 classic dishes, 9.99 is a classic and a signature dish and 10.99 is 2 signature dishes. I opted for one signature and one classic and my boyfriend got 2 signature dishes.
I chose the Chicken Tortilla Soup and the Chicken Tender Salad. The Chicken Tortilla soup was under 200 calories- which is pretty cool if you don't want to have a heavy calorie lunch... and the salad was like a cobb salad with some chicken tender pieces in there and a honey mustard dressing. I almost didn't get the salad because the last time I got a salad from Applebee's it was the Oriental Chicken Salad and it's basically cole slaw with some chicken strips. Doesn't taste bad but... it's cole slaw! The Chicken Tender Salad was a real salad! It had lettuce, tomatoes and hard boiled egg slices. The tenders were nice and flavorful and the dressing was great too. I would definitely order this again and probably even order this as an entree on its own if I'm ever at Applebee's for dinner or something. Not sure if this is on the menu like that... but still. I'd get it if it is.
The chicken tortilla soup was also very flavorful too! The chicken was nice and it had a lot of chicken in it... which was good! It was really kind of spicy too. I'm pretty sure there was corn in it with tortilla strips too. It was good and flavorful and I'd get this again too.
My boyfriend got the Chicken Tender Mac and Cheese and the Potato soup. I didn't taste any of his cause I wasn't sure I'd like the Mac and Cheese and I didn't really want the Potato soup with the Tortilla soup... but they both looked really good. The Mac and Cheese was more like pasta in kind of a light looking cheese sauce... and the Potato Soup didn't look overly creamy. It looked really good- he ate the whole thing and really loved the Mac and Cheese. Overall this isn't super fancy or exciting... but we did really think it was a good lunch. It was just right and you can definitely order something that's not super unhealthy and it's still flavorful and really good.
That is it! I didn't take any pictures because I wasn't really expecting to do this review... but it was good and I'd get it again.
Bye!
-Shannon
We weren't really expecting much- but I remembered liking the lunch combos they used to have and that seemed like a good idea for a light lunch. We wanted to get dinner out also... so we didn't want anything too big. I think the combos were 7.99, 9.99, and 10.99. The 7.99 ones were 2 classic dishes, 9.99 is a classic and a signature dish and 10.99 is 2 signature dishes. I opted for one signature and one classic and my boyfriend got 2 signature dishes.
I chose the Chicken Tortilla Soup and the Chicken Tender Salad. The Chicken Tortilla soup was under 200 calories- which is pretty cool if you don't want to have a heavy calorie lunch... and the salad was like a cobb salad with some chicken tender pieces in there and a honey mustard dressing. I almost didn't get the salad because the last time I got a salad from Applebee's it was the Oriental Chicken Salad and it's basically cole slaw with some chicken strips. Doesn't taste bad but... it's cole slaw! The Chicken Tender Salad was a real salad! It had lettuce, tomatoes and hard boiled egg slices. The tenders were nice and flavorful and the dressing was great too. I would definitely order this again and probably even order this as an entree on its own if I'm ever at Applebee's for dinner or something. Not sure if this is on the menu like that... but still. I'd get it if it is.
The chicken tortilla soup was also very flavorful too! The chicken was nice and it had a lot of chicken in it... which was good! It was really kind of spicy too. I'm pretty sure there was corn in it with tortilla strips too. It was good and flavorful and I'd get this again too.
My boyfriend got the Chicken Tender Mac and Cheese and the Potato soup. I didn't taste any of his cause I wasn't sure I'd like the Mac and Cheese and I didn't really want the Potato soup with the Tortilla soup... but they both looked really good. The Mac and Cheese was more like pasta in kind of a light looking cheese sauce... and the Potato Soup didn't look overly creamy. It looked really good- he ate the whole thing and really loved the Mac and Cheese. Overall this isn't super fancy or exciting... but we did really think it was a good lunch. It was just right and you can definitely order something that's not super unhealthy and it's still flavorful and really good.
That is it! I didn't take any pictures because I wasn't really expecting to do this review... but it was good and I'd get it again.
Bye!
-Shannon
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