Applebee’s, Bend Oregon

I recently was invited to join a small group heading to Applebee’s and I couldn’t pass up the chance to get a photo of some of those Boneless Buffalo Wings in my pursuit of the Best Wings in Bend Oregon.

It’s very rare that I ever go to Applebee’s. I don’t like the food served. It’s not that good. Can anyone explain why it’s so popular?

It’s also a rare treat that a restaurant in Bend has photos of all of their dishes available online so for the first time, I can compare what they have for their photos with the pictures I was able to get at the table.

http://www.applebees.com/MenuLanding.aspx
BONELESS BUFFALO WINGS
Breaded chicken breast tossed in classic or HOT Buffalo wing sauce, with celery sticks and ranch dressing.

My photo:

These wings were actually pretty good for being chicken breast nuggets in hot wing sauce. We were a little disappointed that the description says they come with ranch and we were served bleu cheese and it took forever to get some ranch that we only had one wing left when the ranch arrived.

CLUB HOUSE GRILL
Sliced ham, oven-roasted turkey, cheddar, tomato and mayo on grilled sourdough, with Applebee’s® Signature Barbecue Sauce.

My Photos:

I did not like the BBQ sauce on this sandwich and could not finish it. The portion was great, it was stacked high with turkey and ham as you can see above. The bacon was paper thin and similar to that of the bacon you’d get at McDonalds.

I won’t be back to Applebee’s anytime soon since their food is not good…still. My favorite comment from lunch came as we were getting up from the table and my friend says (and I know this isn’t a topic to make jokes about but it summed up lunch perfectly in my mind) “I wish I was bulimic”.

No one finished their food at the table aside from the wings…and no one took their left overs home. So it’s not just me.

Applebee’s
3197C Highway 97
Bend, OR 97701
Phone: 541.318.5720
http://www.applebees.com/

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I totally forgot to post about this in support of KouseFly. I read the post by HackBend last week and thought, I should support ’em and post next week. And then I forgot. Thanks Jon for posting the reminder and since you jacked my Cinco de Mayo research:

“Music reminder: tonight, May 23, local indie-alt band KouseFly is playing live at the Bendistillery Martini Bar downtown. It starts at 7:30-ish and there’s no cover charge.”

I’m trying to get there tonight, I NEED a drink and some tunes. Tunes? What do the kids say these days? Can’t be tunes. Who says that?

Bendistillery Sampling Room & Martini Bar
850 NW Brooks St.
Bend, OR 97701
541-388-6868
http://www.bendistillery.com/

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