Applebee’s

We come here Monday and Sunday for the burgers. 6.99 on these days. The brunch burger is good. Service is usually ok. We’ve waited longer then usual a few times with new servers but what can you do? They have to train.

They ran out of all kinds of beer. The manager is a dick and the bartender does not hear what you. Sat for 20 min trying to pay. And the receipt was wrong. May have problems expense this meal.

Our server Scott was awesome, even there was some wait time he was checking on us and made sure we had everything. Thanks Scott

Thinking of going here on a weekend night? DON’T DO IT! We made this mistake, and we had a terrible meal on a Friday night. Service is some of the worst I’ve had in a long time. I realize it’s Applebee’s, which is not a swanky place anyway, but I’ve recently had far better service in a GAS STATION, as opposed to this Applebee’s.
45 mins after we were seated, we received our 1^st (incomplete) round of sodas. Then, they brought out our salads and appetizers, but since we hadn’t been given any silverware, some people chose to eat non-​finger-​food with their hands, and some of us waited. I asked our waitress FOUR TIMES over the next 10 mins for silverware! Finally, I was infuriated. and went to the serving station, and helped myself. On my way back, in an attempt to defuse my annoyance, our waitress mocked me for my initial attempt at eating my salad «bird-​style,» without silverware.
Having waited so long to eat our appetizers, because of the silverware situation, our entrees started arriving before we had a chance to eat the apps. Afraid of the inevitable service delay that would occur if we asked them to wait a few mins, we awkwardly shoe-​horned the entrees onto our packed table.
My Baby Back Ribs were truly the worst half-​rack of ribs I’ve ever had. They were teeny! I’d estimate the length of the shortest rib to be about 2 ½ inches long. (I wish I’d taken a pic!) They were almost devoid of actual meat, just sauce, bone, and connective tissue. («Did anyone even feed this poor pig,» I wondered?) Admittedly, my standards for good barbeque were recently expanded by my trip to Georgia, but these ribs honestly shouldn’t impress anyone, regardless of exposure to real Southern food.
I also had coleslaw that tasted like it came from a 5-​gallon bucket, and about 20 fries. Sadly, the fries were the best part of the meal.
Summary: Go ANYWHERE ELSE — I’ll never go back! I have been there several times before, and though not as bad as tonight, it’s never been good, even on a sleepy Sunday afternoon. I honestly think I’d be embarrassed to work there, which may be why they were possibly short-​staffed.

The only saving grace in this establishment was our server. Her name was Sarah, a pretty, tall, dark haired woman. She was amazing, we have never had a better experience with a server.
Hopefully a cleaner establishment with fresh food and no mice offers her a job somewhere.
You should pay that server what ever you can to keep her.

I can’t believe people still discriminate in this day in age. I am Korean I’ve been to this place a couple of times with friends and say at the bar and had no problems. Today, I go in by myself, to be seated and ignored for ten minutes. No server to Royale a drink order, or any acknowledgement of any kind. The servers walked by avoiding eye contact. WTF people. F this place.

This restaurant is poorly run. Go elsewhere. The wait staff is okay. They are not well trained though. The kitchen management should be fired. The food is served with no pride in appearance. I have been there several times and usually there is something burned or not fresh, such as burned hamburgers or fries that were sitting out. This is one of the few «bars» in Tooele. I think they ride on that rather than serve good food. Unfortunately, the drinks (liquor based) are watered down and overpriced. But, that is typical for Utah.
Applebees should be ashamed of this place. The people of Tooele deserve better.
Get better value for your money. Go to Denny’s, Wingers or Apollo burger!

Food was acceptable, had better quality food from other Applebee’s though. Staff was not friendly. Our waitress lacked customer service skills and smelled like an ashtray. I don’t think I will return.

The food is average. The staff is friendly-​ish and polite-​ish, but try and get a cocktail there… I dare you. I did, and let me tell you something. Congress moves faster.
First I ordered. The. I was shown flash cards designated to educate me that I needed to order food in order to order a cocktail (That’s a lot of ordering). Then to drive the point home, I was given a verbal quiz in reference to the flash cards to make sure I was paying attention. I passed with flying colors.
Now you go through the interview stage.
It’s not sufficient for just your server to see your identification, but the lead server, assistant manager and the manager need to verify your age, eye color, hair color and your weight (I have packed on a few pounds so there was a lengthy discussion of that was actually me in the ID photo).
After the exams and the background check that would make the FBI proud you get to order… And wait. And wait. And wait. It’s kind of like waiting for your number to be called at the DMV, only your hungry… and thirsty. It took so long to get a sangria and a beer that I thought this establishment fermented their own wine and beer. After what seemed like a couple of birthdays, we finally got our drinks. Now it was time for the flash cards and oral exam for our food. Smh
All and all the place is average. If you order adult beverages, it’s going to cost more than your meal. Two pints of Goose Island and that sangria cost close to 30 bones.

The service and food is very hit or miss.: I have been times where it was an absolute delight and other times where it was a nightmare. All in all they lack consistency. If you like to gamble then look no more

What is it with the overzealous carding of ID’s for people who want an adult beverage? We got carded twice by two different staff for the drinks we ordered with dinner. The manager then came around and was going to card us a third time (he was carding a table next to us again) and I said we were walking out the door if we got carded a third time. I saw the sign on the table saying be prepared for harassment if you want a drink, I get it but carding people multiple times by multiple staff for the same drinks is downright absurd. I understand this is Utah but this was a joke.

Worst Applebee’s in the chain. Food is not prepared correctly, the wait staff does not know what they are doing, very slow. Plan on a really long wait.

It is the worst Applebee’s I’ve been to. They were doing karaōke in the restaurant while we were eating. So dang loud!!! Can’t even chat with friends sitting next to me. The medium cooked steak is also BURNED! Wow, if I can find other restaurant open, I will definitely not go there! But Tooele is such a tiny town that you basically cannot find anything better :(

Oh, how I wish I could post something worse than a one star review. I definitely take half the blame for willingly walking into an Applebee’s, but there aren’t many options in Tooele and it was close to where we were staying.
The service staff acted horribly toward us to the point that it was very uncomfortable. I get it, I’m not Mormon and I’m not from your shit town. Can you just try to smile and pretend to be nice for a little while? I don’t want to be here, either.
Next time I’m in Tooele I’ll just eat at Subway.

I think the food is pretty darn good. The service can be very lacking though. Have seen the waitress talking with another waitress two tables away while waiting on the check for over five minutes. Not a one time thing. But I still come back for the French onion soup and fried green beans.

I am never impressed by this Applebee’s. You usually have a long wait, the service is lacking and the food is not that good. I have had uncooked chicken served to me a couple times here. But if you want to have a drink and dinner it’s one of your only options in town.

It’s an Applebees. The Tooele location is better than the majority of the US locations. Staff is friendly, takes a second to say hello, and that keeps me coming back. Food is appropriate for cost/​value. What prompted me to write a review is that my phone asked. The atmosphere on a race night is very different than the atmosphere on a week night.

The night was like many other nights spent out on the road. A few days into a trip and the mind starts to wander. Sometimes, you never really are sure where that next culinary adventure will take you to. Sometimes, it’s not much of an adventure at all. This is that story.
Non-​event pretty much tells the story about any visit to an Applebees. I know people that love this chain, but I never really ever, ever come here unless I really have no other choice, or if i really just don’t want to drive and it’s the closest spot that I think won’t give me the runs.
I walked in for a to go order and the staff was very friendly here. A little slow on the draw, but not rude or anything. I placed my order for a chicken wrap and onion rings and sat at the bar with a glass of water. Don’t judge me on the water part. If you sat on the salt flats all day you wouldn’t want anything else either.
I got my order at a reasonable pace and took it back to my hotel room. I ate the wrap and onion rings and meh… it was ok. I am pretty sure «wrap» is Applebees speak for «cold burrito». Either way, it was food, it went down and I didn’t get the runs. There is nothing exceptional about any Applebees that I have ever been to and there really isn’t anything special about this location either. They do have a pretty cool selection of photos and parts from Miller Motorsport Park which is down the way. Now THAT place is something special. Go check them out! You won’t be missing anything here.

Ugh, yeah I have to agree with the other Unilocalers! We were in town for the weekend (hence my other un-​stellar ratings of other joints we ate at) and figured «a huge national chain couldn’t be that bad» — eh wrong!
We arrived at 8:30 ~ 9 pm and apparently it was slow so they let everyone go?! Sweet girl working our table was obviously very busy. She forgot the soup my friend ordered all together. Food and drinks took forever to get. Margarita wasn’t bad and the chocolate malt/​shakes were good too.
Food was mediocre at best. My salad consisted of abused chopped romaine lettuce thrown (really, thrown!) on a plate, sprinkled with grated cheese and bacon bits. The mini sliders were good, cooked just right, but the presentation of all our dished was horrible. Food tasted OK just not the best looking. It was almost like the wait staff was cooking also.

Bad service and food. Typical applebees.