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Applebee's

116 S Roosevelt Ave, Burlington, IA 52601-1758
319-752-7744
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Ranked #17 of 20 restaurants in Burlington
Cuisines: American
Most recent review
- Dec 30, 2012
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Keokuk, Iowa
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10 reviews 10 reviews
7 restaurant reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 30, 2012

Friendly staff, great food and potato twisters, Garlic steak, and Burgers are awesome. Highly recommend eating here.Plenty of parking.

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West Burlington, Iowa
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 17, 2012

No matter which applebee's we go to the food is always good and wait staff friendly, they come back around to make sure everything is right

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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3 reviews 3 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 19, 2012

The service is a bit slow but the portions are quite decent and reasonably priced. the parking place is adequate as well. For the wait cannot complain - as the food measured up to the wait

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Burlington, Iowa
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34 reviews 34 reviews
24 restaurant reviews
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed October 18, 2012

ordered a steak and it was tough. couldn't hardly get my knife through it. once again, bag lettuce. table was really sticky and gross. left most of my steak on the plate.

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South Elgin, Illinois
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11 restaurant reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed September 24, 2012

what I expected from Applebees, which is not saying much...processed food that is heated and served...noodles on dish were rubbery and difficult to chew

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Burlington, ia
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19 reviews 19 reviews
15 restaurant reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed September 10, 2012

A friend really wanted to go to Applebee's so I reluctantly agreed. We used to go occasionally when there was an excellent server (Karen, I believe?). Her attitude and attentiveness elevated an otherwise drab atmosphere and ok menu. I believe she moved on quite awhile ago. Service this time was slow and robotic. Matched the atmosphere and menu. Many other... More

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Macomb
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26 reviews 26 reviews
15 restaurant reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed August 23, 2012

Just like any other Applebees I have ever been to. Applebees have good food and affordable pricing options.

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Burlington, IA
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29 reviews 29 reviews
18 restaurant reviews
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed July 20, 2012

I just cant encourage folks enough to stay away from these out of the box restaurants. I'm sorry to be so negative but, the menu is always blah, nearly every time i have eaten here the waitress or manager has to apologize for something. I would not recommend eating here.

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London, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 5, 2012

I enjoyed the food most. The service was a wee bit slow.

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Fruitland, Iowa
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 27, 2012

It was good as normal, you can't beat the 2 for $20!!!

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