Applebee's Grill + Bar — Restaurant in Jamestown

Wow! My expectations were low given Applebee’s+middle of North Dakota but this hit a whole other level. We ordered off the 2/$30 menu. This comes with appetizer and two entrees. We had some boneless wings to start which.... the only way to get that texture is to cook the wings in cold oil for triple the time. Come to think of it that’s about how long it took to get them. Their sauce coverage was.... poor to be kind. It was like chewing that tack you use for sticking stuff to the wall. The other appetizer was chips and spinach dip. Stale chips were the worst of this one. Nothing to write home about. The Alfredo fettuccine with shrimp was half decent. The shrimp were as good as a microwaved shrimp can be. Half seasoned and half rubbery for texture. Should have at least tried to flip them half way through. The pasta had that nice HungryMan microwaved pasta texture when you didn’t stir half way through. We had two of these at the table and consistency was nailed! Solid 3/10 once pepper was added for flavour. Next up was the chicken parm with tomato sauce. Basically take two large chicken McNuggets, pound them flat and deep fry. Serve on bed of microwaved tomato based HungryMan pasta. Do not stir half way through cooking pasta. There were four of us. Four bites were taken, the rest was left. It was really bad. You have no idea. The 8oz steak was also attempted. Amazingly, it came out cooked to order (med-rare). That steak was as chewy as those old-school laffy taffy and was as flavourful as the wood shavings on your grandfather’s shop floor. If you added 5% by weight salt to the steak you could get flavour out of it. 90% sure that the steak was microwaved and then charred for visual effect. Decor and such was standard Applebee’s and the staff were alright. We did witness a great exchange as some regulars came in an no one wanted to serve them. Rookie sever got stuck with them as they are the leftover fries left by a customer who just left. Stay classy ND!

Overall, would not...

We were passing through town on a road trip and decided to eat here. Originally we were going to order it to go but instead decided on dining in. The place wasn't very busy. Surprisingly, even though we ate in the midst of covid all the patrons were grouped together instead of spaced out in sections. I had to go out to the car to make sure the cat was comfortable and would not over heat while we ate. When I returned they had ordered drinks and a Mt dew for myself. I immediately noticed two things. One there were weird black particles in my drink, my daughter also complained of this. Two, my napkin silverware wrap was soaked through presumably from the soda. I also noticed flies hanging out and buzzing around the lamp above the adjacent booth. The waitress seemed to either be in severe pain, stoned, or really not wanting to be there. She was slow and seemed a bit out of it. My daughter ordered a steak well done with no pink, she is pregnant and can't handle the rawness of the meat. It came out tough and really undercooked. She said there was a large piece of grissel in the middle. The other two meals were fine. I did have to ask for a refill on my soda because the waitress never offered and disappeared for a long time. Overall the food was fine, sevice was bad, steak wasn't cooked to order. Would...

My family and I went into this restaurant recently, and upon entry, the tables were dirty, the hostess was not busy but took a few minutes before she sat us. The server came about 5 minutes after we were seated, however, she also was not busy. We finally ordered our food, and as we were eating, a spider starts decending upon our table from the light above us. We kind of sat up there phlabbergasted, then proceeded to call over the server, who, acts all dumbfounded and says she can't even see it when it was plain as day. So, she asks if we want to move to a different table? YES, but then doesn't even offer assistance to us to do so. The table she offered us was dirty and sticky. She didn't even offer us refills on the overpriced drinks. I guess a raspberry tea in their establishment is almost $3, and it's fountain drinks.....! Ridiculous. On top of everything, I left my number for the manager, and to my surprise, she did call and I explained everything to her, and she offered a complimentary certificate for a meal at a future visit to an applebee's, however, that still has yet to be seen in my mailbox. I am totally disgusted and infuriated. The total tab on our food was $71. That's absolutely ridiculous for the amount of crappy service and the food was...