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I Tried The Most Popular Menu Items At Applebee's—Here's What's Worth It

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- I'm already making my wedding plans at Applebee's so we can see how things are going for me. We are here at the one, the only Applebee's. And I am trying the most popular menu items including a massive shark bowl drink. And all of their desserts. I upgraded from my other stretchy pants to like real stretchy pants. Like these are the ones you have for like when you're pregnant. I am expecting to be fully pregnant with an Applebee's baby by the end of this. Let's go. (dance music) I'm locked out. My mom and I used to come here before seeing a movie every week. Like we were regulars at our Applebee. Applebee's Applebee. Round one. (fast forward noise) (laughing) We're not done. There's more. (fast forward noise) Thank you. (laughing) (dance music) We have to acknowledge that there is a massive blue shark bowl on this table. (laughing) It's 9 a.m. (dance music) Ahhhh. Great way to start the day. That's really good. So we have a plethora of options to start with. Beer cheese is just one of the greatest creations on this planet. (dance music) It's like perfectly salty cheesy. Just ask for double. Don't even question it. You're gonna want double. That's the winner. We can leave now. Drink break. Spinach and artichoke dip you can never go wrong with it. What you're really looking for is that right amount of cheesiness to spinach ratio. You don't want too much spinach but let's see here. (crunching noise) Poor comfort. Cheesy spinach. Happiness. I can't let this go. I feel like if I just sit here and talk with it while I talk about the other food it will be okay. Next we are doing the buffalo wings. They're boneless wings, by the way. I always prefer boneless. And I feel like you're getting more meat so you're getting more bang for your buck in a sense. This is the number one seller at Applebee's. I personally think that the beer cheese and pretzels should be the number one seller. But fine fine. Okay. (dance music) This one actually has a kick to it. Mmm. My biggest complaint with buffalo wings anywhere you go is that it's not spicy enough I feel like. And this one actually has just the right amount of spiciness to it. And it's crunchy. Bonus points. Oh. Napkin. (laughing) (upbeat music) You're not wrong. Like you're not wrong. This is how many I'd go through. I'm the messiest eater. Oh, I drowned my sharks. Oh no! Come back. I've seen a lot of chicken tenders in my days. I'm already really excited about the pure size of these. And I'm really happy that they do it with honey mustard here. Honey mustard with chicken tenders is just a national icon. (upbeat music) You can never go wrong with chicken tenders. There's a reason they're a classic. Crunchy and crispy. Perfectly crunchy. This is the classic combo appetizer. It's a hefty boy. We already tried the wings but might as well try it again. You never know. This could be totally different. Jury's out. Let me see. After a quick study here they are the same. I just to do my due diligence as a journalist. We have a beautiful mozz stick here. Let's see if I can do it. Sometimes I can really get it. Oh come on. Everyone at my school used to trade each other to get mozzarella sticks at the cafeteria. They were so good. People would get in like fist fights over them. And that's exactly what these are to me. I almost want to put it in the ranch instead. I think it's better in the ranch. We got a sierra chicken quesadilla. Look at that cheese to chicken ratio. They are not messing around here. Ohhhh, there's no sour cream. I'm going to dip it in the ranch still. I like when quesadillas are very easy to chew. I like when it's soft. And that's exactly what this is. And it has a little kick to it. We have chicken wonton tacos here. So I'll put a little lime on them. I think it's just genius to use wonton. Basically like fry a wonton and use it as the taco shell. Because it's going to be so crunchy. This one is a little addicting the way it makes me feel. (crunching sound) It's perfectly sweet. It's perfectly savory. It's perfectly crispy. I feel like this is one of the best days of my lives. I ditched the shark drink. But look what came and it's still here. The beer cheese I'm honestly going to keep for as long as I can. It's going to add the little extra touch to every single thing that comes my way. You can put it on everything. It is so good. (fast forwarding noise) Make way, make way. (fast forwarding noise) Oh and you get to keep it. Ohhhhh. We got a cute little sword here. It's not called a pirate's margarita or anything though, is it? Our server had warned me by the way this is a very strong drink. And she's right. The shrimp and parm sirloin we have here is kinda like a surf and turf kinda. You know, all in one bite here. I had mine cooked medium rare. This is like so decadent and rich. This makes you feel like you're worth a lot more money than you are. It's the sauce. It's like that perfect tangy sauce. Cause it has the lemon in there. It's not just cheese. It has a little extra ummph going on there. I'm excited because this rigatoni dish has a breadstick. And you know what goes really great with breadsticks? Leftover beer cheese from round one. Oh my gosh, it's congealing. I don't even care. (upbeat music) The breadsticks are also very good with the beer cheese. We have stuffed rigatoni. It's stuffed with ricotta. That's beautiful. The like, bruschetta on top is giving it way more of a fresher feel. I though this one was going to feel a little heavy. Just because it's pasta and stuffed with cheese. But it has much more of a fresher lighter side to it. (sizzling sound) Oh my gosh. This like, garlic butter situation with shrimp and chicken it's... Oh, oh my God. No, come back shrimp. Sorry. We need a shrimp. We need a chicken. And why don't we put a little mushy on here? There we go. Don't do me dirty. It feels like homemade in a nice way. Oh oh oh. Four cheese mac and cheese with honey chicken tenders and bacon. Did I say that all right? Honey pepper, honey pepper. Chicken tenders with bacon and four cheeses. There's something about this that sounds like your childhood really grownup all mixed together. And I have a feeling this one's really going to be like the ultimate comfort dish probably. Not something that makes you skinny. But it looks so good. Again, if it was just the mac and cheese on itself it would probably be just like one note. If you were having a really bad day you would just order this and you would be happy. This will make you happy. I'm gonna do it wrong. No. Ohhhh. Champ. I love that you get the shaker on the side. You have control over your own life. And your sobriety. Bye. I think I would serve this one at my wedding. (laughing) This one is so good. I really love the parm, the shrimp and the steak together. - [Friend] Yeah, that alcohol is really getting to you. - Yes it is. I'm already making my wedding plans at Applebee's so we can see how things are going for me. - [Friend] You all right there? (upbeat music) (laughing) - I just want to get to the bottom of this. (upbeat music) (laughing) Don't mind me just a girl, her margarita and beer cheese. ♪ Let's do it. ♪ (fast forwarding noise) Thank you. Ahhh. It's a big boy. The blend of margarita with a beer, mmmm. Just do one after the other. It's a great way to finish your meal. I've been thinking about the quesadilla burger ever since I knew that we were coming here. Because there's something about mixing two thing together like this that just sounds so wrong but is so damn right. You got tortilla and then cheese. And then another layer of cheese. And then burger. And then cheese. And then tortilla. I want to hold it and cradle it like a baby. The best drunk feed that you could ever make for yourself. A beautiful, glorious mashup. No one asked for it but am I happy it's here? Yes. So happy. Oh my God. I'm like not even looking at anything else. This is all that matters to me. Just order it. Just order it for me, please. This is so good. Triple bacon cheeseburger. Look at those layers. The bacon cheeseburger pickle, it's just beautifully... It's even. It's nice when you see that. Classic cheeseburger with bacon on it. Nothing bad to say here. We have BBQ brisket tacos. I'm just happy anytime it's a flour. Like a tortilla shell versus a soft shell verus a hard shell. I, as a kid, hated the hard shell ones. I thought that they hurt your teeth and that they took too much work. And another thing about these is look at all the crispiness going in here. You got the crispy onions. And then there it looks like it's some sort of spicy mayo type sauce. I just have a feeling that this is going to give me the same feeling that the quesadilla burger gave me. That's where I'm at with this one. Mmmm. Oh my gosh. No. If this didn't have the onions, the crispy onions I'd feel like I'd feel totally different about it. Maybe I'd serve this one as the appetizer at my wedding. And then the sirloin shrimp from earlier as the main meal. - [Friend] What happened? What happened? - So with the taco the sauce went down my arm. And I tried to clean it. But then the sauce went all the way down and it's into my elbow. The sauce is in my elbow. I have a wet brisket elbow. This round we're ending on a salad because we have to move to desserts. So we're doing a lovely palate cleanser. I'm taking moment. - [Friend] You need green. Eat your vegetables. - It's just like I'm eating the vegetables. Yes this is a salad. But it's a cesar salad. So you know it's not like the healthy one. You know it's still like the indulgent one. But it does taste healthy. Okay. I ate a vegetable and now I'm allowed to go to the dessert. I'm ready. I'm prepared. (fast forwarding noise) Sometimes you just have to let drinks go so better ones can come your way. Like this red apple sangria. I feel like this is actually the stretch that always does it for me. Oh yeah. There we go. (sighing) My eyes always get a little blurry on the last round. Like I get a little glazed-over looking at this point. It could also be the tequila. I would say, you know, if you're gonna order a cocktail for a dessert one, we should be friends. Two, this seems like the appropriate choice. It's like, oh that tastes like adult apple juice. Be careful with that one. I have feelings about the triple chocolate meltdown. Because one, it's the most popular dessert. And two, I also feel like I'm about to have a meltdown. So it feels like we're really on the same wavelength. I just need a moment of silence. It's like a chocolate molten lava cake and the center is like a warm gooey brownie. If you like your brownie kinda undercooked in away that's kinda what it reminds me of. Oh my gosh. (dance music) Oh I just got chocolate. Did I get it in my hair. - [Friend] Nope. - Okay. This one comes out sizzling. And it comes with maple cream cheese sauce drizzled all over this thing. But I am much more of a chocolate fan. I'm a chocolate girl through and through. So the meltdown I think is going to still be number one. And this will be number two for me right now for desserts. But this one has quite a show. Like that's a show. Getting it hot, steamy sauce all over it. The hot fudge Sunday shooter is quite literally what you think it is. It's a shooter full of fudge and ice cream. This one's nice an simple. I'm still voting for meltdown. (laughing) We have last but not least one final dessert. Mmmm. Drinking my juicy juice in between. I'm thinking about the quesadilla burger. I'm thinking about that shrimp sirloin still. I'm thinking about the beer cheese. And my wedding. Not the actually idea of one. But the food I'm gonna have. I feel like I've had such a great time here. I've always had a good time at Applebee's. I feel like it reminds me of my mom. Reminds me of my friends. This place is so much fun. I'm sad it's coming to an end. I think if you cried at an Applebee's you're never allowed back. Or you can't come back for a year. Like I feel like that has to be a rule. So I'm like tearing up because I'm thinking about it being the end and I don't want it to be the end. I've had a really great time. I'm not going to cry because I want to be invited back. We have to end. We can't stay here forever. We have our very beautiful caramel apple fritter. Mmmm. I had very low expectations for the fritter because I'm not a sweet person and I'm not a fritter person. It reminds me of a carnival. It reminds me of super crunchy funnel cake. You know how sometimes you can get your cake like little crispy ends. The little like darker golden parts. That's what this reminds me of. - [Friend] I think we're good. - Okay. - [Friend] Let's wrap it up. (dance music) - I don't think I ever make it to dessert ever because I'm so distracted by everything else. But the meltdown and the fritter they're worth saving space for. If you can. If there's anything on the menu that I missed that is your favorite let me know below. I have to go. (dance music)

Julia is trying Applebee's most popular appetizers, entrees, cocktails, and desserts.

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