I mean isn't applebees basically just microwave food? I'm not sure what people are complaining about. Shut your new jersey mouth and eat the slop read more

I just want to let you know I was at your location in linden New Jersey and had the worst experience. We didn't have a server for about 15 minutes Our drinks 25 minutes into being seated We didn't get our food until an hour of being there. And our appetizer sampler was brought to us after I finished my entree because it was never brought out or our server forgot to put it in. And then never came back to check on us. And no manager came to check on us. nor did he even offer to take the appetizer platter off the bill for being extremely late. so after waiting an hour to eat, 20 minutes to get our drinks and didn't get greeted until 15 minutes of being there, we got no compensation whatsoever. I worked as a bartender, customers shouldn't wait more than 3 minutes to be greeted. We had a movie to make so we paid and left and had no time to talk to a manager after we were done. We were there for 2 hours and not by choice. read more

Worst Applebees I've EVER been to! Service GARBAGE! All the food was cold and didn't even come out at the same time. They gave me honey mustard instead of the dressing that goes on the oriental chicken salad. I got a dirty wine glass and they took forever to replace it for me. My husband got a shark bowl specifically for the gummy sharks and they didn't put the sharks on I had to ask for some. Bread sticks were hard as if they had been sitting out for ever. Horrible experience...Never again! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Oriental - American Near Me - Linden, New Jersey

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The service was terrible the girl for Togo orders was rude, we were going to give her $5 tip even though she was passive on the phone but she just rushed and gave the food then walked away without saying a word read more

I just needed a drink because I had one of those days and Applebees was nice and available. I was going to order a drink to go but ended up endulging on the happy hour special. I ordered an LIT and it was very cheap at $5. The service was cool and the LIT was ok. I had a decent experience. read more

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Visited Applebees on 12-4-2023 with my wife and mother in law. It was during the early afternoon so it wasn't crowded. The Christmas lights gave the establishment a different but inviting look. After a few minutes the hostess appeared and sat us at a booth which we request. The establishment was clean and presentable. Our waitress Lex was very friendly and attentive from start to finish. Our food was prepared, cooked and served fairly quick. Drinks were good and well priced as so was our food. We enjoyed our experience at Applebees in Linden. read more

Server tried to tell me this is how they cook their burgers.. I waited 20 minutes for it.. they took it off the check and I left hungry.. place was empty read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - This is their version of a well done cheeseburger - American Near Me - Linden, New Jersey

You automatically lose a star if you try to seat me in a booth when I asked for a table. Then another star for a wait staff waiting more than five minutes to acknowledge our presence? Waitress did finally come over but didn't smile it seemed like she was forced to come take our order. Employees spending time on thier phones or talking with each other is a clear sign that they have not been properly trained. Food was ok but the whole experience is ruined by lack of customer service. read more

the worst, server is so slow and 2 people are helping my table and still slow.. they didn't offer the drinks and it says if they don't offer we get a free app and later on when I ask if I should get the free app because he nor she (the other waiter) offer the drinks special but they refuse to give the "free app" Which tbh I'm not really crazy about, I just want to see if this place would really do that.. BUT NO! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Linden, New Jersey

No! No! No! I'm tired of not getting what I pay for! Change website "take out/delivery"! Hire pro. Remove "required"! So unhappy again with my favorite (?) chain restaurant! read more

I had a very satisfying experience with a lady named Maria that works for deluxe photo and took a really clear picture of me and my girlfriend which is really cool! read more

I normally try to refrain from writing reviews about chain restaurants in here because, if the chain is doing things right, every location should be the same. That being said, this location was very recently renovated and is a welcome departure from many of the other Applebees locations that I've been to. I dare say the vibe they were going for borderlines on hipster, but it seems to work; at least enough to get me excited about a chain I tired of 10 years ago. The biggest selling point beyond the decor is the enhanced craft beer selection, with 8 taps dedicated to craft brews (this is in addition to the normal Applebee's beer lineup)- the selections seem to rotate on a regular basis, chalkboard of beers, ibu's, abv's and all. They do have a craft beer club that gives you a punch card where if you try a beer from each tap position, you get your photo on the wall. Not sure if all Applebees are headed in this direction, but if they are, it is certainly a refreshing change of pace for the brand. read more

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Service is terrible. The staff saw us and purposely ignored us. So unprofessional. We chose to leave.

Ordered the French Onion soup, came out in a bowl half cooked and cold! Also ordered boneless plain wings which came out with barbecue sauce! read more

If I could give a half of a star I would! We (2 adults, 2 teens) visited this establishment this evening and from the moment we were seated the experience grew increasingly worse. Our server was extremely rude and condescending. To save our lives we couldn't understand how she was hired. There were a group of loud obnoxious intoxicated patrons seated at the bar. In the booth next to us there was a couple with a Teacup Yorkie in which management informed us was a service dog (as if). The dog was barking and his owner was coughing almost the entire time. It took 26 minutes for us to receive 4 out of the 5 beverages we ordered then an additional 8 minutes for the remaining beverage. The server loudly in the most rude tone told us we had to wait on the bartender who had a full bar to serve along with the entire restaurant smh. Meanwhile there were plenty of staff who could've and should've jumped in to help. Come to think of it is a server capable of using the soda machine? Naturally we asked to speak a manager and it took 16 minutes for one to appear. That was a lost cause and after speaking with her we had a better understanding of why our server's rudeness is tolerated. After the manager walked away rolling her eyes the server came over a few moments later slapped the bill on the table and walked away without uttering one single "Thank you for coming" word. If it hadn't been for the sweet young lady's apology who actually had the dog at one of her tables I'd consider never going to Applebees again but I highly doubt I will ever return to the one here in Linden, NJ. If you think my review is harsh you won't want to hear what my sister has to say about the experience. Overall this was by far the worse experience I've ever had! Upper management needs to do a complete overhaul of their staff! read more

god place, nice atmosphere, good food. what's good is that they open until midnight so can get some late snack. If you like sports bar area which is pretty big is filled with large TV screens and always on. I ordered salmon and salad; salmon ($17) is a small but good size I had side of double mashed potatoes. Salmon was good but it didn't feel like it had any flavor or spices in it, very plain, but if you hungry it's good enough. Mashed potatoes were good, not great though.... salad tasted good I got balsamic dressing which was a bit too strong. for a drink I had to get lemonade as they serve Pepsi product and I am not fan of it. all together it was $30 for everything read more

Seriously, this restaurant needs to be shut down, worst services ever!! Few of my friends and I went here tonight, walked into the restaurant, waited about 10 minutes to be seated Looking over the menu, the server name "Chelsea" came back, asked us what we like to drink, took our drinks orders, few minutes later came back and took our food orders We waited 15 to 20 minutes, our food came, is another server brought it to me, first thing he asked: "cut your steak and check" I'm thinking why do I need to check? I ordered the steak medium rare, your cook don't know what's that mean? I need to check? Isn't that suppose to be their job in the kitchen check before the food come out to the customer??? I usually ordered medium, but my server told me when the steak come out, is going to be on the "sizzling plate" anyway, so the steak will be still cooking, I don't like my steak to be over cook, so I thought that will be prefect But no, my what they call it sizzling plate came out, nothing sizzle about it, I cut my steak and it was too rare, now the server Chelsea came to my table telling me oh yeah, that's too rare. Well no kidding, you're such a genius!! I asked to take it back, and she brought a extra plate wanted me to put the steak there, so she can take the steak back to the kitchen and recook it, but what in the hell she expect me to do with my side orders? Take the whole thing back, I don't want to eat my side now and eat the only steak later, that's why I ordered side orders WITH my steak!! Finally, after another 10 minutes, my steak came, it was better, while we were having our dinner, our server NEVER ONCE stop by and check on us, my friend saw the Wed drink special for $10 pitcher for the mix drinks, she wanted to order, and guess what? We can't freaking find our server!! Now we have to pretty much grab whoever walking by our table and ask them to get our server for us. Ooo....our yourhighness server came back, took our drinks order again, and guess what? She never did once check on us, my glass gone empty, my food is finish, empty plate on the table, no one come clean it up, and finally, after another 25 minutes, she came and took my empty plate away, and she gone again, never did come back. Finally after another good 20 minutes, we're ready to go, my friends have an early flight the next day, and....Oh my god, guess what again? We once again, CANNOT FREAKING FIND THE SERVER!!! Seriously!!??? I been in the business before, at 8:30pm in Applebee's is like a freaking happy hours there, they're nothing to clean back there, no ketchup needs to be refill, no napkins need to be fold, and even though let says there is, she should have notify another server to check on our table and make sure we don't need anything and we're okay. Finally, I walked up to the bartender and asked her to get our server for us, she came to our table, we asked for our check, she never did ask us how we need to pay our bills, together or separate, she brought us the check, showing is all together. Okay, that's fine, we all known what we ordered, so we just pay for our own food and drink My friend saw the pitcher of mix drink suppose to be Wed special for $10, but she is charging us $15, we was going to bring it up, and GUESS WHAT AGAIN!!?? You are right, Ms Yourhighness once again, NO WHERE TO BE FOUND, probably back in the kitchen eating that fried chicken, like she really need it, she needs to look at the mirror once in awhile Waited for another 15 minutes, I asked another server to go back there and get her fat ass out here, now I am really pissing off She came out, we told her about the check was wrong and instead of $10, she over charging us for the drink. NO apology, her replied was: Oh. and she went get another check Oh? Oh is all you can say? Honey, I don't know where you go and attend for your waitresses class, but you need to go back, and finally finally finally, she came back with the check again, the correct one, I told her don't go no where, take the money, we have places to go, we can't sit here all night waiting for her. All of us handed her separate money. She asked: How you want to pay this? Oh...my FUCKING GOD, seriously? You now asking me how we would like to pay this????? Not only you're lazy, you're also a dumbass?? If they're a reality tv show call "THE WORST SERVER EVER", you need to be in it, I promise you're going to win. NEVER EVER GO BACK AGAIN, and I don't care this Applebee's giving me free dinner, I got money, I hire my own damn chef and cook for me read more

While visiting an old and very dear friend, she suggested we grab some lunnch. Im not a huge fan of chain restaurants but it was not a good time to be a snob about it. We wanted something quick and cheap... and not from a drive thru. Applebees had their 2 for $20 deal where two diners can grab an appetizer and entree each for the total of $20. I didnt want to have such a heavy lunch. The chinese chicken salad looked good, surprisingly. So i ordered that. The serving was quite large. ice berg lettuce with crispy chinese noodles, crispy fried chicken, almonds and cabbage with a sweet dressing. This salad was not healthy by far. But dammit, that salad was freakin delicious. I asked for my dressing on the side and was glad i did. With just a drizzle of their dressing the salad was the perfect lunch. (even if it was probably 700 calories). The service was realy slow. But it was 2pm on a Friday. read more

This apple bees is a horrible joke. Unprofessional staff from the greeters, host and hostess, waitress and even the store manager. We ordered 4 appetizers and 3 dinners. We received two of the wrong appetizers, dinner took over 45 minutes to hit the table aNd two dinner orders were wrong!!! They never came to refill sodas. When my husband asked to see the manager he walked over to the table and said "what's up bro?" Really???? Bro? That's how a manager talks to a guest. Needless to say we ate some of the appetizer and then turned away the meals because we were so disgusted with our whole experience. (It wasn't that busy for the service to be that bad). The waitress was totally clueless and didn't know a thing about their menu. NEVER AGAIN!!!! Even worse was by the time we got home all 3 of us were sick as a dog..... Avoid this dump hole ! read more

Once part of an airport (that still exists behind the complex), "Aviation Plaza" started to build up slowly over the past five years until it became a central shopping destination point in Linden, NJ. Among the stores it boasts are Home Depot, Target, Marshall's, Shop Rite and an Applebee's (there's more, but that gives you the highlights). I've been eating at this Applebee's for about five years now (not too long after they opened) and over the years their menu has changed quite a bit going from basically "bar food" fare to adding in everything from seafood to healthy choices. What has *not* changed over the years are their community oriented walls filled with pictures of local High School sports teams and students and fantastic service. I think almost every time I go the staff has turned over, but their service has consistently been great and friendly. On my most recent visit I was delighted to see they have added a menu of items under 550 calories. My girlfriend and I each ordered from this menu. My girlfriend ordered the Grilled Dijon Chicken & Portobellos and I ordered the Signature Sirloin with garlic herb shrimp. Each dish included a variety of steamed vegetables and beautifully roasted potatoes. In both cases, the meat was wonderfully seasoned and perfectly cooked. The chicken was cooked through and tender while the steak was medium (as I had asked it to be), nicely cooked on the outside and pink on the inside. With the additional elements (the mushrooms and shrimp) were great choices to match up with the proteins. The convenience of being near so much shopping and its good food and service mean I'll make a return to this restaurant soon! read more

It was pretty good in my opinion. I didn't really have a problem. The only thing I would suggest is to be more clear on the menu. The menu had said four cheese Mac n cheese, so I thought that I was going to get Mac n cheese but then I got a cheesy pasta kind of thing that had basil on it, (which I do not like) and again they were not clear on the basil being added. I was expecting regular Mac n cheese with a lot of cheese. Overall the service was good and they were pretty fast. read more

Oh my goodness what a disappointment!! After getting to my hotel to find out no cutlery, I walk back and they had only one set, which I gave my hubby to use. His food pasta was dry no sauce! The shrimp in garlic did not taste like garlic and the batter (coating flour) was just too much!!! My burger was soaked in oil that I had to throw the buns away. We are never eating at Apples Bee again. 2x disappointed is a no!!! read more

Freddie Great customer service, me and my boyfriend are satisfied and well attended. Thank u Freddie read more

We were driving north on the New Jersey turnpike when our hunger began to set in. We needed to stop somewhere, and fast. As we pulled up Google search, we knew exactly what to search for, and so did Google, allowing us to select our destination from "recents". It was the same place we always go for that familiar dining experience in an unfamiliar land. It's the kind of place where no matter the location, you walk in and feel right at home. I'm talking about your neighborhood bar and grille. I'm talking about Applebee's. Ole Faithful, as we call her, has been serving us plates of consistency for the past 10+ years. Why dine anywhere else? Why take the risk?! It's a scary world out there. We are certainly not the "chancy" type. We knew what we wanted, and we were bound to find it, even in the strange, seemingly neglected land of Linden, NJ. As we pulled off the Elizabeth exit, surrounded by a towering power plant and its associated forms of gas and solid waste, our appetites were growing to the point of desperation. Thankfully, we were just a few minutes away from our dining sanctum. We pulled into the parking lot in short order, with the giant Apple gleaming down upon us, a welcoming beacon. Upon entering, we were greeted by our host, who seemed to struggle mightily to activate the facial muscles responsible for producing any semblance of happiness. A cold, "ten minutes", was what we were told. Ok by us. Off the bar we went to wait it out with a couple of cold ones. So far, so good. Twenty-five minutes was up before we knew it and we were led over to our first table, which was fine aside from it missing a stabilizer. Unfazed, we shoved about seven sugar packets under one of the legs to prevent our drinks from sliding off, to no avail. We only had to wait about ten minutes for a server to come by before asking to move to another table. Table #2 was absolute perfection! Although, perfection is a relative term in the world of franchise dining. This table didn't wobble, which was really great. After exchanging pleasantries, our waitress asked if we were ready to order. We needed just another minute or so to decide on which appetizer we wanted to go along with two for $20 deal, which we relayed to our server. Rookie mistake on our part. "Another minute" turned into twenty before the server returned and we finally placed our order. After another short wait, this one just a hair shy of thirty minutes, our meals arrived. I don't know if the microwave was on the fritz or what, but no matter because the spinach-artichoke dip, oriental chicken salad and American burger (with fried egg) were all as good as could be expected. We wolfed down our food. After about two hours it was, sadly, time to leave. The proverbial "cherry-on-top" was the aroma permeating throughout the restaurant. It wasn't cherry blossom or pumpkin spice, but tobacco smoke. The seating quarters are a bit cozy in there and our chain-smoking neighbors were giving off quite the scent. All part of the experience of eatin' good in the neighborhood. It's not a question of IF we'll be back, but WHEN. Five stars! read more

My husband and I each ordered s classic burger without cheese with a house salad. I asked for oil and vinegar dressing which the waitress got wrong at first but seemed to get it after I corrected her. I didn't get the oil and vinegar but some other dressing so the waiter who brought me the wrong dressing said he'd get me the oil and vinegar but he came back with a tiny cup with it already mixed which I didn't want since I cannot mix it to my taste so he came back with two tiny cups, one with a little vinegar and one with so little olive oil that I couldn't season my entire salad with it. So chintsy with their salad dressing! I gave up trying to get what I ordered in sufficient quantities. They were wasting my time. How many times must I ask for a simple dressing? My husband got rare hamburger. He despises rare meat so he complained and I switched his half-eaten burger with mine. Haven't ever done that before. I guess he could have complained and waited for another 10 minutes for a cooked burger but then his fries would be cold and his time wasted. We just wanted to eat and get out. Wendy's would have been better and less aggravating. Also we came because they had a special of $10 for a burger with fries and a drink that day but when we got there they said it was only take-out which was in the fine print but no asterisk in the ad to guide you to it. Neither the waiters or the cook was looking out for the customer. It wasn't overly crowded since we got a table immediately. Won't return here again. read more

I appreciate that there is a restaurant willing to serve customers firstly, in this pandemic, and secondly, outdoors in this heat wave. With that being said, I believe that there is still a duty to make the customer feel welcome and at least greet them with your name, check on them, smile at least once, and show some body language that you actually appreciate our business. The 3 staff members we encountered were so below standard. Our servers attitude was simply horrible. Her first words were "you know what you want to drink?" Never looked us in the eye once. After she took very long, we asked another server, Rich, if he could take our order because it she was taking too long. He unenthusiastically went and told our server, and then she came back and gave us a scolding about not to bother any other server. Once she took our order, We had to call her back TWICE as she kept walking away cutting us short. I had to actually yell "hello, excuse me, we're not done". But it gets better because she had me yell out the remainder of my order across 2 tables to were she was. We were just afraid to ask her for any sides. We asked another waiter, .....never came. My server's attitude was equally as bad to every other table. She had terrible body language. Facial gestures, urgency, you name it,....it was just the opposite of what you expect from a waiter at Applebee's, a big chain restaurant. We left absolutely no tip. The most helpful employee there was the nice gentleman who was disinfecting the tables. When the other two servers completely forgot our salad, he dropped what he was doing to make sure we were ok. This was such a mediocre experience, even for a pandemic. I've never felt so unwelcome and fearful of my waitress. It's just simply so below standard. read more

Terrible service today!! I think because the group before us walked out without paying the bill we had to suffer!! Now I've been before and never has it been this bad but there's approximately 8 tables, 3 waitresses and I still had to wait 30 minutes before someone came to take my order read more

Went in there with a group to celebrate and the only thing we were celebrated with was an attitude! We had a group of 13 and they told us it would be about a 20-30 minute wait so we said that is ok we understand we have a big group. However, 40 minutes go by and they THEN begin to start looking for seating, as if the 40 minutes was for nothing while they were seating other people? They said they would have to split our group because of seating and that apparently one waiter cannot take all of us, so we said ok as long as you can place us near each other i would hope you have those seats as we waited 40 minutes and you seated others that came after us. They spent 10 more minutes giving us attitude so we decided to leave and go to buffalo wild wings (which is right near by and does not serve attitude!) read more

Came on two separate occasions and still no professionalism nor hospitality. The wait was very long and the place was not even crowded. It seems to me that all of these Applebee's locations in northern New Jersey sucks at customer service &' definitely needs to shut down to re train everyone. read more

Food and drinks were great. Out server was awsome ask for maxine

It was very hard for me to enjoy my family get together dinner when a deranged woman who I assume to be a manager considering how poorly she was talking to the poor hostesses, was ruining the experience. (I overheard them calling her Sam or Samantha). After I came in about 5 or 6 o'clock an influx of people rushed the host stand and it seemed like the hostesses were trying their best to seat them. Sadly this was not enough for the manager who came to the host stand, seated some of the guest, and proceeded to yell at the hostess in the front of the store right above our table. She finished off her rant with "if you don't like it you can leave." I have never seen such an unprofessional scene by a "manager" and I can't imagine there being much work moral there. They all looked so helpless and sad. It was awkward and uncomfortable and the environment was not great for the family. read more

The quality of service has gone down. I haven't eaten from any Applebee's in years and seems like not much has changed to me anyways. Condiments and utensils should be a given with all orders. I placed 2 orders for pickup. The first was a 3 cheese chicken pasta and the other was chicken tenders and fries. I got to my hotel room and sat down to eat. Not only were there no utensils in the bag but also no condiments to go with my chicken and fries. Guess I was supposed to eat with my hands. This was unacceptable and you lost a star for that. read more

The service was trouble, the waiter didn't give us utensils ketchup mayonnaise nothing we set there 52 minutes before we got our food the manager was a young girl who care less about the issues that I have when I received my food the food was freezing cold the only thing was good was the sodas everything else was a waste of money I spent $100 call the next day which is today to ask for corporate number the manager tried to assist and was worse than the weather in the manager from last night I asked for corporate number she told me to go get it offline I asked her for it she gave it to me and was very disrespectful I advise everyone not to go to this store read more

On 6/17/19, I ordered dinner from Applebees in Linden, NJ on Seamless.com at 10:15pm. For whatever reason, even though I paid for this order in full through the website, the restaurant never received the order. When I called to check in, they were rude, unwilling to even see the receipt that was emailed to me proving I had paid, and told me that if I wanted my food, I would need to pay again. I was clearly upset and losing my patience over the phone, because I HAD PAID IN FULL for something that the restaurant was REFUSING to rightfully deliver to me. The manager I spoke to was incredibly rude, condescending, and unhelpful; I seriously question his ability to manage effectively based on this interaction. When I offered to email him a copy of the receipt PROVING I had paid, he wouldn't provide an email address; he had no intention of trying to help. I asked for his name to complain to corporate, and he spitefully refused to help me or refund me after that. I called Seamless to refund my order, which they did. This establishment was by far THE WORST Applebee's experience I've ever had. Rather than trying to help a customer get to the bottom of why this order never came up in their system, they refused to accept any responsibility for a potential error on their part, and outright refused to help a customer who had already paid in full. The manager kept telling me "If it's not in our system, we can't deliver the food without us charging you again". read more

I used there take out to go and ordered the asian salad. After waiting 15 minutes i get my order and the order was wrong they gave me something completely different WTF! I'm handicap so sitting for to long gives me extreme pain on my knees. After waiting a total of 30 minutes I finally get my salad. I explained to manager what happened and honestly couldnt give a crap not even an apology. This manager clearly didnt care about its customers and made me feel like it's my fault. 30 minutes waiting total and when I finally get home and open my salad there was no dressing. I will never go back. Applebees has gone down the drain and should clearly teach its staff that customers come first. read more

On My last visit, service sucked, food was not cooked probably and they did not care. In addition, our food came and we waiting for an additional 10 minutes for our utensils. Overall, it was a waste of money. P.s: they charge you if you use the table's tablet, I found out when I got my bill. read more

Horrible experience! If I could rate a zero I would. First cup of coffee cold to slightly warm. Second cup warm at best. 35 plus minutes for food to hit the table. Waiter forgot what we orders came back 20 minutes later asked if we ordered yet and what we ordered. Ordered cheeseburger egg rolls, either oil is dirty and unfiltered daily or they over cooked them. Order a bowl of French onion soup it was half full mostly bread a few onions and cheese was not caramelized. My wife ordered pepper crusted sirloin tasted like they emptied the salt shaker on the plate. Over priced for what I call substandard service and product quality and preparation issues. The waiter Alex needs to pursue a new career path. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - American Near Me - Linden, New Jersey

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I am out here on business and other people want to take me out so they get to choose. Today someone chose Applebee's. Meh. Food wasn't that good. What a shock. I had a steak burger with creamy cheesy corn chowder. I am still alive. that's all I can say. It was free. I hope I get to pay and choose next time. read more

The food was ok, I guess... the service was trash not going to lie. The server had absolutely NO customer service voice. We waited around slurping air because she was nowhere in sight to get new drinks. Finally, the cherry on top, the final smack was we couldn't get separate checks. read more

The Applebee's in Linden is a disaster.... prepare to be waiting for 30-2000 minutes and the servers will walk passed you like you are not there.. the food is good in Applebee's but the service in this one is something to experience for yourself, just make sure to bring something to read..smh read more

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