A neighborhood place where good food and good service can be found. Elizabeth is an awesome server, she is a kind and very customer focused server. Her welcoming attitude makes coming here worthwhile as there is one closer but they don't have Elizabeth. The food is good and the variety covers most everything you might want. It's a nice restaurant but could use a facelift, overall it's clean and kept up well. The only drawback is no Manager Table Touches. Have been in a couple times this month and not one manager could be seen doing table touches. That's not good in my opinion because it's nice to connect with the guests and get to know the regulars. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

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The food wasn't really good, I ordered the sizzling chicken and shrimp plate, it is my typical order and I have had it many times so was shocking when the potatoes were cold. The plate was not sizzling and the chicken was so dry. It was hard to even try to eat it. Shocked me, the most was our server had walked by me as I walked past him. Apparently he was bringing my dish to the table interesting enough as it was. He only had one plate of food, not my husband. My husband had ordered a salad to be served prior to the meal that did not happen. The waiter also told me that rainier beer was the same as Michelob ultra zero of course we know that that's ridiculous! The manager did come over asked me if he could help. He brought me some warm mashed potatoes. I ate those for a moment or two as we got ready to leave. I thought to take my food home and then realized there wasn't much of a point in it. This was the first time in my years of going out to eat that I chose not to tip a waiter! I hope he understands when you lie to people and you serve people their food when they're not even at their table you don't deserve a tip. A tip is for good service. I won't be back there will be no reason. Apparently somebody needs to look around and see how many restaurants are in a 1 mile location of this particular Applebee's you might want to improve your food, but definitely your Service for sure. I have lived in Puyallup for 17 years and this is the the worst it has ever been at Applebee's! read more

Good value. Consistent quality. Friendly staff. Convenient parking. Fair specials and happy hour deals if you're there before 4. I wish they'd offer at least one or two meals that were denser protein content with lower carbs. read more

I kind of want to give them a worse rating, but the servers were doing their best and I appreciate them for that. The staff honestly saves this location because the food was super hit or miss... Surprisingly they made me one of the best steaks ive had in any restaraunt. Maybe half of the rest of the food I tried was only good enough not to spit out. As far as cleanliness, its about as clean as any other applebees read more

Well well well I haven't been here in quite awhile! I met a gf for lunch today. We decided to have the lovely oriental chicken salad. Boy ... that has changed over the years. We were thinking we would have a doggie bag... nope! Hehe. It was good with grilled barely warm chicken on it. It's now in a soup type bowl very shallow too. They give u two 4oz cups of dressing. U only need one have of one and that's ALOT of dressing. They used to mix it then serve but now u can do it. Service was good. We just sat and caught up on old news after laughing at the amount of dressing we had left over. What a waste. But the flavors were good. It wasn't too busy early afternoon either. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Oriental chick salad. - Sports Bars Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

My bartender Rachel was the absolute best! She was friendly and extremely beautiful. Ive never seen anyone with a better attitude or a better.... then anyone in my life. Greatest bartender within 3 counties and 7 states. A perfect pour from a perfect lady. Theres no drink she cant make and no shit she cant take Wish there were 700 more of her in this place. read more

Do yourself a favor. Head to Safeway and buy frozen appetizers. Save yourself the money and probably get better food. Expensive and gross. Clearly frozen food they just heated up. Nothing original at this Applebees. Service was great. Clean place. Cold drinks. But bar food is tasteless frozen crap. read more

Enjoy the 2 meal deals although didn't offer my favorite combo last visit which was the Cajun shrimp/chicken w/ garlic mash pots. darn, so good. Prices keep changing with addition fees for adding or changing meals slightly. Used to be 2 for $25 now they range from $24-30 or $32! Don't like that they hide prices on beverages. Onion rings & hot artichoke dip very good apps. read more

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I went to this Applebees to order take out for my wife and I, well when I got inside I realized I locked my keys in the car and my phone was almost dead. So I asked for a charger, they provided, and I got to work on getting a locksmith out. I waited almost two hours until someone finally said they were on their way. I ended up eating there, ordered my wife's food to go and had a couple drinks and they comp'd the whole tab because they saw what I was dealing with. I cannot thank them enough and will always always always come back to their location. Such an incredible experience for a junky situation read more

my sister and I met up there around 2:30 PM today July 13, 2025 and we're sitting there and the girl comes by watch is the next table to us and the whole area smelled like mildew and we're both like what the heck like you guys are rent your rags with bleach or what OK whatever so the girl came up to us bartender I guess she called nowadays said what would you guys like and we ordered it cause that took approximately 10 minutes to get our drinks so we both couldn't handle the smell of the moldy rag with the moldy table that was washed with the moldy rag. We're gonna move over to the other side cause it's really smells over here bad I don't think she was happy with us on that but we don't care so then we go over to the other side and we get our drinks delivered over there and then she goes how are you guys want to order? Well that's our plan so we did no big deal onion rings no big deal. We're not that hungry. It's too hot. We don't eat heavy so then we get our onion rings and I asked for ketchup she never got it. I was like OK I was getting ready to get down and get it myself sick. Oh what can I help you with? I said I'm trying to get the ketchup or we're on the other side of the table cause no one can hear me. Oh, I got it for you. Oh OK that'll be cool so then all right no big deal so we check out when I thought 1954 for my oatmeal one beer and one side of onion rings. I'm nearly $20. Yeah that doesn't add up and stay with my sister in 1954. I only tipped her a dollar because she had no service nothing at all. she wasn't good at all yeah so it was not good service so I opened up my receipt that was sent to my phone number text message and it was like wait a minute if the one drink is $4.50 and my bill was $4.91 why is this adding up to 1954+ a one dollar tip. How is that adding up? OK thought about it like why I'm gonna call the place so I called the place and she's like oh my God yes, I'll get the manager whatever and I'm like OK she goes. Oh my God like OK and I was like OK Valley girl and that's what I thought. so when the so-called manager gets on the phone she goes yeah I go. I'm so who is this? Who am I speaking to? She gave me your name which obviously I can't remember cause she didn't really yeah she didn't redo it right I'm like is this the store manager the manager who is this? She's like oh this is just a manager on duty the general manager being tomorrow. I'm like OK so I gave her my you know description and the other she goes oh I remember you you and your sister were right there when I had my daughter OK yeah that was you in the red shirt so I tried to explain her what was going on? She was like well. I don't understand all of this so could you like come in tomorrow and talk to the general manager like I'm going to because me and my sister paid for the meal twice how does one meal separately come up for 1954 where she had a beer I had a bear she had onion rings. I had any rings how does that add up to 1954 piece it doesn't. going in there tomorrow, but no the customer service sucked the place sucked. Nobody had manners. Nobody knows how to answer the phone. Nobody knows how to take the time to sit there and say how is your meal? Anything else I can get for you my water is sitting on the side of the table you walk by you think hey can I get you more water? Are you OK with your beers? nothing was offered so no, I'm not going back to any Applebee's at the second one that I've had the worst freaking experience with I'd rather go to red Robin or Taco Bell and get better fricking service than any Applebee's out there stupid read more

My hamburger was horrible the meat tasted rancid they didn't even put any kind of sauce on it, fries weren't very hot at all. I told my friend we could have gotten a better burger at Burger King for the less money I will never go back. The waiter drove us nuts he very loud and hovering read more

There were a lot of bad reviews for this location but higher than the other location. But I really wanted to try the $1 Malibu so we made the trip here. We came in like 40 minutes before close and I was hoping we could dine in at a booth. The bar was a bit crowded and rowdy. Luckily we were greeted promptly and kindly, then seated immediately by our hostess. Our waiter, Justin (or perhaps Dustin) was amazing and attentive. He always was courteous to let us know how we had til the kirchen closed and if we needed anything. We had who I believe the manager come by and he was sweet, asking how was the food. Which brings me to the food! The food was absolutely delicious! The all you can eat chicken tenders with endless fries was actually all you can eat riblets, chicken tenders and fried shrimp. The chicken tenders were tasty and the fried shrimp was succulent! The brisket tacos and wings were soooo good! My boyfriend and I were so surprised that everything were perfect! I know how it is during the closer hour at restaurant and we usually don't feel like serving. However, this restaurant did a great job and gave us an amazing service that I haven't in at other Applebee's locations. Kudos to the team and keep it up. read more

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Came here for my birthday weekend to try some "dranks" with my boys and the service was a little off... possibly due to the busy weekend. The entire bar area was packed, but we still got happy hour specials from our booth. A group behind us really wanted to dine in the bar, but the wait was a good 30 to 45 minutes... they left right after hearing that. The food was enjoyable as always, but the portion sizes were a little smaller than expected. I use to dine at Applebee's pretty often, but am surprised the franchise has extended some of their dietary restriction items - vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free... lucky for me I'm seasoned and know how to order at the drop of a hat, but that's not the case for everyone. This location is kept in top shape and I've been here a few times now and can't complain other than when they get slammed and seem to neglect or forget tables for periods of time. The parking lot isn't bad and the bathrooms are very clean. read more

I love this burger it is one of the best around! Today I was in the mood for mashed potatoes which is very unusual for me but they were able to substitute french fries for mashed potatoes and I had a lovely lovely meal. I will say our service was great until we paid the bill and when I paid the bill I asked for one more glass of water and I barely got a nod and had to go to the bar to get water for myself so that was disappointing read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Burger!!! - Sports Bars Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

Sorry my Yelp friends the menu is digital for right now, but from what I see there is not much that has changed. The host was very friendly when I walked in and asked me for my name to make sure my lunch buddy would find me. They are doing a great job at social distancing the booths and all the staff is eating mask. Im not the biggest fan of this chain of restaurants. I have traveled and lived in multiple states across this great nation and it never seems to fail, either my chicken isn't cooked all the way, the shrimp is old or the staff is rude. But my lunch buddy loves Applebee's so I'm game! Let's see how it goes!!!!! I ordered the chip with trio dip minus the white Queso dip. Comes with lime chipotle and guacamole. And the garlic green beans. The black tea I ordered hot was a basic Lipton with honey. Even if it's not local at least they have honey!!! For my tea... The greens beans tasted fresh and the seasoning on them was good, not too salty but also not to much garlic, I'm a big fan of loads of garlic but I also like not having fire breath! LOL.... they were a bit soggy for my liking, would have preferred them to be sautéed it would have created more flavor with a crispy bite. The chips were okay, I prefer a thinner, crisper Texture, they weren't salty or greasy. The guacamole I believe was processed not not freshly made. From the texture of it I could tell, too smooth but left a coating on my tongue. The lime salsa also was nothing fantastic, I've had worst but I've also had better from my local grocery store. Overall It's still not my first choose to dine at, but the staff is friendly and the customer service has come along way since my last visit. Stay safe and stay healthy my friends! See you at my next bite!!!!!!! read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Hot black tes - Sports Bars Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

I came tonight looking forward to a nice plane burger, I specifically ask for a burger with lettuce and cheese. when it got to the table it had pickles and tomatoes. I asked them to take it back and less than a minute later they came back with my burger. when I took a bite I tasted pickles and tomatoes. I didn't say anything so it didn't look bad like I was a Karen, but even though I'm 12 years old doesn't mean I can't tell the taste things. I feel disgusted by this service, what if I was allergic? this would not have ended in just a bad review, do better applebees. read more

I recently went into Applebees with my 3 friends and 2 of us shared the 2 for 25$ deal and my other 2 friends did the same exact thing. Two of us got the Mac and cheese with honey pepper chicken on top, the meal was horrible to say the least. They covered the chicken with honey and it consumed the plate with a puddle full of honey. My friend and I barely ate it. The manager came over and asked how everything was, we told her the food was covered in honey and hard to eat. She said she'd give us a small discount off and her attitude was a bit questionable. When we received the bill she only took 10% off of ONE dish only giving us 2.80$ off our meal while both of our plates remained barely touched. She also charged us for the game iPad you can play even thought we never touched the thing hoping we wouldn't notice but we called it out. Overall the food was horrible and the service by the manager specifically was horrible but our waitress was very kind so we left her a nice tip. read more

chicken sandwich did look like the menu picture, no tomatoes and chicken to thick. no good

This is my favorite Applebee's location. I'm five minutes away from the one on the opposite end of meridian but I still drive to this one. The food and service is just much better. I've been frequenting this one since 2015, even stopping in when I'm just in the area. I'm only writing a review because I realized that I had not done it before and deserve their recognition because I have walked out of many of Applebee's for awful food or service. I stick to the ones that are consistent and this one has been one of those. Even in the middle of a pandemic they are doing an amazing job. Every other table is available and I never have to wait. read more

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We had a really great server Steve and he made our night from beginning to end!! Never had we been so impressed with this place! Get more Steve's please. With service like this, we will keep coming back!! read more

I should have known from the 20 minute wait that this was gonna be a bad night. Waiter was hard to find, barely checked on us I think his name was Marco or something. Somehow my 3 yr olds food which was a corn dog and broccoli came out 5 min later from everyone else, even though u know thats a microwaved ready to serve dish. The corn dog was barely like warm when it came out, I know because he doesn't eat the breading so I had to peel it off and felt the dog and I guess good for him it wasn't hot so didn't burn him and he could eat it right away. Didn't check on us for refills I had to flag him down and ask for a 2nd chocolate milk for my daughter, maybe they don't care since that's free anyways. Ordered 2 desserts.apple fritter wouldn't recommend and a mini sundae in a shot glass basically, had to remind "Marco" about it and get his attention. He apologized and offered another one on the house. 10 min later it still didn't come so we left. Also took extra long to cash out, meaning I paid in cash and it took him 10 min to come back with Change, I was worried he assumed the change was his tip, either way he came back finally so I was glad I didn't have to say anything Also, take a peak at the $16 salmon and seasonal veggies. Lol the salmon was pitiful almost as bad as the service. Would not recommend. Will not return to this location. Saturdays are busy I get it but learn to be efficient, accurate and tentative. Also shame on the kitchen for sliding out that slop of over priced salmon. read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

If you want something quick for a bite and not too expensive!! This is the place, I ordered to go and I wasn't disappointed.

Bar tender started out great then changed and said we were too loud and we needed to leave ! He had no reason why and manager said we were never welcome to return to that location. We calmly asked why and were given no reason other than we were too loud. We paid our check and left. Do not suggest going here! read more

Have to complain about the lack of sauces used in their Alfredo dishes. I have been to two different locations in the last six months and both times we had to order extra sauce because the noodles were dry. Then to charge for the little bit of sauce provided is not appreciated. Puyallup, WA read more

We came here last night for my birthday and had a wonderful time. Our serve was a very sweet gal. We ordered some drinks and food and just enjoyed ourselves. Definitely will return. read more

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For the Puyallup South Hill Mall location, I give a place more than a couple tries before I write a review. The food was your typical decent happy hour offerings, nothing gourmet or special but just typical. The reason for the two star rating is the terrible female bartender during Happy Hour. She pays attention to the men customers and her regulars. As a woman going in by myself I get ignored every time. I sit there and wait while she converses with her 'regulars' 90% of which are men. I wait and wait until she decides it's time to look around and see who is waiting to be waited on. I tip every time and I only do because of the food preparers and the servers who bring it out to me. Lousy female bartender. read more

I used to be the biggest fan of Applebees. I used to come here quite often! Then as you know... I moved to California~~ Apparently... Applebees... isn't too popular in Cali :/ Sad... I had to drag someone to go with me to Applebees:) Just cause I wanted to go. Well, now I am back in Puyallup where they have two in one city! Yay. I don't know what I used to like about this place so much other than their boneless buffalo wings! A friend commented on how salty EVERYTHING on their menu is.. And I never really thought of it that way. Until.... a few nights ago.. when I tried their boneless buffalo wings I usually get anyways. Then, it hit me! I realized... how salty it was and I couldn't actually finish all of them... and caught myself dipping more ranch than I usually would ... just to tone down the salty. I didn't feel like ordering anything else so I can say much to that but other foods I have tried here seemed to be okay. I think my friend ordered the Pizookie? is that what it's called? The ice cream on top of a huge cookie? Well... that was kind of a bust. I tried it.. too much fudge.. gross! America is fat enough already as is. The ice cream...was kind of melting too soon and drippy... although it happens since the cookie is warm... (wasn't as warm as we expected). Overall... the cookie was alright... ice cream.. not too big of a fan... along with the fudge. I will be coming back every so often! Most likely because of their late hours they are open! Ahaha, I am not 21 yet so there is probably no point in going late but sometimes I just want to munch on something and Applebees will be open:) read more

Applebee's Grill + Bar - 1/2 Price Happy Hour Boneless Buffalo Wings [Honey BBQ]! - Sports Bars Near Me - Puyallup, Washington

Dinner was good but the server must of been new. Forgot to bring our appetizers and salads and received everything all at one time. Usually get great service and food but not this time. Hopefully next time will be different. Always give a second chance. Thank you Glen for helping our girl out. read more

Hair was in my food I work in the restaurant industry myself when there is hair in food we remake it and take it off of the customers bill maybe this place is just different? They remade my food which I'm extremely grateful for they still charged me which I guess is fine because they remade the food but for someone that was once a supervisor in the restaurant industry management or supervisor didn't offer to take it off of the bill didn't offer any free soda or a 10 percent off for the hair that was found in my food or the extra time that I had to wait for my food to be remade. On the bright side the waitress was AMAZING! read more

Ordered off DoorDash. My steak was supposed to be medium well and it was most definitely rare. Barely even cooked. Disgusting. My spouse ended up putting it in our grill for another 10 -12 minutes just to get it to medium well. Won't be going back here. If I'm paying $30 for a steak, I'd like it to be cooked read more

Came here with some friends Sunday night to talk and catch the tail end of happy hour. The Good - Happy hour half price apps. I got wings and nachos for 12$, can't really beat that. Lots to choose from also. Server was great as well, checked in frequently and was smiling and nice throughout. She got the 3rd star. The Bad- No consistency with the food. My boneless wings were dry and crispy and my buuddies next to me were swimming in sauce and soft and tender. Mozzarella sticks were also not done all the way. The Ugly- Restrooms were atrocious. Reminded me of a truck stop bathroom. Smelly, dirty sink area and TP on the floor. Overall food was okay, typical American appetizer. Would come if I got a gift card, but wouldn't be my 1st choice for a night out. read more

Tonight (Nov.4) my wife and I visited Applebee's on South Hill for drinks and dinner. We are regular customers because of the wide menu, good food and good service. Tonight there was a patron at the bar watching the UW - USC game. He was very loud, the only person in the place shouting comments continuously. I asked him to be quiet so my wife and I could enjoy our meal. he was quiet through most of of dinner, but "John" was obviously well known to the staff, a couple of whom came over to sit with him and commiserate with him, after which he began shouting again. As we left the restaurant, he shouted an insult at me. I did not respond, but we are very disappointed in the staff and have an option of going to BJ's Bar and Grill in the future. read more

BAD location and terrible service! The server Rachel in the bar was rude, unprofessional, and just plain terrible. I came in and sat there while she was socializing and looking at pics on an elderly couple's phone. No greeting. No water. No service. I waited patiently for her to finish up her socializing and she acted like I was interrupting her day when she finally came over. She was completely unfriendly, sullen, and nasty. She went back to talk and look at the couple's phone 4 times while I was there 15 mins vs serving customers. A simple request of water and lemon with my food. She brought the water over with no lemon and slammed it on the table. Went back to the couple. No big deal. Maybe she forgot? I waited patiently 5-7mins and she circled back to elderly couple AGAIN to share more pics on their phone, while pulling out her tablet and pretending to take their order for the 6th time! She clearly knew them. I waved to her and asked if I could get the lemon (that I requested and she didn't bring). She looked pissed, walked OVER, held up a finger, and said "I'll be right with you"! Then she LITERALLY ignored me and walked back over to spend more time socializing with this couple and another staff person. CLEARLY, I was interrupting her PAID lazy day off at WORK! Sorry to bother her with my pesky food order, hunger, wanting to eat, and be served in the restaurant she was being paid to stand around, ignore customers, and socialize in! You don't like your job Rachel, QUIT! No one needs a toxic server. You're not curing cancer! Service at this location is TERRIBLE! I walked out and left without eating. I was done! Not having 30 more minutes of this. This location has the rudest staff. I asked for a manager over the phone to give feedback and the same employee that was chatting with the couple also (Amanda )pretended she was the manager. This place sucks! read more

Ordered online twice. Both times; About 1.5 hour. Food was not fresh. Only one employee was working the front, taking walk in orders and handing them out, it was crazy busy but she did a awesome job. Won't be ordering from this location again. read more

The bar area is not the best place for great service. Almost every time the two of us sat there, I had to get my own menu and have seen other people that arrived after us get served first. The restaurant area, has been great. . This review is just for the bar area seating. Other reviews read the same. Management, you really need to address this selective service issue or get someone new to manage both areas with appropriation for its customers. Good luck! read more

I was not impressed with food there; However, the waitress are really nice. I go out for good food and great customer service! I give them two stars for only good server but not food quality! I want real comfort food. I feel like I ate frozen dinner here! Haha No thanks :) read more

We have been regulars here for years and usually get good service and tip well but tonight was a different story. We sat in the bar area at a table, the greeting person saw us sit. We sat for 15 minutes while we watched others sit down and receive menus and silverware and water. We were ignored and received nothing. We got up and left. Not sure when or if we will go back. read more

Not my favorite place to eat, I always get an oriental chicken salad & a strawberry lemonade. I was pretty satisfied with the salad but tonight they told me they took away the half sizes, which is one of the main reasons why I came here. I don't like eating any of their other entrees but now I probably won't be coming back anytime soon since I have to order a full-sized salad. It's good enough to eat the whole thing, but I can't finish it. They do have a new dessert that we tried tonight, which was the churro S'mores. Wow that was pretty freaking delicious! I would go back just to eat 3 of those, every night, if I would get fat. But since that can't happen, I will cross this place off my list for my favorite salad & start looking for a new one. read more

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me and my family of 7 went to the restaurant and we sat there for over an hour , food finally started coming out and every single plate of food was cold ! the hour that we were sitting there, not once did the server ask if we wanted refills , mind you I hade my 5 grandkids ranging in age 5-15 it was a complete disaster. they asked if we wanted our food redone an I said absolutely not we had already been waiting over an hour the kids were hungry . my salmon looked like a bird dried piece of charcoal! read more

Arrived here at 6pm on a Monday. I sat at the last open seat at the bar and was greeted immediately by the bartender. She had my beverage and order taken very quickly and the food came out relatively quick. I wish my salad came before my entree but that was ok. All in all this is a typical Applebees and the food was good. read more