BB is so excited when I mentioned to him casually that I wanna try out the new restaurant, Applebees, because Applebees orignates from the states and he simply MISSES America. He told me that when he's in US, Applebees is one of the many outlets that he frequents and he loves it! So last Saturday, we went to Applebees!
I love their logo (maybe because there's an apple on it and I love apples!)! It is apparent that the owners are American as I saw quite a number of Americans helping out in the shop and this is not exactly common if it is a franchise (You don't see angmohs serving you all the time man..only filipinos and PRCs other than the pathetic local crew). The restaurant is seperated into 2 parts - 1st part will be solely for dining and 2nd part will be where they serve food and alcoholic drinks topped up with tons of TV showing soccer..... (-_-)"
It is relatively a cool concept (certainly so for soccer fans..like my BB who couldn't take his eyes off the screen till I stared at him...arghhhhh. and I caught him peeking at the screen again when I am talking halfway!!!!) No matter where you are seated, you will definitely be facing a TV...
As for the food, I would say that the portions are fairly large (at least for me). We ordered 2 starters and 2 main courses and initially still planning to order its desserts but after eating halfway through..I surrender. I am so so so so fulllllll.....
Dynamite Shrimps
This is one of the starters and the shrimps are coated with flour and deep fried till the outer layer is crispy. It seriously taste not bad but somehow or rather, it reminds me of our 煮炒 and totally goes well with a bowl of rice! Hahahah..okie..I am a sucker for rice and I can't live without rice for long and I admit it!
Buffalo Wings
BB ordered this because he missed the taste in US but much to his disappointment, it doesn't taste anything like what he remembered. The wings are a little too sweet for my liking too (please remember that I have a sweet tooth and when I feel that it's sweet for a supposedly salty dish, you better trust my taste bug).
Bourbon street ribeye
BB's reallly excited about this dish because he ALWAYS have this during his time in US and he simply loves it! But well, this is Singapore and you can't expect to find the exact same taste and this totally taste nothing like what he remembered as well (I tried this too and basically, the steak is tasteless).
Bacon Cheese Chicken Grill
Lastly, my main course. The bacon is very salty (or to me at the very least) and basically, I just ate the chicken grill which taste normal.
Maybe it's just me who is not used to the strong flavouring as BB says that typical American food have relatively strong flavours. But overall, other than the wings being too sweet and my bacon being too salty, the overall atmosphere is quite a nice place to have a bite, hangout with friends and grab a drink :)
