What did you have for dinner last night?

[V]

Applebees is really hit and miss with me...as such, I tend to avoid the place unless there really isn't anything else that we can all agree upon. It's generic, bland, no risk food that any normal restaurant should be able to do correctly, but the overall indifference of the restaurant staff somehow manages to screw up 50% of the time. Good salads, though.

The only good thing about Applebee's...

[Chris Miller]

I made bunless burgers and fries last night. I tried to experiment and turn two of them into Juicy Lucy's, but I must have done something wrong, because instead of molten sharp cheddar oozing out when I cut in, it just looked like a squirrel came in my burger.

[Chris Miller]

Oh, and if you guys want, someday, I'll tell you my racist applebees story. Warning, I'm one of the somewhat racists in the story.

[V]

I find it easier when you pre-cook the patties slightly before filling them with cheese. Just fry or grill them for about 1-2 minutes, then put the cheese in, then press the patties together.

[BillyG]

Chris, please provide this story.

[Chris Miller]

Ok, so I've probably said on here before that I used to tend bar at Ruby Tuesday. Our Ruby Tuesday was straight ghetto, because we were right next to a stop on the bus line that ran into the worst parts of Baltimore (we were a close suburb.). So, here's the thing about black people in Baltimore: they are fairly different than black people anywhere else. When they're hood, they're straight hood. I used to have black guys from New York tell me they hated coming here because everyone thought they were a Baltimore black guy. Have you seen The Wire? Very accurate. Add into that the fact that they typically lived up to the "never tips" stereotype, and that was enough to wear me down into a bit of a racist when it came to waiting tables, because no tip meant no rent, and many nights I would get sat with 90% no tippers. If it makes me sound any less gross, after I stopped waiting tables, all of those feelings went away. If you need any more justification, no one hated waiting on black tables more than our black waiters. My favorite rant from my friend Wink ended with "Motherfuckers settin us ALL BACK."

Anyway, the story part is a lot shorter than the explanation, I guess. One night I had a bunch of off duty Applebees waiters come in and drink in my bar. Waiters tip like beasts, so I loved it. One of the guys looked around the rest of the restaurant, looked back at me and smirked. All I did was point out the window and said "Number 8 bus". He said "Yeah, well we have All You Can Eat Riblets for 8.99". I gave him a free beer.

[Abraham Smashington]

hahah.

[BillyG]

Brilliant.

[V]

fixed...

[Nathan]

My best friend bartends at Outback. Chris' story is no joke.

[Matt]

If I laugh at the story, does that make me a racist? Because I laughed.

[B_Metal]

Riblets = shit lost

[Chris Miller]

One of the other guys said "Yeeeeah, that really brings 'em in."

[BillyG]

Hey guys I think I know why we don't have any black members.

[B_Metal]

No riblets?