Today is Applebee's Day

There is a tradition that I exercise from time to time. This is the so-called "Applebee's Day". This is a holiday that is so amazing that space and time itself tries to collude in order to prevent me from being able to experience the celebration of such a day. I speak of course of the trip to Pittsburg and subsequent feasting at my not-so-close "neighborhood" Applebee's.

It seems that any time such a trip is planned, something always comes up. Either someone gets sick, someone has no gas, a meteor has destroyed the Applebee's building, or something along those lines. If there's a way for the plans to get messed up, it happens.

On the off chance that such a trip does happen, I am excited beyond reason. I always seem to get the same thing, and it's delicious every time. The meal generally starts with an appetizer of hot chicken wingy things. These are quite good and not bad for you. They aren't breaded. I didn't even realize that until it was pointed out to me because the pieces look and taste breaded. Sure enough, an entire order of these things is like 500 Calories.

My main course is usually the Brewtus Steak Burger which I'm pretty sure is code for The Fat Man's Burger. It is a 10oz burger with chuck made from sirloin steak. While I'm sure the steaks that go into this burger aren't the best cuts in the world, it does tend to come out with a very nice flavor. Grilling preference for me is typically medium-well, and it still comes out juicy and loaded with savory goodness. They also include an order of "meh" fries that look like typical fast food fare, but they're good regardless.

The last time I managed to consume this meal, everything was uber-salted for some reason. It was the first "off" experience I've had with the Pittsburg Applebee's to date, so I hope this doesn't turn into a repeat. It was good anyway, but it could have been magical.

I guess we'll find out.  :)