1395 Associates Drive
Dubuque, IA 52002
Dubuque County
Phone: (563) 583-3131
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Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar - About Us
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Welcome to our neighborhood! Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar is the world’s casual dining leader, with over 1,600 restaurants in forty-nine states and ten international countries.
by Min Y. on I went on a thursday night to check this place out. To my surprise, it was located right next to Karaoke Melody, my favorite karaoke joint in ATL. We parked the car and as we approached the restaurant, two people were outside and immediately bowed, smiled, and opened the door for us. Nice. One of them turned out to be the owner, Art Hayakawa. Walking in, I immediately thought the decor was very, very nice. It's not a huge restaurant, seems like it could fit about 50 people or so. As with most authentic Japanese restaurants, the place was SPOTLESS. Everything was perfectly organized and any tables that had a smudge on them had a waiter immediately on duty with a cloth to clean up. Props to the japanese for that. There weren't many people there that night (7 total maybe) but I hear it gets crazy crowded on Saturdays apparently with a lot of Japanese people. I can see why. I'm not an expert on Japanese food but I know a little, and this place seemed to be top notch. The prices aren't cheap by any means but for the high quality food they serve, it's very very reasonably priced. Can't afford coming here all the time but it's affordable enough that I can swing by here every once in a while and not feel too bad. We had hot house sake, some appetizers, a couple orders of sushi, and udon. All of these were very tasty and also presented nicely (another japanese food plus). The waiters were both young and could speak english very well, and were very friendly and extremely attentive. As we were finishing up our meal, Art Hayakawa himself stopped by our table and asked us how things were going. He was extremely friendly and was genuinely concerned about the quality of the food and the dining experience, which was very nice of him. He saw that I was drinking sake and asked if I liked sake, which I obviously do. He then spoke Japanese to one of the waiters and next thing you know, I was brought a couple free shots of very high quality sake from his favorite prefecture in Japan. I think he could tell he wasn't messing with a sake novice, so he went with the big guns. I don't know what it is about me, but I can't seem to go to a japanese restaurant anymore without getting free sake. My face must scream, "Want. Free. Booze." Anyway, I really enjoyed the place and it's really worth the price. Due to its apparent popularity on the weekends, however, I'd check it out during the weekdays for an optimal experience.
