Regionites who are able to stomach bottomless food and, well, chain restaurants, we guess, are in luck. Earlier this week, a "crowd favorite" — all-you-can-eat riblets and chicken tenders (seriously, who's downing this stuff?) — made a comeback at Applebee's locations throughout Tampa Bay.
Dine-in patrons may order either unlimited plate at $12.99 from the California-based grill and bar franchise for a limited time — whether they begin with tenders and move on to riblets, or vice versa. Both meals are served with endless fries and a side of coleslaw.
Participating Applebee's locally include Brandon, Clearwater (East Bay Drive, Highway 19 North, McMullen Booth Road), Largo, New Port Richey, Oldsmar, Pinellas Park, Plant City, Riverview, Seminole, St. Petersburg (Fourth Street, 66th Street), Tampa (North Dale Mabry Highway, Sheldon Road, West Hillsborough Avenue, Gandy Boulevard), Temple Terrace, Valrico, and Wesley Chapel.
In celebration of the all-you-can-eat offer, the chain has even organized a national sweepstakes. Applebee's guests are asked to pledge allegiance to their meal of choice with the #TeamTenders or #TeamRiblets hashtag on Twitter or Instagram — add #Sweepstakes in there, too, if you're truly considering it — through July 31. Afterward, the chain selects 20 winners to receive a VIP Team Card, which bestows them with a year's worth of free riblets or tenders.
We'd kinda be more into this if the mozz sticks were involved. Just sayin'.
This article appears in Jul 19-26, 2018.