Applebees, Fremont

Half apps seem to get me more often than not... cheapish food at a late night hour is unfair to those who are treading the waters of near legal obesity. I made this trip for business purposes only. It certainly wasn't because I was mentally and physically destroyed in a game of ping pong and needed a cold one... I asked the barmaid if they bloodys were mixes or homemade and she replied "mixes, you want something else..?" Not a good start for the 'bees. I didn't see the brand of mix but it came out looking something like this....

Appearance: 4/10 It seemed to have an awkward red color, not juicy tomato color or tainted with seasonings color but a fake red color. There weren't really any floaties and it just was blah.

Garnishes: 3/10 Olives and lime. I honestly don't remember if there were two olives or not but at least they were included. The lime is almost a buzz kill now, a real space-taker-upper. Applebee's once put cinnamon and sugar on a beer glass rim for me and they don't add salt or anything to the ever classy bloody mary? Lame

Spice/Bang: 3/10 There was a certain spiciness to the bloody that I thought was a nice touch, but the roommate thought it had a bit of a burn to it. That was about all I tasted. Not much for tomato or vodka or anything else. Seemed to have thinness to it, not much of anything. 

Desire: 2/10 No more bloody mary's at Applebee's. Eating good in the neighborhood is kinda catchy but notice they don't ever talk about their drinks... It's for good reason! 

Price: 2/10 $6.75 for this incredibly dull glass of red liquid is way too much. Even for the "neighborhood bar" or the upscale bars in Fremont this isn't a good deal at all. If I was getting a slider on a stick in the drink then we are talking! Have you had Applebee's sliders by the way? Tasty little morsels. 

Overall: 14/50 Yikes. It has been noted that Applebee's is not known for their bloody mary's and that trend will probably continue. Good half apps, bad bloodys, case closed. Cheers!