APPLEBEES NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR
- Health grade
- A · 99/100
- Lake County rank
- Safer than 96%
- Diner rating
- 4 ★ · 2,367 reviews
- Violations
- 1 basic
- Last inspected
- Oct 2025
Its latest inspection on October 20, 2025 cited 1 basic violation. Diners give it 4 across 2,367 reviews. It's a American spot in The Villages. Menus here flag vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, keto, and other dietary options.
A · 99/100 · safer than 96% of Lake County restaurants we grade
Get directions Call (352) 753-0000
Restaurant details
- Health grade
- A (99/100)
- Violations
- 1 total — 1 basic
- Address
- 1009 BICHARA BLVD, The Villages, FL
- Cuisine
- American
- Categories
- Restaurant, American restaurant, Bar & grill, Diner, Family restaurant, Hamburger restaurant
- Price
- $$
- Rating
- 4 stars (2367 reviews)
- Seats
- 160
- Phone
- (352) 753-0000
- Website
- Official website
Community Rating
Reviews via GoogleWhat diners say — our read
The recurring subject in this corpus is the staff, not the food in general. Where front-of-house comes up, the rating that follows averages 4.1, so it reads as a strength.
The split is 16 positive to 1 negative across 18 rated reviews, with 1 in the middle. The single most common rating left here is 5 stars (9 of 18). No one in this corpus comments on how much food arrives at all.
On the inspection side the picture is cleaner: DBPR graded this kitchen an A (99/100), with 1 basic violations. Whatever the reviews argue about, sanitation is not the weak point. The visit behind that grade was October 20, 2025. That puts it ahead of 96% of graded kitchens in Lake County. For specifics, the last inspection cited floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained.
Nothing here pulls in opposite directions — an unusually clean read. Full reviews follow below in the order they were left.
Our own analysis of 18 reviews for this restaurant, set against its Florida DBPR inspection record. How we calculate grades →
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Julian was very pleasant and attentive. He was always there whenever we needed anything.
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We had an amazing waitress...so nice
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Julian was great!
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Liked food and service. Never had bad service or food! Always have nice specials!
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Me and my wife both ordered the Bourbon Street Chicken and Andouille pasta. The food was fantastic! Also a special shout out to our server Cassie A. She was absolutely fantastic. Very attentive, kind, professional and had a great attitude. 10/10 would make her a paper heart again. 😁
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I took my ribs home they just were room temperature. The shrimp was good. Service excellent. Its an Applebee's so atmosphere was good. My mixed drink was really good.
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Had an enjoyable time here, Katie T was great!
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Man, I was really hoping for Applebee's to be good. I know they've been falling off. But this location was so so. The food was overcooked twice. I was really hopeful for this, the workers were all super nice.
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I just came here to say I ordered you guys through Doordash. I ordered 30 traditional wings, 20 boneless. I called the store to request the traditional to be well done because it doesn't give the option online. Your AI sucks, btw. She gave me a headache. Order comes, smells fire, looks spectacular. So excited. I go to divy it up. This isn't 30 wings. I have 21. So I go on doordash, let them know and they offer to redeliver or refund. I've never had a redeliver option, money is right, I ordered 30 wings for a reason. Hell why not? New wings come, still look fire and y'all sent extra sauce. Why are there still only 26 🤣😭 I got my monies worth. But someone needs to make sure y'all ain't wing shorting every order.
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$4.19 for a Glass of Ginger Ale 1/2 full of Ice is OUTRAGEOUS ! We will never order another drink ! CASSIE is an OUTSTANDING Waitress !
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Always good food.Greay service!
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Best French onion soup. Long wait for service and food. Chicken burger dry.
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Good food. No wait.
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Great crowd!
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Don't bother. Horrible experience. Hostess was nice/nasty with a condescending tone. I wanted a booth but none available. I was seated and she proceeded to warn the waitress and pointed in my direction. Hire people who want to be around customers and leave your attitude at home. I walked out. I dont need anyone messing with my food.
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Just great food
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Great burger,good service
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What a great place to go and have lunch or dinner. We went when they had live music. It was awesome!
Overall Score
80 / 100
Composite score from health grade, dietary options, ratings, and inspection record — distinct from the state-derived health grade.
Opening hours
- Monday
- 11 AM to 1 AM
- Tuesday
- 11 AM to 12 AM
- Wednesday
- 11 AM to 12 AM
- Thursday
- 11 AM to 1 AM
- Friday
- 11 AM to 1 AM
- Saturday
- 11 AM to 1 AM
- Sunday
- 11 AM to 12 AM
Inspection history
The following records are from Florida DBPR public inspection records, most recent first.
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October 20, 2025 · Complaint Partial
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 1 basic
- 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation
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September 15, 2025 · Complaint Full
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
0 high-priority · 0 intermediate · 2 basic
- 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation (×2)
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August 14, 2025 · Complaint Full
Inspection Completed - No Further Action
0 high-priority · 1 intermediate · 8 basic
- 14 — Food-contact & nonfood-contact surfaces properly designed/maintained (×2)
- 22 — Food-contact surfaces clean and sanitized (×2)
- 23 — Nonfood-contact surfaces clean
- 36 — Floors, walls, ceilings clean & maintained; proper ventilation (×4)
This grade is calculated by us from Florida DBPR public inspection records — Florida does not issue official grades. How we calculate it →
Data last updated: October 20, 2025