comitan
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APPLEBEES LA PAZ
Applebees La Paz is schedualed to open Dec. 5, it's located on the Malecon diagnally in front of the Los Arcos cabinas.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Sharksbaja
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There goes another neighborhood(literally)
Are these type of big corporate restaurants becoming a famiar scene in your area? I shopped at the Mall up there and was amazed how few were in the
big department store.
After looking around for some household items we did make a couple purchaces but paid U.S. prices(at least).
What a shame the people of Mexico have to be subjected to this type of restaurant. Along with mass-produced food items on the menu comes the fat
laden and nutrient depleted meals which people eat more and more.
Don't be fooled, what you don't know about the manufacture and production of your dinner is probably something you don't really want to
know.
I could expound on this subject more but hey, everyone knows what they are doing to themselves with corporate fast food.
Right?
It's all about the bottom line Comitan, not your fine bottom! 
.............and it's messing up society after society! 
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Saw it yesterday, i am actually eager to see how it does.
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I'm looking forward to trying it, as to how busy the mall was during the week kind of slow, sat. and sun. you cannot find a parking place in that
whole area, unless you drive till someone leaves.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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Sharksbaja
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JESSE
Saw it yesterday, i am actually eager to see how it does. |
To what extent?
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comitan
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Do not fear it will be sucessful, Mexicans like fast food, and by the way the US is the fattest country and 2nd and probably going to overtake US is
Mexico. Right now up for vote in the Mexican senate is a new law that school children have to exercise before classes.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
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Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
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David K
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Applebees here in San Diego is not a Fast Food joint!
It is a casual dining and drinking place and is quite good... on par with Chilis, Spoons, etc. New menus I think I recall from the last time... go
there maybe every month or two.
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We were "Shoppers" for AppleBees for 4 years....
Can you imagine getting PAID to eat????
It's bland, pedestrian, American food....
Nothing Special....
I could never explaine why it was ALWAYS full of people.
We used to hate to "have" to go....isn't that terrible?
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http://www.dietfacts.com/search.asp?searchKey=applebees
Actually they have many lowfat items on the menu...this site tells all...
Don\'t get mad...
Get EVEN.
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David K
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Maybe you ordered wrong? Must be something to it if it is full of people and going international... you think??
I am not comparing it to Chef Johnny at the Half Way House, where each meal is induvidually prepared... or any other fine restaurant mind you.
Applebees is high and away better than Denny's and that is what I would call bland... a place where only in an emergency would I eat dinner at.
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My confession-----------
I was a "shopper" for Jack-In-The-Box for 6 years, and I loved it. Never gained a pound. This was between marriages, and it sure saved me a lot of
time----no cooking!! I litterally ate at J-box 5 out of 7 nights a week.
Great food!!!!!!
Applebees here in Redding is as David K says-----pretty nice place.
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Not exactly all.....
I don't consider a 14 gr fat per serving "low fat" and that is a chicken entree. I'm sure they are probably better nutritionally than others.
I don't think that by offering a meal of "non-fat" cheese ingredients is the correct route in dietary balance. WTF is that anyway? I didn't read much of the menu but it's like I said , they print positives and
avoid negatives. Look who provides the limited data. Why is everything all labled low fat and how can you do that with a fat based recipe?
Consider the sodium amounts and the MSG and other flavor masking/enhancing ingredients. Also consider the transfats that are used extensively in corp
kitchens. There has been a swing towards better nutrition but what is done to accomplish these feats is more rocket science than ordinary cooking.
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The public will make or break it. Most likely it will make it.
How long before Ruth's Chris Steakhouse hits the scene?
Don\'t get mad...
Get EVEN.
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at least Burger Kink blends in with the local architecture a little. APPLEBEES sticks out like a sore thumb in La Paz.
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Your just jealous Bruce: Had a hot Pastrami lately?
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
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Bruce R Leech
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yes I have a bunch in the freezer now.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
What a shame the people of Mexico have to be subjected to this type of restaurant. Along with mass-produced food items on the menu comes the fat laden
and nutrient depleted meals which people eat more and more.
Don't be fooled, what you don't know about the manufacture and production of your dinner is probably something you don't really want to
know.
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Subjected to?
I guess they will force people to eat there and force them to pay for the privilige.
Applebees will do well.
<As long as they include lots of jalapenos and a big bowl of mayo with every order>
Mexicans adore American fast food. Not because it's fast or even food but because it's American.
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Yep, and Wal-mart has a wide assortment of electronics. Too bad the little guy can't compete. But then we're talkin' value here are we not? .
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
at least Burger Kink blends in with the local architecture a little. APPLEBEES sticks out like a sore thumb in La Paz. |
Isn't that the idea?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bruce R Leech
at least Burger Kink blends in with the local architecture a little. APPLEBEES sticks out like a sore thumb in La Paz. |
Isn't that the idea? |
for them I guess your right
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