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Cure Food Envy With Applebee’s Take Two Menu

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Applebee’s has asked me to help get the word out about their Take Two menu and the delicious summer selections on it. They have provided my family a free meal to help us see how they are really helping end “Food Envy.” Regardless of compensation, all opinions are my own. Yours may differ.

 Half of American restaurant-goers admit to experiencing  “Food Envy” – feelings of jealousy, remorse or insecurity – about how their order compares to those around them when they dine out, according to a recent survey restaurants, America’s favorite neighborhood grill and bar.

That statistic comes from a recent survey conduct by Applebee’s. We have all been there – ordered our “normal” dish at a restaurant only to have a friend or loved one order something that looks more appealing. Usually this happens to be with my husband and usually I end up talking him into trading with me. He is a good sport and goes along with it. Others probably wouldn’t be so nice as to trade meals with me.

TakeTwoRibbonApplebee’s Take Two menu helps you fight the food ency battle by allowing you to pick two choices. You can get your old time favorite and add that new dish you have been eying, or get crazy and try two new things. Take a look at the delicious options available on the take two menu.

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A couple weeks ago when we went to Applebee’s my husband got the Blackened Sirloin and the Garlic Rosemary Chicken Pasta. Those choices happened to also be what I wanted, but I decided to let him get it and I got something else. BUT then the baby started to cry while he was holding him, so I had to cut up his steak for him, and I may or may not have helped myself to a few bites! 🙂 I did try the pasta but didn’t care for it as much.

Fast forward to a couple nights ago. We went again to Applebee’s. This time I did the Take Two menu. This is what I got:

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This is the PERFECT combo my friends! Having a delicious steak that is a good portion size, with a yummy salad. It is also perfect because you don’t have to choose between steak and chicken, you get BOTH! This dish right here CURES food envy for me! There is nothing my husband could order that would make me want to give up these two choices! Win for me!!

Guess what? You will also get a chance to cure your food envy too! Applebee’s is giving one lucky reader a $50 gift card to enjoy the new Take Two menu! This giveaway will run from July 22 through July 30. This giveaway is open WORLDWIDE; if you have a local Applebee’s then please enter to win! Winner will be verified and emailed the Applebee’s egift card. Winner will have 48 hours to respond. Enter through the rafflecopter below. Good luck!!

Want another chance to win? Head to Applebee’s, try an item from the new Take Two menu, instagram it with hashtag TakeTwo (#TakeTwo) and you could win a gift card. Applebee’s in randomly giving away gift cards on instagram! This menu is only available until August 26th so don’t miss out on this fun chance to win!

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Comments

  1. Syb says

    How I beat Food Envy! Time was, if I ordered filet and my friend ordered prime rib, theirs always turned out dee-licious and mine was, at best, “OK”. I finally just gave up and now let them order first and I, “make it two!”.

  2. Mary R. says

    Last week! My husband and I had a rare time out together. We went to my favorite place to eat. I ordered the same thing I always order. Then, the waiter for a table across the way brought meals for his table. It looked wonderful. Made me wish I had been more adventerous.

    • Stefanie says

      I’m always ordering the same things at restaurants! I’m with ya on this one… let’s be more adventurous! Thanks for sharing!

  3. sarah says

    when my husband and i went out to eat and he ordered steak and i ordered something “healthy”

  4. Jenny says

    I thought I wanted a salad but changed my mind after seeing the huge meal my husband ordered

  5. Heather Hayes Panjon says

    A Time I Was On A Cabbage Soup Diet And My Co-Worker Was Enjoying A Huge Salad Loaded With Fresh Veggies And Grilled Chicken, I Then Realized I Was Envious And Could Eat Healthy With A Lot More Options!

  7. Michelle Rufener says

    Back when I was about 18 or so, We had went up to the casino in Mt.Pleasant MI and they had a buffet in there. They had the most delicious succulent moist tender mouth watering prime rib amongst made other items that was outta this world. A meal I will never forget. Deserts that made you think you were in heaven.

  9. alicia k (Petite Pilates Pixie) says

    one time my family went out to a nice restaurant and i ended up not liking my dish but everyone else’s was sooo good. No fair!

  10. Kitty says

    I ordered a sandwich that sounded good, but someone else ordered a noodle salad that was cheaper and the salad ended up looking way better and more filling…

  12. Elena says

    My husband and I ordered chicken at the restaurant and the couple next to us ordered ribs and they smelled and looked so good that I wished we ordered ribs too

  14. elishia bakle says

    i always order something different than hubby and if i like his he gives me half and trades me half of mine!

  15. Lucy Nguyen says

    I and my friend went to japanese restaurant to try out. I love rice but order Ramen; however, the Ramen was not as good as rice since my friend ordered rice

  16. Devona Fryer says

    My husband, daughter and I went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant and ordered their new California Burrito, which was 12″ long. When they brought the food to the table, they gave me the smallest one and when I finished way ahead of everyone else, I had food envy because I wish I had one of the bigger ones! lol

  18. Debra Holloway says

    Thought I would play it safe ordering my standard fare until I got up and walked to the restroom passing many tables, one particular table had a divine smell coming off the plates. Oh how I wished I had ordered what they did. I asked them what it was, they told me, and I got one to go. I gave into my food envy.

  19. Carla D. says

    I get food envy everytime I see or hear someone order seafood. So good but so expensive and hard to ever order when you have a family to feed. Can’t just splurge whenever I want to. Lucky people!

  20. Jenn McClearn says

    I am 9 months pregnant I experienced food envy last night when I wanted to have pepperoni on my pizza but chose not to because of the sever heartburn I have been having. All I could see and smell was pepperoni and I am STILL up with heartburn tonight ughhh

  21. Tasha says

    When my boyfriend and I go out for dinner and he orders a massive burger and I get a dinner salad! LOL I love salads and I always order them, because they are healthier. But a lot of the time I wish I had that burger!

  22. Jeanne says

    When we go mexican I always order the same dish. One time my husband ordered something different on the menu and I wish I had done the same. He gave me one bite and I wanted the whole thing!!

  23. Holly Thomas says

    The last time I went out to dinner I couldn’t decide between two entrees, well the table next to me ordered the one I didn’t and it looked so much better!

  25. Andrew says

    We went to a seafood restaurant a few weeks ago. I was going to order the Seafood Platter but decided to go more conservative and just get a fish sandwich with fries. The sandwich showed up on a 8 inch sub roll – but was only two quarter sized pieces of fish on each end and cole slaw filling the center. The others at the table splurged on Lobster, clams and everything else.. I was envious!

  26. Emily Wells says

    I experience it just about every day when facebook friends post pictures of food they’re eating, lol.

  28. Jennifer Holovack says

    I was at Red Robin and couldnt decide between the blue cheese burger or the cobb salad. I ordered the burger, then the lady at the table next to me ordered the salad. I was jealous. lol

  29. Mary Happymommy says

    I’m envious when I see my husband snacking on chips when I’m trying to stay away from the extra calories.

  30. Candice says

    The last time we had Mexican food, I ordered a burrito. My boyfriend’s fajitas looked so delicious though.

  32. Cathy French says

    I have food envy anytime I see someone with a lobster tail and a nice looking ribeye steak

  33. Crickett says

    I always have food envy everytime we go to Applebes!! I always want some of what my hubby gets too!!

  35. tara b. says

    i always get food envy….no matter what i order whatever my fiance orders ALWAYS looks better!!!!! ggggggrrrrrrrrrr lol

  36. Carolyn N. says

    I usually have food envy when I am at the restaurant and see what others have.
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  37. Amanda Sakovitz says

    I got food envy when all my friends ordered salads at a restaurant and i got a chicken kabob and it was really bad.

  38. Thomas Murphy says

    I was trying to lose a few pounds and went out to dinner with friends and they all got steaks while I got chicken and I have food envy.

  39. Gigi says

    I encounter this “food envy” thing daily–why? Well, I have now had to go gluten-free, so now I have to forsake my beloved breads, pastries, pizza, etc. I know there are many great gluten-free options, but it’s harder to find restaurants with many options. You can only go so far with salad. LOL. Applebee’s is great because their steak and shrimp dishes are delicious, minus the bread.

  41. Sarah p says

    I was at a comedy club and the people next to us were eating a huge piece of turtles chocolate cheesecake…I almost started drooling lol but cheesecake and beer don’t mix well, so next time we go, I’m ordering water and turtles cheesecake 😀

  42. Shar says

    I get food envy invariably when the waiter/waitress walks by with some sizzling hot fajitas. Delicious smells cause severe envy attacks!

  43. pinky sade says

    I get food envy when I ordered something that didn’t taste good but others at my table are wolfing down their dishes

  44. Kelly D says

    I experience food envy when people order really great desserts, like brownies with lots of ice cream. This happened last week.

  48. Karen Glatt says

    I experienced food envy just the other night when I was watching a cooking show with cookies being made. Well what did I do! I got up and started making all sorts of cookies. I had cookie envy! But at Applebees I can see where I would have food envy with picking between the Sirloin or the Garlic Rosemary Chicken Pasta. Yummy!

  49. Brandi Price says

    It happens every time my husband and I go out to eat! After the waitress walks away with our order I will see something going to another table or when the waitress gets back with our food I will want what my husband ordered.

  50. Christine Waddell says

    Isn’t food envy normal? Seems like everytime I go out to eat, I notice the food at the tables around me. I place my order and then someone orders something I have never seen or never tried and I am so envious of their delicious looking meal.

  52. Heather Freeman says

    I went to Noodles a few years ago and was confused about their menu. (you had to order “protein” separately). I was so flummoxed that I ordered buttered noodles with nothing on them. My friend ordered asian noodles and chicken and her food looked great. I never made that mistake again.

  53. Gail Williams says

    I am always having “food envy” because I am surrounded by people who are not diabetic like me. I have found that some restaurants like Applebee’s are better for me than others!

  57. rebeka deleon says

    anytime i see people eating king crab legs or lobster on tv i get jealous because it is my favorite and i don’t get to eat it often!

  58. Melissa Hartley says

    Going to Taco Bell & watching my aunt eat a steak quesadilla & so wishing I had ordered that instead of my burrito .. next time ‘tho!;)

  59. Julie says

    this past weekend my sister and her boyfriend went to Texas De brazil and I did not get to go 🙁

  61. Hannah M. says

    On my first date! I did the classic, stupid “I’ll eat something healthy” move, and he got mashed potatoes and steak. I’m surprised we went out again – pretty sure he noticed me drooling at some point 😉

  62. april says

    I experience food envy when I , try to be good by ordering something healthy and then see all the tasty things everyone around me is eating.

  63. Lisa B. says

    While we were on vacation, my dad ordered Salmon with lemon garlic butter sauce, and I ordered teriyaki chicken…the chicken was good, but the fish looked even better.

  65. Lin says

    I’m experiencing food envy right now, because I can’t remember the last time I ate at Applebees (and now I really want to!).

  66. Elisa says

    I remember when I and my friends were shopping for some snacks for our late-night weekend gathering last month, my friends chose the snacks that we usually eat and I chose snacks that I have never tried (for the sake of trying something new and more variety) and when we reached home and ate them, the snacks I bought turn out to taste not really good. I wished I wasn’t so daring. LOL. It often happens to me not just for food, but also drinks. Sometimes my fiance would order some kinds of fruit punch or fancy juices and most of the time I only order green tea or latte. Drink envy!

  67. Geraldine Kennedy says

    out with friends for lunch at the diner…I ordered a salad & they ordered pastrami sandwiches….oh boy did I WANT one also…

  69. YVONNE WOODSTOCK says

    I get food envy when other people including my lucky husband can eat sweet potatoes which I LOVE and bread and the bun with his burger etc and I can’t because Ihave to eat lowcarb or I gain weight overnight.

  70. Victoria Carlson says

    I recently have stopped eating red meat due to getting migraines from it. Because I have always loved eating meat, particularly cheeseburgers, whenever I am grilling with friends, I always have food envy for their grilled burgers. They always look so delicious!

  71. Chavonne H says

    Usually when I order something and someone at a nearby table receives something that looks even better or is having dessert and I didn’t save room for dessert.

  72. Samantha Baker says

    I experienced food envy when I was too stuffed to get a dessert. Seeing others eating their desserts makes me want them, but I am always too full after dinner…

  75. BILL HOFF says

    The grass is always greener and the specials are always yummier on the other side of the plate

  78. April Martin says

    At the last family get together… My sister in law makes this awesome hash brown casserole.. that I would love to figure out how to make, so that I could make it for myself. But she won’t give up the recipe! LOL!

  80. Tina says

    I experience food envy all the time. I order what I think I want until I see other peoples plates.

  83. kolpin says

    last night at an afterparty, I ate hummus and pretzels while everyone else raided the dessert bar filled with tarts, cookies, and chocolate

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  87. kelley wood says

    at sea world when hubby and kids chose the fajita bowl and i was stuck with chicken strips….

  88. Heather Garcia says

    I don’t really get food envy, I have my favorite meals at different restaurants that I always order and then gobble up. My husband and I had our blind date at Applebee’s 🙂

  90. Lorna England says

    I seldom get food envy…I like unusual combos and am the first to try something new. I’m pretty lucky that way!

  91. Tabathia B says

    Durng a company christmas party and my co-worker order a steak oscar which was tbone with lobster and it looked so good and I order a chicken dish

  92. Debra Guillen says

    I hate it when I order something off the menu and then see the waiter/waitress deliver something to a nearby table that looks soooo good you wish you had ordered it. Had that happen not long ago when we were at a Mexican restaurant and the couple next to us had a sizzling plate of fajitas delivered that sounded and looked soo good.

  93. ellen c. says

    My family went to Kowloons one evening for dinner. I just started eating sushi so I’m not to familiar with the different kinds available. I saw some delicious rolls at the table across from us and wished that I knew what they were called so I could have ordered them. Thanks for the chance.

  95. anne conover says

    We just returned from vacation and I had food envy every time we ate out, which was all the time. We tried to be frugal but I sure envied the pricier dishes on the menus. We did well though and stuck to healthy decisions with very little splurging 🙂

  96. Laura Jacobson says

    OH I get food envy quite often, as I have to eat gluten free. I always miss all the good food others can have, but I will say gluten free has come so far over the past 6 years. Its great companies like Applebees can accomodate gluten free allergies!

  97. Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard says

    when hubby and I went out to dinner and he ordered the steak and I was being cheap and jut got a sandwich – never again 🙂

  98. Courtnie says

    Last time I went to Applebees my boyfriend got the steak, while I got chicken tenders. Don’t get me wrong, I love chicken tenders, but the steak looked soooo good.

  99. Sabrina says

    I’m pregnant now, and I feel food envy everytime someone is eating something! It’s crazy – whether at a restaurant, walking through the mall, or just watching tv commercials!

  100. Natalie yeoman says

    When me and my mom went to tgi Fridays I got wings and my mom got the sampler appetizer I wanted what she had instead of mine so bad

  101. Lynda Thomas says

    I had major food envy yesterday! My mom and I shared a plate of nachos and my aunt ordered the same nachos, but hers had soooo many more beans on it. 🙁

  102. Erika W. says

    My friend went out to eat before I moved and I ordered the mahi mahi and she got swordfish… She let me have one bite and I totally wanted to switch plates! Was sooo good!

  103. claire says

    Any time I am trying to eat “heathily” and while i’m eating a salad, husband is killing a huge steak!

  105. TheHappyOne says

    I was on a diet and my husband was eating frozen pizza! Which I normally don’t like that much, but hey, I was on a diet!

  106. Carolsue says

    It always seems that no matter what I order, someone else’s meal looks better than mine! Food envy!
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  107. katklaw777 says

    My Hubby ordered a steak and I ordered the crab legs…0n our 10th anniversary.
    He liked mine and I liked his so we shared half and half.
    It was the first time I had that combo and now when we eat our fancy I always order it for myself…yum!

  109. Casey S. says

    Trying to stick to my diet and now i see that dominos has their 50% off pizza coupon out again!! :'(

  110. Stephanie Ann says

    I went out to eat with friends and while I ordered a salad, they had nachos, pizza, and fries!!

  112. Shane says

    Every time I go to a hot dog place near my house, I try something new and so does my fiance. I feel like she always gets the better new option though.

  113. Sheila Cooper says

    I am experiencing it right now looking at this food! You are making me so hungry!

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