Vantaggi
I picked Applebee's as a job to make some income while going to school full time and waiting to hear from a job in my field of study, and they are generally pretty good about not overloading me. Every Applebee's I've been in all the employees usually get along pretty well, so it makes it a better work environment. I've found that you usually don't have any problems with management as long as you do your job and perform it correctly. There is opportunity for growth, if you show the interest.
Svantaggi
One of the downsides would be the scheduling. A lot of times the schedule basically gets copied over from week to week, with little to no change, which sometimes leads to one person closing the whole weekend, while the other gets off a lot earlier. I've also found that it's very difficult to get put on morning shift unless you've been there forever. They usually are the ones who get the most desireable schedule. Some of the extra work or special cleaning details can be unrealistic when employee hours are cut, so there is 1/2 the people there to do the work. Communication isn't very good at times. New ways of doing things don't really get spread to all those involved like they should. There is a bit of inconsistency between the management's rules or expectations from one to another, but it seems like they are trying to fix that.