The first Applebee's restaurant had a wildly different name

(NEXSTAR) – If you think “Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar” is a mouthful, just wait until you hear what the restaurant was originally called.Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar (or Applebee’s for short) grew out of a single restaurant founded by Bill and T.J. Palmer in Decatur, Georgia, more than four decades ago. Bill Palmer had worked in the restaurant business for years by that point, but the Decatur restaurant marked the first time the Palmers stru