[TankerKC]

Looks like another restaurant I have to avoid.

...and another that I will go to more frequently. This is the way business work. The government stays out (Applebees made their own business decision), and we'll see how it works for Applebees.

[Gabz]

I think it's great that Applebee's made the decision without the government forcing them to do so.

I just hope they don't do in the places they went smoke free what they did in Delaware................push the government mandated smoking ban on other establishments.

[MissTargets]

and another that I will go to more frequently

That's cool. Your choice. One thing the restaurant owners should be happy about. They can push more thru, by not having all those smokers sitting around taking up space, having their after dinner "smoke".