Good grief.
Sorry, I don’t really buy that. How can that be harder than 5 tables of 4? If everybody got a separate check, that would be harder.
But Applebees is mid-priced — you don’t spend $34 on your own meal; there’s a 2 for $20 deal that gives you two entrees and an appitizer, and they have desserts for between $1 and $3 for individual portions.