Applebees

Neighborhood bar franchise

Applebee's is an American casual dining restaurant chain known for its neighborhood bar-and-grill atmosphere, moderately priced menu, and ubiquitous presence in suburban strip malls across the United States.

The name has become shorthand for generic, middle-American chain dining—neither fancy nor fast food.

We ended up at Applebee's after the movie.

The chain is often referenced in jokes about bland suburban culture or as a symbol of accessible, unpretentious dining.

restaurant

menu

List of available dishes

cocktails · happy hour · bar area · desserts · riblets · boneless wings · quesadillas · spinach dip · waitstaff · hostess

chain

franchise

Licensed business operation

casual dining · commercials · branding · corporate · nationwide · outlets · expansion · hospitality · IHOP

Categories
Opposites
dining prestige/quality

Applebeesfine dining

Elegant restaurant experience

haute cuisine · chef's table · omakase

dining authenticity/uniqueness

Applebeeslocal diner

Nearby casual restaurant

hole-in-the-wall

culinary ambition

Applebeesmolecular gastronomy

Scientific study of cooking

Family

apple, bees

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G