Applebee’s Opens First Restaurant in Hawaii; Now Has Locations in All 50 States (2024)

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What happened to Applebee's in Hawaii? ›

An IHOP restaurant will replace Hawaii's first Applebee's at the Ewa Town Center. An IHOP restaurant opened Wednesday at the Ewa Town Center, replacing Hawaii's first Applebee's, which closed with little fanfare in May. Applebee's entered the Hawaii market with the opening of the Ewa location in October 2016.

First Applebee's® Restaurant In Hawaii Opens On October 3, Bringing America's Neighborhood Grill And Bar To All 50 States.

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U.S.-based casual dining restaurant chain Applebee's had 1,642 restaurants worldwide as of December 31, 2023. The restaurant had 1,536 franchised restaurants in the U.S and 106 restaurants in international markets. Applebee's is a subsidiary of the full-service dining company Dine Brands Global.

A boycott of Applebee's prompted by the restaurant's shameful firing of waitress Chelsea Welch after she posted a message a pastor wrote for her on the internet.

Founders Bill and T.J. Palmer looked for inspiration in a phone book and fell in love with the name "Appleby." After finding there was already a copyright on the name, they changed it to "Applebee's."

Applebee's and IHOP, both owned by Dine Brands Inc., may soon have dual-branded locations that share a back-of-house and a blended front-of-house, according to an earnings call from the company last week.

2007 – Applebee's opens its first location in China. Applebee's Services, Inc. is purchased in November by IHOP Corp., creating the largest full-service restaurant company in the world. 2013 – Applebee's announces the installation of 100,000 tablets at 1,800+ locations by the end of 2014.

hɒp/ EYE-hop; acronym for International House of Pancakes) is an American multinational pancake house restaurant chain that specializes in American breakfast foods. It is owned by Dine Brands—a company formed after IHOP's purchase of Applebee's, with 99% of the restaurants run by independent franchisees.

Buffalo Wild Wings is a top competitor of Applebee's. Buffalo Wild Wings's headquarters is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and was founded in 1982. Buffalo Wild Wings competes in the Restaurant Franchises field.

Where is the largest Applebee's? ›

Explore The World's Biggest Applebee's at the corner of Broadway and 50th Street in Times Square, serving family-friendly, value-priced meals for Breakfast (served 8am – 12pm daily), Lunch, Dinner and Late Night. Plus, great Happy Hour Specials at the Bar. Groups and corporate bookings of all sizes are welcome.

Our guests know they can always count on us for a delicious and affordable meal, refreshing and fun drinks, and a come-as-you-are welcoming environment. As one of the world's largest casual dining brands, Applebee's is a go-to dining destination in neighborhoods throughout the United States and abroad.

It can be rather costly to regularly ship fresh products as far north as Alaska and across the ocean to Hawaii from distribution centers that are landlocked. Another compounding factor is the lower population of Alaska and Hawaii.

Applebee's and IHOP, both owned by Dine Brands Inc., may soon have dual-branded locations that share a back-of-house and a blended front-of-house, according to an earnings call from the company last week.

In November 2007, we completed the acquisition of Applebee's. With more than 3,300 restaurants at the time, the combination brought together two leading restaurant brands and created the largest full-service restaurant company in the world.