Applebees Closings List 2025. Applebee’s announced it will close up to 35 restaurants this year while ihop grows its footprint. Dine equity, the company behind applebee’s and ihop, will close up to 160 locations of the.

Major chains including tgi fridays, mod pizza, outback steakhouse and applebee’s cited “underperformance” as the main reason for closing certain restaurant. Applebee’s across the country will be shutting down due to the company’s new development strategy credit: