What Time Does Applebee’s Open and Close? (Updated in 2025)

The quick answer to the question is Applebeees Opening and Closing Times in 2025.

What Time Does Applebee’s Open and Close (Updated in 2025)

And, in case you are after the bottom line, this is it, most Applebee restaurants are open at about 11:00 a.m. and close between 11:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. on most days, and Friday and Saturday tend to stay open until a little later in the busy locations. The brand is completely franchised, which is why the hours will not be exactly the same in all locations, the hours of your local particular store are available on the official locator or in the app.

As you go to check some store cards on the official Applebees locator, you will find phrasing such as Open until 12am in many of the suburban restaurants, which indicates the tempo of casual dining (lunch through late evening). Nevertheless, there are markets that continue later hours Friday/Saturday until 1:00 a.m.–you can read that actually on some local listings and third party directories that are specific to a specific address. Translation: atmosphere of the neighborhood is important.

There is also one more detail that can also save you time: Applebee’s does not have a chain-wide breakfast. In most cities you begin your day with lunch (11-ish), after which you take on dinner and late night. There are a limited number of franchises with special breakfast events ( think pancake fundraisers ) or local one offs, although that is the exception rather than the norm – so do not expect a 7.30 a.m. sit down unless your store actively promotes it.

1.1 The most common daily routine that you will be exposed to.

In the U.S. there has been a general trend that appears to be as follows:

Mon-Thu: 11.00 am to 11.00 pm (some of the markets extend to 12.00 am).

Fri -Sat: 11.00 am to 12.00 am or later (in some places only 1.00 am).

Sun: 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (closes earlier are the norm in family heavy suburbs).

These are most likely hours rather than guaranteed. The official locator is updated in no less than one restaurant and displays the language of the open until–which changes through the week–helpful when you want to know whether you want to eat late or get half price appetizers in a post movie run.

1.2 Reason hours will be different (franchise ownership, local laws and demand)

Applebee is 100% franchised and the bar operators will adjust hours to local demand, staffing and local regulations such as alcohol cutoffs and noise ordinances to determine when the bar and dining room can remain open. College cities and entertainment streets will extend later and mall neighboring stores or suburban stores are likely to shut down sooner. Never believe in one size national rule, always believe in local variation.

Practically you will find the difference by simply comparing two adjacent store cards in the official locator–differing brands, but the same time–Open until–time as the traffic does not follow the same pattern.

1.3 How to know today the hours in your particular restaurant, in the fastest way possible.

Three quick checks, in order:                                        

1) Applebees Locator/App: Find My Applebees, select your location, and check out times today (the application also displays ordering possibilities). This is the nearest and in real time source.

2) Call the store: Handy off holiday or bad weather days; the crew can work out last seating and kitchen cutoff details. FAQ also reminds you that you may place orders on the phone and Carside To Go, which only exists at founded establishments, which presupposes the presence of a live team on the other end.

3) Map listings: Google/Apple Maps will generally follow through on updates to holiday location, although it will then rely on the store card in case of divergence.

Weekdays vs. Weekends: what time does Applebee keep open?

The shift of the tempo between Monday and Saturday is clear. Monday-Thursday is likely to be stable: lunchtime traffic, dinner, and then that slow creep into late evening–closing at 11:00 p.m. to midnight in most cities. Friday and Saturday, all things are improved: later films, games, birthday parties, that after 9 p.m. appetizer crowd, which in this case stretches stores to 12:00 a.m. or 1:00 a.m., depending on the area.

You could go to a physical store listing and see the “weekend extension”–like the stores in Bethlehem, PA indicate 11:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. on Fridays/Saturdays, and many stores in the Seattle area indicate open until 12am every day. The trend is not always the same, but it is consistent: later are the entertainment belts and college towns, earlier the suburbs.

Feeling like not having to be at 10:45 a.m. and scramble to ask the kitchen whether it still has more orders to take? Check out before leaving, inquire about last call of food. It is natural that restaurants have a kitchen closing time, 15-30 minutes before the official closing time (more on this in Section 5.2).

2.1 Friday/Saturday late night reality (and the meaning of open until)

The phrase “open until 12am” (and/or 1am) is generally taken to mean that the doors are open and the bar is running until that time, but the kitchen can end up closing some services a little earlier based on staffing and volume. At least in markets where there are high volumes of people late at night– consider post game crowds–stores can operate with limited menus late to ensure that service is quick. The best thing you can do is to make a quick order on the app at the time you are parking; the time it takes to be ready is your built in timer.

We have also noticed 1:00 a.m. closes listed on some Fridays/Saturdays (e.g. the Bethlehem example), and a local suburb unit could continue Open until 12am every night. When you are having a birthday past 10:30 p.m. make your store of choice the truth of the matter..

2.2 Sundays clarified: family traffic, previous closes and local habits.

The trend of Sundays is a bit earlier and colder. Most places still have 11:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m., although there are fewer 1:00 a.m. loiterers. In family traditional suburbs, there are shops that will close at just before 11: 00 pm, whereas at the city center it may be the day till 12: 00 am assuming that there may be some late shows that release near to the stores. That change in real time will be reflected in your locator/app.

You have a Sunday night game, place an order to pick up or Carside and you’ll avoid the last minute rush–and you’ll know immediately whether that store is still taking your food order. [6].

2025 Open and Closed, and Changes: Holiday Hours.

The reality about holiday hours is as follows: they differ – enormously – due to balancing staff, demand, and local regulations by the franchisees. Third party holiday trackers mostly concur that on most federal holidays, Applebee is open but with shorter hours and usually closed on Christmas Day (some also include Thanksgiving as closed; others include reduced hours – your local operator will know exactly). Take treat schedules on a location by location basis.

What you need to do: make sure you look at your store card the day before and just to be certain, call the restaurant. There are numerous places which close earlier on Christmas Eve and New Year Eve-and in some places, later on New Year Day. The official site does not post any grid of national holidays, thus the locator/app is your new friend.

3.1 Thanksgiving and Christmas: The holidays, exceptions, and why your city might be different.

There are variations in holiday trackers: some indicate that Thanksgiving is closed, some indicate that it is open with limited hours; almost all indicate that Christmas Day is closed. Due to the franchise nature of Applebees, a downtown restaurant filled with travelers may decide to operate with a reduced window during the Thanksgiving and a suburbia restaurant will decide to close down. Your local store card (and a phone call) is the only sure solution.

Book in advance: in case you wish to avoid cooking on Thanksgiving, confirm hours in the morning and consider making an order earlier in the day–holiday business may lead to temporary menu changes, or you may be cut off before your restaurant closes.

3.2 Christmas Eve, new year eve and other holidays: the reduced hours playbook.

Anticipate a requirement of fewer hours on Christmas Eve and on New Year Eve (and in some cases, the New Year Day). Closing early (e.g. 8-9 p.m.) is frequently seen in aggregators, but this is just a typical case, not a national requirement. Once more: store card, and then call in case you are organizing a group. When you start it to the very end, you have an app ordering to fall back on.

Happy Hour & Late Night Deals: when the deals come to play.

Applebee do the fun part of late night right, provided you do it at the right time. The Half Price Appetizers promo (active when offered) of the brand is dine in and participation is dependent, although it is a legitimate means of keeping the bill down after 9 p.m and up to closing. Corporate has been advertising nationally on and off (especially in summer) Late Night Half Price Apps, although as always, be sure of your location–hours and items are different.

Additionally to half price apps, local markets may have happy hour beverage deals that are in line with state alcohol regulations. There are some cities that anchor 3-6 p. m. and 9 p. m.-close, but in not all states happy hour advertising and discounts laws are the same. A sure fire step to take is request your server or look at the store page before you intend to have a budget night out.

4.1 Half price Apps & evening offers (the official position + the local timing)

The official promo pages of Applebee are categorical in two ways Half Price Appetizers are temporary and you should dine in and the price/participation can be different. When the deal is on, it has Boneless Wings, Mozzarella Sticks and Spinach and Artichoke Dip- most places begin between 9 and 11 p.m. (depending on your operator). Inquire about or look at your local store card to see whether there are any banners on Specials or not.

When you are a planner: get there 10-15 minutes into the window so that you can avoid the first wave, or place an order to pick up a round via the app so that you can dine in (you will not get the dine in pricing on takeout, but you will avoid the wait).

4.2 Alcohol laws, involvement and how to prevent unpleasant surprises.

Late night food and alcohol promotional offers should be in accordance with local law. That is why one city can promote happy hour pricing and another one only has it in store or replaces drink discounts with food first deals. A lot of venues continue to fit the 3-6 p.m. and 9 p.m.-close beat; some of them trim it down. The final validation is that of your server and store page.

Lunch, Dinner and Late Night: dayparts which influence the clock.

Applebee is not a breakfast brand, it is a lunch-late night brand. The best time to consider that would be 11:00 a.m. when most restaurants open their doors, the lunch combos and 2 to 1 deals are going on, and most of the dining room has filled with colleagues and errand runners. Friday/Saturday closing times can be extended at night due to the increase in the number of the bar crowd. All this is not random–store card is the daypart flow in your neighborhood.

To avoid the crowds, 11:00-11:45 a.m. is the best time to have a quiet lunch and after 8:30 p.m. will have faster seating (except game nights or promotion push). Focusing on the late eaters who were on time, Section 5.2 covers it on kitchen cutoff realities.

5.1 When lunch works well to begin (why are you anchored at 11:00 a.m.)

Since Applebee open at 11:00 a.m, lunch basically begins immediately they open. Most stores have signs that state that they are open until 12am (or later on weekends) and maintain the same flow of lunch and dinner all day. You will hardly find lunch limited to a narrow time-span– say 11 to 3 as a rough rule of thumb– and definite lunch specials (where there are lunch specials) may appear and disappear according to the market.

You will immediately see the pattern looking through a few nearby stores in the locator alike opening, slightly varied closing, and the exact same full menu on offer as soon as the doors open. That is why 11:00 a.m. is the smart time to arrive to get first-out food and a quiet booth.

5.2 Cutoffs of kitchen at late hours and posted closing time.

The truth, behind the scenes story: posted closing time is not necessarily the same as last food order. To ensure that they are able to clean up properly, many full service kitchens cease accepting new tickets 15-30 minutes prior to the official close to ensure that they are able to meet labor clocks. Bars can be poured till late (depending on local law) but on the last minutes of the hour, hot entrees can be restricted. Always request the host/server or place a quick app order on your way there–the quoted ready time of the app is a real time measure.

To Go, Delivery & Carside: windows to order by that you can depend.

To go and Delivery saved my life in case you have children, meetings, flight times, etc. Applebee is officially online ordering, in app ordering, phone ordering, Delivery, and Carside To Go at specific locations. The To Go page explains the process of curbside pickup and the FAQ helps to establish that you can either place the order over the phone or the app and Carside will bring the order to your vehicle when you tap I am here.

To Go in most markets is operating during normal business hours, and it is the same with Delivery (drivers are able to shorten or expand the range of delivery). On the official site, you can also see limited time delivery offers (ex: free delivery on orders with app/online minimums) when they are running.

6.1 Carside To Go–how it operates and the approximate time of pick up.

The ordering process is easy: place an order online or in the app and pull up to the Carside locations and tap I am here. One member of the team carries your food away. The To Go page indicates that the average prep time is around 20-25 minutes (depending on the order size and rush, of course), but that is what you will be experiencing during the busy times at dinner. You can also book pickup in advance to make a close call to the window in case your shop sells it.

Most restaurants open at 11:00 a.m. and start Carside soon after opening and run it until closing, but, as usual, check your store card, as some stores might stop Carside when it gets very hot or very cold (some stores also close it on holidays or at very divergent times).

6.2 Time-saving delivery hours, scheduling ahead and tips on applications.

Delivery is location based and may be operated through posted hours, but the last to take delivery orders may be earlier than dine in to allow drivers to make deliveries. Its official Delivery page allows locating qualified stores and the offers (such as free delivery on a period basis with minimums) are featured in Applebee specials pages and banners in the apps. Pro-tip: plan on delivering earlier in the week on game nights and holidays so that the pile of orders can not hit at once.

In the app, the Applebee for iOS has saved favorites, customization, and Apple Pay, which accelerates the payment faster – useful when you need to reserve that time slot in a busy window.

Specific locations and beyond the U.S.: international and malls and airports.

Applebee does not all live on a corner free-standing. Others are located in dense traffic inner city areas; others within or directly adjacent to shopping centres; others in travel centres. The context varies by the hours than you may anticipate. Cores and urban nightlife centres are more tilted on the later side, the bars operating until midnight, or later, whereas the stores in the malls are tied to the opening and closing of the mall as well as to security policies. Always look at the specific store card of the place you are visiting.

Beyond the U.S., international Applebee locations have different franchise agreements meaning that there can be meaningful differences in local hours. To check, use your local country specific site or directory, in case you are planning to travel to Canada, Puerto Rico or any other country.

7.1 City/entertainment areas vs. shopping malls/suburban outlets: whoever has later closing hours?

On weekends, posted hours in entertainment areas (downtowns, near arenas) are frequently extended to 12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. in order to accommodate post event crowds. Turn to the locator and you will find phrasing of open until that reflects that of showtimes in the same location. In the meantime, restaurants outside the mall are more likely to reflect the mall security and parking hours: will be closed earlier when the access is closed.

In case you have a late movie then the sure way would be to go to an urban store and have a post show bite and get hours confirmed the same day. When going shopping, you should anticipate an earlier closing time when the shopping mall closes its main doors at night.

7.2 International Applebeees: time overseas and what to look into before you travel.

In the case of international Applebee restaurants (e.g. in Canada, Latin America), they appear in general retail directories and country pages. What is important to you: time zones, local holiday calendars and alcohol service regulations. An urban center whose dining establishments traditionally shut down at an earlier hour on weekdays will drag Applebee along that pace. Hours: Before you leave, look up in the country specific Applebee, or directory, hours or call the one listed.

A 60 second planning checklist + fast frequently asked questions (2025)

This is a small workout that will make dinner a non-stress:

Bad weather day or a holiday? Look at the store card first, and, if it is a serious meal, call. Thanks-giving is fought by aggregators, and Christmas generally closed–local confirmation victorious.

Weeknight or weekend? Late Fri/Sat (occasionally to 1 a.m.), early Sundays.

Late night bite? Inquire about the time in the kitchen or order in app to lock the clock.

Deals tonight? Half Price Apps are dine in, limited participation, participation varies–check locally.

8.1 Optimal lunch, dinner and late night arrival times.

Lunch: The latest arrival is 11:00-11.45 a.m. to be seated immediately; in most cities, it is at noon-1:30 p.m.

Dinner: The best wave is between 6-8 p.m. target 5:15-5:45 p.m. or after 8.30 p.m. due to less waits (except big game nights).

Late night: In case there is a Half Price Apps window, go a little after it begins (it may be as late as 9 p.m. in some participating stores) to avoid the first rush–and make sure your store is participating beforehand, and at what time.

8.2 Frequently asked question: Does Applebee serve breakfast? How late is the bar open?

Breakfast? Applebee is not a chain of breakfast. The majority of places open at about 11.00 am. Some of these franchises can have morning fundraisers or special breakfasts, but it is not the norm–check your store page to see what special events are being run.

How late is the bar open? The bars tend to serve until posted close (depending on local legislation), although kitchen cutoffs may fall 15-30 minutes earlier. Request a server or make a fast in app order in the event that you are pushing the clock.