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AN Applebee’s customer was arrested after attempting to take advantage of the restaurant chain’s all-you-can-eat offer.
The Applebee’s special allows customers to feast on unlimited amounts of one of three meals including boneless wings, shrimp, and riblets with fries for $15.99.
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Shawneesha Cobbs from Chicago paid for two of the meals but shared them with more than two other friends at the table.
The manager of the Applebee’s in Portage, Indiana, explained to Cobbs that each person at the table would have to pay $15.99.
Cobbs and her friends disagreed which led to an argument over the bill.
Police were contacted and arrived at the restaurant around 8:30 pm on Friday, August 2, Local 12 reported.
Officers on the scene revealed they “heard multiple females screaming and threatening people,” according to Region News Source.
Cobb and her friends argued with police that it was not made clear to them that each person would have to pay individually.
Officers quickly located the bold print on the menu that explained the rules of the offer.
Cobbs allegedly became disruptive ignoring police’s orders to calm down leading to her arrest.
She was then taken to the Porter County Jail and was charged with disorderly conduct.
One of the diners from the party returned to the restaurant after the debacle and paid the bill in full, according to local news reports.
Meanwhile, Applebee’s is also bringing back its popular half-price appetizer deals.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MORE DEALS
The chain’s Late Night Half Price Appetizers deal is now available seven days a week but only occurs at certain hours.
Customers will be able to get discounted wings, mozzarella sticks, and more on any day, the company announced.
The discount will apply to in-person and online orders made through Applebees’ app or website.
Restaurant closures in 2024
BOSSES at major dining chains have announced a series of restaurant closures. The U.S. Sun has compiled a list of the chain’s affected.
- Cracker Barrel: Stores in Medford, Oregon, Columbia, South Carolina, and Sacramento, California, have closed.
- Mod Pizza: Bosses dramatically shuttered 27 shops in April, including some in the state of California.
- Frisch’s Big Boy: Restaurant chiefs confirmed the closure of a restaurant in Covington, Kentucky in April.
- Outback Steakhouse: The chain will shutter 41 ‘underperforming’ locations this year.
- Two Bucks: Four restaurants in Ohio closed in April.
- Chili’s: A restaurant in Port Arthur, Texas, has shut permanently as well as one in Irvine, California.
- Friendly’s: Bosses confirmed an establishment in Ronkonkoma, Long Island will close.
- Pizza Hut: A restaurant in Glen Falls, New York, closed at the end of March, followed by four in Ohio in June and 15 in Indiana.
- Denny’s: Two restaurants in Boise and Nampa, Idaho, have closed.
- Carl’s Jr.: The first Boise, Idaho location has closed.
- In-N-Out: An Oakland location closed earlier in the year due to crime in the area.
- Cheesecake Factory: The chain is set to shutter a location in Memphis, Tennessee in July.
- Applebee’s: Announced the closure of between 25 and 35 locations this year.
- Taco John’s: Shuttered a restaurant in Minnesota and put the building up for sale in May.
- Rubio’s Coastal Grill: Has announced the closure of 48 locations in California after filing for bankruptcy.
- Burger King: Shuttered a location in California in June after 30 years.
The deal is only available in the late evening hours.
Times vary by location.
Typically, the deals are available from around 9 pm to closing time.
It’s also a limited-time offer.
The company did not share a date when the deal expires.
CLOSING THE DOORS FOR GOOD
Applebee’s may be offering multiple deals to customers to avoid more closures.
Vance Yuwen Chen, CFO of Dine Brands Global, which owns Applebee’s and IHOP, announced that 25 to 30 restaurants would close this year.
Another Applebee’s location shut down in New York on May 19.
Just weeks before that, another Applebee’s closed in Waco, Texas.
Guests found out from a note taped to the door that announced the closure.
“From April 29th, 2024, this Applebee’s is closed,” it said.
“We regret any inconvenience it has caused our valued guests.”
