Vegan At
Applebee's

Applebee's is a casual dining chain with a limited vegan ceiling. The bread, the fries, and several vegetable sides are vegan; the proteins are not, and the chain does not stock a plant-based meat substitute. A vegan order at Applebee's typically looks like a side-vegetable combination plate (broccoli, fries, side salad with no cheese) plus a vegetable soup if the soup of the day clears, plus the brioche bun on the side for a starch. It is not abundant - but it is doable.

What to watch forThe brioche bun contains butter and egg, so the standard burger bun is not vegan. The garlic mashed potatoes contain dairy. Most salad dressings are dairy-based. The southwest black bean burger contains dairy and egg in the patty mix. The chicken wings, riblets, and other apps are not vegan. The salsa is vegan; the queso is dairy; the spinach-artichoke dip is dairy. The grilled vegetables and the steamed broccoli are vegan but check whether they come with butter brushed on by default in your market.

How we verifiedApplebee's allergen and ingredient information lives on their corporate site and updates roughly twice a year. The scan reads it and pins the vegan items to what we can resolve against the published lists. Because the vegan ceiling here is mostly sides, the order scripts focus on building a multi-side plate that resolves to a real meal rather than treating it as a one-item order.