A handful of Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar + Grill restaurants across the country have recently shuttered as parent company Dine Brands reshapes the chain’s footprint amid rising costs, USA TODAY Network reports show. The shakeup is prompting a familiar question for local diners: will any Applebee’s in the Daytona area be affected?

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Founded in 1980 in Decatur, Georgia, the popular chain holds at least 1,500 locations across the U.S. and abroad, according to its website, each known to provide a “delicious and affordable meal, refreshing and fun drinks, and a come-as-you-are welcoming environment.”

In a March 2025 annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Dine Brands, who also owns  IHOP and Fuzzy's Taco Shop, noted franchisees have faced mounting operating pressures, including rising fuel, food and utility costs, USA TODAY Network recently reported.

Outside of Florida, the brand has already shuttered a franchised location in Columbia, Missouri, and two locations in Evansville, Indiana, while another store in Upstate New York is scheduled to close in April, according to the USA TODAY Network.

While there were nearly 80 operating Applebee’s locations in Florida as of February, that number has already dropped with the March 9 shuttering of the chain’s sole Ormond Beach restaurant, located at 150 N. Williamson Blvd., which is now listed as permanently closed online and has been removed from the official Applebee’s website.

The Ormond location was one of three remaining Applebee’s in Volusia County, following last year's closure of its Daytona Beach restaurant at 1700 W. International Speedway Blvd., Unit 600. The chain maintains locations in Port Orange at 1390 Dunlawton Ave. and Orange City at 2599 Enterprise Road.

In 2025, at least three other Applebee’s locations closed in Florida, including one in Gainesville, Pinellas Park and St. Petersburg, according to the same USA TODAY Network report.

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Daytona-area Applebee's shutters amid closures. Here's what we know