Applebee's (closed)
Applebee's (closed) [4,688 square feet]
5400 West Broad Street, Willow Place, Richmond, VA
This location opened in April 1992 and closed on September 9th, 2018. The building was demolished in April 2022 and a Shake Shack was built on site, which opened on June 12th, 2023.
Somehow I ended up not noticing this closed location when I was here a few weeks ago. They must've still had their signage up and the lack of cars in the lot wasn't apparent to me. The restaurant is an outparcel in the shopping center Spirit Halloween is operating out of (which you can see in the background), and while I had planned on photographing that store this empty building was a complete surprise; I'm pretty sure I let out a "WHOA-HO-HO-HOOOOO THAT APPLEBEE'S CLOSED" after driving past it!
It was announced earlier this year that Applebee's was going to close several dozen locations throughout the year, which they are naturally blaming on millennials. This location appears to be one of the victims, as well as another location about 10 miles away. I think Richmond is gonna be okay without these two locations, though- there are still about six-seven locations in operation throughout the city.
Applebee's (closed)
Applebee's (closed) [4,688 square feet]
5400 West Broad Street, Willow Place, Richmond, VA
This location opened in April 1992 and closed on September 9th, 2018. The building was demolished in April 2022 and a Shake Shack was built on site, which opened on June 12th, 2023.
Somehow I ended up not noticing this closed location when I was here a few weeks ago. They must've still had their signage up and the lack of cars in the lot wasn't apparent to me. The restaurant is an outparcel in the shopping center Spirit Halloween is operating out of (which you can see in the background), and while I had planned on photographing that store this empty building was a complete surprise; I'm pretty sure I let out a "WHOA-HO-HO-HOOOOO THAT APPLEBEE'S CLOSED" after driving past it!
It was announced earlier this year that Applebee's was going to close several dozen locations throughout the year, which they are naturally blaming on millennials. This location appears to be one of the victims, as well as another location about 10 miles away. I think Richmond is gonna be okay without these two locations, though- there are still about six-seven locations in operation throughout the city.