Applebee’s in Wisconsin Rapids Closed

Tuesday, April 29th, 2025 -- 11:00 AM

(Caitlin Shuda, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune) Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar is permanently closed after more than 20 years serving guests in Wisconsin Rapids.

According to Caitlin Shuda with the Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune, as of 11 a.m. April 28, signs posted by management on the doors of the restaurant at 4311 Eighth St. S. told guests Applebee’s is closed permanently and apologized for any inconvenience.

Diners were seen inside the restaurant on Sunday and a restaurant employee said the location would be open for its regular hours on Sunday when contacted by a Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune employee.

He declined to comment when asked if there were plans for the restaurant to close. The restaurant first opened in February 2005. According to Daily Tribune reports at the time, the restaurant's opening created 45 jobs in Wisconsin Rapids.

Emails sent to media contacts for the restaurant chain seeking additional information about the closure have not been returned as of Monday morning. The Applebee’s location in Stevens Point also closed without notice in September 2019.

At the time employees of the Stevens Point restaurant told the Stevens Point Journal they were called into a mandatory meeting and learned that the restaurant would close that day.

That site is currently being redeveloped as a UW Credit Union location. According to its website, Applebee’s also has central Wisconsin locations in Marshfield at 2114 N. Central Ave. and in Wausau at 2221 W. Stewart Ave.

The website still lists those restaurant locations remaining open.

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