{"id":52253,"date":"2026-10-14T19:43:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/52253\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T19:43:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:43:34","slug":"applebees-and-ihop-to-open-joint-cincinnati-location-yes-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/52253\/","title":{"rendered":"Applebee&#8217;s and IHOP to open joint Cincinnati location (yes, really)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The economy\u2019s gotten so bad, even chain restaurants have roommates these days. All jokes aside, Applebee\u2019s and IHOP are opening a joint location at 3222 Geier Drive in Oakley later this month. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"531\" data-attachment-id=\"264282\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.citybeat.com\/food-drink\/applebees-ihop-joint-location-oakley\/attachment\/db-3222-geier-dr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citybeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DB-3222-Geier-Dr-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1741&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1741\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Pro&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1790333514&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.22&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00081900081900082&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DB 3222 Geier Dr\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The joint Applebee\u2019s\/IHOP location in Oakley. Photo provided | Casey Cargle&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citybeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DB-3222-Geier-Dr-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/DB-3222-Geier-Dr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-264282\"  \/>The joint Applebee\u2019s\/IHOP location in Oakley. Photo provided | Casey Cargle<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dual-branded restaurant will feature all the menus and specials from both restaurants. So, y\u2019know, if you ever wanted to sip on a Dollarita while eating stuffed French toast or whatever, now\u2019s your time. The restaurant opens on Tuesday, Oct. 20.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To celebrate the grand opening, the restaurant will host a special ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Oakley community on Oct. 20 at 9:30 a.m. After the ceremony, the first 100 guests in line will receive a card that grants them free appetizers once a month for a year. The celebration will continue from 10 a.m. to noon with a DJ, face painter, and a fun photo booth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re proud to bring the best of Applebee\u2019s and IHOP together in one convenient location for the Oakley community,\u201d said Dine Brands\u2019 Vice President of Company Restaurants Marshall Claychamp, in a release. \u201cThis dual-branded concept delivers choice and value all day long, from pancakes in the morning to wings and cocktails at night, while creating a versatile neighborhood gathering place for families, workers and visitors alike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new joint Applebee\u2019s\/IHOP will be open from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. seven days a week. For more information, visit IHOP\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn my time as a journalist, I&#8217;ve reported on a wide variety of topics: news, arts, sports, food, finance, tech, and plenty more. I\u2019m an Over-the-Rhine resident and a massive Cincinnati sports fan, and&#8230;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Kane Mitten\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The economy\u2019s gotten so bad, even chain restaurants have roommates these days. All jokes aside, Applebee\u2019s and IHOP are opening a joint location at 3222 Geier Drive in Oakley later this month. The joint Applebee\u2019s\/IHOP location in Oakley. Photo provided | Casey Cargle The dual-branded restaurant will feature all the menus and specials from both<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":52254,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[19484,2918,17225,2833,2831,2829,2832,2830],"class_list":["post-52253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ohio","tag-applebees","tag-ihop","tag-oakley","tag-ohio","tag-ohio-dining","tag-ohio-food","tag-ohio-grocery-stores","tag-ohio-restaurants"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/vive.im\/@dc\/117440977573795286","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}