We make ordering vegan at Applebee’s easy using this guide! Scroll down to see our top vegan food and drink recommendations, or use the search box below to search the full Applebee’s menu.
Food Sections: How to Order Vegan Food | Best Vegan Food | Full Applebee’s Food Menu
Drink Sections: How to Order Vegan Drinks | Best Vegan Drinks | Full Applebee’s Drink Menu
Also See: Applebee’s Ingredients To Avoid
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✅ – Vegan when ordered directly off the menu.
⚠ – Not Vegan, but can be customized to be vegan.
🛑 – Not Vegan, cannot be customized to be vegan.
💡 We regularly update these pages to ensure accuracy, however, menus change seasonally and ingredient usage may also change over time. We recommend verifying the ingredients of menu items before ordering if you have strict dietary needs. Our guide is based upon U.S. menu items – international items may vary.
How To Order Vegan Food At Applebee’s
- Most items on Applebee’s menu are not vegan friendly, because they contain butter, cheese, cream, eggs, honey, meat, and milk.
- There are items, like the Strawberry Balsamic Chicken Salad, that can be customized to suit your dietary preference.
- You can substitute certain meat components with the Impossible patty.
Best Applebee’s Vegan Food Options
- ⚠ House Salad – A healthy choice for any time of the day! Just remove the cheese and you’re good to go.
- ⚠ Impossible Cheeseburger – The Impossible patty is vegan! You can customize this to be vegan by removing the cheese!
- ⚠ Breadsticks with Alfredo Sauce – The breadsticks are vegan, while the Alfredo, which contains butter, cream, and cheese, isn’t. You can substitute it with marinara sauce.
- ⚠ Chicken Fajita Rollup – You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: chicken and mexi-ranch sauce. You can substitute the chicken with black bean corn salsa.
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How To Order Vegan Drinks At Applebee’s
- When ordering drinks, avoid items that contain cream and milk.
- Aside from the milkshakes, which contain milk, and the Shark Bowl cocktail, which contains gelatin, all other drinks on the menu are vegan friendly!
Best Applebee’s Vegan Drink Options
- Coffee – Classic pick-me-up to help boost you during any time of the day!
- Hot Tea – Helps with digestion and keeps you warm!
- Iced Tea – Satisfy your sweet tooth craving with this refreshing drink.
- Soft Drinks – Bubbly, refreshing and helps wash your palate.
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Flavored Lemonades | Milkshakes | More Drinks | Signature Cocktails | Wine | Beer
Non-Vegan Ingredients And Items To Avoid
Aside from the more obvious items like meat, cheese, milk, and eggs, here are some specific non-vegan items on the Applebee’s menu that you’ll want to avoid:
- Shark Bowl – This drink contains gelatin.
- French Onion Soup – The soup’s broth contains butter and milk.
- Kids Corn Dog – The batter contains eggs. Order some fries instead!
- Garlicky Green Beans – The butter sauce used on this dish contains milk.
Vegan Applebee’s Food Menu
Appetizers
Appetizers
Applebee’s Breadsticks are vegan. However, the Alfredo Sauce is not vegan because it contains butter, cream, and cheese. You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: alfredo sauce. You can ask for marinara sauce as a substitute.
Applebee’s Brew Pub Pretzels are vegan. However, the Beer Cheese Dip is not vegan because it contains cheese. You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: beer cheese dip.
No, Applebee’s Neighborhood Nachos Chipotle Lime Chicken are not vegan because they contain cheese, cream, and meat.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without the cheese, cream, and chicken. Ask for some cilantro rice and black bean corn salsa!
No, Applebee’s Neighborhood Nachos Beef are not vegan because they contain cheese, sour cream, and meat.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without the cheese, sour cream, and beef. Ask for some cilantro rice and black bean corn salsa!
No, Applebee’s Brew Pub Loaded Waffle Fries are not vegan because they contain cheese and eggs. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Crispy Cheese Bites are not vegan because they contain cheese and eggs. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Appleebee’s White Queso Dip & Chips is not vegan because it contains butter, cheese, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan as the white queso dip is what makes this dish unique.
No, Appleebee’s Chicken Quesadilla is not vegan because it contains butter, cheese, cream, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Appleebee’s Spinach & Artichoke Dip is not vegan because it contains butter, cheese, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Appleebee’s Chicken Wonton Tacos are not vegan because they contain eggs, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Appleebee’s Boneless Wings are not vegan because it contains meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Appleebee’s Double Crunch Bone-In Wings are not vegan because it contains meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Appleebee’s Mozzarella Sticks are not vegan because it contains cheese and eggs. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Steaks & Ribs
Steaks & Ribs
No, Applebee’s Top Sirloin is not vegan because it contains butter, cream, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Double-Glazed Baby Back Ribs is not vegan because it contains eggs, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Shrimp ‘N Parmesan Sirloin is not vegan because it contains butter, cheese, cream, meat, milk, and shrimp. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Bourbon Street Steak is not vegan because it contains milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Riblets is not vegan because it contains meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Chicken
Chicken
No, Applebee’s Bourbon Street Chicken & Shrimp is not vegan because it contains butter, cream, meat, milk, and shrimp. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Fiesta Lime Chicken is not vegan because it contains cheese, eggs, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Chicken Tenders Platter is not vegan because it contains eggs, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Chicken Tenders Plate is not vegan because it contains eggs, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Grilled Chicken Breast is not vegan because it contains butter, cream, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Pasta
Pasta
No, Applebee’s Classic Broccoli Chicken Alfredo is not vegan because it contains butter, cheese, cream, and meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Classic Blackened Shrimp Alfredo is not vegan because it contains butter, cheese, cream, and shrimps. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Three Cheese Chicken Penne is not vegan because it contains cheese, cream, and meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Four Cheese Mac & Cheese with Honey Pepper Chicken Tenders is not vegan because it contains butter, cheese, cream, honey, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Seafood
Seafood
No, Applebee’s Blackened Cajun Salmon is not vegan because it contains fish and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Hand-Battered Fish & Chips are not vegan because they contain eggs, fish, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Double Crunch Shrimp is not vegan because it contains eggs, milk, and shrimp. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Handcrafted Burgers
Handcrafted Burgers
No, Applebee’s Impossible Cheeseburger is not vegan because it contains cheese, eggs, meat, and milk.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: cheese.
No, Applebee’s New Bourbon Street Mushroom Swiss Burger is not vegan because it contains cheese, eggs, and meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s New Neighborhood Double Burger is not vegan because it contains cheese, cream, eggs, and meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Quesadilla Burger is not vegan because it contains cheese, eggs, and meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan as the cheese is what makes this burger unique.
No, Applebee’s Classic Bacon Cheeseburger is not vegan because it contains cheese, cream, eggs, and meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Classic Cheeseburger is not vegan because it contains cheese, cream, eggs, and meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Classic Burger is not vegan because it contains eggs, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Sandwiches & More
Sandwiches & More
No, Applebee’s Chicken Fajita Rollup is not vegan because it contains cheese, eggs, meat, and milk.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: chicken and mexi-ranch sauce.
You can substitute the chicken with black bean corn salsa.
No, Applebee’s Crispy Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwich is not vegan because it contains eggs, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Grilled Chicken Bacon Ranch Sandwich is not vegan because it contains eggs, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Sweet & Spicy Crispy Chicken Sandwich is not vegan because it contains eggs, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Clubhouse Grille is not vegan because it contains cheese, eggs, honey, meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s The Prime Rib Dipper is not vegan because it contains butter, cheese, eggs, and meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad Wrap is not vegan because it contains eggs, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Oriental Grilled Chicken Salad Wrap is not vegan because it contains meat and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Salads
Salads
No, Applebee’s Strawberry Balsamic Chicken Salad is not vegan because it contains meat and milk.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: chicken.
You can substitute the chicken with an Impossible Patty and choose Fat Free Italian Dressing or Lemon Olive Oil Vinaigrette Dressing.
No, Applebee’s Blackened Shrimp Caesar Salad is not vegan because it contains cheese, eggs, shrimp.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: chicken.
You can substitute the chicken with an Impossible Patty and the Caesar dressing with Fat Free Italian Dressing or Lemon Olive Oil Vinaigrette Dressing.
No, Applebee’s Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad is not vegan because it contains cheese, eggs, honey, and meat.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: chicken and cheese.
You can substitute the chicken with an Impossible Patty and the honey mustard dressing with Fat Free Italian Dressing or Lemon Olive Oil Vinaigrette Dressing.
No, Applebee’s Crispy Chicken Tender Salad is not vegan because it contains cheese, eggs, honey, and meat.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: chicken and honey Dijon mustard.
You substitute the chicken with an Impossible Patty and the honey Dijon mustard with Fat Free Italian Dressing or Lemon Olive Oil Vinaigrette Dressing.
No, Applebee’s Grilled Chicken Tender Salad is not vegan because it contains cheese, eggs, honey, and meat.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: chicken and honey Dijon mustard.
You can substitute the chicken with an Impossible Patty and the honey dijon mustard with Fat Free Italian Dressing or Lemon Olive Oil Vinaigrette Dressing.
No, Applebee’s Oriental Chicken Salad is not vegan because it contains eggs, meat, and milk.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: chicken and oriental dressing.
You can substitute the chicken with an Impossible Patty and the oriental dressing with Fat Free Italian Dressing or Lemon Olive Oil Vinaigrette Dressing.
No, Applebee’s Grilled Oriental Chicken Salad is not vegan because it contains meat and milk.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: chicken and oriental dressing.
You can substitute the chicken with an Impossible Patty and the oriental dressing with Fat Free Italian Dressing or Lemon Olive Oil Vinaigrette Dressing.
Irresist-a-bowls
Irresist-a-bowls
No, Applebee’s Southwest Chicken Bowl is not vegan because it contains meat.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: chicken.
You can ask to have the chicken substituted with an Impossible Patty.
No, Applebee’s Tex-Mex Shrimp Bowl is not vegan because it contains shrimp.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: shrimp.
You can ask to have the chicken substituted with an Impossible Patty.
Kids Menu
Kids Menu
No, Applebee’s Kids Cheesy Pizza is not vegan because it contains cheese. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Kids Chicken Tenders are not vegan because they contain eggs, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Kids Chicken Quesadilla is not vegan because it contains cheese. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Kids Corn Dog is not vegan because it contains eggs and meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Kids Grilled Chicken Alfredo is not vegan because it contains cheese, cream, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Kids Chicken Taco is not vegan because it contains cheese and meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Kids Cheeseburger is not vegan because it contains cheese and meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Sauces & Sides
Dressings
Yes, Applebee’s Fat Free Italian Dressing is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Lemon Olive Oil Vinaigrette Dressing is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
No, Applebee’s Caesar Dressing is not vegan because it contains cheese, eggs, and fish. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Bleu Cheese Dressing is not vegan because it contains cheese and eggs. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Honey Mustard Dressing is not vegan because it contains eggs and honey. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s House-Made Ranch Dressing is not vegan because it contains eggs and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Mexi-Ranch Dressing is not vegan because it contains eggs and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Oriental Dressing is not vegan because it contains meat and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Wings Sauces
Yes, Applebee’s Sweet Asian Chile Wing Sauce is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
No, Applebee’s Honey Pepper Wing Sauce is not vegan because it contains honey. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Classic Buffalo Wing Sauce is not vegan because it contains milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Extra Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce is not vegan because it contains milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Garlic Butter Wing Sauce is not vegan because it contains butter. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Honey BBQ Wing Sauce is not vegan because it contains honey. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Sauces
Yes, Applebee’s Marinara Sauce is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
No, Applebee’s Honey Pepper Wing Sauce is not vegan because it contains honey. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Alfredo Sauce is not vegan because it contains butter, cheese, and cream. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Beer Cheese Sauce is not vegan because it contains cheese, cream, and eggs. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Four Cheese Mac Sauce is not vegan because it contains cheese. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Honey BBQ Sauce is not vegan because it contains honey. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Honey Mustard Sauce is not vegan because it contains eggs and honey. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s House-Made Ranch Sauce is not vegan because it contains eggs and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Sides
Yes, Applebee’s Breadsticks are vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Fries are vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Waffle Fries are vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
No, Applebee’s House Salad is not vegan because it contains cheese.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: cheese.
No, Applebee’s Caesar Salad is not vegan because it contains cheese and eggs.
You can customize this to be vegan by ordering without: cheese and Caesar dressing.
You can substitute Caesar dressing with Fat Free Italian Dressing or Lemon Olive Oil Vinaigrette Dressing..
Applebee’s Steamed Broccoli is vegan! Just ask for no butter!
No, Applebee’s Crunchy Onion Rings are not vegan because they contain honey and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Garlic Mashed Potatoes is not vegan because it contains milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Loaded Mashed Potatoes is not vegan because it contains cheese, cream, meat, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s 4-Cheese Mac & Cheese is not vegan because it contains cheese and meat. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Homestyle Cheesy Broccoli is not vegan because it contains butter and cheese. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s French Onion Soup is not vegan because it contains butter and cheese. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Chicken Tortilla Soup is not vegan because it contains meat and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Tomato Basil Soup is not vegan because it contains cheese You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Garlicky Green Beans are not vegan because they contain milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan as the buttersauce is what makes this dish unique.
Desserts
Desserts
No, Applebee’s Cinnabon Mini Swirls are not vegan because they contain cheese, cream, and eggs. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Brownie Bites are not vegan because they contain cream, eggs, and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Sizzlin’ Butter Pecan Blonde is not vegan because they contain eggs and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Sugar Dusted Donut Dippers are not vegan because they contain eggs and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Triple Chocolate Meltdown is not vegan because it contains eggs and milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Vegan Applebee’s Drink Menu
Non-Alcoholic Beverages
Coffee & Hot Tea
Yes, Applebee’s Fresh Brewed Coffee is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Decaffinated Coffee is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Hot Tea is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Soft Drinks
Yes, Applebee’s Soft Drinks are vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Rainbow Lemonades
Yes, Applebee’s Blackberry Rainbow Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Blue Raspberry Rainbow Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Dragon Fruit Rainbow Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Kiwi Rainbow Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Mango Rainbow Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Passion Fruit Rainbow Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Peach Rainbow Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Pomegranate Rainbow Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Rainbow Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Raspberry Rainbow Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Strawberry Rainbow Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Fruit Smoothies
Yes, Applebee’s Mango Smoothie is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Piña Colada Smoothie is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Strawberry Banana Smoothie is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Strawberry Colada Smoothie is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Strawberry Mango Smoothie is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Iced Tea
Yes, Applebee’s Iced Tea is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Sweet Tea is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Flavored Lemonades
Yes, Applebee’s Blackberry Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Blue Raspberry Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Dragon Fruit Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Kiwi Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Mango Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Passion Fruit Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Peach Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Pomegranate Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Raspberry Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Strawberry Lemonade is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Milkshakes
No, Applebee’s Chocolate Shake is not vegan because it contains milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Oreo Cookie Shake is not vegan because it contains milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Strawberry Shake is not vegan because it contains milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
No, Applebee’s Vanilla Shake is not vegan because it contains milk. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
More Drinks
Yes, Applebee’s Red Bill is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Signature Cocktails
Signature Cocktails
Yes, Applebee’s Perfect to Go Patron Margarita is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Perfect to Go Margarita is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Captain Bahama Mama is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Blue Hawaiian Long Island Iced Tea is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Blue Aloha Mana Margarita is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Strawberry Coconut Mana Margarita is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Top-Shelf Long Island Iced Tea is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Cuervo Mucho Margaritas is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s Red Sangria is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
Yes, Applebee’s White Peach Sangria is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
No, Applebee’s Shark Bowl is not vegan because it contains gelatin. You cannot customize this to be vegan.
Beer & Wine
Wine
Due to varying wine making processes we cannot guarantee that any of Applebee’s wines can be considered vegan friendly.
Beer
Yes, Applebee’s Corona Extra is vegan when ordered directly from the menu.
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