Did Applebees learn nothing from the Red Lobster fiasco?
The Red Lobster fiasco was driven in part by claims to corporate headquarters and various restaurant rating websites of "RAYSISUM!!!" after blacks would complain that the evil white managers wouldn't let them share a single Unlimited Shrimp platter across the whole table.
In the wake of the "Racial Reckoning" corporate sided with the complaining customers (thieves, actually) and told the store managers to just let it go.
Nope.