Celebrate Mardi Gras New Orleans Style at Applebee's

In New Orleans, Mardi Gras is a time of masquerading, merrymaking, parades, pageantry, and good food. During Carnevale, people stroll along the canal lined streets of Venice in ornate costumes and, in Rio, Carnaval is one big happy party. Here, you can celebrate Fat Tuesday, February 12, with spicy Cajun-inspired dishes like Applebee’s Bourbon Street Steak, Bourbon Street Chicken & Shrimp, Cajun Shrimp Pasta in a Cajun scampi sauce, and Sizzling N’Awlins Skillet with blackened chicken, shrimp and Andouille sausage served with jambalaya.

To add to the N’Awlins style celebration, Applebee’s is serving up Hurricanes, a mixture of Myer’s dark rum and Captain Morgan spiced rum mixed with sweet and sour, together with a combination of pineapple and orange juice.

Those who can't make it down to the Big Easy this Mardi Gras season, can still enjoy Cajun-style cooking at their neighborhood Applebee's in Paramus. To find a location near you, visit www.Applebees.com .

Celebrate Mardi Gras Cajun Style – Applebee’s Cajun Shrimp Pasta (shown), Sizzling N’Awlins Skillet, Bourbon Street Steak, and Bourbon Street Chicken & Shrimp put guests in [TOWN] in a Mardi Gras mood.

About Applebee’s
Applebee’s (www.applebees.com ) is the world’s largest casual dining chain, with more than 2,000 locations in 49 states, 15 countries and one U.S. territory. Based in Lenexa, Kan., Applebee’s takes pride in providing a welcoming, neighborhood environment where everyone can enjoy the dining experience. Applebee’s Services, Inc., and its affiliates franchise and operate restaurants under Applebee’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill and are a DineEquity, Inc. (NYSE: DIN) brand.

Northern New Jersey Applebee’s locations:
Bergen County: Garfield, Hackensack, Northvale, Paramus Essex County: Newark Union County: Linden, Union (2 Locations), Elizabeth Hudson County: Jersey City, Kearny, North Bergen Passaic County: Clifton, Totowa Morris County: Butler, Dover, East Hanover, Flanders (Mt. Olive), Parsippany Warren County: Hackettstown, Phillipsburg Hunterdon County: Flemington Somerset County: Bridgewater, Hillsborough Middlesex County: Woodbridge, Edison, Milltown, Piscataway Sussex County: Newton Ocean County: Brick, Forked River (Lacey), Manahawkin, Manchester, Toms River Monmouth County: Howell, Manalapan, Wall, Tinton Falls, Ocean Township, Middletown

About Doherty Enterprises, Inc.
Doherty Enterprises, Inc. was established in 1985 and is the 10th largest franchisee in the United States, operating five restaurant concepts including: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar, Panera Bread, Chevys Fresh Mex, and two of their own concepts, The Shannon Rose Irish Pub and Spuntino Wine Bar and Italian Tapas. To date, Doherty Enterprises owns and operates 100 restaurants in northern and central New Jersey, Long Island, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. The Doherty vision is to be the “Best Food Service Company in the Tri-State Area” and its mission is to “Wow Every Guest Every Time, Wow Our People, Wow Our Communities and Wow Our Suppliers.” (www.DohertyInc.com )