1st combined IHOP-Applebee’s to open

(CNN)– Soon you will be able to get IHOP pancakes and Applebee’s riblets as one meal.

Dine Brands, which owns both restaurants announced it is opening a combined Applebee’s-IHOP in Texas next year.

Renderings show 2 distinct sections, one side has the traditional IHOP interior.

The other includes a large bar and TV usually seen in Applebee’s.

Both menus will be available throughout the restaurant since they will share a kitchen.

Dine hopes this can help grow the restaurants which both reported falling sales in the third quarter.