text: Applebee's Sees Room for More Outlets  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Restaurant chain Applebee's  International Inc. &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=APPB.O target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;APPB.O&lt;/A&gt; on Thursday said there was room for  at least 3,000 of its namesake restaurants in the United  States, nearly double the existing number.