Spinach dip and quesadilla burgers: Walker Hayes shares his go-to Applebee’s orders

No, it’s not “a Bourbon Street steak with an Oreo shake”: Walker Hayes says that now that he’s got a lifetime Gold Card from Applebee’s, he tries to stay healthy in his menu selections.

“I’ve been trying to stay on the lighter side lately, because we eat so much of it,” the singer admits in an interview with Southern Living’s Biscuits & Jam podcast.

“Lately I’ve been doing the Southwest bowls,” he continues. “And the quesadilla burger is really, really good. But the spinach dip, man — I never go without getting the spinach dip.”

Of course, Walker’s Applebee’s association comes from “Fancy Like,” the megahit song that celebrates a night out at the chain restaurant with his family. But the singer says his relationship with Applebee’s dates all the way back to his teen years, when he and his wife, Laney, were just high school sweethearts.

“It’s crazy to think I used to steal my dad’s credit card and take Laney there when we were in 11th grade,” Walker recounts. “Who would’ve thought two kids sitting there eating a Bourbon Street steak, going, ‘One day you’re gonna write a song that basically just blows Applebee’s up?’”