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| - "Gourmet burger" is an oxymoron. Put truffles on in, put caviar on it, it still is a hamburger, Maybe there was a day when putting A.1. Peppercorm spread or chipotle aioli on a hamburger was enough to get attention, but today you can get an Angus Mushroom and Swiss burger at McDonald's.
Don't get me wrong, I love a good hamburger as much as the next red-blooded American, But on my first and last trip to a Red Robin, I found the "gourmet burger" pitch off-putting. I made the mistake of ordering the Bleu Ribbon. I mean, I love bleu cheese (they even spelled it right!) on a burger. This, however, was overwhelmed with the steak sauce and chipotle aioli (no, the two do not go well together, in case you wondered). In hindsight I wish I had ordered something that would have let me know whether they can properly prepare a hamburger.
I enjoyed Bad Daddy's Burger Bar much better, and think their menu is much more creative.
Red Robin is an attractive place, and our server was good.
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