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| - Got takeout from this location the other night. Was craving the Lola burger from B-Spot (cheeseburger with bacon and fried egg on top) so ordered the burger closest to it: the Royal Red Robin.
The steak fries that came with the burger were tasty--seasoned, but not overly salted and still crispy even after the ride home. Unfortunately, the burger didn't quite match the quality of the fries.
I asked for my burger to be cooked medium and it came well-done. The texture of the meat was rather hard and crusty on the outside and rough all the way through--it was hard swallowing and I could feel it going down. Thanks to overpowering, gratuitous gobs of mayonnaise on both buns, the bread was nearly disintegrated by the time I was halfway through. Worst of all, the fried egg was well done as well--I was craving the creamy taste of a slightly undercooked fried egg over juicy, medium ground beef and got a rubbery well-done fried egg over a crusty, hard beef patty instead.
Overall, for the price (about $10), the burgers and fries were edible but on the overcooked side. I wasn't expecting B-spot quality, but as a place that totes "gourmet burgers," I anticipated a little more finesse with their meat. For future quick burger cravings, I might do better picking up a fast food burger and frying an egg over it at home.
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