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| - I grew up with Red Robin (not this location of course) and although many things have changed over the years, I got exactly what I wanted when I came here last Sunday afternoon. Although I am usually not a creature of habit, when it comes to RR, I have two burgers that I order (not at the same time although I wouldn't be opposed), and I always get the honey mustard with my fries. Everything was exactly as I wanted it. A+ for consistency and meeting my expectations.
After a nice hike, the craving for a burger kicked in, so we found ourselves outside of Red Robin at 10:30am on Sunday. With a half hour to kill we went to some of the other places in the shopping center and arrived back at the restaurant promptly at 11am. We were seated quickly (there were already people inside seated...we weren't the first through the door) and our hostess was very friendly. Our server, Kristina, was over quickly and took our drink order and was happy to bring us fries. Love the bottomless fries!!
The menu has definitely expanded in the last 30 years but the tried and true favorites remain. My two go-to's are the Banzai Burger and the Bleu Ribbon Burger. This trip I had the Bleu Ribbon (no tomato) and it was delicious. Lots of cheese, lots of crispy onion straws. One of the best burgers on the menu. Kristina came by to check on us often and our drinks were refilled when needed. By the time we were getting ready to leave, the restaurant had filled up. I re-signed up for the Royalty program because I guess I never finished my registration the last time I did, we paid our bill, and we were on our way.
The only downside of the visit was that damn machine that sits on the table, but that doesn't warrant deducting any stars since it's not something that can be changed. Maybe I am old fashioned, but I like the interaction with the server....I don't want to push a button to call them over, I don't want to swipe my card at the table, and I really don't want something sitting there to serve as a distraction for my kids or for anyone else who you are trying to enjoy your day with. I get it...we have to keep up with technology and all these advances, blah, blah, blah...well I hate it. *end rant*
Chances are we won't find ourselves back at this location, only because it's off Happy Valley and we live nowhere close to there. Lucky for us we have a Red Robin opening in Metrocenter, which is closer to home, so we will have many more opportunities to earn our way to free burgers.
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