I'm relieved I waited and tried Red Robin again. My first experience, at this location, was right after they opened and, frankly, I couldn't see the big deal.
This time, however, was much better.
This time I chose the bruschetta chicken sandwich, fries, and coleslaw.
Bruschetta sandwich - 4 with a 1 star deduction for sogginess in the bottom half of the bun. Coleslaw - 5 since who knew adding stone ground mustard to a very traditional coleslaw recipe would make that much difference. Unfortunately, the famous Red Robin fries only rate a generous 2 since, for my money, French fries should have some crispness and these were too thick and lacked the desired crisp surface. But the thing that really draws the overall rating down was the service. The restaurant didn't seem particularly busy, but it was a long time from ordering to service and then the server disappeared when it was time to ask for the check and again when the cash was available. I finally flagged down a different server and paid the bill. This resulted in a 1 deduction in the rating.
I guess I could have used the ubiquitous tabletop credit card terminals but I don't like them and I tend to deduct from the server's tip when the gadget does some of the work