Red Robin use to have really good food for a chain restaurant. They went way down hill during covid and never seemed to recover. Or maybe they just think they can get away with it now.
I took my dad out to Red Robin a couple of weekends ago for his birthday. He had a burger and I had a crispy chicken salad and it was pretty good. Shared onion rings were nice, too. I hadn’t been there in ages but no regrets about that meal.
Depends on the restaurant. Terrible service at one of mine, and food subpar at the other location. I no joke was asked not to order drinks by the host because the bartender was overwhelmed. When I sat down nobody came to me and was there for 20 minutes. I haven’t been back since.
Their burger deal is the best deal in the whole food industry. A decent burger, soda and bottomless fries for $10. Cheaper than any comparable fast food meal.
Yup, the only other sit down place that I know of who offers a combo deal like that is Chili's. I'm glad they're are doing it because it then forces other competitors to follow suit and offer affordable meals.
I would go there with a friend and get that deal, never open the burger and eat fries all night then have the burger the next day with whatever leftover fries i had.
The dining experience is night and day from how it was in the 2000s. Seems like it came down to a choice to slash staffing and dump all the responsibilities on those remaining
100% we go there annually for a Bday, the last time was awful...looked like a third of the needed staff. The food was fine but getting it and drinks was a chore.
I haven't been since before covid,I worked at one as a teenager and they were killer. I remember the best things being their Burning Love burger that had pepper jack and jalapeno coins on it. Also that chicken wrap with the green tortilla, but you sub in crispy chicken instead. Those were great back then
In the space of about eight years, a local Red Robin went from being quite the draw and worth the wait to a terrible experience. “Here’s your table, but please overlook the table next to you that will need to be cleaned up. Oh, and it will be like that for the next 30 minutes too.”
“Bottomless fries? What? Oh you came here to eat? Well, best we can do is have you waiting on a dry hamburger for 45 minutes. In the meantime, here’s some water.”
Needless to say, that Red Robin location has been torn down and is going to become a 50 pump Costco gas station. Probably a fitting end.
It's still my preferred birthday spot. Not particularly good but I like the atmosphere and it's not a hard place to go for a burger. They even have some fun burgers on the menu.
Shakes are good but every milkshake anywhere is upcharged to fuck so I don't always order one.
Red Robin seems to go in cycles. In the 2000s it was pretty good, then it sucked for a while, but the one near me at least is a quality meal at the moment. The bad time was when you got a little napkin ring of fries with your meal.
I ate at the original Seattle restaurant a few times in the 90s and it was great. Stopped at one in upstate NY a few years ago, expecting a nostalgic experience. But it seemed like nothing special, just another greasy diner.
Went recently, don’t remember the last time I went or if I’ve ever went. Big burgers I’ll give em that but 17-19$ for a burger? And greasy, wasn’t feeling great after. Almost 100$ for family of 5 after tip, one app and two kids meals. Kids pressed something on the kiosk and they charged for “entertainment.”
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u/kidFunkadelic 9h ago
Red Robin use to have really good food for a chain restaurant. They went way down hill during covid and never seemed to recover. Or maybe they just think they can get away with it now.