Red Robin, Greenfied, Wisconsin

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers

7575 Edgerton Avenue

Greenfield, Wisconsin 53220
http://www.redrobin.com/

When I discovered the Red Robin Gourmet Burger chain in
Monona, WI. last year, I thought my mouth had died and
gone to heaven.  Just outside Madison and just off HWY 12,

it was a perfect stop to and from visiting my son at the
University of Wisconsin Madison campus.  

Then they opened a location just south of Milwaukee
and I had proof that there was a God and He loved 

me!

The decor of the Red Robin restaurants is about as

kitschy as you might imagine for a gourmet hamburger
joint that has a giant plastic backward baseball cap
wearing red robin as its mascot.  But the staff is help-

ful and friendly - from the cheerful door greeters to
the smiling hostesses who direct you to your table.
The friendliness even extends to the restaurant
manager who makes it his business to stop at 
each table and ask how the meal is going.

But it is the fabulous burgers that bring you back
to Red Robin.  My personal favorite is the Royal
Red Robin Burger ($8.99).  The menu calls this the
Aristocrat of Burgers because it is crowned with
a fresh fried egg.  In addition, it is topped with three
strips of hickory-smoked bacon, American cheese, crisp
lettuce, tomatoes and mayo.  This is not a burger; it 
is a meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

(Let me note at this point that unlike most restaurant
burgers, the Red Robin burgers look exactly like its

picture in the menu.  If it is stacked six inches high in
the menu it is stacked six inched high when it is 

served to you.  In fact, most Red Robin burgers are

so big they are served in their own paper "diapers"
to catch all that stuff you could lose when you bite

into one of these bad boys).

In addition to their regular roster of delicious
burgers, Red Robin features a new and different
burger each month.  The last time I was at the 
Greenfield location, they were featuring the 5 Alarm
Burger ($8.99).  As the menu says, "crank up the heat
with Pepper-Jack cheese, jalapeños, fresh tangy salsa,
sliced tomato, crisp lettuce and Chipotle mayo.  As I
like to say, "It made my mouth happy."

For a burger joint, and a fabulous one at that, Red

Robin has a fine selection of fresh soups, sandwiches,

salad and other non-burger entrees - but I wouldn't
know nothing about those other options.  I am a 
Red Robin burger boy.

Every Red Robin burger comes with a "bottomless"

basket 0f fries and every non-alcoholic beverages

come in "bottomless" glasses.  The attentive waitresses

keep a watchful eye on your empty glasses - often
setting down a refill as you take your last sip - and
always ask if you would like a refill on the fries.

While we are on the subject of refills, the Red Robin
specialty drinks - the Freckled Lemonade, the Very
Berry Blueberry Limeade and the Blueberry Pomegrante
Limeade ($3.99) -  are all excellent.

On the non-refill tip, you owe it to yourself to try
the Dreamy Orange Smoothie ($3.99), which is like a 
Dreamsickle in a glass.  

On the Eating While Black scale:

So good you'll slap your mama!
It made my mouth happy!
Aiight!
Better than dirt.


Service: Friendly and courteous
Comfortable for black people?:  Yes
Recommend to your black and white friends: Yes
Recommend to just your black friends: N/A
Recommend to just your white friends: N/A