Red Robin 2-for-1 Burger Offer

I really can't recommend the Red Robin Royalty program enough. In addition to getting a free Birthday Burger, you get "Exclusive Surprises" throughout the year (had one earlier in April of this year). The latest promotion was basically a 2-for-1 burger deal.

Sure, their burgers aren't necessarily 5/5 prettiest or best-composed, but they make a good effort. And if you remember that their burgers come with unlimited fries or salad, you are basically guaranteed a filling meal with every burger. At 2-for-1, two can dine for easily much less than $20. (After tax and tip, we were only $15.) Red Robin is about decent tasting burger and excellent bang for your buck (and non-alcoholic drinks are cheap cheap cheap!)

Pig Out Tavern Double ($10.29) hardwood-smoked bacon with creamy bacon-crumble aioli, tomato and lettuce.

"Double" meaning two patties. Broad but thin patties, so it's nice to get two.
Good smoky flavour in this burger elevates it above mediocre to pretty darn decent. At $10.29, that makes it really good taste and value for your money.
Patties appeared moist and nicely done.
I opted to change my fries for salad and asked for dressing on the side to control it. Sweet honey mustard dressing was very sweet, so be careful about putting too much.

2017-Sept-10 Pig Out Tavern Double, patty close-up

2017-Sept-10 Pig Out Tavern Double (left), Banzai Burger (right)

2017-Sept-10 unlimited salad with honey mustard dressing

Banzai Gourmet Burger ($11.99) marinated in teriyaki topped with grilled pineapple, cheddar cheese, crisp lettuce, tomatoes, mayo

Composition here a bit sad. Couldn't really taste the pineapple.
Patty was moist and flavourful thought mainly that tasty aromatic grill-mark flavour. That dominated everything else though fortunately it's tasty.

2017-Sept-10 Banzai Burger cross section

Great staff this visit! Friendly, energetic, not pushy about upselling at all.

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