Red Robin Nutrition Now Available
I've been waiting years to find out just how nutritionally bad my monthly trips to Red Robin are. I had heard rumors that the burgers were about 1000 calories each. Well, my wait is finally over and the rumors are true.
I'm not sure exactly when they added nutritional info to their website but it has been recent and it's long overdue. "The Customizer" shows you the nutritional values for everything on their menu--even the alcohol. You have to click on the "Build Your Meal & Calculate Your Nutrition" link which activates a Flash pop-up. They've annoyingly removed any direct links.
My usual dinner, consisting of the Whiskey River BBQ Burger, fries, and a couple Blue Moons, clocked in at 1,921 calories. I haven't been to RR in a few months, which may explain my recent weight loss.
"The Customzier" is kinda fun. You can customize your burger any way you want. So let's say I wanted a Royal Red Robin burger with an extra patty, chicken, and some fish. Here's what a 2,148-calorie "Super Royal" burger looks like.
But what if you want 150 burger patties instead of just the two? Your burger is now almost 50,000 calories. I got tired of clicking after 150 and the burger goes off the screen after about 10 patties. If you happen to max out the system, let me know.
--Spanno
Brian on June 24, 2009 at 07:19 PM
So, I now know why I'm fat! My favorite order, The Red Robin Bacon Cheeseburger with a side of onion rings and a bottomless Peach Ice Tea is 1857 calories.
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jdog on June 25, 2009 at 07:24 AM
Yeah. They've actually had this customizer thing for years. It looks like it got a facelift. The cool thing is for people like me on weight watchers I can still customize my favorite burger to fit into my diet plan!! I love it.
krina on June 27, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Did you really need THEM to tell you that a quarter pound of ground beef, bbq sauce, mayo, cheese and deep-fried onions was going to break the 1000 cal mark?