Red Robin

FOOD

Steak fries are the familiar starting point for Red Robin’s bottomless sides. They accompany the Gourmet Burgers, with further servings included under the bottomless offer. The appeal is uncomplicated: a substantial potato side that can be replenished during the seated meal. You can ask for another helping as you eat, whether you enjoy fries between bites of your burger or prefer to save most of them until afterward.

Yukon Chips offer another potato choice within the standard selection. They are a different option from steak fries, worth considering if that is the accompaniment you prefer. Sweet potato fries appear among the premium upgrades. Red Robin describes them as thin-cut sweet potatoes finished with salt, with dipping sauces available. The initial upgrade and the free eligible refills are separate parts of that choice.

Garlic Parmesan Steak Fries add another variation, while Garlic Parmesan Broccoli gives the same flavor direction to a vegetable side. The bottomless page identifies the garlic preparations among the upgrades, so check the local menu for the charge. These choices let the side have some character of its own, rather than making every burger order a decision between plain potatoes and nothing at all.

Steamed broccoli and a side salad broaden the standard offer beyond potatoes. Coleslaw is another advertised premium alternative. A diner who prefers vegetables can therefore make an actual side choice and still participate in the refill program. The qualifying meal remains central: bottomless refers to the eligible side ordered under that program, rather than every accompaniment that happens to appear elsewhere on the menu.

The Royal Red Robin makes a substantial partner for any of those sides. The burger combines beef with smoky bacon, American cheese, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise, then adds a sunny-side-up egg. The egg is the distinguishing touch, taking a familiar bacon cheeseburger into a different kind of order. It is a single burger served with an eligible side, not a promise of additional burgers.

Banzai heads toward sweet-and-savory flavors with a teriyaki-glazed beef patty and grilled pineapple. Cheddar, lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise complete the listed combination. Whiskey River BBQ offers another familiar direction, bringing barbecue sauce, cheddar and crispy onion straws to its burger. Choosing among those mains is separate from choosing the bottomless side, so the same fries can accompany very different sandwiches.

Bottomless beverages have their own place on the order. Freckled Lemonade combines lemonade with strawberries, while the root beer float pairs Barq’s root beer with soft-serve ice cream. They are separately ordered drinks with their own refill offering; a burger does not automatically include them. For someone who enjoys the old soda-shop combination of a burger, potatoes and a float, that is a particularly fitting way to extend the meal.