Red Robin Gourmet Burgers in Delta Township
Why is the Wii so dang popular? We spent all morning going from store to store looking for Mario Kart. We were told a few days ago that because the dollar is so worthless right now, Nintendo is investing most it’s efforts in Japan where the yen is strong. We went or called almost every store along Saginaw Highway that carries video games. Striking out at every one of them really worked up an appetite. The original plan was to go to Art’s Pizza & Italian Oven for lunch, but when we got there, there was a sign in the window that said they were closed for the summer due to losing their liquor license and they’re searching for new owners. What a bummer. I had been wanting to eat there for a while and now that we had the chance, it was closed.
We didn’t really want to piss around looking for another place and neither of us have ever eaten at a Red Robin, so we headed back down Saginaw. Red Robin sits in front of Kohls near Kroger. The building is not hard to spot with a lot of red trim and a huge sign. We got there just before the lunch rush so there weren’t a whole lot of people in side. The first thing that jumps out when you walk in is the TV in the floor. There was caution tape around it the day we were in there, so I’m not sure if it was new or if someone jumped on it and broke, but it was still funny to see a TV in the floor. We were greated by a host who took us through the dining room to a booth near the back. The set up of the store is really interesting and not like anything else I’ve ever seen. When you first come in, to your left is a full bar with a small dining area. The back wall of the bar is glass that looks into the dining room. To the right is the kitchen and waitress station. It has the feel of a lunch counter without the counter. There’s a big stainless steel counter where the orders come up for the waitress. There are a lot of booths. They created half walls throughout the space to make more walspace for them. Every third booth or so along this half wall is a double wide booth where this is no wall. If you bring a big group, you won’t be forced to push tables together to get everyone in. These large booths could easily seat eight. The walls are covered with movie posters and other art work leaving very little of the faux wood panel showing. Read the rest of this entry »
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