[JadeMonkey]

Personally, I think Red Robin (at least the one around here) is great. The food has always been excellent as has the service. As for the nutritional value..... well I guess I have different expectations of what I'm getting when I walk into a quick-serve burger chain than many of you do. At least there are not any carbs in the bacon, cheese, and fried egg I'd like on top of my burger. When I go, I do it right.

If you knew what went on in a lot of restaurant kitchens (or home kitchens) you'd never eat out again. I have too many friends working in the restaurant business to even ask or think about it anymore. Just enjoy your time out and don't let it bother you. The stress reduction will be good for you and you'll boost your immune system at the same time.

Those extra calories in many restaurant dishes come from many of the little tricks that are used to make things taste better. That nice lean piece of steak or salmon you make at home tastes pretty good doesn't it? It tastes even better if you melt a generous pat over butter into it once it comes off of the heat. Bonus points for garlic herb butter. You won't see it but you will taste it.