Red Robin - Revisited

Although I am a frequent guest at Red Robin and usually order the same items, I decided to try something new this week - to order one item at least that I'd never tried at Red Robin.  I'm fairly picky about my burgers and having a dietary restriction of lactose - trying a new burger with a different cheese was pretty much out of the question so I decided to try an 'extra' side item.

I absolutely love onion straws.  I find this rather peculiar because I find the texture of onions themselves very displeasing to my palate and do not even cook with them - opting for onion  powder.  But onion straws, strings, whatever the restaurant chooses to call them - are a weakness of mine.  I have found that these are usually served with a good steak but some restaurants will give a few on the side with whatever I am ordering as you would onion rings.  They have just a hint of onion and if the batter is right and they are fried properly - hard to resist.

I have had the good, the bad and the ugly of the hay string onions as I like to call them.  But I have to say, as wonderful as the service is at Red Robin (except for the fact that my order was messed up and had my appetizer made over) - the onion straws at Red Robin were the worst I've ever had.  Greasy and without flavor is my opinion.  I've never had anything I didn't like at RR so I was quite surprised and won't be ordering them again.

I will be going back because the servers at RR are wonderful - very attentive, extremely friendly and for the most part the menu is remarkable - as far as gourmet burgers go -- if you can tolerate a birthday song thrown in with your meal that is.