Ah, Red Robin… so many memories from this place. During the beginning of our relationship, the boyfriend and I went to the North Vancouver location quite often. We were so sad when we drove out one day and they had shut down!
That was about 3 years ago now so we sadly don’t get to have our Red Robin fix anymore. But for Cheeseburger’s birthday back in February this year, he wanted Red Robin so we all went to the Burnaby one next to Lougheed Mall. We took him many years ago when the North Vancouver location was still open, and he’s loved it ever since!
I tried to make a reservation since it was a Saturday night, but was told they don’t accept reservations during that time. We ended up waiting about 20 minutes for a table. I was happy to see that it was busy because I do not want this location to get shut down either!
Freckled lemonade: Obviously, I had to start with their freckled lemonade! I love that it comes with unlimited refills. The lemonade is on the sweet side because they add strawberry syrup and strawberries.
This isn’t a healthy drink and is full of sugar, but it’s a nice treat to have occasionally.
Silver spoon smores: The birthday boy, ordered a delicious milkshake! The silver spoon smores came with toasted marshmallows, chocolate dipped graham crackers, whipped cream, and chocolate syrup. Doesn’t that sound heavenly?
Simply grilled burger: The boyfriend went with the simply grilled burger, which he always used to order as well. To make it more filling, he added another patty and had some cheese with it too. He loves the simply grilled patties because they are juicy and flavourful.
The veggies for the burger came on the side. There was a generous amount and the veggies were all fresh too. For the side, he picked the endless fries which are always a good idea.
Prime chophouse burger: If you love onions, this burger is for you! Cheeseburger picked this and he loved every bite.
The burger came with crispy onion inside, and was topped with an onion ring. It also included sauteed mushrooms, steak sauce, and Provolone cheese.
Buffalo chicken wings: Maki ordered the buffalo chicken wings with feta cheese. She wasn’t a fan of the buffalo sauce so she didn’t end up eating that much of it. The boyfriend and Nigiri helped her eat the rest, they enjoyed it more than she did.
Good thing she also ordered a stack of onion rings! I forgot to take a picture of them, but they were more enjoyable than the chicken wings.
Simply grilled chicken burger: Due to my digestive issues, I played it safe and ordered the grilled chicken burger. It turned out to be a very delicious choice and light enough for my stomach to handle!
The chicken had a nice char, and grilled flavour. In addition, the meat was juicy. It also came with a bunch of fresh veggies that made the burger seem bigger. I ordered a salad with vinaigrette sauce on the side because I didn’t want a flareup from the fries.
All in all, we had a delicious albeit unhealthy meal at Red Robin’s. I’d recommend Red Robin’s if you were wanting a good and reliable burger. No, it’s not a fancy, boujie, or trendy place but it’s a classic!
The restaurant was spacious and comfortable. They have live performances on Friday and Saturday nights, which you can see from my photo above!
This is where all of their meats are prepared! After they are cooked, servers will walk around with one of those sticks and go to each table until all the meat is gone (which is pretty fast!)
They also have a self serve buffet bar. Your typical carb dishes, soup, rice, veggies, and some fruit.
Now the part we have all been waiting for: the MEAT! There are many servers walking around, and we didn’t have to wait any more than 5 minutes for someone to be walking around.
Another one of their delicious juicy steaks being served! Please note the boyfriend’s patient hands in the background, LOL.
Maminha: Although smaller than the rest, the tri tip was the favourite among the five of us. It was roasted, so the outside was a bit grilled and crispy.
Calabresa: Perhaps the only meat that we weren’t a fan of that night. We found the pork sausage to be very dry.
Ribs: I don’t normally have ribs, but I’m starting to slowly eat more. After one bite, Cocoa told me I HAD to try it, so I had a bite. The ribs melted right off the bone, and was so tender.
Deep fried platains and cheese balls: Halfway through the meal, our server dropped off some snacks! We didn’t really eat these as we wanted to have more of the meat.
Salad: After all that meat, I decided to go and get a plate of veggies to feel better. The veggies were really fresh and the lettuce was crunchy.
Grilled pineapple with cinnamon: My apologies for the terrible quality of this photo. I forgot to take a photo of it, so this is a screenshot from an Instagram boomerang.
Yay!
The entrance to the restaurant is inside the hotel. As well, there is free parking for customers – just make sure you park in stalls that say reserved for Tivoli’s customers.
Mixed salad: The mixed salad was very fresh! I appreciated the decent amount of berries in the salad.
Caesar salad: Again, the salad leaves were fresh and crunchy. Not much to complain about either.
Sweet & spicy beef bites: We really enjoyed these! It tasted like Chinese sweet and sour sauce. The fried Alberta AAA beef cubes were also seasoned with Mediterranean spices. Talk about mix of cultures!
Sauteed garlic prawns: The prawns were fresh and had that nice snap to it. They were also slathered in butter which made it even tastier.
NY Steak: For $5, we could upgrade our Groupon to a NY steak. One of my dad’s favourite things at Western establishments is steak, so naturally we had to get this. It came a perfect medium rare and was nice and juicy.
Veal shank: The veal shank was also cooked excellently. It was tender and full of flavour. It came with a saffron-mushroom risotto, which was creamy and delicious.
Chicken parmigiana: Considering how tasty everything else was, this was everyone’s least favourite. The breaded chicken reminded me of those microwave dinners. It was also quite bland. I guess they’re better at their beef.
Smoked salmon linguine: There was a very generous portion of smoked salmon in this plate! With every forkful, we were met with smoked salmon in our mouth. It was a bit bland but easily fixed with a dash of salt. The boyfriend packed this for lunch the next day, and apparently it was even better since the flavours had soaked in more!
Cheesecake trio: I don’t remember the exact flavours of the cheesecake, but everyone quite enjoyed it. Unfortunately, everyone was too full from the appies and entrees so we couldn’t finish this.
Ice cream parfait: Whoa!! Take a look at this monster! It came with layers of ice cream and fruit. It would have been easier to eat as a sundae since we were all sharing (well, I couldn’t have it so excluding me haha). Normally, this costs $10 without the Groupon so I think the Groupon was pretty worth it.
We had plans to go to another nice restaurant but that didn’t go through, so it was a pretty spontaneous decision to come here (we decided to come here half a hour before). I was Yelping and this placed seemed like the perfect atmosphere that we were looking for.
I didn’t really want to sit on the patio because it seemed cold outside, but we were ensured that the patio was heated. We were seated next to a roaring fireplace which kept us warm and cozy the entire evening! Not all the seats have the fireplace, and the views are slightly better without the fireplace blocking.
Bread, free: Standard complimentary bread. The bread was nice and chewy instead, and served slightly warm with a side of butter.
Calamari, $13.50: We normally don’t get appetizers to save money and our appetite, but it was a special occasion. We were glad we ordered this because it was really good. It came with a very generous portion of calamari, with crisp and fresh batter. The calamari was seasoned with a variety of herbs which made it really good.
Alderwood grilled BC salmon, $29.50: The salmon was DELICIOUS. It flaked off nicely, and had a slightly grilled taste to it. So good. I just wanted to eat the whole thing.
New York Striploin, $42: My entree was the striploin, cooked medium rare! It was very juicy, tender, and flavourful. If I recall correctly, it usually comes with some sort of sauce or butter, but I asked for only salt and pepper with it. I’m a big believer in eating steak with good ol’ salt and pepper because I find it tastes so much better when made simply! Am I the only one who prefers steak this way?
Close up of my medium rare steak! WordPress needs to have an emoji keyboard so I can insert the drooling and heart eye ones here!
Mac and cheese, $7.00: Wow, I didn’t realize how much food we ordered until writing this post. For $7, this was a really good value and good size. The mac and cheese was baked with four types of cheese. The boyfriend said it was really comforting, with very stringy and delicious looking cheese.