Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. will roll out on June 15 a new kids’ menu that includes three new items, a line of unlimited sides and bottomless drinks.
The new items are:
• Meatball Lollipops: Six meatballs, each skewered on a breadstick and available in teriyaki, marinara or four-cheese sauce, for $4.99. Nine lollipops are $5.99.
• Big Bark, Little Bites: Six honey-battered corn-dog bites made of chicken hot dogs, for $4.29, or $5.29 for nine bites.
• Swirly Twirly Pasta: Cavatappi pasta in marinara sauce, topped with Parmesan cheese, for $4.79, or $5.79 for a portion that’s 50-percent larger.
Kids’ entrées are available in two sizes, Red’s Little Bites and Red’s Big Bites, and also include macaroni and cheese; chicken skewers with a choice of barbecue, ranch or teriyaki sauce; hamburgers available in beef, vegetable, turkey, Boca or grilled chicken; chicken tenders, battered cod and pizza. They are priced between $4.79 and $4.99 for Red’s Little Bites, except for the cod, which is $5.79. Big Bites are $1 extra.
All of the entrées include bottomless milk, juice, lemonade or soda. Bottomless Freckled Lemonade, a signature Red Robin beverage made with strawberries, is an additional $1.19. A bottomless root beer float or strawberry smoothie are each $1.99, and milkshakes are $2.99.
The entrées also come with one of seven bottomless sides: steak fries, apples, a side salad, fruit salad, carrots with ranch dressing, mandarin orange sections or steamed broccoli.
At the table, kids’ placemats are activity sheets that will be refreshed periodically with new games.
The actual menu features American landmarks with silly twists, such as Mount Rushmore with George Washington wearing glasses and Abraham Lincoln wearing a cowboy hat, Seattle’s Space Needle stacked with onion rings, and the Statue of Liberty holding a cheeseburger instead of a torch.
As part of the restaurant’s ongoing remodeling under the moniker of Red Robin Burgers & Brews, the new waiting area has a chalkboard for kids to draw on, and the family-friendly dining rooms, separated from the 21-and-over bar area, is decorated with playful elements such as artwork on the walls and ceilings and Lego sculptures of hamburgers, French fries and milkshakes. Red Robin previously said it would remodel 125 of its more than 500 locations over the course of the year. Remodeling will continue through 2016.
“The new kids’ experiences were designed to spark conversation and creativity at the table, while offering a delicious dinner that delights all the senses,” Denny Marie Post, Red Robin’s executive vice president and chief concept officer, said in a press release.
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