UPDATE 1-Red Robin Q2 profit beats Street

* Q2 EPS $0.41 vs est $0.37

* Sales fall 3 pct to $201.1 mln

* Sees negative guest counts in FY09

Aug 13 (Reuters) - Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (RRGB.O) posted a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street estimates, but said it continues to see negative customer count in fiscal 2009.

For the second quarter ended July 12, the casual dining restaurant chain earned $6.4 million, or 41 cents a share compared with $7.9 million, or 49 cents a share, a year ago.

Sales fell 3 percent to $201.1 million.

Analysts expected the company to earn 37 cents a share, before items, on revenue of $205.8 million, according to Reuters Estimates.

Total costs and expenses fell marginally to $191.2 million.

Shares of the Greenwood Village, Colorado-based company closed at $17.52 Thursday on Nasdaq.

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