Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Continues Arizona Expansion With Opening of Goodyear Restaurant

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Continues Arizona Expansion With Opening of Goodyear
Restaurant
Red Robin to give away FREE Child ID Kits and donate 50 cents from every
gourmet burger sold during grand opening week to the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Red Robin Gourmet
Burgers, Inc. (Red Robin) -- known for serving high-quality gourmet burgers in
a kid- and family-friendly atmosphere for the past 40 years -- will open a new
Red Robin® restaurant in Goodyear, located at 14551 W. McDowell Road, just off
of I-10 on Bullard on Monday, Oct. 19, at 11 a.m. To support child safety
efforts in the Goodyear community, Red Robin will give away Child ID Kits for
FREE* during grand opening week from Oct. 19 to 25. In addition, to celebrate
Red Robin's ongoing commitment to kids and families, the Goodyear restaurant
has partnered with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
(NCMEC) to host a Burgers With A Heart® fundraiser during grand opening week.
Red Robin will donate 50 cents from every gourmet burger sold during this time
to NCMEC to support its child safety initiatives.

"We look forward to serving craveable gourmet burgers to the community in the
Goodyear area, while also supporting child safety efforts in the local
community through our Child ID Kit program," said Eric Houseman, Red Robin
president and chief operating officer. "We invite everyone to come to Red
Robin to enjoy one of our more than two dozen high-quality gourmet burgers,
learn more about child safety, and help us support the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children."

Red Robin focuses its philanthropic support on local and national causes that
promote the health, welfare and education of children, families and citizens
in the communities it serves. Because Red Robin is all about kids and
families, its ongoing partnership with NCMEC continues to grow through the
company's new restaurant openings and additional programs such as Red Robin
Kids' Cook-Off.

"On behalf of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, I would
like to thank Red Robin for their generous support of our mission," said
Robbie Callaway, NCMEC co-founder and past Chairman of the Board. "It is
important that we empower families to make safer decisions for their children,
and communication and education are vital tools in that effort. With Red
Robin's support, we are able to reach many more families across the country
through our child safety initiatives."

The 5,896-square-foot Goodyear Red Robin® restaurant will seat 198 guests and
offers:
-- A family-friendly, come-as-you-are atmosphere
-- Birthday celebrations complete with a free sundae and special birthday
song, and an online eClub that awards kids a free kids' meal and
adults
a free gourmet burger for their birthday
-- Kids' menu featuring trans-fat-free favorites like mac'n'cheese, as
well
as fruit and vegetable side options, such as apple slices, baby
carrots
with ranch dressing and mandarin orange slices
-- Detailed allergen information that is also easy to understand
-- A unique Unbridled culture that inspires Red Robin team members to
consistently put guests' needs first and perform random acts of
kindness
that enrich the lives of their fellow team members and guests, and
that
positively impact the community

-- In-school programs designed to create caring communities, including
the
U-ACT® Program, a national character-building initiative and grant
program specifically designed for middle and junior high schools each
academic year

For more information about Red Robin and to find additional restaurant
locations, please visit www.redrobin.com.

About Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (Nasdaq: RRGB)
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (www.redrobin.com), a casual dining restaurant
chain founded in 1969 that operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Red
Robin International, Inc., has been serving up wholesome, fun, feel-good
experiences in a kid- and family-friendly environment for the past 40 years.
Red Robin, which was named one of Parents magazine's Ten Best Family
Restaurants, is famous for serving more than two dozen insanely delicious(TM),
high-quality gourmet burgers in a variety of recipes with Bottomless Steak
Fries®, as well as salads, soups, appetizers, entrees, desserts, and signature
Mad Mixology® Beverages. There are more than 400 Red Robin® restaurants
located across the United States and Canada, including corporate-owned
locations and those operated by franchisees.

About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC)
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization. Since it was established by Congress in 1984, the organization
has operated the toll-free 24-hour national missing children's hotline which
has handled more than 2.3 million calls. It has assisted law enforcement in
the recovery of more than 132,314 children. The organization's CyberTipline
has handled more than 648,700 reports of child sexual exploitation and its
Child Victim Identification Program has reviewed and analyzed more than
19,518,370 child pornography images and videos. The organization works in
cooperation with the U.S. Department of Justice's office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention. To learn more about NCMEC, call its toll-free,
24-hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit its web site at
www.missingkids.com.

*ID Kits available while supplies last.

SOURCE Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.

Jamie Winter of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., +1-303-846-6108,
jminkin@redrobin.com; or Amanda Meyer of Linhart Public Relations,
+1-303-951-2558, ameyer@linhartpr.com, for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.