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Red Robin
Burnin’ Love Burger
Price: 9.69
Burn Factor: Two out of four Molotov cocktails

 

Much to my surprise, Red Robin had added two new, peppery and delicious items to their huge, annoying cardboard table tent advertisement. The server actually had to point out the Burnin’ Love Burger and Southwest Ancho Chicken Salad seeing as how it’s not even on the hard menu yet.

As I perused the ingredient list, the Burnin’ Love Burger had all the makings of one spectacular and spicy-as-hell sandwich: fried jalapeño rings, salsa, pepper jack cheese, cayenne-seasoned beef burger, and chipotle mayo â€" all on a jalapeño cornbread Kaiser roll. I’m assuming Food Services of America doesn’t carry habanero, or that imported pepper would be on the Burnin’ Love Burger as well.

This Red Robin burger, much like the rest of their burgers, was juicy, delicious, and (my favorite part) â€" messy. Even though it didn’t necessarily burn my mouth, the flavor that this pepper combination put together was undeniably delectable, and right up my alley.

[Red Robin, 3901 S. Steele St., TAcoma, 253.473.7447]

PHOTO: My apologies for the shoddy cell phone picture. I had no idea I would be running into anything Slow-Burn worthy at the local Red Robin, so excuse me for leaving my camera at home that night. You’ll get over it, I’m sure.