Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Continues North Carolina Expansion With Opening of Wake Forest Location

Grand opening to benefit the Wake Forest Fire Department, Inc.

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., (Red Robin), opened its 12th North Carolina restaurant in Wake Forest on Monday, June 25, at 11 a.m. The Wake Forest Red Robin(R) restaurant is located at 11420 Capital Blvd., at the Common Oaks Drive intersection. Red Robin is a casual dining restaurant chain focused on serving an innovative selection of high-quality gourmet burgers in a family- friendly atmosphere.

As part of its grand opening celebration, Red Robin will donate 50 cents from every gourmet burger sold during grand opening week, June 25 to July 1, to the Wake Forest Fire Department, Inc. The money raised will help the fire department purchase new equipment.

"On behalf of the Wake Forest Fire Department, I would like to thank Red Robin for choosing to support us during its opening week celebration," said Jerry Swift, chief of the Wake Forest Fire Department. "This donation will help ensure that our firefighters are safe and prepared to protect our community with the best equipment possible."

"Supporting the local communities where our restaurants are located is an important part of the Red Robin culture," said Eric Houseman, Red Robin president and chief operating officer. "We invite everyone to come out and enjoy one of our 22 gourmet burgers and support the Wake Forest Fire Department during our grand opening week."

The 6,330 square foot Wake Forest Red Robin(R) restaurant will seat 208 guests, and will be 100 percent smoke-free. Red Robin has eleven additional restaurants in North Carolina including three locations in Charlotte, and one location in Raleigh, Apex, Cary, Fayetteville, Durham, Greensboro, Mooresville and Wilmington.

For more information on the nearest location, please visit http://www.redrobin.com.

About Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (Nasdaq: RRGB)

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., (http://www.redrobin.com), founded in 1969, is a casual dining restaurant chain that serves up wholesome, fun, feel-good experiences in a family-friendly environment. Red Robin(R) restaurants are famous for serving more than 22 high-quality gourmet burgers in a variety of recipes with Bottomless Steak Fries(R), as well as salads, soups, appetizers, entrees, desserts, and signature Mad Mixology(R) Beverages. There are more than 370 Red Robin(R) restaurants located across the United States and Canada, which include both corporate-owned locations and those operating under franchise or license agreements.

SOURCE Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.

Released June 27, 2007