Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Continues Indiana Expansion with Opening of Plainfield Location

Grand opening to benefit the Plainfield Fire Department Beneficent Fund through Burgers With A Heart(R) fundraiser

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., June 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., (Red Robin), will open its fifth Indiana restaurant in Plainfield on Monday, June 18, at 11 a.m. The Plainfield Red Robin(R) restaurant is located at 365 S. Perry Road, off of US 40. 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 celebrations, Red Robin will host a Burgers With A Heart(R) fundraiser to benefit the Plainfield Fire Department Beneficent Fund. Through the event, Red Robin will donate 50 cents from every gourmet burger sold during grand opening week, June 18 to 24, to the Plainfield Fire Department Beneficent Fund. The money raised will help provide smoke detectors to the community, and fire prevention materials to local elementary schools.

"On behalf of the Plainfield Fire Department, I would like to thank Red Robin for choosing to support us during its opening week celebration," said Byron Anderson, chief of the Plainfield Fire Department. "This donation will help keep the Plainfield community safe."

"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 Plainfield Fire Department Beneficent Fund during Burgers With A Heart(R)."

The 6,330 square foot Plainfield Red Robin(R) restaurant will seat 208 guests, and will be 100 percent smoke-free. Red Robin has four additional restaurants in Indiana including one additional corporate-owned location in Fort Wayne, and three franchise-owned and operated locations in Merrillville, Schererville and Valparaiso.

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 360 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 14, 2007