Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Continues Virginia Expansion With Opening of Fredericksburg Location

Grand Opening to Benefit the Spotsylvania Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., (Red Robin), will open its 14th Virginia restaurant in Fredericksburg on Monday, March 12, at 11 a.m. The Fredericksburg Red Robin(R) restaurant is located at 10109 Jefferson Davis Highway, on Route 1 South in Spotsylvania County. 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, March 12 to 18, to the Spotsylvania Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management. The money raised will help support firefighters' professional development and education.

"On behalf of the Spotsylvania Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management, I would like to thank Red Robin for choosing to support us during its opening week celebration," said Chris Eudailey, fire chief of the Spotsylvania Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management. "This donation will help ensure each of our firefighters continues to be properly trained to protect the community."

"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 Spotsylvania Department of Fire Rescue and Emergency Management during our grand opening week."

The 6,350 square foot Virginia Red Robin restaurant will seat 212 guests, and will be 100 percent smoke-free. Red Robin has 13 additional restaurants in Virginia including two locations in Chesapeake and one location in Chantilly, Charlottesville, Christiansburg, Dulles, Fairfax, Glen Allen, Newport News, Roanoke, Woodbridge, Virginia Beach and Richmond.

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

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

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc., (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 350 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 March 1, 2007