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8 Vegan Options at Red Robin in 2022

Photo Credit: Red Robin

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers and Brews (Red Robin for short) is an American chain of causal dining restaurants known for their bottomless steak fries and gourmet burgers. As of 2019, Red Robin has over 560 locations in North America according to Wikipedia. In this article we list the 8 best vegan options at Red Robin restaurants in 2022.

Red Robin does not post the ingredients for their menu items, but they do have a Allergen Guide on their website with a “vegan” search option. All of the items listed in this article are based of the information provided in the allergen guide and other vegan resources. 

1. Build Your Own Burger

Photo Credit: Red Robin’s Instagram

As of April 1st, 2019, Red Robin has had two vegetarian burger options on their menu. These include the Veggie Burger and the Impossible Gourmet Burger. Each of these burgers can be made vegan in the following ways:

Impossible Gourmet Burger: Substitute Bun, Remove Cheese, and Remove Dill Pickle Slices

Veggie Burger: No Cheese (American and Parmesan), No Portobello-Parm Chips, and No Roasted Garlic Aioli

Since quite a few modifications are needed to make each of these vegan, it is easier to build your own vegan burger from scratch. Below is a list of the vegan-friendly burger ingredient options at Red Robin restaurants.

Bun

  • Ciabatta Bun
  • Cross Cut Bun
  • Lettuce Wrap
  • Multigrain Bun
  • Spinach Tortilla Wrap
  • Rustic Bread

Burger Patty

  • Ancient Grain and Quinoa Patty
  • Impossible

Toppings

  • Arugula
  • Avacado
  • Basil
  • Bruschetta Salsa
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cilantro
  • Cucumber
  • Garlic (Roasted)
  • Guacamole
  • Jalapeno
  • Lettuce
  • Onion
  • Parsley
  • Red Pepper
  • Pineapple
  • Shredded Romaine
  • Tomato

Sauces/Condiments

  • A-1 Steak Sauce
  • Ghost Chili Ketchup
  • Guacamole
  • Heinz 57 Sauce
  • Ketchup
  • Oil & Vinegar Dressing
  • Soybean Salad Oil
  • Yellow Mustard

2. House Salad (No Cheese and Croutons)

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As with most restaurants, Red Robin’s house salad is vegan-friendly if you remove the cheese and croutons. The only vegan salad dressings are Oil & Vinegar or a Soybean Salad Dressing.

3. Steak Fries

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Red Robin’s bottomless steak fries are vegan as well! As with the chips mentioned above, Red Robin lists all of their fried products to be non-vegan since cross contamination can occur even though a designated fryer is used. Since we don’t believe cross contamination to be a large concern in this scenario we would still consider them to be vegan-friendly. You can read Red Robin’s statement on the matter here or see their Allergen FAQs.

4. Sweet Potato Fries

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Red Robin’s sweet potato fries are also vegan! As with the other fired products mentioned above, Red Robin lists all of their fried foods to be non-vegan since cross contamination can occur even though a designated fryer is used. Since we don’t believe cross contamination to be a large concern in this scenario we would still consider them to be vegan-friendly. You can read Red Robin’s statement on the matter here or see their Allergen FAQs.

5. Yukon Chips

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Red Robin’s Yukon Chips are vegan! As with the other fired products mentioned above, Red Robin lists all of their fried foods to be non-vegan since cross contamination can occur even though a designated fryer is used. Since we don’t believe cross contamination to be a large concern in this scenario we would still consider them to be vegan-friendly. You can read Red Robin’s statement on the matter here or see their Allergen FAQs.

6. Steamed Broccoli

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If you’re in the mood for a healthier bottomless side, opt for the steamed broccoli at Red Robin. It contains no animal-based ingredients (including butter) so it is vegan as listed on the menu!

7. Side of Apples Slices

Another healthy side option at Red Robin is their side of Apple slices. This item doesn’t seem to be listed on all Red Robin menus, so check with your waiter before ordering.

8. Beverages

Photo Credit: Red Robin’s Instagram

In addition to their vegan food options, Red Robin also has a variety of drinks to choose from. These include both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage options. Selection varies by store so check with your waiter for the current options.

No Longer Avalible: Guac, Salsa, & Chips

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The Guac, Salsa, and Chips Appetizer at Red Robin was vegan, but is no longer available. However, if it comes back in the future then make sure to ask your server if it is still a vegan friendly option. If you search on Red Robin’s allergen guide this item will not come up due to the tortilla chips not being considered vegan by Red Robin. In a statement with the Vegetarian Resource Group, a Red Robin representative stated the following:

[They] are cooked in a designated fryer which only cooks our steak fries, Yukon Chips, sweet potato fries, potato hashbrowns, and the corn tortilla chips. However, on our allergen menu due to cross contact of allergens in the fryer area with splashback, vapors from one fryer to another we cannot guarantee no cross contact of allergens so we claim all ingredients cooked in any fryer as containing shellfish, fish, wheat, eggs, milk and soy.

We do not consider “splashback” and “vapors” to be substantial sources of cross contamination for this analysis and therefore consider Red Robin’s fried products to be vegan-friendly. However, if you have severe allergies to shellfish, wheat, eggs, milk, or soy it might be best to avoid all fried products at Red Robin restaurants.

Summary

Your best bet as a vegan at Red Robin is to build your own burger and load up on one of their bottomless sides. If you liked this article, take a look at at our other “Eating Out” vegan guides here. 

Olive Garden Vegan FAQs

Yes! Olive Garden breadsticks are vegan-friendly! They do not contain eggs, dairy, cheese or any other animal ingredients. The garlic topping on the breadsticks is soy-based and vegan as well!

The croutons at Olive Garden are NOT vegan.

According to The Daily Meal, Olive Garden’s mints are the same recipe as Andes’ mints just with a different shape and wrapper. As we found out in our article titled Are Andes Mints Vegan?, Andes’ mints are not vegan. Therefore, Olive Garden’s mints are also NOT vegan.

According to Olive Garden’s allergen guide, none of their pastas contain eggs or egg-derived ingredients.

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