My Mom, BF and I went to Red Robin for lunch today. It is one of our favorite places! Michael and I usually order the Red Robin Tavern Double - protein style - which means it comes in a lettuce wrap instead of on a bun. He does so because he is a recently diagnosed Diabetic. I do so because I am newly Gluten Free. \n Today, I happened to overhear a customer place an order at the bar for a burger on the Gluten Free bun. RED ROBIN HAS A GLUTEN FREE BUN???!!! I asked our server, Bree, about this and she said they've had it on their menu for a few months now. She asked if I wanted her to bring one out to try but I didn't want her to go to any trouble and declined and said that I may try it next visit. But she brought one out anyway.\n It was warm and the small piece I tried was soft and had a wonderful, 'real' bread texture! It was great!!! But, unfortunately, within a few minutes, I started coughing. When she came back to ask what I thought about it, I told her that, as good as it was, I had an allergic reaction. Poor thing had to deal with me coughing as we spoke and she felt terrible. I told her not to feel bad - that I truly appreciated being able to try the GF bun. She kept apologizing and said she would go back to check the ingredients. \n A few minutes later, the manager on duty, Rick - if I remember correctly - showed up at our table. He said he heard about my allergic reaction and wanted to make sure I was okay and didn't need any medical attention. He told us that he checked the box the bun came in and did not see any wheat on it. We assured him that I was fine. \n Bree stopped by again and said the only thing she could think of was that she didn't call out 'ALLERGY ALERT' when she ordered the bun and that the cook would not have changed gloves as he would have if she did announce that first. Again, we told her not to stress about this. But that maybe we'll try it again, on the side, next visit and to remind our server to call out 'ALLERGY ALERT'. Can I be that sensitive?\n My point is, my allergic reaction aside, we had a great experience at Red Robin. We always do! And the service and attention to my dietary needs today was exceptional!
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