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Instagram can be very useful at times to artistically portray various mundane sceneries. This is an attempt
to do the very same, using the medium to ironically portray it's overuse in social media.

ben.

Today was a chicken kind of day, so I figured I'd dare have the chicken whiskey river combo with an order of sweet potato fries and a mint oreo milkshake just in time for Christmas.

I figured I needed a reward from my extensive work term productively updating my Twitter account as I work vigorously through each day.

Enough about me. The sandwich had just the right amount of fried onion straws to contrast the sandwich as its flavours melt in your mouth. Although I did miss the taste of the ever so famous Whiskey River sauce that the sandwich is ever-so-famously named after.

The milkshake was an excellent pairing although I was disappointed to discover that it didn't come with an aluminum of extra shake that many restaurants do offer. However, I was gladly greeted with an endless supply of freshly fried sweet potatoes.

As this blog progresses I intend to elaborate more aspects of each experience so I thought I'd include a score card so that I can add more as we continue on this tour.

taste: 3.3 / 5.0
texture: 5.0 / 5.0
pairings: 3.5 / 5.0
crumble-less factor: 4.7 / 5.0
onion-ratio: 4.1 / 5.0
total score: 20.6 / 25.0      A-

sean.

What could I have possibly needed more than this RR visit amidst my hectic final exam schedule?! Once again like so many times before, the Whiskey River Burger to the rescue! Today’s visit was to the Red Robbins at 200-1001 Broadway Street in Vancouver. This was not our first visit to this location, so we had an idea of what we were getting ourselves into.

I was pleasantly surprised with my burger compared to the last time I had visited this restaurant. The BBQ sauce-onion straws-cheese-lettuce-mayo-tomato ratio was near perfect. Although the veggie patty was slightly over cooked and consequently dry, the magical qualities of the BBQ sauce aided in masking this boo-boo.

I’m not sure if this burger tasted extra good because of all the built up stress I had been harboring from the whole school semester or if it was just an extraordinarily delectable sandwich, but it earned itself an overall score of 9.5/10

Initial Encounter: Metrotown

For the first pit stop in our journey to tour British Columbia's Red Robin's we decided to dine at the Metrotown franchise.

The classic Whiskey River® beef burger with all the fixings 

Adding a veggie patty to this fine specimen can turn any
meat-lover into a full-fledge vegetarian

Upon stepping in the atmosphere appeared very busy (two tables of five ahead of us), however, we were seated almost instantly. I myself, had a glass of water to drink. Service was superb and reliant with both refills of beverage and fries arriving the instant they were finished. The burger itself was as expected. A very well put-together entree and demonstrated a lower crumbling factor than usual. There was definitely no shortage on the crispy onion straws, therefore an overall satisfactory experience. - Ben

Wonderful. Scrumptious. Toothsome. Like most Whiskey River burgers I’ve had in my day, this was no exception to the usually deliciousness the sandwich normally delivers. As seen in the picture, the burger was put together well with a plentiful bounty of cheese. Although a prodigious amount of cheese is normally welcomed, I found it to be a little overbearing and took away from the burger and onion straws. What brought it all back was the Whiskey River BBQ sauce. As usual, the combination of the BBQ sauce and crispy onion straws make the burger the legend that it is.

Although I am no stranger to the Whiskey River burger, or Red Robin’s for that matter, I had never dabbled with it’s drink menu. Upon a suggestion from my brother, I decided to try the Freckled Lemonade. This drink was beyond amazing… and bottomless! The sweet flavor of the strawberries combined with the sour of the lemonade blended together to make a drink I will not soon forget. Overall: 8/10 -Sean