Red Robin- Washington Utah

Hours of Operation and Location:

640 W Telegraph St
Washington, UT 84780
Sun-Thurs: 11a-10p; Fri-Sat: 11a-11p




I done a food review of Red Robin once before and felt this was in need of a second one.

My grandson JJ was hungry and we decided to go get some lunch. Since we were in Washington and it has been some time since going to Red Robin, we decided to conquer their wonderful Gourmet Burgers.

Upon entering Red Robin it was like stepping into a world of color and family get together. I am sure there were some groups there to watch the football game on the TV’s that are placed all around the restaurant. My 3 year old grandson was having a blast when it came to the balloons and watching the football games.

We were seated quite fast even though the place was busting at the seams. They have a system that works for them. We were seated towards the back of the restaurant and our waiter came to our table with menu’s a lot faster than we were expecting. Connor was also very nice when it came to asking him a question. I asked Connor if they would honor a coupon I had even though the Roadrunners were no longer together. The waiter(Connor) went to the manager(Daniel Drown) and asked him if they would honor the free kid’s meal still and he was more than willing to and even told us about some awesome deals by joining the birthday club. What I thought was cool is that even adults can join and get a free burger on their birthday. But you have to go to their website and sign up for it. He was also telling me about reloadable reward cards. I actually thought this is a cool idea.

But I should get down to business with the review of the food;

I ordered this Burnin Love Burger and it was so yummy. I don’t even want to ask how many calories are in it, but it was so worth it. This is the description they give you on their website.

You’ll get fired up for the crispy-fried jalapeño rings, tangy salsa and spicy Pepper-Jack cheese layered on top of our cayenne-seasoned burger. It’s topped with shredded lettuce and fresh tomatoes to cool things off and served on a jalapeño-cornmeal Kaiser roll with Chipotle mayo. The only thing I would change on it is less salsa, and that’s just because I’m not a big salsa fan. The combination of everything was awesome and worked great together. The crisp-fried jalapeno rings was what sold me on the burger. If you do not like spicy, I would say stay away. But if you do, you should give it a whirl. My choice was priced at $9.49 and I would pay that again.

Craig ordered the Whiskey River BBQ Burger and he was totally pleased with his choice. The description they posted on their website on this burger is;
Don’t be afraid to get a little saucy. Basted with our signature Whiskey River® BBQ Sauce and lassoed together with Cheddar cheese, crispy onion straws, lettuce, fresh tomatoes & mayo. The cost on this burger was $9.49 and was totally worth it.

JJ ordered off of the kids menu and he wanted the spaghetti with a side of apples. I think he was more impressed at the time with the apples since this is one of his favorite foods. What is nice about these apples are that they are fresh apples. JJ was having a good time there and had no complaints at all… If JJ is happy where we eat at then GG is happy where we eat at. JJ’s food was the best price of all “FREE”. Hurray for free. If it wasn't his birthday, the price is very reasonable. I believe what he ordered was like $4.79 or right around there.

Next time I go there I am going to have to try the Mountain High Mudd Pie. Oh my goodness, look at this picture of this pie. How can you not want that? I would have gotten it, had I not been so full from the bottomless fries and my yummy burger. Next time I am going to have to have dessert first. I think that sounds like a good action plan.

Mountain High Mudd Pie Description;
Our special creation of chocolate and vanilla gourmet ice cream mixed with Oreo® cookies, fudge and caramel on a chocolate cookie crust. Served in a pool of chocolate fudge and caramel sauce topped with whipped cream and a cherry.


Over all Rating:

Service: Very fast and curteous
Cleanliness: Very Clean
Price: This is where I say you get what you pay for. The average cost is around 8.00 on up, but worth every penny of it. Plus you get bottomless fries with each order.
Hours: Sun-Thurs: 11a-10p; Fri-Sat: 11a-11p
Atmosphere: It’s a little loud, but you need to take into consideration that this is a family style dining area, they have sports on TV, so expect some noise, but not too bad and not enough to keep me away.

Overall Experience: We had a really good time at Red Robins and would most defiantly be going back. One day I will get to the point of having dessert. I really liked our waiter and thought it was great that the manager came to the table to talk to us and to say hey to JJ. I have never had bad service here, maybe too much food. I won’t complain about that. Only bad thing about Red Robin and if anyone knows me, I am a Diet Pepsi drinker and they have Coke products. But they do offer many alternate choices, so I was ok with that.

Samurai 21- St. George, Utah

Samurai 21 Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi, Saint George, Utah



Tonight we decided to go to Samurai 21 in St. George, Utah for my daughter Rebeckiah's birthday. We have gone here a number of times and she really likes it and we have always had great service. However this time was different!

We arrived around 4:30pm for dinner. There was 4 adults and 3 children in our group. I did order one kids mealfor the children at because they don't really aren't fond of Samurai 21. I was thinking they may take a bite or two of rice. I paid for my daughters meal and Bridgette and Craig paid for their own... There is a reason I am bringing this up, so please read on...

We sat down and ordered our drinks and food. I ordered a Diet Pepsi, yay for Pepsi products and my brother-in -law had Diet Pepsi as well. Everyone else had water.

We placed our orders which ranged from $15.50-$17.50 per person... The price includes salad, soup, and rice and if you want fried rice or noodles it is slightly more, or should I say it use to be slightly more... I had the steak and scallop combo and as far as the food goes the flavor was really good. My scallops were fried beyond recognition however. They had alot of sauce and was overcooked, which made them somewhat rubbery. Everyone else seemed to be happy with the food, except my grandsons, who doesn't like this type of food as I stated earlier. We chose to eat at the Hibachi? You get your own chef, right at your table... He cooks your entrée and entertains you with spatula tossing and pyrotechnics. My grandsons were happy with this except for the fires. This did scare them or should I say, it scared JJ more than anyone. He hid under his jacket the entire dinner and cried.

Something must have changed with Samurai 21 since the last time I was there. Usually it is alot of fun and we come out knowing we got our moneys worth. We were to say the least very disappointed. I am not sure if they changed owners or what. But the people that worked there seemed very blah and didn't seem to enjoy being there. It was like they were going through the motions and that was about it.

I was extremely shocked when I got our bills. Please remember that 2 of the boys did not order dinner. I did order one kids meal at $6.95. They had water since they didn't like this type of food. But I got my check for just my daughter and I and it came to $62.00 and some change. They added an 18% gratuity on top of my bill. They did this for my niece Bridgette and my brother-in-law Craig. Their meals came to over $24.00 each in addition to the same 18% gratuity . I can understand when they say parties of over so many guests there is an automatic gratuity, but there were only 5 meals, of which we were charged over $100.00 after all was said and done and we had terrible service and the people seemed cold and didn't really care. There was actually only 3 meals that was with my party. There should have been no charges for the kids who didn't eat. We were shocked to see the price and if they didn't add the gratuity, there is no way their service or food would have even gotten that much. Normally I tip 20% for great service, they would not have even gotten 10%.

Over all Rating:

Service: The service was ok, but nothing to write home about
Cleanliness: Very Clean
Price: Watch out for hidden costs, can easily cost alot more than going to a really nice place.
Hours: They Open at 4:30 in the afternoon, not sure when they close.
Atmosphere: It was fun for adults, not advisable for toddlers. Not a kid friendly place.

Overall Experience: I use to love going here. Most of the people have changed since the last time I was there, the quality and quantity of food has decreased. I don't think this will be a place where I would recommend people to go to. I feel like I was cheated by the way they did the bill and took advantage. I was suppose to do a special visit for this place, not thinking I will now...



Samurai 21
(435) 656-8628
St George
245 Red Cliffs Dr Ste 11
St George, UT 84790

Dixie Care and Share

Normally I do food reviews for restaurants, but I am going to do something a bit different this time. So humor me if you will. Actually it is pretty serious.


Dixie Care and Share- Dixie Care and Share - 131 North 300 West - St. George UT - 435-628-3661 -

Recently Dixie Care and Share had an open house to show the public what it is that they do. I never really took a tour of the place, because I thought it would be some horrible place where people took advantage of others and didn't really want to work to get their own food, housing or services. However that was very far from the truth. I guess that goes to show that I need to pay more attention to what is going on around me. Are you one of those people who think the same thing, or that you can't do anything to help?

Below is a letter that the new Director of Dixie Care and Share put out that day. Ruben Garcia is a man of compassion and just what Dixie Care and Share has needed. Maybe it's time for all of us to look beyond our own comfort zone and see how we can help others in need.

A lot of us doing a little bit will make a difference…

From 2007 through 2009, the number of families in homeless shelters– households with at least one adult and one minor child– leapt to 170,000 from 131,000, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development
Over 50% of youth in shelters on the streets report that their parents told them to leave or know they were leaving and did not care.
One in Four homeless youth come from the Foster Care System
33% of heterosexual homeless youth have been sexually abused
Less than one in four homeless children will graduate from high school
Every day 12 kids die on the streets of America

The future of our great country is in the hands of our children. How can we comfortably sleep at night when so many of our children are alone, scared and living homeless on the streets?
As the need for what we do at Dixie Care & Share continues to soar it is becoming more and more of a challenge to meet the demands. The outpouring of support we receive from the communities or Washington County, in the form of food and in-kind donations, is exceptional! We couldn’t ask for better volunteers. We are fortunate to enjoy numerous partnerships and collaborations with helping organizations throughout Washington County who support and champion our efforts as we do theirs!

There are substantial costs associated with dispatching services to those in need; and those costs are on the rise! We are in desperate need of on-going financial support so that we can continue to operate and meet the demands. “ A lot of us doing a little bit” is a call to the communities of Washington County for on-going financial support. $100.00 a month, $200.00 a month coming in on an on-going basis from businesses, private donors, service organizations etc. will make a tremendous difference and enable Dixie Care & Share to continue its mission of serving the growing needs of our less fortunate friends and neighbors who’ve fallen on hard times and who depend on services offered at Dixie Care &Share. Please help us continue to make a difference.

Ruben Garcia, Director


Pictures from Dixie Care and Share Open House

Mayor McArthur and his wife bunny showed up and see how much Dixie Care and Share was doing for our community and how much more needs to be done... If you are interested in taking a tour. Ruben or someone that is there would be happy to show you around.


Anyone can come to the pantry where they have breads, sweets, fruits and vegetables. Things change on a daily basis. If people are in need of food, they can go down there Monday thru Friday and get some food. If they are looking for food boxes, they can go down and sign up for those...



Food is always needed and it can be dropped off at Dixie Care and Share... They are also in need of cash donations to help pay the bills which include utilities and all the other stuff that goes into running a place like this...

Dixie Care and Share also offers clean warm beds. The men and women/children are in separate areas... They can get a shower and know they are safe. There are regulations however... Most of the rules are for the good of the person and others. Anyone can call Dixie Care and Share for more of the info on the shelter part.


This area is where people will eat together... They serve them a continental breakfast, bagged lunch and a hot dinner every day...


How you can share?

Make tax deductible financial donations
Volunteer (come join the team)
Support local food drives
Share the bounties of your gardens
Donate used printer cartridges
Become a business sponsor/contributor
Donate your old running vehicle
Provide business services or supplies
Have your family group, organization or Eagle Scout perform a service project.