Red Robin Review - "Yum" or "Dumb"?

I went to Red Robin today and ordered what they call "Clucks and Fries". I can never bring myself to order them by name, so I referred to them as "chicken tenders" (which they rightfully are) and pointed to the entry on their menu. The waitress understood what I meant and thus no one had to degrade themselves by speaking the word "Clucks".

If I had to choose a word to describe Red Robin's offering I would say...substantial? Which is to say, these are chicken tenders of substance. The breading is fairly heavy and very crunchy and the chicken itself is plentiful. That is not to say there are drawbacks, however. Mainly, the chicken itself is somewhat dry. Not painfully so like my recent forays to Hy Vee or Sarpinos, but certainly noticeable. The seasoning it also a bit lacking - however this factor was somewhat mitigated by some of the excellent french fry seasoning finding its way to the chicken. My overall impression was that these tenders were about average. Less crunch and more juice would have elevated these about standard sit-down restaurant fare. When I inevitably try Red Robin again, I hope for some improvement.

Hy-Vee Chicken Tenders Review

It is fairly rare and equally sad that I think to myself "Ugh, I really should have ordered something besides the chicken tenders". Tonight was one such night. Historically, I have experienced quite a bit of variability in the qualify of the chicken tenders form Hy-Vee's deli. Today's offering was substantially sub-par. I believe they had been made several hours ago and simply and kept warm. They were rubbery on the outside and dry on the inside. The mix of spices was not bad, but that is about all I can say positive. I would likely have been better off getting a slice of pizza or some other offering from the deli.

I did not finish them, which given how hungry I was speaks more about the qualify than anything I can write. I will try Hy-Vee again, but they won't get too many more chances.