Surprisingly good … and yummy

OK, if you want to feel superior, you can eat at a number of different places in downtown Spokane, just the same as any city, ordering everything from French delicacies to vegetarian delights to fresh sushi — not to mention family plates of Chinese-like food served by a 20-something breathless with excitement about her/his chain eatery’s style of food.

But, look. If all you want is a burger. Or a salad. Prepared fast. Served, of course, by that same breathless 20-something. But usually at a prices that won’t break your bank. You can always try Red Robin . My brother and I dropped in, on a whim, Thursday evening and 45 minutes later — after his devouring a Red Robin Gourmet Cheeseburger, I an Apple Harvest Chicken Salad — we left. Full. Not reeling from gastronomic pretension And certainly not broke.

How’s that jingle go? Red Ro-bin ! Yum!