Al Dente Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Some friends of mine are suggesting we meet here for dinner this weekend. Looks like cheerless chain hell to me. Anyone been?Red Rock Canyon Grill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 There's one in that bubble of chain restaurant hell, the Rio Center, in Gaithersburg. That should tell you all you need to know. Redrock was carved from the vision of founders who have been involved in the management and expansion of Steak & Ale, Chi-Chi’s and Outback Restaurant Groups. The menu features "Legendary Baked Potato Soup" and an entree called "Cluck and Oink." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Some friends of mine are suggesting we meet here for dinner this weekend. Looks like cheerless chain hell to me. Anyone been? Actually, it's cheerful chain hell, ginormous portions and all. The server will harp about fresh, regional ingredients, but in the end I'd place it somewhere betwee TGIF and the Cheesecake Factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Some friends of mine are suggesting we meet here for dinner this weekend. Looks like cheerless chain hell to me. Anyone been?Red Rock Canyon Grill Clearly your only option is to get as fucked up possible and stick to the avocado dip. Other options include revenging yourself on your friends by loudly declaring "the only difference between this joint and Ray's the Stakes is that the food is cheaper at Ray's and it doesn't suck," or "twelve bucks for a glass of that cat-piss Santa Margarita Pino Grigio? There are entire time zones in Europe and South America where you can get a liter of real wine for half that. (this is especially effective if someone at the table orders it)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 23, 2007 Author Share Posted January 23, 2007 The e-mail with other suggestions has already been sent. Thanks Heather-- you provided about 1/2 the text. I'm not interested in anyone's "carved vision" from any of those other joints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Some friends of mine are suggesting we meet here for dinner this weekend. Looks like cheerless chain hell to me. Anyone been?Red Rock Canyon Grill What I can't quite figure out is that while the menus appear to be similar, the Maryland and Virginia locations appear to be breakaways from the mothership. If you go to this website and click on "Locations," you'll see a little line of text at the bottom of the page that says "Non-affiliated locations in Virginia and Maryland," followed by the link Al Dente referenced. Not that this is any major piece of news or gossip, but does anyone know the story behind this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Some friends of mine are suggesting we meet here for dinner this weekend. Looks like cheerless chain hell to me. Anyone been?Red Rock Canyon Grill I hate to admit it, but yes. My suggestion: get new friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 The e-mail with other suggestions has already been sent. Thanks Heather-- you provided about 1/2 the text. I'm not interested in anyone's "carved vision" from any of those other joints. You're welcome, Mike. I've endured quite enough corporate robo-cuisine in my life and have no desire to my friends suffer the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy510 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Apparently this place is now going by the name Copper Canyon Grill. Insert witty comment about how the food still sucks *here*. http://ccgrill.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Apparently this place is now going by the name Copper Canyon Grill. Insert witty comment about how the food still sucks *here*. http://ccgrill.com/ Redrock Canyon Grill Astro, where does Fred Flintstone live? [i'm not changing my title.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayandstacey Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 [i'm not changing my title.] hehe And they seem to be taking the same attitude, trying to 'sneak in' a new name. Went a few weeks ago for lunch and noticed that some things were changing, but not all. It begged the age-old question - does the bev nap match the welcome carpet? I wonder if they lost a bet or a lawsuit. This change doesn't seem to represent an actual change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 hehe At least I kept the cartoon theme, sort of. (I always laughed at the EEYOW! with the tongue sticking out of the O.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayandstacey Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 At least I kept the cartoon theme, sort of. (I always laughed at the EEYOW! with the tongue sticking out of the O.) Indeed! And by "some things were changing: I meant that depending on where you looked, some places still said "red rock" and others "copper". Other places said nothing. The Red Rock mother ship must have reclaimed the name - so now they have to change all the napkins, menus, guest checks, seat backs, carvings, signage, advertising, banners, vehicles, glasses, coasters, bev naps, etc. Sucks to have so much brand synergy. And I wonder - certainly Fred Flintstone mined Red Rocks. They might have been red due to traces of copper - So I think the cartoon theme still applies. Does Copper Canyon Grill have a mascot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slarochelle Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Whatever the name of the place is, a couple of months ago I received in the mail a $10 gift card to the restaurant. I'm not going to use it. If anyone wants it, PM me to coordinate a hand over. I believe the only considerations are that it is $10 off of a $25 food purchase, and it expires on 2/1/10. There is one in downtown Silver Spring, maybe that is why I was sent one; I live near there. Or that and they got my name from list of food-related magazine subscribers. Whatever the reason; I know I'm not using the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinoue Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Sister in law got a gift card for this place so we went the other night. Keeping in mind the adage "If you don't have anything nice to say..." The bathroom was clean and they had crayons for the kids. And they were ridiculously crowded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Sister in law got a gift card for this place so we went the other night. Keeping in mind the adage "If you don't have anything nice to say..." The bathroom was clean and they had crayons for the kids. And they were ridiculously crowded. I was going to write a 1,000-page book entitled, "Why I Hate Society, and Why You Should, Too," but you just wrote it for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookluvingbabe Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 My in-laws love the place. Love, love, love it. In the world of bad Rio Center dining, I'd eat at Potbelly before I'd eat there again willingly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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