Burger Bite: Red Robin’s Wise Guy

The Wise Guy Burger at Red Robin is a smorgasbord of Italian ingredients surrounding a hamburger patty. Before we get into the mouth-stretching, genre-bending meal that is the Wise Guy Burger, I think it’s important to acknowledge one small fact: The burger served in the restaurant bears a striking resemblance to the one in its advertisements, which is not always the case with chain restaurants.

Easily three inches tall, this burger is best dissected from the top to the bottom. Beneath a sesame seed bun lie three mozzarella sticks. The sticks are perched on a layer of pepperoni slices and marinara sauce. Then there’s the burger, which sits on lettuce, tomato and banana pepper rings atop the bottom half of the sesame seed bun.