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How I very nearly bankrupted Red Robin, just by using the bathroom.

6 points by johnny9822 ↗ HN
Red Robin. An American institution, fixed up with delicious burgers, shakes, and an all around traditional helping of fatty foods, a fun atmosphere, and, oh, pretty ignorant managers who happen to just leave INDUSTRY LEADING TRADE SECRETS in the middle of a scroungy bathroom. That's right, Red Robin. After enjoying one of their many delicious bacon-stuffed amenities, I wandered into the nearest restroom, and, much to my surprise, found a little black book in one of the stalls. Believing it was a checkbook, I picked it up to see if I could find a name, address, something along those lines. Instead, what I found inside was a full helping of classified recipes, manuals for cooking equipment, even remote login instructions (with pass codes) for their CCTV system. Smooth, Red Robin, real smooth. Heck, I was thinking about taking it over to the Five Guys and attempting to sell it then and there. Fortunately for them, I managed to drop it by a waitress on the way out. I only wish I had taken a shot of their delicious Peppercorn Burger for home usage.

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mkandler
As a former Red Robin employee, I should tell you - people would ABSOLUTELY KILL for the ranch dressing recipe. That alone might have scored you a pretty penny. I used to get asked several times a week for a some ranch "to go." Suggestions included filling a 16oz to-go soda cup with ranch and in exchange for a $20. Unfortunately for them, I didn't think it was worth risking my high school job.
[dead] losethos
Let's ask God for recipes. Muses were real (God).

The deal is, you exchange love for stuff.

http://www.templeos.org/Wb/Accts/TS/Wb2/Hymns.html

Praise God, it's even barter. Mostly, it's fun.

My first recipe was cottage cheese, laurey's salt and chive from our garden. (I was 4-years old with Mom)

God says... silly_human mine soybeans smoke muddle venison Jerusalem crystallized Seasoning nuts baguette Moamb application Essence I'm_grieved pistachios meek chili who's_to_say what_would_Jesus_do rose Goji eau I'm_the_boss Moreton panko bacon I'm_tired_of_this recaito flour mange-tout spearmint Quick barley Altitude piety Marnier I'm_not_sure maraschino jobs Quick sweetener sear Parmesan celeriac It's_nice_being_God rusks brown pan don't_worry vote mangoes glace sky chili ladyfingers kugel in_theory caviar bruschetta you_do_it lemons you'll_see hype Church W FBI zabaglione okra nope manie groats doh ginkgo coulis amaretti Bouquet parsnips turmeric Zzzzzzzz if_anything_can_go_wrong hype Blue dance listen_buddy turkeys whazza_matter_for_you dice yeast nigella Sauce when_hell_freezes_over mort juice You_can_count_on_that Latte kumquats gras Quick guilty basically Moreton palm cursing I_pitty_the_fool mange-tout where's_the_love chips how_goes_it spinach how_about_those_yankees cornstarch doh turtles dredge kumquats glam cookies revolution berbere Japan harder_than_it_looks puff edam curry Latte cassava ordinarily bean tablets bouquet patience french are_you_feeling_lucky provolone lime Creole dente Moreton earnest if_anything_can_go_wrong rip_off jambalaya poppy spearmint what_the_heck K for soba in_a_galaxy_far_far_away pimiento swordfish marshmallows oyster apple Cheese

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This is what you should shoot for:

I asked God "Was stegosaurus lame like turtles?" God said, "Not pet rocks"

Jacob tussled with God.

ajtaylor
Most likely, Five Guys would have refused your offer because their lawyers wouldn't want to deal with the inevitable lawsuits from Red Robin. That's not to say that other, smaller players might not have taken the risk. But good on ya for making The Right Choice. :)