Banzai
The burger that sounds wrong and tastes right. A teriyaki-glazed patty with a ring of grilled pineapple and cheddar: sweet, salty, a little tropical and much less silly than it reads. Since the 2023 refresh the pineapple is grilled fresh instead of coming from a can, which makes a bigger difference than you would think.
The story
Red Robin grew out of a Seattle tavern that started selling burgers in 1969, and the Banzai belongs to that city as much as to the chain. Teriyaki became a genuine Seattle food in the 1970s, after Toshi Kasahara opened a teriyaki shop in 1976 and the format spread to hundreds of independent counters across the city, sweeter and simpler than anything in Japan. A teriyaki-marinated patty with grilled pineapple is that local habit put in a bun, and it has stayed on the menu ever since.
What’s inside
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Banzai yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef and teriyaki
McDonald's Teriyaki McDouble (Copycat) - Shares beef and cheese
The Burger Ball Pit - Shares beef and cheese
McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxe (Copycat) - Shares beef and cheese
Zachariah's Shack Burger
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Banzai.- Islands · beef, pineapple, teriyaki and cheese
SignatureHawaiian - Habit Burger & Grill · beef, pineapple and teriyaki
Teriyaki Char - Holy Cow! · beef, teriyaki and cheese
Yo Ginza Beef - Tropical Hut · beef and pineapple
SignatureHawaiian Glee
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About Red Robin
Red Robin is the burger chain you sit down in, with a server, a booth and a birthday song if someone at the table admits to it. It grew out of an old Seattle tavern that started selling gourmet burgers in 1969, and the whole identity rests on two ideas: big, loaded burgers, and Bottomless Steak Fries that keep coming as long as you keep eating.
Roughly 500 restaurants across the United States and Canada.
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