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August 18 , 2021 Red Robin Red Robin Gourmet Burgers , Inc. Reports Results for the Fiscal Second Quarter Ended July 11 , 2021 GREENWOOD VILLAGE , Colo .-- ( BUSINESS WIRE ) -- Red Robin Gourmet Burgers , Inc. ( NASDAQ : RRGB ) ( " Red Robin " or the " Company " ) , a full - service restaurant chain serving an innovative selection of high - quality gourmet burgers in a family - friendly atmosphere , today reported financial results for the quarter ended July 11 , 2021 . Key Highlights • Restaurant revenue of $ 272.2 million and Restaurant Level Operating Profit as a percentage of restaurant revenue ( a non - GAAP metric ) of 15.7 % ; • Second quarter 2021 comparable restaurant revenue ( 1 ) increased 66.3 % over the same period in 2020 , and decreased 2.4 % compared to the same period in 2019 ; • Average weekly sales per fiscal period grew by a total of $ 2,503 during the second quarter of 2021 ; Off - premises sales comprised 32.8 % , 63.8 % and 12.5 % of total food and beverage sales for the second quarters of 2021 , 2020 and 2019 , respectively ; By the end of the second fiscal quarter , restaurants that were able to operate at 100 % indoor dining capacity and with full hours delivered a comparable restaurant revenue increase of 7.0 % compared to 2019 and restaurant margin of 19.5 % , representing an increase of 1.8 % compared to 2019 ; and , • Restaurants that offered Donatos® pizza outperformed the rest of the system by 550 basis points as compared to 2019 and outperformed our original restaurant sales growth target by 250 basis points . Donatos® pizza generated sales of $ 2.9 million dollars in the second quarter of 2021 . Paul J. B. Murphy III , Red Robin's President and Chief Executive Officer , said , " While we have reasons to be optimistic about the recovery , overall performance in the second quarter was below our expectation . Contributing factors included ongoing jurisdictional restrictions and challenging labor availability which resulted in reduced operating hours to ensure a quality Guest experience and reduce impact on our restaurant management teams . Notably , we generated strong sales and margins at restaurants where staffing levels supported elevated traffic compared to 2019. Specific initiatives that are addressing our staffing needs include national hiring events , technology enhancements to the application and hiring processes , and incremental hiring and training resources to grow staffing levels above 2019. " Murphy continued , " Off - premises sales are holding at roughly a third of total sales mix , more than double pre - pandemic levels , demonstrating that Guests are enjoying the convenience