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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001179110-21-010685
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20211129
FILED AS OF DATE:		20211208
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20211208

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Davis Geoffrey Wayne
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001897682

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34851
		FILM NUMBER:		211478485

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6312 S FIDDLERS GREEN CIRCLE
		STREET 2:		200N
		CITY:			GREENWOOD VILLAGE
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80111

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001171759
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-EATING PLACES [5812]
		IRS NUMBER:				841573084
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1226

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6312 FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200 NORTH
		CITY:			GREENWOOD VILLAGE
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80111
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3038466000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6312 FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 200 NORTH
		CITY:			GREENWOOD VILLAGE
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80111
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        <signatureName>Geoffrey Wayne Davis</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-12-08</signatureDate>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">I hereby make, constitute and appoint each of the
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Legal Officer Michael L. Kaplan, and the Deputy, Associate, and Assistant General Counsels of Red Robin
Gourmet Burgers Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;), who at the time of acting pursuant to this Power of Attorney is each acting singly, as
my true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(1) prepare, sign, acknowledge, deliver and file for me and on my behalf,
Forms 3, 4, and 5 and any amendments thereof in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&quot;1934 Act&quot;) and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (&quot;SEC&quot;),with respect to securities or contracts
of (or with respect to) the Company, and Form ID or other information to secure an access and any other code and/or CIK number to permit
my filing via EDGAR;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(2) do and perform any and all acts for me and on my behalf which may
be necessary or desirable to complete any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and file in any authorized manner such form and this power of attorney
with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(3) seek or obtain, as my representative and on my behalf, information
concerning transactions in or with respect to the Company's securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
administrators and trustees, knowing that I hereby authorize any such person to release any such information to the attorney-in fact and
approve any such release of information; and</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to me, in my best interest, or legally required of me,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on my behalf pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such
form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion. I hereby
grant to each such attorney-in-fact full power</P>


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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and
purposes as I might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. This Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, each such
attorney-in-fact to act in his or her discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact without independent verification of
such information. I further acknowledge that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at my request, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of my responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the 1934 Act or any liability I may have with respect
to transactions reported or reportable thereunder. All prior actions taken by each such attorney-in-fact which are consistent with the
authority conferred hereby are ratified and approved. This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until I am no longer
required to file Section 16 reports with respect to my holdings of and transactions in or involving securities issued by the Company,
or earlier if I revoke it in a signed writing delivered to each of the foregoing attorneys- in-fact.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">November 29, 2021</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">/s/ Geoffrey Wayne Davis________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Geoffrey Wayne Davis</P>


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