FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Laping Chris 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/09/2011 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RED ROBIN GOURMET BURGERS INC [RRGB] (Last) (First) (Middle) 6312 FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE, SUITE 200N 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP, Chief Information Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock (1) (2) (3) 5,750 D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee stock options (Right to Buy)	  (4)	02/24/2019	Common Stock	4,000	$ 14.93	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Laping Chris 6312 FIDDLER'S GREEN CIRCLE, SUITE 200N GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111	Â	Â	  VP, Chief Information Officer	Â

Signatures

Attorney-in-fact Annita M. Mennogan		02/17/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 1,700 performance-based restricted stock units, 1,300 time-based restricted stock units and 1,751 shares of restricted stock issued under the issuer's Amended and Restated 2007 Performance Incentive Plan that remain subject to vesting and forfeiture restrictions.
(2)	The time-based restricted stock units reported herein were granted on March 2, 2010. Each time-based restricted stock unit represents the contingent right to receive, upon vesting of the unit, one share of the issuer's common stock. One-fourth (1/4) of the time-based restricted stock units are scheduled to vest on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the date of grant as long as the reporting person remains in the service of the Company through the respective vesting date.
(3)	The prformance-based restricted stock units reported herein were granted on March 2, 2010, and the number of units set forth herein consists of a target number subject to certain continued employment requirements. The units are scheduled to vest following the third anniversary of the date of grant if the issuer meets certain total shareholder return objectives. The number of units that vest may be 0% to 225% of the target number of units, depending upon performance. The maximum number of units that may vest is 3,825 (225% of the target number). Each performance-based restricted stock unit, once vested, will entitle the reporting person to receive one share of the issuer's common stock.
(4)	The reporting person was granted the non-qualified stock options on 2/24/2009. 25% of the options vested on the first anniversary of the grant date, and thereafter 75% of the options vest in 36 substantially equal monthly installments with the first installment vesting on the 24th day of the 13th month following the award date and an additional installment vesting on the 24th day of each of the 35 months thereafter.

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