Good food in a formerly very good spot. Something has changed lately as Q'doba has gone done hill steadily over the past few months. While the food has remained fairly consistent, the physical restaurant and the management has taken a turn for the worse. Their hours are very inconsistent, with hand written paper notes stuck to the window like the walls of 1st grade. (Maybe they'll do a hand turkey in November?) The interior is filthy every time we go there now. The floors are disgusting, the tables seem to never be wiped off let alone cleaned and the food prep areas is over flowing with food. We're unsure but it also seems they are beginning to short the orders and they are so quick to try and double charge when it's mention. Hopefully it'll return. They used to have a very nice dark haired woman that seemed to be the manager when things were great. Haven't seen her there lately, but it's reasonable to presume that she was the key to the success of the Q. Best of luck. read more

QDOBA Mexican Eats - The floor 15 minutes after opening at noon. They are sometimes open now, 12-3 and then 4-7. Lame and filthy. - A stack of paper bags featuring a dragon design is positioned on a beige, speckled counter in a restaurant or food establishment. The background shows a tiled floor with some scattered leaves or debris, and part of a metal food container with food inside is visible on the right side. The setting appears to be a kitchen or food prep area, with stainless steel surfaces and equipment. - Mexican Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

Couldn't even get in the door because the handicapped parking space I was going to use was taken up by a car without a permit!!!!!

I got this burrito ball delivered. It was as weird to eat as it was to look at, because the ingredients were layers so you mostly ate through one at a time (meat, rice, beans, etc). That said, the ingredients were good. Just weirdly assembled. read more

QDOBA Mexican Eats - This isn't what burritos are supposed to look like lol. - A person holds a burrito wrapped in aluminum foil, with the burrito appearing uneven and poorly rolled. The filling and sauce are visible through the wrapper, and the burrito has an irregular shape, indicating it may not be properly assembled. The background shows a wooden floor and some cardboard boxes, suggesting an informal setting. - Mexican Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

very cheap. I ordered a birra quesadilla and got a cheese quesadilla with a side of birra. I asked for a tiny bit more birra, bc they ran out and then one of the employees said that's a regular serving when all I wanted was to cover the whole quesadilla with the birra meat read more

They have great food, and the manager at this location is the best. Dax it is on top of everything, handled my complicated orders to the tea, and had them delivered. Unfortunately, Qdoba didn't have delivery service to my hotel, residence Inn, but for some reason, they allowed the delivery to Starbucks two minutes away from the hotel. I have mentioned this to Dax, and he promised to raise this with their management and hopefully make the delivery service available for Residence Inn. I will continue to order from them every time I am in Duluth, and am recommending them to everyone! Great food, amazing service! read more

I love Qdoba's food but as a DoorDash driver this is my most dreaded place to receive an order from. They never have anything prepared on time and the staff is rude when you let them know you're a driver waiting on an order. I Just sat in a lobby full of DoorDash drivers for 20 minutes and watched the staff work at a lackluster tortoise pace. No urgency to get a huge backup on online orders completed while there wasn't even a customer in the store. read more

i went there and went into order the guy was very fast and rude, the chicken is always chewy and the rice was burnt. they gave me less then half a scoop of everything. i ordered a regular bowl and got the portion of a mini. very bad poor service and poor food read more

I have come here several times, and have been very disappointed the last several times I've come, and I'm done. Chewy, rubbery chicken. The most horrendous burrito I've ever eaten came from here. It was wrapped solid, which is the only good thing I can say about it. On the first bite, I entered a rice plantation. After about 5 bites of nothing but rice, I finally ran into bean land. After suffering through bean land, I entered guacamole land, then rubbery chicken land. You could not pay me to eat that burrito, and here I am paying to eat it. Disgusting. read more

The food is always good when they have what you want! Stopped in this evening and NO Queso... that's like Pizza Hit not having pizza :/ Seems like new management might help read more

Poorly done chicken and dishwasher boy at the til should not be up front helping customers at all.

A great stop for delicious Mexican cuisine! This QDOBA is always clean and has friendly staff that is eager to help satisfy your hunger. There is ample outdoor seating for a warm summer day or if you'd rather sit inside, there are clean tables for you there, too! My goto is the smothered burrito, which is not listed on the menu, but the staff will happily make for you. It includes QDOBA's famous queso both inside and outside of the burrito! For some delicious food, fast, this is a great option! Cheers! read more

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The staff here was extremely short staffed. They had to take a break from 3-4. I just wanna say. When they opened back up the staff that was here here was top notch and kept that line flowing smoothly. The young man running the assembly line was friendly even though we could tell he was done. The lady running the cash register was awesome keeping the like stocked with bowls ect. Not to mention the couple people cooking behind the scenes. Outstanding job folks. I hope you all find staff soon to give these guys a break. read more

QDOBA Mexican Eats - Awesome staff - The image shows a casual restaurant interior with customers at the counter. Staff members are visible behind a glass partition, preparing food and taking orders. The background includes a menu board and a refrigerator with beverages. The foreground features a table with a paper cup and a napkin, and part of a seated customer is visible. The setting appears to be a fast-casual dining establishment. - Mexican Near Me - Duluth, Minnesota

I love qudoba and their food but after watching the lady touch cleaning supplies and her phone with the same gloves used to make my boyfriend and I food I am actually appalled. Don't recommend this location due to the cleanlines. read more

Do not come to this location. I love qdoba and their food but the last few times I've been there the service has been the worst. I understand people don't want to work but it is expected at most restaurants to be ready and staffed around dinner and lunch time. The last couple times I have been there, I'm assuming he is one of the managers, guy in his mid-50s has been working. He'll give discounts to the young girls and be disrespectful towards anyone else. I went with my boyfriend and he didn't even care to be working. Service should be the same no matter the person. Recently, I placed an online order and I arrive 10 min after my pickup time. They said I could wait 45 min to an hour for it as they were backed up. I got a chicken quesadilla and a drink. At least have a separate space for pick up orders like Chipotle does. I asked for a refund because I wasn't going to wait that long. A different younger guy working was very disrespectful from me and walked away. I wrote my name down on a sticky note and he walked away. Then when he came back I asked if he was going to refund me or give a gift card and he said no one was working in the back on computers so it would happen. Again, I understand the busyness but at least give me a gift card or genuinely apologize. Not a fan of the service and the experiences I have had lately. I also just got the app and used a free chips and queso reward that probably will not be available for a future use. Will not be coming back anytime soon. Chipotle or any Mexican restaurant will be getting my service and attention from now on. read more

This place is always a winner if you are looking for something fast and higher quality then a drive through meal. The place is very modern. It has plenty of outdoor and indoor seating. When you walk in the door everything is usually pretty clean and ive never had a issue finding a seat inside. The service is usually very friendly. The line may look long at first, but it does go fast. They have the new coca cola machine that will pour out just about any drink that you can think of making, or that your heart desires. You can play with the drink combinations and have fun making new flavors, The food is always fresh, The set up is a little like a lot of other chain restaurants but they actually have different things on the menu which make it a better option. The good thing about them is that they actually don't charge for guac or extras. I was actually getting sick of paying for guac at some of the other establishments in the area. I shouldn't have to pay for guac. The food here is actually really good. There is usually too much to finish and you have to take it home. I really don't mind taking it home though. It just means I get more for laterl read more

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My first time and probably last time at a QDOBA. We both tried the Queso chicken burritos and Chips and Queso. The burrito was bland. Queso was good. Problem was that we both had to go to the bathroom, urgently within 5 minutes of eating. Kinda churned the tummy read more

Understocked, no options for the pop, food was disappointing to say the least. All in all this is a bad stop better off going to Chipotle in the mall read more

Honestly I usually have great experience at qdoba and today It was the opposite. The food wasn't very good atall. I barely got any rice and a whole mess ton of guac.. it jus wasn't good like it usually is. Disappointing read more

Stop going to chipotle because online food order only , and they have been running out of food. All the people working Qdoba are friendly and helpful, loved service. Had the chicken and bbq brisket it was amazing. Will be back again soon. They give you free guacamole and don't charge like chipotle. They made a mistake with are order today and gave the wrong chicken They didn't argue and gave the order for free. The flavors are so much better than chipotle and flavor. read more

I've been to many QDOBAs and this one was very clean, quick service, tasted the same as every other QDOBA. Parking was easy, plenty of places to sit. read more

I've only tried the chicken and beef burritos. Both were quite good. Flavorful. I like very spicy food so I asked for extra jalapeños. I actually got four burritos and with the COVID 19 had to take them home, eat one, freeze three. I suggest you do the same because when you want a fast and very good meal just pop one in the microwave. Store bought burritos are not so good. Five stars because the employees all were welcoming, friendly, helpful and did a great job. Their burritos are very large and filled with goodness. You can create your own burrito which is what I did. It's a good value because of the extra large size. read more

Usually I love QDOBA, in the past they've been good about working around my severe dairy allergy and are careful. This time they refused to pull out a new guacamole, the one they had out was clearly full of cheese. In the past they've just taken a scoop out of a fresh one no big deal. You lost a customer, left my food there, because if you can't make a simple accommodation it's not worth my time. Will not be returning and I will make sure everyone I know with food allergies knows about this as well. read more

Slow service. Lazy employees. Stood in line for 10 minutes at 8:15 pm and not a single person had an order taken. I just left and went to Jimmy Johns read more

Decent food, staff was extremely rude however. Their pop machine was unresponsive for me and I asked a bearded staff worker if it was empty or out of order and he walks over and fixes it and says "You should've just tapped it, it works just fine" in a rude tone. Wow! Weird that I did that before I came over to you and it didn't work. read more

The management at this location is awful. When it's busy, he yells at his staff and is disrespectful to customers. He even yelled at an elderly man for making a simple mistake. So disappointing. read more

What I love about these type Mexican eateries is that it gives me an amazing day opportunity to make my own Nachos. Which is always a treat. As a nacho connoisseur, I'm still on a mission to try all the nachos I can but sometimes you have settle for something like this. read more

I have come to Qdoba many times throughout my adult lifetime in duluth. I've seen various workers there and have had many positive and negative experiences but I really enjoy the food so I keep returning. i went to Qdoba 2 weeks ago and was very impressed. I wanted to show some recognition to the workers that made it enjoyable for me to want to come back. the girl at the register 'Lydia' was so professional, friendly, and incredibly attentive to multiple different tasks she was doing due to some obvious slack from other employees, which was impressive for a girl her age! the worker 'Collin' was incredibly impressive with his hospitality and burrito skills as well! Thanks for an amazing experience guys and see you next time! :) read more

First time I had a burrito. It was huge, Tasted good except the tortilla became very gummy and nasty, like raw dough so I had to eat everything out of it. Will definitely get a bowl next time. 2nd time here the other night. Had to try the Knock Out Tacos. Tried for days to order online. Could not get the checkout page to load. Then I called the store to order a pickup and was told they do not take phone orders. Tried using the mobile app, but there is no Knockout Taco Combo on it. Finally went to the store and ordered. The guy would not take my rewards number. I do not have a physical card, as I registered online, and he would not give me one. He said Rewards are only for orders placed thru the mobile app which I know is simply not true. So I got no credit for our order! 6 TINY Knockout Tacos for $20 was not what I was expecting either. Very disappointing. Not sure we will be back, However the tacos were tasty, the tiny bit of filling in them anyway. I have had bigger tacos on an appetizer menu. read more

I'll admit that I'm a sucker for good service. I don't care how exquisitely-prepared the food, I won't return if I get bad, snotty, or sarcastic service. Having said that, the people at Qdoba treated me as if they had nothing better to do than to ensure that the food met my expectations in quality and quantity. Since I'd eschewed the animal flesh, the Qdoba servers wanted to ensure that I was getting my money's worth. Despite being busy, the servers were very sweet. Because of the service, I know I'll be back. My husband and I didn't like the noisy, chaotic atmosphere inside the restaurant, so we opted to sit outside. Unfortunately, the traffic along Woodland Avenue, combined with the music blasting from outside speakers, did nothing to enhance our dining experience. Personally, I didn't care much for their smoked vegetables, but I'm sure other people must like them. But what's with the pinto beans???? Delicious! I wonder what they're doing to those pinto beans to make them taste so awesome! I wonder if I can just order a bowl of pinto beans next time??? I wonder if I can bribe a Qdoba employee to reveal the secret of their pinto beans? read more

We debated between chipotle and Qdoba.. Decided to go with Qdoba. Service was poor! Very rude! All I could taste was burnt chicken! If there is ever a choice... I would pick chipotle!!! read more

This QDOBA is always clean and never has a line. You can always count on the staff making your food quickly and getting in and out of the restaurant at the speed you need. Also, all staff are very friendly and have a terrific attitude towards working! Love this QDOBA. read more

Always been given top tier customer service, delicious food, and a good environment while eating here. I've been a customer for years. The manager, Lisa, has always gone above and beyond to take care of my needs. The Queso is to die for-- would eat here over Chipotle every time. Would give them 10 stars if I could! read more

This place has gone down hill fast. Management, service, cleanliness, food quality and menu items are suffering.

Mostly college kids working, but as a first-time-in-several-years visitor, I had no idea how the process worked and the young man working was incredibly helpful!! Honestly the food is better than Chipotle, even though it's set up the same way. There are so many more options than Chipotle, and I strongly recommend the taco salad! New Coke machine is cool too---one of those touch screen ones. read more

This place SUUUUUUUUUUUUCKS. I've waited to write a review about this qdoba until I've felt that I I've had enough bad experiences there. I never leave the restaurant in a good mood, even if I entered that way. The workers always find a way to be rude or condescending while you're there. I think the worst thing they do is assume. They never ask if you're done adding things to your burrito or bowl. Multiple times I have asked them to unwrap my burrito because I wasn't done. My coworkers and I attempted to get lunch from this qdoba which was a very difficult task considering they don't do online ordering. It was proved even more difficult when we called and they wouldn't even take the order over the phone. Upon arriving there, they were dismissive and obviously so very upset that I was there with a long order even though we tried to make it easier on them. They wrapped 2 burritos and sealed 1 bowl before I was done adding ingredients. The food has always been good or average but I would make the drive to chipotle 100 times before going to this place again. read more

Don't be fooled this isn't as good as chipotle by any stretch of the imagination. Chipotle may have fewer choices but they execute every Ingredient perfectly. There is a reason chipotle has quickly grown to a national chain and Qdoba hasn't. I've tried the chicken adobo and the pulled pork. Everything was under seasoned, the rice has little flavor and worse its mushy. The sauces are a desperate attempt to add flavor to otherwise bland food. The various salsas also lack any distinguishing character. After this I'm supposed to be excited by "free" guac? A bowl and a burrito cost almost $18. What was free again? Truly a disappointment. read more

This is currently my favorite restaurant! Great food, prices, service, and value. My favorite is the pork burrito bowl. I've tried the mango chicken salad, too, and enjoy it. I'm so glad they came to Duluth! Hoping they'll open another one in Duluth soon! read more

Great food and ambience. I would say a tiny bit more expensive than Chipotle but loved it.

Small portion sizing compared to other dobas and chipotles. Could fill more rice and meat so it's not so moist.

Perhaps the slowest Qudoba ever. I've been here several times recently and a seemingly small line 5-6 people takes 15 minutes. Very frustrating because I really like the food. read more