My Wife has always had a soft spot for Rodrigo's, pecifically the Huntington Beach one. So when I was out hunting for a nail salon and spotted this gloriously authentic-looking location, I knew she'd absolutely plotz. Naturally, I turned it into a Friday‑afternoon surprise after running the kind of errands that make adulthood feel like a sport. From the moment we walked up, the place had us at hello: outdoor dining with its own bar, vibrant murals, Mexican décor for days, and that classic mission‑style ambiance that screams you're about to eat well. It was a whole vibe. Now, the hostess... bless her heart. She greeted us with the enthusiasm of someone being forced to work on a holiday, which was not exactly the warm welcome we hoped for. But then Angela, our waitress and resident ray of sunshine, swooped in and saved the day. She recommended the flauta, which arrived with a level of spice my taste buds immediately filed a complaint about. Angela didn't miss a beat and had the kitchen remake it to suit my bland little palate. Overall, it was a genuinely great experience, and we'll definitely be stopping by again. Rodrigo's remains Wife‑approved, and honestly, that's the highest Michelin rating in our household. read more

The service was amazing but we just did not like the food. I kid you not the rice taste like pollo loco, the chile colorado did have a good flavor but the meat was questionable. Partner got the carnitas plate and it was okay as well. I got lemonade and he got a margarita which tasted mid. The fried ice cream might have been the best part. total $79.50 read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - chile colorado - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

This was our family's first time dining at Rodrigo's, and we chose the restaurant to celebrate my nephew's 20th birthday. Unfortunately, the service we received from our server, Christina V., was disappointing and took away from what we hoped would be a special experience. When I asked Christina if the restaurant did anything for birthdays, she simply replied, "Just flan," and walked away. She never asked whose birthday it was, whether we would like the flan, or if I wanted her to put in a birthday request. I was surprised by the lack of interest or effort, especially since I was clearly asking because we were celebrating someone at our table. Throughout our meal, Christina was not very welcoming, engaging, or hospitable. At times, it honestly felt as though our table was a nuisance or that she had some sort of issue with us. We weren't expecting anything extravagant, just friendly service and a little acknowledgment that we were there celebrating a special occasion. Despite our experience, we still left Christina a 20% tip because we believe in tipping our servers. However, we left disappointed by her attitude and lack of effort in helping make my nephew's birthday lunch feel even a little special. The food may bring people into a restaurant, but the service is a big part of what makes families want to return. Unfortunately, for our first visit to Rodrigo's, the hospitality was lacking, and that was disappointing. read more

The chicken fajitas here are basically a party on a skillet, Sizzling, juicy, and somehow even better because they sneak onto the lunch special like a delicious little loophole. The melon margarita? A whole vibe. Sweet, refreshing, and the kind of drink that makes you forget you promised yourself "just one." Angela, our server, was an absolute gem. My wife's lunch came out way too spicy, and Angela swooped in with a replacement instantly -- zero drama, all kindness. And the remodel? This place is now so pretty it could double as a backdrop for a rom‑com. read more

It was scorching hot outside, so our group ducked into this restaurant to escape the heat and have some fruit wine. The food was delicious and the service was great. Excellent. read more

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So I was looking to tryout the new place across the street from Rodrigo's , Frida's restaurant but saw a very long line and decided not to wait and ended going to Rodrigo's. The place was looking good and the atmosphere was pretty nice. They had mariachi which was not expected because it was around 11am. I ordered the chile relleno with chile rojo plate and my wife order the chilaquiles.. My food was ok not what I expected I was hoping for something tastier. My wife's chilaquiles were actually good. I honestly wanted menudo but for some weird reason they don't serve menudo here.. I don't recommend this place because the food is not great and the service was average. My michelada drink was ok just nothing to brag about ,I've had better.. Go here if you like bland average Mexican food. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Chilaquiles - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

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We come here frequently and have always had a good experience, which is exactly why today's experience was so unbelievably disappointing. After today, I will seriously question whether we come back. Our waiter was terrible from start to finish. He was slow to come to our table, slow to take our drink order, slow to take our food order, slow to refill our drinks, and somehow even slower when we asked for a booster seat for our baby. We had to ask MULTIPLE times for a booster seat before he finally brought one. Then came the food. It took OVER 30 MINUTES from the time we ordered for our food to reach the table. This was TWO adults and ONE kids meal. Thirty-plus minutes. That's ridiculous. And after waiting all that time, the food wasn't even hot when it came out. Normally, we absolutely would have sent it back, but our baby was already getting increasingly angry and hungry after being forced to wait that long. We weren't about to sit there for another 30 minutes waiting for replacement food, so we ate it. Then, when we were finished, we waited for our check. And waited. And waited some more. Eventually, we had to flag down one of the busboys just to get the check. At that point, I was done. I went up front and paid because apparently getting our waiter to come back to our table was asking too much. I understand that a large party came in after us. What I don't understand is how having a large party apparently gives you an excuse to completely forget that your other customers exist. We were sitting right there. We shouldn't have had to repeatedly ask for basic things, wait over 30 minutes for food, eat lukewarm food because we couldn't reasonably wait any longer, and then hunt someone down just to PAY. And honestly, it was pretty obvious where his priorities were. He had a big table, and apparently our little table wasn't worth his time. So congratulations -- he can get his tip from the large party he was so busy attending to, because he certainly didn't earn one from us. What makes this even more frustrating is that WE COME HERE REGULARLY. We've always enjoyed coming here and have had good experiences in the past. One bad server can absolutely ruin an otherwise nice dinner, and tonight he managed to do exactly that. We came here to have a nice dinner, not spend the entire evening waiting for someone to remember that we're customers. Extremely disappointing, especially from a restaurant we've actually enjoyed enough to keep coming back to. read more

We grew up coming to Rodrigos, we love their Sunday brunches, live music and upbeat environment but we went during the week for their lunch special & it was an over worked server trying her best to get to every table & almost inedible food. I honestly should have sent my plate back but I felt bad. The rice was dry & crunchy as though it what been scrapped from the bottom of the pot & my shredded beef tacos had a couple pieces of shredded beef hidden under a pile of cheese (& I love cheese but this was too much to overcompensate for the lack of meat) the meat was pure fat, chewy & hard to swallow. This was a rough one. I'm hoping it was just a week day flaw, but honestly not sure if we'd go back read more

Nice selection for lunch menu. I enjoyed the chicken fajita altho the chicken itself was a little tough. Excellent service! read more

I'm going g to Start by saying I love eating at this restaurant. Last time I was here I brought up to the manager how bad the table was last time. He said they would take care of it. I came back and you can see how bad it is. I was very disappointed of how dirty it was. This is my first 1 star and it's due to cleanliness not food. read more

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Brunch in the booths in the bar area is always a great experience. Prices and selection is good and food and service is excellent.

Well al Good things come to an end. We loved to come here on Sundays for complintary champagne brunch. We came and saw an empty patio and thought that was odd. Now we know why. Current management has limited your champagne to 3 glasses and only can order from brunch menu. We used to be able to order off the menu but for an equivalent amount.....but no exceptions as before. As soon as we paid we were no longer asked if we needed anything. We were shorted a glass. Enjoy your new rules Rodrigo's. We will now be going to the Derby for a Champagne brunch!!! read more

So good! Delicious food! Friendly Service, and great prices! Always clean and never disappointed! :)

Service has been depleting lately, all new servers that are obviously not trained nor set up for success. Wrong food orders are served. Ordering and serving is snail's pace, had to ask numerous times for drink refills, salsa, napkins and the check. I'm usually in and out for lunch in 30 minutes, now takes an hour. We miss the previous crew. read more

We have been here many times and it's been a pretty good experience, but today was awful! After we were seated we were ignored for a long time, the waiter finally brought us some burnt chips - salsa, and took our order. We ate a few chips but we wanted better ones, since we couldn't get the waiters attention, we asked the busser (Harvey) for some better chips, he got them for us, but glared at us and kept giving us dirty looks! The food took a long time, it was good, but then we were ignored again! After waiting quite awhile, we had to get the hostess to close out our bill so we could leave! read more

Me, the hubby and large group of friends(10 -15) came here after our assembly in Norco! We sat out in the patio area. We got there a little late so everyone was starting on their drinks and had out there food order in but the waitress was kind and got our order drinks in as soon as we sat down. I ordered the combination plate with the chili Colorado and a chicken crispy taco($19). Our food took about 10 min to come out. The food was so good and plentiful that I took a good amount home. The staff was accommodating and refreshed our drinks as needed. I would definitely come back when I'm in the area! read more

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Always a great place for family gatherings . Good food and great service. My go to place for any kind of gathering.

5 stars in food, service and ambiance!!! Food is absolutely delicious and presentation in the plate is so appealing. I started off with perfectly crispy chips and salsa. I got a 2 item combination: Crispy shredded steak taco, cheese enchiladas with rice and beans. Lots of cheese on the enchiladas, tacos and over the beans just how I like it. Service was quick on Saturday lunch time. The ambiance is amazing, the architecture of the restaurant is really nice. Also on the outside is an amazing patio, perfect for celebrations. I highly recommend Rodrigo's in Corona!! read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - 2 item combo: cheese enchiladas, crispy shredded steak taco, rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

First and last time for this place. It took 10 minutes to have our order taken, another 40 minutes to get our food and our appetizer never came. We had to get our own silverware and never got refills. read more

Horrible. Stood waiting to get a table for over 10 minutes. Once we asked for a table for 9 another 15 minutes when the place was pretty empty. read more

The chicken tortilla soup was DIVINE! It was hearty and a meal on its own. The Mexican Caesar salad was .... weird. The dressing was sweet. Like Cool Whip sweet. Not what I expected for a salad. The chicken was very very gamey. No seasoning AT ALL and VERY DRY. I took it home to try to fix it, but the chicken was just inedible. I had to throw it out. Something is VERY WRONG in the kitchen. I know the owner has been responding to similar reviews that these are family recipes, but y'all need to take a closer look at what is going on in the kitchen at the Corona location. Your chef doesn't even salt ANYTHING. I am not one to salt my food but even the chips needed salt. The salsa needed salt and some lime. It was literally mushed tomatoes. I asked for the spicy salsa and it was mushy peppers, but still NO FLAVOR. One person in our party ordered a margarita. He's had one at this location before, many times before, and he couldn't even handle one sip. It was all sugar (simple syrup). He had to flag our server down and ask her to re-make in, in which she protested and said that's just the recipe. He asked her politely again to remake it with significantly less simple syrup. When it came back, it was fine. Owners, management: if you're reading this.....your dining room was EMPTY at 7pm on a Saturday night. The reviews are saying the same thing. Something is VERY WRONG in your kitchen. Go spend a week there, side by side with your kitchen staff. Put a spoon in each dish and taste test them. Your Riverside (La Sierra) location doesn't have these issues. read more

Use to be my favorite place but now the free chips and salsa isn't free the waiter was rude when we asked why we're paying for three meals he told me I wasn't eating so I had to pay for them don't eat here horrible service read more

My family and I enjoyed our meals. Their service was good. The ambience was perfect for a Mexican Grill. I had the taco and enchilada plate. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Enchilada & Taco - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

Food was okay. Dont recommend getting dessert. I ordered the mud pie and it was frozen solid. They got it from their deep freezer and slapped it on a plate. There werent many options and I think they ran out of some choices. Before you say I could of sent it back, I would have but our server was not around often enough for that to be possible. The restaurant wasn't busy. We did have a reservation for 8 I put a note that it was my dads bday. They dont offer any celebritory dessert (didnt know until the end) and we were tucked away in the very back. If you're celebrating go elsewhere. read more

Michelle is the absolute BEST! Love her! We could tell she was very busy with a big group near by, but she always made time to check in on us to see if we had everything we needed :) Thanks for taking care of us! read more

Great Mexican food in the IE, had a good experience and my server was really nice. Would definitely recommend read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Carne Asada - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

Great food and service. Only problem was the live music Friday nite was too loud, couldn't hear conversation at table.

Des was great! And good is always excellent! I recommend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Des is the best server!!! We just had fajitas with chicken and steak and IMG they are so delicious and juicy!!! The margaritas must be Cadillacs and doubles if you have the time to linger and enjoy the music and free chips and salsa! It's a staple in diet to come here :) I can't leave a picture because the plates are empty lol read more

The service was excellent but unfortunately that's the end of the good news. The food is not bad and if your looking for a very American version of "Mexican" food then this may be your jam. If your looking for something more then don't get the very average tostada with flavorless chili colorado or the cheese enchilada and taco lunch special. read more

My 5 stars go to our server Desiree. She has been our server several times and each time she is friendly and very personable. She works incredibly hard juggling many tables at the same time as well as outside dining too. If I could give 1 star it would be to the bar manager as he came by, took my sons nearly finished soda and asked him if he'd like another which my son replied yes. He then disappeared only to return 15 mins later asking if we needed anything else. No mention of the soda he obviously forgot about and when I said yes he'd like the soda you forgot about he just said Oh Ok... no Oh I'm sorry or offer any type of apology. I was actually shocked to find out he was a manager, I honestly thought he was new and didn't know customer service skills yet. But due to Desiree's outstanding customer service we will return. read more

Great to stop back at this location. Salsa and guacamole still FAB. Service was very good - thanks to Jose. Such an inviting interior. Don't miss out! read more

We usually go for taco Tuesday , they have a good margaritas specially the mango one. Great service, we like the chips and salsa and fajitas . read more

Well let's start with if I felt welcomed. Big fat no! Bartender is very low energy. Mad at the world. Maybe hates his job. Food tasted microwaved. No flavor. Taco shell was old and chewy. Spanish rice falls short of representing Spanish rice. Low effort in freshness. My business partner and I will probably not come back. Was a bad experience. And worst salsa for chips I've ever experienced. Water with cut tomatoes. No spicy. No Latino soul. No salsa . read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Not good. Should have just stuck with my beer. - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

Absolutely disgusting! Rice tasted like it was made from a box the steak had zero flavor and I got food that the cheese was not melted and had no flavor . Overpriced and nasty food. The only thing that was good was the service. read more

Love the new bright modern look inside. Food was great as always. I literally crave their chips and salsa and the chicken tostada salad was so fresh (generous protein portion on top). They have the best skinny margarita around. Staff was friendly and the lively mariachi band made the evening extra special. I've been going to Rodrigo's for years and it is one of my go to places for comfort food. read more

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This place is a dump everything was disgusting about this place from the food to the horrible rude service all the way down to the managers attitude and to top it all off they had dirty sticky menus the place smelled like moldy wet carpet The taco was extremely hard and the rice tasted like weird hard rice a roni one waiter had a big huge mustache that was bigger than his head and he was avoiding serving us we had to keep calling him to wait on us because our waitress that had ugly tattoos on her face just walked out and left and didn't bother to even ask us if we want drinks we go our food took one bite and just left from this nightmare of a dump along with their poor excuse train wreck of service that they offer just avoid this place like the plague read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Disgusting oily taco that was stale and weird - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

Craving some Mexican food maybe some mariachi entertainment.. this is your place. Not only is it affordable but tasty and hits the spot. There's a large outdoor seating area with a fireplace and heaters or the big cantina area or dining room. Walked in Friday night waited around 10 minutes to be seated. Ordered the carnitas plate and the stuffed pasilla pepper. Stuffed pepper was really good and had some heat to it. Plenty of parking, free refills and quick service. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Carnitas plate - Mexican Near Me - Corona, California

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Our favorite Mexican restaurant! We've been coming here for more than a decade! Service and food is always the best! Our favorite server. Angela is personable and attentive! Our favorite bus boy, Carlos, is always quick and on top of things with water, chips, salsa etc! He's a dedicated worker with a smile! The entire staff are very, friendly, helpful and attentive and we enjoy eating here! read more

Excellent place beautiful outdoor seating wonderful server. Monica .we enjoyed shrimp tacos and Caesar salad.