Wow! Good things are happening at Rodrigo's. My wife had not been for a while and decided to check them out tonight. So glad we did. I got the Carnitas plate and my wife got the carne asada burrito. Flavors were spot on! My wife said the previous two visits were sub par on the flavor, kinda bland, boring food. Tonight was a 180 degree turnaround. We both loved our meals! The burrito was large enough that we had to bring some home but I had to finish my Carnitas and the sides. It was so good I couldn't stop eating until it was all gone. Service was a bit slow when it was time to get the check but other than that no major problems. read more

Service good, tacos very fresh and large and delicious. Priced high. Beer selection good. Ceviche good. Chips and salsa ok. read more

Pretty consistent every time we come. Service and food are fast and efficient. We make sure to visit once a month because we know what to expect here. read more

I just read that Rodrigo's is run by the same people who owned Don Jose. I loved Don Jose in Lake Elsinore. The salsa was so good, tangy, chunky with cilantro and no cumin. We recently moved within walking distance to Rodrigo's and ate there a couple of times. The restaurant is beautiful. The bar is comfortable. We always order crunchy chicken tacos and those were delicious. However, the deal breaker is that salsa. It's so mild, it doesn't taste like Don Jose, it has cumin in it. I asked for spicy salsa, and that wasn't great, either. I'll be back, but I'll be a little sad about the salsa. A crunchy chicken tacos with good spicy salsa is perfection. read more

Been driving by this restaurant for three years and hemming and hawing about going. The reviews weren't terrific and with so many Mexican restaurant choices in this town, we just never made the decision to eat here until tonight. Walking in was a huge surprise-the place was definitely more upscale than expected. Very lovely decor and a nice sized bar. Hostess was lovely and sat us quickly. Unfortunately what followed was just mediocre service and average food. At first our server was prompt and attentive taking our order. We ordered a fajita burrito with carne asada and asada supreme nachos. The hubby didn't love the salsa (tasting like jarred salsa like so many before us have said) and asked for any other options. We settled on the tomatillo sauce from the kitchen. It was an improvement. The food was average at best and honestly it reminded me of the old Wendy's commercial- where's the beef? Neither the son nor my husband could locate more than a couple of diced pieces of steak in their items. The nachos were simply a huge plate of chips, some barely melted cheese , black olives , beans, sour cream and guacamole. Not a lot of taste nor coverage over those chips. Son ate one third of his burrito and didn't care for the taste of the sauce. Once the food had been delivered, our server was off taking care of others never to be seen again- we had to ask another server for our check.. I realize everyone's tastes are different and what one person may love another may hate- but for us and our hard earned money, we will be skipping a return visit read more

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My husband and I come here almost every weekend! Welcomed with chips and salsa instantly. The whole staff is always very nice and welcoming. The food comes out fast and hot. Nice Spanish music playing and lots of seating available. We will always come back here!! read more

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I was a passenger in a car that came to this restaurant. I was told that this place is really good and has great Mexican food. We had just left Wine country and was hungry. The hostess walking in was very friendly and nice. We were seated right away. Everything on the menu looked so good but my go to no matter which restaurant is always a chimichanga. The server, Derek was very polite and friendly. The chips and salsa were awesome. After demolishing two bowls of chips and salsa the food arrived and let me tell you, it definitely ranks in the top three that I've had in recent months. It was very good . I was full before I finished, but it was so good. I kept eating. Made it hard to get out of the booth. Little over eating humor there. This place was really good and yes, I would return. Thank you guys for a great lunch. You made a fan. Again thank you Derek for being an awesome server. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Chimichanga with shredded beef - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

We have been here a handful of times and each time was great. Derick is the best server. He is nice, friendly, and on top of it. The restaurant was decorated for the holidays which my kids loved. My kids ordered the chicken and fries and bean and cheese burrito. They loved it. I had the veggie fajitas and asked for less onion. :) The veggies were delicious. Definitely a go to for me. I made this vegan with no sour cream and no cheese on the beans. read more

Not good, not bad. Just okay. Would give 2.5 stars. First time and was bummed, it's close to my house and I love Mexican. The salsa wasn't very good. Mariachi Margarita was terrible and meat didn't have much flavor. It's a very pretty restaurant though. I love the decor and it was mellow no crowd at all. Service was not very good. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

This breaks my heart. What was once our absolute most favorite restaurant is now such a big disappointment, every visit for the past few visits. The blended coconut margaritas is what we come for and it's just not the same, the ones we ordered tasted like watered down tequila and nothing else. The food portions are substantially less while the prices continues to rise. We sat at the bar while Jesus ran around like a crazy person, trying his best to take orders, deliver food, make drinks and tend the bar at the same time. There were two hostesses on shift and one busboy, it was completely ridiculous and while we were only one of three parties at the bar, we did not receive the attentive service we have grown accustomed to. I can understand that on a Thursday night there shouldn't have to be a surplus of workers on a shift, but to expect one person to do it all is crazy. Sadly, I don't know if we can ever come back after so many letdowns recently read more

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This restaurant always serves nice portions of food. The quality is great and they truly serve it fresh. Their staff makes you feel important as a customer and even find a few seconds to chat. During our visit the crowd was small with lite chatter. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Shrimp Tostada very good choice for Lunch. - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

I've eaten at Rodrigo's once before so when I wanted tacos today for taco Tuesday, I decided to go by and pick up a to go order because it was on the way home. I've always said that you can tell a lot by a Mexican restaurant by first tasting the rice and beans. I know that they are not making their rice and beans homemade. It tasted like it was out of a can and the tacos were not good. I'm disappointed because I spent over $15 for this small plate and then tipped decent for a to-go order and I was just not happy with it at all. Most of it was thrown away. I hate to be the one to complain , but I usually don't leave bad reviews unless it's pretty bad. I know authentic Mexican food and I won't go back there anymore. On the other hand, the man who took my order and rang me up was very nice. read more

I ordered surf and turf and had two bites of steak and it taste really bad. Ambiance and service is good though but definitely not going back read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Steak & Shrimp Two Item Combo - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

taco shell were like box shells tase not mexican enchiladas sauce nasty tase trouble will never go again not a true mexican restaurant hated to pay read more

1st time here. Decided to have dinner with the family and this place is down the street from where we live. Arrived and got seated at 7pm. We waited over 1 hour for our food and the place wasn't even busy. The server came by our table after 40 min of getting seated and taking our order to apologize. He said "Not sure if anyone told you, but there's a delay because there's a fundraiser out back. I'm sorry for the delay." First of all, no one told us that the wait may be this long and they shouldn't prioritize a fundraiser over the patrons dining inside. They should have enough staff to serve those dining inside and the people outside. If that's the case, they should probably warn People that it's going to be a long wait. After waiting over an hour, we asked server for an update on our order. He went to check and said there was still another ticket ahead of us. But who knows how long that would take. Many of the diners inside were all eating chips and salsa and only 1 table had food. So I couldn't imagine our food would be coming anytime soon. We decided to leave and go else where. I'm sure it would have been another 30 min or so to eat. Definitely would NEVER come back here! Customer service is not good. Place is dated looking inside too. Thumbs down to this place. read more

I'd give it 2.5 stars out of five. The service was good, but the food was not. My chile relleno was cold, including my mother's one of the times she had. The rice I had today was undercooked too. I'd doubt I'll be back at this establishment. read more

Great waitress, so friendly and professional! Order taken fast and PERFECT! Greeted at the door, Great clean restaurant! Immediately seated at Lunch hours. Food was fast, everything was perfect! I'm never disappointed with RODRIGO'S! I've had eat in and delivered! Great job! read more

Took forever for anyone to acknowledge me at my table. Tortilla Chips were the cheap kind and stale. Salsa was watered down and tasteless. Margarita was weak. Stuffed chile relleno didn't have much in flavor. I really don't recommend this place. Staff was pleasant but not welcoming. Corporate sent me an email, and said that the local restaurant manager would contact me, but they didn't care enough to do so. read more

This was my first time eating here. I love Mexican food. The service was great,clean and beautiful decor. All the food we order was delicious. The portion was huge. Will be back. read more

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Went today for my birthday dinner. Menu is small. I ordered the Carne Asada plate. It came with a salad. The girl that brought the salad almost pushed it up my nose. The salad was awful. Brown pieces and no dark green leaf lettuce. I did not eat it. They don't have any daiquiried listed or anything. Just wines, beer and margaritas. So I ordered a strawberry daiquiri anyways. It was terrible not sweet at all. My rice was non flavorful and not moist. The beans were awesome and so was the carne asada. I will not go there again. The server was nice. read more

Not the best, not the worst. Underwhelming experience, disappointing garnishes, salsa on Baja fish tacos as well as the street tacos. It just didn't taste fresh, and of course that's what you want when you go out to eat, especially Mexican food. The restaurant itself was clean and modern inside, with plenty of seating and a full bar. Decent service, but food wasn't the best. PROS: * big parking lot * decent service * lots of seating * full bar * HAPPY HOUR * clean inside CONS: * kind of expensive considering the food was mediocre * mudd pie was really disappointing * spicy pineapple salsa on Baja tacos was not spicy and was not fresh read more

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Rodrigo's in Temecula is one of our go-to spots--we eat here regularly and are never disappointed. The food is always fresh, tasty, and consistent, and the service is just as great. We recently hosted a surprise birthday dinner for my husband here, and the staff went above and beyond to make it special. Everything ran smoothly, and our server was kind, attentive, and really on top of everything--I wish I knew his name because he was fantastic! Every single guest raved about the food--everyone absolutely loved it. The atmosphere was fun and welcoming, and all of our guests had a wonderful time. Thank you, Rodrigo's, for making the evening so memorable--and for always delivering great food and great service! read more

First the service, not good . Now the food. My husband and I split a plate . It was a Friday night, not busy . And it looked and taste like left over from the night behind . Warmed up and served . It was overcooked, we couldn't eat it . Waiter walked passed us several times, never asking if we wanted anything. We'll never go back . Worst Mexican food in town Don't waste your time or money. read more

Clean and quiet. Not busy at all. Good Margarita. Great service. The food was very bland, though. And the salsa was not good. It had giant chunks of tomato, and no flavor or heat. Tried the "hotter" salsa. It was not good. No fault to our server, he was great. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Grabbing lunch with my hubby - Mexican Near Me - Temecula, California

We dined last night 9/17. We go at least once a month, primarily to order from their senior menu. It's nice to see a business looking out for their senior community. Not anymore, they did away with it! I would say at least 80% of their clients are seniors. I believe in the long run this will negatively affect their business! Let's get to the food, we order the combination Fajitas to share. Rather large order. The steak was hard and dry, chicken had almost no flavor and the shrimp were like those little frozen one's you get from the market. Ok, it sucked! If you're a Mexican restaurant you should at least nail Fajitas. Sadly, we won't be coming back! read more

This location is nothing to brag about. We know that we just like the convenience of it and it's typically out of convenience we go there the location has faltered over the years and is running on a skeleton crew. It seems pretty dead most times we were there on the 14th the drinks were horrible we couldn't even finish them. The manager was behind the bar and obviously is not able to correctly. Make a margarita unfortunately it will probably be our last time going there because it was just very inconsistent and overall it's just a failing restaurant that will close eventually rumor has it. It's up for sale. Hopefully the next owners or brand that goes in there will be able to resurrect it and make it worth visiting again. read more

Now this is an amazing restaurant in my opinion. I used to frequent this restaurant under a different name "Don Jose's" all the time in my youth. The food tasted exactly the same, so it was very nostalgic to have my "go to" cheese enchiladas. The server was very attentive and did an excellent job making sure our drinks were full and not other need went unmet. This particular location we beautiful, very clean, including the bathrooms. It had a nice sized bar with plenty of seating, as well as an outside patio to enjoy some amazing food on those amazing California nights. I didn't order any cocktails or indulge in a margarita, but I will be back and will have to try one next time, for research purposes, of course ..:) Definitely WOULD recommend, Enjoy! read more

Location is great. The building inside is great, a lot of ambience. The bar is top notch. However, the food is not great! Salsa taste out of the jar, chips okay, main course food doesn't taste authentic, hard to explain, but not great. Really slow considering its taco Tuesday. Usually I go to the Mexico Cafe, which has much better food,and really busy, but is way across town. I wish the food was better here, and Taco Tuesday started earlier. Oh well, next time, the Mexico Cafe it is. read more

Food was just average. Service was slow. The Salsa was inedible. The rice and beans wete the best thing on my plate. Would not recommend under any circumstances. Will not be coming back. read more

Service was great. Food was horrible. Had a Ceaser salad with steak. Steak was really gross. Wifey ordered a soft taco combo plate and the rice and beans taste like they were from a can. So gross. read more

The service was terrible! My food came out and it looked like dog food!! When I got home later I had thrown it all up and turns out I had gotten food poisoning. Never eating here again. Do not come here for mexican food because it is terrible and nasty. read more

We went to Temecula to meet my dad for.an early Father's Day lunch. Johnny was our server and truly professional, kind and knowledgeable. We had drinks, chips, salsa and guacamole to start and had a great time chatting and telling stories. Then we ordered and I had the Carne Asada which came with rice, beans and tortillas as well as a cup of chicken tortilla soup. The meal was quite good. My dad and his wife ordered an a he had the chicken enchilada platter as did my wife and his wife had the steak picante dish. All the food was serves hot and tasty. We enjoyed our time together and the overall dining experience. Recommended. read more

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We have always had the best service here at Rodrigo's in Temecula. It was my grandmas favorite restaurant and we spent many birthdays in the banquet room celebrating her. The food, service and drinks are always amazing. We were back for her memorial with our whole family, (a lot of kiddos) and they were great. Our servers were very attentive and the food was perfect. Thank you Rodrigo's! read more

HORRIBLE customer service from the beginning. Came in and no hostess to greet us. And when we did get a hostess, no smile, she slid out menus on the table and said nothing... just walked away. We waited for 10 minutes for drinks, after WE had to ask for them. Garret our server was so rude. Worst customer service, every time we would say "thank you", he would respond with "Yup!" In a very annoyed and uncaring manner. He sat at theback table behind us on his cellphone. Garret is not friendly nor well mannered and should not be in the customer service industry. read more

Cannot believe the restaurant did away with their senior special. it was fairly priced for the quality and quantity served. Now that same lunch is $6 more. not a good value. will not return read more

We went to the Temecula Rodrigos for dinner the first week of August. We typically enjoy Rodrigos food but not this time. Our food was under cooked, the cheese in the cheese Enchiladas was hard and cold. I left a review and was contacted by someone by the name of Tiffany. She emailed me and left me a phone number to contact her at directly. I called the number and it put you on a menu that led to no one. I sent her an email and never received any response or acknowledgement. It's been over a month so I guess they forgot about us, just like the cook who forgot to cook our food. We will go to the Mexico Cafe next time. read more

I came here once for dinner and had some enchiladas, rice, and beans. This place has big portions, but not quality Mexican food. In fact, it was the worst Mexican food I've ever had anywhere and extremely overpriced. read more

I live in OC, and Rodrigos is on our regular dining rotation. My mom moved to Temecula and had never been to Rodrigos. We decided to have my grandpas birthday dinner there. I called a few days ahead to make a reservation. We had a wonderful long high top table at the bar. It was perfect for a dinner party. Everyone loved their food. My husband and I split the chile Colorado burrito and each get a side salad. The chile colorado is so tender and delicious. Other entrees ordered were a tostada, street tacos, carne con chile Verde, carne con chile Colorado entree, enchilada combo, chile relleno, and another wet burrito. We also enjoyed some wine and margaritas. My grandpa also got a birthday flan. Service was great, the restaurant is beautiful and we all had an amazing time. read more

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Last night we paid $40.00 for 2 average dinners. That is overpriced for simple Mexican food. I do not recommend this resturante.

5 We really enjoy dining here. The chips are hot and fresh. The beer is super cold too! The Verde dish was very delicious. Ambiance is very nice as well. They have a great Happy Hour during the week as well. read more