Corn quesadillas are my fav! Salsas are good and always get agua de Piña. Only thing is cashiers are told to say cash only or preferred... owner shouldn't do that. It's also a bit expensive for how unkept it is. Invest in some deep cleaning and/or renovation. I always get takeout because I don't feel comfortable sitting in their dining area. read more

Went to Ruben's tacos for their taco speacil and i really enjoyed it. Tacos are 99 cents on Tuesdays with the exception of some meats like lengua and asada. I ordered cabeza tacos which were really soft and al pastor which was also good but a little on the spicy side. I also got a side of rice and beans which is always great. I also highly reccomend their agua frescas. The service is always great, cashiers/waiters are very attentive and friendly. They check in on you and make sure you got everything you need when you dine in. Although the restaurant is a little run down and could use a bit of an update there's plenty of seating inside or you can always opt for take out. The weekend is usually the busiest as they offer barbacoa de borrego and freshly made tortillas. read more

Ruben's Tacos - Tacos de cabeza, Al pastor, and pollo 99 cents on Tuesdays and side of rice and beans - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Well for one thing , if they are charging 30$ per lb of lamb bbq , the least they can do , is. Include rice and beans, or the broth/ consome , im mean never again, i paid 72 $ for 2 lbs and 12 fat ass tortillas that looked more like pupusas !! Oh 18 $ dollsr quessadillas,,? Criminal !!! read more

Ruben's came through in a big way on my first visit! The Carne Asada torta? Juicy, packed with flavor, and absolutely impossible to put down. The shrimp burrito? A straight-up flavor bomb that I didn't want to share (but did, grudgingly). Their beans deserve their own round of applause, and don't even get me started on the horchata--it's like dessert in a cup. My friends ordered the nachos, half Carne Asada and half chicken, and let me tell you... they looked so good I couldn't resist a little 'quality control' bite. Spoiler: I'll be getting a full order next time. Ruben's isn't just good--it's the kind of place you leave already planning your next visit. 10/10 would recommend to literally everyone I know!"** read more

Ordered 10 chicken tacos and a side of beans and rice. All of it was great. But the red salsa they give you in a meth bag should be labeled CRACK, it was that hot and GREAT!!! My wife and I LOVED it!! The green salsa was a Cool compliment to the red. Def a spot to go for some good Mexican food. read more

very bad service! you pay for a pound of Birria they give you half of pound ! not patient for to attend customers .

Good flavor but overpriced and they served my burrito in a plate with fork and knife because it was not wrapped and you can't eat it with your hands everything falls down. I didn't enjoy it. read more

The food is decent, food prices are not posted on menu but you'll find out when it time to pay. Prices are to much for a taco spot.

I should've looked this place up before coming. I ordered chilaquiles and my mom tacos dorados and they were both not it. The chicken inside the tacos looked and tasted weird, it wasn't shredded. The chilaquiles at first they made them extra spicy, I had to ask them to redo it. Once they did, the sauce just tasted awful. Needless to say, never coming back. On top of that, I paid $54 for two plates and two drinks. read more

Placed a $40 order in person I seen people get there food in front of me really rude customer service I don't recommend

I loved coming here as a kid and till this day. The quesadillas are a must. They're nice and big and the flavor is so good. I've always loved the service. The people are so nice. read more

Very basic Mexican food, the inside is not really nice at all, just old but it isn't dirty or anything. The prices are really high for the food, it did not justify the taste. Got a Mulita, a drink, and a couple of tacos and paid over almost $40. It also took them about 30 minutes for my food and they were not too busy so the service wasn't that great efficiency wise. The service was friendly though I will definitely give them that. read more

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$17 bucks for a pastor torta ( more like a lettuce torta), it wasn't good all all. Before the food was ok but not anymore, bad and expensive. read more

Ruben's Tacos - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Fuimos a cenar tacos a mi hijo le gusta las quesadillas de asada y están muy buenas mi esposa y yo pedimos tacos de asada pollo y mi prima pidió tacos también y nos sorprendió la carne que le ponen como 5 pedacitos a cada taco una vergüenza para una taquería antes estaba muy fresca la carne y ponían suficiente próxima vez le toma una foto para subirla pero no cre que alla próxima vez buscar mejores opciones read more

Honestly, it's a little hole in the wall not the prettiest inside, but the food is pretty good. I always get the Carne Asada Maze . It's like a giant corn quesadilla with Carne Asada inside. It's kind of expensive. I think it's like $18 dollars but it's enough to share make sure you get some of their salsa read more

I do not recommend eating from here. In my opinion it was not worth the money for this food. We had bought tacos and quesadillas but the taco meat had tasted funky and was not well seasoned along with barley any portion of meat and WAY to much tortilla. The quesadillas looked like it they had sliced tortillas and just threw cheese on it. So for anyone wanting to try this place please save your money and just eat else where. WHAT A SCAM!!! read more

The food is incredible!!! I love the quesadillas made with a masa tortilla, green chille beef enchiladas, carne asada guarache, salsa is on point, beans, rice horchata and michelada mix are fire!!! The restaurant itself could be cleaner and service could also be warmer and welcoming. What matters most they got right; the food is Exquisite!!! read more

Overpriced. My taquitos were burned, the meat looked like nuggets of carbon nuggets. The tortillas were almost orange from how over fried they were. The best thing was the guacamole. read more

Ok, so I'm back for more yelping, colleague knocked it out and we are all looking to consume this bad boy soon.... Thank you Ruben's Tacos and thank you for the free quesadilla read more

Ruben's Tacos - With our CBU students having an early dinner while contemplating how to make Jesus proud via our technical and personal projects. - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

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I have been coming here for a few years. I have always enjoyed their food. But after going there a few times recently, the quality has gone down. I had shrimp tacos and they smelled pretty bad and they still had the skin left over them They weren't cooked or cleaned right too. The salsa that I really loved had a lot of the seeds in it and it was hard to eat. Their drinks are overly sugary too! I was so disappointed. Another thing besides that was the price of what I paid for the food and they charge a fee to use card payment. She told me next time come with cash. I hate to rate it so low, but it's gone down and that breaks my heart. read more

Good service every thing is good here you definitely can't go wrong with the beans either

I eat habaneros whole regularly, and am a former salsa company owner. I've eaten Bhut Jalokia and Ghost peppers raw. I make a 12-pepper roasted salsa called Jet Fuel that makes even grown men teary-eyed and snotty. My lady just wanted a normal wet burrito, not spicy. She got a wet burrito so hot it was hotter than the salsa that came with it. I put one of my habaneros in the photo to make the point that the wet sauce and the habanero were at about the same heat level. Just know that the wet burrito is effing hot. I ate the rest of it, and my stomach is burning. read more

Ruben's Tacos - This wet burrito was as hot as the habaneros I keep in my kitchen. - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

Overpriced 18$ for a quesadilla thats crazy and the cashier had an attitude aswell im not tryna be fucked up but i saw a lady grab cheese with her hand no gloves definitely will not be coming here again read more

Super expensive for everything on the menu. Rude cook. Nice cashier. Had my tacos wrapped in tinfoil for 5+ min while he was in the back. Left my quesadilla on the grill and it burnt the tortilla. Cheese is everywhere. Tacos ended up cold and soggy by the time I got home. Need to make sure every order is done better then this especially when your customer count I'm sure is down. Place was slow and I can see why. Don't recommend. Update: The food is horrible. The taco meat besides being cold was chewy. Horrible flavor and regretting even eating one. Quesadilla cheese tastes like rubber. Would give it a big 0 if I could. Don't eat here... read more

Ruben's Tacos - Burnt quesadilla - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

The first time we went to Rubens on Arlington the breakfast burrito was fantastic. The next time we went to Rubens I don't know if it was because of a language issue or they just thought it was funny but they gave us the hottest burrito I've ever had. After that we never really got a great order. They put rice in their breakfast burrito? The other burritos we got seem to have random combinations. We couldn't even make an order because they would get it wrong or make it super hot or add the wrong things. This place has a lot of potential they just got to figure out their communication issues I'd recommend you go try it out. Maybe you'd have more luck. read more

This use to be a good place. My last experience was horrible. The lady taking the order wasn't very welcoming. I asked for 2 drinks but I asked her either out ice because I have a cough, she snapped at me and said it's impossible so I just looked at her. I was like what happened to customer satisfaction?? The tacos I ordered we cold with like so little meat that it just looked like it was smeared on the tortillas. I also ordered carne asada nachos the tortilla chips were like a little to fried that they taste different the it had very little beans the meat was so small it was more of the cheese I tasted. To top it all I asked for salsa and she asked red or green I said one and one and she just turned around and threw 3 different little contained and walked away. I was so disappointed. I will not recommend or ever come back because the $45.00 for 5 tacos and carne asada nachos were not worth my money.. read more

If you drive too fast down Arlington ave, you just might miss it. Food is good, they have plenty to choose from. I will say that the place seems to be busy which is great but doesn't help when you try and call in orders seems to take a while and prices are on the higher side for a Mexican restaurant of this type. But would keep going back because of there corn quesadillas, great flavor and very filling. read more

The quesadilla!! Nothing fancy here just some really tasty Mexican food!! Driving up to this little hole in the wall spot, you kind of re-think should I really go here? Yes you should! Usually the only Filipino walking in with my Mexican boo into this place so I get some stares from the local diners but it's all good, I'm here for my delicious quesadilla fix! My GO TO dish, if it wasn't already obvious, is the quesadilla asada, sooooooooo delicious, it leaves me speechless, paired with their spicy salsa, YUM! The portion size is pretty big as well, I usually share unless I'm famished, then in that case, make it two :p it's so simple, but the way they make it here is always on point! I crave this place quite often, just too good! The tacos are delish as well :) al pastor mmmm :) In the area, stop by and get the quesadilla! Happy eats, loves! ^_^ read more

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There quesadilla are really good our family has been coming for years and never disappoints

Ive been going here for about 2 years and I had never had a problem,until now . They recently hired a lot of new employees and let others go. The cook was amazing and cashiers all friendly. Now I can't say that anymore. The food is greasy ,the cooks are always mad or irritated , as well as the cashiers ,I understand it gets busy but when u deal with customer service you you have to know how to treat your customers ! -The first problem I had was being over charged 20$ and them not wanting to give me my money back! The manager said "next time pay attention how much the charge you" ,instead of talking to her cashier to not make the same mistake again! -The second problem I had was on memorial weekend ,Monday afternoon. I always order my food to go so I called in my order. The only problem was the tacos for my kids.i had ordered them plain since they are picky eaters. I told the cashier if she could comply replace them and instead of apologizing for making my order incorrect ,she tells me " next time pay attention to what u order! We get a lot of customers that say they ordered things a specific way and that's not true! They just can't make up their mind! " I responded with a simple "I know what I ordered and I'm just asking for my tacos to be replaced " ,her response" well I'm the one who took the order and I know what I wrote down ! Next time pay attention to how u order & if u want to complain go ahead my name is leticia" after that she calls another employee (she was new) and tells her "can you get her stupid tacos" .. She didn't care I was standing there, or other customers ..can you imagine what a bad example that is to new employees! (Not to mention she had a customer waiting for like 25 mins for his quesadilla and she charged him for 2 instead of 2) she didn't apologize to any one for how rude she was and she didn't take care of my order personally . When I was there it was just me and the customers waiting for their orders. She wasn't doing anything! She continued to talk smack instead of getting my order ! I will NEVER go back to Rubens tacos. It's definitely not the same as before. Horrible customer service !! AND you've lost one loyal customer! read more

This place used to be good , but now they just rob all they customers n don't put the prices on they menu then bomb hit u with a big bill , then when confronted about it they just make up the whole prices right then n there for 3 ppl paid like 90 for small meals lol no where else is like this n the food is just down grading , got sick cause of it smh.they don't even give u receipt's ,shady imo.NO money is not a problem , I just wouldn't want another person get taken advantage of here , ask for prices and receipt read more

While I'm not usually the type of person to spread negativity, however I feel this needs to be said. We arrived yesterday around 6-7 ish after work, I had been here previously but hadn't visited in a few years so I thought I'd swing by. In short we got three militias, two tacos, and a torta with two agua frescas. I though it would have been $40 maybe $50, it came out to $75. I will say the militias were larger than I thought they would be, but $75 was crazy. One issue I had was that the prices were not listed on the wall that has the menu, the only place that had pricing was a small menu on the counter that was covered by the lady while she took our order so no way to gauge how much that was going to cost us. Furthermore, the food was lackluster. While it is not the worst meal I've ever had for the price I could never justify going again. We only ate maybe half of the food and threw away the rest. I found bones (or what I hope are bones) in my birria. My fiancé hated the chicken, but said the al pastor was okay. The waters were good, but not a reason to come back, for what we spend I was expecting better. I didn't read the reviews, and from what I can tell it's has been like this for a while. I'm not to sure what happened but this place used to be one of my favorites. read more

Where is the review I already left? OK well here it goes again. I figured I'd try this place out driving by in my route, I'm a truck driver and I only get a half hour for lunch it took 25 minutes to get my food and they were not very busy? I had to ask for chips which when I received they were cold I had to ask for salsa, which they gave me some Ziploc sealed packets . No chip scooping salsa here. (See Pic) All of the food was too salty ,especially the cheese inside the two cheese enchiladas the two chicken enchiladas not good they put cold shredded cheese on the top of them instead of melting the way they should've been prepared, so I sent it back and they did melt the cheese for me but the overall flavor was not good because there was no enchilada sauce to speak of, as they only dip the tortillas in a little bit of red sauce and warm them up and then rolled up the enchiladas and I (could not) and did not finish the meal. The picture shows when I stopped. I really wish they didn't have you pay upfront. I never do this but I actually asked for a refund and they told me no they can't do that right now. It was such a bummer, because I have not been able to sit inside a restaurant for so long with the Covid and was happily surprised that I could eat inside there...... but wished I'd never went there! read more

Ruben's Tacos - Enchiladas Plate, Lousy - Mexican Near Me - Riverside, California

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The food is not the same! We've been coming here for years and we would get the quesadilla and now it doesn't taste any good! And the meat is to oily My husband and i were very disappointed since this is the second time we come! read more

I'm glad I was curious enough to stop. I ordered 2 Tacos de Borrego with all except garbanzo...... AMAZING! They were so good. Definitely going back soon. Can't wait to taste the menudo. read more

It's a hole in the wall but don't let that fool you the food here is DELICIOUS.! The Quesadilla tortilla is Handmade.!! Green Sauce is The Bomb.! The Aguas They Have Are Also Fire.! Come here you won't regret it.! Oh and don't forget to tip.! read more

great corn quesadillas! definitely coming here again. I highly recommend it is worth it! read more

My family and I have been coming to this place for years. But I am not sure what's going on with their phone number. We been trying to call. The food is good though. read more

Go somewhere else the food here is overpriced I'm nearly paying $35 for a quesadilla and 2 tacos plus they had me waiting over 25 minutes for a phone pick up . read more

The food is not that good for the price. I ordered 3 quesadillas and 1 burrito for 97$ too expensive and service could've been better