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    Rubio's Coastal Grill

    2.8 (215 reviews)
    InexpensiveMexican, Seafood, Salad
    Open 10:30 am - 9:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    2 shrimp taco Two Taco Tasting Plate
    Cara H.

    Ordered online, pick up was quick and easy, Great amount of food for a kids meal, oddly large amount of shredded cheese.

    The Original Fish Taco®

    Ordered fish taco this is what I received very bad food over cooked fish will not be ordering from here ever again

    Mexican Rice, Beans were small. Unfortunately, the lid of the M Beans came off the in the GRUBHUB BAG, resulting in SPILLAGE!!!
    Bryan And G.

    We ordered our food today through GRUBHUB, and the food was seriously cold. We live very close to this particular Rubio's Coastal Grill. I took one bite of the lobster taco, and I had some sort of instant indigestion problem. Moreover, If you're ordering anything, like a quesadilla, be prepared for something almost like hard cheese, when it arrives at your door. We also had a problem with the portion size of the regular Mexican Rice and Beans, less than a quarter of a cup for more than $2.00. Furthermore, the lid for the beans came off, and then went everywhere inside of the bag. Unfortunately, the GRUBHUB DRIVER didn't notice that this had happened. The whole meal was a complete loss!!!

    Eleana S.

    It's been more than 3 years since I last ate at Rubio's. I got the Mexican Street Corn Bowl with steak and chicken for $13.99 and a soda bottle for $3.79. There's also a salad and salsa bar if you're interested! The atmosphere is very nice, and the service is great. Happy tummy with my leftovers!

    This was one area but the entire eatery looked this way
    K B.

    Grossmont Rubio's, careless in representation to what I am accustomed to at any Rubio's across the state of California. It was 807 pm on a Saturday. Not crowded. In fact I was the only customer in line three other customers were dining. The issues were quite disappointing and I require a complimentary meal: Low quality indicators Taped and torn seating bench Floor and tables not clean Room temperature to cold beans, it tasted like the beans were getting prepared to be refrigerated Remnants of the bottom of the chip bag, crumbs Quesadilla was hardened around the edges with lack of cheese Really Rubio's? I know you can do better

    Mold on my tortilla-  you can't tell see it more clearly in person

    Today I ordered Salmon Tacos for my mom. The tortillas had mold on them. I noticed on the second one This is totally unacceptable. The tortilla was green. You can't tell me the kitchen folks didn't see it. I tried to call the store but there was no answer

    Street corn Shrimp taco/Chicken Taco
    James B.

    Seems like this place has gone down over the years.. Fish tacos were kinda cold, chicken taco was cold, but the Street corn shrimp taco was pretty good. The definitely needed to clean up their salsa bar. It was rather messy. But hey, its just Rubio's so Im not really complaining. I knew what I was in for and Ill be back . Lol

    Bean and Bean & Cheese Burrito and olipop and Chopped Salad and fries
    Saliha M.

    You know what. I wanted to give this place a try seeing how the business manager responded to my yelp. It's been about a month since I came by. I saw the bench has been replaced with a new and improved one and the place is looking alive and beautiful again. I am not disappointed. Thank you for holding your word and making a change. I respect you guys for not being all talk like other places and I hope more business continues to come your way.

    This is apparently what passes for shrimp tacos.

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    Richard the manager was eager to please. My wife with coupons thought he was great. Food great, we shall return!

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    We sit in the lounge area. Less crowded and faster service. Grilled fish tacos were superb and…read morethe rest of the food scored high marks as well. Fresh made tortillas are a hit and the salsa is amazing.

    My best friend and I came here today to have a girl date. We ordered a shot, a margarita, and an…read moreappetizer. We were having great conversation and catching up, just the normal things you do when you have a "girl date". Anyways, we ordered another shot to take as we were vibing out and enjoying our ceviche when we were told that "we've had too much", since we had not yet ordered our entrees. I have been here more than 20xs in the last 6 months. I've been HAMMERED, I've been sober, you get the point. Never once have I been told of this "policy". Never once have I been cut off or warned. From the second we got here, the bartender was rude. He wasn't the main bartender, but that's neither here nor there. Every interaction we had, he never made eye contact, never engaged, never NOT seemed annoyed to be there. Anyways, after being told that we needed to order entrees before we were able to get another beverage, I asked to speak to the manager. She came over a few minutes later trying to explain responsible service to us...my best friend and I are bartenders and have been since we were in our 20's. We're now in our 40's and are not sloppy. Anyways!! I am not sure where this came from; had we been acting intoxicated and embarrassing, not another word would have been said. We would have left with our tails tucked and many apologies would have been given. We will never go back. This "policy" has never been enforced in all of the times I have patronized the restaurant, and this fully ruined our evening. We understand responsible service and how to appropriately gauge a customer's level of intoxication and never once were we acting in a manner that would warrant such actions from their employees. Very disappointed by this experience.

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