I must admit I had a couple of poor experiences at this site so I stayed away for a couple of years. Recently decided to give it another try and I am glad I did. I love fish tacos and theirs are great as is their chicken bowl. I must admit I used to order on line but the past 3 times I have gone inside and ordered. I am still a little afraid to order on line. They might not pay as much attention if you are not standing in front of them. read more

Unfortunately, this will be a place I will never eat at again. I went because I saw a FB ad about a fish and chips for $7 and if I signed up for texts I would get $5 off. I ordered myself the fish and chips , guacamole, and a burrito for my son. The link that texted me provided an error saying this site was moved or something. So right off the bat without my $5 off, I felt tricked. Then, the lady we placed our order with was very nice . No issues with her. But, from food to container, container to bag, bag to hands, my food was lukewarm. How? If it was just made , how is my food lukewarm and not hot? The fries would have been good if they were hot and crispy but they were warm and soggy. I picked up the fish and had so much grease on my hand that I had to wipe it off . The fish also warm. Not crispy , not hot , but warm and soggy. I was so disappointed that I went to the restaurant next door to order me food. I did not try the fish. I tried the flavorless chips and guacamole . My son did not like the chips but probably because they did not have any salt. He did however like his burrito. And that is the reason why they are getting a star. I never did eat my food . It's in the fridge now as we speak on its way to the place where food goes to die, the trash. The restaurant was empty and now I know why. The cashier tried to get me to download the app for rewards and whatnot but, I declined. I don't plan on event going to another Rubio's for the remaining time I have left in this earth. I wasted my time and money for food I couldn't even eat because it was carelessly prepared. Eat at your own risk. I'm very disappointed and wish I could get my money back. Ridiculous read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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My wife really wanted to try Rubio's Costal Grill. Too bad our experience was way short of our expectations. First, the good: the lady taking our order was very friendly and helpful. The salsa bar was really good with four types of fresh salsa and two bottles of prepared seasonings. Fresh jalapeños and other condiments were a good sign. Now the bad: the time between ordering and being served was 25 minutes, way too long to wait. Our order was a fish and chips, a two fish especial taco plate and some chips with queso. Overall, the fish was overdone. The corn tortillas were 6" round with a little 4" piece of fish hiding inside. Very little taste of fish. The fish and chips were a disappointment. The fish was overdone and the fries were a soggy mess. The queso was served in a paper bowl and looked like a bowl of mayonnaise. The taste was decent but the presentation was unappetizing. The tortilla chips were served in a pre-prepared bag and were cold. After we ate, my wife said that Culver's has a much better fish and chips and that's where she will be going from now on. The $28 we spent goes much farther at Culver's. Sorry Rubio's Coastal Grill. We won't be returning. read more

Food is always good. I got two original Rubio's fish tacos. Not the meal just two tacos and a soda. Total $14. Service was friendly but very slow. Don't come here in a hurry. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Lunch with a view - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

There are some great deals here! I used to go to the desert ridge location in high school all the time (before it closed) but have only been back a couple times to Rubio's locations since then. I was very excited to see both that they had a free kids meal deal going on Thursdays this month and that they have sweet potato tacos, one of my faves! Ordered online and my husband picked up. Pickup was quick and easy. I got the sweet potato taco place with black beans and chips. I also got a few salsas to try which were all good. The crunchy corn in the tacos was my fave. I got my son a kids quesadilla. It came with 2 sides and a drink which is a great value! He loved the quesadilla. Will for sure be back now as it seems like they have some pretty great deals and good quality for fast-ish food! read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Sweet potato taco plate - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

I love Rubio's so much, which is why this is so hard to but be worn because something is not fucking right about this place. I got my burrito bit into it and tasted like a straight cigarette was put down my throat. I started gagging and immediately throwing up I've never had something taste so fucking bad in my entire life so if you want Rubio's, I consider you going somewhere else cause either someone in that kitchen is smoking or they're being fucking careless and it's disgusting read more

The most recent two visits the staff has forgotten items. So double check your bag if you decide to eat here! The food is good, but not great. The salsa bar is ually just a bar with empty bowls. The interior is also okay. Not dirty, but doesnt put out clean vibes. This location is just bad. Save yourself a trip and skip! read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Stopped in for something fresh and light. Saw they had a special for $5 off $25 and we both decided on the chips, I opted for the Mexican street corn for 0.75 up charge and worth it, husband got the beans and was good to dip the chips with. Husband got the shrimp trio $13.99 and I got the original beer batter fish tacos and 2 small drinks. With the $5 off it was $30 bucks not bad and they have a salsa and toppings bar of course. The salsa was not spicy at all everything else was good. Good choice for a hot Summer day when you don't want to cook at home and want something other burgers or pizza! Clean location and staff is friendly and helpful. Recommend this location. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Gourmet Shrimp* - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

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I ordered through a delivery service and ordered a basic burrito with just rice beans and meat and a soda and they ignored the modified instructions and while I got the item refunded at the end I still ended up spending $15 extra dollars to basically get 1 soda delivered and not eat because I'm allergic to many of the items they added. Very frustrating there's no recourse to take on either end other than just refunding that item. If you're gonna eat here then it must be in person to check everything is correct or better yet go to a different location if possible read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Steak Burrito Especial with Guacamole - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Ordered on-line for delivery. Never got food and they took 25.11 out of my account. Very disappointed now I have to deal with getting my money back and I'm sick with covid read more

Food + Service + My serious request is that the tables be replaced...immediately. They are so sticky. It is not from not being cleaned. Overtime the finish has been cleaned so much that the surface has worn down. The staff, and especially the manager are terrific. And like all restaurants today I would ask that they turn their darn music down. It's so difficult to have a conversation with anyone sitting at a table with you. Please turn down the music and replace your tables. Love the food! read more

Used to go to Rubio's a ton in California years ago. I like the California burrito and the fish tacos. The quality has gone down a bit unfortunately. read more

Do not use the app. I placed an order from the app and only live 3 miles from the store. It took an hour and half for them to "deliver" it. Never got it and when I called the store all the kid working did was say sorry that's frustrating... read more

Ordered a shrimp burrito but they ran out of tortillas in the middle of the day?? How long does it take to run across the street to Frys and get some tortillas? The tacos were dry, the shrimp and fish were tasteless. Dreadful food, the restaurant has been deteriorating for some time now read more

This used to be my go-to for shrimp tacos. I moved out of state and came back for a visit and came here for the shrimp tacos verde. The food was horrible. One taco ordered separately had no toppings, just sauce. Literally 1/4 c sauce and when it was opened from foil wrapping sauce oozed out everywhere. It was like soup. The other two tacos had less sauce but they were not good either. They topped with lettuce instead of cabbage )which I requested). But th lettuce was old and tasted bad. The street corn was pretty much corn with may and way to much tajin on top. It makes me sad to say this, but I will not go back. Save yourself a trip and $25! read more

Store#57 Took forever to receive our food. The food was cold except for the Mexican rice. The sauce was diluted with water or another liquid and suspect they did so because they were running low on sauce. As evident by the empty salsa bar. The floor and tables were dirty. I have never been in an RCG like this. Management should be fired. read more

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Terrible food is moldy sometimes not fresh employees act so inconvenienced and get orders wrong with attitude for no reason

Their food is now horrible. We lived Rubio's ever since it started in CA. The one on the Bell Road in Phoenix is the worst. Wrong order, cold, horrible tasting food. Never again! Waste of money. read more

Your Hispanic manager at this location (Bell & Tatum) is lazy and rude to customers, to the point of making his trainees uncomfortable and apologetic. I won't go there again. The staff at your McDowell Rd and Central location is great, however - we went there again this week. We don't go to your Bell and Tatum location. read more

Oh my...never has there been an opportunity to provide such high praise for a quick meal. If such a thing as perfect was real, Rubio's nailed it. The options to customize are so appreciated being able to do both vegan and low carb, with my favorites being: California Bowl , Cauliflower Rice , NEW Salsa Guajillo , Roasted Chipotle Salsa, Jalapeno and Carrots, Jalapeno Citrus Hot Sauce . The bowls, the options, the wow salsa is absolutely, positively delicious and done right every single time. First time I didn't run into cilantro put into everything and able to customize the removal if needed. Tasty, diet friendly, spicy (or not), this is definitely my new favorite. THANK YOU Rubio's Coastal Grill for your amazing food, attention to detail and options for just about everyone. read more

If you are going to eat at Rubios, do it on site so you can check your order. 3 out of the last 4 times we have ordered take out or delivery, our order has been wrong. Last night I ordered delivery through Grubhub. Ordered a shrimp bowl that came with NO shrimp, with fees and tip it cost me almost $30. I emailed Rubios and did not get a response. Used to be our go to, but no more. read more

Great delivery last week of chicken nachos, corn and rice. The Mexican corn was excellent while the rice was cooked perfectly. The nachos needed more cheese, but otherwise had a great mix of fresh ingredients, even delivered. read more

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Amazing tasting food. Unwiped and sticky tables inside everytime , 19 dollars for a shrimp burrito and a drink sorry not coming back again

Not sure what happened to all of the other employees Everyone is new at this location Lots missing items meals not prepared right way For the last 10 years, we've been coming here every Sunday I referred friends to this location. They happened to use the restroom and it was disgusting. So I had to apologize for them. I feel bad that I referred them to this establishment read more

I used to go to Rubios many many moons ago - not really a conscious decision to stop going - it just happened. Then I saw that Chef Richard Blais was doing a street taco collaboration and I just had to try! Hula Hula Carnitas (my favorite of the bunch) Blaised and Glazed crispy chicken (2nd fav!) Ancho po-boy shrimp (not really a fan of this one) The true stand out of the meal was the mexican street corn! This dip was fantastic, but the "large" is so small that I would hate to see the small....unless there was an error in what was given to us.... I think the street tacos are only around for a short time, so go get them! read more

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Every table was dirty. Not one customers. Kids in kitchen saying that there fu..in legs hurt. Unprofessional. Maybe mgr needs to look at there employees read more

I ordered Rubio through DoorDash and got the Mexican Street Corn Bowl with chicken. I'd like to first say that the portion of chicken is tiny and along with that, I found a strange dark substance attatched to my lettuce... I feel sick because I didn't see it until I was halfway done with my bowl. I also never recieved the limes or drink I ordered so thank you Rubios! read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - dirty lettuce - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Lately it's gone downhill. Last two times or so order was wrong. This time I got nachos. They came out wrong had them remake, no big deal. Until the new ones came with like no cheese on them. Basically got chips. Overpriced as well. Ugh. read more

Food was awful. Cashier couldn't understand English and screwed the order up. Never coming back. Waste of time and money.

One of the nastiest Rubios I've ever been too. The fish was undercooked and breading was mushy , the bathroom was a complete disaster, the health inspector needs to come inspect this place ASAP! read more

I ordered 2 Fish Tacos and every time I order Tacos I get a dried up lime. I wont be ordering again.

Portion sizes for bowls are ridiculous for the prices they charge. They load the bowl with salad - much of which I wouldn't use at home - and then add a really small spoonful of each topping such as chicken or veggies. There are better options in town if you're looking for some value for your dollar. Food tastes pretty good but just not worth the money. And the place feels a little grungy inside. Staff are pleasant. read more

Ac was broken. Feels like a sauna inside. This business shouldn't even be open with an issue like that. The poor workers having no choice but to work in it. Completely unacceptable and the owner should really rethink their decisions. I got word that it has been like this for two weeks. Take that how you will. Food was great as always. read more

Sean, your "team lead", isn't very welcoming and probably should be removed from his job. My boyfriend and I came in at 630. We were not even said hi to but abruptly confronted in a rude passive aggressive tone by Sean saying that we were gonna be waiting 25-30 minutes for the influx of orders. I said okay and he rolled his eyes and sighed. I asked him if we should go somewhere else and he didn't have much to say. We continued to order and wait . Sean turned away customer after customer and had the WORST attitude. He repeatedly was also rude to DoorDash customers even saying to one" Well you're on the second page so" and chuckled. We heard Sean take a phone order, with more attitude and throwing his hands around obviously annoyed with the rush of dinner service I guess ? I recommend finding someone who doesn't turn away business and can handle a normal dinner rush if working in a restaurant! :) read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - This is Sean - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Fantastic! We hadn't had Rubio's in a very long time and the food was impeccable. Will return to Rubio's every time we have the opportunity to do so. read more

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I've tried this Rubio's a couple of times and I'd say it's a step above some of the other fast food chain Mexican spots around. The interior is pretty nice, when I came in it was very clean and organized, they clearly take the time to push chairs in, wipe down tables and all. My girlfriend is a cheese quesadilla expert and she does say it's one of the better ones that comes from a fast food place. I've tried a couple of burritos and they're not bad, a pretty big size and the ingredients seem better quality than comparable spots. It seems the fish tacos are probably the main draw here. They have beer and a decent salsa bar. Not a bad place to grab a quick bite to eat, but's it's still a standard chain. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Mexican Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

We've been here twice in the last week & both times, even though it's been empty of customers, it's been dirty & the tables with food/sauce all over & bathrooms not clean. The salsa bar looked gross and there were slices of lime & pieces of chips that fell into the salsa somehow read more

Came for the fish taco Tuesday special (which is a great deal by the way). I wish they had this special on more days than just Tuesday, for this reason I don't get to indulge in it too often. The staff at this location were good, not excellent, not terrible... just good. The food was hot, made to standard and delicious, the biggest turn off was cleanliness at this location. Every surface seemed dirty, and the flies everywhere certainly helped to curate the image. This location definitely needs to do something about the fly problem, it was honestly very difficult to enjoy our dinner with constantly swatting off the flies. There were flies 10 we could count between the wall and the next table over (which is a lot!). Every two seconds my husband and I had to flap off a fly off either us or the food. I was beginning to regret not just eating the food in the car (we would have eaten outside, but at about 118 degrees it's not really feasible). We also noticed the booths and tables weren't the cleanest and the window/floor area was filthy. It's clear the spots all the windows were from the recent monsoon storm, but that was about 2 weeks ago. This location is in desperate need of a deep clean and the flies have got to go. read more

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If i could give zero stars I would. The lady taking my orders was extremely rude. I ordered a burrito and it was so cold the cheese wasnt even melted. I asked if they could reheat it and they said no. Incredibly rude service and terrible food. read more

Haven't been here for a while. It was a pleasant surprise! The service was great! I want to give a shout out to Maria and Jose. I loved how they interacted with everybody that came in even though it was busy and crowded. They were pleasant and friendly, and the food was exceptional. read more