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    Rubio's Coastal Grill

    3.8 (204 reviews)
    ModerateMexican, Seafood, Salad
    Closed 10:30 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    The Shrimp Trio with Sprite Soft Drink.
    Frances D.

    I placed my order with Mary today and my order was the Shrimp Trio Tacos with a side of Cheesy Pinto Beans and my choice for my soft drink was Sprite which is my favorite beverage. For my dessert, I bought the Toffee Chips BLONDIE Brownie. Rubio's Coastal Grill is one of my favorite authentic Mexican food dishes. It had taken about 20 minutes later before I received my Shrimp Trio Order with the side of pinto beans . Mary brought my order to my table with s friendly smile. This location started to get very busy yesterday afternoon. I observed some Door Dash pick up orders for their customers and also there was a lot of customers placing their orders with Mary at the front cash register. This Rubio's Restaurant is a very popular place to hang out with your friends and family. The Shrimp Trio Tacos , these first three soft tacos are double wrapped in a warm soft flour tortilla that includes grilled tender shrimp pieces with sliced avocado's, cilantro, Asiago shredded cheese , and two slices of lime wedges to sprinkle onto these delicious tacos. I opened up the package for the Toffee Chips BLONDIE Brownie . This Toffee Chips BLONDIE Brownie has a sweet crunchy taste with every bite that I had taken in eating these Toffee Chips with the moist texture. This BLONDIE Brownie was so yummy. In summary, I received excellent customer service from Mary, really authentic delicious Mexican cuisine and a beautiful atmosphere to dine inside with air conditioning.

    Monica R.

    I am so delighted that we have a Rubio's within 15 min of my house. The Original Fish taco is consistently delicious, crispy and mmmm good. Tried the green salsa shrimp taco and loved that too. Ordered street corn, pinto beans & Mexican rice. All tasty sides. Because of the rewards club, today I free guac & chips. The Aguas Frescas are a great beverage option, today's fave was mango. The staff is friendly, helpful, efficient and keeps this place in tiptop shape. There are a steady stream of happy customers getting a great quality meal from a expert cooks.

    After removing a huge bed of cabbage that covered this little bit ---to see a quarter size of what should've been all fish.
    Sandra L.

    I ordered the two taco plate and this is what I received hiding under a lot of cabbage to disguise its size. Very disappointing. I'm still hungry. 1/10

    Taco tues
    Alex G.

    Tacos Tuesdays here are a must!! I always get the especial fish tacos here, on Tuesdays they are $3.00 each but are huge! I actually am good with just 1-2 as a whole meal lol. I like this location because the food is quick and always good. Staff are friendly and helpful. Usually pretty clean too. Never had an issue and have been coming here for years!

    Shrimp The Coastal Trio*
    Nyssa B.

    This is not your typical "fast food" restaurant. This place is clean, the staff is very friendly and the food comes out fast. Don't get me wrong this is definitely a more on the pricey side of a place but every once in a while it doesn't break the bank lol. Food was delicious, you can tell they use fresh ingredients. But if your looking for a quick and healthy meal, this is your spot. You won't be disappointed.

    All the purple cabbage in my Beer-Battered Shrimp Two Taco Plate

    Rubios used to be so good. Not any more!! This is the amount of red cabbage in my 2 beer battered shrimp tacos. The pieces on the right are huge! There was far more cabbage and batter, than shrimp!! 3 shrimp per taco and there was so much greasy batter on them, they dripped grease. I have been going to Rubios since they opened a very long time ago. Today was the last time. When they started using the purple cabbage, it was bad. Now the tacos are mostly purple cabbage and batter. Oily mushy batter. Such a disappointment from a local company that used to be so good!!! Looking forward to finding places with GOOD shrimp tacos. Bummer for Rubios! Bad word of mouth spreads so much faster than good. Bye Rubios. Shame. Baja Beer-Battered Shrimp Two Taco Plate

    Mexican corn bowl
    Jessie Z.

    Our go to for lunch delivery but got this today. Looks like someone's leftovers and had to leave a review. Very disappointing.

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    Alyona Z.

    5/27/20 Ordered take out had the street corn shrimp bowl, fresh greens side salad, and a side order of street corn. It was so good! Like a burst of delicious flavors from all the ingredients in this dish. From the salsa options to the avocado to the street corn. I will most definitely be coming to this establishment again, as I hope it's a chain. Everything was fresh and made to order. The staff was friendly and delivered my food curbside. I loved every morsel of this dish. It's also a large portion, ended up eating the rest of this bowl for dinner. Highly recommend trying this place out!

    Neat, clean inviting front entrance...order ur fresh fish, steak, shrimp, vegan items here!

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    Thank you, Monica!!

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    Yael, thank you so much for sharing your feedback with us!

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    Thank you so much Adnan! We hope to see you back soon.

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    Loveeeeee the shrimp tacos! Recently tried their shrimp tacos with Mexican corn and OMG DELISH! such a good meal

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