As a lifetime fan of Mexican or Tex-Mex food: Had two steak tacos with re-fried beans for a final cost $18.30 (ouch!) The meat had a lot of gristle and some of it couldn't be eaten as a result The re-fried beans - weren't like any re-fried beans I've ever had before. Instead they were some kind of gloopy soup that one just didn't want to finish. The tortilla chips were unlike any chips I've ever had before - anemic, tepid are some adjectives that come to mind. All they had to do is buy the tortilla chips we all buy at any grocery store chain. Instead they seem to have originated at some corporate chain kitchen. The Jarritos brand mandarin flavored soda I had to drink was great. Conclusion - disappointed and I won't be coming back. read more

Tried the new longostino taco today . Honestly, it was pretty good --on the taco itself I'd give it a solid 8/10. They've also got the Langostino lobster burrito version right now with Mexican rice, pinto beans, garlic butter, salsa fresca, and chipotle for $15. Looked bomb but too many calories for me . I just grabbed a single taco for $7.36. Yeah, kinda pricey for one taco, but it was really good--worth it in my opinion. They also have a 2-taco plate with chips and beans if you're hungrier. Overall: food was solid, service was friendly, and I had a great experience. Definitely would come back. read more

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AMAZING!! I came here for their $2.50 deal for fish tacos on Tuesday and it did NOT disappoint. I got their puerto Nuevo burrito, a bowl, and the fish tacos all were soooo delish. On the bowl I highly recommend getting the cilantro lime rice it was so fresh and flavorful. And the fish taco was absolute perfection. Also I really like their salsa bar the salsa picante was my favorite and I like how they had onions and cilantro too! read more

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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. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - The Shrimp Trio with Sprite Soft Drink. - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

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Still, after all of these years, my love for Rubios has not died and while it's a "chain," it's still local and they do a damn good job. Is my suggestion to order the basic fish taco exactly that, basic? Yep, but when a place has built their business on a singular menu item and scaled far and wide, can you argue it? Nope. The fish taco at Rubio's is still damn delicious and I dare you to try to find another "big box" doing it better. Sure, there are tons of local places kicking out good versions but at what cost? I'll tell you... a lot more. Stay "local" and support the local guys, they've earned it. read more

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. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

Terrible service took them half an hour to just do a salad and shrimp burrito. got home and found out I didn't even get my dressing found a plastic wrapping in my food and barely any extra chicken. what's the point of paying for extra chicken if your barely going to give me any. read more

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 read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - After removing a huge bed of cabbage that covered this little bit ---to see a quarter size of what should've been all fish. - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

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! read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Taco tues - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

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. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Shrimp The Coastal Trio* - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

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Previously reviewed on 7/15 about overcharging. Never responded Was charged for condiments about $8 read more

I have been a loyal customer and they never disappoint until my last order and the cali burrito was literally half the size and more expensive. I get they gotta make money but Im a civil servant restricted to certain means and just wont be able to order from them anymore. read more

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 read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - All the purple cabbage in my Beer-Battered Shrimp Two Taco Plate - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

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Awful service from the staff waited in line while staff drinking soda no one Helped out read more

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

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Mexican corn bowl - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

Rubio's lobster quantity is ridiculous. Today they attempted to serve a meal with 1.8 oz of lobster while claiming the salad includes guacamole and fresh salsa. read more

I didnt dine it, just picked up.. I got the taco trio. There was a Baja shrimp, breaded fish and mahi mahi fish taco in the trio. By far the best was the breaded fish, then the shrimp and the mahi mahi comes last. The mahi mahi was good, but the shrimp and breaded fish were way better. Both the mahi mahi and shrimp were on the spicy side in my opinion. The guy who gave me my food was super quick and very friendly. I would def come again! But only for the breaded fish tacos!! read more

this location never fails my family every time we come here! the staff are amazing & so is the food quality. my bf & I get the grilled gourmet steak taco plate. each time we visited here, the tortilla the meat is always cooked to perfection. I recommend everyone go to this location! side note: the location in Point Loma is trash! the staff are so rude (excluding 1 gentlemen that works the front). I called to place an order & a lady put me on hold for over 5 mins. I hung up & tried to call back 3 times & there was no answer. the food is not good either. the last time I visited this location, the steak in the gourmet grilled taco was so hard. it was literally impossible to eat. 0/10 read more

I ordered the Mexican corn bowl and the 2 fish taco combo. I'm rating this based on the quality of the food. The fish tacos were bland and not crispy. The Mexican corn bowl wasn't great at all. It was edible but the chicken was not seasoned well and the ingredients didn't taste fresh. I usually love Rubio's but this visit was disappointing. read more

I love this Rubios and its location but the customer service from Yesenia, team leader, is so bad. She never has a smile on her face and is rude. Tonight I went in, walked up to the counter to order and she just looked at me and said nothing, I literally had to say hello first. All the other employees are super nice and helpful. And I'm only posting here because she works often, so I interact with her more. I just wish she would have a better attitude when it comes to dealing with customers. read more

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! read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Outside view - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

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We have been coming to this location for years, and I specifically came here to write a review for their employee Rojilio. He consistently provides the most outstanding customer service. I hope you guys are paying him what he's worth. Thank you Rojilio! (Sorry if I spelled your name wrong) read more

Super efficient staff, courteous & exceptionally tidy! Love their Chipotle-mayo salad dressing, grilled fish tacos & completely MISS Rubio's's Chicken tortilla soup (). Eat here, my YELPers read more

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This location is amazing! Shoutout to Eliana and Rogelio today. They were very friendly and helpful with a few questions we had. And even during the busy lunch rush, the place looked immaculate and service was fast. This is our new taco Tuesday spot! read more

This location is probably my favorite Rubio's in all of San Diego. Not only is their food consistently good, their customer service is always great! They had a buy one entree get one free special on their app so I ordered the grilled shrimp California bowl which did not disappoint. The shrimp was tasty and the bowl was filling. This is definitly a meal that you feel good about eating. I like just about everything on their menu so you really can't go wrong. Be sure to fill out their survey for a free beverage. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Fish burrito with tortilla chips - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

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I rarely leave a bad review because the restaurant business is hard... but the lettuce and "wild Argentine shrimp" in my Baja bowl were not fresh. The shrimp was incredibly salty-- like they soaked it in very salty water to make them smell less bad. They smelled bad enough that I didn't eat the bowl. My braver husband gave me the salt report but didn't want to finish the bowl either. Everything else was fresh. But a few bad ingredients mixed in ruins the experience for sure. Seriously had to throw it out. Sad because the employees are super nice and the place is really clean. read more

Only buy their Tuesday special fish tacos yes they're delicious with hot bold Chipotle sauce. Every Tuesday their original fish taco 1.99. I had loaded nachos with chicken its the most grossed nachos i had. Rubber band white cheese. The chips were not crunchy but chewy and so hard to pull apart because of rubber band cheese. Skip their nancho not worth the hassle read more

Comments: I have a gift card with $14.10 left on it. Tried to use it June 10 but the register kept stating that it was unable to read the card. They couldn't even read it to check the balance. Their only Contact Us phone is automated and hangs up after I enter the Gift Card Number. Their Website is down for the past 2 days. I guess this is an example of why they're going bankrupt. read more

Always a GREAT experience!!!! The customer service is top notch. Especially the management, Rogelio to be exact. He is so pleasant and professional. He is genuine and the customers love him. I will most definitely recommend this location. read more

The California bowl was excellent! The staff was very friendly and the manager was very helpful. He said that the avocado, corn, taco salad is also really good! You can add any meat to the salads. The music wasn't too loud and it was just a nice, relaxing setting. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - California Bowl with mahi-mahi and Verde salsa - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

My goodness!! Some places go above and beyond, but this rubios is next level!! We ordered delivery via the rubios app and the orders are fulfilled by door dash. Unfortunately the drivers car broke down. Contacted door dash and they were completely unhelpful. Got a call from the Rubios manager asking about some of the confusion with the order. Not only did the rubios manager remake the food, but he brought us the food and delivered it himself!! Hot and delicious upon arrival. Thank you for truly going above and beyond!! read more

I came to this location for a simple churro craving and it most definitely was a good decision! I ordered through the app on a Sunday afternoon and my churro was ready for pick up within a few minutes. I arrived 10 minutes later and to my surprise, it was still hot and crispy. I loved how easy it was to use the app to order and overall the churro was delicious! There's a ton of parking in the lot right in front of the restaurant. I am a big fan of Rubio's and would definitely return to try more food at this location. read more

I called Rubio's over the phone and places a order for three people. Maria the lady was very nice and took my phone order really fast and confirmed my order. I placed two citrus shrimp burrito, and the three trio. I was told to pick up in 15 minutes and was their on time, got me out very fast. Definitely will say food was great and fresh highly recommend if your looking a quick bite for shrimp. read more

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I finally signed up with Rubio's tho I've been going therthere for years. Im an older lady and am new at apps on my phone. The owner/manager was very patient with me while I fiddled with my phone, said he wants me to be happy. Well between his kindness and the yummy food, I will keep coming back to back to this location. Always very clean, very efficient and food is great. Thank you Rubios! read more

I made an order for delivery. They make you add any sauce that you want to the order. They forgot the sauce and utensils. Second time I they forgot the sauce. Their food is just an excuse for me to eat the tomolillo salsa. If I could drive, I would take the whole order back, but I'm on bedrest. Cause I really don't want this food without it. I'm still at 10. I could actually kind of cry. Extra emotional because I just had surgery. read more

Went to Friars/Mission Gorge location 1/27 at noon. Blackened mahi mahi tacos. Hair in one of them! Was already home, so wasn't going back. Tried to do survey, makes you sign up for another site constant contact. No survey there read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

I ordered the Carnitas Macha Bowl via the app. My order was ready within minutes of placing the order. The portion size is not very appealing. The bowl feels half full. Citrus rice taste more like bland white rice. Carnitas taste like soft shredded chicken jerky. The only things that saved this meal were: 1. I was hungry. 2. The guacamole was fresh and flavorful. Bigger portions of all ingredients would have helped justify the price. It was not worth it. Unfortunately, Chipotle can offer a better dish at a lower cost. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Carnitas Macha Bowl - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

The fish tacos at Rubio's are amazing. I order them frequently and they never disappoint. I really enjoy this Rubio's in particular though because the staff is so helpful. They are super friendly and take care to get your order right. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

It's a difficult parking lot to get into, but worth it. This Rubio's has delivered excellent food and service every time I've visited. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Fish burrito! - Mexican Near Me - San Diego, California

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