This place literally sucks. The veggies are harder than a rock, rice isn't fully cooked. Chicken is plain. I go up to get waba sauce and nobody is to be seen except one person on their phone with head phones in and chose to blatantly ignore me. I suppose what else should you expect from a store in riverside. Disappointing & will never return to this location. read more

I went in this restaurant yesterday and the floor was dirty the walls had food on it and there was very few people waiting you think they would clean while the can instead they were talking and decorating over dirty walls read more

I had high expectations for this place but sadly they were not met. The Waba Sauce was not tasty and the Waba bowl and salmon bowl were not good at all for the price. The salmon bowl had an extremely small portion of salmon compared to the chicken and steak. GO TO TOP-GRILL down the street instead. It's cheaper and better. Also, please fix your front door. The door does not close properly so the door AC unit was blowing the entire time of my visit making it very hard to have a conversation. read more

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went to this location and was instantly greeted when i walked in. It was my first time trying Waba Grill with my wife we got the spicy chicken and dumplings service was friendly genesis and lina were both very attentive to us the only downside was i got a salmon bowl to go and it didn't taste good at all. I wanted it for work but it tasted weird and dry I recommend sticking with chicken. But besides the salmon, everything else was great keep up the good work! read more

WaBa Grill - Salmon Veggie Bowl with white rice - Asian Fusion Near Me - Riverside, California

I use to come here 1-2 times a week because I work down the street and I haven't been in a couple weeks from a bad experience. I came in today and I ordered a waba bowl all veggies. Super stingy on the steak and chicken and the chicken was over cooked on some pieces I couldn't even bite through. Vegetables are barely steamed (super hard) bowl is about 90% base and 10% protein. I pretty much paid $12 for hard vegetables. read more

The food was just OK. The rice wasn't even warm. It was like room temperature, but my main problem is the chick behind the counter. Her name according to the receipt is RUCHEE P. She's greeting everybody under the sun, but as soon as I get to the register, she gives me attitude doesn't say hello. I placed my order, she grabs the receipt and gives it to me doesn't say thank you or anything. Someone's behind me ordered at least three times more than what I did and got their order before me. I ordered one chicken bowl and when I went to ask about my order she walks back picks up a receipt doesn't say a word just shows me the receipt saying I guess it's coming. I get my drink and there were no lids available so again I walk back to the counter and tell her there are no lids. She proceeds to ask me there's no lids? Duh, didn't I just tell you there were no lids over there so she walks back over to the food and starts putting sauce and closed up peoples containers and when she was done with that, then she walked away and went to the back and brought out lids and put them in the Placement spot and she walks away if she does not like African-Americans, then she needs to quit her job and find something else that does not deal with the public because I really think that she totally was profiling me because I kid you not everybody who came in contact with her before and after me got the biggest greeting and smile and I was looked at like I was an alien from Outer space. Pitiful read more

Ordered through Grub Hub from this Waba Grill on Chicago, paid $10 plus $1 extra for white meat chicken bowl. Chicken was completely inedible, old dry. Contacted Waba spoke to Genesis who was speaking to Mexican cook manager, manager Raj, was not available. Genesis stated they could not make another delivery and that I would have to drive to Riverside with the chicken bowl and a receipt! I explained I ordered through GrubHub do not to drive as I have NHL. Cancer. I stated just reimburse my chicken bowl, and she stated she could not as the policy is return food in person with receipt, I told her I took pictures and the whole issue is not to drive, she could not help me, the manager of cooks only spoke Spanish, so my only meal of day was inedible and Waba would do nothing to help. Hoping manager will reverse my charges for delivery and chicken bowl, unbelievable,! read more

WaBa Grill - old dry white meat chicken from Waba Grill on Chicago Riverside CA, completely inedible. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Riverside, California

Poor customer service, I showed up at 9 pm and I got old cold chicken that they had sitting on top of a cutting board. Store didn't look clean nor welcoming. read more

$20 for 4 Chicken bowls is great deal on the weekend even though you have to pay extra for vegetables. But the Chicken Bowls are delicious and satisfying. They're worth the trip and money. Only this place offer this deal on the weekend. For reason, check this place out if want something reasonably priced and delicious. read more

Customer Service was great, I was greeted by a fine gentleman (Diego Katzenstein). He was very polite and even gave me a recommendation on the menu. The food came out quick and was very scrumptious to say the least. Would definitely recommend. read more

I received a gift certificate from a student. I've received restaurant gift certificates many times BUT NEVER THAT EXPIRED SO QUICK!! We give you CASH...and then you tell us when we can spend it??!!! NO!! DO NOT BUY GIFT CERTIFICATES FROM THIS COMPANY!!! read more

Im a big fan of Waba Grill and still have never had in issue at any location. Today was more of what I witnessed by a Waba Grill Employee and since employees are the representative for the places they work at ,this location get 1star only because you have to pick atleast one. We placed our order, others were already waiting. We noticed a police officer waiting and I thought to myself to bad i was late or i would have bought his meal...other people were being called to pick up their orders... ours was most likely next. But the officer was still there waiting. I thought, he must have a big order. Well so did I... waiting 10 mins and finally my order was ready... then the officer politely walked to the Employee and asked if his order was ready that he has already been waiting 45 mins. She pulled up a bag from behind the counter and set it in front of him, not saying a single word to him... It became very noticeable at that time that this place did not support law enforcement. It was disappointing to see how people can judge and be so disrespectful. I definitely would not be supporting WABA Grill anymore read more

Meh... it was ok. Was in the area and unfamiliar with local eateries so found this on Yelp.. It wasn't bad and it wasn't good that it blew my mind to have me return. read more

Clearly got the veggie bowl but I didn't get veggies. Too far for me to go back again. read more

WaBa Grill - Clearly order the veggie salmon bowl but didn't get my veggies..... never coming here again - Asian Fusion Near Me - Riverside, California

Just picked up food from this waba grill. Order the sweet and spicy waba bowl with extra chicken. Got a side of plain chicken no sweet and spicy seasoning How idiotic can you be you order sweet and spicy chicken bowl your next comment is extra chicken. Stupidity is what's ruining everything. Next. Every other waba grill I've been too loads the bottom of the bowls with rice. Maybe a quarter of my bowl had rice. I am an avid waba grill person. But man. I hope corporate see this comment and fires everyone that works there. read more

I like the taste of their plant based meet but felt like some of the staff was rude... I ordered a bowl and the meat was cold, the rice was barely warm and the veggies were hot. I tried to mix it up to get it to be an okay temp, but I still couldn't eat it and I wasn't going home so I couldn't warm it in my microwave.... I felt bad to ask for a new hot one but im not trying to pay 12 dollars for cold rice & meat... so I go to let the cashier know "hey, I just got this and was trying to eat in my car but it's cold"... cashier was polite told the manager and the manager told me she didnt know what to tell me but it all comes from the same place, and told me she was confused how it was cold (like me too dude, I came here for hot food).... so I told her like I've had it before and it wasn't like this and she was like Im just saying it's gonna come from the same place... but she said she would remake it... and then while she was making it showed me the steam off the rice... I was not trying to be rude or make it a personal attack on her skills I just literally could not get myself to eat the cold bowl, I felt bad to throw away food and did not wanna go back to tell them but I really could not eat it cold. New bowl was much hotter. I dont know if I took it personal, but I thought the manger was rude. read more

I'm not sure what happened at this location but they are now giving out much less chicken and rice then before. I have been coming here for awhile now but I'm going to have to stop coming here. I ordered several chicken bowls like I usually do so that I don't have to meal prep for the week. It was expensive but was expected. The bowls use to piled with a ton of chicken. Now the regular chickens I received probably weight less than 1.5 ounces. I wouldn't mind so much if the price wasn't so high. I payed around $30 plus dollars for the chicken bowls. It looked like they gave me the same amount that would go into a kid's bowl. I will attach pictures and you can see for yourself. I don't know if they were running low on chicken and rice but I would have gladly waited longer for more chicken and rice to be made. You can argue but you shouldn't eat so much otherwise you will get fat. I had no idea you knew what was best for me to eat and that I'm supposedly clinically obese. This location has to stop scamming poor college students out of their money. We're already struggling enough with tuition and rent. Now you want kill us even faster by giving us less food than what we paid for? I could have easily went to top bowl and gotten my money's worth. For this reason unless you want to pay more for less, I can't recommend this Waba grill location. It's a shame to see this location go this direction. The other issue is that there bowls are just okay. These bowls are equivalent to Yoshinoya probably even worse at times. If the bowls were amazing I probably wouldn't care so much but they're just average. Another thing to point out. There was a family who dined in and there chicken bowls were filled with a decent amount of chicken and rice. It was almost toppling over. But since I ordered it to go, they thought that I wouldn't care and check it. So what was essentially done is I paid for several regular chicken bowls but I was given child chicken bowls in a regular bowl. Does that make sense? I was essentially swindled out of $10. read more

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Normally I hate waba grill and I drag people who eat it, but I needed food quickly for my lunch break. I was greeted politely when I came in and the food was surprisingly delicious. Lina and another gentleman assisted me and they were really friendly and helpful. Lina walked around the dining room and check on every guest and I thought that was really nice I would consider coming back in the future based off of how helpful the staff was! Thank you Lina! You're awesome‍ read more

I had a great experience great customer service and helpful staff. This was my first time here with my fiancé and we did the 2 for $11 bowl which consisted with chicken grilled and beef grilled over white rice simple yet filling and wait to come back and try something different on the menu I will be back finally something different other then your typical burgers and pizza. It's nice to try something different and new during lunch time read more

Had lunch here today and I've been here several times over the last year and a half or so. Service has always been great, place is very clean and restroom are clean also. Today I tried their new burritos, it was good but I think I'm sticking to the bowls. Nonetheless the food is very tasty and healthy here. Will keep coming back. read more

WaBa Grill - Asian Fusion Near Me - Riverside, California

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Do not come in the summer the owner so cheap to put the AC. It's soooooooo hot in here . I advice the employee just ignored me. All the costumers are complaining of the ac . You don't even deserve one star read more

WaBa Grill - They're people complaint about the ac . The employees just ignored the issues - Asian Fusion Near Me - Riverside, California

Waba plate with double fruit! It fire and khicken is always fresh and on point. I'm on my way to go get some rite damn now

This WabaGrill is the best store in riverside if you want fresh quality food. This WabaGrill is clearly more busier with business which explains the fresh quality of the food. Besides the fresh food the service is amazing as well. I was greeted and welcomed by a cashier named Aaron who was able to get my order correct and make me feel welcomed and wanting me to come back again. Overall amazing store!! read more

Delicious food, with a friendly staff. Everything is still new and nice inside. Close to my work, tons of parking.

The customer service here is great. Raj, the assistant manager was very friendly and helpful. Sometimes, I overcomplicate things and he made sure I got my food the way I wanted read more

I went for lunch and was specific that I wanted a "bed of veggies" and a small amount of rice. I repeated myself because I wanted more veggies than rice. So the cashier turns around to look over her shoulder as if she was gonna tell somebody something and said nothing. I asked if it was extra and she said no. So I took it to go and when I opened my covered plate there was 1/2 veggies and 1/2 rice. Ok so I wasn't about to turn around and take the food back. It wasn't that great either so meh. read more

Went in yesterday and was very disappointed with my order. Been going to waba grill for years and it's a good meal after the gym. Usually order the chicken bowl with white rice no veggies but just seems to me like I'm getting a rice bowl only and I mean very little chicken. Mentioned it to the employee who took my order and he said that it was the correct amount of chicken. Didn't even seem to try to fix it. I mean I do go there or used to go there on and off and I think I know what the portions are like oh well looks like this business will most likely fall off. read more

This Waba Grill changed my mind! I used to not like it because I had a bad experience but every time I come in here the service is great, food is great, & it is always fast as well! Thank you for the great service every time Waba! read more

I have ordered from this location multiple times. I'm not sure why I never receive the sauce the my children love so much. No sauce on the meal and none on the side as well. It's so frustrating because the food is fresh and hot and we open our meals only to find out there is no sauce whatsoever. This has happened in at least 3 occasions. I have called, emailed, spoken to door dash and completed there sieverts explaining each time it happens. I was told a manager will contact me in 48 hours but that has never happened on any of the occasions. It's best to just go in and get it right as ordering his always a issue. read more

They're lacking incustomer service at this Waba Grill. I watched my meal sit there for good 5 minutes before anyone felt a need to give it to me. I thought by phone ordering it should be ready when I got there a good 10 minutes later. The only one that seemed to even acknowledge the wait that we had was also doing all the other workers work. I find it kind of ridiculous. read more

Very mediocre food, I was too lazy to cook after the gym and wanted some healthy-ish food and decided to try out waba. The flavors were medium and reminded me of yoshinoya, but the price was almost double yoshnoya's pricing! Got the teriyaki chicken and the salmon, the chicken was fine but the salmon was so dry and bland it was not worth the 20 minute wait for them to "freshly" cook it. Overall probably would not return to this location, I might just go to top grill down the road for fresher and bigger portions: read more

I love the spicy pork, but when I got my order the rice was not cooked completely. I frequently come to this waba grill and this was the first time I was not satisfied with my lunch. On top of that my friend ordered veggies and rice and when she got her meal, they had given her veggies with chicken and beef, no rice. She took it back and they gave her the same thing again!!! Smh read more

Consistently splendid experience. The white meat has been fresh and flavorful every visit. I appreciate the location in proximity to my gym and above all, customer service. The customer service is always warm and professional. You win over Flame Broiler! read more

I've been to numerous waba grills, including a not so great experience (check my history) in Highland. These franchises can be hit and miss, based on the owner, but I was pleasantly surprised with the cleanliness and quality of the bowls at this location. The food is always great, fresh and full of flavor and the condiments are always laid out neatly with hardly anything out of place. Definitely a go-to for our family when we're wanting something quick and relatively healthy. read more

Lina is my favorite employee, she gives excellent customer service. She's always so welcoming and attentive. The cooks are awesome as well, I'm a regular so they always make sure it's correct when I get something different. read more

This place is always so clean!!! I come usually at the end of the night and they have a killer routine about cleaning. But they still greet me well, and have a great attitude at the end of a shift. The food is always cooked well and never burned!! read more

Clean and healthy. The help was great, they were attentive to my order. I will come back,

I used to be a huge fan of Waba Grill until today. I showed up during the noon hour to order a simple waba bowl with brown rice. At the register I was informed they were out of chicken, it would be an extra five to ten minutes. I changed the order to steak and brown rice as I was pressed for time and didnt want to wait. The production staff was producing steak bowls very fast as there was no chicken so the steak orders were flying out of the counter. Somewhere around the 10 minute mark the chicken came out and all the focus was on producing chicken orders. At about 15 minutes, I took my receipt and inquired as to were my order was. I was told to hold tight, they were working on it. Another five to ten minutes I asked again only to be told they were out of brown rice could I wait another 5 minutes? I understand things happen but to be mislead three times was absolutely inexcusable, I asked for my money back and promptly left. I doubt I will go back. read more

I enjoyed waba grill for the first time great food great employee , took care of me named jasmine very welcomeing an respectful . Great smile an i felt very welcomed an enjoying my food . read more

WaBa Grill - Asian Fusion Near Me - Riverside, California

Great spot to eat. Easy parking, quick service. Not to spendy. Definitely add avocado to the bowl.