Last night 04-23-24 at the Santee location, I ordered a side of citrus rice with my tacos for an additional price of $3.79 plus tax, just for the rice. I was extremely surprised to see how small the side of rice was. Look at this photo and you can compare it to their salsa cup next to it. That's ridiculous, and such a rip-off! Shame on you, Rubio's...
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Ordered a bean burrito with no cheese at the Santee location, and got the smallest "burrito" I ever had in my whole life. I thought, "What happened to Rubios?" A few days later, I tried the same one in La Mesa just to compare, and received a normal adult sized burrito. Wth Santee?? I should've taken a photo.Edit: Thank you for responding. I did reach out to you. Extra point for that. And a second trip was better than the first. But I am disappointed that the first visit (in a long time) resulted in a very small lunch.2nd Edit: Yeah, I contacted Rubios and explained what happened. I requested to be contacted, and... no one contacted me. So bottom line, I paid for a substandard burrito and Rubios responded, why ... to look good in a Google review? I retracted the extra point for reaching out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Lee Shannon
Waited 25 minutes for a online order. Never got the order. Then I was told they called my name and someone got it. Not true my name was never called What makes me mad is that they tried to put it on me instead of owning itI’m done waitress saw me when I arrived and watched me wait for 25 minutes
Anit H
I love Rubio's, but this one is just okay. I'm going to Costco afterward, so it's convenient.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Tacos, Burrito
Abel contreras
Fish toco combo was cold and not good we oder to go we have not ben thare for the last 6 year fore the same
Food: 1
Service: 5
Barbi Vogel
Friendly helpful staff. Good food and gluten free brownies!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jennifer Underwood
Other than we encounter some chips that are too salty, everything else is good. We love their food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marissa Clark
This Rubios is very hit and miss for food quality. Sometimes, the food is on point, fresh and delicious. Other times (like last night), the fish is soggy, and chicken is cold. The Mexican street corn only comes in one size container, which used to be about 3/4 full. The last couple of times I ordered it, it was only about 1/4 full... no exaggeration. So at this Rubios, I never know what to expect. I think for the price, they could do a little better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Kelly Givens
Nathan and Michelle were great and the manager was hands on helping the staff and was also very friendly. We liked it so much we went 4 times I'm the same week. My personal favorites were the keto fish tacos with cauliflower rice and also the chopped salads.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hannah Truelove
We’ve been to this rubios quite a few times and have always loved it however tonight our family went and Sage went above and beyond to make our experience great! She was kind, efficient, and seemed to genuinely care about our order and making sure we got everything we needed. Thank you Sage!
This is the best Rubio's location I have been to in San Diego. Welcoming, courteous, and attentive staff. The store is very clean and the patio is nice too. The food came out very fast and tasted amazing. I highly recommend this location.
Peter M.
The managers is ignorants and has no remorse she's always bossy has no class the stores is always dirty the dishes the chairs the trash is stinkings she has poor hygienes drug test her checks the cashier drawers do thiz right aways thank for your cooperations that's what's Ups that'z what'z Up'z you feel me it's on n Bling Blingin it's on n Crackin ttyl 143 muah xoxo lol haha
Michael Knackerson
Always a great Mexican food experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Two Original Fish Tacos
Graham ..
It's not 2010 anymore: the relatively small, basic chicken burrito costs $11 plus tax. Ralph isn't part of the business at all; it's a massively indebted, private-equity owned business that overextended and went bankrupt in 2020, closing stores across entire states to survive COVID.But somehow there is still value to be found at good ol' Rubio's in 2023. They're still doing Taco Tuesday, charging $1.99 for fish tacos all day on Tuesdays. And they're not cutting corners -- these fish tacos are exactly what they normally charge $4.99 for the rest of the week. They're delicious and substantial. After many years in the wilderness, I'm a Rubio's regular again! I definitely would not recommend them at the usual $4.99 price point, but the Tuesday pricing is truly a San Diego bargain.
Last night 04-23-24 at the Santee location, I ordered a side of citrus rice with my tacos for an additional price of $3.79 plus tax, just for the rice. I was extremely surprised to see how small the side of rice was. Look at this photo and you can compare it to their salsa cup next to it. That's ridiculous, and such a rip-off! Shame on you, Rubio's...
Ordered a bean burrito with no cheese at the Santee location, and got the smallest "burrito" I ever had in my whole life. I thought, "What happened to Rubios?" A few days later, I tried the same one in La Mesa just to compare, and received a normal adult sized burrito. Wth Santee?? I should've taken a photo.Edit: Thank you for responding. I did reach out to you. Extra point for that. And a second trip was better than the first. But I am disappointed that the first visit (in a long time) resulted in a very small lunch.2nd Edit: Yeah, I contacted Rubios and explained what happened. I requested to be contacted, and... no one contacted me. So bottom line, I paid for a substandard burrito and Rubios responded, why ... to look good in a Google review? I retracted the extra point for reaching out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Waited 25 minutes for a online order. Never got the order. Then I was told they called my name and someone got it. Not true my name was never called What makes me mad is that they tried to put it on me instead of owning itI’m done waitress saw me when I arrived and watched me wait for 25 minutes
I love Rubio's, but this one is just okay. I'm going to Costco afterward, so it's convenient.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Tacos, Burrito
Fish toco combo was cold and not good we oder to go we have not ben thare for the last 6 year fore the same
Food: 1
Service: 5
Friendly helpful staff. Good food and gluten free brownies!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Other than we encounter some chips that are too salty, everything else is good. We love their food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This Rubios is very hit and miss for food quality. Sometimes, the food is on point, fresh and delicious. Other times (like last night), the fish is soggy, and chicken is cold. The Mexican street corn only comes in one size container, which used to be about 3/4 full. The last couple of times I ordered it, it was only about 1/4 full... no exaggeration. So at this Rubios, I never know what to expect. I think for the price, they could do a little better.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Nathan and Michelle were great and the manager was hands on helping the staff and was also very friendly. We liked it so much we went 4 times I'm the same week. My personal favorites were the keto fish tacos with cauliflower rice and also the chopped salads.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We’ve been to this rubios quite a few times and have always loved it however tonight our family went and Sage went above and beyond to make our experience great! She was kind, efficient, and seemed to genuinely care about our order and making sure we got everything we needed. Thank you Sage!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burrito
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Fish taco especials are the best on taco Tuesday.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is the best Rubio's location I have been to in San Diego. Welcoming, courteous, and attentive staff. The store is very clean and the patio is nice too. The food came out very fast and tasted amazing. I highly recommend this location.
The managers is ignorants and has no remorse she's always bossy has no class the stores is always dirty the dishes the chairs the trash is stinkings she has poor hygienes drug test her checks the cashier drawers do thiz right aways thank for your cooperations that's what's Ups that'z what'z Up'z you feel me it's on n Bling Blingin it's on n Crackin ttyl 143 muah xoxo lol haha
Always a great Mexican food experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Two Original Fish Tacos
It's not 2010 anymore: the relatively small, basic chicken burrito costs $11 plus tax. Ralph isn't part of the business at all; it's a massively indebted, private-equity owned business that overextended and went bankrupt in 2020, closing stores across entire states to survive COVID.But somehow there is still value to be found at good ol' Rubio's in 2023. They're still doing Taco Tuesday, charging $1.99 for fish tacos all day on Tuesdays. And they're not cutting corners -- these fish tacos are exactly what they normally charge $4.99 for the rest of the week. They're delicious and substantial. After many years in the wilderness, I'm a Rubio's regular again! I definitely would not recommend them at the usual $4.99 price point, but the Tuesday pricing is truly a San Diego bargain.