If I'd never eaten anywhere else, Qdoba'd be a'ight, I suppose. But, everything at this chain invites comparison with places that do it better. Qdoba, you wanna step to Chipotle? Not with those spongy, almost soggy tortillas. You wanna play with the locals and their carnitas? You need some more flavor, homes. And less juice. See above. Mushy tortillas + pork swimming in juice = a mess, bro. Sure, you got salsa just like those dudes over at Baja Fresh, but bring the heat somewhere. On the plus side, you're fast. You're clean. You're inexpensive. My brain says "Meh," but my heart won't let me go lower than "A-OK". You're trying, and that's what counts. read more

A good place to take the family for a nice healthy and filling meal. A good clean place with nice decor and ESPN playing on the big screen. read more

QDOBA Mexican Eats - Mexican Near Me - Ellicott City, Maryland

This place is phenomenal for a quick bite. I can only comment on the service at the Ellicott city location because that is the only one I go to. The service here is excellent. The employees are always smiling, the lines move very fast even when it seems never ending. The restaurant area is always spotless, which amazes me because there is always a somewhat high school crowd hanging out inside. The food always seems fresh and is consistently flavorful. I have tried a little of everything and can honestly say I have enjoyed it all. To top it off they sell Arizona Green Tea instead of some cheap coke or pepsi knock-off. The knock-off is still available but it's the Arizona that I love. The only down side to the location is well...location. There is not a lot of stores in the strip mall but the parking is minimal. Although if you wait long enough you can usually find someone leaving and grab their spot. I drive a full size pick-up and there is definitely not a lot of room for maneuvering. read more

I usually get Chipotle but I keep getting coupons for QDOBA so I decided to try it out. Now, I'm regretting the fact I haven't tried QDOBA before. I got a burrito and a taco bowl. It's absolutely delicious. They have so many options for toppings and guacamole doesn't have an extra charge. The serving size is so big that you can make two meals out of it. And the price is great for the amount of food you get. Overall, great food for a great price. read more

Our experience is very bad food quality is low we visit last Saturday dine in they served cold food in paper plates price is to high this food bread nan is not cooked properly so I advise to management stop dine in only take away read more

The 2 of the 3 girls working the late shift at this location on Sept 5 need to change their attitude.

So if I was a smart-a** I'd say "I liked this place better when it was called Chipotle" But I'm not so I guess I'll do a full on write up. The parking can range from okay to nightmarish, depending on the time of day you visit. The food is okay, but really is derivative of Chipotle. Not great, not awful. If you're reasonably hungry this place will rock. Nothing to blow your socks off tho. read more

We eat here a lot. Good food. They move fast at this one. I've been to other Qdobas (out of state) and they were very inconsistent, confused and slow. I love the chips. Sometimes they are a little more salty than they should be, but they're typically very tasty with the queso. They should give you more chips than they do. There's one guy who I believe is a manager whom I like to refer to as "The Chip Nazi." Once he gave me a scoop and a half and I asked for a little more and he said he'd have to charge me. Yeah. The only bad experience we've had is that there was one instance a rubber band was in the queso dip. This is after a year of eating there. Definitely out of the norm for this place, but it's one of those things you don't forget once it happens. read more

Today, I gave Shay and D'Aja (I hope I'm spelling that right) full creative authority over a burrito and burrito bowl for my girlfriend and myself. I've been to Qdoba many times and the food we got today has been in the top five that I have gotten over the past 9 years. If Shay or D'Aja are there, I highly recommend you having them make your burritos for you. read more

I am never overly impressed with the service . Unfriendly but tonight the guys at the register were just plain rude . It was busy and it seemed like they were just moving in slow motion . I didn't see any manager just a bunch of kids not caring at all . read more

I love this Qdoba! Management changed a while back so its different but the food is just as good. The service here is nice just try to get there when its not packed with high school kids coming after soccer practice. They open pretty late so go for a late snack. Burritos, quesadillas, and 3 cheese nachos are what I always get. The mexican gumbo is pretty under rated but try it on a cold wintery night. It'll keep you warm. read more

We ordered for delivery and were told the wait would be 50 min. After an hour and 30 min they emailed us to let us know they just cancelled our order because the driver didn't show up. They cancelled on us, after 90 min. It's 8:00 and none of us have had any dinner. Thanks for nothing. No apology, nothing. Will never order from them again. read more

Similar to Chipotle but Qdoba has more choices (including queso) and FREE guacamole. The food is good and the prices are reasonable. Definitely worth trying. However, if you plan on going to this particular location, I suggest you go during the day. Fast, friendly and clean service during the day. The night shift needs lil tweeking. read more

QDOBA Mexican Eats - Burrito bowl with the works!!!! Delish - Mexican Near Me - Ellicott City, Maryland

I always used to love this qdoba. Unfortunately the last 4 times or so that I've been here over the last 3 months, they consistently burn the chicken to the point where it is disgusting and tastes awful. I will probably never eat here again. read more

We walked in with clothes over our mouths and they wouldn't serve us said they "couldn't"

Usually I would rate this location with 5 stars, the reason for only giving 3 in this review is because employees on diner shift tonight were more focused on talking to one another rather then speaking to the customers. The CDC safety guidelines require all employees to wear face protection at all times, 2 out of the 2 line workers had their face masks pulled down exposing their nose hence creating possible covid contamination to the food they are handling. OH, AND they did not have 3 of the items I asked for. read more

I love Qdoba, it is fast and always delicious. I love their new option to pick a combo, I like to try different things so it allows me to get the tacos and nachos without it being too much to eat. It is the perfect amount. The only complaint I have is when they put the Mild Salsa on my tacos, they never drain the salsa enough and it makes my tacos, nachos, and my burritos very soggy. They need to work on draining the Salsa before putting it on anything. No one wants the salsa juice sogging up their burritos. Very unpleasant. I might say something in person the next time I go here, but I hope this improves, or I might have to stop coming here. read more

Very rude staff. Made all mine and my families tacos wrong. And then acted like it was our fault that they were talking and playing instead of listening to us and working read more

Ok, so I went in to order my standard Taco salad (today, 7/8, ~12:30 p.m. - Ellicott City, MD location), which I have not had since before the start of the pandemic. NOT one employee was wearing their Qdoba (black mask with a gold "Q") face mask properly!! Either it was only covering their mouth - not their nose, or it was covering their chin. Defeats the whole purpose of a mask! I will not be back. And, I will be calling the Howard County, MD Health Department to look into closing the location down. Just not safe! read more

I regularly go to eat here after work with my co-workers because of the good food, and every time I go the cashier Ethan always greets us with a nice smile and asks us how our day is going! read more

"WE'RE HUNGRY!!!" "WE DON'T WANT LEFTOVERS" "WE WANT TO EAT NOW" This is my "Groundhog's Day." With 5 kids spaced over 10 years, I have heard these words ring my ears in my sleep for over 20 years. No, not in dreams....but literally. And we practice the time honored tradition of gavage during Thanksgiving and Christmas. And even inviting friends over and having people take food home, I still have 3.565 lbs of ham and 5.321 lbs of stuffing chilling in the fridge. So I picked Qdoba, a new restaurant on the block. My family doesn't go or enter a restaurant, we DESCEND on it. Like locusts on the savannah. We create a line where none existed. But there was a line and we waited....and waited. We finally ordered and had: 1. Pork taco salad: Excellent tasting taco salad. Probably the best I have had at any restaurant. Pork was not overdone and dessicated. The meat and veggies were layered in a way where you didn't feel like it was partitioned like a TV dinner. 2. Steak burrito: Very tasty. Steak was tender for a fast food joint. 3. Vegetarian burrito: More rice than beans in their version. Strong overtones of cilantro and flavorings in the white rice Not your usual Mexican tomato/cumin/chile/red rice. Very tasty 4. Bean and cheese burrito. What can I say? This is what this kid likes. 5. Shredded beef burrito: Tasted good as well. I would personally prefer the steak burrito. These burritos are not brick heavy with beans. The burritos are substantial but not heavy. 6. Steak nachos. This is a meal in itself. There are lots of ingredients and not just a pile of chips with a little cheese on top. All the flavors blend well. Quality of the food was excellent. 5 stars for a fast food. Much better than Baja Fresh. Service: 1 star. The workers behind the counter clearly didn't want to be there and it showed. I asked to put a little of everything on top of my taco salad and all the server did was scoop one salsa on top and passed it down the line. There were no signs on what the toppings were. I had to peer over the counter and look on their stations to see a variety of sauces and salsas. So while I was looking at the salsas, they passed my taco salad down the cash register. The manager was manning the cash register and wanted to charge me $0.50 for each topping I added on the taco salad!! Where is the truth in advertising here? They said the toppings were free. Even though they just opened up, they already have the pressure of penny pinching at the expense of not letting the customer get what they want. Too bad. The original recipes taste great and that's why the high scores....it would have been higher if the service was friendly. The food is great now...but I wouldn't be surprised to eventually see the corporate MBA's cutting corners with the recipes and screw up the food like they did at KFC. read more

If you like Chipotle, you will love Qdoba. Fast, clean, fresh, tasty, and filling. It's great place to pop in for a quick lunch. I was shocked at the size of the burrito they gave me, and just as surprised that I managed to eat the whole thing. read more

I have to say we used to love this Qdoba but you can almost never order online anymore. It's always just "down" for some reason. And you can't call in - they are, for some inexplicable reason, unable to process an order over the phone. They will point you to I think GrubHub but they stop taking orders ridiculously early. So now 9 times out of 10 you have to GO in to order, and then spend more time physically in the store. Which, to me, is just nuts right now (I know we have lifted the mask and social distancing mandates for vaccinated people but we all know that's an honor system and Americans are going to just use it as an excuse to do what they want, like not wear masks, regardless of vaccine status - Living with others who cannot be vaccinated yet, I am not willing to take the risk of not masking and not social distancing yet...). Doesn't seem like the right time to force more people into your store, Qdoba. I am not sure why they don't want us to online order...but I have say I hope it's hurting their business. I know that they have lost ours repeatedly now... read more

We eat here all the time- I think the food is addicting! The staff is nice and they are super fast with orders! The queso is amazing- a lot of times I end up eating it instead of my meal. My one recommendation is to pick up a Qdoba rewards card! We went about 3 times with ours and we already have a free entree. They're free and you get points for the food you buy. Amazing! read more

If you are allergic to preservatives, don't eat here. I know a few friends who ended up with fat lips and swollen faces. From my observation, people who are into Velveta cheese and artificial ingredients will like it. Those who have a tendency to eat at home more often, or eat fresh real food probably won't. In my opinion, Chipotle is way better! read more

Some of the worst customer service I've ever experienced. Was ready to order and was not even acknowledged so I wasn't sure if the employee was ready, so I stood there for 5 minutes while he looked at me. Terrible portions, practically was half of the spoonfuls they usually give. All of the employees were very unmotivated and took myself and 2 friends 10+ minutes to complete our order. Would highly recommend going to the Qdoba on Dobbin Rd instead. Overall completely unacceptable. read more

I'd like to give a raving review to the customer service employees at this Qdoba Mexican food restaurant for their outstanding customer service. Getting off of a long day of multiple flights with crappy service from the airline and making it there 10 minutes till closing they were preparing to close for the day but provided me excellent service with a smile and were very accommodating. Young employees like these have provided me a more positive outlook in a country where customer service is truly lacking in many service industries. Special thanks and kudos to 3 employees in particular: Jaydon White, Telly Smith Jr. and Deasia McIntosh!!! read more

Unbelievably slow and short staffed. I stood in line longer than it took to eat my food

I love the food here. The service is always great. Mario the cashier always greets me by my and with a smile. Its not many stores in the shopping center but its always pretty crowded. read more

I like both chipotle & qdoba. However, qdoba offers more variety & has a shorter line (not sure if that's good or bad but I have not had a problem). read more

Usually I'm in and out but lunch and dinner can be busy. Which is great for business! I like what they have and its conveniently located close to some of the local high schools. Which makes it a convenient pick up spot for meals on the go. Management is really nice. I'd definitely be back. read more

What to say - Qdoba is one of those consistently tasty places, not bad for a chain and the price. Clean and efficient.

I love the food here (used to get it every day for work), and the staff is friendly, as usual. Unfortunately, parking is a PAIN to find during lunch... Otherwise, a great experience. read more

The "pick two" is the best thing to ever happen to this menu! Gumbo and quesadilla all the way!!

People aren't really the nicest whenever I'm there. When I ask for extra of something, I'm always met with attitude. Gave it a few tries but I'm not fan and I won't be back. read more

This place was kind of pricey despite the small portions. I think they could do a better job in clarifying what costs extra and what does not. From all of my experiences here, I've found that the service can always be better. read more

Depending on the day of your visit, sometimes you got really slow services if they get lazy workers there. Seriously, this lady would stand around distracting other staffs, knock things off and went out to get a drink in the middle of her shift while a line of customers were waiting. Re the food, they do a good job in making sure you get consistent experience. I like that you get generous portion of guac for "free". They also have more variety of choices than Chipotle. Though I prefer meat at Chipotle, I admit it is nice to have other options on the menu. read more

Qdoba is similar to Chipotle but even better. You get free Guacamole! And you get queso which is nonexistent at Chipotle. The price is even better than Chipotle. Usually I order online and then I go pick it up. Last time I ordered my burrito bowl they forgot to give the Chicken in the burrito bowl! Its OK though because I called and the manager was very nice. He gave me a replacement and 2 more burritos that I could get anytime. Overall great burritos and staff at the location is amazing. read more

Awesome service. My son pulled my tacos off the table and they cleaned it up and replaced them for me for free.

Lady who prepared my food was very rude and made kids meal size naked burrito for me. I asked her to put more lettuce, and she added pinchful of lettuce. Food does not taste as good as Chipotle. read more