My wife and I eat at Rodrigo on special occasions. It is a bit too expensive for everyday eating. Here are some pros and cons. Pros: Chips and salsa are excellent both are always fresh. The restaurant is clean and has plenty of parking. Service is fast I saw complaints from a few years ago, that the portions are two small. That is not the case now. A one item combo is plenty. Monday through Friday lunch specials are a good buy. Cons: No one can accuse Rodrigo's of being authentic. Everything I have ordered is Americanized. A coworker born in Mexico who often would pit barbecue a goat ate there once and complained for weeks. It is a bit pricy to visit often. Save it for special occasions. Will we cont bye to eat there? Sure, just not often. read more

A wonderful Mexican restaurant located in the city of Orange just outside the iconic Circle. So make a trip to Rodrigo's, and create your own dining experience. We grabbed lunch at Rodrigo's, which proved to be the day's right choice. Within a few minutes, we were seated and promptly brought a bowl of light, salty, warm crunchy tortillas served with a tomato and onion salsa. We ordered a chicken tostada salad and two crunchy shredded beef tacos with rice and beans, and both orders did not disappoint. In closing, the service was quick, efficient, and friendly. read more

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The most important thing I'm reviewing is they always have some sort of margarita special. It's always something tropical like banana or pineapple. They do not use coconut in these drinks! You can actually enjoy a pineapple drink and it's delicious. You can actually enjoy a banana drink and it's delicious. I hate coconut and I love coming to this place because I know if I order a fruit drink it is the fruit that I asked for! My work group comes here every couple of months. There's about 12 of us and we all get separate checks. We are courteous enough to get there at 4 o'clock and eat quickly before the rush. They are always super great about everything. They don't mind our large group, they don't mind that some people only drink water, they don't mind when we personalize our dishes. The service is outstanding! read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Pineapple margarita - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

Food is always amazing. We would love the tacos to come back on Tuesday. I have grown up on this food it's amazing read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Great lunch dinner and brunch options - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

Always great food and excellent service. Hosted a Galentine's party and requested the fountain area. Everyone was so helpful and contributed to success of the party. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Our little gathering setup - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

We always love eating at Rodrigos. We eat dinner here every time we go to a Ducks game. We always get great service, good drinks, and yummy food! The restaurant and bathrooms are always clean. They have their own parking lot, so parking has never been a problem. Their flan is my favorite. read more

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I found this beautiful Mexican restaurant in Anaheim. They are celebrating 53 years and is a 100% family owned business. They recently rolled out a wildly successful new lineup of cocktails offering free champagne for the weekend brunch menu on Saturday and Sunday. I had: 1. Jala berry cocktail 2. Paloma cocktail 3. Guacamole 4. Ceviche - shrimp and fish 5. Chicken tortilla soup 6. Seafoos enchiladas 7. Carne asada y camarones - Earth and ocean's bounty read more

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My family had a fantastic dinner here on New Years Eve. My grandpa and I did the dinner for 2. The portions were plentiful and the food was amazing. He loved his salmon and I enjoyed my chicken and steak fajitas. The salad here is also my favorite. My husband ate a combo meal. We loved our dinner so much that my husband and I are coming back for the Valentine's special. The service was great and ambiance was busy. A reservation is a good idea. We like to sit in the bar area. read more

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Our waiter was friendly but took a long time to take our order. My friend and I ordered the nachos. I got really sick over eating the nachos here. I'm not sure how they store the ingredients that go on the nachos but their operating procedures need to be reviewed. read more

Came for a work lunch and it was delicious. The free chips and salsa are really good here, fresh warm chips. Continuous refills on water and chips. Fast and friendly service. I ordered the Shrimp Fajita Burrito ($23.49) and it was very satisfying. It comes with quacamole and the sour cream was $1.00. It was the same thing as last time, but why mess with perfection. They have a Lunch Express menu $11.99 from 11am-4pm. There's some great stuff on there, but I really wanted the shrimp burrito. My coworkers ordered the Express Fajitas $12.99, Express Combo $11.99 and Rigo's Chimi $20.00. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Shrimp Fajita Burrito $23.49 - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

Good thing: My margarita was tasty.. that's the only thing that I had positive about my experience on Cinco de Mayo. I made reservations on Yelp in advance and showed up. "sorry, it's an additional 30 mins till we can seat you." Ok. 50 mins later, it's time to be seated. Ordered a margarita and chips and guacamole ready to order, server did not ask what else we wanted to eat, just dropped off our app and drinks and walked away. 20 mins later she asked us if we wanted more chips, and we asked if she'd take our order... Oh, it's going to be 45 mins for food to come out. Do you just want me to bring your check?" Me and my partner looked at each other, well dinner is a no-go then... So thanks Rodrigo's. I'll probably be back. I understand it being busy, but the time waited between asking us for more chips could've been time for you making us carne asada plates... read more

Been here a few times with friends and to treat my dad out on a Sunday morning. I have always had great service and waiters are always providing great and fast service. Parking lot is huge so no worries on trying to find a parking. It does get a little busy for happy hour and on Sunday mornings once everyone is out of church. The restaurant itself is pretty clean and the decor is refreshing. I usually order the taco plate with rice and beans or the carne asada plate to make my own tacos. Food is pretty good and everything has a great taste. Portions are pretty big and I always have to take leftovers home with me. Overall, great place to enjoy lunch, a weekend breakfast, or dinner. I highly recommend their happy hour because there are lots of great deals. read more

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As I've said it before I will say it again I am a huge Mexican food fan and when in California I have to try and find the best Mexican and my family said this was the best. We were out celebrating my uncle's 92nd birthday and when I saw there was Mole on the menu I had to try. Upon the first bite I knew the choice I made was the right one. The flavors were incredible and I wish I could bottle it and take it home with me to Florida. I truly understand why my aunt and uncle visit Rodrigo's on the regular. They also helped us celebrate by bringing out churros for the family and singing my uncle Happy Birthday. This is definitely a must visit each time I'm out here. read more

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Very busy, super long wait for food, and they seem understaffed. However, the food remains consistent and is always enjoyable. Great for families and groups. The food runner, Javier, helped tend to our needs and support our server when things were busy. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Cheese Enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

Don't bother making reservations, they won't honor them. Stating the system shouldn't have allowed us to make reservations. It took 45 minutes for food to arrive. Food was good or we were just starving by then. Not worth all trouble. Won't be back. read more

What a complete and utter let down. Our family has enjoyed this restaurant for years. Unfortunately quality and service has been lacking since the name change. This evening was the deal breaker for our loyalty and choice for Mexican. The food we ordered was subpar, the size of a taco has shrunk and the burrito is comparable to a breakfast burrito from McDonald's. As for the complimentary chips, no more, policy change. It was a good run for me of 20 years and my wife much longer, but we won't be back, bye bye. read more

The food and service is always amazing at the Orange location Been coming here monthly for over a year and it's consistently wonderful love this location! Cute decor! read more

Service is HORRIBLE. The bartender should not be taking table orders for food. The restaurant is NOT busy tonight and it took 40 minutes to get our food. After the 20 minute wait to have our order taken. I have been coming here for over 36 years and this past few years the service and the food quality has gone way down hill. I have been coming here almost every Friday night for 10+ years. Since the ownership change I have been beyond disappointed. We keep trying to come back but tonight was a huge big fat zero !!! I feel badly for the bar tender. It isn't not his fault. He gets very busy doing drinks for the entire restaurant. He should not take orders. It's stupid !! The bus boys/helpers are awesome too. If it wasn't for them we would have waited longer. They are the only ones that checked on us. So sad this place is such a mess !! And the bathrooms smell like urine that's been there for weeks read more

After a long day of traveling, my wife and I went to Rodrigo's Mexican Grill and were not disappointed. We were greeted with a smile and seated quickly. I ordered the Enchiladas combo, which featured two cheese-shredded beef enchiladas, a crunchy shredded beef taco, refried beans and rice. We also enjoyed the table served corn tortilla chips with house Pico de gallo, which were hot, salty, and crunchy. During our meal, the food server stopped by several times to check in on us. And, nearing the end of our meal, the manager inquired about our dinning experience, which was quite nice. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Enchiladas combo: cheese-shredded beef Enchiladas, crunchy shredded beef taco, beans, and rice. - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

This used to be one of my favorite restaurants. The service was great last night, but the food is always different. The tacos are terrible last time. The taco was so soggy. It fell apart when I picked it up this time it looked like a dried ugly mess that he just put in the microwave and brought out there wasn't any lettuce. The cheese was melted on the taco. It was really bad. Del taco could do a better taco. I'm really disappointed love their chips and salsa, but don't know if I would ever return again. read more

Service, food, ambience! Great Champagne Sunday Brunch. Really good margaritas. The decor is nice, especially the seasonal decor.

Awesome food and happy hour and margaritas!! We had the best time. Love the staff too!!

I've been coming to this restaurant since it was Ricardo's. A couple of the guys that buss tables have been here for 15 plus years. Tonight we experienced the worst customer service by our server, Hugo and the manager on duty wasn't any better when we voiced our concerns. We arrived around 7:50 pm and asked if we could sit on the opposite side of the bar. The hostess went to check and came back and led us to our table. It took approximately 15 minutes before Hugo took our drink and food order. Twenty minutes later we overheard the gentleman that busses the tables ask the manager where our food was and he said that's Hugo's table and to ask him. 15 minutes later the same manager brings our food and no surprise, it's cold. Hugo comes over and we said it was cold. He said they would remake it and 10 minutes later comes out with the same food, now burnt because they just put it on top of a hot plate instead of remaking it. At this point, we asked Hugo for a manager. The "manager" the same guy who the buss boy asked where our food was and the one who ultimately brought it out later was unapologetic and said that's why you shouldn't have sat on this side, it's closed insinuating that it's our fault. The hostess never said that side is closed. There were a few others dining there. He said he'd remake it and asked if we wanted it. At this point it had been 40 minutes and we chose to get up and leave. This is not the same restaurant I grew up coming to. Service and food has slowly gone down hill. read more

I use to come here all the time as a kid and it was delicious. After COVID the food and service went downhill. My family and I decided to try it out again and they're very skimpy with the food. If you order the fajitas ask for light vegetables because they'll fill your plate with onions with only 3 small pieces of meat. On top of that the waiter wouldn't come back to our table at all I had to go to the bar to ask for water and limes after I asked the waiter 3 times. When we were done eating my dad paid in cash and left a tip on the table. My family and I were waiting outside on the benches while my grandpa used the restroom and the waiter Hugo ran outside telling my dad he had to pay for the food. We told him we left the money on the table and he didn't believe us and went to go check. I wouldn't come eat here again. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Deep fried ice cream - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

All the years never thought to give Rodrigo's a try...worth it. Came in during lunch hour the menu was filled with variety. Got the chimichanga chile Colorado packed with flavor right crunch. Happy hour creeps up right after the last lunch hour, and the drinks got the right pour. Affordable, tasteful, worth the visit. Ambience matched the quality of the meal, which was excellent. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

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I like this place a lot. I meet a couple of friends here at lease 2 times a month. The food is good, the service is great. I've never had a bad server and Paris is really nice and attentive. I like the food and the staff and it's pretty reasonable. read more

Good food and good service. It wasn't extraordinary or mind blowing, but it was good. The margarita flight was delicious but had too much ice. The beef Enchilada had absolutely no cheese on the inside which was quite disappointing. The ambiance is nice read more

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Service was great and very friendly. Price was reasonable but I dont understand why the fajita place for almost 29.00 did come with rice and beans. There were alot of shrimp, chicken was tender but the steak was very chewy. Overall it was good. read more

What's Rodrigo's coming too? This is one reason I have started coming here less and less. We get this little cup of salsa. I had to ask for the regular size, and finally hot but after a lengthy wait. Some of the changes they are making seem to be imitating El Torito. They need to stick with their own identity. read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Did they run out of regular salsa bowls. - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

We've been coming here for decades. Name changed from Ricardo's a few years back but the staff and menu are pretty much the same. Always a great lunch spot. The lunch menu is a great deal. We're always happy here :) read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Lunch menu - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

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Got the Pozole and champagne never let my glass get empty. I was mixing it with OJ as I still had to drive. My wife got the chilaquiles and Grampa got the huevos rancheros. There was so much food and really good pricing. read more

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Another great experience at Rodrigo's. We noticed their menu has been updated, but from what I can tell the offerings remained mostly the same. I opted for the Tostada Fajita salad. I wish it had shredded lettuce rather than Romain, and didn't love the dressing they covered it in. I would order again but sub these two things. I also think they served me the Tostada Grande, because I did not have any actual fajitas in the salad. But didn't realize that until I looked back at the photo. As I've said before, if you're looking for authentic home style Mexican food, this is the place to get it. Their chips and salsa are some of our favorites - always so fresh and delicious. Don't forget to download their app for huge savings including monthly coupons. read more

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Came here for the first time yesterday, unfortunately I forgot to take any pictures of anything. I was celebrating a friend's birthday and was "in the moment". Food: I had the taco plate, came with rice and refried beans. It was not the greatest but also not worst I've ever had. The taco was hard shell which was a nice surprise. Drink: I ordered a jalapeño margarita, it was decent, though not super spicy. It had enough kick to feel it but not too much where it wasn't drinkable. They are small though, and imo overpriced at $15 each. Ambiance: inside they had ofrenda decor. Not sure if it's for Halloween or if it's all year round, but it was cute. Service: average. Our table wasn't that large of a party, but the waitress didn't seem to come around much or check in enough. Overall it was ok, not sure I'd come back anytime soon. read more

Seafood chalupa salad is the greatest salad I've had in my life. Always get great service here and it's a family friendly environment. The jalepeno salad dressing is really good and I highly reccomend it if you want something filling but not too filling. If you want to stuff your face, get the ultimate burrito chimi style. It's awesome. 3 different meats I think and it tastes great. Plus the fresh chips and salsa are great too read more

I don't get why this place is busy. I also can't believe people say this is authentic Mexican food. This food is an insult lol. Meat is so bland. Carne asada is so dry. All dishes are very bland. Second time trying and it's still the same. read more

Worst restaurant service ever, so bad that it triggered my return back to writing reviews on Yelp. Our group arrived at 6:30, we put in our orders at 7:30 although I spent 25 minutes looking for our waiter. Yes, our waiter was missing for 25 minutes, not sure what he was doing because I didn't see him taking orders or running any plates, he was just missing. And it's not as if you can get help from anyone else, all the wait staff look straight ahead when walking around in the restaurant. I wanted more chips and salsa and tried to catch the eye of anyone, this waiter was walking by and I was giving him a death stare but nope kept on looking ahead like he was on an urgent duty to find the cure for cancer. Finally I tapped him on his arm and asked for chips and salsa, I never got them. My carne asada came and it was medium well, I ordered medium rare. Told the waiter and he said he would tell the kitchen. He offered to take it back and I said no because I generally do not send food back to the kitchen. Then I realized that my corn tortillas never came. Neck crane was real as I kept on looking for the waiter or anyone but no one walked by, not a runner or a janitor. Finally, I got up and went to the back and asked a runner for corn tortillas, he said he would get them for me. That's when the waiter rushed up and said he would get them for me and I said it was ok the other guy was getting them for me. I was going to wait for the tortillas there but the waiter told me I couldn't be back there so I went back to the table. Waited, waited, I saw the runner go back to the kitchen to get corn tortillas, for some reason, I didn't think it would take that long to get warm corn tortillas. The waiter brought me the tortillas and I told him service was really bad. At this point, you would think the guy would try to improve, but no he was MIA again. I kept on looking and looking at him so we could pay our bill. Finally I went to the hostess table to tell them we needed our checks. Neck crane 13/10 read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

Fast friendly service with plenty of parking. Lunch menu is good. Plenty of seating areas. read more

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My mom and I came for lunch today. They've changed the chicken that they put in the tostadas but it was still good. So while the food was good, the service was stellar. BETTY waited on us and the service she provided was amazing. She is friendly, sweet, professional, very proactive and always has a big smile. We had a 3 star lunch with 5 star service!! read more

Their chips and salsa are my favorite of any Mexican restaurants. Their carne asada burrito is to die for! Service is quick and staff were super friendly. However, the hostess was not very welcoming at all. She looked like she would rather be anywhere else. It is a nice size restaurant. There is also a bar you can sit at. There are tables and booths throughout. I can't wait to go back! read more

Rodrigo's Mexican Grill - Carne asada burrito - Mexican Near Me - Orange, California

Mexican restaurant off of Katella near the 55. The service was excellent, very clean and surprisingly spacious place. The food was average, we had a few mistakes with our order, which they were nice enough to fix, but at the end of the day it just was neither amazing nor terrible. You could get the exact same street tacos and chips and salsa from a thousand places. I'm not rushing back, but it was fine. Just forgettably competent when there are so many better options nearby. read more