Service was good, we ate there around 2:00. Our food was good, not great I had the cheese enchiladas. They were a tad dry. My wife had the chicken tacos. She really liked them. They had lots of diced chicken with them. Some of the seating is very worn and needs repair or replacement. The owner / manager was sitting in the dining area and taking care of business. This was very distracting. Not nearly as good as it used to be. read more

Ruben's Mexican Grill - Cheese Enchiladas - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

Went there with another couple for dinner. Service was good. The food was fair not great. But I did like the hot salsa. Ordered taco special which was huge, enchiladas and chile Reno. The owner thanked us for dining. read more

We miss Rueben & Anita but the new owners are doing it right!! Taco Tuesday tasted like always. We will be back. read more

TL:DR - food was great but skip it on the weekends! This review is based on two visits. The first visit - during a Wednesday afternoon - was superb. Service was great, food was hot and quick. Zero complaints! The second visit - the following Friday evening - was a totally different experience. The server had an attitude upon her first stop at our table. I understand restaurants can be very busy on Friday nights, but being short with your customers unprovoked is crazy. We waited over an hour for food, one of our orders never made it to the kitchen, and refills on chips and salsa were slow. Not the worst customer service I've ever had in a restaurant but far from the best. Eat in with caution. read more

Ruben's Mexican Grill - Shrimp Tostadas - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

I've always wanted to checkout Ruben's every time I drove down Douglas. We were happily greeted with a basket of chips and salsa. The hot salsa was really good! I was happy it wasn't tomato saucy, they added cilantro and additional ingredients to it. The chips were a bit too thick for my liking, but I guess it helped me not eat as much and save room for food food. I ordered the Create Your Own Lunch: Flour Taco, Tamale, Beef Enchilada. The tamale was probably the best item on the plate. It was topped with chili verde which was really flavorful. The masa and meat inside remained moist, which makes me think they make the tamale batches on the regular. Nothing seemed temperature hot beside the tamale. The beef enchilada was warm which made the cheese thick. The beef didn't have much flavor. The rice was tasty and cooked perfectly. Service was excellent and efficient! Ice waters were always filled and the waitress had a welcoming attitude. They work very well as a team to make sure every customer is taken care of. The restaurant is clean and spacious. The windows bring a lot of natural light in. read more

Ruben's Mexican Grill - Create Your Own: Taco, Tamale, Beef Enchilada - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

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Rubens remains one of our favorite Mexican restaurants for lunch. Over the years the food has been consistently good as well as the service. We've enjoyed a variety of the dishes on the menu . read more

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I recently meet a couple friends for dinner. We were celebrating a friend's birthday . The staff and owner at Ruben's were outstanding. The food was very good too. Ruben's was a great place to celebrate our friends birthday. They get an A plus and we will all be back. Thank you for the great food and service! We wish you great success! read more

We eat here every time we are in the area and it never disappoints. The food here is amazing! And the service is great as well.

The food was amazing! We have been there before a few years ago and were not impressed. They have new owners now and the staff is very friendly. We will be going on a regular basis. read more

We stopped in for dinner Monday evening. It's been quite a while since we had been there. The service was very quick and friendly. The food was outstanding! I'm not sure why it had been so long, but will not make that mistake again. We'll be back soon read more

Rubin's is an authentic Mexican restaurant. He has great food at a reasonable price. The atmosphere is good and people are friendly. I love the fish dinner. Rubin is always there to make sure everything is right. Located in old town it is one of my favorite places to eat. read more

Pretty middle of the road Mexican food. Service was good, and the atmosphere was pretty standard. Ordered the chilaquiles, which were advertised as spicy but weren't in the slightest. read more

I had the chicken chimichanga. It was cooked correctly with a nice crunch to the tortilla, but service wasn't great. There are many better Mexican restaurants than Ruben's without the Delano address. The hot salsa was mild. The mild salsa was also mild, but had a slightly different flavoring. They were ok, but nothing to write home about. The real telltale sign was that the only Mexican customer was the guy that came with me. So if want gringo food with slow service, come here. Otherwise seek out some of the more authentic Mexican restaurants all around the city. read more

Ruben's Mexican Grill - Chicken chimichanga - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

My son and I had just visited the Wichita Exploration Museum and wanted to try a local restaurant and this place looked it. It wasn't bad, but certainly was not the best Mexican food I've ever had. The service was good and the environment was quaint and friendly. I just wasn't overwhelmed with the food. Try it for yourself as it's conveniently located in an eclectic part of town. I'd be willing to try it again as I don't like making bad judgements off of one-time visits. read more

Great lunch and my first time here. Quesadillas were perfect temperature and service was great. Authentic music too!!! Love to hear that when I go to hispanic business. read more

Rice was dry asf and cheese quesadilla was gross to me also the greens sauce isn't green it's orange and the owner said it's because the green sauce is too spicy for the white people that eat there so he can't make it like that so just keep that in mind so you know what you're getting. The costumer service was good everyone was very nice but I will not be going back I'm disappointed read more

Horrible all the way around. Slow service, horrible drinks, and Mexican food so poorly cooked and put together it's an insult to Mexicans. Do not spend your money here. read more

Every time we go to Rubens , we get Great service Great Food.. always the Best best highly recommend this restaurant. Best Mexican restaurant in town.. The owner comes around checking on his guests. Such a friendly Atmosphere. Thank you Reuben for being in business we love coming to your restaurant. read more

I enjoyed the Tamales dinner. So did my employee. This is been a favorite place of mine for many years. I didn't like that on their credit card system, their tip option starts at 20% and goes to 30%! Not every server deserves 20%. read more

My favorite go-to restaurant in Delano. If I go without eating here for two weeks, I get itchy. People will always ask why I'm in such a terrible mood and I'll answer, "I'm sorry. I just haven't had a Pancho Villa burrito from Ruben's since last Tuesday." My friends and family know at that point that they need to probably give me some space until I've at least had some chips and salsa. read more

Great atmosphere, california burrito was really good, more like a fajita burrito with queso. Shrimp was on point. Only thing we didn't like was the salsa, kind of tasted like pizza sauce, not a huge fan. Other than that friendly, clean, and quick service. read more

We went to Ruben's about 3:00PM. They were not very busy at that time - about 4 tables filled. I love Ruben's and used the go to their old location a lot. This was my husband's first time. He had the chicken fajitas and I had the Burrito Pancho Villa. His fajitas came out sizzling with all the extras including rice and beans although he would have liked more lettuce. My burrito was huge! With beef, pork, beans, lettuce, cheese and covered in a pork red sauce. It came with pico, sour cream and guacamole. I lived my burrito and couldn't finish all of it. My husband was so, so on his fajitas. He is very picky about fajitas and food in general. The bite I had was good, not overly seasoned though. Service was pleasant and quick. They also were very on top of the cleanliness. Ruben's has always been our new of my favorite places. read more

Ruben's Mexican Grill - Burrito Pancho Villa - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

We had seven people and were somehow able to be sat right away. Staff was very nice and food came out quickly. The quest was fantastic. The steak quesadilla was probably one of the best that I've ever had. I've been away from this place too long. I definitely need to be a regular. read more

Three of us went for lunch to try for the first time. I ordered the Ceviche and the taste was not good. Maybe was old. Idk. The other two that went with me ordered different plates and both said their food was not great either. We won't be going back as nothing special there. The atmosphere is nice all I can say good about. read more

Had them for the 1st time on 11/5./21. Takeout. Service was good but food could have been better. Overpriced for what you get. Tacos only 1/4 filled. Pretty much all shell. A couple of strands of cheese. Pancho Villa small with odd taste. What little meat inside was chewey. Nothing at all like the ones from Felipe's. What little bit of sauce they sent was good. Almost $50 for four small meals that were8that good. Don't think I will be a return customer. read more

Yucky food. Worst Mexican food in ICT Not worth going. We won't be back. Horrible service as well

Walking in there is a sign warning of a price increase but didn't pay much attention. There was a weird smell and a fan blowing. We were sat right away. The chip and salsa were just ok. We ordered an appetizer of guacamole. It was three very small scoops with lettuce to make it look like more. After we ate the appetizer the server took our food order. The service was awful!! Our server didn't get drinks right or food orders correct but we didn't say anything to her. She seemed annoyed when we asked for a knife to cut the steak. When the bill came every thing was a dollar more then what was listed on the menu! When we asked the server she said there is a sign on the door of price increases. read more

Amazing good, great service, and Ruben and his wife Anita are the sweetest people. They have a huge variety of options on their menu from healthy to authentic mexican food. Everything I've ever had there has been spot on delicious. I highly recommend this restaurant to all! read more

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Terrible service. No one came back to our table after they gave us our drinks. There was hardly anyone in there. The waitress's act like they have no idea what's going on. They served everyone around us but us. Definitely don't recommend this place. read more

I haven't gotten too many things here, but the guacamole is really fresh, and the prices are easy. Staff is always super friendly. It's just a good place to get your Mexican food fix. read more

Wonderful experience today. Service was prompt, server was kind and went out of her way to make sure our drinks and chips never ran out. Food was delicious!! Highly recommend checking it out! read more

The most horrible margarita (with added food coloring) that I have ever had, stale chips and bad customer service. So many better Mexican restaurants in town. read more

Best Mexican food in Wichita period; solid menu, friendly staff, good drink selection. read more

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I read a lot of reviews about this place, but it was rather disappointing. It's evidently owned by a small family, but there's something lacking about both the appearance and the food. I had the beef enchiladas, and it was saturated with cheese. Normally, any comment associated with choice is a good thing, but I like to taste my food. Just bland. Furthermore, I had a, "top shelf," margarita that tasted exactly like a lime slush. Whatever shelf they pulled that from, I'd like for it to be out of reach. No bueno. read more

I think their salsa was the best I have ever tasted. I had to get some to go. Anita's special is like fajitas without all the work. Delicious. Standard refried beans and rice. The waitress was perfect. I will definitely go back. read more

First time eating there. Atmosphere was great and waitress was very friendly. I had the cali burrito it was great. My boyfriend had the Monterey he was very disappointed. read more

Ruben's Mexican Grill - Mexican Near Me - Wichita, Kansas

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Again, I will preempt this review with a disclaimer: I LOVE MEXICAN FOOD and grew up in Southern California and was a Texas resident for 20 years, so I have eaten the best of the best Mexican food in the US. I, therefore, have to compare all Mexican restaurants to those, so here we go ... West of the river and downtown on Douglas, this small place looks little like a Mexican restaurant, but the food was decent, the prices fair, and the service excellent. The house margaritas ($4 - frozen or on the rocks) come in a mason jar and although a strange shade of green, were tasty but not very strong. The chips are made in house, crispy, and hot and they brought two salsas, one mild and one spicy, both were complex and delicious ... well done! Unfortunately, they add tomatoes to the guacamole, why I have no idea, like so many places, so I asked for a half order ($3) because my wife is allergic to tomato and I could not eat a full order ($6) alone. It was actually pretty good, one of the better restaurant guac's I have had in a while. My wife hates Mexican food ... BOOOO! ... so she ordered a cheeseburger and fries ($8). The bun was toasted and good, the burger so-so, and the frozen fries (what do you expect in a Mexican restaurant, house-cut?) were hot and crunchy. Not bad overall, but far from the best burger I have tasted. My wife gave it 4 Bombs Out of 10 and I concur. I had the carne asada tacos (3 for $10), accompanied by rice and beans minus the rice. Pleasantly presented with three slices of avocado, one for each corn tortilla, and far too little pico de gallo. The chopped carne asada was also not quite enough for the three tortillas, but it was flavorful nonetheless. I also ordered a cheese and onion enchilada ala carté ($3). It was awful! There was no sauce other than the tortilla having been dipped ever so briefly before wrapping the cheese and seemingly nonexistent onion. It was the worst enchilada I have ever had. Our server was extremely sweet and welcoming, running back and forth to get our drinks, chips, meals, and check. Very efficient, she was the highlight of the night. The food, like most Mexican places in the Midwest was "OK", nothing special. CombatCritic Gives Ruben's Mexican Grill A Very Average 5 Bombs Out Of 10 ... More Bombs Are Better! read more

Fun place! Best fish plate I've had on awhile. All the plates looked great, especially the taco platter. The homemade guacamole and side order of jalapeños are new go-to snacks. Thank you! read more

If you like Mexican food from restaurants such as Carlos O'kelly's, Playa Azul or Felipe's then you will like Ruebans. If you like Mexican food from eateries such as Molino's, Mexican Cafe, Alejandro's or El Agave you will be disappointed in Ruebans. IMO, the food at Ruebans was bland, and Americanized. I had the fried flour tacos. They come packed with ground beef. I kept putting salt and salsa on them just to give more flavor. It came with beans and rice. Just plain ol refried beans out of a can and plain ol Mexican rice with no flavor. I asked for a side of pork chile verde to sample. Bland. My husband had the pork tamales. Again, no flavor. I mean no disrespect, I just prefer more seasoning. The waitstaff was friendly, prompt, curious. The restuarant is very clean and well cared for. Prices were average. The quantity was average to good. Pepsi products :-( Over all just average. read more

Ruben's is a MUST visit! My family stopped in on a whim while visiting Wichita State. Excellent choice- the service was awesome! The waitress was knowledgable about the menu, very nice and attentive. The FOOD- was amazing! All items including appetizers very fresh! We had Guac for an appetizer, the taco and Burrito combo- their tacos are very original and delicious, and finally the Ruben special plate- also original- over easy eggs over a double burrito- AWESOME!! I know Mexican food and this gets my stamp of approval!! read more