My sister recommended this place when i went out to visit my mother in Mesa, AZ. She eats there all the time and knows how to order right! As a southern boy walking into what i call a high class taco shop, it was a bit overwhelming! Super busy and long lines! Asked my sister what to get and she said the California bowl. I go, a what? Yep super unfamiliar with the menu! what is a California Bowl, Well its Made with citrus rice, black beans, and fresh romaine lettuce topped with handmade guacamole, salsa fresca, chipotle sauce, and your choice of roasted chipotle salsa or salsa verde. Served with your choice of Pan-Seared Shrimp, *Regal Springs® Tilapia (grilled or house blackened), Wild Mahi Mahi (grilled or house blackened), Wild Alaska Coho Salmon, grilled all natural chicken Had the Mai Mah, shrimp and salsa verde and it was so good! Got our drinks and the whole package to go and off to home to enjoy. It was delicious, next time i go back to AZ I will try there tacos. that's saying a lot from the man who thinks jack In the Box tacos are the best! Restrooms were super clean and well tended too. I recommend this place to anyone in the area. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

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I ordered catering (on 3/25/2017) for my husband's surprise 30th bday. It was casual and poolside so I wanted something yummy and my husband loves the fish tacos! I had family pick the food up so I actually was not able to talk to anyone in person there, but they did an amazing job! The price is awesome for all that they provide. I ordered four of the taco bar option (variety of chicken, steak, fish) and they included serving utensils, plates, forks, napkins. With about 35 people I thought we could be cutting it close on food, but with the overflowing bags of chips, the guacamole, salsa, beans and rice, we had plenty of food and some leftovers! The fish especially was wiped out quick, it might have been the favorite :) Lots of compliments to Rubios. For a casual get together they package everything as a ready to go party for you! It made my life so much easier (and made the surprise possible) without compromise of good food. We will totally get Rubios catering again! read more

If Gordon ramsey and chef boyarde had a child, it would Ralph Rubio and this crew would embody that holy matrimony. the food? exquisite. The service? Impeccable. My own mother cannot make Mexican food this good. Ralph has forever opened my eyes to Mexico's true heritage through fish tacos. 12/10 read more

Alright look... I know this is Arizona and we have tons of great authentic Mexican food on like every corner...but I can't freaking help it, I LOVE RUBIO'S TACOS OKAY?? I love them and I won't give them up for something more authentic or whatever! And I love that I can load up on salsa and lines!! The only bummer is their guacamole is virtually tasteless...if I was in it for the guacamole then yeah maybe I'd go somewhere else. But I'm in it for the gourmet chicken taco platter soo... read more

Delicious food. Always fresh. Super flavorful and so much variety. The staff is always nice and prompt. Love it. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

My wife and I went here for lunch a few days ago. I tried to be super smart and healthy and ordered the Chipotle Ranch salad, but it was probably more of a calorie bomb than the tacos. Anyway, it was pretty tasty and of a decent size. I'm not sure I like a mound of guacamole and full size tortilla chips (not strips) in my salad, but it was good nonetheless. I would like to return to try their tacos. Their chips were good and fresh but their 4 or so salsas were just ok. None really stood out to me in terms of flavor or heat. The only thing that really stood out about this place was the service. The staff here really went out of their way to be super nice and friendly which is rare for a fast food type place. read more

Ya know...for a fast food chain, this place has permalove written on it from me. Maybe it's due to their fish tacos...and their loverly (yes, loverly!) shrimp burritos...or their refried peppery bean goodness. I always have had consistently good food at Rubio's - no matter where I've been - Las Vegas, Mesa, Chandler, San Jose, etc. It's a chain, but mercifully it's no Long John Silver. Everytime I've eaten at Long John Silver, well...loosie pewps and we'll leave it at that. TMI, sorry. Hubby usually goes for the chopped chicken salad bowl, but I've noticed the size varies from place to place and state to state. If I ever have a craving for a shrimp burrito I usually head on out to Rubio's - it's cheaper and far yummier than some of the sit down restaurants. read more

I purchased the cilantro lime bowl and was completely unhappy with the serving size. If you want a vegan option or a salad, don't come here! read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

I absolutely love Rubio's!!!! They have fresh ingredients and an awesome salsa bar with chopped cilantro and onions as well as any taco topping you want! I love their fish tacos on flour tortillas . I usually get the regular and the especial fish tacos. The especial have guacamole and some other extra things on them. They do catering and have salads, burritos, enchiladas and also serve beer and wine. Anytime I am near a rubios I pop in and grab food because I'm never disappointed!! Five stars at any location all around the valley!!!!!!! Thank you Rubio's for being so awesome :) read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Patio seating - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

Came here for the first time around August last year and sadly haven't been back since. But I've been craving fish tacos and for some reason thought today was their special ($1.50 fish tacos on Tuesdays) but discovered it is Tuesdays they do it. I got their trio with an original fish taco, salsa verde shrimp taco,and a tilapia taco. Also some chips cuz I love their salsa (the green tomatillo is best) I enjoyed it payed little over $10 after tax. Don't care for the price so the $1.50 is probably the best day to come especially cuz their original fish taco is in my opinion the best. I'll be back. Great service there and they sell their salsa $5 for a 12oz cup. read more

I love the food, always have and hopefully always will. But the customer service recently left more to ask for. It was a busy lunch period and the guy in front of me was asking A LOT of questions with a really exaggerated "ohhhhhh ok" to every response from the cashier, but it didn't excuse him for being annoyed with me and messing up my order. I had two rewards via the app. My question was whether I could use two rewards at the same time. Answer was no, so I asked whether the reward I accidentally activated would disappear forever after its timer expires (gives you 30 minutes to redeem the reward in person once activated). He didn't know my question on a couple attempts, and eventually didn't have an answer. I decided then to just use the other reward. I think I was extremely clear in saying I wanted one free taco (with the reward) and then one lunch special that comes with two tacos and a drink (so 3 tacos total). He ended up charging me for 1 taco only and the drink. He seemed annoyed with me for trying to clarify the rewards thing and just put whatever the hell on the register to get rid of me. They were legitimate questions and it was an easy order. They need training on their own app if that was really so difficult and confusing. read more

Rubios is the holy grail of Mexican fast food chain restaurants. It is a bit expensive and the portions are a tad bit small but there is quite simply nothing that compares for this type of restaurant in fast food. Now, it is definitely not authentic, but if you know that going in, you won't be disappointed. Also, let me be clear, there are a ton of better Mexican restaurants in Phoenix but this is a place you can count on to fill your craving every time. It is the best Mexican FAST FOOD out there. I constantly crave the fish tacos and drool over the baha grill burittos. If you want quick fast food with a Mexican flavor, this is a great choice. The staff are very friendly at this location as well. read more

My wife and I were looking for some good Taco Tuesday deals tonight, 4/18/17, and Rubio's did not disappoint. We enjoyed their "Original Fish Tacos" with extra mild salsa. We ordered to go and the food was quick and fresh. Even in the midst of a busy night, the staff was polite, charming, and welcoming. We will definitely go back for future Taco Tuesday cravings. read more

nice, fresh mexican food, fast food with an elegant flair. Nice salsa bar and portabello mushroom tacos were awesome....no high fat feel after finishing your food. read more

Always a pleasant, fresh, and tasty experience at Rubios. I have yet to find a fish taco better than Rubios. They have the best customer service. We don't hacer a Rubios in New Mexico, but it's always our first stop in AZ. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Salmon burrito. Yumm. - Mexican Near Me - Mesa, Arizona

This place is great if ur wondering. The food is stellar, love it. Highly recommend for like a Mexican food type of place. It's also surfer type as well. So there's coastal food as well like fish tacos. Just try it bro, it's good. read more

By far the best Rubio's we've been to. The food is perfection here at the Riverview location. I've been to other locations and the burritos never come close. Usually, you get too much filler in the form of rice and beans with sparse protein. If I wanted that, I'd go to Chipotle! Riverview Rubio's definitely packs the meat into their fare. My favorites are the shrimp or chicken burritos and the salmon or ahi tacos. Enchiladas are okay too. Service is always the deciding factor for me though and the staff and manager John are definitely ahead of the pack! read more

Went here last week for dinner. We frequent the 44th and Indian School location and have been to another location in the west Valley. LOVE their food. But this location was probably one of the dirtiest restaurants I have ever been to or I can remember going to. Trash everywhere, spilled food all over the floors, dirty tables...I'm honestly not very picky and understand being busy, messy customers, etc. But I was preoccupied with thinking about how dirty everything else might have been the whole time I was eating. There were two or three other people in there, so it wasn't like they were swamped. Food wasn't great either. I won't be coming back. read more

Worst Rubio's I've ever seen. Came here a while ago and am just now writing a review because of how horrible this place was. I put in a Togo order and when I got there 40 minutes later it wasn't ready which was fine, I paid and waited another 25 minutes for my food. The extra 25 minutes gave me time to review my receipt, they had double charged me. I go up to show them and they told me they couldn't refund me...I told them I wanted a manager, if it's possible the manager was younger than the cashier and "didn't know how" to refund me. At this point I was pissed off and told them I could do it if they didn't know how. They eventually called someone who walked them through the process. I was finally able to get my food and take it home. Once I got the food home it was nothing like it was supposed to be. No meat on the natchos, guacamole covering the now soggy chips, one fish taco WITHOUT FISH, the list goes on and on. I called the restaurant and demanded a refund for this horrible food and the pathetic service from earlier. They complied and I thought that was the end of it, but sadly no. I checked my account the other day and saw several chargers for Rubios but no refunds... They QUADRUPLE CHARGED ME! I have filed with my bank to get the money back. Won't ever come back here. read more

This is by far the best location in the valley. The food is cooked to perfection and they are always on point with serving you a very quality meal. The staff is very concerned about the cleanliness and efficiency of the entire restaurant, customer service is definitely their main focus. The quinoa bowl is delicious! Everything is always so fresh and yummy. I love all of the healthy options. read more

Excellent fresh food and service. Manager was very attentive and rounded in all guests. Restaurant was very clean and salsa bar was very clean. We ate steak tacos with beans and chips. It was so fresh. Enjoyed sitting outside today while it's 87 degrees out in February. read more

For Mexican fast food, it's really good. I generally only have the opportunity to take out the food but it has always been good. The have a range of fresh salsas available that suite most tastes. I generally prefer really hot stuff, but there is enough warmth and flavor in their offerings to be ok for me. I am not a big seafood eater, but my wife really likes their fish tacos. I wish I could dine in more often. read more

My husband, kids and I love Rubio's, especially me. I've been to a lot of Rubio's and I always get the same great service and delicious food consistently, that's why we continue to go here. We got an Ancho Shrimp Burrito and it was so yummy. Used a birthday cert and I gave my son the burrito and he wolfed it down. He always gets some shrimp thing. TJ, the manager that helped me when I went to pick up my order comped the rest of the burrito for the birthday. So, it was completely free instead of making me pay another $1+. That was very kind of him and totally unexpected. We just happened to be in the area and my son was hungry and I had a certificate to use, so we stopped by here. Will come back to again when we are in the area, but we have been here a few times over the past 2-3 years and always excellent!! Thank you, TJ! read more

I'm so obsessed with this place. It's like Christmas when they have the lobster burrito but I like the shrimp burritos too. I love the roasted salsa. I could drink that stuff. I like to sit & have a beer & eat my chips & lobster burrito. read more

I have been a long time fan of Rubio's and will be as long as they keep doing what they do. Grilled fish tacos/burrios...YUM!!! That's basically all I care about here. Decent salsa bar, sodas blah blah blah...end of story. Come...Eat...Go forth happy read more

I know I know, it's a chain restaurant. BUT, for those of you who love chipotle and haven't tried this place out, you should give it a try. The burrito especial is my go to, with grilled chicken. Their burritos are very neat and delicious, so you likely won't end up with your entire burrito falling in half. Also they have this jalapeño citrus hot sauce in a bottle that is soooo good all over the burrito. read more

12 of us have been waiting for over 45 minutes for food! There are 6 cooks in the back and none of them are working. It is as if they were hired today and thrown in the back with no training! One guy has tossed the same batch of chicken three times. Nobody is eating food or picking up food. This would be hilarious if I wasn't starving and out $25. Several people have walked in and right back out seeing all of us just sitting here. This is awful! read more

I work walking distance to this shopping center and every day I eat out for lunch. What to choose, what to choose? Taco Bell, Arbys, McDonalds, Subway, Chick-fil-a, or Rubios? This is like a laundry list of what Mesa is based on. So every day I choose another mediocre place to dine... but once a week I treat myself to Rubio's Cali-Mex Restaurant. It's just delightful! It's hard to steer clear from the Beer-Battered Fish Burrito. If I can make it there on Tuesdays after 2:30, I partake in Taco Tuesday where it's just $1.25.... Those 4 tacos are the best $5 spent in town. Thanks Rubio's, see you next week! read more

You would think after going through the covid experience that restaurants would take cleanliness to heart but not here. The floors were dirty with food under the tables and no one cleaning tables as guests left. The food was good as always but not sure if I will return to this location. read more

This is the Rubios to go to. I have had Rubios in California for a decade and this one fits right in. The management and staff are great at what they do. I recently had an order with a lot of special items and instructions and our cashier was being trained. He quickly alerted the kitchen and another cashier of the needed information. When my food came out the second cashier brought it out and reviewed the items with me that he had checked back in the kitchen. Taco Tuesday is a steal and the best burritos I crave are here. If you want lighter but with a little bite the chopped chicken salad is my go to for a feel good/taste good meal. read more

The original fish taco is SO DELICIOUS! I would have taken a picture but I ate them so fast

Ordered for a group baby shower. Order was ready on time and perfect. Thank you all very much for your hard work.

Great food, I had the wild caught salmon tacos. The food is always fresh and I love the variety of hot sauces.

Very clean restaurant and friendly staff. For a chain restaurant, they make really good fish tacos. I love the salsa bar. Also you can order beer or wine at a reasonable cost! I would go back to this Rubio's, especially for $5 Tuesday fish taco and beer deal! read more

Rubio's is good, light and tasty Baja Mexican food. I dig the concept, vibe and food. Definitely a favorite! Beats Qdoba and Chipotle hands down. read more

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The customer service is amazing and so is the food. I had a huge salad and did not feel guilty for eating it all and also had a glass of wine. My guy had tacos and yes I did take a bite and they were fantastic! The salsa bar is always clean and overall the entire establishment was clean. I highly recommend Rubio's for a quick bite. read more

Staff is friendly, orders are fresh and the food is always good. My main critique however is that they make more of an effort to clean the place. Every time we come here we have a hard time finding a clean table. Not only are they not wiped down, the look as though they could use a deep cleaning as well. read more

I have to say the food is good have yet to be disappointed, but their Point Of Sale machines are crap. It's been consistent that the Apple Pay has been down. So if you're an embracer of our digital world, this place may not be convenient for you. read more

Actually came to Rubio's just on the fly my wife swear by it I came I had to fish tacos are completely amazing I would highly recommend anybody there everyone to fish tacos everything they're fresh read more

I had a simple request, please deep fry my burrito. As a kitchen that has a deep frier I didn't think it was a tough request and as a Mexican restaurant it's shocking you can't simply drop a burrito in a fryer. The kitchen must be incompetent. read more