Got an email for free chips and guacamole with purchase. So I ordered a taco so I could get the free chips and guacamole. I didn't realize I would get a tiny little bag of 10 chips. Not cool. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - A few chips - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

Melissa was wonderful , friendly, good customer service . The service was fast and the food amazing . read more

Don't know what happened but this location has went waaaaay downhill. Food seems like it's never fresh and the orders are incorrect more often than not. Oh and let's not forget to mention that some of the employees are rude, unfriendly and just don't seem to care. Bummer because it's close to work but not worth it. Do yourself a favor and head to another location. read more

I'm a San Diego native and Rubio's has always been an old time favorite of mine, since I was a kid. Bad things happen when local businesses hop on the corporate bandwagon, re-brand and sell out. We pretty much live by the border here and avocados are a staple in California. So why are you trying to sell "Mexican" cuisine but only give out a spoonful of guacamole with the rolled tacos??? It's enough for THREE bites of one taco. Then you ask for extra guac (for $1.00 more) and only get a salsa bar serving in a plastic cup? This is infuriating and pathetic. You guys took away everything that made the brand classic- the random surf pictures from Baja all over the store, the simple menu and the sunny logo. The new images and furniture make it feel cold in there. Not even taco Tuesday sounds appealing anymore. Sad. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Rolled tacos with not nearly enough guacamole to eat with it...even with an "extra" side of guac ($1.00). Are you kidding me? - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

Love this Rubios. We live in Santee and we come here because it's convenient and food is prepared well but most importantly we get great customer service. It's funny because I think the time we always come is when Melissa is on the register and she is very sweet when taking our pain in the butt order lol, sub flour tortillas, no this, no that but can I have this? We get pretty much the same order every time we come. I have to say we get spoiled when Melissa takes our order because we will come every now and then when she's not working and it literally is painful to have to watch the (usually new) cashiers take our order. So, this is mostly a shout out to Melissa for being so awesome and always patient with us. And, I'm sure we are not alone in our pain in the butt food order, so Rubios, we come here for great food but also great service! Our faves: Gourmet Chicken Tacos on flour tortillas (these are sooo indulgent and tasty!), and Fish Tacos but "especial" with the guacamole and cheese added. My husband loves the Salmon burrito. And, churros are amazing! read more

Stupid me, I let my wife talk me into a third attempt at this place... To say disasterous would be an understatement. I ordered the California burrito (Chicken) and got grisly steak (cold). Also chips (stale) with guacamole. Also a fish taco (cold) and a soda. With no intention of complaining because what's the point, we decided to ask for a manager to point out the issues as it was $24 for this mess. The Asst manager Bianca came out with all kinds of attitude arguing with us (with no provocation at all). She offered no remedy as she was full of rebuttals to anything we mentioned. So after she left my wife went in for a refill and got into another "debate" with Bianca. I'm going to leave it at this. I've been going to Rubio's since about 1980 ish (Bay Park) and they have progressively gone south quality, price and service. The fact that I went a third time shows I really used to love their food. This is no longer "that" go-to place. If I ever set foot in a Rubio's again I will ask everyone on Yelp to please slap me. read more

A long time ago this location used to be good. I don't know if it was the pandemic or what but the food and customer service are definitely lacking. I ordered from my app and it was ready in time... this time. No one greets you or anything as you enter like the other stores. I got home and opened my lobster bowl and it was missing all of the sauces that come with it. I was so disappointed. To me, the best location is the one in Grossmont Center read more

This was one of the worst customer service I have ever experienced. My first and last time visiting this location. The person that took my order,Joseph was a delight. The girl handing out the food(Nicole,and apparently a manager) was soo rude. Not only to me but I watched her with others and she has a bad attitude! Almost wanted to just ask for my money back and go to the El Cajon location,where I was never treated the way I was today! read more

I also would like to point out, Rubios responding to negative Yelp reviews, does absolutely nothing, it's all about saving face. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

Very disappointed in not only the lack of service but of the attitude of staff at the Santee Rubio's. We ordered online for curbside pickup. We arrived on time to get our order. We made four phone calls upon arrival. 1st phone call- put on hold then disconnected. 2nd call- answered and immediately disconnected. 3rd call- put on hold for 10 minutes. While on hold we called from another phone. Rubio's staff answered and said they would be out in about 5 minutes. 10 minutes later Rubio's staff brought us our food. I asked what the problem was that it took so long, and we were told that if they cannot see our car from their door they don't bring out food. My question is - How did they know what car to look for? No one ever asked us what we were driving. We were parked 3 stalls away from their front door because that was the nearest available parking. No where is it marked to wait in a specific area. So, to sum it up, we received a stone cold shrimp and bacon burrito and some lukewarm wilted mango salad. (Oh, and they got the order wrong on the salad) 25 minutes after it was promised to be ready. Wasted my entire lunch break waiting for food. 3/2/21- still waiting for a response from Rubio's after replying to their link as requested. Apparently they would rather give the impression that they care than actually address the issue. I will never return here. read more

Food is pretty good first time coming here in years however there fish tacos are really good, diffenatly worth coming back the customer service was not as freindly as I hoped but everyone has there bad days read more

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We've given this Rubios location many times to redeem themselves. They're always messing up orders, forgetting things, and food is always cold. This time we ordered a kids fish taco, and recieved 2 taquitos. Luckily my meal was corrects, 3 taco plate. But it was cold. My suggestion, try a different rubios location. read more

I go to Rubio's all the time but this Santee location never grills the shrimp! It's to the point that it's actually raw on the inside! I have tried them 5 times in the past 6months and 3 of the times the shrimp wasn't cooked through, the other times just barely cooked, do they microwave the shrimp here? No grilling whatsoever... so sad :( I love Rubios and this is the one closest to me. read more

I end up comparing every Rubio's experience to the original beachside shack. I've come to this location several times over the course of months, it makes a nice lunch stop after a Costco errand run across the street and each time it's been the perfect Rubio's flavor even if I don't include the frosted brownie. I always add lime to my fish tacos or burrito, actually I end up putting their green salsa on all their food at some point. There was more red salsa given here, but I like it spicy so not a problem to have it more wet. read more

Rubio's Coastal Grill - This is beerta!!!!!!! (SPARTA) - Mexican Near Me - Santee, California

Pretty disappointed. We usually love the shrimp burritos from Rubio's, but tonight's order was full of beans and rice, and maybe had 2 shrimp inside. Additionally, our side of guac and chips had the saddest mini scoop of guac that came right on top of the chips. I'm not sure if these issues are due to us ordering through DoorDash, but regardless it is quite disappointing. I personally have never received a guac and chips side order with the 2 items already combined.... usually the guac is in a side container, but maybe this was to hide the small amount included? read more

I grew up with Rubio's, but this is a different location. It has a nice atmosphere and stellar customer service (gracias, Yesenia). Altogether we ordered 3 tacos. 1 did not arrive because the machine was having trouble registering a chicken taco for some reason, but they fixed it and got it to us for free (and it was delicious). The other food items were okay but not as good as I remember Rubio's being. The beans were also less salted than what I'm used to, and the limes were a bit dry and duller in flavor. It's still a very good place to grab a quick bite to eat. read more

The quality of the fish in the original fish taco is not nearly as good as some of the other locations I feel. The fish seems overly battered/cooked. The corn tortilla also seemed a bit stale. I'm disappointed with this Santee location and prefer the one on Magnolia/Wisconsin in El Cajon. read more

I stopped by here after work today for some fish tacos. The original on a corn tortilla is my favorite. The fish is not greasy and has the perfect amount of batter. I always ask for extra white sauce on the side to cause it's that good. With some onions and red salsa, it's amazing. read more

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Jonathan is so pleasant and helpful I really enjoyed my first time at this location because of his assistance!

Love going to our neighborhood Rubio's and the awesome manager, Vinny, knows our name and our super custom order. Always super friendly and quick to help out. read more

OMG - Food in the bowl was 1/2 full of what was pictured, 1/2 the guacamole, and 1/3 the salmon (the smallest salmon slices you ever saw). The salmon was NOT wild, just the obvious "Farmed" garbage. Extremely disappointing, and insulting! This company just lost all of our future business, forever. Pass it on... read more

A line going out the door. One cashier that seems like not to sure how to take orders.

I received a BOGO entree rewards email from them for take out or delivery. So I ordered online for delivery , added my bogo rewards, credit info etc and placed my order at which time it told me I had to pick it up instead of getting it delivered. No problem I just clicked the cancel order bar and it then had me call the store instead of just canceling it. So I call the store to cancel where the manager told me it could not be delivered or canceled. After arguing with him he did finally cancel it telling me it would be 48 to 76 days to get my card tefunded and I would have to call the corporate office Monday to get my rewards put back into my account. I am a disabled senior home bound during this health crisis trying to support our local small business . If you have green checks by take out and delivery and a red x by dine in one would think you would honor your own words. Now instead of getting a meal I get to hassle watching my bank for my card refund, hassle with corporate, and don't get to eat tonight. Thanks for nothing! read more

Jonathan was super great! He was so very helpful and friendly. Great customer service

If you order the chopped salad, ask for dressing on the side. Mine was rendered inedible, drenched to the point that I couldn't tell what ingredient was what, the tortillas were soggy (if they were there), and the heat factor nearly burned my tongue. I am sure that it wasn't a joke being played on me, but it was so bad, I had to wonder. I literally could have wrung the dressing out of that dish. read more

I just walked into this location. ImmediTely, I am told "you just made it in time (for we are licking up the doors" as he pointed up to the girl locking up the doors. I have worked in this kind of place & I know that when people show up a half hour to an hour before we close up that we are not happy with that and I felt this when I walked in and I was told this upon entering. I will not be back I'll go to other locations. read more

We ended up here the day that they opened a couple of weeks ago. The place was mobbed but they did move the line really quickly.They had a REALLY perky cashier that loved to say to EVERY customer..."Have a tacotastic day!" He is going to get tired of saying that really quick!! ;) We had to wait for the food quite a while, but it no big deal. The food came out well prepared - my Healthmex Mahi Burrito was pretty stuffed and my DH's fish tacos were well prepared. Nice to have one in Santee! Good alternative now that the La Salsa has gone downhill! read more

Today is my Birthday and I got the BOGO Birthday offer from Rubio's, so I decided to take my wife for lunch. Ordered at 11:30 and we were the only people in the place. Our food came out very quickly which turned out to be not such a good thing. Apparently, they have pre fried some fish for Baja Fish Taco orders because the four taco's that we got were all cold, and tasted like fryer oil. These were not the way we'd remembered a Rubio's Fish Taco. We both decided that there is actually more batter, than fish! Those two reasons are why I am giving such a low rating. It should be zero star, but we did get one of the horrible meals for free, so there's that. I have worked fast food long ago, and have worked a fryer. There should be no reason to work ahead of the lunch crowd by stacking fried fish in a pan, to sit under a heat lamp. So firkin sad if that's what they are doing. That sure is what it tasted like. With that said, Happy Birthday to me, and please Rubio's, do better. You used to be the best. The review should have ended there, but then the upset stomach came for us. My goodness, the amount of oil is ridiculous. Uuuuhg! read more

This location is awesome. I left my wallet at home and they comped my whole meal. Excellent customer service especially since I am currently unemployed Next time I'll be sure to bring my wallet. read more

Minus a star for parking. It's a total mess. Food is usually on point and the employees are usually pleasant. Just expect to park by AT&T or wal mart unless you want to drive around in endless circles. Usually there's no line but it can get really busy. read more

I've been ordering on Uber Eats more & seems like restaurants really promote their food delivery. The problem I'm having like I did with Rubio's today, either the food is wrong & missing items. Asked for white sauce on side & extra, they just didn't put any on & didn't add any. Not first time from this Rubio's that my order was wrong. read more

I have been coming to this rubies for over 8 years and it's gone down hill a lot. I used to come here after baseball with my parents. Now they won't even eat here anymore because the food is luke warm and not even worth the money. I orderd 2 fish tacos both were cold and tasted like they have been sitting out forever! Then I bite into my bean and cheese burrito and it's just luke warm! Sad to see this place go down hill! read more

Very unprofessional staff I waited in line and the young lady at the front totally ignored me and continued to take orders of people behind me. Sounds like a racism issue and I don't appreciate it. Need better staff. read more

Rubio's brings fabulous flavor to the table! Tried the Rubio's Burrito Especial, absolutely fabulous. The meat, sour cream, cheese, black beans...every flavor was fresh and delicious. It's a big burrito, so plan on saving half for later or for sharing. Wake up your flavor craving taste buds...they have met their match. read more

I really like Rubio's. It's always fresh and you can get a pretty healthy meal that is filling. My go to is the Health Mex Grilled Chicken burrito, no rice, add guacamole. For about 500 cals, I get a super filling burrito, add salsa and some lime and you are good to go! Staff is always super nice at this location. Always clean as well read more

Five stars because of Vinny, one of the managers. He is pretty amazing because he cares about the customer's happiness. He brings out the orders, cleans the areas and checks on the customers. If something isn't right, he offers to fix it. This has become so rare and I sure like seeing someone care a lot about their workplace and customers. He does everything in such a professional and patient way. There should be more Vinnys so I can be happy to spend my hard-earned money at places that care that I spending there instead of elsewhere because of their lack of caring. read more

Rubio's has been losing its appeal for the past few years. While they are offering a more diverse menu, the portions have gotten small while the prices have increased. Still, there signature fish tacos are amazing and I will continue to go. read more

I was disappointed. I had the fish taco special. It had no flavor. I took one bite and threw it away. Also the chips were stale. Maybe the fish tacos were never very good and I just hadn't noticed. I normally smother them with all the yummy salsa they have at the salsa bar. The salsa bar is closed so that was not an option. read more

Every time we order from this location we wait an absurd amount of time. Whether we order in person or use Door Dash, the restaurant is always running extremely behind in preparing the food. We have waited up to 45 minutes in the restaurant for two items. Today our Door Dash driver had to message us that he had been waiting for our food for 20 minutes. The restaurant updated the app to say our food was ready but when the driver asked, they had not even begun to make our food yet. We are very disappointed in the location of a Rubio's and won't be ordering from here again. read more

Not a fan of the new interior. Less tables that accommodate families of 4 or more. Not sure if prices changed too but it seemed more expensive than last time too. My food was tasty but the sliced avocado on my tacos were covered in brown spots. Not exactly visually appealing or appetizing. I recently read that Rubio's was purchased by an investor. Hope they don't mess with the food too much! read more