It's.Ray.

The food is always hit and phenomenal! Best Mexican food in Orange County! The staff is absolutely wonderful and attentive, Great at mak8ng sure your food is great and mak8ng sure drinks are always full. The restaurant is always clean and well stocked. We love coming here!!

+12

Maurice Naragon

Been here forever under different names (Don Jose’s). But the food is consistent and good, portion sizes are good. Chips are fresh and the pitcher of margaritas is a good deal

Gil B. Jr.

We went to celebrate the end of the school year for our daughter. Since it was still early in the day, it was technically lunch time. Our server was very responsive and extremely friendly. Our ordered food was ready within minutes and it was all fresh and delicious. The portions are very generous and we all left with to-go containers. If it had been later in the day, we would have ordered cocktails from their full bar, but were content with our sodas instead. I'm really happy with our overall experience here.

+3

Jim Mannoia

Huge portions, delicious food, incredible price of $10.99 for any of the six or seven luncheon specials. Free refills on our Arnold Palmer's, and delicious hot churros for dessert. My grandkids and I were delighted.

Merry Beyeler

As a resident of Santa Fe NM I was curious to see how this food would compare with Northern NM food. While this food was delicious, it was very Calif style Mexican food. Lots of cheese and mild red sauce. No real pico de gallo salsa. No Cilantro which is a staple of Northern NM food.

Daft Sparks 702

Food was good. I had the chicken and shrimp plate. It was great but too many bell peppers. Alcohol mixed shots were great. Food 7/10 Service 10/10 Wait time 6/10 but the waiters were working their behinds off so very understandable. Id come again for sure.

Visited Rodrigo’s Mexican Grill in North Laguna Hills and had a mostly good experience. The interior and overall vibe of the place are amazing — warm, lively, and perfect for a relaxed meal. We ordered chips and salsa, chicken burrito, and chicken fajitas, along with a Mexican cocktail for drinks. The food was pretty good, flavorful, and satisfying overall. The drinks were enjoyable and paired well with the meal. The only downside was the service. It felt slower than expected, and we didn’t receive some of the dips we had requested. That part was a bit disappointing, but aside from that, everything else about the visit was nice. Overall, a good Mexican spot with great ambience and solid food. With more consistent service, it could easily be even better.

Sara Brown

Let's start with the tortillas/chips......they use a poor quality tortilla, and in Southern California there are SO many choices and places to get good quality tortillas. The chips were warm and crisp, BUT again, they use a poor quality tortilla so they aren't a good quality chip. The salsa.......personally i don't like a chunky salsa, but i know that's a me thing......HOWEVER the salsa bowl they brought out was basically five HUGE chunks of tomato, with a little liquid and other salsa ingredients in it. That's not salsa. That's chunks of tomato. The service was on the slow side. I would totally understand that if it was busy, but it wasn't. The soup I ordered never came out (they made up for that). The food was delicious, but again, with the poor quality tortilla it brought the taste of the taco (shredded beef) down. They need to get a decent tortilla (the ones they use, think mass produced grocery store quality). And the rice, I'm almost 100% positive it's instant rice. Nothing wrong with instant rice, but not what you expect to get when dining out. (the beans were really really good). Would I go again? Only if I was with people who wanted to go. I wouldn't select it as somewhere I wanted to go. Would I recommend it? No. They could fix SO much if they just got a better quality tortilla (and if they put some actual salsa in with the tomato chunks).

Trish Kaptein-Burke

This restaurant has been in business for decades (formerly Don Jose's). Imo, the food is average and largely uninspired, though the chips are very good by most standards - think, fresh, warm, and crisp, and the service is very good. The guacamole was okay, but not, I think, house-made. The margaritas are likewise meh, though I did like having it served with the tequila in a shot glass on the side. We went to this restaurant because my parents have been going there for years, but it is not a place I would return to by my own choice.

Matthew Tsou

I was looking forward to trying this place out after seeing pictures of their food in an ad. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. The food is average. The chips are good, but salsa is a little too watery for my taste. Same with the chicken tortilla soup. I ordered the carne asada ($20) medium, but it came out well-done. Either way the flavor was just average, not very tasty. I did enjoy their regular margarita ($6.25), but the rest of the food wasn’t at the same level. If you really want your tastebuds to dance, go to Sol Agave (pricier) or Jalapeños (cheaper), but either way both have better and more flavor than Rodrigo’s. If you just want to stop by for a drink and chips, you won’t be disappointed, but you probably will be if you order a dish.

Shaunté Hand

I’ve dined at a few different Rodrigo’s locations across California and have always had a positive experience—unfortunately, this particular location has been the complete opposite. I’ve eaten here twice, and this most recent visit was very disappointing, both in terms of service and food. I was part of a family dinner for my aunt’s birthday with a group of nine. Several of us arrived early, but it took over 20 minutes just to get water or have our drink orders taken. Our server (a woman with bright red hair—I didn’t catch her name) seemed disengaged from the start. Instead of serving guests directly, she handed drinks and plates down the table—even though there was room for her to walk around. This continued throughout the meal, and she often seemed more focused on her own convenience than on providing a good dining experience. Several drink orders were missed, and after dessert was served, she stopped clearing plates—even while some of us were enjoying the dessert, leaving us to eat over dirty dishes. As someone who worked as a server for six years, I understand the pressures of the job and am always patient—but this felt more like a lack of care than a busy shift. Her section included only two other small tables, so it was disappointing to see how little effort was put into service. On the food side, my husband and I both ordered the steak fajitas. They weren’t sizzling when brought out, and the meat was extremely tough—almost as if it had been sitting out before being served. To top it all off, despite the clear signs we were celebrating a birthday (cards and gifts on the table), the server didn’t acknowledge it at all. Overall, this was a very underwhelming experience. I won’t be returning to this location and hope the management takes time to train the staff more thoroughly—or at the very least, ensure they’re interested in providing guests with a better dining experience.

Dana Jones

Enter at your own risk, this place has RATS. I was in Laguna craving Mexican food, so I made the 30 minute drive… oh, do I regret it…. I was sat, the service was already mid, received my enchilada and saw a HUGE rat take the corner, he was fat too…. Ah, I got up and informed the server, she tried to sound shocked… said she’d discount my food, I said I don’t want it and ran out. Guys just don’t come here. Someone needs to notify the health dept.