Rubio's
Mexican · Ladera Ranch
About Rubio's
En Rubio's, te invitamos a disfrutar de la auténtica cocina Baja mexicana, con un toque especial en nuestros frescos y deliciosos mariscos. Nuestros famosos tacos de pescado y otros platillos inspirados en México te transportarán directamente a la costa. Con un ambiente relajado y playero, Rubio's e...
En Rubio's, te invitamos a disfrutar de la auténtica cocina Baja mexicana, con un toque especial en nuestros frescos y deliciosos mariscos. Nuestros famosos tacos de pescado y otros platillos inspirados en México te transportarán directamente a la costa. Con un ambiente relajado y playero, Rubio's es el lugar perfecto para compartir buenos momentos y sabores inolvidables en Ladera Ranch.
What Customers Say About Rubio's
Rubio's in Ladera Ranch is generally well-liked, especially for online orders and quick pick-up. Customers rave about the fish tacos (especially on Tuesdays), California Bowls with salmon, and Mahi Salads. Some complaints mention inconsistent portion sizes and cleanliness issues.
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Tip: Visit on Tuesdays for the $2.50 fish taco special, but be aware that the fish portion size may be smaller on Tuesdays.
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Rubio's Ladera Ranch Reviews
Quick service… app order was there when I arrived. Friendly staff
Delicious fish tacos. Not local and was excited about having a lobster burrito. They were out of lobster but the exceptional customer service that we received made us not have a horrible night. I would frequent this location if I live close by because it is the best service I have received at any Rubio's ever. And the best service I've probably received at any fast food type restaurant or any restaurant probably. And I didn't even get angry or upset they just took care of it like a good company should. I was just really disappointed they had no Lobster.
Always reliably good! Come here often!
The food and service is always great at every Rubios location I have visited. For those who aren't fans of seafood they do offer beef, chicken and non meat options. The staff seemed especially appreciative of my business in light of the current lock down due to the virus.
Please bring back the tortilla soup.
I usually order online for pick up at this location. Every time I come to pick up, my order is ready, so I’m usually in & out & I appreciate it.
Love your food! Sad you closed my San Clemente location b/c now we have to drive far for my rubio’s fix.
Gourmet steak tacos are the stuff of legends!!! We are talking bacon, avocado, crispy grilled cheese, and tender seasoned steak. They have a wonderful dressing and salsa. Swap out the corn tortilla to flour for a chewy change up! Don't forget to slather everything in Diablo sauce to kick the the heat way up!
Tacos came out perfectly. Cashiers are always friendly.
Always love Rubios! Lobster bowls! The best fish tacos in the nation!
Really busy so had to wait as there was only one guy at the front counter for about 15 mins. Need more locations should’ve kept the one in RSM
Great friendly staff and larger portions!
Churro and the fish taco plate are the best thing to get here. Staff is pretty friendly and I didn’t have to wait long at all for my food. Everyhting tasted amazing, and depending on what you get can be reasonably priced.
The street shrimp tacos were out of this world! The order took awhile because of a large to go order. Manager offered the food for free because of that and we declined. It was worth the wait.
Service is fast, friendly and delicious food!
Rubio’s Coastal Grill is the bomb‼️ We got the Taco Trio and it was delicious 🌮🌮🌮🍤🐟🥩😋Yum Delight. Yes, I Do Recommend It…
Always welcoming atmosphere w great service! Taco Tuesday very popular! Fish tacos are the best fresh!
You get your order pretty quickly. My family and I usually go during week nights and it's not that busy. Staff is friendly and the quality of food is great. It sounds weird but this store trends to feel a bit cold so I usually bring in a light sweater, but that could just be me.
This location is great. I thought parking would be difficult but it was not. I enjoyed a bottled coke, roasted chipotle salsa and the ancho citrus shrimp burrito. Very filling burrito 🌯 The servers were very courteous and pleasant. 🌊🏄♂️🏄🏄♀️🏝️ Mr. Huntington Beach
Came for the $2.50 Tuesday Fish Tacos and the kid's build your own taco plate with Mahi. My kid said it was the best taco ever (rice, beans, cheese, and lettuce.... she doesn't even normally eat lettuce!) Went back for a 3rd taco. Please don't close like the others!
Love the fish tacos, got Mahi Mahi this time.
This location is great. I thought parking would be difficult but it was not. I enjoyed a bottled coke, roasted chipotle salsa and the ancho citrus shrimp burrito. Very filling burrito 🌯 The servers were very courteous and pleasant. 🌊🏄♂️🏄🏄♀️🏝️ Mr. Huntington Beach
Came for the $2.50 Tuesday Fish Tacos and the kid's build your own taco plate with Mahi. My kid said it was the best taco ever (rice, beans, cheese, and lettuce.... she doesn't even normally eat lettuce!) Went back for a 3rd taco. Please don't close like the others!
I enjoy the Mahi Salads. I also tried the Chicken Tortilla Soup. It was also good. Very happy with my experience.
The promotions seduced me to order more. All was good except the chips and bean add on. The chips were mostly crushed and the beans cup was only about half full. I showed them the chips and they gave me a pre-prepared bag as a replacement and those were less ravaged, but were going stale as they've been out for many hours and probably close to the kitchen humidity. It would be nice to see better chips, larger chips and more refried beans for the price paid. Tacos and California entree were very good. Service was excellent and the staff bent over backwards to help and serve.
The California Bowls with salmon were excellent! Everything tasted fantastic. We highly recommend this menu item.
Destiny and Sarah were amazing. They were polite, professional, and friendly. There was a small problem with our order (cold shrimp) and they quickly made it right. Thanks for a great experience.
As always Rubio’s never disappoints me I only wish they would reopen closer to my house.
I enjoy the Mahi Salads. I also tried the Chicken Tortilla Soup. It was also good. Very happy with my experience.
The California Bowls with salmon were excellent! Everything tasted fantastic. We highly recommend this menu item.
Love your food! Sad you closed my San Clemente location b/c now we have to drive far for my rubio’s fix.
Really busy so had to wait as there was only one guy at the front counter for about 15 mins. Need more locations should’ve kept the one in RSM
The promotions seduced me to order more. All was good except the chips and bean add on. The chips were mostly crushed and the beans cup was only about half full. I showed them the chips and they gave me a pre-prepared bag as a replacement and those were less ravaged, but were going stale as they've been out for many hours and probably close to the kitchen humidity. It would be nice to see better chips, larger chips and more refried beans for the price paid. Tacos and California entree were very good. Service was excellent and the staff bent over backwards to help and serve.
I usually order online for pick up at this location. Every time I come to pick up, my order is ready, so I’m usually in & out & I appreciate it.
There was no roasted tomato salsa in the salsa bar. Only mild and Verde
Long wait.....lots of phone or mobile orders before us.
Nice place. Promptness of service varies as well as the number of guests frequenting that day. Nice, friendly staff. Food is satisfying. The Tuesday Shrimp 3 Taco special is very good. Outdoor patio is a nice option.
My first time. Food was decent. A bit spicy for my taste. Not a big fan of fish tacos but they have other fish dishes. They didn't have any non sparkling bottled water which was disappointing. I would give them a second try.
Recently visited this location during the lunch hour and had the Coastal Trio plate. This plate includes one original fish taco, one salsa verde shrimp taco, and one black mahi taco. No sides come with this plate. Total tab with a regular drink and tax came to just under $13. Service was friendly and attentive.
Recently visited this location during the lunch hour and had the Coastal Trio plate. This plate includes one original fish taco, one salsa verde shrimp taco, and one black mahi taco. No sides come with this plate. Total tab with a regular drink and tax came to just under $13. Service was friendly and attentive.
Ordered pick-up. Food tasted fresh and good temp.
Got the new fish n chips…not bad for the price. Tartar sauce had a lot of mayonnaise, white cream….something in it, making it taste bland. Service was fast and food came out hot n fresh!
Pretty good. I got a burrito. My only complaint is that there wasn’t enough rice inside and it kinda fell apart
Ordered the California bowl with chicken, no salsas or dressings and it was made correctly and delicious. The food is fresh, not greasy. A healthy “fast dining” option.The California burrito with steak was tasty too. 😋 We received our order quickly. Tables did need cleaning though.
Ordered the California bowl with chicken, no salsas or dressings and it was made correctly and delicious. The food is fresh, not greasy. A healthy “fast dining” option.The California burrito with steak was tasty too. 😋 We received our order quickly. Tables did need cleaning though.
Got the new fish n chips…not bad for the price. Tartar sauce had a lot of mayonnaise, white cream….something in it, making it taste bland. Service was fast and food came out hot n fresh!
I love Rubio's! Having said that, this might be the most dysfunctional Rubio's I've ever been to. It is always 30 minutes plus to get your food. I can't tell if they are consistently overrun or the employees are stroke victims. Either way, God bless you all in your trials.
Portion size and presentation was dissatisfying. Picture was fresh meal, as removed from bag. Flavor was great. Portion size was a jip-
Portion size and presentation was dissatisfying. Picture was fresh meal, as removed from bag. Flavor was great. Portion size was a jip-
I usually don’t see the need to leave any reviews, but this store really deserves one. I have been purchasing burritos from them for the past couple nights and I don’t even think they add legitimate guacamole anymore. I grew up loving this Rubio’s but that will not be the case anymore.
Best Rubio's fish tacos I've had in a while, service was fine, the bathrooms were nasty and the dining room was generally unclean.
The food at Rubio's has never been spectacular, but until recently, there was a certain baseline, satisfactory quality that I could always expect from any given location, especially this one. I don't know what's happening behind the scenes here. The quality of preparation and portion size has declined substantially in the last 6-8 months. Any time I have been served rice, it's been crunchy/stiff, and I suspect it's because they serve the rice that someone scraped off of the bottom of a pot. Most tables and the floors beneath are dirty at least half of the time I dine in, which is a shame, because otherwise it's a pleasant place to sit down and eat. Too often it looks like the salsa bar has suffered through a drought. I hate having to bother the front staff to restock. Service has also suffered--I haven't had mistakes in my orders, but I've been present for several incidents during which frustrated customers confronted the front of house about missing food, and responses were tepid, almost indifferent, which is unfortunate. The saving grace here is the Rubio's branded citrus jalapeno salsa in the squeeze bottle. Possibly the best salsa in the fast-casual Mexican game, even beating out salsas served at the hole in the wall "authentic" taquerias. Its only real competitors are Baja Fresh's Baja Salsa, Baja Fresh's Pico Di Gallo (the one true pico di gallo), and the Baja sauce at Chronic Tacos.
The food at Rubio's has never been spectacular, but until recently, there was a certain baseline, satisfactory quality that I could always expect from any given location, especially this one. I don't know what's happening behind the scenes here. The quality of preparation and portion size has declined substantially in the last 6-8 months. Any time I have been served rice, it's been crunchy/stiff, and I suspect it's because they serve the rice that someone scraped off of the bottom of a pot. Most tables and the floors beneath are dirty at least half of the time I dine in, which is a shame, because otherwise it's a pleasant place to sit down and eat. Too often it looks like the salsa bar has suffered through a drought. I hate having to bother the front staff to restock. Service has also suffered--I haven't had mistakes in my orders, but I've been present for several incidents during which frustrated customers confronted the front of house about missing food, and responses were tepid, almost indifferent, which is unfortunate. The saving grace here is the Rubio's branded citrus jalapeno salsa in the squeeze bottle. Possibly the best salsa in the fast-casual Mexican game, even beating out salsas served at the hole in the wall "authentic" taquerias. Its only real competitors are Baja Fresh's Baja Salsa, Baja Fresh's Pico Di Gallo (the one true pico di gallo), and the Baja sauce at Chronic Tacos.
We like their food and it's consistently good, but the reason for my poor rating is that I ordered dinner this morning to be ready at 5:45 p.m. . At 6:00 I was still standing there waiting for my food. Should I order my food to be ready 15 minutes before I arrive to give them extra time to prepare the food at risk of food being cold when I get it home? Or should I stand there and wait for it?
We are frequent flyers to Rubios. However this location was awful. The trash cans were over flowing, the salsa bar was disgusting looking/empty, they messed up our order, most tables were dirty....never going back to this location.
We are frequent flyers to Rubios. However this location was awful. The trash cans were over flowing, the salsa bar was disgusting looking/empty, they messed up our order, most tables were dirty....never going back to this location.
WORST SERVICE EVER! Would give 0 stars if I could! Ordered literally ONE item, waited 30 MINUTES!!! THEN when it was finally “ready”, it turns out to have been a bag that was sitting on their prep counter for at least 20 minutes!! It was stone cold!! If it was ready in 10 minutes why didn’t they tell me??? I didn’t miss the announcement cuz I was right there in front. Never going back.
Haven't been to a Rubios since they closed a bunch of locations. Won't be coming back to this one. After waiting 35 minutes for my order. I got home with my to go order. The beans were burnt and gross. Disappointed used to love Rubios....
They have no idea of how to provide decent customer service. Being a cook in the Navy for 12 years I realize that kitchens can be busy...but they are working with processed goods. It shouldn't take 15 minutes for a shrimp taco. Then when I received my food my shell was all stale....the cashier was picking at his face...so hopefully he isn't handling food.. I probably won't go back to this location...
Really sad to see... only two people working... long wait for my order. I ordered the shrimp bowl and got only 2 shrimp and very little rice and beans. The bowl was half empty. The chicken burrito was not stuffed... my daughter had lots of bites with just tortilla. Portion sizes have really gone down due to Covid-19, but the prices did not. Very disappointed... will not be going back unless it improves.
I am very disappointed at my recent visit on taco Tuesday. My main disappointment is how the size of the fish tacos have gone down. Just because it's Taco Tuesday doesn't mean they should use smaller pieces of fish. I ordered two regular fish tacos and one fish taco special. All three tacos were not only small, but it was mostly fried batter and hardly much fish. A big disappointment considering I've been going to Rubio's on taco Tuesdays for years. The one fish taco supposedly came with guacamole, but as you can see from the picture, they chinced out. For 50 cents more I would have expected a little more. If this is how Rubio's is going to be offering the customers cheap, small low quality fish tacos on Taco Tuesday then it will be my last visit to Rubio's. I may give it one more try and if I do I will update my review.
I DoorDashed a fish taco plate from this location and discovered what appeared to be a previously used lime wedge inside the box. Concerned about possible food safety issues, I called the store. The manager told me the limes “sometimes get squished from the bottom” but the one I received looked squeezed and dried out. When I explained my concern, he replied, “I don’t believe you,” and was dismissive and condescending. He did not seem interested in addressing my concerns and even refused his last name when I requested it. Even after I mentioned that I have a photo of the lime, he wouldn’t bother to even look at it. Food safety concerns should be taken seriously, and customers should be treated respectfully; especially when raising legitimate issues. I hope corporate addresses both the handling of food and customer service training at this location.
I DoorDashed a fish taco plate from this location and discovered what appeared to be a previously used lime wedge inside the box. Concerned about possible food safety issues, I called the store. The manager told me the limes “sometimes get squished from the bottom” but the one I received looked squeezed and dried out. When I explained my concern, he replied, “I don’t believe you,” and was dismissive and condescending. He did not seem interested in addressing my concerns and even refused his last name when I requested it. Even after I mentioned that I have a photo of the lime, he wouldn’t bother to even look at it. Food safety concerns should be taken seriously, and customers should be treated respectfully; especially when raising legitimate issues. I hope corporate addresses both the handling of food and customer service training at this location.
I am very disappointed at my recent visit on taco Tuesday. My main disappointment is how the size of the fish tacos have gone down. Just because it's Taco Tuesday doesn't mean they should use smaller pieces of fish. I ordered two regular fish tacos and one fish taco special. All three tacos were not only small, but it was mostly fried batter and hardly much fish. A big disappointment considering I've been going to Rubio's on taco Tuesdays for years. The one fish taco supposedly came with guacamole, but as you can see from the picture, they chinced out. For 50 cents more I would have expected a little more. If this is how Rubio's is going to be offering the customers cheap, small low quality fish tacos on Taco Tuesday then it will be my last visit to Rubio's. I may give it one more try and if I do I will update my review.
Are you guys serious? Who checks these servings before you pack them? $15 for a half empty bowl with burnt fish pieces inside.
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25482 Marguerite Pkwy #104, Mission Viejo, CA 92692
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