Rodrigo's Mexican Grill
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About Rodrigo's Mexican Grill
En Rodrigo's Mexican Grill, te damos la bienvenida a un espacio alegre y acogedor donde disfrutarás de auténticos sabores mexicanos. Nuestra cocina te ofrece platos familiares y deliciosos, perfectos para acompañar con una refrescante margarita. Ubicados en Riverside, te invitamos a compartir moment...
En Rodrigo's Mexican Grill, te damos la bienvenida a un espacio alegre y acogedor donde disfrutarás de auténticos sabores mexicanos. Nuestra cocina te ofrece platos familiares y deliciosos, perfectos para acompañar con una refrescante margarita. Ubicados en Riverside, te invitamos a compartir momentos inolvidables en un ambiente vibrante y lleno de sabor.
What Customers Say About Rodrigo's Mexican Grill
Rodrigo's Mexican Grill is a long-standing favorite, known for its consistently great food, excellent service, and generous portions. Customers rave about the friendly staff and the overall dining experience, with many having visited for years.
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Tip: Visit during happy hour for great pricing in the bar area, or try Taco Tuesday. The margaritas are also highly recommended.
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Rodrigo's Mexican Grill Riverside Reviews
Rodrigo's it's the best. They have the best sizzling fajitas. I get the vegetarian fajitas that comes with mushrooms which is my favorite as a vegetarian. My wife loves the chicken street tacos, the beans are really good with melted cheese on top. Service is top notch as they really care and check on your needs. The cook made a mistake once and didn't give me extra mushrooms like I had asked , I told the waitress and she said she would take care of it. The manager came out to apologize and to assure me that my mushrooms are coming out. Oh boy did they come out! Yes fast and with a extra extra amount of mushrooms, I ate myself to death and had some to take home. 😋 🤤 Now when ever the Manager sees us he remembers and ask if everything is ok. Now that's service, you make a mistake and correct it and then some, then remember you for your next visits. A++
This place has always been one of my favorite!! BEST EVER fajitas and the chips and salsa so fresh and delicious! A must must try!!!! I now live in arizona , but always visit here when I go to california!!!! :)
It was our first time coming to this establishment, and it was well worth it. Right? when you come in they serve you some hot chips with salsa. and the refills on those chips were on point. I got a plate of carnitas and it made me smile. our server, Iris, was amazing and had good recommendations for us to eat.
Our server was Marilyn C & she went above & beyond ! Did not even have to ask for refills. She made us feel welcome. Very nice lady !
My sister and I went for lunch today and everything was amazing! We tried the remodeled location in Anaheim hills a few days ago and it was actually disappointing. All the nostalgic decor is gone and the design is actually quite boring. The food came out cold, the flavor was different (even though the menu is exactly the same), and the salsa recipe at the Anaheim hills location has definitely was changed. I have to say I absolutely love the Riverside location and the nostalgic vibes that they continue to bring. The salsa is consistently the same and the food is always good! The service at the Riverside location is also taught notch! Please Riverside don't ever change! My family and I will always love and dine here!
I have been dining at this chain long before the name changed. It has always been a good place to go. And still is. Most chains go thru changes for the worse. These people know what they are doing. No ignorant charges to use a card for payment. Good quality food and good service.
I had Sunday Brunch with my Mom and Dad (Jeanie & Brian McLaughlin) who have been coming to Rodrigo’s for 42 years. A large chunk of that time I would come to Rodrigo’s as a child. It used to be called Don Jose’s. I had the steak and eggs with beans and rice and everything was excellent. They provide complimentary champagne and keep filling the glasses. I’m very happy they survived the pandemic.
Probably the best service I've received at a dine in restaurant in quite a while. Waitress and bus boys were extremely attentive. Waters refilled constantly as well as salsa and chips fresh, hot tortilla chips. Not to mention, everything tasted great. I was highly impressed with the service and quality of food here, within a reasonable price too.
Update: 1/5/2020 Had a nice dinner last night and it was the same as Don Jose’s. Food & service were great. My wife and I both had the 3 item combo with a bottle of champagne, left a 20% tip...$60.00. Original review: 1/4/2020 I’ve been coming here since forever. I celebrated my 21st birthday here in 1984! Food and service here is excellent. The only thing I have an issue with is the rice. It’s not fluffy, too much liquid. It’s good but it just isn’t what you would expect from a Mexican restaurant. • I haven’t been here since they changed from Don Jose’s to Rodrigo’s but I will update tonight. My wife & I will be here for our 30th anniversary!
Food here is always absolutely fabulous. They are really the only ones that know how I love my simple cheese enchilada, but whatever you order comes out fantastic and it's always enough to take home …
food here is always absolutely fabulous. They are really the only ones that know how I love my simple cheese enchilada, but whatever you order comes out fantastic and it's always enough to take hom…
My office had our holiday get together at Rodrigo's! From start to finish it was a great experience. When I initially reached out to get info on holding an event, Francisco was very responsive. Their…
I was called up by the owner and told i have a free dinner for me waiting there and he apologized for my last takeout meal. I was very surprised. I was out of town he called my phone every day and …
Food is always excellent here. The servers are attentive and quick with the food and drinks.
Everything was great and their Margaritas are magical.... Strongest around!! staff is friendly and the manager is Awesome!!!!!
We've been coming to Rodrigo's for years. It's our favorite mexican restaurant for excellent food, service and setting!
We come here about once or twice a month. Good food, nice happy hour menu. Taco Tuesday taco bar is really good with excellent service. We always sit in the bar and Frankie was our server tonight..…
Food is always great here. My wife took me here as she and her family came here for years when it was Don José restaurant. Servers are so attentive and quick with food pr drinks. Quiet to moderate …
Great old school style mexican restaurant! Dark, with hot chips/salsa and great hot plates of food and booze!!
Came here for happy hour . Sat in the bar area and received happy hour pricing plus lunch menu pricing before 4. I went with the fajitas . I had a choice of flour or corn tortillas I went with fl…
Good service, good food, unlimited chips and salsa and great drinks!. Shout out to the bartenders!. \nFamily friendly atmosphere.
Overall great place can't wait to eat there tomorrow night people are very friendly on the phone I got my reservation taken care of in less than 10 minutes and I love the food
My wife and I had a wonderful night at Rodrigos. Love the old mission style Mexican restaurants and their ambiance is no exception. We had a very friendly and attentive waiter by the name of Alfred…
My absolute favorite mexican food restaurant. My family eats here at least once a month, maybe more. It's our go-too dinner spot. The service is always great, the food is always hot and the vibe ca…
We have come here a ton since we moved into the area - just for happy hour, date nights, family dinners, and even hosted a few company holiday parties. We love it and never leave dissatisfied. The …
This was our first visit for four of us (out of seven). All of us loved our meals, me especially. I had the Pasilla Stuffed Relleno and it was one of the best rellenos I've ever had! Mrs. M had …
Excellent service - food was delicious. Very large portions! We ordered Carme asada dinners and a veggie fajita plate. Awesome.
Excellent service - food was delicious. Very large portions! We ordered Carme asada dinners and a veggie fajita plate. Awesome.
Excellent service - food was delicious. Very large portions! We ordered Carme asada dinners and a veggie fajita plate. Awesome.
I love this place, but the neighborhood had really gone down. When we walked in, someone was shooting up right outside and when we left someone was screaming being loaded into the ambulance. The food at Rodrigos is delicious! The old building brings back memories.
Very nice spot to stop by I had the Salmon and it was very good. The service is great and servers are polite and cordial, also the restaurant is a pretty decent size with different sections and every section your in feels pretty private for the group you end up going with, I would definitely recommend stopping by when your in the area.
Food was good. Service was great. The Ambiance was lovely and warm, felt like you were at your Tios for dinner. \n\nAll in all, Id give the place 8/10. Not the best food weve had but it did hit the s…
food was good. Service was great. The Ambiance was lovely and warm, felt like you were at your Tios for dinner. \n\nAll in all, Id give the place 8/10. Not the best food weve had but it did hit t…
Food was good. Service was great. The ambiance was lovely and warm, felt like you were at your Tios for dinner. \n\nAll in all, Id give the place 8/10. Not the best food weve had but it did hit the…
Food was good. service was great. The Ambiance was lovely and warm, felt like you were at your Tios for dinner. \n\nAll in all, Id give the place 8/10. Not the best food weve had but it did hit the…
food was good. Service was good. Some staff have attitudes. Probably won't go back as I'm not a local and it's nothing that screams amazing have to have it.\n\nHad the 3 item plate. Tamale, chicke…
Food was good. service was good. Some staff have attitudes. Probably won't go back as I'm not a local and it's nothing that screams amazing have to have it.\n\nHad the 3 item plate. Tamale, Chick…
After a lovely day of visiting a new church, we were stuck in the neighborhood waiting for the time to pass to go to the next family gathering close by we stopped in for some chips and salsa and a …
They have changed their margarita mix for the bad, not sure what they changed but it is the worst I've had. It was so bad that I had to send it back, if this is their new recipe I'll never buy anot…
I don’t know what’s going on with this place but the food is horrendous. Cold, tasteless junk. And the mixed drinks are worse. Don’t waste your time. So sad they were half way decent a few years ago.
Food was good per usual. This is not my local spot but decided to stop by since i was in the area. The service was absolutely terrible. Nearly empty and didn’t get waited on for nearly 30 min for water. Don’t recommend unless u have 2 hours to waste
Went for the first time and the food was bland and tasteless. There is the possibility that the food tasted bland because the female server happened to be wearing WAY too much perfume, she smelled like a walking billboard ad for Dollar Tree perfume that had smell-o-vision turned up too high. After eating, I asked the front desk hostess for the management so I could let them know the perfume on the server was a bit overdone. When he came out he smiled but as soon as I told him about the perfume issue he just stared at me and he had a look on his face suddenly that was like I was from another planet and I'd just asked him (in Martian) to get in my spacecraft because I was taking him on a road trip to Mars. (I was very nice about it and didn't talk overtly loud because there were customers in earshot.) I don't know if anything was done about it because he just stood there staring. Maybe a communication issue? I would assume that management would be fluent in the English language, but hey, I'm no expert. I walked away slowly and uncomfortably because it was so awkward. I don't know what that whole Twilight Zone-like episode was all about, but more than likely I will not be returning to that location.
I hardly ever leave bad reviews but food was not good to my husband and I at all. The rice wasn't authentic and tasted like it was microwaved. He got a chimichanga and I got a burrito with chile Colorado and the meat in his chimichanga chile Verde tasted like fake meat. My chile on the burrito tasted like the dishes weren't rinsed properly like an after taste of dish soap and I feel so bad complaining but we left and didnt eat after our first bite. Its sad to say but we rather eat del taco. I hate to complain or leave bad reviews but it just was not good. Never again.
I ordered through Uber Eats and specifically requested no onions in the note section. I could barely find any beef as it was buried under onions. When I did find some beef it was absolutely tasteless and leathery. I order on Uber Eats often and this was without question the worst experience I ever had. The guacamole was in chunks and like half an avocado with a couple of pieces of tomato thrown on top. The tortilla soup was 25% oil and that is no exaggeration. Trust this review and stay away from Rodrigo’s!!
My family and I decided to come in for a celebration of life for my mother. We come here every year to celebrate. But instead of celebrating, our entire time was ruined because of our server his name was Armando. Our terrible service began when it took him 20 minutes to bring us drinks other than the water we got when we first sat down. It then turned into having another server take our order and tell him to put it in the system. Armando got another table about a half hour after we sat down. Armando was able to attend to them just fine. They were able to get their drinks, appetizers, and entrees within a timely manner. Everytime we tried to get his attention he was never there. We had to chase him down at the bar to even get our bill because when we noticed that the other table had gotten their food and we still hadn't gotten ours after an hour and a half. We wanted to get the check because it was kind of too long for us to be waiting. When we were waiting we were attended to buy a different waitress her name was Monica and we were not in her section but she still helped us in the best way that she could because she noticed that we were being neglected by our own server. Armando needs to do better. He ruined a celebration of life that was a constant tradition and now I'm even debating if I want to consider continuing this tradition at this restaurant any further. My trust in the service has been hurt terribly. It came to a point where it felt like he left our food to get cold and they had to warm it up in the microwave because it took so long to get to us. How dare he be awful. Amazing praises to Monica for being a great server when she didn't have to help us. Give her a freaking raise!!!!!
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