Rubio's

A very nice, clean, happy little restaurant location. The Mexican street corn bowl and sides are delicious and affordable. The staff are friendly and sweet. Will definitely be coming back!

I order some food for pickup. When I came in the store I was greeted by the manager Jacob. Jacob was very friendly and had my order ready. The food was great!! I just wanted to thank Jacob for the great customer service and friendliness!! Specially with all this pandemic is nice to deal with friendly people like Jacob!! Thank you again for the great experience.

Luke was a great help when ordering! A real sample of what food service should look like! Thank you again! I will definitely be coming back!

I haven't been to a Rubio's for a few months. It was a nice change of pace with a really good tasting fish I hadn't had before. It was a little more expensive than my usual, but we'll worth the cost.

Shout out to Rubios! For a birthday party we ordered 15 burritos (30 halves) and a quesadilla platter for the kids. All was delivered on time right to Moonlight beach. We got a lot of compliments. Delivery drivers were very friendly. They included lots of salsas, a big box of silverware, and the sides are more than they look like in the pictures. It was plently of food. 100% recommend.

Always great food and service!

Good food and consistent with other Rubio's. The staff was kind but this is the slowest Rubio's I've been to. Perhaps they were jammed with online orders because the dining room was not packed by any means. The fish was a little on the smaller side but tasted very fresh.

great food and súper kind workers (shoutout penelope). service was also very quick!

Isaac M

Good food and consistent with other Rubio's. The staff was kind but this is the slowest Rubio's I've been to. Perhaps they were jammed with online orders because the dining room was not packed by any means. The fish was a little on the smaller side but tasted very fresh.

audrey aere

great food and súper kind workers (shoutout penelope). service was also very quick!

The evening shift was very friendly, helpful and made dinner a great experience. Visiting back to San Diego and was pleased to enjoy Rubio’s original fish tacos again.

This is my regular Rubio’s location. (At least since the Solana Beach store closed.) On this particular visit, the food seemed better prepared, and the young man who took my order was very pleasant.

I recently moved out of state and came back for Christmas my first stop Rubios (Steak Chopped Salad ) I understood the assignment!

Had food delivered, so can’t rate the establishment experience. Food was great, and still hot upon delivery.

Incredible service and the food (Baja Grilled Chicken Burrito and California Bowl) were amazing!

Grace knows me well. She is fabulous. I love the Mercado Salad with Shrimp

The young lady and the young man distributing all the orders were both very pleasant and very accommodating. Also i noticed that both of them performed their duties quite efficiently.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’ve been coming to this Rubio’s since I was a kid, and now I come here with my own kids. It’s one of those places that just feels familiar in the best way. The people who work here are like family. Always welcoming, always kind, and they remember you. The food is consistently good, and the atmosphere is easy and comfortable. I come here a lot, sometimes two or three times a week, and it never gets old. This place has been part of my life for a long time, and I’m really grateful for it.

The staff went above and beyond. I am often running around for work and rarely eat any other fast food except Rubios. Your food is fresh and healthy. I wish you had more locations. Please open one in Bend Oregon. There are so many Californians there that I know it would be very successful. An In and Out opened in Bend and they are printing money at that location. It is always packed.

With the cost of food being so high, I am grateful to Rubio's for maintaining Taco Tuesday and their other deals. The crew at the Encinitas location is always hustling on Taco Tuesday. I am grateful to them for staying positive and serving me with a smile. Please pass along my thanks!

Lori Branson

Had food delivered, so can’t rate the establishment experience. Food was great, and still hot upon delivery.

Kathleen Dyer

The employees are friendly and efficient. The food was good and prepared quickly.

Aryana Mahasseni

Incredible service and the food (Baja Grilled Chicken Burrito and California Bowl) were amazing!

Joanne Swartz

I recently moved out of state and came back for Christmas my first stop Rubios (Steak Chopped Salad ) I understood the assignment!

Beatriz Cecilia

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I’ve been coming to this Rubio’s since I was a kid, and now I come here with my own kids. It’s one of those places that just feels familiar in the best way. The people who work here are like family. Always welcoming, always kind, and they remember you. The food is consistently good, and the atmosphere is easy and comfortable. I come here a lot, sometimes two or three times a week, and it never gets old. This place has been part of my life for a long time, and I’m really grateful for it.

Carolyn McClain

This is my regular Rubio’s location. (At least since the Solana Beach store closed.) On this particular visit, the food seemed better prepared, and the young man who took my order was very pleasant.

Monica Lujan

The evening shift was very friendly, helpful and made dinner a great experience. Visiting back to San Diego and was pleased to enjoy Rubio’s original fish tacos again.

Encinitas Tony

With the cost of food being so high, I am grateful to Rubio's for maintaining Taco Tuesday and their other deals. The crew at the Encinitas location is always hustling on Taco Tuesday. I am grateful to them for staying positive and serving me with a smile. Please pass along my thanks!

Stephanie Sides

Got takeout. Order ready on time. Food well prepared. I'll come back!

Sarahi Gonzalez

The young lady and the young man distributing all the orders were both very pleasant and very accommodating. Also i noticed that both of them performed their duties quite efficiently.

Saulo Rivera

I don't understand the 4.1 Rating this Rubios has 🫩... Definitely a 4.7 Rating for me⭐ The service, and food was Great. A little busy on a Saturday but worth it 🙏🏽 I love my Rubios 👌🏽

Decided to have lunch here, arrived a little before 1:00, there were 8 people on line ahead of me, but it moved quickly. Ordered the shrimp verde tacos, they were very good, and came with chips & pinto beans. I used a Yelp Check-in coupon for $2 off an entree. Service was as expected because it was busy. Will go again soon! .

Excellent fresh seafood chain. Pretty fast and this store's employees are Hard working and polite. We eat here almost every Friday during lent and have never been disappointed. I personally love the shrimp burritos.

Rubio's is one of the better fast casual restaurants, and their fare is generally outstanding, if not over-priced (more than $4 for a two-bite taco?). Still, the flavors never disappoint, and the staff at this location is particularly helpful, and pleasant. Just tried their Grilled Gourmet Shrimp Taco for the first time, and as always, it tasted great. And when you hit the salsa bar, be sure to try some of their homemade chipotle salsa. It's our favorite.

I love Rubios. I ordered the chicken tortilla soup which was delicious but it must have been sitting out for awhile because it was cold when they brought it to me. Like not even luke warm. I'm sure I could have asked for a new one but I had my 5 year old with me and wouldn't have been worth the trouble. It did have great flavor though, I look forward to trying it again hopefully hot next time.

I have always enjoyed Rubios fish tacos! Tuesday $2.50 Special is a good deal. I got 3 fish tacos with all the fixings. Thoroughly enjoyed them and totally satisfied!

Nelson Hu

I have always enjoyed Rubios fish tacos! Tuesday $2.50 Special is a good deal. I got 3 fish tacos with all the fixings. Thoroughly enjoyed them and totally satisfied!

Employee took our order and served the food. He had a big smile and did a great job

Love the new fish and amazing fries. 👏 coleslaw had a strange flavor.

Food was solid for the price. Atmosphere was way too bright - felt like a cafeteria Service was great. Andrew at the register was warm and friendly, and patient in reviewing the newer lobster dishes with us.

Many thanks! Great meals and delicious, fresh fish! We wish that you had Senior Specials, so we could be there even more often! Thank you for being in the neighborhood! 👍👍

Paula Fabor

Love the new fish and amazing fries. 👏 coleslaw had a strange flavor.

Gail Covitt

Many thanks! Great meals and delicious, fresh fish! We wish that you had Senior Specials, so we could be there even more often! Thank you for being in the neighborhood! 👍👍

The menu difficult to understand all that is offered. They have a big poster of a dish but no price and it's not listed on the main menu. I am 'sauce free' in my diet and I caught the order in time to leave the sauce off my taco. This apparently made my order take longer to do. But they also left the sauce off the other one (for my husband) but that's okay. Everyone should go sauce free. I moved here from the LA area 5 years ago. Rubio's is such a SD thing because of the founder. The town I came from only got one in 2010 I think. Up there it's Baja Fresh everywhere. Honestly the fish tacos at Del T are just as good for a way lower price. I hardly ever go to a Rubio's.

First of all, everyone enjoyed themselves, service was good. Food, was not up to standards from what I have experienced before at other Outback Steakhouses. That's why I gave only 3 stars. Atmosphere was typical of Outback. We ordered 2 Prime Ribs, 1 Porterhouse, and the Blooming Fried Chicken dish. Food could have been better for the $200 we spent. I really like Outback. This one must have been having an off night..

36 dollars later and no drinks. The service and cost of food did not equivalate. The salsa bar was not filled. Everything was empty. When I asked the cashier for more Diablo sauce. She gave me a confused face. Then slowly went to the back. Disappointing. Rubios was better than this.

The advertisement/coupons are great and all and the food looks fantastic. When actually getting a bowl here the proportions are quite small and yet still fairly expensive. The taste is meh at best, why did you guys lower the proportion sizes from earlier this year. My dinner is now more or less a snack. I’m 6 3” 200 pounds, most places that sell dinner for 12-15$ everything is made in proportions to at bare minimum satisfy someone of my size. I’m always hungry after eating here.

Rubio's has removed all of their good vegetarian options, so I cannot go there with family and friends. Rubio's seems to not understand, that if one person in a group is vegetarian, and there are no good vegetarian options, then the entire group cannot go there.

Longtime Rubio's fan from days when you could count on a super tasty value meal. I've been disappointed the last couple of years and given them a pass because of the pandemic. But no more. Prices are crazy high and the food just isn't any good anymore. The Coastal Trio was cold and the fish(?) Either soggy or chewy - ugh! I'd be willing to pay the higher price, but the quality and flavor just aren't there. Sad... Update 6/30: Sorry to say, sad to report but no real improvement. After being comp'd a meal for 2star review, I tried shrimp trio taco and ate on the patio. Taste and texture better, but third taco fell completely fell apart. I may give a burrito another shot sometime, but for my money I'm looking for Chipotle to re-open and new Mendocino Farms. Encinitas is a tough fast food market. Have seen many come and go...May be time gor Rubio's to bid farewell.

Great place to go if you like throwing your money down the drain. Ordered a surf 'n turf burrito for $10.49 and ended up with a rice burrito with a few sad strips of steak and hardly any lobster. I've have bigger, tastier burritos from Cotixan across the street at a better price. The sides of rice and beans were also only slightly larger than cups used for free salsa. Haven't had this issue at any other Rubio's before. Gave an extra star because the place was clean.

Anthony

Great place to go if you like throwing your money down the drain. Ordered a surf 'n turf burrito for $10.49 and ended up with a rice burrito with a few sad strips of steak and hardly any lobster. I've have bigger, tastier burritos from Cotixan across the street at a better price. The sides of rice and beans were also only slightly larger than cups used for free salsa. Haven't had this issue at any other Rubio's before. Gave an extra star because the place was clean.

B

36 dollars later and no drinks. The service and cost of food did not equivalate. The salsa bar was not filled. Everything was empty. When I asked the cashier for more Diablo sauce. She gave me a confused face. Then slowly went to the back. Disappointing. Rubios was better than this.

Ordered blackened mahi tacos for my daughter and I. I’m very accustomed to spicy foods being from New Orleans and living in Texas nowadays. Love spicy actually and not just saying this. But these blackened tacos were basically all cayenne pepper. There was no other seasoning in it or if there was it was incredibly overpowered by the mega dose of cayenne. If this is how you treat customers and you’re ok with it I’m leaving a one star review. Horrible. Threw away food and never coming back.

I got the shrimp taco platter. It was inedible. There was some non-identifiable thing wrapped inside the taco, I couldn’t tell if it was meat or vegetable. The tacos were soggy. The chips were soggy. And I ordered rice and instead got beans. I have just walked out and will never return. Oh, and finally, they have the nerve to ask for a tip before you get served. Never going back.

We ordered on line, and were there within 10 min to pick up. There was someone ahead of us picking up a large order . Only one counter service person. We waited 10 imin to get our order, and she made a comment that made my husband feel insulted: when we got home our food was cold: never again Rubiios. Pattc Inzano, long time customer and residents of Encinitas.

Ordered 5 menu items at about 5:45. Our chips and a salad were delivered at 6:45, and nothing else. Called the manager to ask where the rest of the food was, and he said it would be delivered. After waiting close to 2 hours, we called again at 8:30 and the manager said our food had been sitting in the restaurant for about an hour. We never ended up getting our food. Will not be ordering from here again

Asked for no rice, no tomatoes since I am on the keto diet but here they are. There is barely any steak, guacamole, cheese or sour cream. Waste of $20. You get much more food from their competitor Chipotle. Thought I'd try something new. Utter failure.

M

Asked for no rice, no tomatoes since I am on the keto diet but here they are. There is barely any steak, guacamole, cheese or sour cream. Waste of $20. You get much more food from their competitor Chipotle. Thought I'd try something new. Utter failure.

Worst nachos of my life. Staff was fine and friendly. However I ordered loaded nachos to go and got veggie nachos once I opened them at home. I get that mistakes happen no big deal however the chips beans cheese and everything used is absolute basic subpar ingredients. Only writing this review to help the next person thinking about ordering nachos here

Ryan OHalloran

Worst nachos of my life. Staff was fine and friendly. However I ordered loaded nachos to go and got veggie nachos once I opened them at home. I get that mistakes happen no big deal however the chips beans cheese and everything used is absolute basic subpar ingredients. Only writing this review to help the next person thinking about ordering nachos here