Rubio's Coastal Grill

18517 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley
(714) 378-5232

Recent Reviews

Cindy Johnson

They greet you when you arrive and they are quick to take your order. The shrimp burritos are very delicious and hard to choose which one we like best. The lobster dishes that are seasonal are good, but they do not have a lot of lobster in them. Their prices are a bit higher now, so we will sadly come less often unless they have a great deal in their app. The place is clean and inviting and is quite comfortable. Glad to see their salsa bar has returned. Sad to see not many people sitting inside eating as many to go orders and delivery app orders though. We will definitely return.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cindy J.

They greet you when you arrive and they are quick to take your order. The shrimp burritos are very delicious and hard to choose which one we like best. The lobster dishes that are seasonal are good, but they do not have a lot of lobster in them. Their prices are a bit higher now, so we will sadly come less often unless they have a great deal in their app. The place is clean and inviting and is quite comfortable. Glad to see their salsa bar has returned. Sad to see not many people sitting inside eating as many to go orders and delivery app orders though. We will definitely return.

Hayner Estrada

The onions and cilantro mix was old.I asked for the guacamole on the side and they forgot, so we had to asked them about our guacamole.Also the tables were not clean and it is kind of a small location so it is kind of cramp.Parking: This locations near the restaurant has about 20 spots for three restaurants.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Black Beans

Sean F.

This is overall a decent location for Rubio's Coastal Grill. One of the best places for taco Tuesday as rarely do you see fish and steak tacos for $2 and shrimp tacos for $3 in the high inflation era that is 2023. Place is a bit too crowded for me to eat at on a taco Tuesday, so plan to get to go. The app is pretty flawless and offers good rewards. The vibe of the place just doesn't scream cantina or fun taco eating atmosphere, so I wouldn't say you're missing out getting to go. I'd say a drawback is that service can sometimes be a bit inconsistent. I've had the wrong burritos in my order before or limes not put in with the tacos (inconsistency possibly from high turnover of employees-- seems to be always new staff when I don't go a while). Salsa bar is very consistent and has an outdoor patio area that never is crowded.

Sarah T.

Found a short curly white hair in my burrito and couldn't finish my burrito :,( food was also a little cold.

Jan L.

I keep going back but every time I'm disappointed. I always get take out, and 90% of the time the order isn't right. And the bowls are getting smaller even though prices are going up. I ordered a California bowl with langostino and paid extra for extra langostino. There was not only not any extra langostino, but it was very skimpy. I'm done with this place.

Eddie Glez

Had a langostino burrito. More rice than langostinos. Not satisfied at all .

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Monica S.

The food is delicious, healthy, the place is always clean and comfortable. The service in this location is the best.

Hayat ve gercekler (Buhari)

Not good Place to order food. And if you want to wait 30 minutes for your lunch order, you already made early, online order. Your lunch time is over, and you are late to work.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Bradley Gaurano

Great fish tacos and burritos. Nice salsa bar and beans.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp Tacos

Nicholas Nemirsky

Great location and fair portions!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Carrie Robles

My coworker was going to do a lunch run to Rubio's and offered to pick something up for me. I took her up on her offer - but since I was going to eat in my office, I figured I'd not get fish in case it was smelly, so I picked a California Bowl with chicken - boy, what a big mistake that was. Unfortunately, it wasn't very good at all! The chicken was really dry, the rice was supposed to be a citrus rice, but it was just white rice, everything was very bland, the guac had no seasoning and I didn't understand the purpose of sprinkling lettuce in the bowl - ?? The lettuce was very random - I would take a bite of rice and beans, and would get a stray leaf of lettuce. It just didn't seem to work. If I wanted a salad, I would have ordered a salad.But I can't complain too much because I really shouldn't have had too high of an expectation from a fish place serving chicken. Lesson learned, I should just stick to fish tacos if I go to Rubio's.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Carrie R.

My coworker was going to do a lunch run to Rubio's and offered to pick something up for me. I took her up on her offer - but since I was going to eat in my office, I figured I'd not get fish in case it was smelly, so I picked a California Bowl with chicken - boy, what a big mistake that was. Unfortunately, it wasn't very good at all! The chicken was really dry, the rice was supposed to be a citrus rice, but it was just white rice, everything was very bland, the guac had no seasoning and I didn't understand the purpose of sprinkling lettuce in the bowl - ?? The lettuce was very random - I would take a bite of rice and beans, and would get a stray leaf of lettuce. It just didn't seem to work. If I wanted a salad, I would have ordered a salad. But I can't complain too much because I really shouldn't have had too high of an expectation from a fish place serving chicken. Lesson learned, I should just stick to fish tacos if I go to Rubio's.

NB N.

This location needs to work on their customer service. A number of times I've encountered a rude person taking my order. What's the problem?

Jason S.

$16 for a burrito and drink I can honestly say I'm never coming back. If your charging 13 plus dollars for a burrito please make sure it is good. Portions also do not match the price tag. For reference I tried the beer battered burrito. It was bland, lacked flavor, and size more closely resembles a big taco and not so much a burrito. My advice is go try some beer battered burritos out there and you will see the difference. Also this review is not meant to be negative it is just a snapshot of an experience and I hope that changes can be made within to minimize this feeling of unsatisfaction that I will now have to endure until dinner time.

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