Zaba’s Mexican Grill

Let me preface this review by saying Chipotle will always be my number 1 in this food category. But Zaba’s overall is still a knock off of Chipotle from the inside to the ordering style. However, they have a few extras that make it an interesting alternative. You can put potatoes or queso on your burrito or bowl, and you also have seafood options like shrimp and fish. They have more options when it comes to tortillas as well. In all, the food itself does not match the quality or taste of Chipotle. The price was very comparable, their peppers were solid and their corn salsa was above average, but with all things being equal, I will still opt for Chipotle every day of the week when I’m craving this style of food.

Came in having been referred by an employee. I was pleased to find the location very clean and maintained. As soon as I walked in I was greeted and taken through the line of food. The staff was very sweet and helpful. I ordered a chicken burrito with the basics (plus guac which is naturally extra $) and enjoyed every bite. The components of my food were all fresh and warm. Will be a regular here.
As a side note, the music is great. While I normally hear old school pop and indie at Chipotle’s, at Zappa’s I enjoyed Radiohead, Nirvana and Sublime.

We’ve been coming to the summerlin location for 4 years and food has been good. The place is very clean and the staff very friendly.

This is a overly pleasant experience. The people were very nice and indulged us since this was our first visit to a Zaba’s. The food was good, and most importantly for his type of food it was fresh. The kids enjoyed their cheese quesadillas, my wife had the chicken quesadilla. I enjoy led he carnitas rice bowl very much. I would definitely recommend and we will be back.

Friendly staff :) been coming to this location for more than a year. There food is always tasty. Clean, and fast in and out. The portion of the meal is very big. Normally it will takes me 2 mean to finish 1 order. I recommend the salad bowl, it pretty much come with everything and no extra charge for guacamole. Steak and chicken are both very tender, I often order half and half.
My husband always order a side of tortilla so he will wrap the salad inside the tortilla like a burritos

This was my first Zaba’s that I ever visited and the experience was a great one. The employee behind the counter was kind enough to assist me with ordering my first Zaba’s burrito. You go through the line like you would through a Subway or Chiptole. Tell the first person in line what kind of entrée you want to order: a burrito, bowl, taco, salad, or quesadilla. Afterwards, you choose the kind of rice, beans, vegetables or not, potatoes, salsa, and condiments you want to put on. My first time and possibly my usual includes a burrito with a whole wheat tortilla, brown rice, black beans, fajita vegetables, sweet potatoes, pico de gallo, corn, and cheese. They stuffed my burrito to say the least, which I have no complaints about! Their chips are actually very delicious and crispy. Not a bit of staleness in their chips and it is covered with a hint of lime. The added flavor makes the chips enjoyable to eat even by itself! They are much better than store bought tortilla chips. The best part is that they have a rewards program, one perk over Chipotle that will definitely make me come back, as well as for the sweet potato! Overall a great experience and definitely not my last visit! And also as a bonus tip, you get double points on Sunday’s, so you will get two points for every entrée you order. Just letting you know :)

I come to this location often because it is right next to my work. Julie and staff are very friendly. Most of them know what I’m going to order because I get the same thing every time. I love how they have potatoes/​sweet potatoes as an option. One thing it’s big chain competitor doesn’t have. The flamingo location is the best Zaba’s in town. I’ve ate at a few other locations and the service has always been good the food sometimes isn’t the same. I also like my bowl made a certain way and it seems this location is the only one who makes it exactly how I like it. Chicken salad, no rice/​bean, extra sweet potatoes, hot sauce, cheese, fajita veggies, and guacamole is the magic combination. You can make it a combo with a drink and the lime salt chips for $ 2.99 more.

Our Family loves Zabas. Always fresh, tasty, & satisfying. The reward program eventually pays off as well in addition to emailed coupons. Highly recommended.

If you love Chipotle’s, you’ll probably like this place just as much. The menu is almost exactly the same, except here you also have the option of adding crispy potatoes as a free side. The portions were big and the staff was quite nice. Today, we tried the chicken bowl and the beef bowl. Chicken was better than the beef, but both were good. We will definitely come back.

With the exception of the one time I found a rock in my food… Zaba’s hasn’t let me down! It’s a quick, easy & relatively healthy spot close to home. I go for the Zabas Bowl every time.

You know how you try something new, you love it, and you go back to eat the same thing over and over again, and it never fails to taste just as good as it did the first time you ate it? Zaba’s is that place for me! I went there for the first time about two years ago, and since then I have gotten their salad with the chicken, sweet potatoes, corn, balsamic vinaigrette, and guacamole almost every week. Ive tried making it myself since the ingredients are fairly simple but it never tastes the same! And for some reason this location on flamingo is the best. They cut their sweet potatoes perfectly. The downtown summerlin location sweet potatoes are a bit too big and chunky.

I don’t even like Mexican food that much to begin with… But I don’t mind repeating this place every week. Why I think Zaba’s tastes so much better than other (Americanized) tacos joint… Like Qdobas, Chipotle, or Baja Fresh… I don’t really know. I can’t explain. I guess I am just madly in love with their unique recipe? I must also add that quality of the food is fairy consistent here, which gives me peace of mind. Just a little F.Y. I. I just had jalapeño poppers for the first time, and I am ready to drive back there for some more :)

The food is always good and fresh here. It’s a little in the pricey side but the VIP card is nice. Buy 10 and get one free.
The only issues I have is with the staff. I recently arrived at 10:27 (they open at 10:30 and the front door was open). The lady yelled, «we’re not open yet», ran to the door and locked it as if I was trying to rob the place. I had to stand outside for 3 minutes till they opened. Then she came to the door and unlocked it and walked away never acknowledged to me that they were open and I can come in…
Service is hit and miss here sometimes… sigh…

Really good food, better then chipotle. And I Love chipotle. First time here, really good food and service!

There is really only one menu item that gives this restaurant cause for 3 stars otherwise it would probably be a 1 or 2 star joint. That is the «Doug’s Surf and Turf». Too bad Doug cant design customer service the same way he designed this great shrimp and steak burrito! NO calling ahead for take out. Perturbed burritesses at regular customers, make you feel like a major killjoy for ruining their empty restaurant atmosphere with your surf and turf order. still this location is better than the new one at Summerlin. That place is abyssmal.

I have been here several times. Never disappointed with anything. A little pricey for Mexican food but is always fresh and that’s what makes it worth it!!!

As far as my prowess on burritos go, I would have to say that Zaba’s is up there with Chipotle as the top ‘fast-​food’ quick service burrito-​crafters around.
The two restaurants are very similar in the simplicity of their menus, but Zaba’s just edges out the competition with the addition of some seafood options which I have yet to sample.
I have been to this location a handful of times and I have gotten the carne asada burritos and the pork burritos. I usually only grab a complimentary water cup with my order, and after stuffing the burritos with double-​protein my total always ends up being around $ 11. It does seem a tad bit pricey, but the ingredients are fresh enough to warrant me shelling out the scrilla. They even offer two types of potatoes as ingredients to put inside the burrito. Typically after I grab my food and water I make sure to snag a bottle of the Chipotle Tabasco. Not sure why, but for some reason I go crazy for the stuff. I usually already add green hot sauce to my burrito during its construction, and there is something about that smoky chipotle flavor that makes the meal for me.

In the age old war between Zaba’s and Chipotle, Zaba’s always wins out for me. So much so that while the Eastern location which is closest to me is closed down in preparation of a new location opening soon, I drove all the way to this location instead of just settling for the Chipotle down the street. That’s partially not true as I was somewhat in the area before deciding to get some take-​out for lunch, but it was definitely much less convenient than going the Chipotle route and dammit I still took it.
This location seemed much nicer aesthetically than any other Zaba’s I’ve been to. That’s not to say that they usually aren’t nice because they are, but something about this one just seemed a step ahead. It was packed for lunch but the employees were on top of their game in within a few minutes I was out the door with a couple Zaba Bowls to go.
I did my usual, a zaba bowl with brown rice, shredded beef, corn, green salsa, and lettuce. It’s about as healthy a meal I can put together at any of these fresh-​mex joints that I can still enjoy. I found it to be a good version of the same thing I’ve gotten 100 times at the Eastern location. The shredded beef was nicely spiced (I’ve had it on occasion lack spiciness which I believe is due to it not being stewed long enough to soak it all in) and the veggies were fresh and as tasty as veggies can be. My rice was a little mushier than I normally like it, so that was my only minor gripe. I also shared a bag of chips and they were spot on as usual.
A good value became even better recently with the introduction of the Zaba’s reward card with which every 10 entrees purchased you get the 11^th free. Points are doubled on Sundays. Since I go to the other location at least 2 – 3 times a week and buy for 2, I average a free entrée every 2 – 3 weeks. WHAT HAS CHIPOTLE DONE FOR ME LATELY? Exactly.

Not bad, Zaba’s! I pass this place almost every day, as it is close to my gym, but I’ve never stopped to eat here. Today I decided to bite the bullet (or the burrito, as it were), and give it a shot.
This place is kind of like the Subway of Mexican food. You pick your type of food (burrito/​bowl), the type of wrapping (flour or corn tortilla), the meat you want, and they’ll slide you on down the line as you pick your fixings. I decided on a chicken burrito with a flour tortilla. I particularly appreciated that beans were not mandatory on my burrito and that sour cream was not extra.
All in all, it was pretty good. I felt like they were a little skimpy on the chicken, but all of the fixings were tasty and it was a sizable enough burrito. One thing that needed improvement was that it wasn’t very hot. I am one of those people who likes my food piping hot, and this was just warm at best. The corn salsa also has lots of cilantro, just an FYI.
Service was very quick and friendly, and the cost for the burrito was $ 7.59 (including tax).

I enjoyed my meal here very much. I got a bowl and the hubby got the fish tacos’. We destroyed my bowl. There was nothing left to it. Not even a piece of lettuce. The fish tacos’ were good, but my bowl was definitely better.
They have all these topping you can add to your salad or bowl or whatever you order. I thought the price was good, and the service was quick and friendly. I’d definitely come back here.