Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill

For a place that has a very chain-​like feel, this quick restaurant was a great surprise! Very delicious, with bold flavors in the gourmet tacos (bacon is always a plus!) and the enchiladas were good too.
The family loved the salsa bar, which has lots of choices. Service was good

Great food great service!!!
Fish tacos are amazing and love the fresh hot sauces!
The employees were very nice and we’re happy to redo corn to flour tortilla without any problems.

Love eating here, food has always been great for my partner and I. Always a fabulous choice for quick and delicious! The staff is also always friendly and quick.

My girl got the shrimp tacos and enjoyed them alot. They have a wide selection of hot sauces that you can select from yourself. They have fish taco tuesdays! I had a veggie burrito from here a while back and I remember liking it. They have a cool looking tree inside the restautant. The place has a cool vibe to it. So far my experience has been good.

Quick service after ordering! And the food is decent too. Good for a quick meal when hungry. Yup I’m good!

I live nearby this Rubio’s on 24^th St and Baseline Rd in south Phoenix. I have lived in this area since 2007, and I have frequented this Rubio’s regularly and often during this time. I like the Rubio’s menu, and I can always find something to order that is appealing. The large staff needed to keep a business open like this 7 days a week has been invariably knowledgeable, cheerful and diligent about their work all these years — they work very hard to do their best at a very challenging goal for an always open restaurant to be their best all the time — try going back often and see if you don’t agree with me !! Wes Flinn

The tacos are very good, but the beans and rice are below average. I expect better quality for the price. That being said i’m sure i’ll be back to try it again in a few months.

I don’t understand the obsession with this place. I’ve been here a few times with friends because I love Mexican food and keep hoping something will change, but each time bitter disappointment is left.
Issue #1: Flies. The first time I came here with my family there was a dead fly chilling nonchalantly on the salsa bar. I hate flies. They are disgusting. So I composed myself, went to my table, and calmly told my family we would not be getting any salsa with our food that day.
Issue #2: Cleanliness. This is directly related to the above issue, but the whole store looked unkempt. Floors were sticky, tables left a mess, and the bathroom was gross. Not the kind of environment I want to try and enjoy my food in.
Issue #2: The food. I have gotten the cheese enchiladas, and they had a weird after-​taste to them, like eggs. The corn tortilla was somehow someway spongy, and it had little flavor. My mother who loves Mexican food as much as I do also complained her meal was tasteless. I can tell they use the corn tortillas you cook before you serve (like the ones at Costco) and I do like the way they cook their cheese on the griddle so it’s crispy in the tacos, but overall there’s an off taste to the food.
Issue #3: Price. It’s more expensive than Costa Vida and isn’t delicious like Costa Vida. That’s a problem.
Issue #4: This is perhaps the most grievous of them all for a Mexican restaurant and it is their salsa. Aside from the torment that was finding a dead fly by the salsa bar, when I returned at a later time I decided to overcome that tragic memory by trying every single salsa offered. The first one, the roasted salsa, tasted like a burnt black bean. That is the most accurate way I can describe it. The second one, the verde, reminded me of cilantro mixed with dirty dish water. Don’t ask me why. It just did. Like it had a weird soapy after taste. The third salsa was just bad. It was the mild, and I got the same weird cilantro flavor plus pungent tomato purée. No bueno. The fourth salsa, the Chipotle, was the only one I could finish. It resembled a mixture of salsa and BBQ sauce that was actually pretty good. But really, only ¼ of the salsas being edible, in my opinion, is a little on the sad side.
That is the end of my rant for this place. I could’ve been harsh and I apologize because some people do seem to really enjoy their food! I am not one of the people, however, so if you tend to relate to my reviews, beware.

I don’t want to give a fast food restaurant five stars, but as far as fast food goes, this is heads and tails above the other crap. I can actually get a healthy meal here. Manager, Tino, is a problem solver.

Location: lots of tables. It has a huge station for different types of salsas, cilantro and soft drinks to choose from. Folks, knives, spoons, straws were all organized in one area.
Service: staffs and generally friendly and patience.
Food: I usually order the mango mahi mahi taco and it is absolutely juicy and delicious.
Rating: I will definitely come back here again.

First time ever coming here even though I live less than a mile away. I have to admit it was fantastic! I ordered the Surf & Turf taco plate. Both of the tacos were full of flavor and tasted very fresh.
I got the Spanish rice instead of beans and it was delicious, not dry and over cooked like most places.
The young man at the register «Chris» was very helpful with ordering and extremely pleasant. I will definitely be coming back to check out the $ 1.50 tacos on Tuesday.

The food is good and fresh. My beef is the lack of service from manager «Julie». Rude to customers and employees. They forgot my sons drink to go with his kids meal and typically when asking somebody a question, you would expect a response. She simply huffed, finished doing something, went and got the cup, brought it to table without a word. Nice… I would never treat somebody with the lack of respect as she did. The entire visit left a sour taste in my mouth. That’s the only reason for 3 stars. Would have given 4, but lousy customer service dropped this place down one.

Unimpressed. I haven’t been here in years and I wanted something better than Taco Bell but didn’t want Chipotle. Well I should have chose of of those. Everything I ordered was bland including the salsa and guacamole. And my churro was cooked twice so it tastes like grease instead of cinnamon and sugar.

I love the food at Rubio’s in general. This location in particular is always good, staff is always friendly and welcoming. I’ve never had good that didn’t seem fresh and great. I recently had a picky eater to order for and they so nicely offered to put the spicy ingredients and sauce on the side! I’ll keep coming.

Great and flavorful salmon burrito!!!

Every Tuesday they have $ 1.50 fish tacos after 2.30pm :)

Omg the gourmet shrimp tacos are on point. It’s like the most decadent shrimp taco you will ever try at a fast food place. The staff is pleasant and the food is worth the few extra minutes wait. Careful of bums lurking around though. This isn’t the best neighborhood.

Hand-​battered fish tacos (or in burrito form) with chipotle sauce. Churro for dessert. I don’t think I really need to explain any further… :)

Rubio’s has always been a solid choice — can’t recall any bad meals here over the years when I first ran into this place down in San Diego. Lately, everything they seem to come out with is fish related. Tilapia, cod, etc, but since I hate most fish, I wish they would upgrade their chicken with some exotic spices once in awhile. Still, the chicken tacos were pretty solid last night at $ 7 for two of them in a large corn tortilla with chips and rice. Salsa bar hasn’t changed in years and that is another spot where they could be more creative like Baja’s mango stuff. Chicken nachos are really good as well.

Disclaimer: I’ve never actually been to this location, and I have only ever eaten one of their menu items. That having been said…
The Mango Habanero Pacific Mahi Mahi Taco is TO DIE FOR!!!
Rubio’s was a featured vendor at one of the Unilocal events I attended, and I simply could not get enough of these deeeeeelicious tacos. (I only hope nobody was paying too close attention to how many times I went back for more… ehem…)
And in addition to the tasty tacos, the staff members were awesome. Friendly and fun. Super professional… not one of them shamed me for coming back again and again. And again. (And maybe once or twice again.) Thank you for that. :)
Cannot wait to indulge in some more mango habanero mahi mahi tacos when I get the chance!