Rubio's Coastal Grill - Orange

They have fast service. The food is always delicious. I love the California bowls and shrimp tacos. Here's a photo of the shrimp tacos. Love to stop here when shopping at the outlets.

My boyfriend and I came here for a quick bite to eat before going to the movies. It wasn't too busy, but there were some people enjoying their meals when we arrived. Service was pretty good and we didn't have to wait too long for our food. I always love filling up at the salsa bar at Rubio's and this one's was pretty clean and well stocked. My boyfriend got a shrimp burrito and I got their shrimp tacos. We had a good and easy meal here sitting at the high counter.

Located in the middle of the food court area. RUBIOS offers a healthier solution to patrons who shop and work nearby. They do offer fresh food which I have tried for 2 days straight. The chips on the sides are mehhh tho. They do offer table service. Seatings are somewhat tight and close. The restrooms were coded but clean. It's a simple 3.6 out of 5. Will eat here again.

It's funny how we keep end up eating here, when hubby said it's his least favorite of the fast/casual/mexican spots (Chipotle/Baja Fresh/Zaba's . (Is it funny that we always stop at Orange solely for the Lindt? I really didn't want anything heavy and the kids meal is just the right size for me; comes with a drink, two sides, and you can select your own salsa too. I got the chicken bowl (cubed cut chicken over rice and hubby got the quesadilla. Surprised about the fries (seasoned , but that's a nice surprise. A nice selection of drinks at the fountain drink section, as well as two different tea drinks available too. (Oddly, our son wanted Charley's cheese steak sandwich instead of his favorite, kids meal; nine times out of ten, he'd get a chicken bowl. Has inside seating and outside seating (pretty sizeable as well. We have eaten outside a bunch of times, over the years. Always a solid meal here, for me, anyway. Always busy around lunch time.

Man! I was so disappointed. I walked in on a Wednesday as we were waiting for our movie to start. Upon walking in, the place was a bit messy as I am assuming customers just left and the salsa bar looked like it needed some help. I decided to get shrimp tacos, but they were out! Out of the batter and out of the shrimp. They were out of most of the meats besides chicken. I ordered the mexican street corn bowl with chicken, it came out within 20 minutes and it was extremely salty! Not sure if they were rushing as there were other people waiting way before us for their food! I usually enjoy rubios, I think today was just a off day for staff and the establishment. Hopefully when we visit again it'll be a better turn out!