Rubio's Coastal Grill — Restaurant in Encinitas

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...

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...

It’s a nice restaurant however whenever I order online the order is wrong or missing items. The last order I had the forgot my side of beans and gave me a child bean and cheese instead of adult. The bowls we got had hard crunchy rice and the portion sizes were significantly less. Idk if it’s certain employees because the orders are usually worse when the younger teenage men are working, however the quality care is just not there. I like rubios but this location is not consistent - it used to be but it’s no longer a...