WaBa Grill

How can you be closed on Sunday’s! Tried to stop and eat here because who’s gonna pass up waba grill only to find out it’s closed on Sunday’s

Their food is delicious, the place is clean & the staff is friendly. I come here frequently and am never disappointed or dissatisfied :)

They do not listen at all to what you request. Such simple food and they cannot follow directions. Avoid this place!

While the service was very plain and uninviting, the quick visit led me to believe I’d never come again. I can’t believe they charge extra for brown rice! So many places offer brown rice as a substitution for free but this location charges almost a dollar. It’s a shame, won’t be coming back.

Just had the worst experience tonight me and my wife when in for a healthy dinner we ordered a chicken bowl and a steak bowl. We received our food and we begin to eat and it was COLD! The chicken was cold, the steak was cold even the vegetables were cold. I returned our food and asked for our money back but the woman at the register didn’t know how to perform this duty, so as I stood there she had to call someone to help her with this process finally I received my money back. Looks like we need another option around town to enjoy a healthy dinner.

Let me start off saying that I love this location and its staff. I am met with a nice smile, and my food is served to me in a timely matter. I have BUT one BIG COMPLAINT that gives this location only one star for me. I am not the person to make complaints let alone create an account on Unilocal for people to listen to me on the internet because frankly I usually care less BUT today I complain because this is the SECOND time I have found a foreign object in my food. When I walked into the location no one was wearing hair nets or gloves and upon finishing my meal I find a think back stray hair sitting on my rice. Typically I do not complain, it happens, BUT not even a few weeks ago I ordered a salmon plate and found a DEAD FLY MIXED ON MY SALAD COVERED WITH THEIR SALAD DRESSING! I’ve already complained to corporate and I’m hoping something is to be done with their inspection process or AT LEAST PUT HAIR NETS ON.

DO NOT GO HERE! I REPEAT DO NOT DO HERE!
I was absolutely astonished when I went here for dinner one night. I went in around 8:30 PM and there were 3 people working. One girl was cleaning the grill, there was a guy on the register and another girl cleaning in the back. The girl that was cleaning in the back was wearing bike shorts and a tank top, extremely un-​professional. Once I ordered the guy behind the cash register began preparing my meal. He had helped one person in front of me and then he took my order. He never once washed his hands after being at the register. Then the girl cleaning in the back came to the front and began helping prepare food as well. She never took the gloves off that she had been cleaning with. I just stood there in horror watching them both prepare my food. They also continuously touched their face and other parts of their body while preparing food and never washing their hands.
Now the next issue that arouse was the fact that they were filling their sauces right there on the counter were people pick up their food. No big deal, except the fact that everything had its lid off and was touching the counter. While they were working I could have easily dropped something into those open sauces. I have visited many different WaBa locations and I will definitely not ever go back to this location. I only wish the health department was out at 8:30 PM checking places out.
I can’t believe the management, owner and the franchise would allow such filth. Until this place gets a new owner or new management I will not return.

I used to love this place when the owner was actually in the business more to manage the place but now it’s pretty much ran by young kids that don’t have a clue what they are doing. The last two visits I’ve been given the wrong order and had to go back and simply got a «sorry». The Vegis are never cooked all of the way and they kids serving it appear higher than a kite. This place has really fallen off.

I love Waba and their fresh healthy food. Unfortunately a Waba Grill with good customer service is hard to come by. I have been to this location at least 20 times in the past 12 months. The service and quality of the food and how it’s prepared has never been above average and it has been rarely average. My last 3 visits there has always been a note on the front door that they will be opening 30 min late and they even leave you waiting past the revised open time. This time when they let me in and I attempted to order a chicken veggie bowl. They had just put the water to start boiling and I was told it would be at least a 15 min wait for veggies. Please don’t post on your door you open at 10am anymore if you have a track record of opening at 10:30am or later. I was always reluctant to give this location another try and I think this time it solidified it for me.

Friendly staff. Don’t go here in a hurry though. I’ve had quite a wait twice now. Food is pretty good, but I have had better at a couple other locations. All in all, worth going if you want something healthy

Addicted to the brown rice. It makes me happy. Plus one of the only places in inland empire where I can get tofu that isn’t fried and greasy. And some people stated in reviews that the veggies are undercooked, but I’m a complete nutrition nut and I love that the veggies are blanched, still crispy and not over cooked.
I did think the prices were high when I lived in Yucaipa, but now more traveled, to compare against the same type of food in SF or NY… the bowls are cheap. I usually pay around $ 12 – 15 in the cities that is only $ 8 at Waba.

I’ve had Waba Grill before in Indio, Ontario and this one in Yucaipa 3 times. I have to say there is a huge disconnect from the others I have visited.
The employees here seem very annoyed with even taking an order. The food at this location doesn’t taste as good as the other Waba’s.
I wouldn’t come back to this location based solely on the employees.

Ordered and then went outside to sit. The guy working locked the doors at 8:25pm and said they were closing. Not suppose to close until 9pm he was rude to the people that were in there and when my food was finally it was way less than usual. Usually the people are nice and the food is great. oh and I didn’t even get what I ordered:/

Foods great.
Veggies are undercooked sometimes though
I Always ask for more veggies than rice, that never happens but really my only problem is
ATTITUDE ATTITUDE ATTITUDE.
MOST UNFRIENDLY CASHIERS. ignore you there will be three people there all working in the back and you will be ignored. Always the same chick at the register who is rude too. I ordered to go thinking it would cut the wait time but still had to wait to be acknowledged. Then was rung up by the same rude girl who always rings me up. Almost makes me not want to come back. Just buy the teriyaki sauce and make the rest yourself.

The food is okay but I have 3 issues:
1. They chop the meat way too much. Not too big of an issue but mildly annoying.
2: This location always smells funky.
3: The kids they got working are almost always entirely unprofessional and rude. I’ve met the owner before. She works really hard to promote her company. Dude, for all that work you do your employees are really screwing up. Like I can’t even go there anymore because I can’t handle the, «oh great, another customer» attitude. Sadly there is no way to fix this without shaking things up pretty drastically. Like you gotta fire multiple people and keep firing until the atmosphere changes. You got to send in secret shoppers and have them pretend like they’re clueless looking at the menu too. Lord knows how many people won’t eat there because of the attitude they got the first time they ate there.

What I love about Waba… This location in particular is nice. It’s always a nice meal when eating outside at the benches. However the food is what sets this franchise apart from others. It’s nutritional and it’s simple. The workers at this location are pleasant enough. I would recommend Waba if you are trying to stop eating the usual fast food.

The workers are always so rude. I come back for the food, but I am definitely backing off after today. Three people working and they all act like I’m not waiting in line to order. The girl proceeds to oil a pan while I wait in line. She runs to the back and who knows what the other two employees are doing. No apology. Just so done with this place.

Great spot to eat a healthy meal with fresh ingredients! Me and my wife come here often, and really enjoy the food and the service. Everyone is really nice at the counter, and they get food out quick too!
I’ve had most of the items on the menu, and everything is very good!

I spent two years in Seattle, WA and I came to love Northwest Teriyaki so very much. I have yet to find anything that compares south of the Puget Sound.
Well, my search has ended. Waba Grill was actually pretty close. I really really enjoyed this teriyaki. The chicken is marinaded and charred to perfection. They put tons of sauce on it. The sticky rice is perfectly sticky in every way! It’s a really great place to eat.
My only complaint is the price: it’s pretty expensive for chicken and rice. In Seattle you only pay about $ 5.99 for a plate. Here it was more like $ 8-​$ 9. That’s a little too much!

Had better places, but for being in Yucaipa this place is ok. They need additional ingredient choices to go in the bowls than just green onions. They’re in a good place though… right by a gym!