Moe’s Southwest Grill

I actually don’t mind Moe’s that much, I have always had decent food there, at least what you would expect from the place. The service sucks but that is to be expected also, so it doesn’t bother me that much. I like the food better than Chipotle and Freebirds but not nearly as much as Salsaritas or Baja Fresh.
The food is your average quick «mexican» style fare, nothing amazing and nothing tragic, just plain average. The quality of sensitive items like rice and the meats is going to depend largely on when you go there and how long it has been sitting on the steam table. It is really hit or miss, so take the gamble if you are on the drag and want «mexican» and want any flavor (Chipotle doesn’t offer food with any flavor).
Overall, service sucks, food is average and the only reason they got three stars vice two is because they have a ton of TV’s on and you can relax and watch some news while eating.

Wow, everyone hates Moe’s. I’m surprised. I like it, even though these people are right about how they aren’t staffed very well. They have the kind of managers where they’re too good to help you. So instead of helping you, they tell you to wait for the guy mopping the floor to order. That’s kind of annoying.
There is tons of seating, and lots of times they’re playing a good movie on their DVD player. I have never been at peak drinking times, like around a happy hour, so maybe that’s why I liked it more. I get the Art Vandalay, which is vegetarian. The guacamole here is better than Chipotle’s, by my estimation. Also, I like how the people who roll up the burrito do it so that you get more than one ingredient in every bite. Sometimes Chipotle drops the ball on that one and you eat your burrito by section: the sour cream section, the rice section, etc. Moe’s burritos are small enough to be eaten in one sitting without making you feel disgusting afterwards, which is also nice. I skip the chips because the burrito is enough. Orange soda on the fountain!

This is one of those times that I wish Unilocal allowed you to give ZERO stars.
Simply the worst thing to ever happen to The Drag. It had so much potential — a burrito joint that has tofu as one of its regular options? I thought I’d love it! WRONG.
This was the worst burrito I’ve ever had. Calling it inedible would be… nice. The tofu was low-​quality, over-​marinated, soggy, slimy, and OLD. I asked for «extra cilantro» and the stupid woman slapped a whole handful on. WTF? I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’d probably eat a cilantro salad if somebody made it for me, but this was ridiculous.
Please don’t go here. It’s just bad, bad, bad. An eyesore and a complete embarrasment to have on a place like The Drag.
Dear Moes: Hurry up and go out of business, kthxbye.

My experience here has been very poor. I went when this place first opened up so I could try it out because I love tex-​mex and I love chiptole and I was hoping Moe’s could give them some competition.
So… I got a steak burrito that’s about the same price chipotle charges. The steak was sooooooooo freakin’ greasy and flavorless. It tastes like when they tried to marinade the meat, they forgot to add meat and only added oil. what?
jeez. boo.

Nothing interesting here. I think they just wanted a piece of the campus action.
I was really confused about what I paid for when I sat down — they took my money and I’m not sure they gave me more than $ 1 worth of food. Tricksters.
In the end, I was full, but you can just as easily fill up on rocks and rat feces (and it’ll definitely be a more interesting experience).

Used to come here on thursdays in the fall of 2006, they had cheap pitcher specials, and the food was decent enough. Tried it initially because I had a coupon. Turns out the only reason to go there now is if you do have a good coupon b/​c otherwise it’s just not worth it. The food is so-​so to good, but you pay for more than what you’re actually getting. I really liked one of the sauces though… maybe a mix of avocado and tomatillo…
Would have been 3 stars if they kept the pitcher specials…

I will say that I did hear the employees shout out/​mumble something when people walked in (though the shouting was more sporadic than actually tied to entering customers as far as I could tell) — but none of that made any sense til I read Henry W’s review. So maybe they weren’t crazy/​stoned…
Anyway…my Moe’s experience was okay. Perhaps better than anticipated. It was slow though. There were 2 or 3 people behind the counter, but maybe they were in training? I got a veggie taco and a chicken taco — I’m sort of picky about my meat and I was worried I wasn’t going to like their chicken but it was actually pretty good.
I went to Moe’s not really knowing what to expect except for the claim that it’s a «Southwest Grill» — but yeah, what does that really mean? They have giant looking burritos, nachos, quesadillas and tacos. And I think all of them come with a side of chips. Which is sort of a nice touch. Especially because I didn’t think the chips were too bad… for free fast food chips.
This place sort of wants to be a cross between Taco Cabana and maybe Freebirds. More offerings a la Taco Cabana and a salsa bar a la TC, but you sort of walk your taco/​burrito thru like Freebirds to get what you want on it.
The salsa bar was actually really good, but there were only two salsas — red and green. Both tasty. The red was very garlicky. The green was much like the green at TC — sort of that tangy vinegary spicy green sauce. Yum!
As I said, I had the tacos and they weren’t bad but they were pretty expensive. Two tacos (w/​their «free» chips) and a regular drink was over $ 9! I was torn between giving this place two stars or three stars. But between the service (mediocre) and the cost (sheesh!) and the fact that there are a lot of other places in the campus area I’d rather eat before here again, I had to drop it down to two. Sorry Moe… better luck next time.

Their website says that you’ll be greeted by someone shouting «Welcome to Moes!!!». maybe if someone was actually working at the counter? Or maybe if even one employee was visible? I seriously stood there for about 3 – 4 mins before I even saw one employee. She comes in from the backdoor with no apologies and says in a monotone robotic voice «What do you want». every question was offered with a hint of acid b/​c I obviously interrupted whatever she was doing in the back. Sorry if I interrupted your self pleasuring session or whatever you were doing back there but I had been waiting for 3 – 4 mins already.
ANYWAYS. onto the food. The rice in the burrito tasted like it was made in 1984, frozen, thawed in 1998, and left to dry and age til now. Totally horrible. Felt like I was eating rice krispies. The fillings are extremely meager too. at least ¹⁄₃ less than Chipotle. No bell peppers or onions. No corn. Isn’t this a SOUTHWEST GRILL? WTF.
The only saving grace about this place was the big flatscreen tv’s showing the game. and that you get $ 2 off coupons in the student discount book b/​c there’s no way in zeus’ ass I’d pay full price for this abortion of a burrito.