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Rubio's Coastal Grill
Logo: Rubio's Coastal Grill, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Mexican-American fast casual restaurant chain
Rubio's Coastal Grill, formerly known as Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill and Rubio's Baja Grill, is an American fast casual "Fresh Mex" or "New Mex" restaurant chain specializing in Mexican food, with an emphasis on fish tacos. As of January 2025, Rubio's operates, licenses, or franchises 82 restaurants, with 17 restaurants in Arizona, 60 in Southern California, and 5 in Nevada.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryrestaurant1
- HeadquartersCarlsbad1
- Founded inSan Diego1
- Websiterubios.com
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Rubio's Coastal Grill, formerly known as Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill and Rubio's Baja Grill, is an American fast casual "Fresh Mex" or "New Mex" restaurant chain specializing in Mexican food, with an emphasis on fish tacos. As of January 2025, Rubio's operates, licenses, or franchises 82 restaurants, with 17 restaurants in Arizona, 60 in Southern California, and 5 in Nevada.2
Timeline
- 1983Founded Founded in San Diego1
Links
- Websiterubios.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/RubiosTweets1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/rubioscoastalgrill1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/rubioscoastalgrill1
- WikipediaRubio's Coastal Grill
- WikidataQ7376154
Sources
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- 2WikipediaRubio's Coastal Grill on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsRubio's Coastal Grill logo by Rubio's Coastal Grill, Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsRubio's Coastal Grill photo by Matt Howry, CC BY 2.0