Hospitality

• He and his college buddies headed to the Baja village of San Felipe every spring where he got hooked on the local fish tacos and perfected a recipe of his own.
• He opened his first restaurant—a walk-up stand in Mission Bay—in 1983, with his father.
• Since then, Rubio's Restaurants has sold more than 50 million fish tacos from 180 locations.
• An industry trendsetter in eco-friendly practices, Rubio's introduced the recyclable "Bottle Box" salad bowl made in California from 100 percent recycled plastic bottles.

Connect with other San Diego State University alumni »

Notable CSU Graduates in Hospitality

Bridget Bilinski	Shawn DeWitt	Michele Gendreau	Linda A. Lang
Mary Micucci	Ralph Rubio	Julia Stewart	Joseph K. Wong