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[[File:Interior Ruby's Diner Huntinton Beach.jpg|thumb|left|Interior Ruby's Diner Huntington Beach at sunset]]
[[File:Interior Ruby's Diner Huntinton Beach.jpg|thumb|left|Interior Ruby's Diner Huntington Beach at sunset]]
[[File:Ruby's dinner.JPG|thumb|Ruby's dinner, Newport.]]
[[File:Ruby's dinner.JPG|thumb|Ruby's dinner, Newport.]]
Rubys diner sucks. There is no need to go. The food is uncooked and it looks weird. The only reason I would go is because ruby is the best name in the world and anyone named ruby should feel privileged. The diner looks very dirty and like i said the only reason to go is because its called ruby and is completely red.
The first Ruby's Diner opened on December 7, 1982, in a converted bait shop at the end of the [[Balboa Pier]] in [[Newport Beach]], California. On that day founders Doug Cavanaugh and Ralph Kosmides worked the grill and the cashier station and earned $63.<ref name="ocmetrostaff2002">{{Cite news|author=<!--BY OCM STAFF-->|url=http://www.ocmetro.com/t-CoverStory_TheHottest25People_103102.aspx|url-status=dead|date=31 October 2002|department=Cover Story|title=The Hottest 25 People of Orange County: Doug Cavanaugh|archive-date=20 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720165849/http://www.ocmetro.com/t-CoverStory_TheHottest25People_103102.aspx|publisher=OC Metro|access-date=2020-02-20|quote=The then-26-year-old, new-to-the-restaurant-business guy[Doug Cavanaugh], along with his [[Foothill_High_School_(Orange_County,_California)|Foothill-Tustin High School]] buddy, co-founder and CFO Ralph Kosmides, saw potential. They thought Ruby's - named after Cavanaugh's mother - would be an interesting "hobby." The 35-seat diner, opened in December 1982, rang up $700,000 in sales ($63 on day one), on a first-year projection of $150,000. }}</ref>

[[File:Rubys1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The original Ruby's Diner on the [[Balboa Pier]]]]
[[File:Rubys1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|The original Ruby's Diner on the [[Balboa Pier]]]]
Ruby's Diner has locations on the historic Southern California piers of [[Balboa Pier]] & [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]].<ref>Lindsay William-Ross, [http://laist.com/2009/07/05/rubys_shake_shack_opens_on_the_hist.php "Ruby's Shake Shack Opens on the Historic Malibu Pier"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831104700/http://laist.com/2009/07/05/rubys_shake_shack_opens_on_the_hist.php |date=2009-08-31 }}, ''LAIST Food'', July 5, 2009</ref> A former Ruby's Diner at the end of the [[Seal Beach, California|Seal Beach]] pier, which was closed in 2013, was destroyed by a fire on May 20, 2016.<ref name="rocha2016">{{cite news|title=Fire destroys old Ruby's Diner and damages Seal Beach Pier|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-fire-seal-beach-pier-20160520-snap-story.html|first1=Veronica|last1=Rocha|first2=Joe|last2= Mozingo|access-date=2016-05-21|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 20, 2016|quote=Flames erupted Friday morning at Seal Beach Pier, destroying the old Ruby’s Diner and sending a column of smoke over the area. The fire began just after 7:30 a.m. at the end of the pier in the 900 block of Ocean Avenue in Seal Beach. Flames were spotted under the pier, with fire extending to the abandoned restaurant, said Capt. Larry Kurtz of the Orange County Fire Authority. |url-status=live|archive-date=21 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521142014/https://ktla.com/2016/05/20/crews-respond-to-fire-burning-on-seal-beach-pier/}}</ref><ref name="kurzweil2016">{{cite news|title=Fire Tears Through Old Ruby’s Diner Building on Seal Beach Pier|url=http://ktla.com/2016/05/20/crews-respond-to-fire-burning-on-seal-beach-pier/|access-date=May 21, 2016|first1=Anthony |last1=Kurzweil |first2=Melissa |last2=Pamer |first3=Lynette |last3=Romero |first4=Chip |last4=Yost |website=[[KTLA 5]]|date=May 20, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521142014/https://ktla.com/2016/05/20/crews-respond-to-fire-burning-on-seal-beach-pier/|archive-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> In late February 2021, another at the [[Huntington Beach Pier]] had shut down.
Ruby's Diner has locations on the historic Southern California piers of [[Balboa Pier]] & [[Oceanside, California|Oceanside]].<ref>Lindsay William-Ross, [http://laist.com/2009/07/05/rubys_shake_shack_opens_on_the_hist.php "Ruby's Shake Shack Opens on the Historic Malibu Pier"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831104700/http://laist.com/2009/07/05/rubys_shake_shack_opens_on_the_hist.php |date=2009-08-31 }}, ''LAIST Food'', July 5, 2009</ref> A former Ruby's Diner at the end of the [[Seal Beach, California|Seal Beach]] pier, which was closed in 2013, was destroyed by a fire on May 20, 2016.<ref name="rocha2016">{{cite news|title=Fire destroys old Ruby's Diner and damages Seal Beach Pier|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-fire-seal-beach-pier-20160520-snap-story.html|first1=Veronica|last1=Rocha|first2=Joe|last2= Mozingo|access-date=2016-05-21|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 20, 2016|quote=Flames erupted Friday morning at Seal Beach Pier, destroying the old Ruby’s Diner and sending a column of smoke over the area. The fire began just after 7:30 a.m. at the end of the pier in the 900 block of Ocean Avenue in Seal Beach. Flames were spotted under the pier, with fire extending to the abandoned restaurant, said Capt. Larry Kurtz of the Orange County Fire Authority. |url-status=live|archive-date=21 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521142014/https://ktla.com/2016/05/20/crews-respond-to-fire-burning-on-seal-beach-pier/}}</ref><ref name="kurzweil2016">{{cite news|title=Fire Tears Through Old Ruby’s Diner Building on Seal Beach Pier|url=http://ktla.com/2016/05/20/crews-respond-to-fire-burning-on-seal-beach-pier/|access-date=May 21, 2016|first1=Anthony |last1=Kurzweil |first2=Melissa |last2=Pamer |first3=Lynette |last3=Romero |first4=Chip |last4=Yost |website=[[KTLA 5]]|date=May 20, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521142014/https://ktla.com/2016/05/20/crews-respond-to-fire-burning-on-seal-beach-pier/|archive-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> In late February 2021, another at the [[Huntington Beach Pier]] had shut down.
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[[File:Huntington Pier Terminus.jpg|thumb|right|The now-closed Ruby's Diner at the end of the [[Huntington Beach Pier]]]]
[[File:Huntington Pier Terminus.jpg|thumb|right|The now-closed Ruby's Diner at the end of the [[Huntington Beach Pier]]]]


In 2013, Ruby's Diner introduced '''Ruby's Dinette''', a 1960s themed [[fast casual]] concept, and began opening restaurants under this name and style starting in the [[Westfield Plaza Bonita]] shopping mall in [[National City, California]].<ref name="brents2013">{{cite news|last1=Brents|first1=Phillip|title=Midcentury modern concept rolls out with first Ruby’s dinette at Westfield Plaza Bonita|url=http://www.thestarnews.com/dining/midcentury-modern-concept-rolls-out-with-first-ruby-s-dinette-at-westfield-plaza-bonita/|access-date=May 20, 2016|work=[[The Star News]]|date=September 27, 2013}}<br></ref><ref name="harvey2013">{{cite news|last1=Harvey|first1=Katherine P.|title=Ruby's Diner launches 1960s-themed dinettes|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2013/sep/23/rubys-dinette-opened-plaza-bonita/|access-date=May 20, 2016|work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=September 23, 2013|quote=The Ruby Restaurant Group, an Irvine-based company that operates iconic 1940s-themed diners in six states, rolled out a new dinette concept at Westfield Plaza Bonita this month. The new quick-serve eatery, which has a 1960s theme, features a new menu of <b>higher-end fast food</b>, such as kale Caesar salad and peppadew and portabello melts, alongside burgers with Applewood bacon and Swiss cheese on artisan buns.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616172849/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2013/sep/23/rubys-dinette-opened-plaza-bonita/|archive-date=16 June 2016}}</ref>
In 2013, Ruby's Diner introduced '''Ruby's Dinette''',THAT IS FALSE INFORMATION a 1960s themed [[fast casual]] concept, and began opening restaurants under this name and style starting in the [[Westfield Plaza Bonita]] shopping mall in [[National City, California]].<ref name="brents2013">{{cite news|last1=Brents|first1=Phillip|title=Midcentury modern concept rolls out with first Ruby’s dinette at Westfield Plaza Bonita|url=http://www.thestarnews.com/dining/midcentury-modern-concept-rolls-out-with-first-ruby-s-dinette-at-westfield-plaza-bonita/|access-date=May 20, 2016|work=[[The Star News]]|date=September 27, 2013}}<br></ref><ref name="harvey2013">{{cite news|last1=Harvey|first1=Katherine P.|title=Ruby's Diner launches 1960s-themed dinettes|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2013/sep/23/rubys-dinette-opened-plaza-bonita/|access-date=May 20, 2016|work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]|date=September 23, 2013|quote=The Ruby Restaurant Group, an Irvine-based company that operates iconic 1940s-themed diners in six states, rolled out a new dinette concept at Westfield Plaza Bonita this month. The new quick-serve eatery, which has a 1960s theme, features a new menu of <b>higher-end fast food</b>, such as kale Caesar salad and peppadew and portabello melts, alongside burgers with Applewood bacon and Swiss cheese on artisan buns.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616172849/http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2013/sep/23/rubys-dinette-opened-plaza-bonita/|archive-date=16 June 2016}}</ref>

On 20 January 2020, Ruby's Diner closed at Suburban Square after nearly 25 years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Goodbye, Ruby’s Diner at Suburban Square in Ardmore|url=https://www.inquirer.com/food/rubys-diner-closed-ardmore-suburban-square-burger-fries-shake-20200121.html|last=Klein|first=Michael|date=21 January 2020|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|access-date=1 June 2020}}</ref> And on 8 September, [[Redondo Beach, CA|Redondo Beach]] also shut down.

Since 13 March 2020, all restaurants had to abandon in-room dining to combat the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. There's still [[take-away]] & pick-up service available.


==Origin of the Ruby girl==
==Origin of the Ruby girl==

Revision as of 22:23, 24 March 2021

Ruby’s Diner
Company typePrivate
IndustryRestaurant
GenreDiner-Style Restaurants
Theme
  • Swing Era
FoundedDecember 7, 1982; 41 years ago (1982-12-07)
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
FoundersDoug Cavanaugh
Ralph Kosmides
HeadquartersIrvine, California, U.S.
Number of locations
19
Area served
Arizona, California, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New Jersey, and Texas
Key people
Doug Cavanaugh, CEO
Ralph Kosmides, Chief administrative and development officer
ProductsDiner Cuisine
(breakfast foods • seafood • chicken dishes • All-American Sandwiches • burgers • Kids Menu • Milkshakes • Ice Cream Dishes) [1]
ParentRuby Restaurant Group
Websitewww.rubys.com

Ruby's Diner is a restaurant chain aesthetically designed after American diners of the Swing Era. Ruby's Diner serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, with a menu that includes classic American diner fare of hamburgers, French fries, chili and milkshakes along with soups, salads and sandwiches. To date, Ruby's Diner operates a total of 19 locations, including 14 in Southern California, one each in Arizona, Pennsylvania & New Jersey, and two in airports in Houston, TX and Las Vegas, NV.[2][3]

While the basic decor remains the same for every Ruby's Diner, creative touches are added to many by developing modified themes to fit the local area. For example, the Ruby's AeroDiner in Laguna Hills (located near the former El Toro Marine Air Base) has a collection of miniature World War II aircraft that "fly" through the restaurant on a track.

The locations that are opening in 2020 are Fort Lauderdale, Pittsburgh, Dallas, and Seattle.

History

Interior Ruby's Diner Huntington Beach at sunset
Ruby's dinner, Newport.

Rubys diner sucks. There is no need to go. The food is uncooked and it looks weird. The only reason I would go is because ruby is the best name in the world and anyone named ruby should feel privileged. The diner looks very dirty and like i said the only reason to go is because its called ruby and is completely red.

The original Ruby's Diner on the Balboa Pier

Ruby's Diner has locations on the historic Southern California piers of Balboa Pier & Oceanside.[4] A former Ruby's Diner at the end of the Seal Beach pier, which was closed in 2013, was destroyed by a fire on May 20, 2016.[5][6] In late February 2021, another at the Huntington Beach Pier had shut down.

The now-closed Ruby's Diner at the end of the Huntington Beach Pier

In 2013, Ruby's Diner introduced Ruby's Dinette,THAT IS FALSE INFORMATION a 1960s themed fast casual concept, and began opening restaurants under this name and style starting in the Westfield Plaza Bonita shopping mall in National City, California.[7][8]

Origin of the Ruby girl

Ruby[3] was the mother of founder Doug Cavanaugh. The Ruby girl cheesecake character was derived from a photograph taken of her while cheerleading for Fremont High School in Los Angeles.[9] In recognition of Ruby, every Ruby's Diner location has a copy of Ruby's high school graduation picture near the cash register.

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.rubys.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Rubys-Summer2020.pdf
  2. ^ "Ruby's Locations". Ruby's Diner. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Ruby Cavanaugh, namesake of Ruby's Diner, dies at 93" Orange County Register, December 29, 2015
  4. ^ Lindsay William-Ross, "Ruby's Shake Shack Opens on the Historic Malibu Pier" Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine, LAIST Food, July 5, 2009
  5. ^ Rocha, Veronica; Mozingo, Joe (May 20, 2016). "Fire destroys old Ruby's Diner and damages Seal Beach Pier". The Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-21. Flames erupted Friday morning at Seal Beach Pier, destroying the old Ruby's Diner and sending a column of smoke over the area. The fire began just after 7:30 a.m. at the end of the pier in the 900 block of Ocean Avenue in Seal Beach. Flames were spotted under the pier, with fire extending to the abandoned restaurant, said Capt. Larry Kurtz of the Orange County Fire Authority.
  6. ^ Kurzweil, Anthony; Pamer, Melissa; Romero, Lynette; Yost, Chip (May 20, 2016). "Fire Tears Through Old Ruby's Diner Building on Seal Beach Pier". KTLA 5. Archived from the original on 21 May 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  7. ^ Brents, Phillip (September 27, 2013). "Midcentury modern concept rolls out with first Ruby's dinette at Westfield Plaza Bonita". The Star News. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  8. ^ Harvey, Katherine P. (September 23, 2013). "Ruby's Diner launches 1960s-themed dinettes". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016. The Ruby Restaurant Group, an Irvine-based company that operates iconic 1940s-themed diners in six states, rolled out a new dinette concept at Westfield Plaza Bonita this month. The new quick-serve eatery, which has a 1960s theme, features a new menu of higher-end fast food, such as kale Caesar salad and peppadew and portabello melts, alongside burgers with Applewood bacon and Swiss cheese on artisan buns.
  9. ^ Broughton, Suzanne (7 April 2010). "Ruby's Diner opens carhop in Anaheim". OC Family: Alive in Wonderland. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. That's right, Ruby is a real person. She is the mom of Doug Cavanaugh, Ruby's founder and CEO. So Ruby is an OC mom, just like us. No wonder we love her so much! Broughton, Suzanne. Ruby's Diner Carhop Anaheim on YouTube

External links

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