The fast-casual Mexican seafood chain Rubio’s Coastal Grill, which filed for bankruptcy in recent years and previously shuttered all but two locations in the Bay Area, announced that it's closing 48 locations throughout California,

The Mexican restaurant chain Rubio's Coastal Grill has announced the closure of 48 restaurants across California following a minimum wage hike in the state.

The 48 locations closing their doors represent about a third of the Rubio's found in California, Nevada and Arizona.

Carlsbad-based Rubio's said it would keep operating 86 remaining restaurants in California, Arizona and Nevada. Employees say they were given no notice.

A fast-casual staple in San Diego County since its founding in San Diego 40 years ago, Rubio's Coastal Grill has abruptly shuttered 48 of its California restaurants — 13 of them in San Diego County. The decision,

Rubio’s Coastal Grill employees took to social media over the weekend, lamenting dozens of California restaurant closures that took them by surprise. “Former employee after today,” wrote Thesil58, a SoCal employee,

Mexican food chain Rubio’s Coastal Grill is closing 48 locations throughout California, a spokesperson told The National Desk (TND) Tuesday. California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2023 signed a law raising the state minimum wage of fast food workers to $20 per hour.