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Show CALENDAR ‘Fresca’ Isn’t DAILY SPECIAL by Donna L. Barstow A Soft Drink At Rubio’s Friday. July 2. 19% Fs Once Again,‘Troilus and Cressida’ Defeats Thespians Who ChallengeIt BY NANCY MELICH BY ANNE WILSON SPECIA TO THE TRIBUNE tacos. let aloneeaten one But that was before fresh-Mex frenzy flooded the Wasatch Front with d (not fried) tortill fresh salsas and chipotle-pepper sauces Rubio's Baja Grill is Salt Lake City’s newest player in the fast vod fresea fad. This Californ: based chain plans to open 11 eat. eries in Utah and Salt Lake ‘ounties ah the comingyear, And iecess of Rubio's irst outlet, in the Sugar House Commons development, Utahns are suckers for Baja bait While Rubio's only recently entered the Utah market, thefirst Baja Grill opened in Mission Bay in 1983. The company’s promo tional materials credit Ralph Ru io With theidea of opening a res aurant that served the sametacos he scarfed during spring surting preaks in San Felipe, on the Baja Peninsula Wheelchair accessible: Yes Credit cards: Mos’ Rubio's claimsto bethestate: side homeof the fish taco. Who Kids’ menu Ye eS knows? But since °83, the chain Patio: Yes has grown to 60-plus restaurants most in California, and has gone public, The surfer-cum businessman must bedoing something right. In keeping with Rubio’s man: tra “stay true to Baja” the and P aris have been abiting for seven years. Some Tro ns, especially Hect to question whetherba this beauty is worth theloss of estaurants are ultra-casual. The floor is cement tile. The tables n with beans could be wood or they might be some syntheticstuff that even kids Rubio's claims the beans an't destroy. There are no serv Foodis orderedat the counter and picked up a en it is ready. there by diners There is no illu sion of ambience here, despite the tropical fish tank with the thatched roof. Rubio's is theplace to go for quick. reasonably priced food that is a cut above what you rice are authentic Baja, mean the beansare boiled. mashedan thinned to a souplike consisten: cy, While therice is bland. You for the beans. too will fi s accustomed to thick refritos that havebeen rd in most Me you don't have to worry about simple. tasty and filling. The orig: version features beer rin r a e included. Se: ioors get.a 15 ercent discount Rubio’s markets itself as a » where your order Bel is made and smothered fresh. The chips an are made onsite daily, wh to s areflown in fromaC, od fornia supplier. If youplace 4 with red sauce. 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Peeve TST TEEPE EAE inal battered and fried whitefishfillets in soft corn tortilla with mild salsa, a white sauce and shredded abb ge ($1.79). The tortillas are 1ot fried, but merely softened on a Rubio's menu: norar rellenos, those cheese-stuffed anaheim peppers that are bat lives. Send her back to Greece her forlorn husband and let k stop. Nota popular id men who putt out their loyalty to understand common as whe will nee which get in those othertaco joints. Plus, makingnice with a Chihuahua Fish tacos are what got Rubio his start, for goodreason. They are ange from a ch taco with nonfat white 2.49) to a bean and rice sau burrito with the lean sauce |