Restaurant Quotes

When Ralph Rubio started 23 years ago with one small restaurant in the Mission Bay area of San Diego, people would travel from all corners of the county to savor one of our Original Fish Tacos. Rubio's fish tacos quickly became a phenomenon and started a huge new trend in all segments of Mexican restaurants. We now have 18 locations in Phoenix alone where our guests can experience what we believe is the best-tasting, best-priced Baja-inspired cuisine available. We're pleased to make a visit to Rubio's more convenient for the people of Phoenix. - Larry Rusinko

When it ceases to be fun, I'll stop and just stay in my restaurants. - Emeril Lagasse

When I'm hiring a cook for one of my restaurants, and I want to see what they can do, I usually ask them to make me an omelette. - Bobby Flay

When I went to school, I didn't think I would have a restaurant so quickly, but I always wanted to get back downtown. Paine's is kind of a place for everyone. - Rob Stevens

When I was young in L.A. and I couldn't get into clubs or restaurants, I would call imitating celebrities and get a table, and it would work often. I was either Stallone or Mickey Rourke: 'This is Sly. I may be late, but my buddy Hank will be there early.' - Hank Azaria

When I was living in Charlotte, I usually had to wait until late in the night to go to dinner because it would be such a scene at the restaurant with people wanting autographs and stuff... Here, I can go out whenever I want. People have really respected my privacy. I love it. - Tony Stewart

When I was growing up I always wanted to be a waitress. My sister opened a restaurant in Mississippi, and I went down there and was a waitress for a few days. Let me tell you, I got it out of my system. - Lacey Chabert

When I was a small boy, my father told me never to recommend a church or a woman to anyone. And I have found it wise never to recommend a restaurant either. Something always goes wrong with the cheese souffle. - Edmund G Love

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with this idea of opening a restaurant back in Indiana on a little pond. The guests would order their dinner and then take a little boat out with a colored flag on the front of it. When the matching color of the flag on their boat went up on a flag pole, their dinner was ready! - Greg Kinnear