that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . december 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message ruby s diner type private industry restaurant founded december 7 1982 ; 33 years ago 1982 12 07 newport beach california u.s. founder doug cavanaugh ceo ralph kosmides chief administrative and development officer headquarters irvine california u.s. area served california pennsylvania hawaii nevada new jersey and texas parent ruby restaurant group website www.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 shakes along with soups salads and sandwiches . as of may 2016 ruby s diner operates 35 locations in southern california new jersey and pennsylvania and in airports in houston and las vegas . 1 2 while basic decor remains the same for every ruby s diner creative touches are added to many ruby s diners 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 features a collection of miniature world war ii aircraft that fly through the restaurant on a track . contents 1 history 2 origin of the ruby girl 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit ruby s dinner newport . ruby s diner first 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 cashier station and pulled in 63 . 3 the original ruby s diner on the balboa pier ruby s diner has locations on the historic southern california piers of balboa pier huntington beach pier and 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 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 . 7 8 origin of the ruby girl edit ruby 2 was the mother of founder doug cavanaugh and the ruby girl cheesecake character was derived from a photograph taken of ruby while cheerleading for fremont high school in los angeles . 9 in recognition of ruby every ruby s diner location has a picture of ruby s high school graduation picture near the cash register . see also edit list of hamburger restaurants food portal companies portal references edit ruby s locations . ruby s diner . retrieved 2016 05 21 . a b ruby cavanaugh namesake of ruby s diner dies at 93 orange county register december 29 2015 the hottest 25 people of orange county oc metro october 2002 ruby s shake shack opens on the historic malibu pier by lindsay william ross in laist food july 5 2009 fire destroys old ruby s diner and damages seal beach pier . the los angeles times . 2016 05 20 . retrieved 2016 05 21 . fire tears through old ruby s diner building on seal beach pier . ktla 5 . 2016 05 20 . retrieved 2016 05 21 . brents phillip 2013 09 27 . midcentury modern concept rolls out with first ruby s dinette at westfield plaza bonita . the star news . retrieved 2016 05 20 . harvey katherine p. 2013 09 23 . ruby s diner launches 1960s themed dinettes . the san diego union tribune . retrieved 2016 05 20 . ruby s diner opens carhop in anaheim blog post and video interviews by suzanne broughton in oc family april 7 2010 external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to ruby s diner . official website ruby s diner on facebook ruby s diner on twitter retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ruby % 27s diner & oldid 734296848 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