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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1 )*

Rubio’s Restaurant, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

78116B102

(CUSIP Number)

Garrett A. DeVries
Haynes and Boone, LLP
901 Main Street, Suite 3100
Dallas, Texas 75202
(214) 651-5614

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications)

August 24, 2006

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No.		78116B102		Page		2		of		7


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Alex Meruelo Living Trust

	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) þ
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY:



4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	OO – Trust Funds

5	CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e): o

	N/A

6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

	California

		7	SOLE VOTING POWER:

NUMBER OF			601,600 (1)

SHARES		8	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON			601,600 (1)

WITH		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

			0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

	601,600

12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): o

	N/A

13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):

	6.3% (2)

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	OO – Trust


(1)		Power is exercised through its sole trustee, Alex Meruelo.

(2)		Based upon 9,559,807 shares outstanding as of August 2, 2006 as reported in the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 25, 2006.


CUSIP No.		78116B102		Page		3		of		7


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Alex Meruelo

	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) þ
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY:



4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	PF

5	CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e): o

	N/A

6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

	United States

		7	SOLE VOTING POWER:

NUMBER OF			601,600 (1)

SHARES		8	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON			601,600 (1)

WITH		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

			0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

	601,600

12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): o

	N/A

13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):

	6.3% (2)

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	IN


(1)		Alex Meruelo is the beneficial owner of the reported shares by virtue of his position of Trustee of the Alex Meruelo Living Trust.

(2)		Based upon 9,559,807 shares outstanding as of August 2, 2006 as reported in the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 25, 2006.


CUSIP No.		78116B102		Page		4		of		7


1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS: Luis Armona

	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):


2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):
	(a) þ
	(b) o

3	SEC USE ONLY:



4	SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	PF

5	CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e): o

	N/A

6	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

	United States

		7	SOLE VOTING POWER:

NUMBER OF			200,000

SHARES		8	SHARED VOTING POWER:
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY			0

EACH		9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
REPORTING
PERSON			200,000

WITH		10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

			0

11	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:

	200,000

12	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS): o

	N/A

13	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):

	2.1% (1)

14	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS):

	IN


(1)		Based upon 9,559,807 shares outstanding as of August 2, 2006 as reported in the Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 25, 2006.

This Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on August 14, 2006, (as amended, the “Schedule 13D”) relating to the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”), of Rubio’s Restaurants, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined herein have the meanings attributed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all Items of the Schedule 13D remain unchanged.

ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

Item 3 is hereby supplemented as follows:

On August 16, 2006, the Alex Meruelo Living Trust purchased 9,100 shares of Common Stock for a total purchase price of approximately $69,565. On August 17, 2006, the Alex Meruelo Living Trust purchased 25,000 shares of Common Stock for a total purchase price of approximately $200,005. On August 18, 2006, the Alex Meruelo Living Trust purchased 6,100 shares of Common Stock for a total purchase price of approximately $49,110. On August 21, 2006, the Alex Meruelo Living Trust purchased 500 shares of Common Stock for a total purchase price of approximately $3,965. On August 22, 2006, the Alex Meruelo Living Trust purchased 5,000 shares of Common Stock for a total purchase price of approximately $40,255. On August 24, 2006, the Alex Meruelo Living Trust purchased 163,900 shares of Common Stock for a total purchase price of approximately $1,319,187. On August 25, 2006, the Alex Meruelo Living Trust purchased 12,100 shares of Common Stock for a total purchase price of approximately $97,410. The Alex Meruelo Living Trust purchased such shares with trust funds from the Alex Meruelo Living Trust.

ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(a) As of August 25, 2006, the Alex Meruelo Living Trust was the beneficial owner of 601,600 shares of Common Stock (which represents approximately 6.3% of the outstanding Common Stock based on information reported in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 25, 2006). Pursuant to Rule 13d-3, Mr. Meruelo is deemed the beneficial owner of the shares of Common Stock held by the Alex Meruelo Living Trust due to his position as Trustee and because the trust is revocable. As of August 4, 2006, Mr. Armona was the beneficial owner of 200,000 shares of Common Stock (which represents approximately 2.1% of the outstanding Common Stock based on information reported in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 25, 2006).


(b)		Shared		Sole		Shared		Sole
		Voting		Voting		Dispositive		Dispositive
		Power		Power		Power		Power
	Alex Meruelo Living Trust		0		601,600		0		601,600
	Alex Meruelo		0		601,600		0		601,600
	Luis Armona		0		200,000		0		200,000

(c) During the past sixty days, the only transactions in the Common Stock effected by the Alex Meruelo Living Trust were the following open market purchases:


			Number of Shares
Date	Price		Acquired
6/28/2006	$	8.30		39,300
7/5/2006	$	8.12		9,000
8/4/2006	$	7.19		124,300
8/8/2006	$	7.61		1,500
8/8/2006	$	7.51		13,200
8/16/2006	$	7.64		9,100
8/17/2006	$	8.00		25,000
8/18/2006	$	8.05		6,100
8/21/2006	$	7.93		500
8/22/2006	$	8.05		5,000
8/24/2006	$	8.05		163,900
8/25/2006	$	8.05		12,100

During the past sixty days, the only transactions in the Common Stock effected by Mr. Armona were the following open market purchases:


			Number of Shares
Date	Price		Acquired
7/11/2006	$	8.02		100,000
7/24/2006	$	7.56		8,100
8/2/2006	$	7.22		41,200
8/4/2006	$	7.19		50,700

(d) Not applicable.

(e) Not applicable.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: August 28, 2006


	Alex Meruelo Living Trust
	By:	/s/ Alex Meruelo
		Alex Meruelo, Trustee



	By:	/s/ Alex Meruelo
		Alex Meruelo



	By:	/s/ Luis Armona
		Luis Armona