These fish tacos really originated south of the California border in the Baja California Peninsula in Northwestern Mexico.u003cbr/u003eA San Diego State student named Ralph Rubio brought them back from a u003ca href=u0022https://www.sunset.com/food-wine/flavors-of-the-west/in-search-real-fish-tacou0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noreferrer noopeneru0022u003esurfing trip in the 1970'su003c/au003e and started his own taco stand in San Diego. And now these Baja fish tacos are one of the most well-known, iconic dishes that represent the state of California.u003cbr/u003eIf you are from the West, you have probably been to Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill (yup, his fish tacos were so hugely popular that Ralph Rubio's taco stand grew into a huge chain that has expanded throughout the West) and maybe even had an original Baja Fish Taco there.