ROCKER DAVID A /NY/
SC 13G, 2000-01-04
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G


                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. __)*



                            RUBIO'S RESTAURANTS, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                    Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    78116B102
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 28, 1999
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check    the  appropriate  box to  designate  the rule  pursuant  to which  this
Schedule 13G is filed:
                    [ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
                    [X] Rule 13d-1(c)
                    [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*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 the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in 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
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1. Names of Reporting Persons.
   I.R.S. Identification Nos. Of Above Persons (entities only):  David A. Rocker
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2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
   (a)______                  (b)_______
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3. SEC Use Only
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4. Citizenship or Place of Organization:  United States
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by     5.  Sole Voting Power       460,000*
Each Reporting Person With:
                                           6.  Shared Voting Power           0
                                           7.  Sole Dispositive Power  460,000*
                                           8.  Shared Dispositive Power      0

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9.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person: 460,000*
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10. Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See
    Instructions):  N/A
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11. Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):  5.2%
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12. Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):  IN

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* Amount includes: (i) 318,800 shares of Rubio's Restaurants, Inc. common stock,
par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), owned by Rocker Partners, L.P.,
a New York limited partnership; and (ii) 141,200 shares of Common Stock owned by
Compass Holdings, Ltd., a corporation organized under the International Business
Companies  Ordinance  of the British  Virgin  Islands.  David A. Rocker has sole
voting and  dispositive  power over the  aggregate  amount of 460,000  shares of
Common Stock by virtue of his respective  positions as the sole managing partner
of  Rocker  Partners,  L.P.  and the  president  of Rocker  Offshore  Management
Company, Inc., the investment advisor to Compass Holdings, Ltd.

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Item 1.

(a)  Name Of Issuer:  Rubio's Restaurants, Inc.

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(b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:  1902 Wright Place, Suite
     300, Carlsbad, California  92008
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Item 2.

(a)  Name of Person Filing:  David A. Rocker
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(b)  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:  c/o Rocker
     Partners, L.P., Suite 1759, 45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York  10111
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(c)  Citizenship:  United States
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(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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(e)  CUSIP Number:  78116B102
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Item     3. If  this  statement  is  filed  pursuant  to  ss.ss.240.13d-1(b)  or
         240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

         (a) [ ] Broker  or  dealer  registered  under  Section  15  of  the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78o);

         (b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);

         (c) [ ] Insurance  company  as  defined  in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(15 U.S.C. 78c);

         (d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);

         (e) [ ] An investment adviser in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)
(E);

         (f) [ ] An  employee  benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
ss.240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

         (g) [ ] A parent holding  company or control person in accordance  with
ss.240.13d- 1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

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         (h) [ ] A  savings  associations  as  defined  in  Section  3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

         (i) [ ] A  church  plan  that is  excluded  from the  definition  of an
investment  company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

         (j) [ ] Group, in accordance with ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).


Item 4.  Ownership.

         (a)    Amount beneficially owned (as of December 28, 1999):   460,000.

         (b)    Percent of Class (as of December 28, 1999):   5.2%.

         (c)    Number of shares as to which the person has:

                (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote   460,000.

                (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0.

                (iii)  Sole power to  dispose or to direct the  disposition  of
460,000.

                (iv)   Shared power  to dispose or to direct the  disposition of
0.


Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ ].


Item 6.  Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.  N/A


Item 7.  Identification  and  Classification  of the Subsidiary  Which Acquired
         the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.  N/A

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Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.  N/A

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of Group.  N/A

Item 10. Certification.

By signing  below,  I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,  the
securities  referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose
of or with the effect of  changing or  influencing  the control of the issuer of
such  securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as
a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


                                    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.


                                                     January 3, 2000
                                                          Date


                                                      /s/David A. Rocker
                                                      --------------------------
                                                      David A. Rocker

  Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
                    criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)



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