He opened the first restaurant in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, in 1989. By 1992, there were two more locations in Orange County, in Irvine and Laguna Niguel.
In 1989, he launched a new restaurant venture in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. Two years later, by 1992, the business had expanded to include additional locations in Orange County, specifically in Irvine and Laguna Niguel.