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Accused Fresno Arsonist Bobby Salazar Markets His Restaurant With 'Fire'
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By Bill McEwen, News Director
Published 42 minutes ago on
December 11, 2025

Accused arsonist and Fresno restaurateur Bobby Salazar is using the word "fire" to market his Mexican dishes on social media. (GV Wire Composite/Paul Marshall/Fire)

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Accused arsonist and Fresno restaurateur Bobby Salazar is using the word “fire” to market his Mexican dishes on social media.

In a TikTok post titled “Its All FIRE,” Salazar is shown answering the phone in a restaurant kitchen and saying, “Bobby’s, can I help you? What fire? Oh, you mean our tamales? Yeah, they are fire. They taste fire. Our tacos are fire. Our party trays, they’re just fire. All our party trays. Yeah, you want it delivered? OK, Fresno Unified. You got it.”

Someone commenting as Medusa replied to the video, “the judge watching.” Godssilliestgoose said, “Yikes. Not sure how Judge McAuliffe would feel about these jokes.” And, sunandsarah3 said, “If you have legit victims of your crimes related to a fire.. this might not be a good idea lol.”

However, other commenters endorsed the video.

“Marketing working overtime,” said Jaden Belcher. “Own it Bobby! I like it!” said crazyjoe.

@therealbobbysalazar Its All FIRE. 🔥 🌮🌶️🌯🫔 🤣🤣🤣🤣 #bobbys #mexicanfood #ordernow #fresno ♬ original sound – Bobby Salazar

Last month, Salazar pleaded not guilty to federal charges of mail fraud and arson related to a 2024 fire that destroyed one of his eateries.

Federal prosecutors accuse Salazar of hiring the leader of a Sanger motorcycle gang and an accomplice $10,000 to burn Bobby Salazar’s Restaurant on Blackstone Avenue in central Fresno.

Salazar collected about $980,000 in an insurance settlement proceeds, court records state.

Federal agents arrested Salazar Aug. 26. He remains out of custody on a $1 million bond.

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Bill McEwen,
News Director
Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at bmcewen@gvwire.com

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