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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:13:46 PM EDT
    Renovation costs were first estimated at $10 million but soon ballooned to $40 million |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:14:14 PM EDT
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Link?
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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:14:59 PM EDT
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As a kid, I'm sure it's awesome. As an adult, I was very underwhelmed. Taco bell is better food, and there weren't no damn cliff divers!
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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:15:16 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:17:34 PM EDT
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Denver's Lakewood District. I don't go to Denver.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:20:49 PM EDT
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I wanna go
Quoted: Denver's Lakewood District. I don't go to Denver. But that is a problem. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:22:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Denver's Lakewood District. I don't go to Denver. Not unless I'm in cuffs. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:24:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:24:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: As a kid, I'm sure it's awesome. As an adult, I was very underwhelmed. Taco bell is better food, and there weren't no damn cliff divers! Quote HistoryQuoted: As a kid, I'm sure it's awesome. As an adult, I was very underwhelmed. Taco bell is better food, and there weren't no damn cliff divers! According to the article the food should be better. The food has also been drastically improved. Before its closure the restaurant had earned the nickname 'Casa no-eata' because of the state of it culinary efforts. Dana Rodriguez, a six-time James Beard Award nominee, has taken over as the new executive chef. Ms. Rodriguez immigrated from Chihuahua, Mexico, in 1998, and applied for her first job at Casa Bonita but was rejected for being underqualified. She went on to establish and own several celebrated restaurants, including Work & Class, in Denver, and has her own Tequila brand Doña Loca. When she heard that Casa Bonita might reopen under new ownership, she applied for the top job in 2021. 'Now am I qualified?' she said she had asked. Now with her own staff of 110 she will oversee the menu for what will be one of the world's largest Mexican restaurants. Each night one hundred and ninety-eight gallons of mole sauce will be made for the chicken, alongside enchiladas with red and green sauce, green chile-braised brisket, and chile relleno. Pricing has not yet been set for the menu but more than 100,000 potential customers have already signed up on the restaurant’s website to make a reservation, Mr. Stone said. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:28:38 PM EDT
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I'll be there this fall
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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:33:39 PM EDT
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$40 million? That's a mind blowing amount of money to invest in a strip mall restaurant two doors down from a Dollar Tree store.
Still, those guys are absolute legends for doing it. I bet it's going to be pretty awesome when it opens. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:36:18 PM EDT
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Each night one hundred and ninety-eight gallons of mole sauce will be made for the chicken Damn. That's either a dream come true - or a total nightmare. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 2:44:21 PM EDT
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Went there years ago just to say I did.
Food sucked but it was fun. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:19:35 PM EDT
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Those guys are on acid half the time, that restaurant is probably the coolest thing in the world to them. Good for them for keeping a dream alive and improving it.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:24:10 PM EDT
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The best thing about Casa Bonita was that it was relatively affordable.
Good to see it revived, but… Can’t wait to see the new pricing. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:25:00 PM EDT
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Trey Parker is worth 600 million.
Matt Stone is worth 700 million. They can afford it. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:27:41 PM EDT
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Casa Bonita: Worth losing all your friends, endung up in juvey, and having EVERYONE hate you!
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:30:26 PM EDT
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I predict an episode on south park of the reopening
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:31:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: $40 million? That's a mind blowing amount of money to invest in a strip mall restaurant two doors down from a Dollar Tree store. Still, those guys are absolute legends for doing it. I bet it's going to be pretty awesome when it opens. I'm willing to bet they don't care that much about it as an investment. They're super rich and this is an obvious passion project. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:32:05 PM EDT
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Casa Bonita…Casa Bonita…
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:36:21 PM EDT
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I grew up in Golden, CO was going to Casa Bonita before it was cool.
 Glad to see it revived. Someday if I make it back to the Golden area I'll go check it out. The margaritas were always good.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:38:09 PM EDT
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I want to go just because of South Park.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:41:05 PM EDT
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They've already put it out that it will be posted gun free. Fuck them.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:45:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:53:19 PM EDT
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Fake news @texashomeserver It’s not open yet.
It’s been opening for a few months now and was supposed to open in May. It didn’t. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:56:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The best thing about Casa Bonita was that it was relatively affordable. Good to see it revived, but… Can’t wait to see the new pricing. Not towards the end. I first went in the early 2000s. Don’t remember the prices but it was terrible food. I went again around 2019, prices were ~$18 for a tray of cafeteria slop tasting worse than my first visit. I’ll go again. Hoping it isn’t terrible. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 3:58:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: $40 million? That's a mind blowing amount of money to invest in a strip mall restaurant two doors down from a Dollar Tree store. Still, those guys are absolute legends for doing it. I bet it's going to be pretty awesome when it opens. They're damn near billionaires. They definitely are combined. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 4:06:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I want to go just because of South Park. +1 |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 4:08:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Denver's Lakewood District. I don't go to Denver. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 4:09:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not towards the end. I first went in the early 2000s. Don’t remember the prices but it was terrible food. I went again around 2019, prices were ~$18 for a tray of cafeteria slop tasting worse than my first visit. I’ll go again. Hoping it isn’t terrible. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: The best thing about Casa Bonita was that it was relatively affordable. Good to see it revived, but… Can’t wait to see the new pricing. Not towards the end. I first went in the early 2000s. Don’t remember the prices but it was terrible food. I went again around 2019, prices were ~$18 for a tray of cafeteria slop tasting worse than my first visit. I’ll go again. Hoping it isn’t terrible. It'd be inconceivable to me that they'd sink $40 million into it and not dramatically improve the food upon re-opening. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 4:14:55 PM EDT
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I heard there is treasure.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 4:15:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They're damn near billionaires. They definitely are combined. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: $40 million? That's a mind blowing amount of money to invest in a strip mall restaurant two doors down from a Dollar Tree store. Still, those guys are absolute legends for doing it. I bet it's going to be pretty awesome when it opens. They're damn near billionaires. They definitely are combined. Oh, I'm not saying they can't afford it. I'm just saying it's a mind blowing amount of money for a strip mall restaurant. It's a mind blowing amount of money for any restaurant really. I'm all about it though. I think it's cool as hell. I'm definitely going to try and go next time I'm in Denver and can plan a reservation far ahead enough. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 4:18:13 PM EDT
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Will go next time I’m in town. Legendary!
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Posted: 6/8/2023 4:22:55 PM EDT
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So this place was a pillar of my childhood memories, many from a tender age while living in lakewood. My parents and extended family would all gather to hang out there for holloween. While us impressionable cousins would be scared shitless while spelunking the cave on heavily sweetened sopaipilla highs
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Posted: 6/8/2023 4:24:14 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/8/2023 4:33:50 PM EDT
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Good for them. From the sound of it, they improved the menu as well.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 4:41:58 PM EDT
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...I didn’t realize this was an actual place.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:33:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It'd be inconceivable to me that they'd sink $40 million into it and not dramatically improve the food upon re-opening. And you are correct:  Casa Bonita Partners With Acclaimed Denver Chef & Restaurateur Dana Rodriguez |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:36:07 PM EDT
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Had one in Tulsa as a kid, it was awesome.
I remember raising that damn flag and filling those things completely full of honey. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:37:55 PM EDT
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Again? I thought they did this like a decade ago...
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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:38:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: $40 million? That's a mind blowing amount of money to invest in a strip mall restaurant two doors down from a Dollar Tree store. Still, those guys are absolute legends for doing it. I bet it's going to be pretty awesome when it opens. They signed a 900 million dollar deal within the past couple of years. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:40:09 PM EDT
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Still smarter than the two billion dollars wasted on the Star Wars hotel at Dizzyland.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:47:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There's a lot to do there when you're dead. BUCKWHEATS |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:51:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Not unless I'm in cuffs. That's for after you lock your friend in a bomb shelter after convincing him the world is ending, so you can take his place at your other friends birthday party. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:58:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Oh, I'm not saying they can't afford it. I'm just saying it's a mind blowing amount of money for a strip mall restaurant. It's a mind blowing amount of money for any restaurant really. I'm all about it though. I think it's cool as hell. I'm definitely going to try and go next time I'm in Denver and can plan a reservation far ahead enough. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: $40 million? That's a mind blowing amount of money to invest in a strip mall restaurant two doors down from a Dollar Tree store. Still, those guys are absolute legends for doing it. I bet it's going to be pretty awesome when it opens. They're damn near billionaires. They definitely are combined. Oh, I'm not saying they can't afford it. I'm just saying it's a mind blowing amount of money for a strip mall restaurant. It's a mind blowing amount of money for any restaurant really. I'm all about it though. I think it's cool as hell. I'm definitely going to try and go next time I'm in Denver and can plan a reservation far ahead enough. Because it isn't a restaurant investment - it's preserving and sharing childhood memories |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 5:58:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: According to the article the food should be better. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: As a kid, I'm sure it's awesome. As an adult, I was very underwhelmed. Taco bell is better food, and there weren't no damn cliff divers! According to the article the food should be better. The food has also been drastically improved. Before its closure the restaurant had earned the nickname 'Casa no-eata' because of the state of it culinary efforts. Dana Rodriguez, a six-time James Beard Award nominee, has taken over as the new executive chef. Ms. Rodriguez immigrated from Chihuahua, Mexico, in 1998, and applied for her first job at Casa Bonita but was rejected for being underqualified. She went on to establish and own several celebrated restaurants, including Work & Class, in Denver, and has her own Tequila brand Doña Loca. When she heard that Casa Bonita might reopen under new ownership, she applied for the top job in 2021. 'Now am I qualified?' she said she had asked. Now with her own staff of 110 she will oversee the menu for what will be one of the world's largest Mexican restaurants. Each night one hundred and ninety-eight gallons of mole sauce will be made for the chicken, alongside enchiladas with red and green sauce, green chile-braised brisket, and chile relleno. Pricing has not yet been set for the menu but more than 100,000 potential customers have already signed up on the restaurant’s website to make a reservation, Mr. Stone said. Well damn. Now I'm pissed they didn't do it before I left Demver! |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 6:05:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/8/2023 6:14:40 PM EDT
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A few weeks back, they had a newsletter out about opening soon. They requested people send in their favorite memories. I told them about my best memory: my daughter had her 10th birthday party there. Visited Black Barts Cave, saw the cliff divers, etc. As we were leaving, my daughter threw up all over the parking lot. I will remember that forever..
It was a fun thing to do when we lived there, although it was pretty run down and bad food even 10 years ago. I'd love to go back and see what they did with the place. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 6:15:17 PM EDT
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And besides the construction which is ending, they are hiring a whole lot of people.
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Posted: 6/8/2023 6:25:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Oh, I'm not saying they can't afford it. I'm just saying it's a mind blowing amount of money for a strip mall restaurant. It's a mind blowing amount of money for any restaurant really. I'm all about it though. I think it's cool as hell. I'm definitely going to try and go next time I'm in Denver and can plan a reservation far ahead enough. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: $40 million? That's a mind blowing amount of money to invest in a strip mall restaurant two doors down from a Dollar Tree store. Still, those guys are absolute legends for doing it. I bet it's going to be pretty awesome when it opens. They're damn near billionaires. They definitely are combined. Oh, I'm not saying they can't afford it. I'm just saying it's a mind blowing amount of money for a strip mall restaurant. It's a mind blowing amount of money for any restaurant really. I'm all about it though. I think it's cool as hell. I'm definitely going to try and go next time I'm in Denver and can plan a reservation far ahead enough. Advertising in South Park and around South Park will generate income for them. Selling merchandise. Being an attraction. Doing events there. It will be in the black. |
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Posted: 6/8/2023 6:26:41 PM EDT
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Was this an actual place before or after the south park episode years ago?
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