Casa Bonita
Mexican-themed restaurant in Lakewood, Colorado / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Casa Bonita (lit. 'pretty house' in Spanish) is a Mexican restaurant in Lakewood, Colorado, located within the Lamar Station Plaza.[5] It first opened in 1974, and was originally part of a chain of Mexican entertainment restaurants that started in Oklahoma City. The restaurant has attracted a cult following among Colorado residents since its opening, and is considered by many to be an iconic establishment of Lakewood and the greater Denver metropolitan area.
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Casa Bonita | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 1968–1993 (original restaurant) 1971–2011 (Tulsa location) 1974–2021, 2023–present (Colorado location) |
Owner(s) | Trey Parker and Matt Stone (2021–present)[1][2] |
Previous owner(s) | Unigate (1982–1992) CKE Restaurants (1992–1997) Star Buffet, Inc. (1997–2021)[3][4] |
Food type | Mexican |
Street address | 6715 West Colfax Avenue |
City | Lakewood, Colorado |
Postal/ZIP Code | 80214 |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 39.741927°N 105.070828°W / 39.741927; -105.070828 |
Seating capacity | 1,100 |
Website | www |
In 2019, The Denver Post published a feature on the restaurant and described the decor, saying, "Its pink exterior conceals a vast network of nooks and crannies inside. While the main, multilevel dining room is decorated with plastic palm trees and strings of lights, different facades and themed rooms invoke regional Mexican architectural styles, including the resort of Puerto Vallarta." The centerpiece is a 30 foot (9.1 m) indoor waterfall with cliff divers, an imitation of the cliffs of Acapulco. The building is crowned with a gold dome and a statue of Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor of Mexico.[6] It was designated a historic landmark of the city in March 2015.[7][8]
Casa Bonita temporarily closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its owner filed for bankruptcy in April 2021. Later that year, it was acquired by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who gave the restaurant a significant renovation. The restaurant held a soft relaunch beginning June 23, 2023, now billing itself as The Greatest Restaurant in the World![9]