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Matt Stone and Trey Parker aim to try to buy Casa Bonita

BadBurger

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ClanOfNone said:
wtf this place is real
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I didn't know it was real either until a coworker from their hometown brought it up one day. Said it used to be an amazing place when he was a teenager.

I hope they get it. I always wanted to go on a nature trip in Colorado, would like to be able to close the trip out with a visit to a revitalized Casa Bonita.
 
TransTrender

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NecrosaroIII said:
www.hollywoodreporter.com

‘South Park’ Creators Aim to Buy Casa Bonita, Restaurant Featured on Show (Exclusive)

The landmark eatery filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April.
www.hollywoodreporter.com www.hollywoodreporter.com

Is Casa Bonita even good? It looks cool.
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It's soo...soooooo bad...
It's also soo weird in there, and huge. Like wandering around in the back conference rooms, which are fucking huge in an already gigantic building, and one was selling Amway or something and the other was a wedding reception. It's like another planet.
 
BLAUcopter

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casa bonita cops GIF by South Park
 
Mr Rawnch

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I'm a native and have eaten there a few times. The food hasn't been good since the early '90's. The restaurant is more of a historical landmark, and had its share of ups and downs.

I hope they can breath some life into it.
 
OmegaSupreme

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I was there in the 80s. It was pretty cool for a child. I don't remember how the food was but it was definitely an experience.
 
Lunarorbit

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The food was so bad. You go through a cafeteria line to order before you sit down for some reason. I don't know how but they fucked up tortilla chips and salsa.

The gorilla show and divers were neat but it's probably been the same for 30 years. The ceiling looked like acoustic tiles spray painted black. Weird.
 
haxan7

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Lunarorbit said:
The food was so bad. You go through a cafeteria line to order before you sit down for some reason. I don't know how but they fucked up tortilla chips and salsa.

The gorilla show and divers were neat but it's probably been the same for 30 years. The ceiling looked like acoustic tiles spray painted black. Weird.
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I am gonna pretend the food is amazing there from now on just to spite everyone who delights in saying how bad the food is.
 
T

TrAcEr_x90

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I can’t freaking wait to go. My mom would let me play at the arcade next door for a bit before we would head into Casa Bonita many moons ago when I was a child. For kids it was a really fun place. They have to be taking a giant loss on restoring this place.
 
OmegaSupreme

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advanced basic bitch
I legit can't remember if I ever went. I feel like i did. I lived in Arvada Colorado in the 80's and I have the vaguest memories of at least seeing it. I think I've been to a place like it at least but I just can't be sure. In any case I'm glad they're upgrading the food.
 
Darkmakaimura

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The haunted cave kind of reminds me of this old "theme park" we had called Old Vegas. It was this big outdoor place in Henderson, Nevada which is literally right next door to Las Vegas. They had this Mystery Cave you would walk through and there would be optical illusions and such that reminded me of that cave they showed.

This was back in the earlier or mid 80s. It was basically cowboy/old west themed and was supposed to be like Las Vegas back in the frontier days.

Anyways, the Old Vegas park is long gone. Unless you count New Vegas but that's a video game....
 
Hookshot

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Sad to see it was in such a shit state but a restaurant next to the chlorine and pools seems nasty and damp and moldy.
 
Dural

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If I had the money like they do I'd do the same thing, but it was a restaurant called Bullwinkles in southern California. It wasn't anywhere near the level of Casa Bonita, but in the same vein.

Also the original Shakey's with the big long tables and the Medieval look.
 
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Lunarorbit

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Some of my coworkers are starting to get their reservations. The list was over a year long to get in.

I went a year before it closed originally. The food was horrible but the gorilla show was good. My buddy said black barts cave is totally redone with the south park voices
 
Rran

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I've been twice in the past. The food is pretty standard tex-mex fare, but that's my jam so I really liked it. It's got a fun Disney World-esque atmosphere inside with the big pool and waterfalls and general "looks outdoors but is really indoors" thing going on. I'm glad I got to see it before and I'm curious to see what the South Park guys do with it. The documentary looks pretty interesting, although I'm hoping they don't South Park-ify it too much and keep it mostly its own thing.
 
Northeastmonk

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I went there as a kid. I played UMK3 at their arcade. I remember the sopapillas and the honey like it was yesterday. I tried going there a couple months ago, but they want you to make a reservation months in advance. It was pointless.
 
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