Despite the high-profile nature of the reopening, Martuscello applauded Casa Bonita as a great neighbor not only for covering the cost of the patio renovation, but also cleaning up the strip mall ...

Casa Bonita is located about 15 minutes due west of Downtown Denver at the corner of a strip mall in Lakewood, Colorado.

This story is one in a series featuring trips down memory lane with longtime Casa Bonita fans and former ... shrunk down to fit perfectly in a strip mall near Denver’s urban core.

When I first moved to Denver, Colorado, I had heard stories about the Mexican restaurant Casa Bonita ... completely forget that you’re in a strip mall directly next to Dollar Tree and Planet ...

When the restaurant opened in 1974 in a strip mall, the massive (and pink) Casa Bonita was quickly considered the “Disneyland of Mexican restaurants,” complete with an indoor waterfall ...

Described as the "Disneyland of Mexican restaurants," Casa Bonita opened in 1974 in a Colorado strip mall. The infamous restaurant was featured in a classic 2003 episode of "South Park," which ...

Casa Bonita opened in 1974 in an unassuming strip mall. The massive “Disneyland of Mexican restaurants” is an Old West and Acapulco-inspired fever dream made famous by its indoor waterfall ...

The Colorado restaurant and entertainment space dubbed the “Disneyland of Mexican restaurants,” first opened in a strip mall in 1974. Over the decades, Casa Bonita has welcomed thousands of ...

shrunk down to fit perfectly in a strip mall near Denver’s urban core. The restaurant now also has celebrity owners, “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker, giving it a dose of Hollywood ...