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Comments (0) Best Freak-Show, Acid-Trip, "I Certainly Didn't Come Here for the Food" Mexican - 2003

Casa Bonita

Casa Bonita

6715 W. Colfax

Lakewood, CO 80214

303-232-5115

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Hunter Thompson once said of Circus Circus in Las Vegas, "This is what the whole hep world would be doing on a Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war." Well, that was then -- and today, Casa Bonita is the place to see what would really become of the world if the radical fun police ever had their way. Sure, we all know the food is, er, questionable. But that can be said of a lot of places where there aren't strolling mariachi bands and teenage cliff divers, so everyone just give Casa Bonita a break, okay? Will anyone who's ever been there soon forget the smell of the swampy, chlorinated backsplash that could grace your gooey tacos if you're lucky enough to get a seat behind the waterfall? For sheer "I can't believe this place is real" thrills, nothing beats Casa Bonita -- the closest thing in Denver to a Terry Gilliam film come to life. And hey, any place where you can buy Coronas by the bucket can't be all bad.

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I found Casa Bonita's newest rival. Imagine El Casa, but without the mariachis, divers, game rooms, or Bart's Cave. Now imagine the waiter thinks he's funny, the food is burned, there's no soap for patrons, cooks, waiters, etc. in the rest rooms... and you've got "Ninos". Right - not "Ni�" or even "Ni�. Could they not afford the accent? Maybe it's Italian. But that wouldn't explain the crappy burritos or watered-down salsa. And people pay real money for it. Almost tolerable for Taco Bell prices, but not even. Does the health inspector know this place exists??

Thanks for making this place better known for what it is.

On the lighter side, we had a great time staying in one of the near-by lodges and skiing Wolf Creek last weekend. Pagosa and South Fork are great, but stay away from Ninos.

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