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Leonard Cordova

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Bubba Chinos expands into downtown

    Bubba Chinos, the burrito chain started by Leonard Cordova, grandson of Stella Cordova, the late and legendary Chubby's founder, will open a new franchise location at 1361 Court Place next month. "We're excited to cater to the downtown crowd. There aren't many lunch options over here," says franchi ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 5, 2012

    Why Denver is home to the best Mexican dish in the United States

    Also read: Chipotle or Qdoba? Either way, burritos legally stand on their own

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Fire forces Bubba Chinos on 38th to close indefinitely

    Outposts of Bubbachinos -- the burrito-and-green-chile chain owned by Leonard Cordova, a grandson of the original Chubby's owner, Stella Cordova -- have expanded so quickly in this town over the last few years, we can barely keep up.

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2011

    Another Bubbachinos opens on 39th and Wadsworth

    ​Leonard Cordova's Bubbachinos empire has been on an expansion tear this year, with locations opening in Boulder, on East Colfax and at 88th and York (though Cordova says that Bubbachinos franchise is no longer associated with his company). Yesterday, he added another one: the thirteenth Bubb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Now open: Bubba Chinos on Colfax

    Laura Shunk​Plans have been in the works for a Bubba Chinos to move into the old Fanny's flower store on East Colfax since late last year, when Leonard Cordova's expanding empire picked up the lease on the location. After a paint job and patio renovation, the place finally opened this month.

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Bubba Chinos opens two locations today, in Boulder and Thornton

    ​It's full speed ahead for Leonard Cordova and Bubba Chinos. The restaurateur has four or five more locations in the pipeline for spring, and two new stores just opened today. One is at 88th and York in Thornton. The other is in the University Hill food court in Boulder, a subterranean space ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 17, 2011

    Cordova's Original Recipes does right by matriarch Stella

    ​It's full speed ahead for Leonard Cordova and Bubba Chinos. The restaurateur has four or five more locations in the pipeline for spring, and two new stores just opened today. One is at 88th and York in Thornton. The other is in the University Hill food court in Boulder, a subterranean space ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 17, 2011

    Bubba Chinos serves up authentic "Chicano cuisine"

    ​It's full speed ahead for Leonard Cordova and Bubba Chinos. The restaurateur has four or five more locations in the pipeline for spring, and two new stores just opened today. One is at 88th and York in Thornton. The other is in the University Hill food court in Boulder, a subterranean space ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    The colorful Bubba Chinos empire is expanding across Denver and into Boulder

    Mark Manger​This week, I reviewed the original Bubba Chinos location at 160 Federal Boulevard, where Leonard Cordova serves up a version of the green chile that his grandmother, Stella Cordova, made legendary at Chubby's. He's used that sauce to turn his own restaurant concept into an expandin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Review preview: Bubba Chinos

    Mark Manger​Over four decades ago, Stella Cordova took over the Chubby Burger Drive-In from its owner, and she soon turned Chubby's into a Colorado icon, renowned for serving the gravy-like green chile she'd learned to make while growing up in Pueblo. Stella passed away in 2009 at the age o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Bubba Chinos will open its newest burrito kitchen on East Colfax

    ​Leonard Cordova, the grandson of the late and legendary Chubby's founder Stella Cordova, plans to open his ninth Bubba Chino's restaurant this spring at the corner of East Colfax and Franklin Street in the former Fanny's Corner flower shop. The Mexican burrito place will bring the quickly gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2010

    Former Bubba Chinos in Park Hill goes to pot

    This former Bubba Chinos at 28th and Fairfax could become a dispensary.​Would-be medical marijuana dispensary owners are snapping up empty restaurant spaces around town. The former Buca di Beppo at 1400 Market Street is turning into Farmacy, and the space at 5151 East 28th Avenue that formerly ... More >>

  • News

    December 6, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from the week of 12/6/2007

  • News

    November 29, 2007

    Smothered: The Saga of the Chubby's Empire

    Family matriarch Stella Cordova spills the beans on the Chubby's restaurant empire.

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