Westword, “I don’t expect a change in regulations until the vaccine is more broadly distributed,” and predicted the place would reopen this summer. In mid-March, the casabonitadenver.com website came back to life, promising that Casa Bonita is re-opening soon.
Then, early this month, more action: Wheaton s Summit Family Restaurants filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for Casa Bonita. That means Wheaton has some time to reorganize as he plans the reopening.and his landlord can t take action for all that back rent in the meantime.
But others are definitely acting.
South Park, which devoted an entire episode to the legendary spot in 2003, brought it up again in a vaccination special last month; creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are clearly fans. And superfan Andrew Novick, who set up a Save Casa Bonita GoFundMe page in March to display community support for the place ($43K raised so far), is hosting a rally in front of Casa Bonita at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 24