Pickets and protests are more American than mom s apple pie, baseball, and Mexican restaurants combined. They allow us to use free speech to shape society.
That s why demonstrators spent Saturday supporting Lakewood s 52,000-square-foot Casa Bonita. They showed up to peacefully display their support for saving the 52,000-square-foot Mexican-themed restaurant so iconic the city of Lakewood preserved it as a historic landmark a strange move for property embedded in a suburban strip mall. Save Casa Bonita! said demonstrators and passersby who honked and shouted support. Known for cliff divers, Black Bart s haunted Cave, a festival atmosphere, and faux cavernous eating nooks, Casa Bonita closed like most other restaurants to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the spring of 2020. The bankrupt owners want to re-open, but the long-term future remains in limbo.
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At least 50 people plan to hit the streets with signs, t-shirts and even a monkey suit Saturday to show their support for Casa Bonita, the iconic Lakewood Mexican restaurant that s been closed for the past year.
A 2003 episode of South Park introduced the country to the Colorado landmark s indoor cliff divers, fire jugglers and sopapillas. But Casa Bonita has been closed since March 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic They ve been closed for over a year now and just recently filed for bankruptcy protection, said Andrew Novick, an organizer of the rally who added he has gone to the restaurant at least 300 times. We re telling people to bring their own signs and we ll have an area for sign-making if people don t have them, but we re really just trying to show our support.
By Laura
Apr 23, 2021
Casa Bonita, a beloved Colorado staple, has been closed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. They recently announced on their website that they d be reopening soon, but following the announcement they filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Now some loyal fans have started a GoFundMe in effort to Save Casa Bonita ! So far it s raised about $45,000 and tomorrow from 10a-2p on W. Colfax on the sidewalk in front of the restaurant there will be a Save Casa Bonita rally where people can come and show their support. Get more info here.