¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!
¡Casa Bonita Mi Amor!
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Casa Bonita, a quirky Mexican restaurant in Colorado with cliff divers, faces closure. South Park (1997) creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone try saving this piece of childhood/Colorado history.
Jacob O’Neal reviewedJuly 20, 2025
When I lived in Colorado in the early 80’s I remember going to Casa Bonita. It was, as a child, a magical place for me. I can see how Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park fame would want to save the restaurant. This is the story of them buying Casa Bonita and the struggles to get it re-opened.
This is a sweet and inspiring story of the cost of a dream fulfilled. The guys bought the restaurant from bankruptcy for $3.5 million in 2021. By the time they actually opened, they’ve spent over $40 million. Every time they turned around there was some other challenge. The HVAC needed a full replacement. The walls were rotting. The pool was leaking and unsafe for diving. The kitchen had to be gutted and completely re-done. The whole time we are watch Trey and Matt get more stressed and never lose their sense of humor. Trey especially never let his eye wander away from the prize.
This isn’t a perfect documentary. The strength is the passion the subjects felt about the project. They make a restaurant renovation interesting.