Lakewood native Karen Rensink remembers Casa Bonita from the other side of the pass bar. She was one of the original servers when the restaurant opened in 1974. Rensink shared some insight into the structure and the food of the old Casa Bonita.
When you walk into Poquitos, you are greeted with a warm welcome from the staff, lively Mexican music and a Spanglish sign that reads “Order Aquí.” The restaurant is decorated
historical perspective over some of santa fe s most beloved new mexican fare. dan: i ve known people who have journeyed 300 and 400 miles to come and eat at horseman s haven. anthony: enchilada with carne adovada, cubed pork in red new mexican chili sauce with beans and rice. gotta have that. some pozole, a stew made from soaked hominy and pork, and sopapilla, a fried bread like a spoon bread or johnny cake. did the early spaniards, early cattle railroad men, you know, the people on the way to making this america, were they romantic about this part of the world? dan: they thought of it as a hard place. um, for one thing, it was exceedingly remote. when you were here, this seemed like one of the farthest reaches of the globe. i mean, initially, americans began coming here because they perceived that santa fe was so
café sits next to a gas station that s about as far away from the plaza as you can get without leaving the santa fe city limits. dan: it has a special field of chilies grown specifically for this restaurant and nowhere else. anthony: i meet back up with dan flores for a little historical perspective over some of santa fe s most beloved new mexican fare. dan: i ve known people who have journeyed 300 and 400 miles to come and eat at horseman s haven. anthony: enchilada with carne adovada, cubed pork in red new mexican chili sauce with beans and rice. gotta have that. some pozole, a stew made from soaked hominy and pork, and sopapilla, a fried bread like a spoon bread or johnny cake. did the early spaniards, early cattle railroad men, you know, the people on the way to making this america, were they romantic about this part of the world? dan: they thought of it as a hard place.
anthony: horseman s haven café sits next to a gas station that s about as far away from the plaza as you can get without leaving the santa fe city limits. dan: it has a special field of chilies grown specifically for this restaurant and nowhere else. anthony: i meet back up with dan flores for a little historical perspective over some of santa fe s most beloved new mexican fare. dan: i ve known people who have journeyed 300 and 400 miles to come and eat at horseman s haven. anthony: enchilada with carne adovada, cubed pork in red new mexican chili sauce with beans and rice. gotta have that. some pozole, a stew made from soaked hominy and pork, and sopapilla, a fried bread like a spoon bread or johnny cake. did the early spaniards, early cattle railroad men, you know, the people on the way to making this america, were they romantic about this part of the world?