Casa Bonita Still Closed, and Readers Miss the Place...but Not the Food
For more than four decades, Casa Bonita has been a local landmark, an eatertainment extravaganza whose reputation went national when it was the focus of a South Park episode. But since last March, the 52,000-square-foot restaurant has been locked up tight, with no indication of when it will reopen, as reported in our recent cover story on Casa Bonita. The pink palace will be honored by Next Gallery's annual Casa Bonita-inspired exhibit, Wish You Were Here, opening on February 19. And in the meantime, memories of the place — as well as suggestions for how the food could be improved — ke...