Matt Stone and Trey Parker , born and raised in Denver, were obsessed as kids like many with Mexican restaurant Casa Bonita, a massive, labyrinthine, Disneyland-ish local landmark that opened in 1974 with roving characters, live shows, secret rooms and so-so food. It fell on hard times and then closed in 2020 during Covid. So they bought it after some soul searching and hoped a speedy renovation would delight their kids and others as they had been.
The city cheered. It was not speedy and quickly soared past the estimated $6 million budget — ultimately passing $40 million. Floors, walls and ceilings were rotten, everything electric outdated and dangerous, and plumbing a disaster in the 54,000 square foot emporium.
A falcon had been dropping pigeon carcasses on the roof since the 1970s. There is much footage of Parker wandering the site in distress texting pics to Stone. A lot of, “That’s so disgusting.
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