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Casa Bonita

6715 W. Colfax
Lakewood, CO 80214

303-232-5115 | Website

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You can't call yourself a Coloradan until you've visited Casa Bonita, an institution that was alternately amusing and horrifying visitors long before the concept of "eatertainment" became hot. For close to forty years, this has been a must-see stop for tourists and toddler birthday parties alike, a fake fiesta of cliff divers, pirate caves, live music, old-timey photos and all-you-want-to-eat servings of not-really Mexican food (the taco salad and sopapillas are your best bet). Ole!

  • Cuisine(s): Mexican

    Price: $, $$

    Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit

    Attire: Casual

  • Features: Takeout, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, Water View

    Serving: Dinner, Lunch

    Entertainment: Live Entertainment

    Alcohol: Beer/Wine

  • Reservations: Accepted, Not Accepted

    Parking: Free, Lot Available

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  • 2008 | Best Place to Embarrass Yourself While Dressing Up

    With the cliff-diving and flame-throwing, the gorilla and the caves, the venerable Mexican restaurant Casa Bonita is all about the experience. So why not get a group of friends together to pose for a souvenir to remember it — like an Old West... More >

  • 2003 | Best Freak-Show, Acid-Trip, "I Certainly Didn't Come Here for the Food" Mexican

    Hunter Thompson once said of Circus Circus in Las Vegas, "This is what the whole hep world would be doing on a Saturday night if the Nazis had won the war." Well, that was then -- and today, Casa Bonita is the place to see what would really... More >

  • 2002 | Best Dive

    Casa Bonita may not immediately come to mind when you're searching for a dive. You're thinking a dark little hole-in-the-wall, not a giant original eatertainment complex filled with canned Mexican music and canned refried beans. But consider:... More >

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  • Consumed

    Consumed

    By Marty Jones | Thu, August 29, 2002

    It's Labor Day weekend, and no faction of the local workforce is more worthy of salute than the hardworking (and generally underpaid) men and women who staff the area's eateries. But save your sympathy: Phill Corbin thinks he has the best restau... More >

  • Check, Please!

    By Kyle Wagner | Thu, August 24, 2000

    Q: I have a friend flying in from Istanbul for two months. I would like to take her to a Turkish restaurant for her first night here, but I couldn’t find any Turkish restaurants in your Best of Denver. Does Westword know of any in the metro area? ... More >

  • Check, Please!

    By Kyle Wagner | Thu, May 04, 2000

    Q: My parents, who are Polish, have never been anywhere outside of Poland and New York, which is where they live now. They're coming to visit next month, and I want to take them somewhere unique to Denver. What would you recommend? A: When in roam... More >

  • Dive! Dive!

    Dive! Dive!

    By Kyle Wagner | Thu, October 07, 1999

    The cute college-age guy is wearing nothing but a pair of denim shorts, and he's obviously freezing his butt off. He sticks his hand into the waterfall, shivers, then turns to his diving partner, another cute college-age guy, and asks, "Man, can't... More >

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  • itakeyourblood

    itakeyourblood

    | Sun, January 16, 2011

    pay for your 12 dollar plate of food.. fill up on the soppillas and fried ice cream and enjoy the show.. you have to go at least one time!

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  • streetsignartist

    streetsignartist

    | Mon, April 12, 2010

    old school if you grew up in denver you went to at least one b-day party here in your youth. Still a great spot to take the kids

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  • AshleyG

    AshleyG

    | Mon, April 05, 2010

    Go for the atmosphere...not the food.

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  • JamesB7

    JamesB7

    | Mon, March 22, 2010

    You come here for the fun of it and the soppapia flags. The divers are cool and the haunted cave is fun. The food is skipable.

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  • tannaruzicka

    tannaruzicka

    | Thu, February 11, 2010

    You're in for a wild ride when you enter this restaurant!

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Main Menu
Appetizers
$9.75
Camaron Quesadilla
large flour tortilla with cheddar cheese, prawns, tomatoes, onions, guacamole and sour cream.
$6.25
Super Nachos
chips, beans, cheddar cheese, guacamole, sour cream, onions and tomatoes. (add $1.00 for chicken or beef).
$7.50
Diablo Wings
buffalo wings roasted and smothered with pepper, garlic barbecue sauce.
$8.50
Quesadilla
large flour tortilla filled with cheddar cheese, tomatoes, onions, guacamole and sour cream. choice of chicken, beef or chorizo sausage.
$5.50
Cheese Crisp
large flour tortilla, lightly fried and topped with melted cheese.
$9.75
Prawns
shrimp sauteed in our special red sauce with mushrooms and spices, served on a bed of rice.
$6.25
Taquitos
traditional mexican taquitos. three crisp corn tortillas filled with your choice of chicken or shredded beef "picadillo" served with sour cream, guacamole and special mild salsa.
$9.75
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
for all those who like mexican shrimp cocktail served warm.
$2.95
Cheese Dip
Soups
$5.25
Black Bean Soup
$5.95
Sopa De Albondigas
a delicious mexican soup, made with fresh minted pork, meatballs and seasonal vegetables in a clear broth. served with diced onions, cilantro and warm tortillas.
$5.50
Green Chili With Tortillas
$5.50
Tortilla Soup
$14.95
Sopa De Mariscos
fresh and tasty shrimp, crab legs, chunks of fish, scallop and calamari. served with warm tortillas.
Salads
$6.95
Margaritas Chef Salad
fresh lettuce, carrots, red cabbage, mushrooms, broccoli, tomatoes, diced ham or chicken and hard boiled eggs. served with your choice of dressing.
$8.50
Fajita Salad
chicken or beef fajitas atop fresh lettuce, in a crispy flour tortilla shell. served with sour cream and guacamole.
$6.95
Ropa Vieja Salad
traditional mexican salad made with shredded beef "picadillo", romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onions, avocado & green olives. marinated in our vinegarette dressing & served in a large tortilla shell.
$7.25
Charbroiled Chicken Caesar Salad
white meat breast only chicken strips charbroiled and served atop our unique caesar salad with shredded parmesan cheese and seasoned croutons.
$6.95
Deluxe Taco Salad
choose chicken or beef served with guacamole and sour cream.
Burritos
$9.25
Macho Burrito
best burrito north of the border. flour tortilla filled with rice, beans and your choice of meat, topped with cheese, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, tomato and onion.
$8.25
Deluxe Burrito
our most popular burrito. a flour tortilla filled with your choice of chicken, beef or shredded beef "picadillo" loaded with melted cheese and topped with melted cheese and topped with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes and onions.
$8.95
Expresso Burrito
pork, "chile verde", rice, beans and cheese, wrapped in a flour tortilla, smothered with guacamole, tomatoes and onions, topped with enchilada sauce and ranchero cheese.
$10.25
Burrito Loco
you'll be crazy about this burrito, flour tortilla filled with rice, whole beans, choice of grilled chicken or came asada, topped with green chile sauce, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, guacamole and sour cream.
$8.95
Burrito Colorado
colorado classic, beef braised in mild red sauce, rice and beans. wrapped in a flour tortilla, smothered in green chile sauce, cheese, sour cream and guacamole
$8.75
Expresso Vegetarian Burrito
beans, rice, cheese and lettuce, wrapped in a flour tortilla and smothered with guacamole, tomatoes, and onions, topped with ranchero cheese.
$10.25
Fajita Burrito
tender pieces of marinated grilled beef or chicken, wrapped in a flour tortilla, topped with melted cheddar cheese, guacamole and sour cream. served with rice and beans.
$10.25
Camaron Burrito
fragrantly special garlic sautéed prawns swimming with mushrooms in a red medium hot salsa smothered with green sauce and jack cheese.
Enchiladas
$10.95
Camaron Enchiladas
a coastal favorite, soft tortillas filled with prawns, sauteed tomatoes, onions and cilantro covered with a delicious creamy sauce.
$9.95
Enchiladas De Espinacas
for a veggie delight, fresh spinach sauteed with tomatoes and onions, rolled in a corn tortilla. topped with a creamy sauce and served with rice and beans
$10.95
Enchiladas Deluxe
corn tortillas filled with your choice of meat, topped with green salsa, cheese, lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes and onions. served with rice and beans.
$10.25
Enchiladas Rancheras
traditional style enchiladas made with salsa from jalisco, mexico topped with ranchero cheese.
$10.95
Enchiladas De Jaiba
two flour tortillas rolled and filled with dungeness crab meat, scallions, onions, cilantro and spices. topped with monterrey jack cheese and a special "tomatillo" (mexican tomato) sauce and sour cream.
$10.25
Enchiladas Suizas
authentic enchiladas with yout choice of filling, prepared with a sauce of special fresh mexican tomatoes "tomatillos" topped with sour cream.
Meats
$12.25
Carne Asada
skirt steak, butterfilled and flames-broiled to your liking. served with green onions, guacamole and warm tortillas.
$11.75
Steak Tampiquena
delicious grilled azada steak served with a chicken mole sauce, enchilada, refried beans and fresh salad.
$11.50
Steak Ranchero
lean strips of top sirloin, sauteed with tomatoes, potatoes and onions. served with warm tortillas, rice and beans.
$15.25
New York Steak And Mas
juicy steak flame broiled to your liking served with your choice of tamale, enchilada or chile relleno with rice and beans.
$14.95
Mexican Trio
two portuguese shrimp, charboiled chicken and carne asada. served with rice and charro beans.
$10.95
Chile Verde
pork loin braised in a green sauce of special fresh "tomatillos" (mexican tomatoes) green peppers, onions and spices. served with warm tortillas and rice & beans.
$10.95
Chile Colorado
beef, simmered until very tender in a red sauce of tomatoes, onions, mild peppers and spices. served with warm tortillas.
$11.95
Tres Amigos
chile verde, chile colorado, and chile relleno served with warm tortillas, rice and beans.
$11.95
Pork Carnitas
slowly roasted marinated pork served with rice and beans guacamole and warm tortillas.
$14.95
Plaza Bonita Special
flame broiled skirt steak and spicy shrimp sautéed in garlic sauce with fresh mushrooms. served with warm tortillas rice & beans.
Chicken
$11.25
Arroz Con Pollo
tender sliced chicken breast specialty prepared with fresh mushrooms, onions and green peppers. served on a bed of rice with melted monterrey jack, smothered with our special mild sauce and garnished with avocados and tomatoes. served with warm tortillas on request.
$10.95
Pollo Poblano
grilled fresh chicken breast served in on authentic pueblan mole. poblano pepper, chocolate, spices and fresh apples create this mysteriusly dark, bittersweet sauce, served with warm tortillas on request.
$10.95
Pollo Fundido
tender seasoned chicken breast, wrapped in a crispy flour tortilla, then covered with creamy sauce and melted cheese. served with rice and beans.
$11.25
Pollo Con Crema
tender chicken strips cooked in an authentic mexican sour cream sauce with green peppers, onions and mushrooms. served with warm tortillas.
$11.95
Pollo Asado Y Mas
butterfilled boneless and skinless chicken breast, grilled and placed in a special tomato sauce. served with your choice of tamale, enchilada or chile relleno served with rice and beans.
$11.25
Chicken Mole
a long time favorite. braised skinless chicken breast in a sweet, yet spicy, peanut butter-based sauce with a hint of chocolate. served with warm tortillas.
$11.25
Chicken Mexican Style
skinless chicken breast in an authentic stew of onions, tomatoes, garlic and spices. served with warm tortillas.
$11.95
Chicken Carnitas
marinated chicken, grilled with fresh green peppers, onions and spices, served with refried beans, rice, guacamole, salsa mexican and warm tortillas.
Seafood
$11.75
Camarones A La Diabla
large prawns sauteed with garlic, butter, mushrooms, spices and covered with "special" mojo de ajo sauce. served with rice and beans.
$11.75
Camarones Mexicanos
large prawns sauteed with butter, mushrooms, onions, green peppers and blended with tomatoes, herbs and spices, and topped with melted monterrey jack cheese. garnished with avocado and tomatoes. served with warm tortillas.
$11.75
Camarones Mojo De Ajo
a classic taste. large shrimp sauteed in garlic sauce with fresh mushrooms. served with rice and beans.
$11.75
Camarones Arrieros
large shrimp sauteed in a garlic sauce-mild tomato sauce with potato chunks and red peppers, blended with vegetables and spices.
$12.50
Camarones Portuguese
large shrimp wrapped with bacon, ham and cheese. smothered in our unique traditional creamy portugues sauce
$11.75
Camarones Asados
a mouth-watering treat. charbroiled shrimp, onion slices and bell peppers sauteed in a garlic butter sauce and fresh spinach.
$11.75
Dos Amigos
camarones al mojo is a winner, fragrantly spiced garlic sauteed scallops and prawns, swimming with mushrooms in a mojo de ajo sauce and served with a rice and beans.
$11.95
Seafood Chimichanga
chimi from the coast, rolled fried flour tortilla filled with prawns, crab, sauteed vegetables, scallops and covered with a delicious creamy sauce.
$10.95
Snapper Veracruz
fresh snapper fillet charbroiled and served with veracruz sauce, spinach rice, beans along with warm tortillas.
$11.95
Camarones Culichi
large prawns, mushrooms spinach and poblano peppers smother with a creamy sauce
$11.95
Camarones Empanizados
large shrimp slightly breaded and fried, served with rice and beans, garnished with a salad and special dressing
Fresh & Healthy Choices
$7.75
Pollo Azado Burrito
large flour tortilla stuffed with grilled chicken, grilled vegetables, rice and black beans. topped with our special verde sauce and pico de gallo. add sour cream for $0.50
$6.25
Garden Fresco Burrito
lightly sauteed fresh seasonal vegetables, rice, whole black beans wrapped in a flour tortilla. topped with a zesty burrito sauce and salad greens.
$7.50
Ranchero Salad
fresh cut romaine lettuce with ranch dressing topped with grilled chicken, diced tomatoes and low fat ranchero cheese.
$8.25
Mexican Shrimp Caesar Salad
traditional caesar salad topped with shrimp, whole black beans, low fat ranchero cheese, tomatoes and avocados.
$7.95
Guiso Ranchero
a fresh vegetable medley sauteed in a well seasoned tomato sauce. served with rice, whole beams and warm tortillas.
$6.95
Pollo A La Parilla Ensalada
served in a crispy flour shell topped with grilled chicken, lettuce, black beans, ranchero cheese, sour cream, diced tomatoes and avocado slices.
Sandwiches
Hamburguesas: Our Juicy, Hand-formed Hamburgers Are Served With Potato Chips. (substitute French Fries For .75 Extra.)
$4.95
Hamburger
$5.25
Cheeseburger
$4.25
Grilled Ham & Cheese
$1.95
French Fries (side Order)
Tacos
$3.00
Taco Picadillo (shredded Beef)
$2.50
Beef Or Chicken
Burritos A La Carta
You May Add Cheese To Any Burrito For $0.50, Guacamole For $1.50, Or Add Green Chile For $1.00
$4.25
Bean & Beef
$4.25
Chorizo
$4.25
Beef
$4.25
Shredded Beef
$4.25
Chicken
$3.25
Refried Beans
$4.25
Pork Burrito
Side Orders
$4.25
Chile Relleno
authentic chile poblano, dipped in egg batter and filled with casique cheese.
$5.75
Chalupa Deluxe
topped with guacamole and sour cream.
$5.95
Chimichanga
flour tortilla, rolled and stuffed with your choice of chicken, beef or shredded beef "picadillo" fried and topped with lettuce, tomato, guacamole and sour cream.
$6.25
Plato Chico
your choice of a taco or enchilada (beef, chicken or cheese) or tostada (beef, chicken or beans), served with rice and beans. (for smaller appetites)
$3.95
Tamale
fresh corn "masa" (dough), filled with shredded pork wrapped and steamed in a corn husk.
$3.95
Guacamole
fresh ripe avocados, blended with tomatoes, onion, spices, fresh lime juice and cilantro.
$2.75
Refried Beans
$2.75
Spanish Rice
$1.95
Sour Cream
$1.50
Flour Tortillas (4)
$1.50
Corn Tortillas (4)
$1.95
Green Chile
$2.95
Cheese Dip
$3.95
Green Corn Tamale
House Specialities
$15.95
Molcajete.
tender grilled pieces of beef, pork and chicken, served over our new mexican sauce and pico de gallo. topped with jack cheese and served with rice and beans.
$10.95
Quesadilla Ranchera
two flour tortillas, filled with cheese & your choice of chicken or beef. garnished with guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes and onions
Los Tacos
$11.25
Tacos Carbon De Pollo
boneless chicken breast, grilled and placed in golden soft tortilla with pico de gallo, fresh cilantro and fresh ranchero cheese.
$11.50
Tacos Al Pastor
three warm soft tortillas with marinated pork served with cilantro and pico de gallo sauce.
$11.95
Tacos Al Carbon De Asada
tender beef skirt steak, flame broiled, sliced and folded into soft corn tortillas with pico de gallo, fresh cilantro and ranchero cheese.
$10.95
Fish Tacos
soft tortillas filled with fish, homemade dressing and our delicious "salsa mexicana". fantastics!
Combinations
All Combinations Include Rice And Refried Beans. You May Substitute Whole Or Black Beans For The Refried Beans. Shredded Meat "picadillo" $1.00 Extra On Burritos And $0.50 Extra On All Other Items. Add Green Chile For $1.00 Extra, Choice Of Beef, Cheese, Or Chicken. Please Do Not Repeat Items, Except Enchiladas. Gracias!
$7.95
Combo #1
choose 1 item: enchilada, taco, tamale, chile relleno, burrito.
$9.95
Combo #2
choose 2 item: enchilada, taco, tamale, chile relleno, burrito.
$10.95
Combo #3
choose 3 item: enchilada, taco, tamale, chile relleno, burrito.
Combinations Specials
$9.75
Chimichanga
rolled fried flour tortilla filled with choice of chicken, shredded beef "picadillo". topped with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole.
$9.75
Flautas
traditional mexican taquitos! three crisp corn tortillas, filled with your choice of chicken or shredded beef "picadillo" served with sour cream, guacamole and a special mild salsa.
$9.95
Deluxe Burrito
our most popular burrito! a flour tortilla, filled with your choice of chicken, beef or shredded beef "picadillo" loaded with baked cheese and topped with lettuce, guacamole, sour cream, tomatoes and onions.
Fajitas
A Perfect Tradition. Tender Pieces Of Marinated Grilled Meat. Served With Frijoles Charros, Rice, Guacamole, Sour Cream, Lettuce, Cheese, Pico De Gallo And Warm Tortillas.
For One $11.95
Fajitas For Two $12.50
Beef Or Chicken
For One $12.25
Fajitas For Two $23.50
Shrimp
For One $10.50
Fajitas For Two $19.95
Veggie
Desserts
$3.95
Chimichanga Manzana
apples, cinnamon & spices, stuffed in a flour tortilla, lightly fried & served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, accompanied by whipped cream & covered with caramel sauce.
$3.95
Deep-fried Ice Cream
vanilla ice cream in a crisp cinnamon ground coating, served in a flour tortilla "bowl" and topped with strawberry sauce, honey and whipped cream.
$3.95
Churros
cinnamon and sugar fried bread stick. served with a scoop of ice cream and topped with whipped cream and chocolate & strawberry.
$4.95
Adelita
one flan, one scoop each of chocolate and vanilla ice cream surrounded by sopapillas.
$3.50
Sopapillas
a crispy honey-coated flour tortilla, topped with sugar & cinnamon.
$3.25
Flan
a light mexican egg custard glazed with a hint of caramel, garnished with whipped cream.
$3.95
Cheesecakechimi
a delicious cheese cake rolled in a flour and deep fried, garnished with whipped cream.

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