"Fine" Dining6 Marras 2024

The Story of Casa Bonita feat. Ify Nwadiwe

As seen on South Park!

Casa Bonita, an institution near Denver, Colorado blends the kitsch of a sprawling indoor theme park with Mexican food, and Ify Nwadiwe (Dropout TV, Um Actually, Maximum Film) is here to learn all about it with me
The location that everyone knows and loves isn't the original Casa Bonita, which used to have locations in four different states
The Secret Menu: Edible TV Shows
I name the winner of the Septemburger $500 giveaway
The South Park creators buy Casa Bonita and find themselves hemorrhaging money to the tune of $42 million to restore it
A Yelper desperately tries to convince us that post-renovation Casa Bonita is clean now, and we don't know how good we have it
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Music by: James McEnelly (@Ramshackle_Music)

Theme Song by: Gabe Alvarez (@spooky.gabe)

Segment Transitions Voiced by: Sandy Rose

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Next week on "Fine" Dining: Casa Bonita Review [Part Two]! Ify Nwadiwe is back to break down the Good, the Not Good, and everything that was Just There at this experience that is way more about the atmosphere than the food. Ever work at Casa Bonita? Send your stories to finediningpodcast@gmail.com.

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