Talk:Casa Bonita

Non-notable.

It's not clear to me that this restaurant is even notable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.170.212.250 (talk) 20:14, August 24, 2007 (UTC)

But how many restaurants have indoor cliff divers? Paul (talk) 06:52, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

The restaurant is a national landmark. Every time we have out of town visitors, they want to see Casa Bonita. Even though the food is atrocious. Allism (talk) 00:16, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Notable!

This restaurant is central to an episode of South Park. The "Casa Bonita" episode currently plays in syndication all over the world, and is regularly seen by millions of people. The details of this peculiar restaurant are of interest to any of the millions of people who watch this show. Furthermore, the Casa Bonita entry is linked to, and is relevant to, the "South Park Episode Guide" page, which is also extremely popular. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.193.91.87 (talk) 06:50, August 28, 2007 (UTC)

A south park episode (one of my favorite shows, BTW) does not make it notable. There are at least five restaurants in my city of similar scale to casa bonita, and none of those deserve mention in an ENCYCLOPEDIA either. Right now the article reads like a tourist pamphlet or their website. Rm999 09:10, 30 August 2007 (UTC)

A South Park episode does make it notable. Also, a restaraunt that has it's own tourist pamphlet is notable so if the article reads that way than there's probably more to it than the overwhelming majority of other restaurants. This article wouldn't be appropriate for a print encyclopedia but one of the advantages of an online encyclopedia is the number of articles it can contain with relatively small resources and since this is also a wiki there are users that are willing to create those articles. If Wikipedia only contained articles that would also be in a print encyclopedia there wouldn't be much reason to come here. To say that Casa Bonita is notable is really not subjective because several of its characteristics have been noted each of which individually distinguishes it from any restaurant that isn't in Las Vegas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.176.109.135 (talk) 17:25, August 30, 2007 (UTC)

I see that you are from Denver - you may be biased towards a local business, but I don't think casa bonita is globally notable. I have no problem with the article remaining, but if it remains I think it should be rewritten to emphasize why it is notable (and I'm low on ideas). A south park episode, and the fact that it is large, does not make it notable. Right now it smacks of an advertisement for the restaurant. If we added every restaurant that had a capacity of 1000 people, we would have to add dozens of places per city. Wikipedia is not the yellow pages! Rm999 01:59, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Actually, a show as popular as South Park which bases an entire episode on the subject matter probably satisfies WP:N alone. Being "Globally Notable" has nothing to do with anything. "A topic is presumed to be notable if it has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Nothing global in there. Restaurants can become notable in many ways, and being the main subject matter of an episode of a show watched by millions of viewers is alone enough to satisfy notability, but coupled with the utter uniqueness of the restaurant (cliff divers?!) AND the minor meme status (casa bonita and parodies thereof pop up regularly on the intarwebs) renders any notability argument silly. Go ahead, nom it for deletion and watch the speedy keeps roll in -67.161.11.76 09:17, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

I hear CB may have subpar food, but it's the kitch factor that draws people in regardless. We just moved out here to the Denver area (Lakewood) and I really didn't know about CB until I saw the South Park episode, then moved out here and put two and two together. Whether this place is notable or not, folks are beginning to take notice. And CB hasn't suffered, so there ya go!--DLNorton 02:21, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

The fact that it's big and that it's on South Park aren't the only reasons it's famous. Casa Bonita has been around as a staple of culture and family entertainment in the area for many years. It's like Chuck E. Cheese, in the sense that whenever a little kid wants to have a birthday party, it has to be at Casa Bonita, even if you happen to live hours away. Of course it's aimed more at kids, and likewise I wouldn't expect you to understand it's value here, especially if you've never been there. Just the fact that it has a waterfall, a cave to walk through, live performances, arcades, etc... makes it precious to little kids, and makes it memorable to them. Then, even as you grow up, it's a cool place to take your kids because then it's more of a nostalgic response that takes over in your body, and even though everything now seems cheesy and lame to you, it can still take you back to when you were younger. So don't take the post down. It's important here. If you think there's other restaurants that deserve it, then put those up, no one is stopping you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.161.134.14 (talk) 23:40, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

I think that also, the fact that it has been on South Park would make people interested in the chain, and would thus look it up on Wikipedia--TimothyJacobson (talk) 11:47, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Local joke

I cannot believe that no one has noted that in Denver, Casa Bonita is a complete joke. Locally, Casa Bonita is absolutely infamous for the horrible food and the severe diarrhea and constipation their food causes along with the dilapidated state of the restaurant. Many people take guests and out of town visitors primarily as a rite of passage. (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.229.208.130 (talk)

Sounds like you are asking for a "Reception" section like many movie articles have, which summarized the general reception by critics, box offic returns, etc. Is that usual in articles about restaurants? Shadzane (talk) 05:13, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

"Unwrapped"

I just saw this on an episode of "Unwrapped" on the food network. The episode was about diners and restaurants. I think this would be of relevance, can someone add it? Shinku Hisaki 04:04, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

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South Park

OK, so the restaurant and its peculiar features are a crucial aspect of a South Park episode (and yes, it was an entertaining one). But does the article really need two references to the show?drone5 (talk) 20:48, 21 December 2009 (UTC)

I totally agree. Will re-write later. (I will also rewrite with regards to the open/closed locations, which seem to be quite muddled)--TimothyJacobson (talk) 11:47, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

I now have made both my above proposed changes--TimothyJacobson (talk) 13:42, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Incorrect Translation

"Casa Bonita" doesn't mean "beautiful house" it means "pretty house". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.160.152.78 (talk) 20:33, 3 June 2010 (UTC)

Going to have to disagree with you. Bonita means Beautiful (as per Isla Bonita etc). Ijust checked on several online translation sites--TimothyJacobson (talk) 11:55, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

External links

There is a link to the Denver Casa Bonita. Should there also be a link to the Oklahmoa Casa Bonita, assuming such website exists? I can't find one on google.--TimothyJacobson (talk) 13:42, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

There's not an Oklahoma City Casa Bonita, period. The one in Oklahoma City closed down in the 80s, not in 1993 as reported in the article. I'll look up when it closed when I have time. Allism (talk) 00:17, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Casa Bonita, Arizona

For your information, the Casa Bonita chain in Arizona has changed its name to "Plaza Bonita" (just had supper there last night, 10/03/2011)--69.16.159.126 (talk) 19:26, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank you, I added that to the article Shadzane (talk) 20:40, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

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