LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Casa Bonita is putting the finishing touches on the interior and its iconic gold dome for its highly anticipated reopening, and some "South Park" fans have a theory about when that will be.
The Lakewood restaurant has been undergoing more than $12 million in extensive renovations since "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone bought it for $3.1 million in September 2021.
Parker, Stone and Executive Chef Dana Rodriguez announced in December that Casa Bonita would be reopening this month; however, an exact date still has not been revealed.
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There aren't many days left for a May reopening, but one of those days is a big one for "South Park" fans and the character Kyle Broflovski. His birthday is May 26, a detail revealed in Season 14 of the long-running Comedy Central show.
Why is this important? Because there's a Casa Bonita connection.
In the "South Park" Casa Bonita episode, Kyle celebrates his birthday at the the iconic Lakewood restaurant.
And for the kicker: May 26 is Stone's birthday.
Of course, the theory that Casa Bonita will open on May 26 because it's Stone's and Kyle's birthday is only that: a theory, all in good fun, that some fans of the restaurant and the TV show are suggesting on social media. There's no word yet from Casa Bonita on a reopening date, only that it's opening soon.
In the meantime, the restaurant shared a few GIFs of employees hard at work preparing for the big day.
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