How do people get into Casa Bonita more than once? Call them lucky

Casa Bonita, the Lakewood restaurant, purchased by the creators of "South Park" in 2021, and renovated for reopening was photographed in Lakewood on Thursday, May 25, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post) — Casa Bonita, the Lakewood restaurant, purchased by the creators of “South Park” in 2021, and renovated for reopening was photographed in Lakewood on Thursday, May 25, 2023. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

By Tiney Ricciardi | cricciardi@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: October 11, 2023 at 6:00 AM MDT | UPDATED: October 13, 2023 at 11:46 AM MDT

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Still waiting for an invite to Casa Bonita? Some diners have been more than once.

Hint: If you want to see cliff divers and eat sopapillas, it pays to have nice (and lucky) friends

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