If you haven't heard of Casa Bonita, you're not alone. The iconic Mexican restaurant in Colorado has a waterfall, cliff divers, a haunted cave -- and now, a novel pay structure for the wait staff.
Casa Bonita, the Lakewood restaurant, purchased by the creators of"South Park" in 2021, renovated for reopening in Lakewood, Colorado on Thursday, May 25, 2023. creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker recently reopened the famed Mexican restaurant and entertainment venue Casa Bonita with a novel pay structure for wait staff featuring $30 an hour but no tips.
Casa Bonita is located in Lakewood, Colorado, and was first opened nearly 50 years ago. The more than 52,000 square-foot restaurant features live indoor cliff divers and a walkthrough cave called Black Bart’s Cave. Its unique offerings recently prompted the Denver Gazette to callStone and Parker purchased Casa Bonita in 2021 after its operations were crippled by lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in its filing for bankruptcy. The South Park duo bought Casa Bonita for $3.
Mexican restaurant Casa Bonita has been a memory-making institution for decades, filling children with countless sopapillas and dreams of plummeting from the top of a man-made, three-story indoor waterfall while people eat tacos, listen to Mariachi mThe restaurant reopened with limited dining hours while it’s in a soft launch phase and "beta testing" various features, with aspiring guests signing up on a mailing list for an opportunity to buy tickets to enter and dine at Casa Bonita.
Casa Bonita didn’t immediately respond to FOX Business’s request for comment about the compensation system. The restaurant previously toldthat, "During our soft-opening nights, we found that guests simply weren’t tipping. We believe it’s due to our unconventional, pre-pay ticketing system." "In order to provide a higher-than-average, dependable wage, we shifted to a no-tipping model and doubled the hourly rate to more than $30/hr for our service staff," the Casa Bonita spokesperson told KDVR. "This shift also benefits our guests, who can enjoy Casa Bonita without incurring unexpected costs. Of our 256 employees, 93 were a part of the shift and a total of 2 were unhappy about it.
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