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10/01/2015 11:44:34 AM · #26 |
| Hey Janine.. definitely consider Canon City's Royal Gorge.. it's amazing. About a 2 hr drive from Denver.. absolutely worth the experience and great photo potential!! |
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10/01/2015 11:52:10 AM · #27 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
Denver's Oldest Steakhouse: The Buckhorn Exchange A unique experience for locals and visitors. I've enjoyed each and every visit. |
We are looking for a good steak house...good suggestion
I'm also in the Littleton/Lakewood area. |
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10/01/2015 02:21:27 PM · #28 |
Littleton's Park Meadows Mall is worth a visit to do some shopping. It's been awhile but I think this is the mall with the big fireplace hearth you can sit around and warm your fanny.
Message edited by author 2015-10-01 14:46:56. |
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10/01/2015 03:14:37 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by hahn23:
Denver's Oldest Steakhouse: The Buckhorn Exchange A unique experience for locals and visitors. I've enjoyed each and every visit. |
I agree, the buckhorn is always good. Another fun one is The Fort, try some Buffalo while you are here. It is an easy drive from Lakewood, near Morrison. And for a really good steak but pricy you can not beat Del Friscos |
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10/01/2015 03:34:42 PM · #30 |
Make sure you stop in the Grand Tetons, we had a much better time there than yellowstone, they have a "float trip" that you can take and it is very much worth it!
Have fun!!!! I would also suggest Estes Park Colorado, and the rocky mountain national park and taking trail ridge road up - Make sure your breaks are good!
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10/01/2015 03:46:15 PM · #31 |
| Brakes would be a good idea too :-) |
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10/01/2015 04:09:13 PM · #32 |
| I can't remember the name of it, but the one time I was in Denver about 40 years ago I ate at a gigantic Mexican restaurant ... I also can't remember how good it was, but it was definitely an all-you-can-eat affair -- you could raise a little flag on your table and the wait-person would bring you more of whatever you wanted ... with the indoor fountain and other interesting decor it made for an "interesting" experience. I'm curious if it's still around ... |
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10/01/2015 06:40:05 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I can't remember the name of it, but the one time I was in Denver about 40 years ago I ate at a gigantic Mexican restaurant ... I also can't remember how good it was, but it was definitely an all-you-can-eat affair -- you could raise a little flag on your table and the wait-person would bring you more of whatever you wanted ... with the indoor fountain and other interesting decor it made for an "interesting" experience. I'm curious if it's still around ... |
Sounds like a Brazilian Carnaceria, we have one in Hyannis (large Brazilian population) where they are constantly spit-roasting a large variety of meats and walk them around the tables carving off slices tableside :-) |
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10/01/2015 06:51:33 PM · #34 |
| I think it was more traditional "Americanized Mexican" food: tacos, enchiladas, empanadas, etc.... just an awful lot of it ... |
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10/01/2015 06:57:11 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
I can't remember the name of it, but the one time I was in Denver about 40 years ago I ate at a gigantic Mexican restaurant ... I also can't remember how good it was, but it was definitely an all-you-can-eat affair -- you could raise a little flag on your table and the wait-person would bring you more of whatever you wanted ... with the indoor fountain and other interesting decor it made for an "interesting" experience. I'm curious if it's still around ... |
I am guessing you are talking about Casa Bonita, they have been around for a long time and are still going strong. The food is and has always been so so at best but the atmosphere is a lot of fun. The Sopaipillas they serve for desert are pretty good and I think they still have the flags to get more. Their are several different scenes for each dining room and they still have the high divers diving into the fountain.
I just looked them up and they opened 40 years ago, you must have been there right after they opened. I have not been there in a while but last time I went nothing had changed from when they first opened.
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10/01/2015 07:17:31 PM · #36 |
That sounds familiar ... I'm now thinking someone may have mentioned it a few years ago ... don't remember any cliff divers though!
Casa Bonita is in Lakewood ... |
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10/01/2015 09:33:18 PM · #37 |
| OMG.. Casa Bonita, is it still there? Loved the waterfall/divers.. and the food. Only downer is having to wait in line to order food. Maybe that's changed. There was another homestyle eatery in Denver area where the waiters/waitresses danced on top of the tables.. can't recall the name but food was delish! Also.. Old Spaghetti Factory, amazing decor! |
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10/01/2015 10:09:51 PM · #38 |
My tenth birthday party was at Casa Bonita. The food was terrible, but every other aspect of it was perfect to my ten year old brain. Cliff divers, mariachis, sopapillas. Awesome!
If I cared about the food, however, I'd go to La Loma. |
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