Whether you’re a Colorado native or somebody merely visiting the Centennial State, it is a right of passage to “Taste the Magic of Mexico” at what has been referred to as the Disneyland of Mexican restaurants. While the experience in and of itself is… ahem unique, every person who has passed through the doors of the “World’s Most Exciting Restaurant” is guaranteed to have thought most of these 19 things:

  1. “Wow! This place is huge and looks awesome… let’s take a picture in front of the fountain!”

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  1. “Oh dang… there’s a line? Oh well, how bad can it be?”

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  1. “It’s been half an hour; surely we’re getting close to the front of the line!”

Flickr/inabeanpod Amateur.

  1. “Thank God there is an all-you-can-eat option… I’m starving from standing here for so long.”

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  1. “Oh good, it’s finally time to order and sit down!”

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  1. “Nope… more line to go.”

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  1. “Oh, it’s cafeteria style? Interesting.”

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  1. “I’m pretty sure I ordered the chicken… what the eff is this?”

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  1. “Can I please sit beside the waterfall? No? But you can put me behind it? Awesome!”

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  1. “Wah Wah Wahhhhhh.”

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  1. “Nope. Definitely not chicken.”

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  1. “If I tip the mariachi band, will they leave our table alone?”

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  1. “Apparently not.”

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  1. “Wow! These sopapillas are surprisingly good! Wait… is that a hair?”

Flickr/Helzer True story (and reason #693 I will never return to CB).

  1. “Is that a dragon or is this just the food poisoning talking?”

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  1. “WHAT IN THE NAME OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IS THAT?!”

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  1. “Nope.”

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  1. “♫ Casa Bonita! Casa Bonita! Food and fun in a festive atmosphere! ♫”

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  1. “This place is the worst… but I like it!”

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What other thoughts have you had while visiting Casa Bonita?

Flickr/Jennifer Pickens

Flickr/Helzer

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Amateur.

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Flickr/Alan Brown

Flickr/Trevor Huxham

Flickr/Leslie Johnston

Flickr/greenmelinda

Flickr/jankgo

True story (and reason #693 I will never return to CB).

Flickr/Alex Headrick

Flickr/Seren Wild

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