Casa Bonita will finally open reservations to everyone starting Sept. 16 [Video]

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — If you’ve been eager to check out the new and improved Casa Bonita, the wait is finally over.

Restaurant staff announced over the weekend the lottery system is gone and they will be accepting reservations from the general public directly on their website starting on Sept. 16 at 3 p.m.

Up until the announcement, those wanting to make a reservation have had to rely on that lottery system in order to receive an email invite for reservations.

How many people had been waiting, you might ask? Earlier this year, Scripps News Denver reported that up to 600,000 people were still on the waiting list — nearly a year after the restaurant’s highly-anticipated soft reopening in June of 2023.

The long-awaited reopening was not without criticism — especially from employees at the restaurant, who went as far as to say the reopening by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone was a “masterclass …