Then, in 1971, Waugh turned Casa Bonita into a trio by launching another location in Tulsa. The Casa Bonita that now enjoys a 600,000-person waitlist and hyperbolic praise from its early patrons ...

Ownership would change hands a few more times until it was purchased by Star Buffets. The Tulsa Casa Bonita first closed to the public in 2005 but was reopened in 2008, before shutting permanently ...

The Alameda Shopping Center at 21st Street and Sheridan Road used to be home to two of Tulsa’s most unique and alluring restaurants. Casa Bonita opened in 1971 when Mexican food was not that ...

The first Casa Bonita opened in Oklahoma City in 1968, expanding to Little Rock, AR in 1969, Tulsa, OK in 1971 and to the Denver suburb of Lakewood in 1974. The chain became known for theme park ...