Would love to hear your thoughts!
If they pay their employees a fair, livable wage then there is no need for tips. Tip culture is out of control anyway. We should be factoring in the cost of the employees in the product that is being sold.
Well I hope it’s because their employees are actually being paid a living wage
It is. They changed from a tipped wage to a set hourly
Went from $14.27 to $15.27 plus tips to $30 flat an hour
As it should be. Everywhere.
Between this and shrooms I may have to visit Colorado
Please only visit. We’re plenty full thanks.
Laughs in Southern California
Are we, though? I thought the current situation is more are leaving than coming in?
I never realized this was a real place!
It is! And I hope it’s going to be amazing under this new management.
Apparently something like 40 million went into the rehab of the restaurant by Matt and Trey.
Yes, they made a lot of changes (like the tipping, the menu, and charging for tickets), and I can’t wait to see what they did to the interior. I’m more excited about this than I should be. Or maybe not excited enough.
I’m straight up contemplating a trip to Colorado with a Casa Bonita pit stop.
That’s always a great idea, so much to see and do here! They said they would be doing a soft opening this weekend (with only people selected from the mailing list), so I am not sure exactly when they will be completely open. Keep in mind you will need tickets, and they might get sold out for a while. You may want to sign up with them to stay abreast.
Good to know. Eventually hoping to take a Colorado trip and will call ahead. Thanks
That’s awesome! If you need ideas on what to do, feel free to shoot me a message. Casa Bonita is just the top of the iceberg. You can also visit castles and wrestle alligators here… if you want to.
So far the trip idea is driven by my love of what Colorado has to offer nature wise, followed by shrooms and now followed by Casa Bonita. Where should I look in terms of where to stay? My trip doesn’t need to revolve around Casa Bonita but I’d want to be within 30 or so minutes of it.
You may want to check out Golden or Evergreen in terms of lodging. Golden is about 15 mins away, Evergreen is 30. Both are closer to the mountains and have some beautiful nature nearby as well as plenty of food options!
If you have a car go explore the different types of landscape Colorado has to offer. Go south to the Dunes and the rock dwellings, see a show at Red Rocks amphitheater, go west out to the high country and see the big mountains on the Million Dollar Highway to Telluride. Colorado is so much more than Denver (which is great, also but for different reasons). Maybe it’s just more my vibe but I would consider staying in Cherry Creek area in south Denver if you have a vehicle and can get around.
I cannot wait to check it out. Hopefully during an off-peak time…
Whoever gets to go first, post pictures!
If they pay a fair wage, which they do, then it is a great idea! Tipping culture has got out of hand, and it only really benefits point of sals people, instead of the cooks and others who are the backbone of a restaurant.
$30/hr sounds great and all, but that place is going to be cranking around the clock and the servers alone would have probably made $50/hr+ on the original wage and tip-out, bartenders probably $70/hr. Wonder why they made the last minute switch.
They would make more with tips if the restaurant is full, which I’m sure it will be for a while. I understand why people might not be on board with this. I know I appreciate no tips as a customer, but I also want to make sure they get paid accordingly.
Right, and as any sales job, you should at least be getting some sort of commission for how much you sell, otherwise servers only need to do the bare minimum with no incentive to go above and beyond, or to upsell anything.
Totally agree tipping is absurd these days, but we need to fix it the right way and not take it away just for good PR.
Also to add to that, I thought I saw something recently about poverty levels in Denver being adjusted, and $30 and less being the poverty line, does anyone remember that? If so, asking people to work a busy restaurant for poverty line wages is pretty trash.
