Why Close THAT Casa Corona?!
We are flush with good Mexican restaurants in Fresno. So the closing of the Bullard & West Casa Corona is low on the loss scale. But it still sucks.
It’s a good location in a nice shopping center, good bar (although they could have done better with the beer selection), good neighborhood atmosphere and the history of it once being El Torro Tambien and still looking like it inside.
For the owners, the decision to close was one of downsizing, of not wanting the work of running two locations. But why keep the Cedar & Herndon and drop Bullard & West? Because… no offense to Cedar, but the Bullard one was kinda way better, IMO.
But whatevs, I assume the Cedar lease is cheaper and that’s the one they have had longer so, I get it.
Hopefully, another good local restaurant will get in that space and kill it.
Related: Across the street, someone is making that odd white building into a wine bar. Yep, people will be bouncing between the Manhattan bar, the new wine bar, and Max’s across the street, soon enough.
So watch out.
Appointment Radio: 88.1 Friday at 7:00PM
I have been listening to a little bit more 88.1 in the garage lately. I will make sure to have the radio on Friday night for Fresno performancing.
Okay, well, I don’t know if we will be talking before Christmas so have a merry one. I hope you’re not as behind as I am with getting ready and all. Take time to breathe. Be safe.
-Mikey
P.S. I made a list of good coffee shops in Fresno, feel free to add one in comments if your favorite is not listed: Check it out here.
The odd looking building across from Casa Corona was originally a Bank of the West branch that closed around 1998 or so. There was an ATM kiosk nearby.
Brotha Mikey, no offense but I barely even knew that CC existed 2 weeks ago! I only thought there was just one. I'm not a real big CC fan but I started going to the Cedar one last couple months because they have a soso happy hr. So I would do a circuit HH run of T Joes, CC, and Tap Union.