Another Bubba Chinos opens on 39th and Wadsworth

By Laura Shunk Tue., Nov. 15 2011 at 1:15 PM

Leonard Cordova's Bubba Chinos empire has been on an expansion tear this year, with locations opening in Boulder, on East Colfax and at 88th and York (though Cordova says that Bubbachinos franchise is no longer associated with his company).

Yesterday, he added another one: the thirteenth Bubba Chinos in Colorado opened at 39th and Wadsworth.

An employee tells us the new restaurant serves the same menu of breakfast burritos, burritos and green chile as the other Bubba Chinos locations, including the first at 160 Federal Boulevard. That green chile recipe comes from Stella Cordova, Leonard's grandmother, deceased owner of the original Chubby's on 38th and Lipan and matriarch of a family who has been embroiled in feuds over her legacy -- and the most authentic version of her recipe.

Last year, Leonard insisted that he has the original green chile and that Chubby's has since changed the formula. He's now using that lip-stinging sauce, coupled with his urban decor theme, to proliferate Bubba Chinos and, in his words, "Chicano food" across the state and country.

While he has yet to cross state lines -- he says he has California in his crosshairs -- don't look for his expansion in the Mile High City to slow: Bubba Chinos also took over the old Taco House location on 56th and Federal a few months ago, and that one, he says, will have a 24-hour drive-thru.

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Bubba Chinos

3900 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, CO

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mark80601

Awful I ordered the Mexican Hamburger and the beans were sour, I also ordered a smothered chicharon burrito and the chicharons were old this food was nasty save your money.

Lion_g

In some articles, Leonard claims he has changed the chile to make it better, in more recent ones he claims the other "Chubby's" have changed theirs and his is the original. Which one is it Leonard?

The 39th and Wads location is awful. I'm not sure how parking two chromed up graffiti'd trucks makes up for poor food and poor management. How can you run out of chicharrones twice in one week? How can a manager offer to substitute something for you (since they were out) and then charge you extra?

Why are the prices on the website different from the prices in the store?

Will be waiting for the Epic Fail.

nope

opening this fast usually covers cash flow issues. Such a strategy eventually catches up with you. if it is the case for BC, don't expect to see these all open 3 years from now.

And i dont know that i believe that he actually has Stella's original recipe. Actually, my suspicion is that Stella took it to her grave.

Scott

Are these franchises? Who is signing up to open all these? I never see anybody eating in one, and the reviews are uniformly terrible.

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claudia

I refuse to eat at Mexican restaurants that use that super processed American cheese. Bubba Chinos uses it on everything. The last time I ate at Santiagos it was in my enchilatas and it completely ruined them.