Pretty good mexican food - casual place that I came for lunch. Got the beef flautas - tasted homemade and fresh and came with chips, beans, pickled veggies and rice. I have to say the rice was kind of bland but the rest was good. I think it's a decent place to stop by for lunch but not sure I would entirely go out of my way to come here. read more

Tried shrimp cocktail and carne asada tacos. Taste was good and priced well. Was not a fan of the rice was a bit too mushy for my taste. read more

Costa Azul - Seafood Near Me - Burbank, California

Save your money! I feel so sorry for all of you who say these are good fish tacos. You really don't know food. It was frozen fish sticks chopped up and thrown on a tortilla smothered in tartar sauce. anything with carne asada in it. Also avoid the meat was hard and dry like little flakes of meat. This is the worst imeam worstexican I have had. And the beans the oil sits on top of them. read more

My go to for seafood. They're open late, and the staff always takes care of me. The aguachile is so good, and just the right amount of spicy! read more

Costa Azul - Aguachile and a Dis Equis - Seafood Near Me - Burbank, California

my daughter got a hair in her food all they said was sorry.lady said sorry and walked away

The food is so good here! Tastes homemade! Service is okay, atmosphere is nothing special. But their food is delish! Favorite item: Shrimp enchilada plate. Yuuum! Least favorite: Margaritas read more

This place deserves an A for authentic. The shrimp cocktail was exceptional, unlike most American versions with very thick sauce, The soupy like quality here gives the shrimp center stage, and it makes all the difference. Can't wait to try their chile relleno. read more

Shrimp tacos were good Service was terrible Lots of attitude and very rude attention from the cashier.

This place has no customer service they serve me some shrimp with bacon that was uncooked the outside layer of the bacon was crunchy but the inside was uncooked I told them is wasn't cook and the cook was fighting saying it was I was gonna try something else but she said they would charge for both plates like what How this place is a no for ruined my Friday lunch read more

Quietly located on the Corner of Buena Vista and Empire this little gem has a seafood restaurant and a sports bar for soccer fans, best enjoyed if you speak Spanish. The Tamarind drinks here are to die for, best I have ever had. They also have a to go side under a different name. same great food. Parking is on the Buena Vista side but not very big Do grab some enchiladas and the beef tongue tacos. read more

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I love the food from Costa Azul! The people are so friendly and the food amazing and taste home made and very flavorful! We usually order a burrito macho, some chips and porc tamales, yum! I really recommend it! read more

So good and yummy. Had the steak burrito and beef quesadillas 10/10. Will come back !!

The owner was a total jerk he acts like he's all that we brought in a service dog due to a trauma experience and he made us leave the restaurant and sit outside that was OK I understood so I just complied even though we have the papers to support it legally then i asked the question I don't understand because this is legally a service dog and we have the papers when you get in my face literally 8 inches away and he said ""he's the owner of 30 years "" blah blah blah but it made no sense because we know what the laws for service dogs based upon trauma he was just a total jerk and he had to talk so loud like he had to be known that he was the owner we left and then he had snide remark's when we left if you go don't ever communicate with I didn't even say anything negative and when we left in fact he showed us the way out I was a total gentlemen and as a courtesy I didn't say anything and when he open the door he was very rude it was an attitude almost like don't let the door hit you on the way out demeaning and I said thank you when he open the door out of courtesy i'm a lifelong resident a Coronado third generation homeowner investment property I was apalled he thought he was all that and his very not humble a total creep Honestly the food is pretty good at least they're tostadas the other stuff is OK I've been there a number of times throughout my lifetime just telling you the waiters are good service is OK the owner I will never go there again and I have many friends I will tell not go and Pio Hayes has way better food and so does L for Ngaio even Burger King because they don't have attitudes and they can just ruin everything The sad part is if anybody ever ask where to go down there as a lifelong resident and I talk to a lot of people I am a a number of businesses I will never ever recommend that restaurant and tell people to stay away from it and I've had actually three bad experiences over the past few years read more

I Ordered Camarones Rancheros, excellent. This place makes the best beans. Our server Marta was do sweet , always checking on her tables she doesn'tmiss a beat. we've been here before and definitely coming back. read more

What I like about this place is that the food is really good, and the dishes are very well served. Their salsa with chips were also good. We ordered 2 fish plates prepared in different style and it was roughly about $18 per plate, and a octopus & shrimp tostada was about $8. This is a hole in a wall, very casual, small lot for parking or u can park on the residential street nearby. Prices vary from $7-$45 per plate depending on what you order. Went during this covid pandemic, and they have a covered tent outside in the parking lot with adequate tables. The service is just okay, no where stellar, but the quality of food make up for it. Mostly a larger range on the menu is for seafood, but they also have some traditional mexican plates plates on the menu as well. I liked the fact that weren't cheap with their avocado served on the plates like other places lol, but overall I'll probably be back since their food was delicious! read more

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I would give a zero if I could the owner and employees are extremely rude. The only thing they got going for them are the beans recently my sister in laws AirPods where left at the table she went back a few minutes later and to ask and the owner said that they where probably stolen unlucky for her we had tracked them and new they where on location she told is they had possibly been thrown away the minute we told her we where tracking them and two minutes later she returned them what disgusting people in these already sad times!! read more

Great Mexican food, and the price is fair. I always get menudos, and a tripa taco, which are pretty freaking hard to get in Burbank. BTW, they serve menudos everyday. Also they have a great seafood menu. Ceveche's, shrimp and octupus cocktails, etc. If you dine-in the restaurant, they will hook you up with even more food. If you live in the Burbank, just try this place once. You'll find yourself going back at least once a week. read more

Costa Azul - Menudo - Seafood Near Me - Burbank, California

This is probably one of the best Mexican restaurants in the City of Burbank it's Mom and Pop owned the service is always green and the food is just delicious. If you're ever in the area you must stop by this isn't guarantee that you would enjoy everything about this place. read more

Costa Azul - The most awesome dish anyone could order from this location bacon wrapped shrimp are freshly made and best flavor in town for Mexican. - Seafood Near Me - Burbank, California

I never write reviews .. but this place just deserves it. This place sucks... i ordered a carne asada .. that was a biggg mistake.. the worst carne asada i heve ever tried. My wife ordered the same thing, a carne asada ( after trying my carne asada. she didn't even eat hers.). And for my little girl we ordered a quesadilla and fries. we payed $70.00 WTF. This place is a joke.! Just stay away from this place. read more

This place was awful service was bad and I order a michelada and most of the drink was concentrated lemon juice .. not going back at all this place sucks!!!! read more

Pretty good for valley Mexican food. Mojara Frita was delicious and fresh. I've also tried their carne asada burrito.

STAY AWAY ! Don't waste your money !!!! I wouldn't even give it a star if I could . Let me start with me hardly complaining any where I go I'm used to giving places good reviews . It was my 1st visit to this place my kids were craving Fish tacos! I completely regretted it so bad . I ordered a carne asada combo and everything about it was nasty AF . My meaty was ABSOLUTELY TASTELESS NOT EVEN SALT NOTHING NOTHING MY RICE WAS HARD UNCOOKED / beans were from a nasty can. All my food came COLD! My kids ordered fish tacos LITERALLY ALL THEY GOT WAS BREADED STRIPS OF NO FISH inside AT ALL ! That is all I got . 1 place of carne asada and 1 kids meal with an extra taco and my TOTAL WAS $50 + no way I was shocked ! My kids didn't even want to eat and I didn't either I left my whole carne asada ! I paid $50 and my kids and I walked out of this NASTY PLACE HUNGRY ! read more

loved it here. But never going back. Went a couple weeks ago. Saw a waitressed drop a jalapeño on the floor from a fajita order and it was placed backup on the fajita order. Disgusting!!! She even waited to see if anyone saw. Never going back!! Told my family and friends who enjoyed this restaurant to would never go back! read more

Food was decent, ordered aguachile and a tostada de jaiba. Micheladas were good too. Service is a little lackluster, two ladies seem to just wonder around when they please. read more

10-2020, its very noticeable that they don't disinfect tables and chair after a customer leaves their table. this place is open for outdoor dining and its good that they have tortilla chips for starter coz our order took 40 mins on a sunday morning. i wonder if there was only 1 cook. our ala carte burrito asada was just an ordinary food and sadly the serrano pepper that they gave us was not fresh. the ranchero steak is not the best to my taste. sorry but i want to shout out to the 2 waitress that really do deserves a pat in the back for their hardwork read more

Costa Azul - free tortilla starter - Seafood Near Me - Burbank, California

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I am simply in shock after ordering from Costa azul for years and seeing the service go downhill, I continued to support them. Today my family and I placed a big order in which one of the burritos contained what looks like gause or clorox wipe either or we completely lost our appetite. We contacted Maria the manager to let her know and guess what she did nothing, no reimbursement in fact she said "it happens" both of my brothers are chefs and no it doesnt just happen. She was not apologetic in fact she was so rude when I told her that as a manager she should do what's right and guess what she said in Spanish "vete a la chigada madre" which in English translates to go f yourself. She said she doesn't care and that she once had a roach in her burger and she just sucked it up. PLEASE I WARN YOU TO NOT SUPPORT an establishment who doesn't care about being clean with your food. This is just a nightmare. read more

Costa Azul - Either gause or clorox wipe either way how disgusting - Seafood Near Me - Burbank, California

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Food is good. Parking lot is small, but they have one. Entrance is off of Buena Vista. There are two sides to sit at for this place. One side looks like a fast food place and the other looks like a sit down place. Looks like there is a bar to get alcohol. I like this place. I always get to go so I don't know how the service is for sit down. read more

Stopped in on accident. SUPER FRIENDLY Customer Service as soon as I entered the door. Decided to dine in. Fresh hot chips, two types of salsa & limes on the table with out having to ask... good bang for your buck. Lots of happy customers. Meat quality wasn't the best in the fajitas... but I realized that most people seemed to order soup or seafood. read more

Food poisoning. Unfortunately this wii be a very bad review. I was looking forward of having my Caldo de 7 mares. It literally looked like someone had scraped the bottom of the ocean and put it in a container. That's when I should have just stop the process of continuing eat it. It was extremely salty, so added a ton of water, after all I just spent $21, trying to make it work. The seafood was mushie, eew! I could only stomach a few large spoonfuls of it. Thank god! 30 minutes later I broke out in a cold sweat and horrible stomach cramps. That is all she wrote. read more

I've been going to this place for over 4 years because I live across the street from it. When I first went there the place was amazing. The fries, tacos, burgers, eggs, and even their steak was great. But sadly I have no clue what happened. Their portions got smaller and they started getting their ingredients somewhere else. I can no longer taste how fresh it is. It's sad to see something with so much potential, taste bad read more

Delicious food. Micheladas were almost as good as mine are. They were huge and well made. The food had great flavor. The shrimp was good and I wish I had more room in my belly to try more seafood. read more

Costa Azul - Delicious Michelada - Seafood Near Me - Burbank, California

Lived in Burbank my whole life, never ate here. Today I tried the shrimp cheviche with a side of rice/beans with EXTRA avocado & I'm super satisfied. They staff was friendly & fast. Definitely coming back read more

Growing up on the eastside of LA, I am no stranger to the usual Mexican-American staples: "Laugh Now, Cry Later" tattoos, Ben Sherman, Doc Martens, shaved eyebrows, brown lipliner, horchata, pasilla chiles, and the dirty yet delicious taco trucks aka roach coaches. But one day, when my friend asked me if I had tried menudo, the only answer I could feebly come up with was "Ricky Martin isn't my type." Quite miffed by my lack of knowledge of this traditional Mexicano fare, I made a resolution to pop my menudo cherry right away. With a jubilant "Ole!," I dragged my buddy's arm to take me to the best menudo place he could think of. An hour later, we arrived at Costa Azul, where a blue and white "Mariscos" sign illuminates the corner of Buena Vista. Walking towards the front counter, colorful photographs of their various specialties made my mouth water. But being on a very special mission, I tore my eyes away from the enticing images of ceviche tostadas, heaps of carnitas, and bountiful burritos to ask the cheerful senora about their soup portions. Unfortunately, my elementary grasp of Spanish failed to understand her reply, so I turned to my friend for a translation. "She said each order is for one person." Although I thought $7 was a bit pricey for one cup, I gave in and ordered one for each of our growling bellies. About 15 minutes later, two Godzilla-sized bowls of steaming menudo arrived. What the heezy? Okay, each bowl was definitely more than enough for two. It then occured to me why these Latin ladies had such big bottoms. Jus' sayin'. A side of dried herbs (oregano and chili flakes) and chopped onions were placed by our bowls, which I was told should be mixed into my broth. Enraptured, I peered into the crimson consomme, and began poking at the soft honeycomb pieces floating on top. Mmm...tripe (also known as stomach lining for Los Gringos). I also made a mental note to avoid the disconcerting layer of oil accumulated from the fatty pieces of pigs' feet and garbanzo beans at the bottom of my bowl. I don't know what I was expecting when I swallowed my very first spoonful. A delightful dance in my mouth, maybe? A shower of glimmering confetti dropping from the ceilings with a loud "Hurrah!"? A new way of life? Alas, none of these pleasurable events ensued. Not even close. Instead, I realized I was merely consuming a very bland and oily soup. Although the chewy pieces of tripe made it a little more interesting, I couldn't help but to feel disappointed. I watched my friend slurp away and felt a little jealous of the happy memories it seemed to bring him, the way a bowl of chicken pho would have brought me. In a way, I could see how one could find some comfort in its warmth and simplicity, but I had obviously overhyped my expectations of this humble meal. Damn my farfetched expectations and Yelp-induced epicurean taste buds! You have screwed me over once again! Bah. read more

"Pay no attention to the heels on the floor." he said when I got into the paid for truck. In all honesty I didn't know what to expect -- but I was taken aback at the fact that there was indeed stylish pumps on the floor. He then pointed out the case of tecate in the back seat as well as a bottle of grey goose and a purse with an extra pair of heels. Not that we needed any of this for the trip -- which at this point we didn't even know where we were going, but hey, when you're locked into a serious odd evening with a stick figure from riverside, the tendency is to push it as far as you can. The idea was simple -- after spending the last 5 hours drinking at a cowboy saloon and then at a craft beer specialty, it was time for Cheaptimes to get some grub. Something that reminded him of home. A taco stand or something of the like. After driving around Burbank for a couple of minutes, the large MARISCO'S written on the side of a building just called on us. This is how we ended up in The Costa Azul. Specifically with only a good 10-15 minutes before they turned off the OPEN sign. The first sign of trouble came when the already irate waitress asked if we were ordering food and my partner's reply was simply "maybe, but probably just 4-5 round of beers". Tensions also began to build when the false sense of hope appeared with the amount of empty bottles they had on the wall wasn't really representing what they actually offered. A side note about the area. North Burbank is where you go when you want to do your taxes and get a pound of chorizo for your next BBQ. No, seriously. They have butcher shops that also do your taxes. I'm not sure how good they'll marinate your meat, but man oh man, those tax deductions they'll find will be worth every pound of asada. Back to Costa Azul. After round two of dos XX's, a fairly frustrated waitress came back out and pushed on the fact that the kitchen was about to close. He went with the steak plate. I went with a simple tostada de pulpo. I guess I later caught on to why I went with that when Cheapster's asked me why I went with that. By this point I conditioned myself to not go for the shellfish options at seafood establishment. I didn't want to have crustacean on the lips in the event of a potential kiss of death to my lips. But then that was for a different life time. It was alright. Then again, I had been drinking for the past 8 hours at a rate of a good solid two to three beers an hour. Some as strong as 9%. So this simple offering of a boiled and chopped cephalopod on top of a deep fried and hardened tortilla hit that spot in a good way. Even if the tension between the I.E. resident and the exhausted worker here built to levels only seen on the streets of Downtown L.A. and a certain ass grabbing. I had to excuse myself at least twice in fear that I was going to get some hot sauce thrown in my face. It was bad enough they turned off the Lakers game from the television -- as to not encourage staying for longer than needed. On the way to the bathroom I accidentally opened the door to the utility closet. One does not associate limes with a bathroom storage closet, but sure enough there was a box full of them. I do subscribe to the notion of if life gives you lemons, make lemoncello. But since life just had me come face to face with storage utility limes, I wasn't going to squander this moment. I grabbed a couple and put them in my pocket. Who am I to pass up this chance? Besides, if the shit got thick between my "more-handsome-than-ten-celebrities" buddy and the waitress, I wanted some sort of weapon. A good $30 worth of drinks and finished food later, we were ready to bounce. Now I won't say the service was terrible. It was perfectly acceptable that she didn't want to stick around after her shift for late coming walk-in's. There was something to be said about the whole ways my buddy pushed and tested those waitressing skills. Over all, it wasn't a bad place to end the night. It got the job done and I seriously lost count at how many beers we have had. I'm sure a lot of preparation was being made for the whole Mother day meal festivities as every chair seemed to be covered in some white cloth. Worth coming to again? Well.. I think it's safe to assume that they'll have a "lime thief" wanted poster up, so I may have to lay low from coming back there anytime soon. They're still in the paid-for-truck. . . . right next to the heels that shall remain a mystery to one and all. read more

Dang. The lady that takes to-go orders at the counter during the weekday is a total bizzzzznaaatch. She only takes orders in Spanish, and when I said that I only spoke English, she just acted irritated with me. Excuse me, sheesh, That's okay because the shrimp cocktail is delicious. I order it with extra avocado. Yum. read more

This place gives generous portions and the food taste fresh I would recommend for people who really enjoy mariscos. read more

Costa Azul - shrimp cocktail I order to go but it still taste just as delicious because they add a ton of avocado, shrimp, limes, and chips and salsa. - Seafood Near Me - Burbank, California

WHAT?! WHAT? Oh yeah, totally!! My chile relleno plate is really good!!! and the tortilla chips are maybe the best i've ever had!!!! WHAT?! I CAN'T HEAR YOU... your shampoo has spies?? OH YOUR SHRIMP SOUP HAS EYES!!! What a hilarious misunderstanding. Whatever, let's yelp it later and read each other's reviews. I HAVE NO IDEA what you're talking about because the GODDAMNED MARIACHI BAND HAS NO VOLUME CONTROL!!! I think my ears are bleeding. ...NO, I SAID MY EARS ARE BLEEDING!! ...EARS! NO, NOT MY TEARS, MY EARS!! forget it. let's go. read more

I don't understand the high rating this place has. I'm convinced it's the best of the worst type scenario. Especially out here where authentic Mexican food/mariscos is really nowhere to be found. If you want good mariscos, and don't mind taking a little road trip, head out to East LA/Boyle Heights. Anyway, I got a large shrimp cocktail, which for $15 is super overpriced for a cup of overcooked shrimp with ketchup. My friend ordered the flautas, which looked sad and dry with a side of ice berg lettuce I believe. We ended up paying over $30 for crap. There is a younger waitress there, which it looks like other Yelpers have had the misfortune of meeting. Talk about RBF. She was just flat out rude, and inattentive. The food deserves 2 stars, but homegirl managed to bring them down a star in my opinion - only because Yelp doesn't allow for zero star ratings. Bottom line: Save your money, and look elsewhere. read more

Rather than writing about Costa Azul, where I have not had the opportunity to dine, I am writing about the great taqueria that resides in the same building, Pueblo Nuevo. Tacos, burritos, quesadillas, chimichangas... Carnitas, carne asada, al pastor, chorizo, chicken... Fish tacos to die for! Unfortunately, they do not have chicharones (even though it's on their menu). My first couple of visits, I asked if they did. But, they discontinued serving it. The menu goes on and on. There are still tons of things I want to try. I crave this place at least twice a week. Really affordable. The best in town. read more

You say you're flying out of the Burbank airport? Costa Azul is your place for a quick and tasty meal! The menu is big, and a little on the expensive side for Mexican food, but this is more sit-down Mexican than Taqueria Mexican, and you get some serious value for your cash - entrees are BIG. Nachos? HolyShit enormous. Seriously, the nachos plate (with carne asada) had more food on it than any of our entrees. And it was more like, "would you like some chips with your steak" than the other way around. Crazy! Damn tasty too. I had the Mole (Chicken) Enchiladas, and it was quite good. If you've read my other reviews, you've noticed I'm picky about my Mole. This, while certainly not the best I've ever had, was definitely better than average. Rich, tasty, hearty, with a subtle kick. Very enjoyable. Chicken was tender and juicy too. The refried beans are unusually light in color compared to what I'm used to - not sure how or why (different kind? I'm not exactly what you'd call a bean aficionado...) but they were good in a slightly sweet kind of way. Friendly service, brightly lit space, plenty of seating. We were in & out in about 30 minutes - plenty of time to catch our flight, plenty full! read more