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Costa Vida

3.4 (103 reviews)
InexpensiveMexican, Fast Food
Open 10:30 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 3 months ago

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Casual
Moderate noise
Outdoor seating
Good for groups

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i ordered a large queso and chips. The worker gave me a small with no chips. After we got that straightened out , the queso looked and tasted like it has been sitting all day. Costa Vida in Draper.

a tray of mexican food including tortillas, beans, and rice
John C.

First time stepping foot in a Costa Vida (I mean cafe rio) Friendly staff, food was actually quite delicious. They had a hard time at the register and the cashier couldn't figure out how to ring things up. He kept apologizing as he was new. Weird they don't train people ahead of time to work the PoS during lunch rush. For sure will be back as it is next to a couple businesses that I always frequent.

Supposed to be sweet pork tacos

My son always orders sweet pork tacos with nothing on it. Today they came with smallest portion, but also mixed with chicken. This is from the lehi location

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10 months ago

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7 months ago

Great service, very friendly and welcoming. Also my go to costa vids just do to the customer service alone. But the food is always great.

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Very good food staff are very helpful. Great change from the other Mexican chains. Definitely I will go again soon.

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2 years ago

My girlfriend and I came here to get some tacos and the person making my taco was super disrespectful. The food also was very bland

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2 years ago

Unfortunately not on top of their game with online orders, portion sizes have become pretty disappointing as well. Will not return.

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3 years ago

They where amazing! Even taking extra steps to make mine gluten free

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Mr Charlie's Chicken  - Nashville loaded cheese fries

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4.3(173 reviews)
0.5 mi
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The customer service is outstanding and the food was delicious I got a wrap and my husband got…read morewings and sauces were outstanding thanks for a great experience!

For those that want some simple review:…read more This place is good, its got a unique take on chicken. I got the classic wrap with half grilled and half fried chicken. I was impressed, would recommend the fried as it was by far better. Lastly the Nashville sauce was on point Can't go wrong going here 4/5 For someone thats bored and has time to read in depth yelp reviews Alright, this was somewhere that I was brought along to by coworkers. I was expecting somewhere that was similar to any other chicken joint in utah(as they have been flooding every corner...you can't escape chicken here....). BUT, the vibe here was okay, I definitely wouldn't go as far to say it was in a nice area but it felt like I went to an old taco time that half committed to a renovation. That's to say that it was perfectly fine to sit in and I didn't have any problem with it, besides that it was an old building. As for the chicken, they have plenty of options for you to choose from, for a chicken restaurant, you could have it in tenders, sandwiches, wraps, salads, or wings. The loaded fries were highly recommended by my friends but I will say I did not feel like destroying my stomach that day. In of its self, I would say that the wrap was pretty tasty, the chicken was well made and the sauce was as good as I could've hoped. The fries were also on point and wrapped up a good meal, would I say that this is the best food in the area? No, but you wont be disappointed in making a stop here if you feel like getting away from the ever growing empire of chick-fil-a.

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This was the worst Taco Bell I've ever been in. First, the bathroom smelled like a sewer. But,…read moreapparently only the women's bathroom. But nowhere else in the restaurant and the food was good and made as ordered. So all of that was fine. But I had a big issue with the guy who said his name was "Joe" My husband and I were sitting at the table and our daughter went up to ask for water cups. The lady behind the counter went to hand her them when this "Joe" decided to stop what he was doing at the drive thru and rush over and tell her not to give her cups. He told our young teen "we don't give water cups out to teens." We questioned him "you don't give out water cups?" (We never go to this Taco Bell location usually. But frequent various others 1 to 2 times a week for years.) So this was news to us. He continued to actually say "Oh, I'll give the water cups to you. But not to her." Umm, excuse me, what?!? We were pretty mad, so when trying to talk to him further he said "well teenagers steal the drinks and throw the cups around and make mess." Hmmm... yeah, because adults never steal anything, right? Well, of course we told him as much and how his biased opinion on teens is less than savory. He said "he's never seen an adult take soda when they have a water cup." First of all I doubt that, second of all just because you don't see it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. Anyway, the whole experience left a very bad taste in my mouth. We are regulars, and to insinuate my kid would steal drinks... here's a thought maybe only punish the ones who you catch stealing? !

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4.7(691 reviews)
0.9 mi
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I like supporting local business especially while traveling sometimes you have to go to the chain…read morebut sometimes you don't. In this instance so glad I didn't Sauce Boss was amazing. We chose it because it was close to the hotel how lucky are we. We went with a group of five. We ordered three entrees and a side of wings. The wings were our starter and they were fantastic black and wings are great highly recommend. My wife and I split the fried chicken with a side of mashed potatoes and gravy and the cornbread it was absolutely fantastic cannot speak highly enough. My mom and dad split the shrimp and grits which they also said was great I did try the grits they were lovely, gooey, cheesy awesomeness. My sister had the kale salad as she needs gluten-free options it was easily the largest most fantastic looking kale salad I've ever seen, and she said it was great. The last thing I would probably comment on is the sauces with a name like sauce boss it better have good sauce and it did. Each and every sauce was unique from others I've had but didn't disappoint all where extremely tasty I especially like the spicy one that came with the fried chicken. At this restaurant they don't have salt and pepper on the table and for good reason everything was spiced and seasoned very well. As for service, our server was very attentive, very kind, made great suggestions and all that being that we came in within a half an hour, 45 minutes of closing, you can't beat that!!! If you want boring food don't eat here. If you want the same plain Jane thing you find at every other chain, don't eat here! On the other hand, if you want amazingly tasty food, service and sauces and a good story to tell eat here!!!

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