The Barbacoa nachos are soo good! The mango salsa goes really well with it too! Employees are very friendly and a very clean store as well! read more

Costa Vida - Barbacoa and grilled chicken nachos - Mexican Near Me - Farmington, New Mexico

Costa Vida was an absolute staple back in the day but honestly it's just ok these days. I first of all am very sad that they took the flan off the menu which was my favorite. They still have great dessert options but the flan was it. Also, their prices and portions are just ok. Some of the add ons are pretty pricy and an order can add up rather quickly. I got the sweet pork nachos and they were solid. But the line took a hot minute and the salsas and such were all mixed in together, just pretty messy overall. read more

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Friendly staff remembered us from when we lived here four years ago! We love this restaurant, and we eat here almost every time we are in Farmington. Chips and queso are great! We had a sweet pork smothered burrito and butter shrimp tacos, and they did not disappoint. For fast food, Costa Vida is a super choice! read more

11/17/25 I used to come here almost once a week. I loved it! The best I could say about my most recent experience is "meh." The serving counter was absolutely filthy, the servers had a lackadaisical attitude, and one server stopped serving behind the counter to refill every little thing including the plastic cup container, when only two things actually needed to be refilled. My and my son's food sat at the finished end of the oven for nearly 5 minutes before a different server came up and finished our order. Food wise, if you like sugar-loaded food this place is for you. I likely will not come back. It's too sweet for me and this experience left me with no desire to return. read more

This place has gone downhill very recently. Food is good but the staff is very hostile and very unfriendly. Ordered a salad and asked for less meat but more rice and ended up getting charged for extra rice which doesn't make sense. They add on things quickly so it ends up being more than a sit-down restaurant. There are plenty of other good restaurants in town and would advise going elsewhere. read more

Food is usually pretty good and the portion size is huge, which you definitely pay for. The customer service is terrible and the employees don't act like they're happy that you are there. 3 stars because the food is good and the employees not so much. read more

I just ate at there yesterday and the Shrimp Baja Bowl and Chicken Enchiladas were amazing! Service and Ambience were great as well.

Samantha helped us, she was amazing! But out of 6 workers, she seemed to be the only one working. That girl deserves a raise!

Service... girl behind the counter putting on the last of the items was very rude, talking back to the customers

Good food, it's always busy so expect a wait and it's definitely pricey for the food. However it's very delicious and has nice area to sit and eat always clean! read more

The food was edible. The servers were rude and rushed you thought the line. The cashier was clueless on how to charge the order.

I ordered a sweet pork burrito with avocado and black beans etc, my order was confirmed for delivery. Great, after over an hour of my order being confirmed, my order was cancelled. No offer of getting a substitution etc. I was offered a 7$ inconvenience credit. So an hour of my time waiting for nothing is worth 7$, no i make beyond that an hour, not to mention it will now take 2-3 BUSINESS days to refund my money. What if I had spent the last of my money to order food? I find it mediocre service at best, you couldn't call and offer a substation? Cancel after over an hour? Thanks for wasting my time read more

Dinner | $10-20 I was given the wrong food, the staff was very confused. They couldn't keep the call in orders from getting mixed with those of us in the restaurant. I got home, realized I had half my order and someone else's. I went back with the wrong stuff and asked them to remake the nachos i didn't get. They asked me 3 times what kind of nachos and when I got home the small nacho had pork on it, that was wrong. I went back and they finally got it right. I spoke with the manager on duty who couldn't do anything but offer chips and queso or dessert for the inconvenience and the fact my food was home, now cold. We go every week and I am not happy that they could not find a way to make regular customer happy. read more

I was a huge fan of Costa vida during my night in Farmington. This is similar to a chipotle or Qdoba and had options of enchiladas, burritos, and Baja bowls, which is what I got. I could customize my bowl with beans, rice, meat (you can upgrade to beef or other pork for additional fee), veggies, etc. I really enjoyed that they warmed up the bowl in a hot oven like they would for a sandwich. Everything was tasty and I enjoyed this bowl. Only complaint is that the bowl was soaking wet on the bottom so had to eat it on top of a bed of napkins and the bag it came in. Highly recommend stopping by here for a quick bite! read more

if there was a zero Star, I would pick that option The service is so bad every time I come, it's the same people working with the same bad attitude some girl they call her "Barbie" and the chunky guy with short curly hair is always so rude and always rushing people's orders the food is not consistent won't see me there agin read more

Asked for hand held burritos, instead they made me a nasty burrito. Tried telling me it won awards. Maybe if you like nasty sauce . It wasn't even on the menu. Anyway I don't plan on going back. read more

Ordered through app, was not ready at scheduled pickup, husband was not acknowledged when he came in, and when he got home told me it he hoped it was correct because the staff didn't seem to know what they were doing. Ordered pork nachos, received chicken with only a sprinkle of cheese and no queso. After survey manager offered "to remake" , after working a 12 hr shift I'm not driving across town tonight. read more

I love Costa Vida. We eat here often. I usually order off the app and do take out as I am a busy working, college student, with a toddler. Tonight I had the worst experience I've ever had. I understand businesses get busy but how the situation was handled and not well managed at all. My order was given to the wrong customer. They let me know. They did not proceed to try to give me a refund or remake my food. I had to ask a second time about my order and they said they would remake it after that. They brought me another person's order after this and I told them it was not mine. The manager came with my order finally and said they made the order three times and don't know what happened to it. I waited for 45 min past my originally quoted time, had to send my husband and toddler home, and have a family member give me a ride home. read more

Delicious and quick! The sweet pork was delicious. The staff was also very helpful for my family's nutritional needs

Each time I go is more dissapointing than the last. I hadn't been there in several months, so I rolled the dice. Ordered a salad for lunch and it was full of black slimy lettuce. I asked the server to avoid the rotten lettuce and he appeared clueless. The cilantro ranch dressing that I used to love, didn't taste right either. The quality is lacking but the prices have gone up. I don't think I'll be back. read more

Wow, they usually have fresh food, did Grug hub and today's order was pretty bad. Wilted lettuce in the salads, old limes with drown spots, queso was less than half filled. Basically about enough for 10 chips or so. Forgot the cinnamon tortilla and drink for my daughters kids meal. Not to happy about the quality today. Thank goodness I don't eat here often. read more

It's super good! I love the environment and the people who work there, not to mention the food is fantastic!!

DAWG i went to this costa vida twice, the service the second time was shit compared to the first. the way I ordered an enchilada and the server said i ordered a quesadilla. He was in denial that i ordered a enchilada. He couldve just admitted being wrong and made things right. INSTEAD, yk what he did, he threatened to call the cops on us if we didn't pay for the quesadilla we never ordered. I was very sad and disappointed, that made me cry. i just wanted a beef enchilada. Worst part was that it was my friend's first time at costavida and now his view on this restaurant is so bad. Honestly I dont even like quesadillas so theres no way i could've ordered it and just forgot. This is way different then a worker having a bad day and coming off a little angry. When i called them afterwards hoping that he was calmed down he STILL insisted that i ordered a quesadilla. I have worked about 4 times at a consession stand and I was taught to give the customer whatever they needed in the most fair way possible. In customer service your supposed to make the customers feel good abou the service so that they come back a second time. read more

Thank you Costa Vida for feeding our hungry baseball players, and getting them ready for round two of the Connie Mack World Series!! The food was excellent!! I will definitely be back before we head back to California! read more

Super easy to call place an order and pick it up. The food somehow tasted better than normal if that's possible. Very happy with everything!

I love the food here but find the customer service hit or miss. I ordered online to avoid waiting and selected the wrong time for pick up. No one greeted me when I went in. I explained my mistake and asked if they could make my food any earlier. They said I had to wait until my time slot to pick up my food but I could not wait so I asked them to cancel but they said they could not. Then they gave me a number to call so I could get the order refunded. I've tried calling this number several times but no answer. It's really frustrating. I do not recommend ordering online. read more

The food is good if you love Costa Vida. I won't dispute that. But if you are ordering to-go, check your food thoroughly!!! We have used door dash a handful of times to have it delivered and every single time we are missing a handful of items. Even whole entrees have been missing a few times. Tonight, we ordered soup, a kids meal with a side of ranch, cinnamon tortilla, and a drink, and chips & queso. The queso was filled to less than half full, and we didn't get the ranch, cinnamon tortilla or the drink. That's half the kids meal missing!!! We love costa food but I'm running out of patience with not getting the food I pay for!! read more

I ordered a burrito from this place and it was really good. Friendly staff and fresh food. Would recommend this place

Costa Vida is super hit or miss, and inconsistent. Sometimes the food is good, and sometimes it's not. I ate there yesterday, and the lettuce was wilting, the beans were crusty, and the dressing was runny. Sometimes the staff is friendly, but sometimes they're very rude and aren't accommodating. Sometimes it's clean, and sometimes the place is just filthy. read more

Stopped in to try coasta vida as we have never eaten here before.I had the small grill chicken salad with corn tortilla and of course all the fixings. Hubby had a smothered burrito. Salad was good didn't need the dressing because it was already flavorful but the chicken was very dry. And it reminded me of Qdoba so between the two portion size at Qdoba is a lot more than coasta Vida. Restaurant is probably quite busy because I noticed that the dining area was pretty filthy, trash piled and not cleaned. read more

So my husband and I are from So.Cal- home of the real Mexican food. I have to say I was initially excited about a Mexican restaurant in New Mexico- my expectations were high. I was utterly mistaken. #1- No salsa bar #2- guacamole is served with a melon baller and if you want another melon ball size scoop, it's extra. #3- your choice of meat, but if you want steak (not carne asada), it's extra #4- burrito is actually chimichanga-ish. They put it through a toaster oven #5- spicy sauce is enchilada sauce, not salsa. I'm going to stop now. But in their favor- the people are super nice and the place is very clean. It's sad that even Philadelphia has better Mexican food than New Mexico-as reported by the local news! No Bueno!!! read more

Great food made fresh right in front of you at a decent price point. Costa Vida has to be one of my favorite places to eat in Farmington. With its simple, straight forward menu and occasional seasonal items, CV gives me exactly what I want from Southwestern food: meat, veggies, and spices. I'm particularly partial to their loaded nachos! I usually skip the queso and just get grated mix. Once in their conveyor oven, the chips crisp and cheese melts... delicious! In terms of fast food, best place in F-town! read more

I really like Costa Vida. I was a regular at the one in Lone Tree, Colorado before moving to Durango. I come to Farmington to shop once or twice a month and always eat here when I do. My favorite is the sweet pork...anything. Salad, enchiladas, tacos....I also love the tomatillo ranch dressing and get a side of that no matter what I order. I am allergic to gluten and almost everything on their menu is gluten free! The only exception is the flour tortillas, the Tres Leches Cake & the Key Lime Pie (all of which are MAGNIFICENT...for those of you who CAN eat gluten) Costa Vida folks: For what it's worth, you'll get 5 stars from me when you can get your corn tortillas more consistently thin (sometimes they are way too thick!) AND when you offer a gluten free dessert other than Flan. read more

I got a vegetarian Baja bowl and they put like four scoops of sauce on and it turned into soup. They failed to tell me there was any vegetarian substitute for meat, and it's not on the menu. The guy that put so much sauce on it was in such a hurry that I thought he was going to have an aneurism even though there was only one more person in line. They charge vegetarians for guacamole even though most places don't. My parents dishes looked good which is why I'm not giving this a one star. read more

This restaurant is horrible. The people behind the counter are completely rude. They are so stingy with food. I asked for a chicken taco and they put one chicken strip on the tortilla. What a joke. I'll never come back here. read more

My little sister went in to order food for me, and she tried to order 3 chicken enchiladas, and 1 small quesadilla. But instead she was given 4 small quesadillas, and she was not wanting to be rude so she just took them. She also asked for no rice, and was given rice on all 4 quesadillas. About 20 minutes later I came back to the restaurant and told them that they may have misheard her order because she was not given the right order. The manager was very quick to say that my sister had ordered wrong and that she heard the order correctly and that's what my sister had asked for. I told her that regardless, that's not what we had wanted and she wouldn't open up her mind to the idea that she may have misheard the order, which I understand that it's easy to mishear things, especially with masks on. But she wouldn't hear me out and shut it down very quickly. I was willing to pay for a whole new entree of what I originally ordered, but she didn't even offer to do that. I did not come in expecting to be given anything for free, I just wanted the mistake to be fixed, and wanted my original order. We love eating at your establishment and love the service, but we were very let down with how the situation was handled today. read more

Place wasn't busy and I had a freshly made whole wheat tortilla based burrito. Very good. Confused by the title - we thought there might be fish tacos or something. read more

Good food, fresh & clean. Recently remodeled. I usually get the sweet pork salad. Meat portion is a bit small, but overall was a good experience. Look for their daily special, it's a good value, getting the beverage free. Very nice spot to have lunch. Fast and friendly read more

I am disgusted, I am repulsed, I am humiliated. I found a MOTH in my drink. UNACCEPTABLE. Safety violation if I've ever seen one. read more

Costa Vida - a cup filled with ice crystals - Mexican Near Me - Farmington, New Mexico

Best tres leches and Flan I recently tried. Was in search for trees leches and yelp helped me find this spot