Normally, I'd be indifferent about a chain restaurant opening up near me. But I'm surprisingly excited about having a Costa Vida nearby, in Farmington Station. To date, I've tried all of the restaurants in Farmington Station; and I'm only keen about making return visits to two of them. Now, I have a third that I can add to the list! I think that Costa Vida's sweet pork is better than Cafe Rio's, and certainly tastier than anything I could make myself. My favorite dish is the sweet pork tacos. But I'll take the sweet pork on a salad, any time too. On our first visit to this location, I had the sweet pork salad, and my husband had the steak salad. My kids were all content to eat black beans & rice. No complaints from me, or the peanut gallery about our meal. Our total came to $16-ish. Completely affordable. This location just opened & everything is shiny & new. We went on a weeknight around 5PM & were able to order immediately. Everything about this location was standard. There isn't anything about it that's awe-inspiring. But I know I'll continue to make regular visits because I'm fairly certain the quality will be consistent. read more

Costa Vida - Costa Vida logo. - Mexican Near Me - Farmington, Utah

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Okay another dine in experience. I cannot figure out why it's so blasted noisy in there, noisy fans in the order area and in the dining room. They play music Lowder than the fans no way to have a conversation without yelling. And why does the dining room smell like the bathrooms yuck. Maybe open some doors to clear the bad air out. Still going for the dressing. read more

I eat at Costa Vida regularly. The salad I received tonight was NOT acceptable. The portion was very skimpy and even worse, the tortilla strips were rancid or something like that. The small salad is already overpriced so when it's 1/3 less than it should be, it's ridiculous. The chips were so gross, I couldn't eat it. I live too far from the store to have returned it. Very disappointed Farmington Costa Vida. read more

Extremely fresh and delicious meal from here today! The workers were all kind and made us the most fresh and delicious tortillas upon our arrival. Super impressed with this location. read more

I ordered a sweet pork salad. I would advise watching when they place your meat in the salad. I think I was lucky to have maybe a thimble full. I haven't had this issue before at other locations. read more

Costa Vida - Sweet pork salad "Where's the MEAT" - Mexican Near Me - Farmington, Utah

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I'll never take my family to this Costa Vida ever again. Went to order my regular sweet pork salad and the guy was sooo frugal with the sweet pork. He tried to spread it around the salad to make it look more than what he gave. It was so bad I asked for extra and he even gave me a smaller portion than the first! Crazy that they charged me the extra $3.98 for what they say "2 oz" of meat. Never again! You're better off going to a different place than here. read more

Came to this location after a long day at lagoon. Plenty of parking and many food options nearby. Lines were short and everything came out fresh and delicious. Only critique is that they were out of Dr Pepper. Thank you for great food! read more

Costa Vida - Steak Salad - Mexican Near Me - Farmington, Utah

One of the worst things any business can do is a bait and switch. When I watched the ad for honey butter shrimp I was excited, thinking they brought back the Bajio favorite. Instead I got pre-cooked shrimp warmed in honey butter with no spice at all. There is absolutely no way the shrimp pictured in the advertisement was achieved using precooked shrimp and it is clearly seasoned with chili flakes I don't know if the owner knows what kind of product they're putting out but compromising on quality is the road to failure. If I'm eating my meal thinking I should have stayed home and cooked, the chances of my return are it doubt. Charge what you must but don't skimp on the product quality or quantity. read more

I had one of the worst experiences ever at this Costa Vida. The portions they served were ridiculously small--like half of what you'd normally expect. On top of that, the staff was completely unprofessional. One of them actually swore at me in Spanish when I asked about the portion size not knowing I speak Spanish fluently. It was shocking, disrespectful, and totally unacceptable. I've always liked Costa Vida, but this location was a huge disappointment. Definitely won't be coming back. read more

I went back after years yesterday. What a change! The service was incredible. The food tasty fresh and I will be back soon and often.

BEWARE if you place an online order they wont start making it until you come to the store, even if your online order tells you it will be ready at a certain time. The staff didn't have a sense of urgency about it either. They got my order wrong but luckily I checked before I left and they fixed their error. I see why this place has such a low rating. After the order was made and fixed the food was good as usual but I still wouldn't come back. read more

Don't bother with the new hand held burrito. They are boring and bland. Workers at a couple locations I've been too feel out out of place when you ask for anything to add some flavor and variety to fix them into some sort of proper burrito. They need something like lettuce, grilled veggies, pico, sour cream, avacado etc. If you ask for a veggie burrito you don't get any veggies at all - you get a bean and rice burrito. Can't wait for Chipotle to open in Farmington- grilled and seasoned veggies, heaps of guacamole (not a stingy teaspoon) and lots of flavor and complexity. read more

We haven't been to Costa Vida in a while and we decided to visit the Farmington location today around 3pm and were excited to find it fairly empty. The gentleman behind the counter that prepped our meal was very un-accommodating. We have our favorites and we always order it the same way but we were told today rice and beans are only sides. read more

Don't know what's going on with costa vida but they don't give you barely any real food like the meat and you end up eating the tortilla more than anything. We complained to the manager and he just said that other stores have gave us too much in the past and that portion was correct. Left unsatisfied and won't be visiting costa vida anymore. read more

The wait was nothing, it was less than 30sec.The food was so good. The manager was so nice they were very good with Spanish. They had drinks no other costa Vida had. YOU NEED TO GO HERE. My grandma and me saw all the bad reviews but we were like "let's try it", so we went, and it was the best decision we made. I repeat YOU NEED TO EAT HERE. read more

Costa Vida - Never seen this at any costa vida, I LOVE THIS DRINK - Mexican Near Me - Farmington, Utah

This location is great, the staff is always very friendly; and the food is great! I love their queso! I always get a bean and cheese burrito with medium sauce and it's my favorite! Their tres leches is really good, and I love to add that on for desert! This is my favorite location out of all the ones I've been to! I HIGHLY recommend joining their rewards program! They give you 4$ to start, and every 50 points you get another 4$! Great program if you eat here frequently! read more

Costa Vida - a plate of food and a cup of coffee - Mexican Near Me - Farmington, Utah

I love costa vida and all the teenage workers were trying their best. We were trying to eat and the manager was yelling at all of their employees who were working their best. Very distracting yelling at workers infront of customers. read more

So bad.....one person worked the food, four people stood and talked to each other. Couldn't even ring up the order right (had to tell them we had two meals). Chips tasted off possibly rancid, queso was a color I've never seen before and a flavor that was unlike any I've had before. read more

I've always loved this place but lately portions are getting smaller and smaller. Last couple times it was ridiculous.

Good food, not so good service. We drive to the Centerville location for better service even though we live in farmington. The burritos are all good. read more

I love Costa Vida's food... when I get it at other locations. I have eaten at Station Park at least 20 times over 3 years and always have a bad experience. Farmington's store doesn't give enough meat. Often they put on a minimum amount of meat then take some back off. NOT ok. My sweet pork burrito with no beans had about 8% meat and 92% rice tonight. [Tuesday I ate at Centerville's and got a grilled chicken burrito, no beans. It had about 40% meat and 60% rice.] Farmington's staff are slow, seem unable to understand when I ask for 2 tablespoons of beans so I say NO beans. The food is usually barely warm. Horchata is often empty and watery when it is there. Manager or owner must be cutting costs, but destroying the quality will lose customers in the long run. It looks busy because they take so long to get you through the line. read more

I wouldn't have given this place a one - my wife is gluten free and ask for corn tortillas - the guy did change his gloves and rewash his hands - proceeded to prepare the dish - we sat down - there were five corn tortillas in the dish which corn soakes up all of the sauce and that left the dish very difficult and dry to eat. Needless to say we were not pleased with our treatment or service. This is against the Costa Vida in Kaysville, Utah. read more

Don't bother with this rat infested bacteria breeding fess pool. I watched an employee filling a to go order drop the tortilla on the ground then picked it up and keep using it. I let her finish the entire order before yelling at her to redo it unless she wanted a visit from the health department. Needless to say I left. This was not the first time either. Every time I've attempted this place it fails to deliver. Try calling in a to go order. The last time I did they put me on hold. After a few minutes I put the phone down since they'd obviously decided my business wasn't worth their time. After a half hour my phone timed out and shut the call off. I posted the picture as proof. read more

Costa Vida - Proof I was on hold for 30 minutes and no one got back to me. - Mexican Near Me - Farmington, Utah

We really like Costa Vida. It's a clean restaurant and the food tastes great every time we eat there.

This is our go-to whenever we need a quick dinner. Every time we go to this location I am impressed by the staff, always very friendly. We never have to wait in line long and it's always clean. We've only had a problem once with a takeout order and the staff went above and beyond to get it right. I was blown away. read more

First time I have ever been to a costa vida! I really enjoyed my experience. The staff was very friendly ,the place was clean. The mango chicken salad was amazing, just like the picture! And the location is great because its right next to the mall. :D read more

Costa Vida - Small chicken salad & Medium drink. - Mexican Near Me - Farmington, Utah

TL; DR Decent food. Poor service. My experience here was not very good in terms of service. When placing my order I was asked what I wanted and as soon as "salad" escaped my mouth, the server placed a plain tortilla in the tin. When I said that I would like a whole-wheat tortilla with no rice she scowled at me and threw the one she started in the garbage forcefully. Later on down the line the same happened with the tortilla strips on top. Before I could say if I wanted them or not they were already on the salad. To add to the confusion, it was busy and the employees mixed up the line of people's orders. There were several times my fellow patrons and I exchanged puzzled looks at the seeming lack of order or clear communication in the assembly line. The food was great. I really enjoyed it. It's on par with Cafe Rio. Because of the experience I had here, however, I will not be coming back and will refer my family/friends/strangers on Yelp elsewhere. My advice to management would be to pay a little more to hire employees worth keeping. I got the impression that the employees didn't want to be there and, worse for me as a customer, didn't want me to be there either. read more

This location has serious staffing issues. Food is similar to other Costa Vida locations, this location is close to my house I've been here 6 or so times and the service and staffing are always a major problem. read more

Costa Vida - Pork Burrito pretty good - Mexican Near Me - Farmington, Utah

Nick was an awesome dude! Best customer service I have ever had at a Costa Vida; not to mention the fastest! 5 stars across the board! Will be back again! read more

Went for lunch today with the whole family. I got a salad, my two daughters got nachos and my son got pork tacos. All 5 stars, yum!

This place is absolutely amazing!! The service is so good and all of the employees are so kind and friendly. They follow covid restrictions perfectly to make everything healthy and safe!! read more

The food was fine, but probably the unfriendliest staff I have ever encountered. Yeah you are young and this isn't your likely career choice, but if you're that unhappy then I suggest finding a different job where you aren't required to make the customer feel welcome. I won't waste my hard earned money at this location again. read more

Costa Vida always has great food! (I love their sweet pork salad) Our visit today was incredible. The staff was very friendly and accommodating, especially for how busy they were! read more

This is the best costa vida I've ever been to. They have amazing customer service and delicious food. Definitely recommend stopping here

I don't see why there are so many bad reviews here, both times I've gone it has been fast service and good tacos.

Always a GREAT experience at this Costa Vida. Absolutely DELICIOUS food and AMAZING service! Valentin is a GREAT manager and keeps his Team sharp in delivering wonderful service!! read more

The 3 stars is because the food actually tastes good. But could they be any more skimpy with the toppings. Fill the burrito, give me lettuce, give me chip strips. I didn't say can I have a little, I said can I have that. The difference between this place and cafe rio has to be portion size. My tin at cafe rio was full, my tin at costa vida still had half of the silver showing. Come on. read more

I love Costa Vida! Eaten at this location multiple times, however, got food poisoning in July. I still eat here, however, I do try to go to the Costa Vida in Layton as much as convenient. I did go to the Farmington once last week and the food was delicious. Will still keep eating here! However, due to 1 food poisoning incident, I gave this location 3 stars instead of 5. read more

Two words; Food Poison!! My wife and daughter shared a pork salad yesterday and to today they are both puking thier guts out. We'll not be coming back again. read more

7 hours after eating here in November 2017 ended up in the ER with food poisoning. A friend had the same experience a number of months ago. This is not a slam on Costa Vida, as we have enjoyed their food at other locations. This one, though....enter at your own risk. read more