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    La Costa Olas

    4.4 (360 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    LA COSTA OLAS ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Mojito Short Ribs
    Stephanie A.

    Stumbled across this restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. It's a has a cute vibes with pink flowers. Staff was attentive. I order the mojito ribs, Churrasco, and the blackberry margarita. The ribs were so amazing! I had to get a second order so much flavorful! The steak was ok, it lacked seasoning. The blackberry margarita was terrible. Very sour. Id def come back for those ribs.

    Interior
    Joy L.

    La Costa Olas is a quaint little restaurant serving Mexican Latin Cuisine. This time we had the Queso and Nachos. They were both excellent. The frozen drinks were made individually instead of machine made. We had Mango Margaritas that were excellent. Our server was great.

    Chicken flautas before I scraped off the cilantro that I asked to have withheld.
    Doreen M.

    We had dinner at La Costa Olas while on a trip to Fort Lauderdale. We stumbled upon the restaurant while wandering around and took a chance based on the extensive menu and welcoming staff. I had chicken flautas, and despite my request to have them made without cilantro, as the picture indicates, that is not how they arrived. Not wanting to send them back, I scrapped off the entire top layer and asked the waitress to just bring me a small side of sour cream. Overall, the flautas were delicious, not dry but nice and tender with a crunchy shell. The side of guacamole was flavorful but not too spicy. My husband ordered the Coconut Beef Ribs, based on the menu description... "ROATAN'S COCONUT BEEF RIBS: From the Abuela's Rancho we got the beef short ribs in her incredible coconut ginger sauce. Cooked 'till meat comes out of the bone. It melts in your mouth!" ...Unfortunately, while the sauce was tasty, the beef rib turned out to be so dry and tough that it was inedible. The quality issue was reported to three separate servers, but the complaint went unheeded. There was no offer to replace the entrée with something else or to remove the item from our bill. Sadly, this experience really spoiled our impression of La Costa Olas.

    Burris tacos
    Jo B.

    So happy to be back at La Costa Olas. Same great food, beautiful presentation and now iPads to order from. Paola was our server-so sweet, ask for her!

    Susan L.

    We just stumbled upon this place while staying nearby and it was the best thing ever! It happened to be Taco Tuesday, so their special was, you guessed it, tacos! They were PHENOMENAL!! And their hot sauce is super yummy! We also got the chips and pico and that was fantastic as well! Definitely will stop here the next time we are in town! 10/10

    Amazing Carne Asada

    Top of the list, must stop, amazing food! If you are within a 20 mile radius, this is your dinner, no questions needed. Every plate we ordered was delicious, every side, even the water tasted better. I got the carne asada hanging steak with the coconut rice and plantains. The steak was cooked perfectly, the rice was delicious, and plantains paired well with the food, but I think I'm more of a fries type of guy. The fried chicken plate my friend ordered was also really good, and so were the fajitas. Overall, great food, very friendly service, in a very nice seating area with lovely views of the streets and gardens/palm trees around.

    Austin G.

    What a great surprise! We popped in for margaritas and ended up getting snacks. The blackberry margarita and the passion fruit margaritas were average, but the food was excellent! The nachos are unique. They come with fries mixed in and not many chips but the flavors are excellent. And their homemade salsas are the best I've had. Our eight-year-old loved the quesadillas. Service was great!

    Entourage
    Marat R.

    Beautiful place with great ambiance, very well trained, polite wait stuff and delicious food! We enjoyed both the food and antourage

    House margarita

    The chips were chewy. Let me just start with that . if you can't make a good chip everything else falls in line. 3 people $200, worth about $90. Carne asada so raw I took it home to microwave for tomorrow. Cheese dip tastes like velvety on chewy chips. Server was fine. Drink was fine, nothing delicious.

    Coffee
    Carrie W.

    This place is very special. The food is delish and unique. A little on the pricey side but staff is amazing and attentive. Would absolutely recommend.

    Pernil Mojito
    Michael W.

    Food, service, location. You name it, this place delivers. Their house made mojo will knock your socks off. Fried Yuca is perfect. Delicious cocktails. The service was excellent. Our servers were friendly, fast, and delightful. Go here. You won't regret it!

    Margarita sampler
    Tiffani C.

    Every single thing I tried was incredible. I can't wait to come back to try more menu items. The food/service and presentation were all so good that the tables were all talking to each other about their dishes. Not kidding. I felt the immense hospitality immediately when I walk in until I left. Must go back with my family/friends!

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    26 days ago

    We enjoyed the most delicious meal here! Elotes, pico, Honduran and Piccadillo tacos. The drinks are amazing! Thanks for a great meal!

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    Amazing definitely a go back too. Food exotic and delicious. Service excellent. Yum yummy

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    The food was magically delicious and the service was great. I'm definitely gonna come back here every time I cruise out of Fort Lauderdale.

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    Great food and great service from Geronimo. He was very personable. Excellent selection. Loved the Cubano. Don't miss it.

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