I've eaten here in several occasions and the service is always top notch and the food is delicious. They serve great food along with three sauces from mild to hot hot ! Lots of traditional items on the menu. One of our favorites is the chicken tostados. 3 for under 12 dollars. read more

Sabor De La Vida - Chips & Salsa - Mexican Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

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Service is slow, food isn't all that good for "authentic" Mexican cuisine. Been here 3 times, there won't be a 4th.

Carnitas are always great. The staff are very friendly and helpful when you ask about the menu options

It was decent, the asada burrito was a good size and flavor but didn't come with sides, the chipotle shrimp had nice flavor as well as the beans, it was just a pretty small serving size. I did like the soft corn tortillas it came with. I don't remember another time I've finished a whole meal at a Mexican restaurant, and not felt full. Just something to know ahead of time that it's good if you're looking for a smaller meal. They also forgot to give us the guac we bought or any chips, which I guess might not be included. The green salsa was good and the red salsa was super spicy. Smaller place with inside seating, food came out for takeout pretty quickly (~15 minutes). read more

Sabor De La Vida - Chipotle shrimp - Mexican Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

Good sandwiches with a side of slow service! The sandwiches here are a decent value, you get a solid 1000 calories sandwich with the chip surcharge for about $12 all in. They pack in every possible random cheap meat in the roll and boom you get real full! Unfortunately, the service is INSANELY SLOW and its almost like counter service because they never come back. I knocked off 2 stars because I just couldn't stand the slow service and having to line up to pay at the front. read more

Sabor De La Vida - Dope sandwiches - Mexican Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

We have followed this aptly named (Taste of Life) restaurant from its original location on Cottage &24th to State Street (with another locale in Taylorsville on US31). The menu is simple and basic but well executed. Tacos are Mexican street taco style made with 2 soft corn tortillas, grilled onions, chopped cilantro and radishes and a wedge of lime. The lunch special gets you 3 beef tacos for $5, with chicken tacos at the same price M-W. There are other lunch specials starting at $5 which include tortas (sandwiches), lunch size chimichanga with beans and rice, and beef burrito. The premises are exceptionally clean which is always appreciated. The staff is friendly and polite. There might be a bit of a wait if you come during busy times. There is only one wait person and, I think, one cook but it's easy to get in and out in an hour. They do a brisk carry out business too. read more

Sabor De La Vida - Chips & Salsa - Mexican Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

Nice family restaurant-like South-of-the-Border-in-Columbus place. Mexican food favorites at reasonable prices. The chips aren't free, but once you taste the salsas, you'll understand why. They're yummy. Pretty standard stuff, including tacos, tortas, enchiladas, etc. Not especially strong on seafood, more on meat combos-- but vegetarians have choices, too. Service as fast and friendly and our orders came quickly and tasted fine. Has an industrial interior and was priced inexpensively. read more

Family run restaurant and they truly win by a big margin in terms of food quality and its simplicity. We ordered Jarritos for drinks and Mojara Frita, Tamales, Vegi Chmichanga and Chicken Fajita main course. They are all damn good (home glavor) in taste. Only downside was the Chocolate Flan and Rice Pudding which wasnt upto the mark. Very cheap food for four plates if lunch the cost was 38 USD. Quality, Homely Tasty Mexican Food in Columbus. read more

Sabor De La Vida - Mojara Frita, Chciken fajita, Veg Chimichnaga, Tamales and Chips. - Mexican Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

I always order the Torta with everything but NO jalopeno !! Its amazing and I have also ordered the empanadas

I love sabor de la vida. They have the best queso in town. The food is delicious and reasonable. Of the authentic Mexican restaurants in town this is the best. read more

The new Sabor finally opened up on State St. My brother and buddy decided to give this place a try and see if it was the same quality as the one that was one Cottage Ave before it got bought out and demolished into a gas station. We walked in and recognized some familiar faces from the previous restaurant. We were greeted and sat down. Of course they had the same menu but was the quality of food the same? We ordered tacos like we usually do when we come here, and to be honest, the food was pretty good. Now I don't have to drive to Edinburgh to eat at Sabor! Great little spot, I'm glad they finally reopened! I'll be back ! read more

Absolutely amazing empanada! Highly recommend the empanadas! Decently priced. Staff was nice.

Stopped by here on a Friday night, even though it's a sit down we did a take out instead. Taco night for everyone steak, pastor, chorizo and pollo side of refried beans. Not too long a wait 10-15 min, salsa verde along with a red salsa came along. Everything was delicious, I ate two and could have gone for 3 truth be known. Steak was a little dry but not a deal breaker. Not the best I've ever had but this was pretty good, place is a nice size, clean, staff was kind and menu includes burritos and tortas as well. A little over $21 for 7 tacos and a side, decent bang for your buck. Worth a visit if your in Columbus and looking for a more authentic Mexican experience, two thumbs up. read more

This restaurant is clean and has delicious, reasonably-priced food. My favorite meal is the chicken and rice lunch special!

My favorite - we call it Magic Tacos because they're magically delicious! The real magic here is the wonderful salsa verde, which is so good you could eat it with a spoon. Three tacos is a good serving - chicken, chorizo, al pastor, all great. I recommend getting the tacos "con todo", which includes radishes, onion, and cilantro. Add a generous spoonful of salsa verde and enjoy. Another meal I love is Choripollo - chicken topped with chorizo and queso. The flavor of their chorizo is very good and this dish is consistently well prepared. read more

Delicious food always. One of my favorites are the green Chile tamales. Just wonderful. If you have eaten there yet, go!

Salsa verde . . . all day long. We buy it by the quart to take home every time we're there. SDLV has recently added this 2nd location on State St. in Columbus. Nice facility, good parking. The food is just as terrific as it was at their former location (now closed) and at their Edinburgh, IN, location. Service is always fast and friendly. Good value and amazing tacos. We're here all the time. read more

This place has been open for a year or more, & it's so clean you could safely eat off the floor or straight-up lick any corner of the building. The food is great, the prices are completely do-able, & the service is everything you'd expect of a well-run sole proprietorship. It's definitely on my regular rotation around town! read more

We ate here for lunch while visiting Columbus, Indiana. I am a big fan of latin American food so I was excited to try this place. I got a couple of chicken tacos and a chicken empanada. The flavor of the chicken was great and the empanada crust literally melted in your mouth. It was literally the best empanada I have ever had. They bring out a "lazy susan" (for lack of better word) of salsas for you to try which I really appreciated. Definitely recommend and will definitely come back if ever in the area again! read more

Not the best but not the worst either. I like having 3 salsa options with the chips. My wife and I ordered one each of the pork and chicken tamales. Definitely preferred the pork (red sauce) over the chicken (verde). The side of rice and beans wasn't that warm (another patron noted they don't heat the plates they serve on). The place was nice and clean and the service relatively quick (Tues lunch). read more

Sabor De La Vida - Tamales--one pork, and one chicken. - Mexican Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

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The building is brand new and also the parking lot. They only had one waitress during Lunch hour, so it took a minute to have my order taken. I ordered a Steak Burrito and Bean Pupusa. The Burrito was really good, the Pupusa not so much! It was greasy and didn't have much cheese in it. Their prices are great, you can get the Burrito for $5 or 3 Tacos for $5 All Day long. read more

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To be honest, I eat here a few times a month. They have some of the beat tacos I've ever had. I really like the odd meats like beef tongue and tripe (cooked crispy). They also have the best salsa verde ever. The only reason I give them 4 stars is because sometimes the staff is not that great, but most of the time they are fine. read more

Sabor De La Vida - tacos and chips on a table - Mexican Near Me - Columbus, Indiana

My favorite Mexican place in town. Simple delicious food, never disappoints. It is clean, tidy, family run, very friendly staff, nothing to complain about really! I also like that they have tamarindo and Horchata.. yumm! Salsas are delicious. Even a vegetarian person like me has a decent number of options. And I don't mind repeating my burrito order over and over. Also love their Huevos Rancheros. My husband loves their carne tacos and pretty much everything else too.. the caldo, sandwiches etc. My mouth is watering as I type this! Time to visit soon! read more

This place is breathtaking fast service, great food and they give you nachos and salsa of all different flavor to enjoy while you wait. Family fun good quality food highly recommend going here. read more

My son and I try different Mexican restaurants on a regular basis and I have to say the food sucks! Plates are not heat like other restaurants which means the food gets cold quickly. Also I don't like the fact they serve Pepsi in a can. I like fountain drinks with ice. Menu also sucked. Also the salsa was awful and the chips are from a bag. Food- D- Service- D Cleanliness- B- Menu- D- read more

Amazing tacos! Highly recommend Al Pastor, Beef tongue, ground beef, Chorizo and shrimp tacos. Their sauces are great as well!

I have seen this restaurant on Yelp for a long time and was scared to order. Sabor De La Vida...you will be my 1st choice every time! Wow how AMAZING! Over ordered because was not sure, but the Mole, the Torta, the Huarache and the Sope were soooooooo good! Thank you! read more

Now if your stalking me or have read some of my other reviews you're gonna say, "You said your families favorite place was somewhere else." Yes I did. For a reason, that's their favorite Mexican place. This is mine. For one simple reason. Barbacoa. They make it here. And it's the best. read more

I loved the food and used to frequent this place. At one point a coworker warned me to avoid it because he claimed to have watched them return the leftovers from a table's salsa to the pot to re-serve. (This was when they were located on cottage.) I ignored the warning thinking he was making this up. During a visit to the State St. location I watched the waitress scrape queso back to the crock pot in the kitchen from a bowl she'd just bussed from a table. I was disgusted and will certainly not return. WARNING: Only eat here if tacos are worth the risk of disease to you. read more

This review is not hyperbole. The chicken taco is the best taco in the state of Indiana. The salsa verde illuminates my dreams in a green haze of tomatillo. And the guacamole is so perfect, Greek sculptors would have used their avocado to tomato to onion to cilantro measurements to discover the golden ratio. While some may disagree, that is why the Taco Bell on 46 is open late. read more

I consider this to be my favorite Mexican Restaurant in Columbus the food was that good. The place was very very clean, food EXCELLENT, time to get your food was fast, waitress was very polite read more

This little local taco shop is one of our favorites. Their salsa verde that comes with their chips and salsa order is superb! I always get the chorizo tacos and they never disappoint! Prices are very reasonable as well. They recently renovated this space to open this location along a revitalized area of state street. read more

Hands down amazing food! Scolded my husband for not taking me here sooner (he came across this place about 5 months ago). The queso, guacamole and authentic tacos are all 3 a must when you go there. Friendly staff and the place is kept pristine. read more

Had horrible service at the Edinburgh location. Very rude. Waited an hour and not so much as a word, drink refill, nada. Asked to pay for drinks and chips and we could just leave. They refused to let me. Two other tables arrived, served, ate, and left, and we had nothing. read more

Terrible waitress and food wasn't good. Service towards us was terrible, while she was nice to everyone else. Used to be my favorite spot At their old location.... but after this experience, I am definitely not coming back. Everything was over priced and not tasty at all. If I could give it 0 Stars, I would. read more

The chicken tamales and Mexican beef steak were excellent. The atmosphere was nice and waitress very kind. Also the cost of dining out here was a nice surprise. I'll be here again soon. read more

We visited for dinner on a Saturday night and were the the only ones in the restaurant at 7pm. The service was good, but the food was barely acceptable. One person's meal was cold when it was brought out, and the rest of the food was bland at best. The red sauce over the burrito looked and tasted like the sauce from Spaghetti-O's. We love Mexican restaurants and were excited to try this one based on other reviews, but it did not live up to its reviews. read more

Empanadas so good make you want to smack your mama. Killer tacos this place is Mexican not Tex-Mex and thank goodness! So fantastic

Love this authentic, family-owned Mexican restaurant! Best Mexican good in Columbus!

Ordered from here tonight, for the first time, the food was great! The grub hub delivery option is awesome!