Great food! I would describe it as similar to Chipotle and Qdoba, but up a notch! I had the nachos, a small size. They layer the nachos, so every chip has goodness. It was delicious! I cannot wait to take my husband and go again! Good choice in South Aurora! read more

Hand made tortillas, sweet pork, smothered in queso? Yeah, more addictive than crack, and I'll probably be 400 lbs on a scooter by 2018, it's right next to my house. But hell, I'll die happy from deliciousness. The GM and his wife that work there are great people, forget their names, but they treated me like gold, good choice to run you restaurant!!! A+++++++ read more

Disappointing. Ordering is not intuitive. Tables hadn't been cleaned. Order not accurate. The people were friendly but I can't of any reason why we would come back. read more

This location needs help. It smells like a wet old shoe inside. When we went they didn't have Chicken or steak, just enough pork leftover from the day before for one person's meal. (We were there 30min after the store opened, at lunch time) she went in the back and got more pork and had to reheat it? Due to the smell of the place we pretty much lost our appetites and thought the food was gross. I'll be sticking with Qdoba or Chipotle from now on. read more

First time having their food. Did take out. Order was correct, staff friendly, food fresh and delicious. Highly recommend.

We ordered online. Sat in the restaurant as the line filled and emptied several times before getting our food. The manager apologizes, then charges us for the flan we add on, which resembles a pile of bird poop when we open it. Got home, all the food looked like it had been thrown in a dryer before being given to us. No lids on sauces, splattered everywhere. Paid for extra steak, got literally one to two pieces of steak in a tortilla. Chicken was so rubbery we couldn't stomach it. Hate leaving bad reviews, but honestly it was horrible, and we spent $40 read more

Food was really good but the speed of the line was painfully slow... walked in and the line que was completely full and not one person was sitting and eating. One in Line tree is much faster. Maybe in a few months these guys will get it together? read more

Just get the SWEET PORK - all the other meats pale in comparison. If you can't eat pork (I'm sorry) the chicken works fine, it tastes like...chicken. My skeptical 10 yo kid loves this place. The flour tortillas are THE FRESHEST - try it today! read more

I love Costa Vida. This location used to be good. Went there tonight and the food line up was a disaster, chips in the salsas and lettuce in the beans, cheese in the, my point is all the food might as well have been in one container! They par cooked my pork tacos so that by the time I got to eat them they were soggy! Barely gave me any beans, 3 spoonfuls and I was done, barely any rice either. Slopped the rice and beans on so fast it was inside my tacos. Seriously disappointed in the quality of care and service...I understand that it gets busy but I came and it was not at all busy, 3 people eating when we got there. Regardless of how busy it can get there, don't give me less of a quality dish. I pay $20+ dollars every time I go there...money I can and will be spending elsewhere. Especially since any of the "extras" toppings that in my opinion shouldn't be extras (other than guacamole) I have to pay $1 for? It's maybe $0.03 worth of Fresca salsa for crying out loud. Rip off! read more

The General Manager Ty White is outstanding! The customer service is impeccable! I went in with my daughters and was craving the Green Chili Sweet Pork Enchiladas ( I highly recommend them ) and they had just ran out of Green Chili and were cooking some fresh. Ty said that it would take about 15 mins. We decided to wait......because they are that good! Because of our inconvenience, Ty paid for our meal. Thanks Ty! We will keep coming back! read more

The service and friendliness was there, but the portion of food paid did not feel of value.

I really love this place. They make fresh tortillas and the food is fresh. Lots of items to choose from so anyone can enjoy their meal. The restaurant is kept clean and the staff was kind. Great experience. read more

I have tried 3 different things (chicken tacos, shredded beef burrito, and sweet pork burrito) and all of which were lacking Mexican flavor. The burritos were overwhelmingly sweet, that is the only detectable flavor profile. The tacos were bland. Not what you'd expect of Mexican food. The dishes are well presented and the portion sizes are large, which is why I gave two stars. Doesn't taste like Mexican food, so I will not likely be back. read more

I want to give a huge "THANK YOU" to Costa Vida and their awesome staff for helping me cater a graduation event. These guys went ABOVE AND BEYOND all expectations. Saving the day after our table collapsed with the food on it. The manager Edgar quickly prepared more food and had it out to us before the party started. The food was delicious. And the day was saved. I would highly recommend them for any catering needs. They are wonderful! read more

Okay, I love Costa Vida, I usually order kids meals because they have the right amount of food. Their food is delicious and their employees are nice, but there is one employee who always ruins my visit. She's short, dark hair and I think her name is Alba. She can't make the food, she picks the chicken one at a time and I usually get 1.25 if I'm lucky. She burns my quesadillas and I like the do double rice, but she only gives me 1/2 a scoop of rice. She is just rude, has a bad attitude, and she talks to employees about the customers. If she didn't work there I would go more often, but once I see her I leave and go to Mod Pizza. read more

Have you ever microwaved a store-bought tortilla with cheap cheese? then you had the experience of this place just be prepared to spend a lot more for it read more

Zero stars! The steak was over cooked in the steak salad. I asked for pico de gallo and they gave me what looked like 1 cherry tomato. My husbands Baja bowl with raspberry chicken was what I could only describe as a bitter sweet taste. We threw away our food and walked next door to Jersey Mikes. Do not go here! read more

Costa Vida is one of our favorite quick bite eateries. This was our first visit to this location and they are awesome. They were very busy, so the wait was a bit long, but the employees kept their cool and remained very friendly to everyone. They were even offering free Tortilla samples to people as they waited. The food is always delicious and fresh, portions are big and prices are reasonable. Qdoba has nothing on this place! read more

Employees were really polite!! Food was amazing would definitely go back!! Would recommend to anyone wanting fresh and good food!!

Love it! We are costa vida fanatics and used to drive to lone tree but now we don't have to!! The staff is amazing, the food is great and they are clean and efficient. What more could want in a fast casual place? LOVE read more

Just went tonight for the first time. It was just ok at best. The service was fine but the food just wasn't very good. I would recommend either Qdoba or Chipotle over Costa Vida. I was bummed because i really wanted to like it. read more

Food is average at best. The shrimp tasted frozen, but may just be their supplier. Fairly expensive. Worst of all, young manager yelling at female employee for everyone in the restaurant to hear. Weird setup as it is as prep area is very small, but not enjoyable to have to listen to this guy berate someone. Stick with Rubio's, excellent food and far more reasonable. read more

Picked up a large order on 10.15.17 and the food was terrible. It tasted old and looked the same at the time of order. I was really disappointed in the food quality and would not recommend them to anyone!! I paid $50 for 4 salads and a kids cheese quesadilla and I wish I would've gone somewhere else! Never again! read more

Poor customer service. We had to wait for shrimp and the staff did not expedite our order once the shrimp was cooked. We had to go back through the already long line again. We had to ask several staff for the queso for our chips. The portion of rice and beans was small. The Horchata was terrible! Watery and without taste. The food tasted good, just not a good customer experience. read more

This place was great when they first opened when the corporate people were there, but now it's not. The employees are rude and not helpful. The food isn't very good either. The employees should be reminded to smile and not act like they are irritated you are there. The younger managers need to be taught better professionalism. What has happened to people in the work place. If you are a manager act like one and make me feel better about my issue. I will not be coming back to this Costa Vida. I would rather drive to Lone Tree for a smile and better food. read more

Better than then other guys. They advertise fresh and you can taste it right away. We will be coming back.

The worst, Chipolte is better and does not charge you for everything you put on your bowl. Pricey for what you get. The owner is NOT customer service oriented. Employees were complaining about the up charges. Will never go back! read more

0 stars! Ordered a small vegetarian salad. Easy on the rice, black beans, lettuce, pico, just a little cheese, no tortilla strips, salad dressing on side and salsa fresca. My salad was really small. Mainly just lettuce which was discolored. They wanted to charge me 50 cents extra on my 10 dollar meal for the salsa fresca! I couldn't believe it. It's just 50 cents but it's a matter of principal. The amount of salsa I got on the salad would have cost them pennies. I couldn't believe it. Not to mentioned the staff is extremely rude. This place started out great when it first opened but has completely gone downhill. I am disappointed and will not return. They gauge you for what little-quality you get. read more

I have visited this location twice now and have been disappointed both times! The first time I got a chicken salad! Chicken pieces are too big and didn't seem cooked thoroughly. Same with the second time I visited I ordered a half steak half shrimp salad and was not thrilled that the steak was very pink and the shrimp was ran through a heater and not cooked on a grill. Only good thing about this place is the tortillas and the queso. Probably won't return until the people they hire can figure out how to properly run things without rushing through their customers. read more

We are still waiting for Corporate Management to respond to our concerns which were called into the business well over a month ago. Until then we shall post this review until issues are addressed. "Juanita" the line cook needs to be re-trained in cleanliness, professionalism and how she prepares the menu items. We walked into the order line and she made sure NOT to greet with a friendly smile but we were given a sneer of inconvenienced disgust as she looked over from her prep line. We told her it was only our 2nd visit and we needed time to look over the menu but she continued to try to rush us through our order. Just like our previous visit, the chicken was DRY as a DESERT because she failed to assure keeping adequate chicken broth in their chafing dish. Again we were forced to order a different protein which was not what we originally planned. Then Juanita refused to drain the black beans as we requested before she glopped it onto our salads completely wilting the lettuce. Juanita made it a point to rudely instruct the cashier to charge us extra for one and a half scoops of extremely runny mango salsa and one dollop of guacamole. We told the cashier the mango concoction was more liquid than actual salsa and both items were supposed to be included in salads without additional charge. The unappetizing salads were drowning and took on the appearance of like soupy wilted lettuce. YUCK . . . the texture of the ruined salads tasted horrific. We ended up tossing the meals into the garbage. We gave this place two (2) different tries and both visits were a complete disappointment. Fix it or risk failure of your business as no one will patronize your establishment. read more

This place is the worst. Don't even come in or waste your money. Beans are served cold. No corn tortillas served here. I don't know what kind of "mexican food" this is. Rice is not a Mexican Rice. It is a white-yellowish rice with no flavor. I ordered a taco for my kid, what I got was something more like a quesadilla with the pre-bagged shredded crap I could get at the grocery store. Enchiladas are not made with flour tortillas. Nothing really fresh about this place, except for a freshly new bad concept!!!! read more

Really good food. Green chili is awesome. Line is very slow and takes a while. Tortillas are about as fresh as you could ask for. Worth the wait. read more

ok. i wasn't prepared for the wait but the shrimp tacos were delish. price was ok. staff was friendly enough.

Don't arrive after 8:30pm. They stop cooking in anticipation of the 9pm close. I showed up at 8:30 and asked for the chicken burrito. The employee started to make the burrito and scooped a few small pieces of chicken into the tortilla and then told me it would be about five minutes for them to grill more chicken. She asked if I wanted to mix other items in instead of waiting for the chicken to cook. Why start to make the order if you don't have everything needed? Why advertise you are open until 9pm if you are not willing to keep the grill going? I give it a second star because it used to be good and well run. No apologies either from the staff. I left and doubt I will return. read more

Love their food! So good! Would get a 5 star if they weren't so expensive... and sometimes (not all the time) rude staff. If you get a side of the tomatillo ranch, that charge you $1?!?!?? Crazy, so instead of staff getting a tip I get the ranch that I want for my burrito... read more

Under new management! Very friendly, excellent food! Great, fast lunch. The steak salad is the best!

Really enjoyed the chicken salad, it's huge! My husband got the burrito and enjoyed it as well. Good food quality option and great when in a hurry read more

For the first time, the staff was rude at this location. I ordered two kids meals to go. The lady handed me water cups, which I thought was weird. Went to fill their cups up and noticed there were no lids that fit. Went back to the counter and asked what kids fit these cups? She said "none", we're out of kids cups. I said I have two young kids who need lids for their cups especially since we ordered to "go". A man walks over and says, "I can give you ONE small cup in place of both water cups". Well, I have "two" kids and ONE will not suffice. He was rude and said only one. I had to purchase another adult size cup so my other child had her own cup. ABSOLUTELY ridiculous!!! Not my problem they ran out of kids cups and couldn't believe they had me purchase another drink even though kids cups come with their meals!! read more

I'm not one to flippantly review a place before giving it at least a couple chances, and I've given Costa Vida two chances now, and have been unimpressed both times. Let me add a caveat to this though, if you don't like food with a lot of spices then you might be a big fan of Costa Vida. In many ways, their cuisine reminds me of Wahoo's Fish Tacos (another location I'm not at all fond of). This is not a Chipotle or Qudoba style as you might assume, it's pretty much all the same ingredients minus seasoning that makes latin food great. I will say this though, the food is rich and savory but without the spices, it's just food and not much more than that. read more

Fairly slow service. Food was actually decent but it is very very sweet. So sweet I don't think I could go back. But quality wasn't bad for what it is. Pork was sooo sweet and steak was great but also too sweet. read more