Costa Vida

Just love this place, especially the shrimp salad!

This place offers a lot of paleo friendly options it’s so nice to be able to go into a restaurant and actually gave some options! They also must treat the employees we’ll because I swear they are always so happy and smiley!

It’s nice to see one of these show up in Colorado. I wish there was one closer to home. This is not like a Chipotle or a Qdoba, it’s better.
I ordered the nachos, the cheese was nice and melted, added in cilantro and onions, and it was great. I probably should have ordered the chips on the side as the bottom ones got soft by the time I got to the bottom. That would probably be the one downside to ordering this to go. If the chips weren’t on the side, they would be soggy.
The staff was friendly, the restaurant appeared clean. No complaints. Thanks for a good lunch.

Good fresh food. Nachos could’ve been cooked more, cheese wasn’t melted. Go for the burrito!!!

You can’t go wrong with Costa Vida. This is one of my favorite places in Englewood. I love the sweet pork salads, the salsa’s are great, the staff is friendly and inviting! Definitely a great alternative to Qdoba and Chipotle. Would recommend this place to anyone living in Englewood or visiting. Its our favorite place to take guests! Love the Ranch Dressing too.

Food was outstanding. Authentic Mexican. Just perfect. Service was Great. The table we had wobbled, changed tables same wobble. will be back and bring my own table.

This place is amazing. I ordered the small nachos (it was a very generous helping) with the shredded beef, and it was absolutely incredible! My husband ordered the burrito with the sweet pork, and his meal was just as good as mine. They also have some delicious horchata!
The food here is so SO good, you definitely have to try it!

Get the sweet pork. Whatever you get the sweet pork in should be smothered in the green chile. Thank me later.

I love the Barbacoa enchiladas. The family loves nachos, quesadillas, and burritos. The horchata is great, too. A really nice alternative to Chipotle.

This was my first meal at Costa Vida. I noticed other reviews on here and it didn’t remind me of Chipotle at all. You get to choose your own meal basically they only use honey and not sugar and because I’m a diabetic I think about that, Everything is made fresh.

The sweet pork is awesome and never had something I didn’t like there. The staff is really nice, the place is always clean and the bathroom is clean. (Which is a deal breaker for me) Only bummer is they are closed on Sunday.

This is in the same family as chipotle but with more options and I feel like a bit more fresh. Also more choices for sauces and salsas. I had a quesadilla and their tortillas are so fresh and delicious! I would have given this 5 stars but I was not impressed with the woman who served us… she wasn’t friendly at all and was a bit snooty. Other than that I will definitely to back!

Delicious, fresh and quick… this place will blow your mind. On my first visit, I was looking to order something comparable to Chipotle’s chicken burrito bowl, but I couldn’t find anything similar on the menu. So I ended up ordering the enchiladas, and with the rice, beans and pico that come on the side it turns out to be a similar concept to the burrito bowl. except way better.

One of my favorite places to eat. Friendly service, great food, good prices. I always look forward to eating here. Anytime I bring friends for the first time they fall in love.
Always have had a good experience. :-)

So yummy! Super quick and down right tasty. I’m Mexican so I’ve been eating the stuff all my life. Of course it’s not like moms cooking, but it’s pretty darn great. Tortillas are made in house and the meats are so tender and juicy. Love it. Will be back for more.

I visited Costa Vida a few weeks ago and was bit underwhelmed. After reading other reviews, I was expecting more. The food was fine, a bit on the bland side, and the prices were decent. While the menu is a bit more expansive than Qdoba and Chipotle, I prefer the food at Qdoba and Chipotle. This particular location could also invest in some blinds because the setting sun was brutal the night we went. My group of 6 had difficulty finding a table where we wouldn’t be blinded by the sun. We found a table that seemed good at the beginning, but by the time we finished our meal some of use were wearing sunglasses.
I do have to give this location props for their staff. I found everyone extremely friendly and accommodating. The restaurant was very clean and well-​maintained. While I may not be a frequent visitor, I would have no qualms returning to Costa Vida for some fast casual Mexican food.

We made our first visit to Costa Vida last week and I have to say that I was a little bit disappointed. It’s not that it was bad — I think I was just expecting «really good» based on the hype I’ve read and heard about it, and I found it to be pretty ordinary across the board. The dining room is bright and pleasant. The service was altogether fine, but not different or better than most other places of its ilk. The food was also fine, but definitely not memorable, and honestly, no «fresher» than Costa Vida’s many competitive «cousins.» We had the special of the day (a green chile burrito) — it was fine, but pretty mundane. Another of our party had the enchiladas — he described them as «good» without much enthusiasm. Burritos were met with a bit more enthusiasm, but definitely no wow factor. We shared some chips and salsa, and two different salsas were both fairly flavorless and totally bland. Prices are generally under $ 10 and consistent with the competition.
If you haven’t been to Costa Vida, it’s a little like Chipotle or Qdoba with a larger menu. Baja Fresh and Café Rio are actually better comparators. Except the food at Baja Fresh and Café Rio is better at both.
Try Costa Vida and decide for yourself. Just don’t go with unusually high expectations and you probably won’t be disappointed. It definitely won’t slake your craving for really good Mexican food, but it’s totally fine for what it is.

Good food, nice environment, great location in Englewood. Had a coupon for a buy two entrees and two drinks get one entrée free from the back of a King Soopers receipt. Good deal. The only complaint I have is while we dined there the music selection was the worst I’ve ever heard anywhere. Blind Melon, Matchbox 20 and Hootie and the Blowfish. My ears are still bleeding.

I love when my food is made right in front of me! Costa Vida is a similar concept as Chipotle or QDoba, but seemed a bit more fresh and flavorful. They make their own tortillas in the restaurant, too, big bonus. I had a shredded beef burrito. It was quite good. The atmosphere is casual. It’s a great place to catch a quick bite.

Came here with Calina for dinner since I had a Groupon and I wish I had purchased more of them. The food was prepared right there in front of you and had so many choices. Austin was the preparer of our food and he was just awesome with his suggestions.
Such great portions at very reasonable prices. I had the raspberry chicken and sweet pork enchiladas with rice and black beans. Calina chose the sweet pork burrito and everything was very delicious.
We ended the meal with a tres leches cake and it was freakingly yummy and at $ 3.99 a very good price.
The place was very inviting, loved the color scheme, very clean and the employees, especially Austin and Brian were very friendly, helpful and professional.
There was a constant wave of customers coming and going. New favorite place for quick, inexpensive and good Mexican food!