Costa Vida

8 recent ratings
$ • Mexican Restaurant
Reported to have a gluten-free menu
Popular gluten-free menu items: Tacos, Tortillas
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8 ratings

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190 South 400 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

Most Recent Reviews


Asymptomatic Celiac
1 month ago

Great GF options. Had an allergen statement in their online menu that told us everything that was GF (which was almost everything but some deserts and the flour tortillas). We told them we had gluten allergies before they started and they immediately changed their gloves before prepping our food and made sure to let us know that the person down the line had also changed their gloves.

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  • — Tortillas, Tacos
Is there a gluten-free menu?
  • — Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
Symptomatic Celiac
8 months ago

I absolutely love Costa Vida I go to the one on foothill drive all the time. I have never had a problem. This Costa Vida . . . Was terrible. I asked for gluten free and the worker rolled her eyes at me, she then went and changed her gloves. When she came back she wiped down the grill that was just used to cook flour tortillas and proceeded to put the gluten free tortillas on it?! I immediately called her out and she said she needed to cook the tortillas, which also not true, the gf Costa Vida tortillas are not cooked. I then asked for a salad without any tortillas , but they didn’t have any lettuce and she had to go in the back and chop some. Even though when we came into the Costa Vida, there was nobody there. Extremely disappointing for an establishment that I normally love. Don’t know if this was just the workers on the management

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1 year ago

I have Celiac and they were fantastic. They made notes to the chef in my order and the food was perfectly GF. They are 99% GF to begin with, so it only takes a bit of extra work to accommodate. I’d like to also add that I was with a huge group and they handled my needs perfectly.

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  • — Knowledgeable staff
  • — Staff accommodates

Important

This establishment is NOT a dedicated gluten-free facility and may not be safe for those with celiac disease. Please contact the establishment directly to inquire about safety precautions.
Information contained in this listing is based on reports by the community. Please verify all information directly with the establishment.

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Notes


From their allergen list: We have worked diligently to remove wheat gluten from all our sauces, dressings, and proteins. Natural glutens remain only in our flour and wheat tortillas and in two desserts--tres leches and key lime pie. This means that we offer "oceans of gluten-free options" in our menu. All of these items are gluten-free: all enchiladas, all tacos, all salads (without the flour or wheat tortilla), all nachos, and our chicken tortilla so up...which uses corn strips.

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Symptomatic Celiac
1 year ago
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1 year ago

Great experience- manager went out of his way to answer questions, explain to the person serving food how to keep things safe, and charged us for less since my son is picky and only wanted chips/cheese.

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Celiac
1 year ago

I eat here occasionally for lunch and they’ve always been careful about my gluten free order. Lots of gluten free options too!

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Is there a gluten-free menu?
  • — Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
Celiac
2 years ago

Great service, very accommodating. Even washed hands and changed gloves without rolling their eyes.

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Gluten Sensitive
2 years ago

Wonderful! Even places gluten meal in a box to separate from the gluten free meal ordered. Very friendly and they highlighted the modifications and gluten friendly request in highlighter to emphasize. All without any special request to highlight it. Was very friendly staff too at the time. (Wednesday evening)

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  • — Outdoor seating
  • — Dinner
  • — Takeout
  • — Healthy options
Celiac
5 years ago

Cross contamination made me sick.

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Celiac
6 years ago

This used to be my go-to place for lunch during the work day. Ate there several times for years without any problems. However, during the past year or so I've gotten sick every single time I've eaten there. I think where they were once vigilant to keep your order gluten free they aren't quite as careful any more. No dedicated GF area and they use the same spoons and tongs to dish the food onto your plate that they use to dish it on to flour tortillas. You WILL get cross contamination here. If you don't have Celiac you'll be fine, but if you do have Celiac go somewhere else if you don't want to be sick.

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Symptomatic Celiac
7 years ago

They were quick to change their gloves but they did not prepare the food in a separate area. Same toppings and same utensils used. Cross contamination a large possibility.

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7 years ago

Great place! The team changed their gloves put foil down on the fryer it was great.

8 years ago

Exceptional care given to our GF order. And the food was great!

Celiac
10 years ago

Very Impressed with the care taken to eliminate cross contamination... Change of gloves, seperation work station, etc.

The food is fresh tasting and comparable to a Chipotle or Moe's in style.

I ordered and greatly enjoyed the tacos. The corn tortillas were unusually good (let's be honest, soft corn tortillas are normally dismal). My kids (also celiacs) ordered tacos as well. We shared queso which was on the thin side but tasty.

I would eat here again in a heartbeat.

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10 years ago

I placed a phone order and the woman on the line was very patient though a little hard to understand. We ordered burritos and asked for corn tortillas. The portions were good and the food tasted real and fresh though it was bland and pretty bare bones. I would have liked more options and more authentic flavors but overall it was good and no one got sick so I'd eat there again.

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Symptomatic Celiac
10 years ago

I love this place!! When you say "gluten free" they wash their hands and change their gloves like a surgeon going into the O.R. If only surgery was as precise as their salad and taco making skills I'd have a new nose.

11 years ago

This is by far the best gluten free restaurant, very confident about the food, everything seems prepared fresh, the habanero salsa (extra cost) is very good and the employees seem to be trained to deal with gluten intolerant customers, not totally sure of the celiac thing, but for a guy like me that seems to be just intolerant, Costa Vida is my favorite !!

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11 years ago

This place has great food, then add in the gluten free options and you really have to stop in and try this place out! Love the food, the prices, the loyalty program and the people!

Reviews of this Chain

Celiac
6 days ago

Cross contamination is rampant. Used to love going to this location, heart broken that their training has slid.

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Celiac
1 week ago

Update- 2/8/25-place is still awesome! We have been here a dozen times already. Be clear that you can’t have cross contamination. They will change gloves, and we have never had issues.

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  • — Tortillas, Tacos
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  • — No dedicated fryer
Symptomatic Celiac
1 week ago

This location tends to get pretty busy in the evening, but regardless of how busy they are, they are VERY good about allergies. Husband normally gets a salad with no flour tortilla. You can opt to get corn tortilla if you want. Everything but the flour tortillas are gluten free. They always wash their hands and change gloves before prepping his food. They also never pass his food on to the next worker in line, and instead put it all together as soon as he orders to ensure no cross contamination. We really appreciate the level of care they take every time.

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1 month ago

The server kindly changed his gloves when he learned I was celiac. He let me know what to avoid (flour tortillas). He did touch a flour tortilla right before touching the tortilla chips I’d ordered. Because all the food here is in open containers, there’s a high likely hood of cross contamination, sadly. I don’t know if it’s something I ate earlier, but my stomach is already feeling strange.

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  • — Tortilla Chips
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  • — No dedicated fryer
Symptomatic Celiac
1 month ago

I love it here! I always get a bowl. When I say I have celiac they all are trained in what to do. They change gloves, grab new scoopers and will take from a part that hasn’t been used much. They advice no cheese because they use their hands to put it on top of burritos so lots of gluten cc. They offer fresh cheese from the back though. Overall super yummy and cute place!

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