Can you tell the difference between Cafe Rio and Costa Vida?

May 10, 2020
3:52:34pm

zerigke All-American

My sister in law is a Cafe Rio snob and insisted that it was way better than Costa and she could easily tell the difference. Did a taste test. She thought Costa was Cafe Rio because it tasted better. Ha.

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Can you tell the difference between Cafe Rio and Costa Vida?

zerigke

5/10/20 3:52pm

I get a steak salad at either place. They taste the same to me!

LiveCoug

5/10/20 3:53pm

If you think the steak tastes anything alike I don't know what else to say.

kccougar

5/10/20 4:21pm

Granted, I haven't had Costa vida in like 8 years, but at that time, it was

LiveCoug

5/10/20 4:37pm

Costa has Chile Verde. Next topic.

johnnycarson

5/10/20 3:53pm

And chipotle raspberry chicken

Jimo Dashen

5/10/20 5:00pm

Yes, tortillas are different.

mulletino

5/10/20 3:54pm

I like Costa Vida's rice and beans much more

A_blue_car

5/10/20 3:56pm

only lately - but it took a while

newbie

5/10/20 3:58pm

Nailed it

Alpi Gusto

5/10/20 4:39pm

Tortillas are thicker and greasier at Cafe Rio.

Joe Banks

5/10/20 4:01pm

So they're delicious

Cheesy Gordita

5/11/20 8:41am

I think they are basically the same. Really like both.

JuicyJam

5/10/20 4:08pm

Yup. And honestly, even though I live in the mexican food capital of the US, I

LiveCoug

5/10/20 4:09pm

Felt the same way when I lived in South Texas.

JuicyJam

5/10/20 5:15pm

They're not close to being the same except in style.

Lip Gallagher

5/10/20 6:00pm

If I got a sweet pork burrito from both I don’t know if I could tell the difference.

Superkid

5/10/20 6:05pm

They're very similar. Costa Vida used to be less stingy on meat, but I've just

russkiejedi

5/10/20 6:37pm

Yes, because I order either steak or shrimp.

kccougar

5/10/20 4:09pm

Yes

Hoax

5/10/20 4:25pm

Cafe rio > bajios > Costa vida

MikeDitka'sStache

5/10/20 4:25pm

Barbacoa in Highland was better than them all. RIP

maxpowers

5/10/20 5:48pm

I used to be a Cafe Rio snob. Now I’m a Costa Vida snob. They’ve completely

Food Snob

5/10/20 4:53pm

By food snob hopefully you mean you're critical of both.

Lip Gallagher

5/10/20 6:01pm

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JimmyZ

5/10/20 6:32pm

I don't like Costa Vida but it is an order of magnitude better than Cafe Rio

2FarGone

5/10/20 5:46pm

What item?

BYUtka

5/10/20 5:46pm

Tortillas and house dressing is better at Cafe Rio

D.T. Survivor

5/10/20 6:37pm

Agree. I don't like the sweet pork though. Shredded chicken salad. Both are good

BYUtka

5/10/20 6:43pm

They taste the same to me. Yes, I've eaten at both places.... a lot.

Benfica1

5/10/20 6:42pm

The sweet pork is equally terrible at both places. Cafe Rio has better tortillas.

Cheesy Gordita

5/11/20 8:43am

The sweet pork is the only reason I ever eat at either. The shrimp tacos at CV aren't close to as good as Bajios were.

Superkid

5/11/20 8:59am

I've tried so hard to turn down the sweetness by adding extra cheese, different sauces... It just tastes like a candied

Cheesy Gordita

5/11/20 9:04am

Wait, turn down the sweetness? Why would I want to do that? I get a burrito with lots of pico and lettuce and tomatillo

Superkid

5/11/20 9:07am

Yeah, that's what separates them from Chipotle and Moes. Well, that and

russkiejedi

5/11/20 9:06am

True, but the slop they call enchilada style sucks. I hate it that way.

Superkid

5/11/20 9:08am

That's an objectively bad opinion.

russkiejedi

5/11/20 9:12am

Hear me out. Enchiladas are made with corn tortillas. They are slopping 10 gallons of sauce on your flour tortilla which

Superkid

5/11/20 9:18am

It's great if you eat it right away, I love their hot sauce, and want more of it

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