Tortillas and house dressing is better at Cafe Rio

May 10, 2020
6:37:11pm

D.T. Survivor Playmaker

I only get the sweet pork salad at both and the rest tastes the same to me.

What costa vida has on cafe rio is that their dressing is gluten free and their kids’ meals rock.

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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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