Very knowledgeable with gluten free questions. And food was delicious.
I've been to this location many times, and had not had problems. I usually order online and pickup in the early afternoon. This last time I came later in the day. The first worker washed hands and changed gloves, but the second did not. The line did seem a bit messy, which always makes me nervous, but I wrongly assumed it would be fine since nearly all of their food is gluten free.
This time I got the baja bowl. Not sure exactly what caused it but I got glutened bad. Worst pain I've had since going off gluten. 😞 It's the only thing I ate that day and I started getting sick within half an hour of eating so I'm certain it was this.
— Not very
— Most/All
— Excellent
They will change gloves and have chips, corn tortillas and condiments in the back.
— Very
— Most/All
— Excellent
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.
Worker changed their gloves AND I think they washed their hands. Corn tortilla, grilled chicken. Was pretty good! Value wise it’s better to just get a salad and make your own tacos honestly. You get more value for the cost.
— Somewhat
— No gluten-free information on the menu
— Most/All
— Good
This is one of the costa vida locations I do trust. I’ve gotten glutened at the several locations (including Riverdale) but I’ve never had a problem at this location. The owners of this location have celiacs in the family and I feel like they actually do get it. They always wash hands. Both my friend & I got sick from the Riverdale location two years ago so this is one of the few I go to .
Yes
Yes
The Costa Vida on Riverdale Rd is way better. If you tell them you are gluten free, they always re-glove and wash their hands, not at this location. They do have gluten free choices, but don't care about cross contamination or really understand what gluten free means. So if you are real sensitive, don't eat here. Go to the one on Riverdale, they understand the difference.
No
Great selection. Inform server if you have celiac. We frequently stop here
Yes
I have been several times and they are great about changing their gloves ect.
Not all the workers seem know about the gf protocols but when they do, they are very good at following them; changing their gloves, getting certain foods from the original containers etc.
— Somewhat
— Most/All
— Excellent
I had a sweet pork salad. The person that helped me wasn’t sure about my questions but the shift manager helped out. Gloves changed, one person took my order through the whole line. Fryer is GF and tortilla strips are safe.
Only thing in the restaurant with gluten are the flour tortillas. Watch your food and it looks at least as safe as Chipotle…honestly maybe a bit safer because they use utensils for lettuce and cheese where other places use gloves.
— Somewhat
— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu
— Some
— Excellent
Pretty good. They seemed to understand the allergy protocol. I didn’t get sick
— Somewhat
— Most/All
— Excellent
I enjoy getting Costa vida on occasion this location does a good job. They take precautions to avoid cross contamination and I really like the sweet pork salad.
— Most/All
— Excellent
Great experience. All GF except flour Tortilla, pie and cookies. Goes through oven in individual container.
— Very
— Separate gluten-free menu
— Most/All
— Excellent