Visitors should bring two things with them when they visit La Costa Mexican Restaurant in American Fork: Their wallets and their appetites.
We learned this the easy way during a recent week-night visit to La Costa, meaning "the coast" in Spanish, which opened up two months ago in what was originally the old Fazoli's building on East State Street. The menu prices, it seemed to us, were a bit more pricy than many similar Mexican restaurants in the area, but the difference was more than accounted for with extremely large portions and an overall great dining experience.
Our server was extremely friendly and helpful -- to the point where we were almost tempted to invite him to sit down and dine with us (and would have been comfortable doing so). When we asked for some suggestions off the menu, he was quick to point out and explain a couple of the restaurant's more popular items.
While waiting for our appetizer to arrive, we took in the Santa Fe vibe of the dining room's decor and munched on the excellent complimentary chips and salsa while listening to festive Mexican music. We've found that the first sign of a great Mexican restaurant is its chips and salsa, and suffice to say that our anticipation for the remainder of the meal was raised significantly from La Costa's offering (which, in addition to salsa, also included a dipping bowl with refried beans).
Our Mexican Pizza appetizer was a solid followup. It contained ground beef, Spanish rice, cheese, diced tomatoes, green onions and refried beans on a fried tortilla with sour cream and guacamole on the side.
Our favorite plate was the Fajitas La Costa. When our server described the plate as sizzling fajitas, he was not exaggerating. In fact, a more apt description might have been "Four-Alarm Fire" as the main plate arrived with strips of steak on a bed of sizzling red and green peppers, and onions, accompanied by vast amounts of steam.
Actually, referring to plate in the singular might be a bit of a disservice. It actually came on two plates -- the second containing all the additionals, including rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce and four large shrimp with crab meat soaking in melted butter. The two plates were so packed, I had to ask for a third just to assemble everything in the accompanying tortillas. How many tortillas you ask? Seven! Si, siete! Remember the earlier mention of extremely large portions?
We also tried the Burrito Guadalajara on our server's recommendation. It came bursting at the seams with diced chicken, rice, beans, melted cheese, lettuce and enchilada sauce and topped with sour cream, avocado and tomatoes.
We forced ourselves -- forced ourselves I tell you -- to sample the Chimi Cheesecake for dessert. It featured a cheesecake filling inside a fried pastry crust with whipped cream and drizzled with chocolate, caramel, cinnamon and sugar. In a word: Delicious.
Yes, the cost of doing business at La Costa Mexican Restaurant might be a few cents more than similar local fare, but you can bet your bottom dollar that we will be back again in the future.
We learned this the easy way during a recent week-night visit to La Costa, meaning "the coast" in Spanish, which opened up two months ago in what was originally the old Fazoli's building on East State Street. The menu prices, it seemed to us, were a bit more pricy than many similar Mexican restaurants in the area, but the difference was more than accounted for with extremely large portions and an overall great dining experience.
Our server was extremely friendly and helpful -- to the point where we were almost tempted to invite him to sit down and dine with us (and would have been comfortable doing so). When we asked for some suggestions off the menu, he was quick to point out and explain a couple of the restaurant's more popular items.
While waiting for our appetizer to arrive, we took in the Santa Fe vibe of the dining room's decor and munched on the excellent complimentary chips and salsa while listening to festive Mexican music. We've found that the first sign of a great Mexican restaurant is its chips and salsa, and suffice to say that our anticipation for the remainder of the meal was raised significantly from La Costa's offering (which, in addition to salsa, also included a dipping bowl with refried beans).
Our Mexican Pizza appetizer was a solid followup. It contained ground beef, Spanish rice, cheese, diced tomatoes, green onions and refried beans on a fried tortilla with sour cream and guacamole on the side.
Our favorite plate was the Fajitas La Costa. When our server described the plate as sizzling fajitas, he was not exaggerating. In fact, a more apt description might have been "Four-Alarm Fire" as the main plate arrived with strips of steak on a bed of sizzling red and green peppers, and onions, accompanied by vast amounts of steam.
Actually, referring to plate in the singular might be a bit of a disservice. It actually came on two plates -- the second containing all the additionals, including rice, refried beans, pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, lettuce and four large shrimp with crab meat soaking in melted butter. The two plates were so packed, I had to ask for a third just to assemble everything in the accompanying tortillas. How many tortillas you ask? Seven! Si, siete! Remember the earlier mention of extremely large portions?
We also tried the Burrito Guadalajara on our server's recommendation. It came bursting at the seams with diced chicken, rice, beans, melted cheese, lettuce and enchilada sauce and topped with sour cream, avocado and tomatoes.
We forced ourselves -- forced ourselves I tell you -- to sample the Chimi Cheesecake for dessert. It featured a cheesecake filling inside a fried pastry crust with whipped cream and drizzled with chocolate, caramel, cinnamon and sugar. In a word: Delicious.
Yes, the cost of doing business at La Costa Mexican Restaurant might be a few cents more than similar local fare, but you can bet your bottom dollar that we will be back again in the future.
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