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Costa Azul

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Local(619) 435-3525

1031 Orange Ave
Coronado, CA 92118

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Costa Azul
Local(619) 435-3525

1031 Orange Ave
Coronado, CA 92118

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Costa Azul Grill And Rotisserie is located in California. Locals say the restaurant serves genuine Mexican cuisine. This place features outdoor dining. This place is good for groups.

User Reviews of Costa Azul

Yelp.com Review - by Lisa R.

4.0 of 5 stars. After several disappointing Mexican food experiences during my recent trip to San Diego, this was my last attempt to get a good chicken burrito. The atmosphere of Costa Azul was inviting, and the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeffrey K.

2.0 of 5 stars. I wouldn't recommend going there paying full price, but they take the entertainment card, and with that its a pretty good deal. (The card I used was from the PGH book, not SD, apparently the cards are...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Aida B.

2.0 of 5 stars. We went two times this week. We are staying at a Resort in the area.The servers are friendly. The food is okay. Typical Mexican Resturant food. My grandmother was from Mexico so I know what real good...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ava M.

1.0 of 5 stars. I spent last night barfing and on the toilet after eating at this overpriced awful restaurant!!! Why do they call this garbage food? The chips were greasy and disgusting. The salsa was sitting outside...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Janet D.

2.0 of 5 stars. Americanized Mexican food with inconsistent food quality (got sick one time) that draws mainly tourists. Being locals, we know of so many other local favorites that we haven't been back in awhile. A...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Marwan A.

2.0 of 5 stars. Our waiter sucked! I really wish he didn't; and I am the first to defend servers since I've done my years in restaurant work...I'm telling you, I tried to make excuses for him, but I would just be...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Nick T.

2.0 of 5 stars. This is the Tacos El Gordo for all the blue hairs of Coronado. They probably come here when they want some spice in their life and they're feeling adventurous.I used to work down the street from this...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Mariah C.

3.0 of 5 stars. Costa Azul is definitely geared toward tourists visiting San Diego. The food is good, don't get me wrong, but if you want true San Diego Mexican food, please go elsewhere. The chips and salsa are...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah F.

1.0 of 5 stars. You know how excited you get when you decide to have an "eat whatever you want" day?? You just think, I am going to gorge myself on mexican and later, possibly, pizza. it is VERY disappointing to...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Sean L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Costa Azul was great! went here on a lazy sunday for some drinks as we were walking around Orange st. but the food looked so good we just had to stick around for lunch!the service was a bit slow...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Danielle S.

3.0 of 5 stars. The menu was all over the place, mexican/steaks/seafood, i always find thats easier to pick something when I'm in an indecisive mood. I actually had fish and chips at this establishment that were...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Celeste F.

5.0 of 5 stars. Locals always go for Miguels, I always have. Until I ate at Costa Azul years ago when they first opened. I have been loyal ever since. The staff is always more than helpful and nice, they are...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Angie T.

1.0 of 5 stars. Disgusting food.This is not Mexican food. The Coconut Shrimp smelled extremely fishy and tasted that way, too. The only thing "Coconut" about them was their shape. The taquitos were rock hard and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sasha R.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm different than every one else, because I walked right past the wonderful patio in which they speak of and go straight to the....you guessed it....BAR! I love to belly up to the bar, have an ice...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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Several Time Patron by Mrs. L. at InsiderPages

We have eaten at Costa Azul many many times. We love our Mexican food. Costa Azul has great food. We had our rehearsal dinner here and it was a lovely evening. Everyone loved the food and the price wasn't bad...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tara T.

2.0 of 5 stars. I guess there is both good and bad to my experience at this place. The GOOD: There was no wait on a nice Sunny Saturday late afternoon ( might of been a sign). The Service was just OK, I got the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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Costa Azul by Alisa H. at InsiderPages

I used to live right in Coronado CA. So i've been to all the restaraunts and know where to go and not go. Costa Azul may not have the best wait staff always there but they do try. And the atmosphere is...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jen M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love it when I am pleasantly surprised! I went into this place expecting the gross "mexican" that is stuffed with black beans, cilantro, and cabbage. Instead I got really good food. It might not...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenn C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Mexican food is never my first choice, but I do love their salsa fresca and margaritas. I also love that you can sit out on the patio and watch everyone walking by (people watching on Orange Avenue...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Molly K.

5.0 of 5 stars. Maybe it was because everywhere else in San Diego was so damn hot today, but dinner here was just what the doctor ordered. For some reason Coronado managed to stay about 20 degrees cooler than the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt R.

4.0 of 5 stars. My wife and I had a latish Sunday dinner here, and were quite pleased. We were seated promptly and our waiter was attentive without being intrusive (seems like they may have solved the wait staff...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kenneth C.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is no taco shop. When on the island this is best place for rice/beans and a burritos. Thats is what I always get. The appetizers are very good also. The staff is very nice with always a couple...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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great atmosphere

We went here with a huge party and they were very accomodating and we received great service. I really like the atmosphere in the restaurant.
kudzu.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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Decent food, terrible service

Ditto to the previous poster. The food is decent here (nothing to write home about), but the wait staff is unfriendly and does not offer anything but bare bones service. Makes one wonder why they are so...
kudzu.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Linnea B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Mojitos on the patio on a warm afternoon! Ahhh! Just stopped here for an apertif on a summery May afternoon...and based on the experience will come back again for a full meal. The Mojitos were...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeff H.

3.0 of 5 stars. It was not bad! surprisingly. i thought it was going to be a beer and chips joint, much like what you'd get in TJ, but i was pleasantly surprised. Not the best mexican i've had. but in a gringo...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jake K.

4.0 of 5 stars. I knew that I struck gold when I saw the Yelp sticker in the door - however, I had no clue that I would be embarking on a culinary adventure that involved pork-crack.What the hell is pork-crack, you...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jackson B.

5.0 of 5 stars. I've eaten in every Mexican restaurant in Coronado and IB, and most in San Diego (OK, not most, but a heck of a lot of them, including dives that I wouldn't enter without a bowie knife) and this is...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by JC D.

1.0 of 5 stars. Coronado for Mexican food? hahaha You can't really go in here with high expectations. We had combination plates. A taco and a quesadilla with rice and beans. Flour tortilla taco and a greasy...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2007
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good

great place to eat! my wife and I would go there all the time. Bring a friend!
kudzu.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by steph p.

2.0 of 5 stars. this review is for their happy hour.the only thing happy about the happy hour were the mojitos. untasty happy hour food. we were starving and barely ate a third of it. we did, however, finish the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura L.

3.0 of 5 stars. Although I must say that having a veggie burger on the menu might throw you off as being one of San Diego's Finest Mexican Restaurants, this restaurant is a great place to go on a weekday or weekend...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Elizabeth H.

2.0 of 5 stars. Ok... So here's the catch.. Not horrible, but not worth the price.Service was fine, good atmosphere, and it was great sitting outdoors on a sunny afternoon... However, I go to restaurants to eat, and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Sarah K.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is on my top 5 list of places to hit when I visit San Diego. Its the perfect post-beach chill-out spot to sit outside for great mexican food and people-watch over cocktails. The employees are...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by jen k.

4.0 of 5 stars. I really like this place.I have been on several occasions and it is a good place to eat, hang out and people watch in coronado. it's located in a pretty prime spot on the main drag(Orange av) so one...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by GO-GO-YU-BALI m.

4.0 of 5 stars. pretty good mexican restaurant.service was good, the food was good.also they have huge outside seating which is along side of the street where people probably take a look at what you are eating...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Julie S.

3.0 of 5 stars. Good place to go for magaritas! They make everything fresh here. The bartenders here are awesome, friendly fast, and good service. The food is all right. But I'd rather go for Happy hour or just for...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by j s.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of our favorites. Try the Queso Fundido or the flavorful rotisserie chicken. Yep, parking in summer is dismal!
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Heinz S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great Mexican food, friendly bar with good margeritas, large patio to see and be seen. The place is big enough that you can often get a table when Miguel's Cocina has a long wait. (Prices are a little...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2007
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Go for the food but NOT for the service

I love everything about this place except the employees! The hostesses who do the seating are very surly and unaccomadating. Service is slow while you are waiting on them and rushed once they finally get to...
kudzu.com - user review - 02/21/2007
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Good, nice Mexican food in Coronado

My favorite item here is the coconut shrimp. Huge portions. Not cheap, but not expensive. If you choose to dine outside there is great people watching.
kudzu.com - user review - 12/18/2006
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okay

Cosa Azul in Coronado is not one of my favorite restaurants. The service was poor. It took us quite a while to get our food. The food wasn't as good as I expected it to be. I don't think I'll be coming back...
kudzu.com - user review - 12/10/2006
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Horrible waste of time

Not a complainer, but this just had to be said! This was our first time ever visiting this restaurant. We are AMAZED that such horrible service coupled with less than mediocre food at high prices existed in...
kudzu.com - user review - 12/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Brian B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Good Mexican food. Friendly staff. Prime Orange Avenue location means it's fun to walk there and back which is good since parking can get iffy. Especially in the summer months when the Attack of the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2006
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A fun seafood bar and grill by Tiffany P. at InsiderPages

Costa Azul is located on one of the main tourist streets in Coronado and was the place for my friend's recent birthday celebration. Those of us who arrived earlier must have eaten three baskets of tortilla...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/13/2005
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Mexican restaurant by Jennifer H. at InsiderPages

This restaurant has a fun atmosphere located in downtown Coronado. IT is a large restaurant so we have never had to wait. They offer a variety of entrees from simple to exotic. They also have great margaritas.
citysearch.com - user review - 09/03/2005
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Fun seafood grill

Costa Azul is located on one of the main tourist streets in Coronado and was the place for my friend's recent birthday celebration. Those of us who arrived earlier must have eaten three baskets of tor...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/27/2005
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Great fresh Mex!

If you are looking for baja style mexican seafood, this is the place! They have very fresh food--seafood tacos, lobster burritos, and daily fish specials. Their flavored ice tea is really good too, ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/27/2005
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AOL CityGuide

a local favorite serving mexican specialties...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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SignOnSanDiego.com

this bright and airy coronado restaurant features a full selection of mexican specialties, along with new york steak, pork chops and fresh fish...
signonsandiego.com - user review
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