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Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill

1333 Valley Grove Way, Ste 500, Pleasant Grove, UT 84062

Track This Company Profile reviewed October 2026

Approximately 90-95% of the Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill restaurant locations are linked in the Atlas Research Platform.

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(US & CAN)

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~100 Restaurant locations
~$200M System sales (US & CAN)
9+ C-suite connections

Cuisines

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Mexican/Latin

States & Provinces

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AZ CA CO View All

Summary

Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill is headquartered at 1333 Valley Grove Way in Pleasant Grove, Utah, and is a fast casual Mexican restaurant franchisor. Friends Kenny Prestwich and JD Gardner opened the first Costa Vida in Layton, Utah, in 2003. Sean Collins and Dave Rutter, the company's first franchisees, had acquired a controlling interest by 2008. The menu draws on fresh coastal Mexican cuisine, and recipes are made from scratch each day. Nearly all units in the system are franchised. Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill is the concept. Restaurants are fast casual and serve lunch and dinner with Mexican and Latin dishes. A typical restaurant offers roughly 50 seats in about 1,500 square feet. The company's restaurants are concentrated in the Mountain West, with others in the West, the Midwest and the South.

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