La Buena Vida

901 E Harmony Rd, Fort Collins - 80525
283 reviews
Mexican
(970) 631-8186

Have never been to the restaurant and we thought a take out dinner would be a good place to start. There is no website, the link to their menu is dead - so, don't know how they expect any take out orders. Fortunately, there are lots of other restaurants that appreciate some business.

The best Mexican restaurant within 100 MIIt is season perfectly just totally delicious every single bite salsa is out of this world guacamole really is good as mine! This place gets better each year and the owner is fantastic! Thank you so much for delicious Mexican cuisine

I have tried this restaurant several times and I have to be honest, they have a nice atmosphere and decent drinks, but I seriously dislike their food. Every single time I go, by the time the food gets to my table it is cold. The enchiladas are not baked or even put under a broiler. They have no melted cheese on top, just sauce poured over a plain corn tortilla with the chicken filling. The fajitas are served on a cold plate and don't come on a sizzling pan like you expect either. My last visit I specifically asked my server to make sure my food came hot and it was as cold as always. I really want to like this place, but I won't be going back.

Chachos. Now that I got your attention for my Texas peeps, this is the closest thing Ive had to Chachos in Colorado. Yep if you know, you know….. Margaritas are strong and very tasty (get a pitcher of the cadillac). Order the habanero salsa (not on the menu but ask for it, its way better than the regular red and green. Im not a fan of the chips, they taste store bought. The havanero salsa though is fantastic. The tropical shrimp skewers were absolutely fantastic and the crab shrimp ceviche was also really good. Our waiter Wally was extremely pleasant and very attentive even with all the people he was serving. He had a smile the entire time and took very good care of us. I hope management takes as good care of him as he did for us.My only downsides were the chips (ok but ive had better) and the fact that we are in a parking lot with no good view but thats not their fault. Its a good size patio and everyone is happy. This place would be perfect as a lake front restaurant.5 stars still holds firmly.

Missed toppings, small portions and expensive. Carne Asada was non existent in my carne Asada burrito.

We were driving from Ft. Collins to Denver and looking for somewhere to eat Mexican. I found this place and give a try since those pics of foods looks great. The restaurant was easy to find, the music sounds already Mexican. When we went inside, all the stuff were smiling and friendly. My husband ordered Cadillac margarita and it was Sunday so he got 2 for 1 price! He said it was super good. I ordered shrimp and that’s so delicious. We will definitely come back!

I took a friend for her birthday and we split fajitas. There was barely enough for one person let alone two and the waitress said it was the large. It was extremely noise, the service was slow and the food wasn't very good. I

i've eaten literally in hundreds of mexican or psuedo mexican restaurants. born in lower rio grande valley, texas; grew up in socal; lived in and worked in east l.a. i have the street creds to review mexican restaurants. la buena vida went right to the top of my lists of best mexican restaurants. this is the real deal. and it michoacana style (central mexico). shrimp skewers are totally dope, as are the rellenos and anything involving avocados. guac garnishes on almost every meal. (some crazy percentage of the avocados here in the u.s. come from michoacan) just try this place. it's my top 3 of all time.

Getting very pricey. The asada beef in the burrito was over cooked and tough. Great relleno with shredded beef. Spinach enchilada tasteless. Terrific salsa poblano.

The salsas are fresh, the service is amazing. Margaritas on the rocks and Carne Asada, you can't go wrong!