La Viva Cantina
New Tex Mex restaurant in Fairfield!!! Beautiful restaurant with excellent food and service
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Appetizers
Famous White Queso
Our famous white queso served with pico de gallo garnish.
Nachos
Eight wedges topped off with your choice of beef or chicken fajitas, beans, and melted cheese blend. Served with guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, and jalapeños.
7 Layer Dip
Refried beans, picadillo, black bean relish, jalapeños, sour cream, queso, and pico de gallo.
Guacamole
Homemade guacamole made with fresh avocado, onions, cilantro, tomatoes, jalapeños and fresh squeezed lime juice.
Queso Loco
Our white queso served with pico de gallo, picadillo, and guacamole.
Appetizer Trio
Homemade guacamole, seven layer dip, and white queso served with chips.
Beef Brochette
Five pieces of grilled beef stuffed with Monterey Jack cheese, jalapeño, and wrapped in bacon.
Large Chips
Thin white corn chips
Avocado Crema
Creamy Avocado dip made with fresh avocados, sour cream, and cilantro.
Queso Flameado
Sautéed onions, poblano peppers, and mushrooms covered with melted jalapeño Jack cheese.
Afterburner Salsa
Spicy green salsa made with jalapenos, onions, and garlic.
Smoked Ribs
1/2 rack of slow smoked ribs with a chipotle ancho honey glaze.
Red Salsa
Roasted tomato salsa
Fajitas
Combo Fajitas
Beef and chicken fajitas.
Beef Fajitas
Butchered in-house, Texas raised outside skirt steak.
Chicken
Mesquite grilled fajitas in our special marinade served with our famous Mexican butter.
Tacos Al Carbon
Two large flour tortillas filled with beef fajitas. Served with pico de gallo and guacamole.
Fajitas A La Mexicana
Grilled beef fajita steak topped with sautéed onions, mushrooms, and poblano peppers with a jalapeño Jack cheese.
Shrimp Fajitas
Grilled shrimp with grilled vegetables and our signature butter.
Vegetarian Fajitas
Topped off with signature spice and butter.
Quesadillas
Chicken
Mesquite grilled fajitas in our special marinade served with our famous mexican butter.
Beef
Shrimp Or Crawfish
Shrimp or crawfish encased in a crisp tortilla with melted cheese.
Sautéed Spinach & Chicken
Smoked Corn & Black Bean
Enchiladas
Texas Chili Enchiladas
Our beef enchiladas served with our Texas chili sauce.
Cheese Enchiladas
Cheese enchiladas topped with Texas chili sauce.
Dana's Famous Chicken Enchiladas
Your choice of: sour cream sauce, avocado crema, or roasted New Mexico green sauce.
Crawfish Enchiladas
Two of our spicy crawfish enchiladas topped with chipotle cream sauce.
Seafood Enchiladas
Two cheese enchiladas topped with shrimp, scallops, and sliced avocados in a creamy white wine sauce.
Veggie Enchiladas
Vegetarian. Grilled mixed vegetable enchiladas topped with new Mexico green sauce. Served with cilantro rice and black beans.
Tacos
Picadillo Tacos
Seasoned ground beef served with lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Fish Or Shrimp Tacos
Grilled white fish or shrimp with cabbage slaw. Served with remoulade sauce on corn tortillas.
Carnitas
House specialty pork served with queso fresco, cilantro, and red onions.
Chicken Tacos
Chicken tinga with lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
From the Grill
Cancún
Four of our brochette shrimp with beef and chicken fajitas. Served with Mexican rice and beans. ¡Favorito de la casa!
Chicken Monterey
Chicken breast topped with shrimp, scallops, and sliced avocados served in a creamy white wine sauce.
Rio Grande
Four of our mesquite grilled brochette shrimp and 1/2 rack of our slow smoked ribs in a honey ancho glaze. Served with Mexican rice and beans.
Pescado Alejandro
Fresh fish of the day topped with shrimp, scallops and sliced avocados in a creamy white wine sauce. Served with cilantro rice and brussels sprouts. Ask your server about today's selection.
El Camerones De Brochette
Six jumbo shrimp stuffed with Monterrey Jack cheese, sliver of jalapeño, and wrapped in bacon. Cooked over a mesquite grill and topped off with our famous butter. Served with pico de gallo, Mexican rice, and beans.
Durango
1/2 rack of baby back ribs with beef and chicken fajitas. Served with Mexican rice and beans.
Costa Rica Shrimp & Fajitas
Grilled shrimp in a pineapple habanero glaze with pico de piña. Served with beef and chicken fajitas, Mexican rice, and beans.
TexMex Combos
Cypress Combo
A single cheese enchilada with Texas chili sauce and a single beef taco al carbon served with our white queso on top.
Burrito
Your choice of fajita beef or chicken with sour cream sauce, refried beans, lettuce, and queso. Served with rice.
Cabo Combo
Single cheese enchilada with a 4 oz. portion of beef fajita steak. Served with rice and beans.
Quesadilla/taco Combo
Three chicken quesadilla wedges and a beef taco served with grilled onions and bell peppers.
Taco/enchilada Combo
Your choice of enchilada and taco served with rice and beans.
Mexico City Combo
Two cheese enchiladas topped with two fried eggs, served with a crispy beef taco.
Margaritas
Gallon House Margarita
Get a gallon of our house margarita. Available frozen or on the rocks.
House Margarita
Homemade Sweet and Sour with premium tequila - frozen or on the rocks
Top Shelf Margarita
1800 Reposado Tequila with Grand Marnier and homemade sweet and sour. Available frozen or on the rocks.
Swirl
Homemade sangria and margarita mixed together. Available frozen or on the rocks.
Watermelon Margarita
Fresh watermelon muddled with Milagro Silver Tequila and homemade sweet and sour. Available frozen or on the rocks.
Mexican Tea
3 types of Tres Agaves Tequila: Silver, Reposado, and Anejo with a homemade lemon sour, topped off with a splash of coke. Available on the rocks only.
Meltdown
Frozen margarita topped with a floater of Grand Marnier. Available frozen or on the rocks.
Flavored Margarita
Your choice of Strawberry, Mango, or mix the two together. Frozen or on the rocks.
Maya Margarita
Herradura Silver Tequila, Cointreau, and homemade sweet and sour. Available frozen or on the rocks.
Big Love Rescue Rita
Portion of sales benefit Big Love Rescue! Sharing the love, we start with Corazon Silver Tequila, Cointreau, and add our homemade sweet and sour. Available frozen or on the rocks. Adopt, donate, or learn more at bigloverescue.org
El Patron Margarita
Patron Silver Tequila, Cointreau, and homemade sweet and sour. Available frozen or on the rocks.
Organic "skinny" Margarita
Blend of fresh squeezed lime juice, orange juice, agave nectar, and Dulce Vida Organic Silver tequila. Very smooth and low calorie. Available on the rocks only.
Galveston Margarita
Made with Dulce Vida Organic Silver Tequila, Cointreau, Blue Curacao, and homemade lemonade. Available on the rocks only.
Soups & Salad
Tortilla Soup
Our chicken and vegetable soup served with avocados, chips, and Monterey Jack cheese.
Spring Mix
With mango, tomatoes, apples, onion, avocado, and grilled chicken in a mango vinaigrette dressing.
Taco Salad
Bed of mixed greens, onions, avocado, tomato, grilled chicken, tortilla strips, queso fresco, and served with avocado ranch dressing.
Shrimp & Avocado Lime
Bed of spring mix, grilled shrimp, roasted corn, pico de gallo, queso fresco, tortilla strips, pepitas, cilantro lime vinaigrette.
Soup & Salad
Combination of our tortilla soup and taco salad.
Seafood Apps
La Viva Shrimp
Four of our brochette shrimp.
Campechana
Shrimp and crab cocktail served in a traditional campechana sauce.
Snapper Ceviche
Shrimp, scallops, and snapper with pico de gallo and fresh lime juice.
Shrimp Fondue
Grilled shrimp in a jalapeño, cilantro Jack cheese with sautéed onions, mushrooms, poblano peppers, and white wine cream sauce.
Ceviche Trio
Snapper ceviche, shrimp ceviche, and campechana. Served with chips.
Costa Rica Shrimp
Grilled shrimp in a pineapple glaze and pico de piña.
Breakfast Tacos
Chorizo Taco
Fresh Scrambled Eggs and traditional Chorizo wrapped in a Homemade Flour Tortilla.
Bacon, Egg, And Cheese Taco
Crispy Bacon, Fresh Scrambled Eggs, and Cheddar cheese wrapped in a Homemade Flour Tortilla
Migas Taco
Fresh Scrambled Eggs, Green Chile Sauce, Monterrey Jack Cheese, and Tortilla Chips wrapped in a Homemade Flour Tortilla.
Jalapeno Sausage Taco
Fresh Scrambled Eggs with Jalapeno Sausage wrapped in a Homemade Flour Tortilla.
Potato, Egg, And Cheese Taco
Fresh Scrambled Eggs, Fried Potatoes, and Cheddar Cheese wrapped in a Homemade Flour Tortilla.
Simple Breakfast Taco
Flour Tortilla with scrambled eggs.
Florentine Taco
Sauteed Spinach and Fresh Scrambled Eggs wrapped in a Homemade Flour Tortilla
Cocktails
Cucumber Paloma
Fresh muddled cucumber with Dulce Vida Blanco grapefruit-infused tequila.
Ranchwater
Mineral Water, fresh lime juice, and premium silver tequila.
Deep Blue Lemonade
Malibu Coconut Rum, Blue Curacao, and fresh homemade lemonade.
Yellow Rose Lemonade
Fresh homemade lemonade and Yellow Rose Blended Whiskey.
Breakfast Plates
Breakfast Burrito
Refried Beans, Scrambled Eggs, Fried Potatoes, and Green Chile Sauce with your choice of Bacon, Sausage, Chorizo, or Spicy Pork rolled in a Homemade Flour Tortilla smothered in our Famous White Queso. Served with a side of Pico de Gallo.
Tres Leches French Toast
Three pieces of "Texas sized" French Toast dipped in our homemade Tres Leches Milk, dusted with powdered sugar and cinnamon. Served with Maple Syrup and Whipped Cream Butter, add your choice of Applewood smoked Bacon or Jalapeno Sausage.
Churro Pancakes
Three Homemade Churro-inspired pancakes served with a Homemade Whipped Orange Agave Butter and Applewood Smoked Bacon or Jalapeno Sausage.
Huevos Rancheros
Two Scrambled Eggs and a 4oz portion of our Beef Fajita outside Skirt Steak, topped with our Homemade Diablo Ranchero Sauce. Served with Fried Potatoes and Refried Beans.
Eggchiladas
Two Cheese Enchiladas topped with our Texas Chili Sauce and Two Sunny Side Eggs. Comes with Fried Potatoes and Refried Beans.
Migas Plate
Two Scrambled Eggs, topped with Tortilla Strips, Monterrey Jack Cheese, and our homemade New Mexico Green Chile Sauce. Served with Fried Potatoes and Refried Beans
Breakfast Bowl
Two Scrambled Eggs and your choice of Bacon, Jalapeno Sausage, Chorizo, and Fried Potatoes. Other available ingredients include: Salsa, Pico de Gallo, Cheese, New Mexico Green Chile Sauce, or Afterburner Salsa.