From Los Altos of Jalisco Mexico to Daniel Island, VIVA is a proud, family owned taco kitchen + tequilera from a team with over 35 years of restaurant experience. VIVA offers a new take on traditional Mexican food, in a beautiful and elevated atmosphere where guests can discover something new multiple times a week. We pride ourselves on craft, handmade margaritas made with fresh juices and 100% blue agave tequila and our bar has over 100 tequilas, mezcals, and sotol for our guests to explore.
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Dana D
3 weeks agoWe had to repeat ourselves to our server too many times, as if she wasn’t paying attention. She seemed inexperienced and uninterested in her job. The booths were not clean, and the chips and salsa were so/so. Took a long time to get our drinks and we were two of maybe six guests in the whole restaurant (if that). Our food was just OK. We wouldn’t recommend it.
A. Sims
3 weeks agoAlways a good time.
Sherry Whiting
3 weeks agoFood, service and atmosphere were perfectly fine but we ordered from the daily lunch menu what was supposed to be $10 quesadillas with rice and beans. Specifically said lunch quesadillas and it was during the daily lunch hours posted on the menu. Ended up being charged for the quesadillas, a filling and the sides separately . Frustrating to say the least when the menu said lunch menu daily and was a reasonable price.
Etter Family
3 weeks agoTwo stars. One for the chips. One for the story. Viva has mastered the rare dining concept of making the customer feel like an inconvenience from the moment they walk in. The host greeted us with the emotional range of unfinished lumber and the facial expression of a man who had just watched us parallel park on his childhood memories. Once seated, we entered what I can only describe as the “find your server” portion of the evening. Eventually, she appeared, and we ordered drinks. Water. That’s it. Just water. Based on the wait time, I can only assume they were collecting it from a mountain spring, purifying it by candlelight, and walking it to our table one molecule at a time. Then came the queso. Calling it queso feels generous. It was more of a lukewarm dairy formation. By the time it hit the table, the top had already congealed into what I assume is the first stage of becoming tortilla-based roofing material. The entrees were fine in the same way a waiting room magazine from 2017 is fine. Technically present. Nobody’s first choice. Mostly just something to get through. The real soundtrack of the meal was our server’s cell phone, which rang at full volume multiple times while she was taking our order. Not vibrated. Not quietly buzzed. Rang. Loudly. Like her pocket was trying to get promoted to assistant manager. Overall, Viva wasn’t a disaster. Disasters have energy. This was more like being slowly disappointed in a room that serves salsa. Two stars. Would return only if I lost a bet or needed to confirm it really happened.
Paige Richardson
3 weeks agoI love everything about this place-- especially, their food and tequilla choice! Larry the bartender is also amazing!