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| - Lucked out and got here between the waves of the Friday date night crowd so we didn't wait long. It's much larger inside than we expected, but still only a couple small tables were open. There's a bar on the left of the dining area, separated by a subtle divider and walkway. The staff were friendly, busy busy bees.
Chips, spiced-right salsa and warm refried beans were set out as soon as we were seated. Grilled onions and Serrano peppers were added later. We asked our server, Tony, about Mexican beers on draft and he recommended Victoria, which he described as smooth. It was a good cerveza that both BF and I enjoyed. Viva has an extensive menu, including pages of platillos combinations grouped by fish or seafood and meat or poultry. These came with the typical fideo soup, rice, and refried beans.
BF tried the machaca con huevos with steak, served in his choice of corn tortillas. He was very pleased with the flavor and portion. I decided to try the sizzling, flambe of carne asada borracha which had tequila and citrus notes. Everybody always watches as a sizzling dish is brought to the table. But it was so much more exciting to watch than to eat as, for me, it had too much of a barbeque type of flavor with way too many onions. Still on a fiery flambe kick, we finished with the dessert of platanos (their bananas foster dish), which was a perfect way to end our date night meal.
Speaking of date night, this is a good location for a dinner-and-movies night, with the Regal Cinemas a short stroll away in the northwest corner.
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