Vive Sol Menu (2025 Update)
"Introducing the menu at Vive Sol, a beloved Mexican restaurant in Mountain View, CA, offering a wide range of options for all diners. With a focus on authentic flavors and fresh ingredients, Vive Sol caters to a variety of dietary preferences including pescatarian, vegan, and vegetarian choices. The menu features classics like enchiladas with mole, flavorful appetizers, and signature margaritas that keep customers coming back for more. The welcoming atmosphere, friendly staff, and delicious dishes make Vive Sol a top choice for families, friends, and solo diners alike. Whether it's the mouthwatering guacamole, spicy salsas, or the crowd-favorite mole poblano, Vive Sol ensures a memorable dining experience every time. With options for outdoor seating, happy hour specials, and even catering services, Vive Sol truly has something for everyone to enjoy."
ENTREMESES
Guacamole
California avocado, fresh tomato, onion, cilantro, serrano peppers, and lime juice mixed to perfection.
Ceviche
Bite-size fresh rock cod marinated in lime juice, chopped peppers, and purely cooked by its own delicate juices.
Coctelde Camaron
Traditional bay shrimp mixed with cilantro, avocado, lime juice and spicy condiments.
Chalupas
Soft corn tortillas steeped in olive oil, freshly chopped onion, topped with monterey and cotija cheeses.
Nachos
A bed of chips toppedwith cheese, beans, guacamole and sour cream.
Champinones Con Chile Seco
Mushrooms sauteed in a burgundy wine and sour cream sauce, accompanied with savory black peppers and bay shrimp.
Queso Frito Con Salsa Verde
Fried Cotija cheese bathed in our deliciously tangy tomatillo salsa.
Chorizo Con Frijoles
Refried beans with Spanish chorizo and melted cheese on top.
Quesadilla
With cheese and a dash or sour cream and guacamole.
Caldo De Pollo
This hearty chicken soup is a wonderful restorative if you are feeling a little under the weather. Served with a scoop of rice, chicken, cilantro, onion, and tomato.
Sopa Azteca
The house favorite tortilla soup. Pieces of chicken breast and corn tortilla strips in a tomato/chipotle-based broth, topped with chopped avocado, tomato, onion, sun-dried poblano pepper, and grated cheese.
Chilpachole De Mariscos
A succulent and piquant seafood soup. Fresh fish, bay shrimp, and prawns in a chipotle and epazote broth with corn dumplings. This recipe is from the port of alvarado in the state of veracruz.
Ensalada Mixta
Mixed greens with avocado, tomato and cheese with our creamy house vinaigrette dressing.
Ensalada Sol
A bed of greens, avocado, grated cheese, and tomatoes drizzled with our creamy house vinaigrette dressing. your choice of beef, pork, or chicken breast. for a vegetarian salad select rice and beans.
Espinacas Al Roquefort
Chilled or sauteed spinach, avocado, bell pepper, tomato topped with walnuts, and blue cheese.
SOPAS Y ENSALADAS
BURRITOS DE SONORA
Burrito De Mole
A concoction of dried chiles, spices, nuts, seeds, herbs and cocoa beans to name a few of the ingredients carefully ground into a rich and dark sauce.
Burrito Guajillo
Great grandmothers recipe. covered with a decadent cream base with herbs and sun-dried guajillo peppers.
Burrito Tipico
Pulled beef or chicken breast, covered with your choice of red or green sauce, or try a bit of both sauces.
Burrito Sonora
Tender pulled beef braised in our succulent adobo sauce.
Burrito Verde
Selected lean pieces of pork simmered in a tangy tomatillo sauce.
Burrito De Carne Asada
Strips of rib eye steak, pan-fried with onion, tomato, garlic, and bell peppers.
Burrito De Chorizo
Chunks of spanish chorizo sauteed with with onion and tomato.
Burrito Vegetariano
Sliced raw mushroom, onion, tomato, lettuce, beans, rice, and topped with green sauce.
Enchiladas De Mole
A concoction of dried chiles, spices, nuts, seeds, herbs and cocoa beans to name a few of the ingredients carefully ground into a rich and dark sauce.
Enchiladas Al Guajillo
From our great-grandmothers recipe. A decadent cream-based sauce with herbs and sun-dried guajillo peppers
Enchiladas Al Sol
One with mole and one with guajillo sauce. A very popular dish!
Enchiladas Al Chipotle
Hand-picked, sun-dried Chipotle peppers, spices and tomatillos. A smoky and spicy sauce.
Enchiladas Nuevas
A flavorful, creamy and spicy Chipotle-based tangy salsa.
Enchiladas Verdes
Lean pieces of pork in a tangy tomatillo sauce, topped with sour cream and guacamole
Enchiladas Mexicanas
Red or green sauce, topped with sour cream and Cotija cheese a crumbly, aged, and salty cheese
Enchiladas Suizas
Choose from a red or green sauce. Served with shredded lettuce and sour cream on top.
Enchiladas De Camarones
Gulf shrimp sauteed with our mouth-watering, spicy chipotle or nueva sauce.
Enchiladas Vegetarianas
With cheese and spinach.
Enfrijoladas
Corn tortillas filled with sauteed spinach, tomato, mushroom, onion, bell peppers and topped with avocado and Cotija cheese. Favorite vegetarian option. Does not include rice.
ENCHILADAS TRADICIONALES
DE LA PLAZA MAYOR
Make Your Own Combination
Mole Poblano
This is a festive dish prepared with the utmost care and patience. a succulent mixture of sundried peppers, spices, nuts, seeds, herbs, and cocoa beans are combined to create this uniquely dark dish. poured over tender breast of chicken and toasted sesame seeds.
Rajas Poblanas
A creamy casserole of pulled chicken, roasted pasilla peppers, onion, and garlic. A very traditional dish from the state of puebla.
Pollo Guajillo
Great grandmas special! This enjococado chicken dish is accented by guajillo sauce and topped with toasted almonds. an authentic recipe influenced by the th century old world and by our cocina barroca poblana.
Serrano
Choose from pieces of chicken breast or strips of steak with chopped serrano peppers, mushrooms, tomato, onion, and a dash of sour cream and chardonnay wine.
Pollo Negro
Strips of chicken breast sauteed with chile negro, garlic, cream, and cabernet wine, served on a bed of spinach and a touch of goat cheese.
Bistec Ranchero
Strips of steak or chicken, bell peppers, cilantro, herbs, and a tomato-based sauce create this simple but robust country dish from sonora, mexico.
Carne Asada
Thin cut of rib eye steak, pan-seared and accompanied by green onions and guacamole.
Sabana Invierno
Thin-sliced and well-seasoned beef steak on a bed of beans, slized chorizo, and a blanket of melted cheese.
Milanesa
Lightly breaded and seasoned beef steak cooked to a golden brown and served with guacamole.
Sonora
(Chile colorado) Bite-size pieces of beef braised in a delicately pureed sun-dried peppers and herbs sauce. Rings of raw onions on top. You may request melted cheese and/or sour cream on top.
Tampiquena
Grilled thin steak with a side of mole-enveloped tortilla, guacamole and rajas poblanas.
Camarones A La Diabla
Gulf shrimp sauteed with chardonnay wine, garlic, herbs, olive oil, and red crushed peppers. request extra peppers for more bite.
Camarones Al Chipotle Or With Salsa Nueva
Gulf shrimp in a spicy chipotle sauce made with hand-picked, sun-dried jalapeno peppers, spices, and tomatillos. Both smoky and spicy sauces.
Camarones Al Cilantro
Gulf shrimp sauteed with garlic, lime juice, and cilantro. Served over a bed of rice.
Camarones A La Mulata
Fresh gulf shrimp sauteed with dried chile mulato, chile pasilla, fresh garlic, onion, and a light cream sauce with chardonnay wine.
Pampano A La Mulata
Barrimundi seabass prepared with fresh gulf shrimp sauteed with dried chile mulato, chile pasilla, fresh garlic, onion, and a light cream sauce with chardonnay wine.
FishTacos
Fish of the day sauteed with bell peppers, onion, garlic, herbs and topped with grated cheese, tomatoes and salsa Nueva.
Lomo De Puerco
Grilled pork tenderloin stuffed with chorizo, manchego cheese, spinach and a poblano sauce. A very succulent dish!
Tomatillo
Lean pieces of pork in a tangy green sauce of roasted tomatillos, shallots, onion, and cilantro.