Viva la Fiesta Menu
Introducing the Menu at Viva la Fiesta:
Nestled in Edwardsville, Illinois, Viva la Fiesta is a vibrant Mexican cocktail bar that invites patrons to indulge in a feast of flavors. The menu boasts standout dishes like the famous Fiesta Fajitas, featuring a mouthwatering combination of beef, chicken, shrimp, and chorizo. For seafood lovers, the Seafood Molcajete presents a delightful medley of shrimp and crab, bathed in a rich house sauce.
Complementing the culinary offerings are refreshing drinks, including a colorful margarita flight. The ambiance is lively, adorned with playful murals that enhance the dining experience. With options for vegan guests and a welcoming atmosphere, including outdoor seating and catering services, Viva la Fiesta is not just a meal; it’s a celebration of Mexican culture and cuisine.
Weekends Only
Menudo
A traditional Mexican red caldo or soup made with beef tripe and beef feet. Served with a side of cilantro, onion, and lime.
Pozole Rojo
A pork soup in a red, home-made spicy sauce complemented with corn hominy, served with cabbage, onions, and radishes on the side.
Caldo de Res
An extremely hearty and satisfying soup made from scratch with beef shanks, cabbage, potatoes, corn, carrots, chayote, and cilantro. Garnished with fresh onions, radishes, lime juice and jalapenos.
Huevos Rancheros Brunch
2 eggs over a corn tortilla, covered with a ranchero sauce served with beans, rice and warm tortillas.
Huevos con Chorizo Brunch
2 scrambled eggs mixed with Mexican sausage. Served with beans, rice and warm tortillas.
Chilaquiles Brunch
Crispy corn tortilla strips topped with Mexican chicken, our signature red sauce and melted cheese. Served with rice lettuce and sour cream.
Fiesta Skillet Brunch
Chorizo, bacon, sausage, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, bell peppers, topped with cheddar cheese and your choice of eggs. Served with tortillas.
Cali Breakfast Burrito Brunch
Best breakfast burrito loaded with steak, onions, jalapenos, cheddar cheese and eggs.
Huevos con Salsa Verde Special
Two eggs covered in our house-made salsa verde. Served with beans, rice and warm tortillas.
All American Favorite Special
T-bone steak, two eggs, potatoes and toast. Add bacon for an additional charge.
Brunch Especial
Appetizers
Cheese Dip
Guacamole
A creamy dip made from avocado.
Guacamole Mexicano
Authentic Mexican guacamole usually prepared at the table.
Queso Fundido
Refried beans and cheese dip topped with our house-made chorizo.
Choriqueso
Chihuahua cheese topped with chorizo and served with tortillas.
Mexican Layer Dip
Ground beef and refried beans, topped with pico de gallo and cheese dip.
Papas Locas
French fries topped with ground beef, cheese dip, pico de gallo and jalapenos.
Quesadilla
Chicken Wings
Crispy on the bone chicken wings tossed in your choice of habanero mango sauce, BBQ sauce or hot sauce.
Trio Sampler
Pick 3 of your favorites - chicken wings, quesadilla, calamari, taquitos, jalapeno poppers.
Mini Tacos
1 dozen meat and cheese filled corn tortillas, deep fried and topped with cheddar Jack cheese. Served with salsa and sour cream. Make it loaded mini tacos for an additional charge.
La Fiesta Caldo
House special soup prepared with steak, grilled chicken, shrimp, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, and cilantro served with warm tortillas.
Caldo de Pollo
Mexican soup prepared with chicken chunks, rice, pico de gallo, and served with warm tortillas.
Caldo de Camaron
Mexican soup prepared with shrimp, broccoli, cauliflower, squash, carrots, rice and pico de gallo.
Caldos
Salads
Fajita Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla shell filled with steak, chicken, or shrimp, cheese dip, along with sauteed onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Topped with lettuce, shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole and tomatoes.
Taco Salad
Crispy flour tortilla filled with your choice of beef or chicken, melted cheese sauce topped with lettuce, shredded cheese, tomato, and sour cream.
Confetti Salad
Fresh greens tossed with cucumber, tomato, onion, bell peppers, corn, avocado, and grilled chicken. Topped with fried tortilla strips and served with our famous chipotle dressing.
Fiesta Salad
Sauteed broccoli, cauliflower, onions, bell peppers, and grilled chicken served on a bed of rice and topped with melted cheese dip. Substitute shrimp for an additional charge.
Nachos Supreme
Nachos topped with chicken, ground beef, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and guacamole.
Fajita Nachos
Nachos loaded with our famous fajitas.
Nachos Mexicanos
Chorizo, pico de gallo, guacamole, and sour cream served on a bed of crispy nachos.
Volcano Nachos
Heaping nachos loaded with Mexican chili, shredded cheese, sour cream, lettuce, pico de gallo, and jalapenos.
Veggie Nachos
Grilled onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, squash, cauliflower, and carrots.
Nachos
Nachos
Famous Fajitas
Fiesta Fajitas
Beef, chicken, chorizo and shrimp.
Beef Fajitas
Chicken Fajitas
Combo Fajitas
Beef and chicken.
Mixed Fajitas
Chicken, steak and shrimp.
Fajitas Locas
Steak, chicken, shrimp and bacon topped with cheese sauce.
Veggie Fajitas
Single. Prepared with broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, mushrooms, and carrots served with the traditional sauteed bell peppers, tomatoes, and onions.
Fajitas de Camaron
Shrimp fajitas.
Seafood Fajitas
Fish, scallops and shrimp.
Fajitas Borrachas
Our juicy carnitas (pork), steak and shrimp topped with shredded cheese and pineapple.
Fiesta Molcajete
Steak, chicken, shrimp, and chorizo marinated in our special house sauce mixed with sauteed onions, tomatoes, and cactus all smothered with cheese.
Seafood Molcajete
Shrimp, calamari, crawfish, scallops, crab leg, and fish marinated in our special house sauce mixed with broccoli, cauliflower, corn on the cob, onion, tomato, sweet red peppers, cactus, carrots, and squash smothered with cheese.
Molcajetes
Signature Dinners
La Pinata
Grilled shrimp, chicken, and steak cooked with sauteed onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes served on a bed of rice smothered in cheese dip. Served with warm tortillas.
Special Dinner
"A little a bit" of everything. Bean chalupa with guacamole salad, chile relleno, taco, enchilada and tamale served with beans and rice.
Chile Colorado
Beef or chicken chunks marinated in a house-made red chili based sauce. Served with beans, rice and warm tortillas.
Chile Verde
Choice of steak or pork cooked with a house-made green tomatillo sauce. Served with beans, rice and tortillas.
Carnitas Dinner
Slow-cooked pork tips served with beans, rice, guacamole salad and warm tortillas.
Chimichanga
Deep fried burrito filled with your choice of ground beef, shredded chicken or beef tips and topped with cheese dip. Served with beans, rice and guacamole salad.
Fajita Chimichanga
Traditional chimichanga stuffed with your choice of grilled chicken, steak, or shrimp, sauteed onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes. Served with beans, rice, and guacamole salad. Smother it in cheese sauce for an additional charge.
Tamale Deluxe
This plate includes 1 tamale, 2 flautas (chicken or beef), shredded chicken, ground beef, beans, rice, nachos topped with cheese dip, lettuce, tomato, sour cream, and guacamole.
Mexican Taquitos
4 deep-fried and rolled tortillas, 2 stuffed with shredded chicken and 2 with shredded beef. Served with guacamole, lettuce and sour cream.
Arroz con Carne
Grilled steak served on a bed of rice smothered in cheese sauce. Served with warm tortillas.
Fajita Pizza
Cheese pizza topped with our famous steak or chicken fajitas.
Fajita Fiesta Potato
Loaded baked potato Mexican style. An oversized baked potato smothered with cheese dip, fajita veggies, choice of chicken or steak and topped with a dollop of sour cream.
Mexican Favorites
Choice of your 2 Mexican favorites. Served with beans and rice.
T-Bone Steak
A juicy and tender t-bone steak. Served with guacamole salad.
Carne Asada
Tender flank steak garnished with grilled onions. Served with guacamole salad.
Steak and Shrimp
12 oz. ribeye steak cooked to perfection served on a bed of bell peppers, topped with grilled shrimp and cheese dip.
Steak Fiesta
12 oz. ribeye smothered in mushrooms, onions, bell peppers and tomatoes.
Steaks from the Grill
Taste of Mexico
Famous Street Taco
Comes with a choice of protein.
Order of Street Tacos
Choice of 3 authentic tacos. Served with a side of beans and rice. Comes with a choice of protein.
Quesabirria Tacos
3 pieces. A lovely cross between a taco and quesadilla. FIlled with melted Chihuahua cheese and stewed beef brisket. Served with caldo de consumen.
Coctel de Camaron
Prepared with shrimp, tomatoes, onions, cucumber, cilantro, and jalapenos in a clam and tomato juice cocktail. This Mexican shrimp cocktail is refreshing and seriously addicting.
Coctel de Camaron
Tacos
Fiesta Tacos
Three fried flour tacos filled with ground beef, potatoes, and beans topped with lettuce and shredded cheese. Served with beans and rice.
Order of Tacos
Three crunchy or soft tacos filled with ground beef or Mexican chicken topped with lettuce and shredded cheese.
Tacos Supreme
Three tacos, soft or hard, topped with lettuce, shredded cheese, tomato, and sour cream.
Tacos de Pescado
3 delicious fish tacos topped with lettuce and pico de gallo served on a bed of rice with lime and chipotle salsa.
Tacos de Camaron
3 delicious shrimp tacos topped with lettuce and pico de gallo served on a bed of rice with lime and chipotle salsa.
Torta
Authentic Mexican sandwich made with telera bread, onions, lettuce, tomatoes, beans, avocado spread, butter, mayonnaise, and your choice of meat. Served with french fries.
Tortas
Enchiladas
Enchiladas Verdes
3 enchiladas stuffed with your choice of chicken or beef smothered in our signature house-made green sauce. Served with rice, lettuce and sour cream.
Enchiladas Supremas
Supreme combination of 1 chicken, 1 beef, 1 cheese and 1 bean enchilada. Topped with ranchero salsa, lettuce, tomatoes, and sour cream.
Spinach Enchiladas
3 enchiladas filled with spinach topped with our house red enchilada sauce. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
Enchiladas Rancheros
2 cheese enchiladas topped with pork cooked with tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and ranchero sauce. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
Fiesta Enchiladas
3 enchiladas filled with grilled chicken and sauteed onions smothered in our signature house-made salsa verde and cheese dip. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
Fiesta Burrito
12 California style burrito loaded with your choice of steak or grilled chicken, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream. Served with a side of cheese dip and house-made spicy sauce.
Burritos Supremos
1 burritos, 1 chicken and beans, 1 beef and beans. Topped with ranchero sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream.
Burrito Jalisco
A flour tortilla stuffed with ground beef or pork cooked with tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. Topped with cheese dip, lettuce, and tomatoes.
Burrito Loco
A grilled steak burrito smothered with cheese dip. Served with beans and rice.
Burrito Fajita
A flour tortilla filled with your choice of grilled chicken or steak with fajita veggies smothered with our house-made red burrito sauce and topped with lettuce, guacamole, pico de gallo and sour cream. Served with rice.
Burrito Rio Grande
Flour tortilla stuffed with beef tips, beans and rice Smothered in cheese dip and our house-made red burrito sauce.
Burrito Especial
1 burrito stuffed with your choice of shredded chicken or ground beef topped with our house-made red burrito sauce, shredded cheese, lettuce and sour cream.
Burrito Carne Asada
Marinated flank steak and beans stuffed inside a flour tortilla smothered with cheese dip and topped with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and guacamole.
Burritos
Quesadillas
Quesadilla Mexicana
A grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese, beef and beans. Served with guacamole salad and sour cream.
Quesadilla Especial
A grilled flour tortilla stuffed with Mexican sausage. Served with guacamole salad, sour cream and pico de gallo.
Quesadilla Jalisco
Grilled shrimp, cheese and beans stuffed inside tortilla and smothered with cheese dip. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
Quesadilla Fajita
Grilled flour tortilla filled with cheese, a spread of refried beans, and your choice of our signature steak, or chicken fajitas. Served with guacamole salad and rice.
Quesadilla Loca
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with steak or grilled chicken and smothered in cheese dip. Served with beans and rice.
Create Your Own Meal
Pick 3.
Tacos de Soya
3 soft tacos stuffed with plant-based soy meat. Topped with a special house sauce, onion and cilantro. Vegan.
Veggie Burrito
A 12" California style burrito filled with sauteed onions, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, tomatoes, corn, mushrooms, zucchini, and spinach topped with cheese dip.
2 Chile Poblanos
Served with beans and rice.
Quesadilla Ranchera
Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cheese and mushrooms. Served with guacamole salad.
Loaded Avocado Quesadilla
Prepared with delicious avocado, whole pinto beans, Chihuahua cheese, cilantro, sauteed onions, and sweet red bell peppers.
Vegetarian
Seafood
Gordo Especial
Grilled juicy shrimp tossed in our famous Cajun seasoning and served on a bed of rice with a side of lettuce and sliced avocado.
Tilapia
Grilled tilapia fish topped with cheese dip. Served with broccoli, rice, lettuce and pico de gallo.
Shrimp and Scallops
Shrimp and scallops cooked with sauteed onions, bell peppers and tomatoes. Served with beans, rice and tortillas.
Camarones a la Diabla
Grilled shrimp cooked in our house-made spicy sauce. Served with beans, rice, and warm tortillas.
Arroz con Mariscos
Delicious grilled shrimp, scallops and fish served on a bed of rice with guacamole salad and broccoli medley.
Enchiladas Seafood
3 enchiladas stuffed with shrimp, crabmeat, scallops, and fish topped with cheese dip. Served with beans, rice, and guacamole salad.
Camarones a la Playa
Grilled shrimp served on a bed of rice and smothered with cheese dip. Served with warm tortillas.
Chicken on the Beach
Sliced grilled chicken served on a bed of rice and smothered in cheese dip. Served with warm tortillas.
Chicken on the Beach with Grilled Veggies
Sliced grilled chicken served on a bed of rice and smothered in cheese dip. Served with warm tortillas.
Choripollo
Grilled chicken breast topped with chorizo and cheese dip. Served with beans, rice and tortillas.
Pollo Borracho
Grilled chicken breast cooked with ranchero sauce and topped with pineapple. Served with beans, rice, guacamole salad and warm tortillas.
Pollo Enchilado
Marinated grilled chicken smothered with cheese dip. Served with rice, guacamole salad and warm tortillas.
Pollo Feliz
A grilled chicken breast cooked with mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, and topped with cheese dip. Served with beans, guacamole salad, and warm tortillas.
Pollo Loco
Grilled chicken breast topped with shrimp and cheese dip served on a bed of veggie fajitas and french fries. Served with guacamole salad.
Pollo Cancun
Grilled chicken breast and shrimp garnished with pico de gallo and sauteed mushrooms smothered with cheese dip served with rice, guacamole salad and warm tortillas.
Pollo Azteca
Grilled chicken breast topped with a broccoli mix medley and queso dip. Served with a side of rice and guacamole salad.
Pollo
Pick 2
Pick 2
Your choice of 2 Mexican favorites. Served with beans and rice. Smother it in cheese sauce for an additional charge.
Cheese Quesadillas
2 pieces.
Beef Quesadillas
2 pieces.
Mexican Chicken Quesadillas
2 pieces.
Mushrooms Quesadillas
2 pieces.
Tamales
3 pieces.
Beef Burritos
2 pieces.
Mexican Chicken Burritos
2 pieces.
Cheese Burritos
2 pieces.
Pork Burritos
2 pieces.
Chile Poblanos
3 pieces.
Beef Enchiladas
3 pieces.
Mexican Chicken Enchiladas
3 pieces.
Bean Enchiladas
3 pieces.
Cheese Enchiladas
3 pieces.
Chile Rellenos
3 pieces. Beef and cheese.
A la Carte
New Plates
Quesadilla Hawaiiana Plate
Large flour tortilla filled with grilled chicken, steak, yellow cheese, and pineapple chunks. Served with french fries, avocado and pineapple slices.
El Toriado Plate
Grilled chicken, beef, shrimp and bacon. Served with a bed of rice, covered in cheese dip and 3 warm tortillas.
Pollo Encremado Plate
Your choice of spicy or non-spicy chicken strips. Served with mushrooms, sour cream and side of rice and beans.
Tacos al Carbon Plate
3 flour tortillas stuffed with sliced steak. Topped with cheese sauce, shredded cheese and served with beans, pico de gallo and green sauce.
Carne En Su Jugo Plate
Steak meat soup with whole beans, bacon, onions. Served with a side of avocado, onion, cilantro, dry red pepper with 3 corn tortillas.
Ceviche de Pescado Plate
Tilapia, onion, tomato, cilantro, lime juice, cucumber and avocado slices.
Ceviche de Shrimp Plate
Shrimp, onion, tomato, cilantro, lime juice, cucumber and avocado slices.
Enchiladas Bandera Plate
3 enchiladas, chicken or beef, 1 with red sauce, 1 with green sauce, and 1 with cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Pico de Gallo
Beans and Rice
Calamari
Jalapenos
French Fries
Sweet Mexican Cornbread
Sour Cream
Tortillas
3 pieces.
Diced Tomatoes
Shredded Cheese
Beans
Rice
Shrimp
7 pieces.
Tamale
Bean Chalupa
Chicken Taco
Beef Taco
Fiesta Fried Taco
Chile Poblano
Chile Relleno
Enchilada
Tostaguac
Burrito
Mushrooms
Grilled Broccoli
Grilled Veggies
Onion, tomatoes, green peppers.
Avocado
Toreados
Esquite
Jalapeno Poppers
6 pieces.
Side Orders
Lunch Specials
Speedy Gonzalez Lunch Special
1 taco, 1 enchilada and your choice of beans or rice.
Lunch Special
Chile relleno, taco, refried beans and guacamole salad.
Chimichanga Lunch Special
Deep fried burrito stuffed with choice of chicken or beef and smothered with cheese dip. Served with beans, rice and guacamole salad.
Fajitas Lunch Special
Lunch portion of our signature house fajitas cooked with sauteed bell peppers, onions, tomatoes, and your choice of steak, or grilled chicken. Served with beans, rice and warm tortillas. Available as vegetarian.
Burrito Fajita Lunch Special
Flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of of grilled chicken or steak. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
Quesadilla Fajita Lunch Special
Flour tortilla stuffed with your choice of of grilled chicken or steak. Served with rice and guacamole salad.
Fiesta Lunch Special
2 fried tacos served with beans and rice.
Pollito on the Beach Lunch Special
Grilled chicken on a bed of rice smothered in cheese dip and served with warm tortillas.
Kids Cheese Pizza
Kids Pepperoni Pizza
Kids Cheeseburger
Kids Enchilada with Rice and Beans
Kids Burrito with Beans and Rice
Kids Taco with Beans and Rice
Kids Cheese Quesadilla
Served with your choice of beans, rice or french fries. Add chicken or beef for an additional charge.
Kids Hotdog with French Fries
Kids Taco Salad
Served with your choice of chicken or beef.
Kids Chicken Nugget with French Fries
Kids Chicken Strips with French Fries
Kids Menu
Desserts
Cheesecake
Fried Ice Cream
Flan
Chimi Cheesecake
Sopapilla
Sopapilla with Ice Cream
Ice Cream
Chocolate Lava Cake
Churros
Tres Leches Cake
Mexican Soda
Sidral (Mexican apple soda), Sangria, Jarritos flavors, bottle of Cola.
Horchata
Agua Fresca
Soda
Pepsi products.
Iced Tea
Coffee
Milk
Orange Juice
Energy Drink
Refreshments
Dinners (Archived)
A Little a Bit of Everything Special Dinner
Bean chalupa with guacamole salad, chile relleno, taco, enchilada and tamale served with beans and rice.
Fiesta Potato
Loaded baked potato Mexican style. An oversized baked potato smothered with cheese dip, fajita veggies, choice of chicken or steak and topped with a dollop of sour cream.