Vive Sol

2020 W El Camino Real, Mountain View CA 94040 vivesol.biz (650) 938-2020

Cuisines and Dishes at Vive Sol:

Mexican

Menu for Vive Sol

Entremeses

GUACAMOLE
Avocado-based dip.
CEVICHE
Fresh Sea Bass marinated with lemon juice.
COCTEL DE CAMARONES
Bay shrimp with cilantro, avocado, lime juice and spicy condiments.
ENSALADA MIXTA
Mixed greens with avocado, tomato and cheese with a creamy vinaigrette dressing.
ESPINACAS AL ROQUEFORT
Chilled or wilted spinach, walnuts, Roquefort blue cheese and shallots.
TOMATES RASURADOS
Tomatoes, olive oil and fine herbs.
CALAMARES AL CILANTRO
QUESADILLAS $6.95
with your choice of chicken, beef or pork $7.95 choice.
CHALUPAS POBLANAS
Soft corn tortillas grilled in oil and topped with freshly chopped onions, salsa and queso cotija (an aged crumbly cheese).
NACHOS $6.95
with your choice of chicken, beef or pork.
CHAMPI&NtildeONES CON CHILE SECO
Sauteed mushrooms with garlic, onion, spicy chiles and bay shrimp.

Sopas

CALDO DE POLLO
This hearty chicken soup is a wonderful restorative if you are feeling a little under the weather. A scoop of rice, chicken, cilantro, onions and tomatoes.
CHILPACHOLE DE MARISCOS
A succulent and piquant seafood soup. Fresh fish and shellfish in a chipotle and epazote broth with corn dumplings. This recipe is from the Prt of Alvarado in Veracruz.
SOPA AZTECA
Tortilla soup. Pieces of breast of chicken and strips of corn tortilla in a tomato and chipotle base broth, Topped with chopped avocado, tomato, onion chile negro seco and grated cheese.
ENSALADA SOL
A bed of greens, avocado, cheese and tomatoes with a warm sauce and a creamy vinaigrette dressing. Choose from beef, pork or chicken breast. Select rice and beans on top for a vegetarian salad.

Enchiladas de los Portales

ENCHILADAS ROJAS
The sauce is made with sun dried ancho peppers.
ENCHILADAS DE MOLE POBLANO
A dark sauce of various dried chiles and herbs.
ENCHILADAS GUAJILLO
A reduced sour cream base and guajillo peppers in a pureed sauce.
ENCHILADAS AL SOL
One enchilada with mole sauce and one enchilada with guajillo sauce.
ENCHILADAS SUIZAS
Choice of green or red sauce topped with lettuce and sour cream.

Tipicos de Chihuahua y Sonora

BURRITO VEGETARIANO
Stuffed with onions, bell peppers, spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes, rice and beans. Choose from verde, roja, mole, guajillo, chipotle, or nueva sauces.
BURRITO DE CHORIZO
Spanish style chorizo grilled with onions, tomatoes, garlic and jalape&ntildeo peppers.
BURRITO SONORA
Chuck roast beef in a chile colorado sauce.
BURRITO VERDE
Lean pieces of pork cooked in a tangy tomatillo sauce.
BURRITO DE POLLO
A chicken burrito with your choice of any of the following sauces: verde, roja, chipotle, or nueva sauces.
BURRITO DE MOLE
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork fillings with mole sauce.
BURRITO GUAJILLO
Your choice of chicken, beef or pork fillings with guajillo sauce.

De la Plaza Mayor

CHILES RELLENOS
Fresh pasilla peppers stuffed with cheese dipped in a light egg batter and served in a light tomato sauce. You may request green or nueva sauce as well.
TOSTADAS
Topped with lettuce, sour cream, guacamole and cheese. Select from chicken, beef, pork or beans fillings.
TACOS
Soft flour or corn tortillas with lettuce, cheese and your choice of chicken, beef or pork. Select one of the following sauces: verde, chipotle, nueva, or red.

Carnes, Pollos, Pescados y Mariscos

MOLE POBLANO
This is a festive dish prepared with utmost care and patience. A concoction of dried chiles, spices, nuts, seeds, herbs and cocoa beans to name but a few of the ingredients, carefully pureed into a rich and dark mole sauce. Poured over tender breast of chicken.
RAJAS POBLANAS
This is a creamy casserole of chicken breast, and strips of roasted meaty pasilla peppers, garlic and onions. It is a real poblano dish!
POLLO GUAJILLO
Grandma's special! This enjococado chicken dish is accented by guajillo peppers, garlic and a reduced sour cream base. An authentic recipe influenced by the 19th Century Old World and by our cocina barroca poblana.
SERRANO
Strips of breast chicken or steak sauteed with chopped serrano peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and a dash of sour cream and chardonnay wine.
POLLO NEGRO
Strips of breast of chicken in a creamy cabernet, garlic and sun dried chile negro in a bed of fresh spinach and a touch of goat cheese.
BISTEC RANCHERO
Strips of steak or chicken, bell peppers, cilantro, herbs and a tomato based sauce go to create this simple but robust country dish from Sonora, Mexico.
CARNE ASADA CON SALSA ANTIGUA
A thin cut of grilled beef steak accompanied by roasted chiles, salsa and guacamole.
SABANA INVIERNO
Thin sliced and well seasoned beef steak on a bed of beans, chorizo and cheese au gratin.
MILANESA
A lightly breaded and seasoned beef steak cooked to a golden brown and served with guacamole.
SONORA
(Chile Colorado) Bite-sized pieces of chuck roast cooked in an adobo sauce. You may request cheese au gratin and/or sour cream on top.
TAMPIQUE&NtildeA
Grilled steak with a mole envuelto, guacamole and rajas poblanas.
PAMPANO MULATA
Fresh pieces of sea bass sauteed with dried chile mulato, chile pasilla, fresh garlic, onions and a light cream with a chardonnay sauce.
CAMARONES MULATA
Fresh jumbo shrimp. Same ingredients as the dish above.
CAMARONES AL CILANTRO
Exytra large gulf shrimp sauteed with garlic, lime juice and cilantro. Served over a bed of rice.
CAMARONES DIABLA
Prawns sauteed with chardonnay winw, garlic, herbs, olive oil and crushed peppers. Request extra peppers for more bite.
CAMARONES AL CHIPOTLE
or with SALSA NUEVA Sauteed prawns bathed in a very piquant chipotle and garlic sauce. Salsa nueva is made with chipotle in a creamy sauce.
SEA BASS TACOS
Pieces of sea bass sauteed with bellpeppers, 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 suculent dish !
TOMATILLO
(Chile Verde) Selected lean pieces of pork in a tangy tomatillo sauce. You may request cheese au gratin and/or sour cream as toppings.

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Reviews for Vive Sol

Ratings and Reviews for Vive Sol

May 17 2012

Kimberly P. via Yelp

My husband and I tried this place for the first time about a month ago and I have to say that living in the Bay Area and having plenty of real mexican food...read more
May 13 2012

Velvet S. via Yelp

This is one of my favorite restaurants and I don't know why it has taken me so long to write a review for it. The pollo guajillo is my absolute favorite. I...read more
May 13 2012

Jim G. via Yelp

Vive Sol is justifiably renowned for its sauces--a mole sauce with the chocolate note right up front and yet not harsh, subtly leading the mix--is part of...read more
Nov 25 2008

jal0122 via Citysearch

Vive Sol can't be beat when it comes to quality Mexican in Mountain View. The service is excellent and their menu goes far beyond...read more
Dec 03 2007

dtotto via Citysearch

This place seems rather quiet, yet it has the best Mexican menu we have had in Mountain View so far. We always judge a place by m...read more
Dec 22 2006

abbywain via Citysearch

Vive Sol has the best mole ever. Out of all of the primo mexican restaurants in the area, this one cannot be beat for mole. The in...read more

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