Love coming here after we visit clearwater beach. The chicken tacos and cheese quesadilla are amazing. The people working here are also very nice and accomodating. read more

Taqueria Viva Mexico - cheese quesadilla and chicken tacos - Mexican Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

Damn good Mexican food for a great price. Only one server that was working her butt off. After living in Chicago for 20+ years, I have had the opportunity to eat excellent Mexican food and this place holds its own. Sorry no pictures as we ate quickly but we had: Pollo Quesadilla Asada Burrito Tacos: -Pastor -Chorizo -Ground Beef Again, DEFINITELY a great place for great food, I will definitely be back! read more

Read all the reviews and decided to try the place. It was a bit out of my way, but will "suffer" for good Mexican food! They were not open on time, and I almost left. So glad I didn't. Food was great. Could not decide what to order, so I got the Chicken Enchilada with Green sauce and one street taco-carne asada. Rice was moist, too. Street Taco was one of the best I've ever had. The corn tortilla was delicious, and the steak was really good. My Enchilada was very good too, and they served it garnished with lettuce, tomatoe, avocado slices, and cheese. I am not a bean person, therefore, I got my beans to go and fed them to my hubby. If I go back to Clearwater, I will definitely eat there again. Oh, I believe this restaurant is family owned. read more

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So cute and colorful. Yummy tacos I had a chicken, beef and chorizo tacos. So delicious. And a mandarin Jarritos. They have ices that I get get when I travel to Mexico. It was very authentic. I recommend highly. read more

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This place is FANTASTIC . It's serves great authentic Mexican food. We stopped in just for a quick light meal after the beach. My boyfriend got 2 tacos - beef and brisket and I got 2 tacos as well - pollo and asada, with rice and beans on the side. After we tried our tacos we couldn't resist and had to get more!! Also both sauces (salsas) were amazing I had to add both to my tacos b/c it was hard to decide We are from Chicago and have tried good authentic Mexican food, but nothing like this! Will come back when we are in the area. read more

Best tacos in Clearwater! Excellent selection of tacos, great prices and friendly staff. Highly recommend the chicken and carnitas tacos... some of the best I've had. There's a store joined to the restaurant, which was great for picking up a few snacks and desert. read more

Taqueria Viva Mexico - Chicken, carnitas, steak - Mexican Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

Well the Uber Eats driver was a liar and a thief. Said food was delivered, no ring camera notice, no food, and sent a blacked out photo! Fraudulent! So pissed this happened! read more

Authentic, amazing tasting food. The place is small but the service was great (might have been the owner) and they really cared that we had an enjoyable meal. I had the Shrimp Diablo and my wife had three different tacos. We would go back in a heartbeat! read more

Great Mexican Food! The BEST in Clearwater!!! Carnita Tacos are the best! Service was also amazing!!!! I will definitely come back next time we come for vacation.! read more

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Terrible food and customer service. Their carnitas tacos were absolutely disgusting with all fat and no actual meat. Their queso dip that's $8 was a extra small cup and we also ordered fajitas and no tortillas were provided . We called and they said they do not provide tortillas with the fajitas. Do not order from here. HORRIBLE!!!!! read more

I was looking forward to a street taco. Eeek. The restaurant smelled like tar but I felt bad leaving because the girl who greeted me was so sweet. So I reluctantly ordered! The meat was tough and not seasoned very well. It was just gross. The restaurant was decorated so cute but it smelled so bad I lost my appetite. I got my food to go and only took a few bites. I couldn't get the tar smell out of my nose. read more

Amazing flavor! I am not Mexican, but I have tried authentic tacos in many places and countries. I trued tacos only 5 variety. All amazing!!!- read more

Taqueria Viva Mexico - Mexican Near Me - Clearwater, Florida

AMAZING enchiladas!!!!! The food is authentic and excellent and the staff are SO nice! We've been grabbing take-out during the pandemic, and every order has been totally on point and delicious. We have quite literally gorged on the fantastic homemade chips, salsa and guacamole and the wonderful enchiladas. read more

Really fresh, fast & delicious tacos. We have tried a lot of local places and this is by far our favorite.

If you are looking for something fancy, keep driving. This place consists of about 6 tables with folding chairs, with a counter to order. I could not find a menu with prices listed. Despite all that, our meals were great. After a seemingly long wait, our chicken tacos, done the authentic Mexican way, were brought to our table. A malfunctioning refrigerator had us going to the Mexican market next door, (co-owned) for drinks. The home-made chips were great. The green sauce was a little spicy. (I had tears in my eyes). The place is not a showroom for foodies, but close your eyes and chow down. It tastes great. read more

Amazing authenticate Mexican food. Best tacos and sopes I had in the area. I will definitely go back!

Wow had a plate chicken enchiladas with red sauce!!! Excellent had some tomatoes, avocados, lettuce Rice and retried beans awsome. Then the owner brought us some tamales without asking and they were homemade and fresh. Highly recommended read more

Wasn't sure what to expect when I pulled up to the place, it didn't seem like much of a restaurant when I got inside but WOW is the food amazing. The most authentic tacos I've come across. I ordered from them 4 days in a row because I couldn't get enough. If you love steak tacos then this is the place to go. read more

Best Mexican food around Clearwater. We have tried most of the Mexican restaurants in the area and this by far is the go to for authentic Mexican tacos. Small indoors seating but very clean inside and well packaged take out. Super friendly folks as well. read more

I'm my regular search up and down Drew Street, I'm always on the lookout for new Mexican restaurants/taquerias. (See my lists of 45+ reviews of most authentic Mexican restaurants in North and South Pinellas, Tampa/Sarasota). The turnover of closings can be high, but it's not long before another place pops up. So when I spotted Taqueria Viva Mexico one evening I made sure to get back within a few days to check it out. Turns out it's been open about 3 months, and shares an open doorway with the Viva Mexico market right next door. The atmosphere of Viva Mexico is about as basic as you can get...one big room with about 6 tables and open kitchen. The feeling is definitely spacious/empty, but I'm assuming like many Mexican places on Drew, the startup building may be low budget, but they put the focus on food. The 6 tables are probably plenty as during my time there there was a pretty brisk takeout business happening. Note: bring your best Spanish (or a dictionary) with you, as the menu board is all in Spanish. Fortunately, the owner's English is probably better than my weak Spanish skills. Not to fear though, with some finger pointing at menu choices and with the owner's help, we navigated the menu together. I didn't have much time to spare, so ordered 3 tacos....carnitas, pastor and campechanos, and they were delivered up promptly. At the most basic level, a great taco requires a fresh, house-made corn tortilla, so I was encouraged to see Viva Mexico has this covered, along with the standards of onion, cilantro and limes. The carnitas was moist, but fairly bland. But the pastor and campechanos (usually a combination of beef and pork) were both very flavorful and fairly moist. But any dryness was quickly resolved by some of the most rockin' salsa I've ever had.....a creamy smooth, light green mix that I'm guessing was guacamole-based. Lots of flavorful heat and a perfect match for the mix of flavors in the taco. I hope to get back soon to check out the rest of the menu, but with a pretty good showing on the tacos ($2/each, which is pretty standard throughout the Tampa region), I'm hopeful the rest of the menu is as good. I'll definitely update my review after future visits. Atmosphere: 2 Service: 3 Food: 4 Value: 4 read more

We ordered take out to take to the beach. We ordered carnitas tacos, carne asada tacos and when I asked about flautas, the young man who I assume was the owner said they weren't on the menu, but he could make it for us. Everything was SO fresh and delicious!! The flautas were some of the best I've had, not over fried, with a nice tender shell and tasty chicken. The rice and beans that came with the flautas were really good too. Try this place- you won't be sorry!! read more

Place is amazing if you're looking for an authentic Mexican restaurant. Food is the best in Clearwater with a homemade taste. Staff is awesome and will make you feel like at home. The owner, Jose, is awesome! read more

This is the real deal. Best Mexican food I have ever had in Florida. The two ladies prepare everything homemade including the tortillas. There we three of us and every single dish from the sopes to the menudo was to die for. read more

Authentic Mexican food. We just relocated here from California, and always in the look out for a good Taqueria. Fresh tortillas, and the green sauce is out of this world. They just gained a customer for life read more

The tacos and enchiladas were excellent. Everything is homemade and good quality. There is a bit of a language barrier for a non Spanish speaker . The decor is plain but clean. Right now, during the Corona shutdown, it is very good for take out. read more

Great little place with authentic Mexican tacos (soft, fresh corn tortillas filled with your choice of meat- bistec is my preference- cilantro and onion. I also had a bistec sope (thick corn shell with refried beans, lettuce, Mexican cheese, and your choice of meat) which was also tasty. I added avocado and some salsa also. The interior needs some decorating, but the food is great and authentic! It seems to be run by a family, which adds to the charm. read more

Awesome tostadas and tacos, try the bistec tostada and the pastor tacos. Grab a bag of homemade tortilla chips and fresh salsa to take home with you. Excellent quality authentic Mexican fare with a small convenient store attached to it. read more

The worst Mexican food ever, got food to go, ALL ended up in the garbage disposal, $28 worth of horrible food, leftover reheated food. I know how Mexican food taste like, I lived in California for 44 years and traveled to Mexico several times. So far this area does not have restaurant worth your money. read more