Viva Zapata Menu (Update 2025)
Introducing the menu at Viva Zapata, the premier destination for mouthwatering Latin American flavors in Westport, CT. Located at 530 Riverside Ave, this vibrant restaurant serves a delightful array of authentic tacos and nachos that beckon food lovers.
- Nachos Grande: A crowd favorite loaded with beef, jalapeños, and melted cheese, perfect for sharing.
- Quesafajitas: Luscious grilled marinated chicken or shrimp, enveloped in warm tortillas, paired with fresh guacamole and salsa, highlight the menu's emphasis on quality ingredients.
- Aperitivos: Options like Chili Con Queso and Spicy Guacamole are ideal starters to enhance your dining experience.
The atmosphere buzzes with energy, making every visit feel like a celebration. Whether you're indulging in a strong margarita or enjoying the vibrant decor, Viva Zapata promises an unforgettable dining experience bursting with flavor!
Aperitivos
Black Bean Soup
Guacamole
Fresh avocados blended with tomatoes and spices.
Spicy Guacamole With Jalapenos
Fresh avocados blended with jalapenos.
Caesar Salad
Fresh romaine lettuce with homemade dressing and focaccia croutons.
Mexican Style Chili
A spicy blend of beef and sausage, pinto beans, onions and peppers served in a crock topped with melted cheese, sour cream and olives.
Chicken Chili
A blend of grilled chicken, pinto beans, onions and peppers, served in a crock topped with melted cheese, sour cream and olives.
Chili Con Queso
A Mexican cheese dip with mild green chile peppers, tomatoes and cilantro.
Chili With Sausage
A Mexican cheese dip with mild green chile peppers and sausage.
Nachos
Corn tortilla chips topped with melted cheese.
Nachos With BBQ Pulled Pork
Corn tortilla chips topped with melted cheese with BBQ pulled pork.
Nachos With Buffalo Chicken
Corn tortilla chips topped with melted cheese with Buffalo chicken.
Nachos Con Sausage
Served with Italian and chorizo sausage.
Nachos Con Carne
Served with ground beef.
Nachos Grande
Comes with beef, sausage, jalapeno peppers, tomato and melted cheese topped with sour cream, olives and guacamole.
Nachos Con Pollo
Marinated grilled chicken topped with cheese and side of sour cream.
Nachos De Fajita
Marinated steak topped with melted cheese and sour cream.
Nachos Con Camarones
Sauteed shrimp topped with melted cheese.
Nachos Con Vegetables
Sauteed vegetables topped with melted cheese.
Nachos With Chicken
Poultry topped with melted cheese.
Nachos Con Espinaca
Served with sauteed spinach.
Nachos Con Espinaca And Chicken
Served with sauteed spinach and chicken.
Nachos
Quesadillas
Quesafajita
Grilled marinated strips of chicken with melted cheese folded between a flour tortilla, served with salsa fresca, guacamole and sour cream.
Quesafajita With Grilled Marinated Steak
Grilled marinated steak with melted cheese folded between a flour tortilla, served with salsa fresca, guacamole and sour cream.
Quesafajita With BBQ Pulled Pork
BBQ pulled pork with melted cheese folded between a flour tortilla, served with salsa fresca, guacamole and sour cream.
Quesafajita With Shrimp
Shrimp with melted cheese folded between a flour tortilla, served with salsa fresca, guacamole and sour cream.
Quesadillas
Flour tortillas layered with cheese, mild green chile peppers and tomatoes served with salsa fresca, guacamole and sour cream. Add chicken, BBQ pulled pork, shrimp or steak for an additional charge.
Enchilada Plate
3 soft corn tortillas filled with 1 piece beef, 1 piece chicken and 1 piece cheese, topped with our special homemade enchilada sauce, melted cheese, olives and sour cream.
Taco Plate
3 crisp corn tortillas, 2 beef and 1 chicken, topped with lettuce, tomato and cheese.
Tostada Plate
2 crisp corn tortillas with refried beans, 1 piece beef and 1 piece chicken, topped with lettuce, tomato and cheese.
Tamale Plate With Cheese Enchilada
Corn husk filled with masa harina, beef and spices, topped with cheese and salsa fresca.
Combination Plate
Beef taco and chicken enchilada, topped with sour cream and olives.
Burrito, Enchilada Plate
Flour tortilla filled with beef or chicken and a cheese enchilada, topped with melted cheese, sour cream and olives.
Sausage Quesadilla
Sauteed sausage, olives and scallions in a flour tortilla with a blend of 3 cheeses.
Special Combination
Chicken taco, beef taco, cheese enchilada, topped with sour cream and olives.
Pork Tacos
3 soft corn tortillas filled with sauteed pork tenderloin, topped with lettuce, cheese, tomato and a side of guacamole.
Chimichanga
Deep-fried flour tortilla filled with beef or chicken, topped with cheese, sour cream, tomatoes and olives.
Zapatista Special
Chile relleno, cheese enchilada, pork taco, beef burrito and guacamole, topped with sour cream and olives.
Taco Salad
Beef or chicken topped with lettuce, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, tomatoes and olives, served in a crisp flour tortilla.
Mexican Dishes
Mexican House Specialties
Filet Con Queso
Filet mignon filled with cheese, sauteed onions, red and green peppers, char-broiled to order and served with fresh vegetables. Add jalapenos upon request.
Carne Asada
Grilled flank steak topped with sauteed onions and peppers, served with rice and beans.
Mexican Chicken
Sauteed strips of chicken breast in a creamy tarragon or white wine tarragon sauce with red and green peppers, served over rice with fresh vegetables. Add jalapenos upon request.
Caesar Salad
Grilled chicken or shrimp over fresh romaine lettuce with homemade dressing and focaccia croutons.
Cilantro Cream Enchiladas
Sauteed chicken with red and green peppers, onions, wrapped in 2 flour tortillas and topped with a cilantro cream sauce, served with rice and vegetables.
Shrimp Encinada
Marinated shrimp, sauteed and served with rice, black beans and fresh vegetables.
Seafood Chimichanga
Shrimp, crabmeat, cream cheese and cilantro, deep-fried in a flour tortilla with rice, black beans and salsa fresca.
Seafood Enchilada
Shrimp, scallops and crabmeat served in 2 flour tortillas, topped with a mild Mexican cream sauce and served with rice and fresh vegetables.
Vegetable Quesadilla
Mix of sauteed fresh garden vegetables in a flour tortilla with a blend of 3 cheeses and a blend of special seasonings.
Vegetable Quesadilla With Chicken
Mix of sauteed fresh garden vegetables and chicken in a flour tortilla with a blend of 3 cheeses and a blend of special seasonings.
Spinach Quesadilla
Sauteed spinach in white wine, garlic and tomatoes in a flour tortilla with a blend of 3 cheeses.
Spinach Quesadilla With Chicken
Sauteed spinach and chicken in white wine, garlic and tomatoes in a flour tortilla with a blend of 3 cheeses.
Chicken Mole
A national dish of Mexico with sauteed chicken in a piquant dark sauce flavored with almonds, chilies, Mexican chocolate, and topped with toasted sesame seeds.
Fish Tacos
3 in soft flour tortillas with avocado cream, cilantro, rice and beans, sauteed or beer battered fish.
Fish Tacos With Shrimp
3 in soft flour tortillas with avocado cream, cilantro, rice and beans.
Chicken Fajita
Boneless chicken breast marinated with our special blend of seasonings.
Beef Fajita
Marinated grilled steak.
Mexican Mixed Grill Fajita
Marinated grilled steak, chicken and pork tenderloin.
Shrimp Fajita
Jumbo shrimp marinated and grilled to perfection.
Vegetable Fajita
A variety of fresh sauteed garden vegetables.
Fajitas
For the Doubting Gringo
Hamburger
8 oz. sirloin burger.
Cheeseburger
8 oz. sirloin burger with your choice of American or cheddar cheese.
Gorgonzola Burger
8 oz. sirloin burger with Gorgonzola cheese.
Zapata Burger
8 oz. sirloin burger with cilantro, jalapeno peppers and topped with a blend of 3 cheeses.
Chili Queso Burger
8 oz. sirloin burger topped with our homemade beef chili and our chili con queso.
BBQ Baby Back Ribs
Grilled to perfection and served with our own special BBQ sauce.
BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich
House smoked pork with our special BBQ sauce.
Grilled Marinated Chicken Breast Sandwich
Marinated chicken breast with our own special sauce.
French Fries
Fried potatoes.
Chili Cheese Fries
Served with jalapeno.
4 Piece Flour Tortillas
Unleavended flatbread.
4 Piece Corn Tortillas
Unleavended flatbread.
Sour Cream
Tangy fermented cream.
Guacamole
A creamy dip made from avocado.
Beans
Rice
Jalapeno Peppers
Filled with cheese and fried.
Cheese
Chips And Salsa
Thinly sliced crispy potato.
Sides
Kids' Plates
Kid's Child's Plate
Taco and enchilada with rice and beans.
Kid's Cheese Quesadilla
Cooked tortilla that is filled with cheese and folded in half. Served with rice and beans.
Kid's 4 Oz. Hamburger
Grilled or fried patty on a bun. Served with french fries or broccoli.
Kid's 4 Oz. Cheeseburger
Grilled or fried patty with cheese on a bun. Served with french fries or broccoli.
Kid's Grilled Cheese
Served with french fries or broccoli.
Kid's Paulie's Chicken Tenders
Breaded or battered crispy chicken. Served with french fries or broccoli.
Kid's Under 6
Taco or enchilada (beef or chicken) with rice and beans.
Tres Leches
Spanish three milk cake, topped with whipped cream and caramel.
Churros
Traditional spanish dessert of fried dough rolled in cinnamon sugar and served with chocolate sauce.
Flan
Homemade by Chef Emil since 1969. This recipe has been perfected over the years and proves to be the best flan you'll ever have!
Cheesecake
Also homemade by Emil here at Viva Zapata since 1969. Best cheesecake this side of the Rio Grande.
Snickers Pie
Chocolate base with a cheesecake filling covered in crumbled snickers bar and topped with melted chocolate.
Chimichanga Cheesecake
Our famous cheesecake wrapped in a flour tortilla and deep-fried... delicious!
Chocolate Chip Brownie
Warm chocolate chip brownies topped with whipped cream.