Vida Mexicana Wallingford CT Menu

4.2
(1,075+ Reviews)
  • Customer Favorites

    Our most frequently ordered and highly rated selections.
    • No Way Jose Burrito

      House favorite. Our famous 10" burrito stuffed with grilled chicken, chorizo, sour cream, rice & beans. Topped with creamy cheese dip and garnished with pico.
      $21.85
    • Enchiladas Supremas

      A taste of Vida Mexicana's signature enchiladas! A combo of four enchiladas - one green sauce with chicken tinga, one red sauce with ground steak, one white sauce with cheese and one chipotle sauce with shredded steak brisket topped with sour cream over a bed of white rice & black beans.
      $21.85
    • Fajita Burrito

      Chicken or steak, grilled onion, peppers, rice and beans, topped with creamy cheese sauce, sour cream and salsa verde.
      $20.65
    • Street Corn

      Cotija cheese, chili powder, lime, mayo.
      $9.15
    • Carne Asada Tacos

      Thinly sliced steak, cilantro, onion, spicy sauce.
      $19.55
    • Queso Dip

      Homemade melted chihuahua cheese.
      $9.15
    • Tableside Guacamole

      Made fresh to order!
      $17.25
    • Quesadilla Sampler

      One steak & cheese, one chicken & cheese.
      $14.95
    • Create Your Own Combo

      Combos are served with rice and black, pinto or refried beans.
      $17.25
    • Fajitas

      $26.45
  • Appetizers

    *These items are cooked to order and may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • Street Corn

      Cotija cheese, chili powder, lime, mayo.
      $9.15
    • Queso Dip

      Homemade melted chihuahua cheese.
      $9.15
    • Queso Fundido

      Melted chihuahua cheese, poblano rojas, onion. Chorizo, .spinach, .shrimp or mushroom.
      $13.75
    • Tableside Guacamole

      Made fresh to order!
      $17.25
    • Jalapeños Nortenos

      Spicy. Bacon-wrapped jalapeños stuffed with queso fresco.
      $13.75
    • Ceviche Sinaloa*

      Light & refreshing lime shrimp, tomato, mango, onion, cilantro, jalapeño, avocado, cucumber.
      $19.55
    • Nachos Del Mar

      Grilled shrimp, scallops, crabmeat, melted queso, pico.
      $26.45
    • Momias Appetizer

      Bacon-wrapped shrimp, sliced oranges, spicy chipotle ranch.
      $16.05
    • Quesadilla Sampler

      One steak & cheese, one chicken & cheese.
      $14.95
    • Tuna Ceviche*

      Fresh ahi tuna, cucumber, pico, tomato.
      $20.65
  • Soup & Salad

    Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • Spicy Chipotle Soup

      Homemade chipotle chicken soup, avocado, tortilla strips.
      $8.05
    • Divas Salad

      Mixed greens, tomato, onion, avocado, roasted corn, black beans, cucumber, queso fresco, piquin chile-raspberry citrus vinaigrette garnished with crisp tortilla strips. Chicken, shrimp, salmon for additional charge.
      $14.95
    • Salmon Salad

      Grilled fresh salmon marinated in al pastor sauce with mixed greens, tomato, pineapple and mango.
      $24.15
    • Chicken Fajita Salad

      Grilled chicken over a bed of lettuce with tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, cheese.
      $21.85
    • Taco Salad

      Flour tortilla bowl filled with ground steak or chicken tinga, topped with cheese, black beans, lettuce, tomato & sour cream.
      $19.55
  • Street Tacos

    Three tacos per order, served in corn or flour tortillas. Includes choice of side. Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • Tacos De Alambre

      House favorite. Steak, chorizo, bacon, chihuahua cheese.
      $19.55
    • Street Tacos

      House favorite. Steak, chorizo, pineapple, onion, cilantro, fresh lime wedges, tomatillo.
      $19.55
    • Carne Asada Tacos

      Thinly sliced steak, cilantro, onion, spicy sauce.
      $19.55
    • Chicken Chipotle Tacos

      Grilled chicken, chipotle spices, red cabbage, pico de gallo, chipotle sauce.
      $19.55
    • Fish Tacos

      Fish (grilled or fried), red cabbage, pico, chipotle.
      $20.65
    • Deluxe Camaron

      House favorite. Shrimp sautéed in our original blended ajillo sauce, citrus coleslaw, guacamole, flour tortillas.
      $20.65
    • Corner Tacos

      Chorizo, potato, queso fresco, spicy sauce.
      $17.25
    • Tacos De Carnitas

      Slow-cooked pork, onion, cilantro, spicy sauce.
      $15.95
    • Barbacoa Tacos

      Shredded beef barbacoa, cilantro, onion, spicy sauce.
      $19.55
    • Tacos Al Pastor

      Spice-rubbed pork, pineapple, cilantro, onion, spicy sauce.
      $18.35
    • BBQ Pork Tacos

      House favorite. Slow-cooked bbq pork, house pico mix, pineapple jalapeño salsa.
      $19.55
    • Avocado Tacos

      Avocado, pico, tomatillo.
      $16.05
    • Chicken Lettuce Wraps

      House favorite. Bibb lettuce, chicken al pastor, grilled pineapple, onion, jicama, cucumber slaw, avocado, mango pico de gallo.
      $19.55
    • Pescado La Parilla

      Grilled fresh salmon marinated in guajillo sauce, mango pico, avocado, jicama & cucumber slaw, sour cream, flour tortillas.
      $20.65
  • Enchiladas

    Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • Verde Suizas

      Three chicken tinga enchiladas topped with creamy green tomatillo sauce & sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
      $20.65
    • Chipotle Enchiladas

      House Favorite. Three enchiladas (one shredded steak brisket, one chicken tinga, one ground steak) topped with creamy chipotle cheese sauce, sour cream & pico. With rice & beans.
      $20.65
    • Flag Bandera

      One chicken tinga, one ground steak and one cheese enchilada topped with three different sauces & sour cream. With rice & beans.
      $20.65
    • Enchiladas Supremas

      A taste of Vida Mexicana's signature enchiladas! A combo of four enchiladas - one green sauce with chicken tinga, one red sauce with ground steak, one white sauce with cheese and one chipotle sauce with shredded steak brisket topped with sour cream over a bed of white rice & black beans.
      $21.85
  • Create Your Own Combo

    Combos are served with rice and black, pinto or refried beans. Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • Create Your Own Combo

      Combos are served with rice and black, pinto or refried beans.
      $17.25
  • Burritos

    Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • Spicy Grilled Burrito

      House favorite. Steak or chicken, grilled vegetables. Topped with queso, chorizo & spicy red sauce. With rice, lettuce, sour cream.
      $22.95
    • Vida Burrito

      Steak, chicken, shrimp & vegetables. Green salsa, melted cheese, ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, shredded cheese and tomatoes.
      $25.25
    • No Way Jose Burrito

      House favorite. Our famous 10" burrito stuffed with grilled chicken, chorizo, sour cream, rice & beans. Topped with creamy cheese dip and garnished with pico.
      $21.85
    • Fajita Burrito

      Chicken or steak, grilled onion, peppers, rice and beans, topped with creamy cheese sauce, sour cream and salsa verde.
      $20.65
    • Porky Burrito

      Stuffed with our amazing golden pork carnitas, white rice, black beans, grilled onions. Smothered with creamy cheese, red guajillo sauce & sour cream.
      $20.65
    • Chicken Chipotle Burrito

      Grilled chicken breast, black beans & white rice wrapped in a flour tortilla, covered with sour cream, mango pico and chipotle cheese sauce.
      $21.85
    • Burrito Bowl

      A mix of greens, black beans, avocado, cilantro, white rice, pico de gallo, sour cream & choice from below. below. Carne asada (for additional charge), grilled chicken chicken, barbacoa, carnitas, grilled fish (for additional charge), tinga, veggie, shrimp (for additional charge), al pastor.
      $19.55
  • Vegetarian

    Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • Vegetarian Fajitas

      Grilled squash, zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, onions & tomatoes. Served rice, beans, lettuce, pico, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas.
      $20.65
    • Veggie Yucatan

      Grilled mushrooms, tomato, onion, zucchini, squash, red & green peppers all sautéed in special Yucatan sauce. Served over rice and topped with melted cheese. Includes lettuce and sour cream.
      $19.55
    • Spinach Quesadilla

      Grilled flour tortilla stuffed with cooked spinach, grilled onions and tomatoes. With cilantro lime rice, lettuce & sour cream.
      $18.35
    • Enchiladas Vegetarianas

      Filled with sautéed zucchini, squash, spinach, corn & mushrooms. Topped with roasted poblano peppers, spinach cream sauce, queso fresco & sour cream. With cilantro lime rice.
      $18.35
  • Chicken

    Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • Pollo a La Crema Y Espinaca

      grilled chicken, sautéed spinach, com, roasted red peppers, cream sauce. With cilantro lime rice.
      $22.95
    • Pollo Santa Fe

      grilled chicken, grilled shrimp, onions and mushroom. Topped with melted mozzarella & cheddar. With rice, lettuce, pico & tortillas.
      $26.45
    • Cuco's Special

      grilled chicken, grilled onion, mushroom, cheddar and mozzarella cheese. With rice, lettuce, sour cream and tortillas.
      $21.85
    • Pollo El Fundido

      House favorite. grilled chicken breast, chorizo, roasted bell peppers, onion & corn. With pesto fundido chipotle cheese over Spanish rice with corn on the cob.
      $22.95
    • Pollo Chipotle

      Spicy. grilled chicken, creamy chipotle sauce. With rice, fried beans & tortillas.
      $21.85
    • Chori Pollo

      grilled chicken, chorizo, cheese. With rice and tortillas.
      $21.85
    • El Chavo

      House favorite. grilled chicken, chorizo, cheese, pineapple. Served over a tortilla with rice, lettuce, sour cream and cheese.
      $22.95
    • Arroz con Pollo

      grilled chicken over rice with melted cheese. With lettuce, sour cream, tortillas.
      $21.85
    • Pollo Yucatan

      grilled chicken, vegetables, Yucatan sauce, cheese. Served over rice with lettuce & sour cream.
      $22.95
  • Fajitas

    Served on a sizzling platter with grilled tomatoes, onions, red & green peppers. Includes rice, refried beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico & tortillas. Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • Fajitas

      $26.45
    • Huarache

      House favorite. chicken, steak, chorizo, melted cheese.
      $28.75
    • Pastor Fajitas

      marinated pork, pineapple, cilantro, cheese.
      $25.25
    • Fajitas Hawaii

      chicken, scallops, shrimp, pineapple.
      $31.05
    • Fajitas Texanas

      steak, chicken, shrimp.
      $28.75
  • Chef Specials

    Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • Carnitas Tapatias

      tender, slow-cooked pork tips served with Mexican rice, refried beans, flour tortillas, lettuce, pico & jalapeños.
      $21.85
    • Big Flautas

      two flautas - one chicken, one shredded beef - over Mexican rice. Covered with melted cheese, lettuce, sour cream and tomato.
      $18.35
    • Quesabirria & Tortilla Soup Combo

      shredded beef birria quesadilla & a bowl of homemade spicy tortilla soup.
      $20.65
    • Salmon Vida

      House favorite. grilled fresh salmon marinated in guajillo with roasted peppers, com & spinach with al poblano cream sauce, over a bed of white rice, garnished with salad.
      $27.55
    • Fajita Quesadilla

      grilled flour tortilla with steak or chicken, grilled tomatoes, onion, peppers and melted cheese. Served with rice, refried beans, salad & sour cream.
      $19.55
    • Melting Chimichanga

      House favorite. filled with chorizo, refried beans and choice of chicken or steak. Topped with melted cheese and served with cilantro lime rice.
      $20.65
    • Parrillada Mix

      House favorite. huge variety of shrimp, scallops, grilled chicken, steak, chorizo and grilled vegetables. With tortillas, rice, beans and crema salad.
      $36.90
    • Parrillada Seafood

      huge variety of shrimp, scallops, fish, crab and grilled vegetables. With rice, beans, tortillas & crema salad.
      $41.95
    • Pina Tropical

      House favorite. a fresh, carved pineapple stuffed with chicken, steak, grilled peppers, onions & pineapple. Topped with al pastor sauce & melted chipotle cheese. With rice.
      $26.45
  • Stone Molcajetes

    Hot lava stone molcajete bowls straight out of the oven! Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • Seafood Molcajete

      shrimp, fish, crab & scallops with grilled bell peppers, onion, chives, cactus and tomato. Tossed with ranchero sauce and topped with grilled queso fresco. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, tomato, pico de gallo & tortillas.
      $33.45
    • Ranchero Molcajete

      grilled chicken, steak, shrimp, chives, grilled bell peppers, onion and cactus. Tossed with ranchero sauce & topped with grilled queso fresco. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico de gallo & tortillas.
      $28.75
    • Vida Molcajete

      House favorite. chicken, steak, carnitas, pineapple, grilled bell peppers, onion, chives and cactus. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico, sour cream & tortillas.
      $28.75
  • Steak

    *These items are cooked to order and may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness. Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • Carne Asada Tampiquena*

      grilled tender steak marinated in guajillo sauce & tequila, with red cheese enchilada. Served with rice, guacamole, street corn on the cob & grilled jalapeños. *These items are cooked to order and may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
      $28.75
    • Vida Steak*

      ribeye steak, grilled shrimp, onions, mushrooms, mozzarella & cheddar cheese. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream, pico, tortillas & grilled jalapeños. *These items are cooked to order and may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
      $31.05
    • Mar y Tierra*

      bacon-wrapped shrimp, ribeye steak. With cilantro lime rice, romaine lettuce, cheddar cheese, tomato, chipotle ranch, tortillas and grilled jalapeños. *These items are cooked to order and may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
      $29.95
    • Cazuelon Especial*

      steak, grilled chicken breast, rice, refried beans, sour cream, lettuce, pico, tortillas and grilled jalapeños. *These items are cooked to order and may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
      $26.45
    • Bistec a La Mexicana*

      tender slow-cooked steak, grilled onion, tomato & zucchini in our special red wine sauce. Served with rice, street corn on the cob & grilled jalapeños. *These items are cooked to order and may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
      $28.75
    • Steak Ranchero*

      ribeye steak topped with ranchero sauce. With rice, beans, lettuce, sour cream. Grilled jalapeños, guacamole & tortillas. *These items are cooked to order and may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
      $28.75
    • Steak Americano⭑

      ribeye steak, French fries, molcajete and chipotle sauce. With grilled jalapeños. *These items are cooked to order and may be served raw or undercooked. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
      $28.75
  • Seafood

    Before placing your order, please inform us if a person in your party has a food allergy.
    • El Manjar

      House favorite. shrimp & scallops sautéed in roasted garlic olive oil with red onion, tomato and avocado over cilantro lime rice.
      $28.75
    • Camarones Al Ajillo

      shrimp sautéed in roasted garlic olive oil with red onions, tomatoes & avocado served over cilantro lime rice.
      $26.45
    • Chipotle Shrimp

      Spicy. jumbo shrimp sautéed in a combination of flavors, pineapple tidbits, mango, onions, peppers and zucchini, cooked in creamy chipotle sauce, over a bed of rice.
      $26.45
    • Shrimp Cocktail

      grilled shrimp with sautéed spinach, corn, sweet roasted peppers and tasty cream sauce served with white rice.
      $26.45
    • Camarones con Espinaca

      grilled shrimp with sautéed spinach, corn, sweet roasted peppers and tasty cream sauce served with white rice.
      $26.45
    • Seafood Relleno

      grilled shrimp, scallops & crabmeat stuffed in a poblano pepper topped with melted cheese and tomatillo sauce. With white rice.
      $24.15
  • Margaritas - Signature Top Shelf

    Must be 21+ to order. All signature margaritas are made with freshly squeezed fruit and all-natural ingredients. Smooth, yet strong.
    • Fresh Strawberry

      muddled fresh strawberries, tequila.
      $17.25
    • Blackberry Mint

      muddled fresh blackberries, mint, tequila.
      $17.25
    • Raspberry Mint

      muddled fresh raspberries, mint, tequila.
      $17.25
    • Spicy Cilantro

      Spicy. muddled jalapeño, cilantro, tequila.
      $17.25
    • Hibiscus

      homemade hibiscus flower tea, lime, tequila.
      $17.25
    • Top Shelf

      freshly squeezed fruit, 1800 silver tequila.
      $17.25
    • Pedro Margarita

      Don Julio reposado, fresh lime, lemon, orange, touch of agave nectar. ginger
      $17.25
    • Ginger

      organic fresh ginger, gold tequila, squeezed fruit.
      $17.25
    • Skinny

      lower calorie, fresh juices, tequila.
      $17.25
    • Cucumber

      muddled fresh cucumber, squeezed fruit, tequila.
      $17.25
  • Margaritas - Classic

    Must be 21+ to order. All signature margaritas are made with freshly squeezed fruit and all-natural ingredients. Smooth, yet strong.
    • Lime

      classic lime, frozen or on the rocks.
      $13.75
    • Cadillac

      classic lime margarita, reposado tequila, orange liqueur.
      $14.95
    • Flavored

      strawberry, raspberry, mango, guava, peach
      $14.95
    • Spicy Mango

      Spicy. frozen mango margarita, chamoy, spicy sauce, Tajín rim.
      $16.05
    • Spicy Tajin Tamarind

      Spicy. frozen tamarind margarita, Tajín rim.
      $13.75
    • Octopus

      homemade sangria, frozen lime margarita.
      $14.95
    • Coronarita

      frozen lime margarita, upside-down Corona.
      $16.05
    • Margarita Flight

      Pick Three: (frozen only) strawberry, raspberry, mango, guava, lime, peach, octopus, spicy mango
      $20.65
  • Draft Beer

    Must be 21+ to order.
    • Modelo Especial

      $6.84
    • Modelo Negra

      $6.84
    • Samuel Adams (seasonal)

      $6.84
    • XX Ambar

      $6.84
    • XX Lager

      $6.84
  • Bottled Beer

    Must be 21+ to order.
    • Corona

      $6.83
    • Corona Light

      $6.83
    • Corona Premier

      $6.83
    • Dos Equis

      $6.83
    • Modelo Especial

      $6.83
    • Modelo Negra

      $6.83
    • Pacifico

      $6.83
    • Tecate

      $6.83
    • Victoria

      $6.83
    • Sol

      $6.83
    • Bud Light

      $6.83
    • Budweiser

      $4.55
    • Coors Light

      $4.55
    • Heineken

      $4.55
    • Mich. Ultra

      $4.55
    • Miller Lite

      $4.55
    • O'Doul's

      $4.55
  • Cocktails

    Must be 21+ to order.
    • Mojito

      cubano (lime), blackberry, raspberry, strawberry
      $14.84
    • Mexican Mule

      fresh organic ginger, tequila, ginger beer.
      $14.84
    • Paloma

      fresh grapefruit, tequila, organic agave.
      $14.84
    • Cantarito

      fresh grapefruit, lemon, lime, orange juice, dash of salt, tequila, Tajín rim.
      $14.84
    • Michelada

      Mexican bloody Mary made with beer.
      $14.84
    • Daiquiri

      strawberry, guava, mango, piña colada, raspberry, peach
      $11.44
    • Sangria

      (red or mango)
      $11.44

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