Vivo

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Vivo
12233 RR620
Suite 105
Austin TX 78750

Vivo is right around the corner from the house, but we never went as it looks more like a night club than a restaurant; until a Groupon offer we couldn't refuse. When we were waiting for our food (which wasn't long) Cecelia and I were betting who the Groupon customers were; everyone over 50 and the couple with their kids, who kept pointing to the pictures on the walls (parental guidance advised).

Vivo is a bit hard to describe; the food was delicious, the service was outstanding, and the decor, well, don't take you 10 year old. With a list of more different kinds of tequila shots on the menu than food items, it is kind of a might club; but did I say the food was delicious?

Anyway, no plain corn tortilla tacos...just puffy ones, so I diverted from my usual ala-carte of two tacos and went with the puffy taco plate which included rice and beans (hence the price). The tacos were perfectly flavored and stuffed with more meat than I've seen in tacos their size and generous portions of cheese and lettuce....and not a drop of grease on the plate. The chips were fried crispy (yum!) and the salsa had a perfect burn to it. Even the rice and beans were good.

With $7.00 left on out Groupon we ordered the flan; I've had some of the best flan made and some of the worse, this definitely falls into the best category.....it was fabulous! Big enough to share and with a great caramel sauce, it was served with a sliced strawberry and a spattering of blueberries.

Very romantic atmosphere; Cecelia got a red rose....I got the check. I imagine the night club we thought it was comes alive Friday and Saturday nights. Dubbed as better than sex Tex Mex, they are close to right; great food, great service, and for the quality of the food served reasonable prices. Might have to go back on our anniversary.