{"id":240341,"date":"2026-08-20T08:41:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/?p=240341"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:33:12","slug":"viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-location","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-location\/","title":{"rendered":"Viva Margarita Closes Cliffside Park Location; ROJO Taquileria + Mexican Grill Incoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"custom_featured_image\" style=\"display:none;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-1-800x533.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"viva margarita closes cliffside park (1)\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-1-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-1-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-1-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-1-263x175.png 263w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-1.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"custom_category\" style=\"display:none;\">news<\/div><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viva Margarita said goodbye to its Cliffside Park location this weekend. The local mini-chain of Mexican eateries, known for its margarita happy hours, colorful decor, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/outdoor-dining-bergen-county-nj\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">vibrant atmosphere<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, announced on Instagram that Sunday, August 9th, was its last day open at 790 Anderson Avenue in Cliffside Park. Now, a new Mexican restaurant called ROJO Taquileria + Mexican Grill will take over the space. <strong>Read on for more about Viva Margarita&#8217;s closure in Cliffside Park.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-240350\" src=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-1.png\" alt=\"viva margarita closes cliffside park (1)\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-1-800x533.png 800w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-1-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-1-585x390.png 585w, https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/08\/viva-margarita-closes-cliffside-park-1-263x175.png 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><em>Image of Viva Margarita courtesy of Google Maps&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>About Viva Margarita<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viva Margarita <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyvoice.com\/article\/mouthwatering-mexican-food-now-served-up-in-cliffside-park\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">originally opened<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 364 Lawton Avenue in Cliffside Park in November 2016 before <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyvoice.com\/article\/viva-margarita-relocating-cliffside-park-location\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relocating<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Anderson Avenue in 2020. The restaurant did not give a reason for the closure. This marks the second Viva Margarita location to shutter in recent years. The restaurant announced the closure of its Edgewater location at 163 Old River Road in an Instagram post on October 6th, 2025.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbYNkEYIFlC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbYNkEYIFlC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by (@vivamargaritanj)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In announcing the Cliffside Park location&#8217;s closure, the restaurant shared a heartfelt message on social media thanking customers for their support over the years. \u201cTo all of our loyal customers who have supported us over the years\u2014thank you,\u201d the business wrote. \u201cWe are truly grateful for the memories, friendships, and incredible support you\u2019ve given us.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the Cliffside Park location is now closed, Viva Margarita still has three locations where customers can go for their taco-and-margarita fix, including two in Bergen County. The restaurant&#8217;s remaining locations are at 774 Main Street in Hackensack, 413 Paterson Avenue in Wallington, and 2870 NJ-35 in Hazlet. <em>The Bergen County Girl<\/em> has reached out to the Viva Margarita team to learn more about its plans and will update this piece when we hear back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>About Viva Margarita<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Viva Margarita was founded in 2016 to bring authentic Mexican cuisine to the tri-state area. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wallington.vivamargarita.com\/wallington-viva-margarita-wallington-food-menu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">menu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> features shareable appetizers, tacos, enchiladas, burritos, fajitas, and traditional Mexican dishes, with proteins ranging from carne asada and carnitas to birria, shrimp, and fish. The restaurant also offers Mexican desserts, kids\u2019 meals, sides, and catering options for larger gatherings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/specialty-markets-bergen-county-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">18 Specialty Markets in Bergen County to Visit<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The restaurant also has an extensive drink menu, with a focus on margaritas and Mexican-inspired cocktails. Guests can choose from signature margaritas, margarita flights, mojitos, mezcal cocktails, sangria, beer, wine, and tequila and mezcal flights, along with nonalcoholic options like smoothies, horchata, and fresh lemonade. Weekly specials include $6 margaritas all day Monday, half-price tacos all day Tuesday, all-day Happy Hour Wednesday, and $6 mojitos all day Thursday, while weekday Happy Hour runs from 4PM to 8PM with half-price select appetizers and drink specials.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Next&nbsp;<\/h3>\n<p>In late August 2026, it was announced that ROJO Taquileria + Mexican Grill will take <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.com\/story\/news\/bergen\/cliffside-park\/2026\/08\/17\/cliffside-park-nj-viva-margarita-being-replaced-by-new-restaurant\/91303906007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over the space<\/a>. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rojocliffsidenj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restaurant&#8217;s social media<\/a>, it will be a modern Mexican dining experience with craft cocktails.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Follow @thebergencountygirl on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thebergencountygirl\/?hl=en\"><span class=\"s1\">Instagram<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;for the latest Bergen County updates,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thebergencountygirl.myflodesk.com\/uu0mgpgtm0\"><span class=\"s1\">sign up for our email list here<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;that shares everything you missed each week, and check out our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/thelocalgirl.com\/bergen\/events\/\"><span class=\"s1\">events calendar<\/span><\/a>, which has over 30+ events weekly to peruse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"categories\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/thebergencountygirl.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stories<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>newsViva Margarita said goodbye to its Cliffside Park location this weekend. 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