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Viva Burrito
- resultFail
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 17, 2026
- address92 Peterborough St, Boston 02215
Is Viva Burrito clean?
Viva Burrito is currently Fail from Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division, from an inspection on April 17, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.
What did inspectors find at Viva Burrito?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 17, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Backflow Prevention (P) • At the food prep sink observed an air break below the basin of the sink; have a licensed plumber inspect and give a quote for installing an air gap at the prep sink.criticalBackflow Prevention (P) • At the food prep sink observed an air break below the basin of the sink; have a licensed plumber inspect and give a quote for installing an air gap at the prep sink.
- ⚠️Provide signage stating "A copy of the most recent health inspection is available to view upon request." visible to customers. Provide and post updated allergen awareness poster in back of house for employees.Provide signage stating "A copy of the most recent health inspection is available to view upon request." visible to customers. Provide and post updated allergen awareness poster in back of house for employees.
When was Viva Burrito last inspected?
Viva Burrito has 5 inspections on record going back to April 18, 2025.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 17, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 20, 2026 | Fail | |
| March 18, 2026 | Fail | |
| June 23, 2025 | Pass | |
| April 18, 2025 | Pass |
Viva Burrito vs Fenway
Fenway runs 89% clean across 433 tracked restaurants — 379 clean, 23 mid, 22 cooked.
Against the 433 spots Cooked tracks in Fenway, this one comes out cleaner than 8% of them.
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How Boston grades restaurants
Boston reports inspections as a pass or a fail, with no score and no letter. What separates a bad fail from a trivial one is the violation severity ladder: a single star is a minor issue, two stars is more serious, and three stars marks a critical foodborne-illness risk factor — temperature abuse, bad handwashing, cross-contamination. A restaurant can fail on paperwork alone, which is not the same as failing on food safety. Cooked splits Boston fails accordingly: a fail with a three-star violation reads cooked, a fail on minor items only reads mid.
Source: Boston Inspectional Services, Health Division via Analyze Boston. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 17, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.