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Viva El Taco Express
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score6 pts
- critical violations0
- last inspectedJuly 21, 2026
- address9845 S Maryland Pkwy Ste 2, Las Vegas 89183
Is Viva El Taco Express clean?
Viva El Taco Express is currently Grade A from Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD), from an inspection on July 21, 2026. No critical violations were recorded at that visit. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Viva El Taco Express?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on July 21, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️TCS food labeled and dated as required. Food sold for offsite consumption labeled properly. Records, logs, policies, and procedures maintained and available when required.TCS food labeled and dated as required. Food sold for offsite consumption labeled properly. Records, logs, policies, and procedures maintained and available when required.
- ⚠️Food contact surfaces of equipment properly cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.Food contact surfaces of equipment properly cleaned and sanitized. Sanitizer solution provided and maintained as required.
When was Viva El Taco Express last inspected?
Viva El Taco Express has 9 inspections on record going back to April 6, 2021, averaging 14 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | Grade A | 6 pts |
| June 23, 2026 | Grade C | 39 pts |
| August 21, 2025 | Grade A | 0 pts |
| August 20, 2025 | closed by the city | 39 pts |
| September 4, 2024 | Grade A | 6 pts |
| December 4, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| March 8, 2023 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| March 23, 2022 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| April 6, 2021 | Grade A | 8 pts |
Viva El Taco Express vs Henderson
Henderson runs 98% clean across 2,529 tracked restaurants — 2,333 clean, 32 mid, 6 cooked.
Against the 2,529 spots Cooked tracks in Henderson, this one comes out cleaner than 24% of them.
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How Las Vegas grades restaurants
The Southern Nevada Health District grades on demerits, and here more is worse: roughly 0–10 demerits earns an A, 11–20 a B, and 21 or more a C. Serious problems can skip the ladder entirely — an imminent health hazard gets the permit suspended and the kitchen shut on the spot, which shows up as a closure rather than a letter. SNHD covers all of Clark County, so Henderson, North Las Vegas and the unincorporated Strip all run the same scheme. Cooked reads A as clean, B as mid, C or a closure as cooked.
Source: Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) via SNHD Restaurant Inspections. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated July 21, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.