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Viva Zapata Grille
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score10 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedJanuary 12, 2026
- address3826 E Craig Rd, North Las Vegas 89030
Is Viva Zapata Grille clean?
Viva Zapata Grille is currently Grade A from Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD), from an inspection on January 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Viva Zapata Grille?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on January 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- ⚠️Handwashing (as required, when required, proper glove use, no bare hand contact of ready to eat foods). Food handler health restrictions as required.criticalHandwashing (as required, when required, proper glove use, no bare hand contact of ready to eat foods). Food handler health restrictions as required.
- ⚠️TCS food properly cooled.criticalTCS food properly cooled.
When was Viva Zapata Grille last inspected?
Viva Zapata Grille has 11 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2021, averaging 9 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2026 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| September 3, 2025 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| August 13, 2025 | Grade B | 19 pts |
| January 21, 2025 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| September 18, 2024 | Grade A | 0 pts |
| September 17, 2024 | closed by the city | 17 pts |
| January 16, 2024 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| January 10, 2023 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| March 7, 2022 | Grade A | 3 pts |
| March 2, 2022 | Grade B | 14 pts |
| February 16, 2021 | Grade A | 6 pts |
Viva Zapata Grille vs North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas runs 98% clean across 2,507 tracked restaurants — 2,123 clean, 33 mid, 8 cooked.
Against the 2,507 spots Cooked tracks in North Las Vegas, this one comes out cleaner than 2% 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 January 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.