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.critical
- ⚠️TCS food properly cooled.critical
When was Viva Zapata Grille last inspected?
Viva Zapata Grille has 11 inspections on record going back to February 16, 2021, averaging 9 points.
January 12, 2026 A
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View full inspection →September 3, 2025 A
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View full inspection →August 13, 2025 B
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View full inspection →January 21, 2025 A
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View full inspection →September 18, 2024 A
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View full inspection →September 17, 2024 Closed by the city
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View full inspection →January 16, 2024 A
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View full inspection →January 10, 2023 A
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View full inspection →March 7, 2022 A
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View full inspection →March 2, 2022 B
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View full inspection →February 16, 2021 A
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View full inspection →Viva Zapata Grille vs North Las Vegas
North Las Vegas runs 98% clean across 2,510 tracked restaurants — 2,125 clean, 40 mid, 14 cooked.
Against the 2,510 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.
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Inspection findings and available history come from the authority’s published records. Cooked checks daily; publication can lag behind an inspection. Read the date on each result and check the official source for newer information.
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.
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