Viva Mexico

• gradeGrade C
• inspection score71 pts
• critical violations2
• last inspectedDecember 26, 2025
• address11020 Atlantic Ave, Lynwood 90262

Is Viva Mexico clean?

Viva Mexico is currently Grade C from LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health, from an inspection on December 26, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads cooked 🪳.

What did inspectors find at Viva Mexico?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on December 26, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• ⚠️PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATUREScritical
  PROPER HOT AND COLD HOLDING TEMPERATURES
• ⚠️PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT AND PERFORMS DUTIES
  PERSON IN CHARGE PRESENT AND PERFORMS DUTIES
• ⚠️PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
  PREMISES; PERSONAL/CLEANING ITEMS; VERMIN-PROOFING
• ⚠️EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
  EQUIPMENT/UTENSILS APPROVED: INSTALLED; GOOD REPAIR; CAPACITY
• ⚠️ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
  ADEQUATE VENTILATION AND LIGHTING; DESIGNATED AREAS, USE
• ⚠️DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE
  DEMONSTRATION OF KNOWLEDGE
• ⚠️FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATED
  FOOD IN GOOD CONDITION, SAFE AND UNADULTERATED
• ⚠️ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
  ADEQUATE HANDWASHING FACILITIES; SUPPLIED & ACCESSIBLE
• ⚠️NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
  NON-FOOD CONTACT SURFACES CLEAN
• ⚠️PROPER EATING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE
  PROPER EATING, DRINKING, OR TOBACCO USE
• ⚠️IMPOUNDMENT/VOLUNTARY CONDEMN AND DISPOSE (VC&D)/SAMPLING
  IMPOUNDMENT/VOLUNTARY CONDEMN AND DISPOSE (VC&D)/SAMPLING
• ⚠️NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENTcritical
  NO INSECTS, RODENTS, BIRDS OR ANIMALS PRESENT
• ⚠️PERMIT SUSPENDED, REVOKED, MODIFIED, OR CLOSED FOR NO PERMIT
  PERMIT SUSPENDED, REVOKED, MODIFIED, OR CLOSED FOR NO PERMIT
• ⚠️FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN
  FLOORS, WALLS AND CEILINGS PROPERLY BUILT, MAINTAINED AND CLEAN

When was Viva Mexico last inspected?

Viva Mexico has 3 inspections on record going back to October 12, 2023, averaging 80 points.

Viva Mexico vs Lynwood

Lynwood runs 87% clean across 112 tracked restaurants — 97 clean, 12 mid, 3 cooked.

Against the 112 spots Cooked tracks in Lynwood, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Los Angeles grades restaurants

Los Angeles County posts a letter placard in the window, and unlike New York the score runs the friendly way: higher is better. 90 to 100 points earns an A, 80 to 89 a B, and anything below that a C. The county inspects roughly every six months to a year depending on risk, and a failed inspection can close a kitchen until it is fixed. Because LA’s scores are final at the time of inspection — there is no pending window — a letter can be read straight off the score when the placard field is blank.

Source: LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health via LA County Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated December 26, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.