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Viva Juarez
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score9 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedNovember 24, 2025
- address91-09 43 Avenue, Queens 11373
- cuisineMexican
- phone7187791301
Is Viva Juarez clean?
Viva Juarez is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on November 24, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Viva Juarez?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on November 24, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
- 🌡️fridge is giving… room tempcriticalCold TCS food item held above 41 °F; smoked or processed fish held above 38 °F; intact raw eggs held above 45 °F; or reduced oxygen packaged (ROP) TCS foods held above required temperatures except during active necessary preparation.
- ⚠️Current letter grade or Grade Pending card not postedCurrent letter grade or Grade Pending card not posted
When was Viva Juarez last inspected?
Viva Juarez has 7 inspections on record going back to January 19, 2023, averaging 7 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2025 | Grade A | 9 pts |
| July 19, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| July 12, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| June 21, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| June 14, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| July 10, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 15 pts |
| January 19, 2023 | Grade B | 27 pts |
Viva Juarez vs Elmhurst
Elmhurst runs 73% clean across 290 tracked restaurants — 203 clean, 36 mid, 40 cooked.
Against the 290 spots Cooked tracks in Elmhurst, this one comes out cleaner than 74% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated November 24, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.