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Vivi Bubble Tea
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score8 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedApril 2, 2026
- address49 Bayard Street, Manhattan 10013
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone2125666833
Is Vivi Bubble Tea clean?
Vivi Bubble Tea is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on April 2, 2026. 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 Vivi Bubble Tea?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 2, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🍽️food left out / unprotectedcriticalFood, supplies, or equipment not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display, service or from customer’s refillable, reusable container. Condiments not in single-service containers or dispensed directly by the vendor.
- 🚿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.
When was Vivi Bubble Tea last inspected?
Vivi Bubble Tea has 9 inspections on record going back to April 19, 2023, averaging 17 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| April 2, 2026 | Grade A | 8 pts |
| March 17, 2026 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| April 2, 2025 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| October 22, 2024 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| September 25, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 29 pts |
| January 9, 2024 | Grade B | 16 pts |
| October 25, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
| June 6, 2023 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| April 19, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 26 pts |
Vivi Bubble Tea vs Chinatown
Chinatown runs 74% clean across 671 tracked restaurants — 443 clean, 46 mid, 106 cooked.
Against the 671 spots Cooked tracks in Chinatown, this one comes out cleaner than 80% 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 April 2, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.