Viva Burrito
Last inspected: Mar 20, 2026
50
Score
Viva Burrito, located at 92 Peterborough St, Boston, MA, underwent a high-risk inspection on March 20, 2026, with a score of 50. The inspection identified two critical, three major, and two minor violations, including issues with in-use utensil storage, backflow prevention, and the clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events. While this recent inspection indicated several concerns, Viva Burrito's inspection history shows a pattern of mostly low-risk assessments across its four recorded inspections.
4
Inspections
2
Critical latest
3
Major latest
2
Minor latest
Inspection History
Mar 20, 2026
Routine
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.
50
Mar 18, 2026
Routine
2 critical violations. 3 major violations. 2 minor violations.
50
Jun 23, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
Apr 18, 2025
Routine
No violations found.
100
Violations — Mar 20, 2026 Inspection
In-use utensils between-use storage (c)
Inspector notes: Observed 2oz sauce cups stored in bulk food containers and in-use utensils stored in 85F water in between uses; utensils shall have handles to prevent contamination by hands and be stored in a clean and sanitized surface in water 135F and above or in cool running water.
590.003/3-304.12-C
Backflow prevention (p)
Inspector notes: At the food prep sink observed an air break below the basin of the sink; have a licensed plumber inspect and give a quote for installing an air gap at the prep sink.
590.005/5-402.11-P
Clean-up of vomiting and diarrheal events (pf)
Inspector notes: No vomit and diarrhea clean up procedures were able to be presented during the inspection after reqeusting them by the health inspector; provide procedures to clean up a vomit and diarrhea event.
590.002/2-501.11-PF
Food temperature measuring devices (pf)
Inspector notes: No food thermometer was able to be presented during the inspection; provide a food thermometer capable of measuring cold and hot temperatures and suitable for thin foods.
590.004/4-302.12-PF
Sanitizing solutions testing devices (pf)
Inspector notes: The location uses chlorine at the three compartment sink as sanitizer but does not have a chlorine test kit only quats; provide the proper sanitizer test kit for the sanitizer that is used on site; the health inspector left some chlorine test papers for the location to use until they can provide their own.
590.004/4-302.14-PF
Food storage-preventing contamination from the premises (c)
Inspector notes: In the basement observed a bag of onions stored directly on the floor; foods shall be stored at least 6" off the ground to prevent contamination.
590.003/3-305.11-C
Packaged and unpackaged food-separation packaging and segregation (p)
Inspector notes: In the reach in cooler below the tortilla warmer observed a hotel pan of raw salmon stored directly on top of RTE tortillas and also above RTE produce; in the walk in refrigerator observed raw shell eggs stored on the top shelf of shelving directly above RTE produce; store raw proteins below RTE foods and by their cooking hierarchy.
590.003/3-302.11-P
Priority (Critical)
Priority Foundation (Major)
Core (Minor)
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