Viva Food Mart - Taqueria
75/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 264 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 4% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 75 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 75 means 25 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection.
Scores higher than 264 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 4% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78753, it scores higher than 16 of 351 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
A score is a snapshot of a single visit on a single day. It measures compliance with food-safety rules — not food quality, service or how clean the place is today. Austin Public Health does not publish the individual violations behind a score, so this dataset cannot say what was found.
About Viva Food Mart - Taqueria Health Inspections
Viva Food Mart - Taqueria is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 8610 N Lamar Blvd Ste 100, Austin, Texas (78753). Scores higher than 264 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 4% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78753, it scores higher than 16 of 351 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 156 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 48 days since the most recent visit (July 23, 2026).
- Tracked for 3.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 9 points — 84/100 on April 2, 2026 to 75/100 on July 23, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 8610 N Lamar Blvd Ste 100
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78753
Inspections conducted by Austin Public Health
Health inspections are conducted by Austin Public Health to ensure restaurants maintain proper food safety standards. Scores are based on compliance with Texas Food Establishment Rules (TFER) and assess factors including food temperature control, employee hygiene, facility cleanliness, and pest control. Regular inspections help protect public health by identifying and correcting violations before they can cause foodborne illness. Austin Public Health does not publish individual violation records alongside the score, so specific findings from a given visit are not part of this dataset.
🍴Nearby Restaurants
Within 0.5 miles · at least 40 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2023 | 75 |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 82 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | 84 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 84 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | 84 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 75 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 3.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 82/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 75/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Viva Food Mart - Taqueria’s 75. 34 of the at least 40 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Club Viva Ame Su Vida0.06 mi away · inspected Feb 21, 2023100/100
- Club Viva Ame Su Vida0.06 mi away · inspected Feb 21, 2023100/100
- Muchos0.08 mi away · inspected Jul 1, 202599/100
- Muchos0.08 mi away · inspected Jul 1, 202599/100
- OOB - La Esquinita Del Sabor0.05 mi away · inspected Jun 22, 202398/100
- OOB - La Esquinita Del Sabor0.05 mi away · inspected Jun 22, 202398/100
Distances are straight-line from the geocoded address, and every score shown is that facility’s most recent published one, which may be from a different date than the score above. A higher number is not a recommendation — it is one inspector’s reading of one visit.
Common questions about Viva Food Mart - Taqueria
- What was Viva Food Mart - Taqueria's last health inspection score?
- Viva Food Mart - Taqueria scored 75 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on July 23, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 75 means 25 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection. Scores higher than 264 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 4% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 6 scored inspections is 81/100.
- Is Viva Food Mart - Taqueria clean?
- Nobody can answer that from this dataset, and this page will not pretend to. A score is a snapshot of a single visit on a single day. It measures compliance with food-safety rules — not food quality, service or how clean the place is today. Austin Public Health does not publish the individual violations behind a score, so this dataset cannot say what was found. What the record does show: at the last scored visit, on July 23, 2026, the inspector deducted 25 points for a score of 75/100, and scores higher than 264 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 4% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Viva Food Mart - Taqueria had?
- Viva Food Mart - Taqueria has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3.5 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 4 scored 80 to 89, and 2 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 156 days.
- Where is Viva Food Mart - Taqueria located?
- Viva Food Mart - Taqueria is at 8610 N Lamar Blvd Ste 100, Austin, TX 78753. Located near at least 40 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Viva Food Mart - Taqueria?
- There are at least 40 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Viva Meat Market (89/100), Viva Meat Market (90/100), Viva Meat Market (89/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Viva Food Mart - Taqueria's score?
- No. The City of Austin open dataset behind this page (ecmv-9xxi) carries the establishment name, address, ZIP, inspection date, score, facility ID, and whether the visit was routine or a follow-up — and nothing else. There is no violation-level field, so no site republishing this dataset can tell you what an inspector actually found. Austin Public Health holds the full inspection reports.
All figures on this page come from Austin Public Health via the City of Austin open data portal, dataset ecmv-9xxi, newest inspection for this facility July 23, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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