Food Establishment
Inspection Scores
About the program
The Environmental
Health Services Division (EHSD) of the Austin Public Health Department
(APH) serves as City of Austin’s public health regulatory and enforcement
agency. EHSD operates under the direct
authority of the Austin Health Authority Desmar Walkes, M.D. EHSD is led by Division Chief Marcel Elizondo under the direction of Adrienne Sturrup, Director of
Austin Public Health. The
cross-jurisdictional programs of the EHSD provide consumer and environmental
health services in the City of Austin, unincorporated Travis County, and nine smaller Travis
County municipalities.
The dedicated staff of Environmental Health
Officers and Customer Service Representatives provide permitting and inspection
for all types of food establishments, mobile food vending, temporary food
events and farmers markets. EHSD provides
public safety permitting and inspection for public and semi-public pools and
spas. Our Vector Control Program
provides disease surveillance and educational consultations to property owners
to reduce the threat of diseases transmitted by mosquitos and rodents. EHSD provides annual general environmental
inspections for all state licensed day cares and helps investigate hundreds of
citizen complaints every year related to public health hazards and food borne
illness.
MISSION STATEMENT: The purpose of the
Environmental Health Services Division (EHSD) is to protect public health and
the environment through facility inspections, educational consultations,
surveillance, investigations and enforcement of state laws and local
regulations.
About the data
This data set provides information about Food Inspection Scores reported by APH Environmental Health Officers. Facilities in Austin receive 1-3 routine inspections per year depending on their overall risk score. Risk scores are determined by factors such as 'what types of foods does the restaurant serve?', 'what is the primary population being served', and 'how has the restaurant scored on their recent health inspections?'. Since each restaurant is only visited 1-3 times per year, a routine inspection is just a brief glimpse of how the facility operates.
Link to "Food Establishment Inspection Scores" dataset:
Inspection frequency
Inspection scores are captured during routine inspections of food facilities. All routine inspections start at 100 and begin counting down as violations are observed. A perfect score is 100 and can range all the way down to 0, with a "passing" score being 70 or above.
Total Routine Inspections Performed
The 26 restaurant inspectors of Austin Public Health perform routine inspections in Austin, Unincorporated Travis County and 9 other municipalities within Travis County. Each inspector completes 45-50 routine health inspections each month in addition to investigating customer complaints, verifying instances of foodborne illness and conducting compliance visits. This graph represents the total number of routine inspections performed each month.
APH Inspections At-A-Glance
Hover over a restaurant on the map to view inspection score history.
Other links
To view the first page of the inspection report, please visit Austin, TX - Health Inspection (healthinspections.us)
To view the entire inspection report, please file a Public Information Request at CITY OF AUSTIN PUBLIC RECORDS CENTER (govqa.us)
