Fall 2024: Which local restaurants received a perfect health inspection score?
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — An issue with the city of Austin's data portal delayed the release of health inspection data for September, October and November 2024. Now that the data is available, KXAN has decided to wrap those three months into a single story.
Austin Public Health inspects all restaurants, medical facilities, schools and grocery stores in its jurisdiction twice each year. Those that fail an inspection aren't allowed to operate until meeting APH's standards.
From September to November, APH personnel examined conditions at 1,824 locations. This brought the agency's average to 559 locations per month.
Only 227 of those inspections received a score of 100 — around 12.4%. Just under 70% of locations earned a 90 or above and 23.46% got above an 80.
Top Scores for September 2024
Local restaurants and food trucks that earned a perfect score in September 2024:
- Burnet Go To, at 6800 Burnet Road
- Les Bobos Crepes, food truck
- The Mediterranean Chef, at 5908 Aurora Drive
Franchise restaurants that earned perfect scores that month:
- Burger King, at 6000 FM 969
- Chipotle Mexican Grill, at 1109 E. Fifth Street
- Einstein Bros. Bagels, at 12532 FM 2244 Road in Bee Cave
- In-N-Out, at 1600 Town Center Drive in Pflugerville
- McDonalds, at 12514 State Hwy 71 in Bee Cave
Top Scores for October 2024
Local restaurants to earn a perfect score in October 2024:
- Jo's Coffee, at 5532 Menchaca Road
- Paola's Kitchen, at 1700 W. Anderson Lane
- Tiny Pies, at 5035 Burnet Road
Franchise restaurants that earned perfect scores that month:
- Chick-Fil-A, at 701 S Capitol of Texas Highway in West Lake Hills
- Jack in the Box, at 7901 Burnet Road
- Taco Bell, at 13770 U.S. Hwy. 183
- Whataburger, at 3201 Bee Caves Road
Top Scores for November 2024
Local restaurants to earn a perfect score in November 2024:
- Baguette et Chocolat, at 12101 FM 2244 in Bee Cave
- Barrett's Coffee & Luv Fats, 7135 N. Lamar Blvd.
- Table 620, at 2000 S. FM 620 in Lakeway
- WOW Donut, at 3267 Bee Caves Road
Franchise restaurants that earned perfect scores that month:
- Arby's, at 1313 FM 685 in Pflugerville
- CAVA Grill, at 5601 Brodie Lane in Sunset Valley
- Dominos, at 6929 Airport Blvd.
- Golden Chick, at 1144 Airport Blvd.
- In-N-Out, at 2700 Guadalupe Street
- Taco Bell, at 1925 Airport Blvd.
- Taco Bell, at 1712 FM 685 in Pflugerville
- Wendy's, at 2224 E. Riverside Drive
- Whataburger, at 3210 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
- Whataburger, at 6205 N. Lamar Blvd.
- Whataburger, at 12003 E. U.S. Hwy. 290 in Manor