Waterloo Ice House
84/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,083 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 16% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 84 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 84 means 16 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 80 to 89 is the middle band: real violations were found and written up, but the visit did not fall into the lowest group. It is a pass, not a clean sheet.
Scores higher than 1,083 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 16% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78748, it scores higher than 31 of 200 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
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 Waterloo Ice House Health Inspections
Waterloo Ice House is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 9600 S Interstate 35, Austin, Texas (78748). Scores higher than 1,083 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 16% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78748, it scores higher than 31 of 200 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 166 days (median), across 5 recorded visit dates.
- 418 days since the most recent visit (July 18, 2025).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 2 points — 82/100 on March 3, 2025 to 84/100 on July 18, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 9600 S Interstate 35
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78748
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 42 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2023 | 73 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 83 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | 91 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 82 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | 84 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 2.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 82/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 83/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 73/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Waterloo Ice House’s 84. 36 of the at least 42 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- MOD Pizza0.00 mi away · inspected Jun 5, 2024100/100
- MOD Pizza0.00 mi away · inspected Jun 5, 2024100/100
- MOD Pizza0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 5, 2024100/100
- MOD Pizza0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 5, 2024100/100
- Chipotle Mexican Grill #10080.00 mi away · inspected Apr 3, 202599/100
- Chipotle Mexican Grill #10080.00 mi away · inspected Apr 3, 202599/100
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 Waterloo Ice House
- What was Waterloo Ice House's last health inspection score?
- Waterloo Ice House scored 84 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on July 18, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 84 means 16 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 80 to 89 is the middle band: real violations were found and written up, but the visit did not fall into the lowest group. It is a pass, not a clean sheet. Scores higher than 1,083 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 16% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 5 scored inspections is 83/100.
- Is Waterloo Ice House 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 18, 2025, the inspector deducted 16 points for a score of 84/100, and scores higher than 1,083 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 16% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Waterloo Ice House had?
- Waterloo Ice House has 5 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 1 scored 90 or above, 3 scored 80 to 89, and 1 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 166 days.
- Where is Waterloo Ice House located?
- Waterloo Ice House is at 9600 S Interstate 35, Austin, TX 78748. Located near at least 42 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Waterloo Ice House?
- There are at least 42 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including MOD Pizza (96/100), Orange Leaf Self Serve Frozen Yogurt (89/100), Chipotle Mexican Grill #1008 (99/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Waterloo Ice House'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 18, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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