Hot Pot Alley
81/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 81 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 81 means 19 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 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78729, it scores higher than 14 of 127 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 94/100).
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 Hot Pot Alley Health Inspections
Hot Pot Alley is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 13201 N FM 620 NB RD BLDG U STE 208, Austin, Texas (78729). Scores higher than 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78729, it scores higher than 14 of 127 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 94/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 494 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 230 days since the most recent visit (January 22, 2026).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 9 points — 90/100 on November 14, 2024 to 81/100 on January 22, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 13201 N FM 620 NB RD BLDG U STE 208
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78729
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 46 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| May 11, 2023 | 87 |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 90 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 81 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 87/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Hot Pot Alley’s 81. 40 of the at least 46 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Canteen @ Lowes #05900.00 mi away · inspected Oct 27, 2025100/100
- Wal-Mart Supercenter-Bakery #11290.00 mi away · inspected Nov 6, 2023100/100
- Canteen @ Lowes #05900.00 mi away · inspected Oct 27, 2025100/100
- Whataburger #7090.00 mi away · inspected Jul 14, 2026100/100
- Whataburger #7090.00 mi away · inspected Mar 2, 202699/100
- Canteen @ Lowes #05900.00 mi away · inspected Jul 9, 202699/100
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 Hot Pot Alley
- What was Hot Pot Alley's last health inspection score?
- Hot Pot Alley scored 81 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on January 22, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 81 means 19 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 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 86/100.
- Is Hot Pot Alley 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 January 22, 2026, the inspector deducted 19 points for a score of 81/100, and scores higher than 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Hot Pot Alley had?
- Hot Pot Alley has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 1 scored 90 or above, 2 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 494 days.
- Where is Hot Pot Alley located?
- Hot Pot Alley is at 13201 N FM 620 NB RD BLDG U STE 208, Austin, TX 78729. Located near at least 46 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Hot Pot Alley?
- There are at least 46 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Whataburger #709 (98/100), Schlotzsky's Stores, LLC (91/100), Arby's (91/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Hot Pot Alley'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 January 22, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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