Buenos Aires Cafe
81/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 676 of 6,853 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 676 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78702, it scores higher than 38 of 309 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 90/100).
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 Buenos Aires Cafe Health Inspections
Buenos Aires Cafe is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 1201 E 6th St, Austin, Texas (78702). Scores higher than 676 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78702, it scores higher than 38 of 309 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 90/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 140 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 171 days since the most recent visit (February 25, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 5 points — 86/100 on July 15, 2025 to 81/100 on February 25, 2026.
📍Location Details
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 39 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2023 | 88 |
| Jul 5, 2023 | 92 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 91 |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 86 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | 86 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 81 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 3 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 | |
| 86/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 86/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Buenos Aires Cafe’s 81. 33 of the at least 39 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- No FP - Inn Cahoots0.00 mi away · inspected Jun 1, 202398/100
- No FP - Inn Cahoots0.00 mi away · inspected Jun 1, 202398/100
- Gyu Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant0.07 mi away · inspected Oct 4, 202498/100
- Gyu Kaku Japanese BBQ Restaurant0.07 mi away · inspected Oct 4, 202498/100
- Inn Cahoots0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 10, 202696/100
- Violet Crown Social Club0.06 mi away · inspected Sep 1, 202396/100
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 Buenos Aires Cafe
- What was Buenos Aires Cafe's last health inspection score?
- Buenos Aires Cafe scored 81 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on February 25, 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 676 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 6 scored inspections is 87/100.
- Is Buenos Aires Cafe 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 February 25, 2026, the inspector deducted 19 points for a score of 81/100, and scores higher than 676 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Buenos Aires Cafe had?
- Buenos Aires Cafe has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 2 scored 90 or above, 4 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 140 days.
- Where is Buenos Aires Cafe located?
- Buenos Aires Cafe is at 1201 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702. Located near at least 39 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Buenos Aires Cafe?
- There are at least 39 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Inn Cahoots (96/100), No FP - Inn Cahoots (98/100), No FP - Inn Cahoots (98/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Buenos Aires Cafe'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 February 25, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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