Chen's Noodle House
79/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 510 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 7% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 79 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 79 means 21 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection.
Scores higher than 510 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 7% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78759, it scores higher than 27 of 237 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
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 Chen's Noodle House Health Inspections
Chen's Noodle House is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd Ste 127, Austin, Texas (78759). Scores higher than 510 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 7% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78759, it scores higher than 27 of 237 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 261 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 436 days since the most recent visit (June 30, 2025).
- Tracked for 17 months.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 10 points — 69/100 on June 16, 2025 to 79/100 on June 30, 2025.
- 1 follow-up re-inspection on record — a facility is only revisited this way after an earlier inspection failed.
📍Location Details
Address: 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd Ste 127
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78759
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 44 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Jan 25, 2024 | 76 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | 69 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 79 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 17 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79/100 | Needs Improvement | Follow-up re-inspection | |
| 69/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 76/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Chen's Noodle House’s 79. 38 of the at least 44 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Gandhi Bazar Spicewood0.00 mi away · inspected Oct 2, 202494/100
- Michi Ramen - Asia Market0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 3, 202494/100
- Michi Ramen - Asia Market0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 3, 202494/100
- Gandhi Bazar Spicewood0.00 mi away · inspected Oct 2, 202494/100
- Cupprimo Cupcakery LLC0.00 mi away · inspected Jun 25, 202591/100
- Cupprimo Cupcakery LLC0.00 mi away · inspected Jun 25, 202591/100
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 Chen's Noodle House
- What was Chen's Noodle House's last health inspection score?
- Chen's Noodle House scored 79 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on June 30, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 79 means 21 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection. Scores higher than 510 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 7% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 75/100.
- Is Chen's Noodle 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 June 30, 2025, the inspector deducted 21 points for a score of 79/100, and scores higher than 510 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 7% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Chen's Noodle House had?
- Chen's Noodle House has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 17 months. 0 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 3 scored below 80. 1 of them was a follow-up re-inspection. The median gap between recorded visits is 261 days.
- Where is Chen's Noodle House located?
- Chen's Noodle House is at 8650 Spicewood Springs Rd Ste 127, Austin, TX 78759. Located near at least 44 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Chen's Noodle House?
- There are at least 44 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Fat Dragon (78/100), Aha Indian Restaurant LLC (70/100), Famous Meats (71/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Chen's Noodle 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 June 30, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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