Tierra Linda Taqueria
93/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 3,378 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 49% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 93 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 93 means 7 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 90 and above is the strongest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into, and it is where most inspected Austin restaurants land.
Scores higher than 3,378 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 49% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78757, it scores higher than 104 of 218 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 Tierra Linda Taqueria Health Inspections
Tierra Linda Taqueria is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 8540 RESEARCH SB BLVD UNIT 3, Austin, Texas (78757). Scores higher than 3,378 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 49% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78757, it scores higher than 104 of 218 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 93/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 213 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 172 days since the most recent visit (February 24, 2026).
- Tracked for 14 months.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 2 points — 91/100 on June 27, 2025 to 93/100 on February 24, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 8540 RESEARCH SB BLVD UNIT 3
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78757
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 45 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Dec 26, 2024 | 86 |
| Jun 27, 2025 | 91 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 93 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 14 months. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 93/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 86/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Tierra Linda Taqueria’s 93. 39 of the at least 45 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Kids R Kids #330.29 mi away · inspected Mar 31, 2023100/100
- Kids R Kids #330.29 mi away · inspected Mar 31, 2023100/100
- Kids R Kids #330.29 mi away · inspected Nov 4, 2024100/100
- Kids R Kids #330.29 mi away · inspected Nov 4, 2024100/100
- Challenger School Elementary0.30 mi away · inspected Nov 21, 2025100/100
- Challenger School Elementary0.30 mi away · inspected Jun 13, 2023100/100
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 Tierra Linda Taqueria
- What was Tierra Linda Taqueria's last health inspection score?
- Tierra Linda Taqueria scored 93 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on February 24, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 93 means 7 points of violations were recorded on that visit. 90 and above is the strongest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into, and it is where most inspected Austin restaurants land. Scores higher than 3,378 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 49% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 90/100.
- Is Tierra Linda Taqueria 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 24, 2026, the inspector deducted 7 points for a score of 93/100, and scores higher than 3,378 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 49% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Tierra Linda Taqueria had?
- Tierra Linda Taqueria has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 14 months. 2 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 213 days.
- Where is Tierra Linda Taqueria located?
- Tierra Linda Taqueria is at 8540 RESEARCH SB BLVD UNIT 3, Austin, TX 78757. Located near at least 45 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Tierra Linda Taqueria?
- There are at least 45 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Avery Ranch Golf Club (88/100), Avery Ranch Golf Club (92/100), Avery Ranch Golf Club (83/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Tierra Linda Taqueria'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 24, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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