MLK Food Store
80/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 581 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 8% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 80 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 80 means 20 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 581 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 8% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78702, it scores higher than 30 of 311 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 MLK Food Store Health Inspections
MLK Food Store is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 2915 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, Texas (78702). Scores higher than 581 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 8% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78702, it scores higher than 30 of 311 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 90/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 378 days (median), across 4 recorded visit dates.
- 135 days since the most recent visit (April 27, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 8 points — 88/100 on March 3, 2025 to 80/100 on April 27, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 2915 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78702
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 43 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2023 | 88 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | 80 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 88 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 80/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 88/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above MLK Food Store’s 80. 37 of the at least 43 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Open Door Preschool0.01 mi away · inspected Jun 10, 2026100/100
- Zeds Real Fruit Ice Cream0.14 mi away · inspected Sep 20, 202398/100
- Zeds Real Fruit Ice Cream0.14 mi away · inspected Sep 20, 202398/100
- Open Door Preschool0.01 mi away · inspected Mar 27, 202497/100
- Open Door Preschool0.01 mi away · inspected Mar 27, 202497/100
- Lone Star Family Market #30.22 mi away · inspected Jan 16, 202597/100
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 MLK Food Store
- What was MLK Food Store's last health inspection score?
- MLK Food Store scored 80 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 27, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 80 means 20 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 581 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 8% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 4 scored inspections is 84/100.
- Is MLK Food Store 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 April 27, 2026, the inspector deducted 20 points for a score of 80/100, and scores higher than 581 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 8% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has MLK Food Store had?
- MLK Food Store has 4 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 4 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 378 days.
- Where is MLK Food Store located?
- MLK Food Store is at 2915 E Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Austin, TX 78702. Located near at least 43 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near MLK Food Store?
- There are at least 43 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Open Door Preschool (95/100), Open Door Preschool (97/100), Open Door Preschool (95/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind MLK Food Store'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 April 27, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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