Balcones Club Grill
97/100 — Excellent
Scores higher than 4,981 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 72% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 97 means
Excellent. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 97 means 3 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 4,981 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 72% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78750, it scores higher than 89 of 117 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 Balcones Club Grill Health Inspections
Balcones Club Grill is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 8600 Balcones Club Dr, Austin, Texas (78750). Scores higher than 4,981 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 72% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78750, it scores higher than 89 of 117 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 90/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 299 days (median), across 5 recorded visit dates.
- 27 days since the most recent visit (August 13, 2026).
- Tracked for 3.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 3 points — 94/100 on December 11, 2025 to 97/100 on August 13, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 8600 Balcones Club Dr
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78750
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 42 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2023 | 97 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 94 |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 97 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | 94 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 97 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 3.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 97/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 97/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 94/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 97/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Balcones Club Grill’s 97. 36 of the at least 42 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Dollar Tree #077960.08 mi away · inspected Jul 9, 202699/100
- Country Home Learning Center #80.15 mi away · inspected Aug 10, 202399/100
- Country Home Learning Center #80.15 mi away · inspected Aug 10, 202399/100
- Country Home Learning Center #80.15 mi away · inspected Apr 10, 202398/100
- Country Home Learning Center #80.15 mi away · inspected Apr 10, 202398/100
- Country Home Learning Center #80.15 mi away · inspected Dec 18, 202498/100
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 Balcones Club Grill
- What was Balcones Club Grill's last health inspection score?
- Balcones Club Grill scored 97 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on August 13, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 97 means 3 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 4,981 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 72% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 5 scored inspections is 96/100.
- Is Balcones Club Grill 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 August 13, 2026, the inspector deducted 3 points for a score of 97/100, and scores higher than 4,981 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 72% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Balcones Club Grill had?
- Balcones Club Grill has 5 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3.5 years. 5 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 299 days.
- Where is Balcones Club Grill located?
- Balcones Club Grill is at 8600 Balcones Club Dr, Austin, TX 78750. Located near at least 42 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Balcones Club Grill?
- There are at least 42 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Balcones Club Restaurant (75/100), Balcones Club Restaurant (80/100), Balcones Club Restaurant (74/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Balcones Club Grill'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 August 13, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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