Tarka Indian Kitchen
86/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 1,438 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 21% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 86 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 86 means 14 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 1,438 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 21% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 94 of 316 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
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 Tarka Indian Kitchen Health Inspections
Tarka Indian Kitchen is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 5207 Brodie Ln Ste 120, Sunset Valley, Texas (78745). Scores higher than 1,438 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 21% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78745, it scores higher than 94 of 316 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 139 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 497 days since the most recent visit (April 30, 2025).
- Tracked for 2 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 3 points — 89/100 on December 30, 2024 to 86/100 on April 30, 2025.
📍Location Details
Address: 5207 Brodie Ln Ste 120
City: Sunset Valley, TX
ZIP Code: 78745
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 |
|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2023 | 98 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 97 |
| Apr 4, 2024 | 86 |
| Aug 29, 2024 | 84 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 89 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 86 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 2 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 84/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 86/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 97/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 98/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Tarka Indian Kitchen’s 86. 37 of the at least 43 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- SV - Ike's Love & Sandwiches0.00 mi away · inspected Dec 7, 2024100/100
- SV - Austin Custom Winery0.00 mi away · inspected Feb 10, 2023100/100
- SV - Crumbl Cookies0.00 mi away · inspected Mar 12, 202496/100
- SV - Crumbl Cookies0.00 mi away · inspected Apr 26, 202395/100
- SV - Ike's Love & Sandwiches0.00 mi away · inspected May 20, 202594/100
- SV - Ike's Love & Sandwiches0.00 mi away · inspected May 20, 202594/100
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 Tarka Indian Kitchen
- What was Tarka Indian Kitchen's last health inspection score?
- Tarka Indian Kitchen scored 86 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on April 30, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 86 means 14 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 1,438 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 21% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 6 scored inspections is 90/100.
- Is Tarka Indian Kitchen 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 30, 2025, the inspector deducted 14 points for a score of 86/100, and scores higher than 1,438 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 21% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Tarka Indian Kitchen had?
- Tarka Indian Kitchen has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2 years. 2 scored 90 or above, 4 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 139 days.
- Where is Tarka Indian Kitchen located?
- Tarka Indian Kitchen is at 5207 Brodie Ln Ste 120, Sunset Valley, TX 78745. Located near at least 43 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Tarka Indian Kitchen?
- There are at least 43 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including SV - Ike's Love & Sandwiches (94/100), SV - Luv Thai Cuisine (86/100), SV - Ike's Love & Sandwiches (92/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Tarka Indian Kitchen'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 30, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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