Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria
89/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 2,073 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 30% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 89 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 89 means 11 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 2,073 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 30% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78731, it scores higher than 30 of 95 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 Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria Health Inspections
Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 5501 Balcones Dr, Austin, Texas (78731). Scores higher than 2,073 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 30% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78731, it scores higher than 30 of 95 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 92/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 225 days (median), across 6 recorded visit dates.
- 180 days since the most recent visit (February 12, 2026).
- Tracked for 3 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 2 points — 91/100 on August 6, 2025 to 89/100 on February 12, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 5501 Balcones Dr
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78731
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 39 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2023 | 86 |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 82 |
| Aug 15, 2024 | 90 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 89 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | 91 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 89 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 91/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 89/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 90/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection | |
| 82/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 86/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria’s 89. 33 of the at least 39 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Juiceland BLC0.01 mi away · inspected Aug 11, 2023100/100
- Juiceland BLC0.01 mi away · inspected Aug 11, 2023100/100
- Fajita Pete's0.01 mi away · inspected Feb 1, 202499/100
- Fajita Pete's0.01 mi away · inspected Feb 1, 202499/100
- Randall's #2475-Retail0.08 mi away · inspected Jan 28, 202699/100
- Randall's #2475-Retail0.08 mi away · inspected Dec 11, 202399/100
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 Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria
- What was Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria's last health inspection score?
- Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria scored 89 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on February 12, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 89 means 11 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 2,073 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 30% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 6 scored inspections is 88/100.
- Is Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria 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 12, 2026, the inspector deducted 11 points for a score of 89/100, and scores higher than 2,073 of 6,853 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 30% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria had?
- Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria has 6 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 3 years. 2 scored 90 or above, 4 scored 80 to 89, and 0 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 225 days.
- Where is Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria located?
- Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria is at 5501 Balcones Dr, Austin, TX 78731. Located near at least 39 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria?
- There are at least 39 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Juiceland BLC (100/100), Juiceland BLC (92/100), Juiceland BLC (93/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Craig O's Pizza & Pastaria'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 12, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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