Maru Japanese Restaurant
74/100 — Needs Improvement
Scores higher than 214 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 3% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 74 means
Needs improvement. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 74 means 26 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection.
Scores higher than 214 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 3% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78756, it scores higher than 3 of 95 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 Maru Japanese Restaurant Health Inspections
Maru Japanese Restaurant is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 4636 Burnet Rd, Austin, Texas (78756). Scores higher than 214 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 3% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78756, it scores higher than 3 of 95 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 566 days (median), across 2 recorded visit dates.
- 322 days since the most recent visit (October 22, 2025).
- Tracked for 1.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit declined by 5 points — 79/100 on April 4, 2024 to 74/100 on October 22, 2025.
📍Location Details
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 46 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2024 | 79 |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 74 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 1.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 79/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Maru Japanese Restaurant’s 74. 40 of the at least 46 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- Pinthouse Pizza0.09 mi away · inspected Dec 19, 202399/100
- Gusto Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar0.09 mi away · inspected Sep 10, 202496/100
- Gusto Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar0.09 mi away · inspected Sep 10, 202496/100
- Honest Mary's0.09 mi away · inspected Oct 17, 202495/100
- Pressed0.09 mi away · inspected Dec 1, 202595/100
- Honest Mary's0.09 mi away · inspected Oct 17, 202495/100
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 Maru Japanese Restaurant
- What was Maru Japanese Restaurant's last health inspection score?
- Maru Japanese Restaurant scored 74 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on October 22, 2025. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 74 means 26 points of violations were recorded on that visit. Below 80 is the lowest of the three bands this site groups Austin scores into — a minority of Austin inspections end here, and a result this low is the kind that tends to be followed by a re-inspection. Scores higher than 214 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 3% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 2 scored inspections is 77/100.
- Is Maru Japanese Restaurant 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 October 22, 2025, the inspector deducted 26 points for a score of 74/100, and scores higher than 214 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 3% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Maru Japanese Restaurant had?
- Maru Japanese Restaurant has 2 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 1.5 years. 0 scored 90 or above, 0 scored 80 to 89, and 2 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 566 days.
- Where is Maru Japanese Restaurant located?
- Maru Japanese Restaurant is at 4636 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78756. Located near at least 46 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Maru Japanese Restaurant?
- There are at least 46 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Phoenicia Deli & Bakery (88/100), Phoenicia Deli & Bakery (80/100), Phoenicia Deli & Bakery (91/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Maru Japanese Restaurant'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 October 22, 2025. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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