Papalote Taco House
81/100 — Satisfactory
Scores higher than 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
What a score of 81 means
Satisfactory. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 81 means 19 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 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78704, it scores higher than 39 of 402 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 Papalote Taco House Health Inspections
Papalote Taco House is a food establishment inspected by Austin Public Health, at 2803 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, Texas (78704). Scores higher than 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. In ZIP 78704, it scores higher than 39 of 402 facilities with a published score (ZIP median: 91/100).
⏱️Inspection Cadence
- Visited roughly every 479 days (median), across 3 recorded visit dates.
- 246 days since the most recent visit (January 6, 2026).
- Tracked for 2.5 years.
- Most recent scored visit improved by 10 points — 71/100 on March 6, 2025 to 81/100 on January 6, 2026.
📍Location Details
Address: 2803 S Lamar Blvd
City: Austin, TX
ZIP Code: 78704
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 45 found
📈Score Trend
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| May 24, 2023 | 92 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 71 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | 81 |
Complete inspection history
Every inspection Austin Public Health has published for this facility, newest first, covering 2.5 years. Scores are published as a number out of 100; the individual violations behind each one are not published.
| Date | Score | Rating | Visit type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81/100 | Satisfactory | Routine Inspection | |
| 71/100 | Needs Improvement | Routine Inspection | |
| 92/100 | Excellent | Routine Inspection |
Within half a mile and scoring higher
6 nearby facilities carry a most-recent score above Papalote Taco House’s 81. 39 of the at least 45 inspected neighbours scored the same or lower.
- El Naranjo Restaurant0.10 mi away · inspected Oct 17, 202398/100
- El Naranjo Restaurant0.10 mi away · inspected Oct 17, 202398/100
- El Naranjo Restaurant0.10 mi away · inspected Feb 10, 202397/100
- El Naranjo Restaurant0.10 mi away · inspected Feb 10, 202397/100
- Amy's Ice Creams0.07 mi away · inspected Mar 22, 202496/100
- Phil's Ice House, Inc0.07 mi away · inspected Mar 13, 202396/100
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 Papalote Taco House
- What was Papalote Taco House's last health inspection score?
- Papalote Taco House scored 81 out of 100 at its most recent scored inspection by Austin Public Health, on January 6, 2026. Inspections start at 100 and lose points for each violation the inspector writes up, so 81 means 19 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 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100. Its average across 3 scored inspections is 81/100.
- Is Papalote Taco House 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 January 6, 2026, the inspector deducted 19 points for a score of 81/100, and scores higher than 690 of 6,939 Austin-area facilities with a published score — about 10% of them. Citywide median current score: 93/100.
- How many health inspections has Papalote Taco House had?
- Papalote Taco House has 3 health inspections on record from Austin Public Health over 2.5 years. 1 scored 90 or above, 1 scored 80 to 89, and 1 scored below 80. The median gap between recorded visits is 479 days.
- Where is Papalote Taco House located?
- Papalote Taco House is at 2803 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704. Located near at least 45 other inspected restaurants within 0.5 miles.
- What other inspected restaurants are near Papalote Taco House?
- There are at least 45 other inspected food establishments within half a mile, including Thundercloud Subs (93/100), Soup Peddler Lamar (93/100), Thundercloud Subs (85/100). Each has its own inspection history on this site.
- Does Austin publish the violations behind Papalote Taco House'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 January 6, 2026. Nothing here is a rating written by this site.
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